The 2023 Ames Brewers League raffle took place
April 16, 2023.
A big thank you to our
sponsors!
Competition Results
Following the monthly meetings, competition results will be posted here.
June 2023 - Open (big beer recipes)
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Double IPA |
Ron Nelson |
3.0 |
| Czech premium lager |
Mark Simpson |
2.0 |
| Czech premium lager |
Andy |
1.0 |
May 2023 - American and Hoppy Beers
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Mark Simpson |
American Brown Ale |
3.0 |
| Sean |
American Pale Ale |
2.0 |
| Pete |
Hazy IPA |
1.0 |
| Ron Nelson |
American IPA |
0.5 |
April 2023 - Open (focus on a "clone" beer)
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Brad and Beth Coates |
American IPA / Deschutes Fresh Squeezed |
3.0 |
| Sean |
American IPA / Bell's Two Hearted |
2.0 |
| Ron Nelson |
American IPA / Alpine Nelson |
1.0 |
March 2023 - Lagers, sours, funky beers
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Mark Simpson |
Munich Helles |
3.0 |
| Sean |
Vienna Lager |
2.0 |
| Ron Nelson |
German Pilsner |
1.0 |
February 2023 - European
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Brad and Beth Coates |
English Porter |
3.0 |
| Pete Crow |
Sweet Stout |
2.0 |
| Pete Crow |
Marzen (bottle conditioned) |
1.0 |
| Pete Crow |
Marzen (keg) |
0.5 |
January 2023 - Open
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Ron Nelson |
Saison (Super, Pale) |
3.0 |
| Sean |
English Porter |
2.0 |
December 2022 - Porters, Stouts, Big Beers
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Pete Crow |
Doppelbock |
3.0 |
| Brad and Beth Coates |
Baltic Porter |
2.0 |
| Ron Nelson |
American Stout |
2.0 |
November 2022 - SHIVs, Darks (NOT Porters or Stouts)
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Mark Simpson |
SHV mead with mesquite and chipotle |
3.0 |
| Ron Nelson |
Black IPA |
2.0 |
| Pete Crow |
Belgian Dubbel |
2.0 |
| Pete Crow |
Munich Dunkel |
1.0 |
October 2022 - Open
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Mark Simpson |
Cyser |
3.0 |
| Ron Nelson |
American Pale Ale |
2.0 |
| Jake |
Czech Pale Lager |
1.0 |
September 2022 - Meads, Cysers, Ciders
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Pete Crow |
Peach with honey cider |
3.0 |
| Pete Crow |
Peach (dry) cider |
2.0 |
August 2022 - Club Yeast Beers
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Ron Nelson |
German Pilsner |
3.0 |
| Pete Crow |
Marzen |
2.0 |
| Levi and Kari Storjohann |
American Lager |
1.0 |
| Chase Colton |
Czech Pale Lager |
0.5 |
| Jake |
Czech Pale Lager |
0.5 |
| Jay Anderson |
Cream Ale |
0.5 |
July 2022 - Session Beers (under 5% ABV)
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| No entries recorded |
June 2022 - Club Brew/Big Brew Day
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Zach Landhuis |
Cream Ale |
3.0 |
| Pete Crow |
Marzen |
2.0 |
| Brad and Beth Coates |
American IPA |
1.0 |
| Chase Colton |
American Pale Ale |
1.0 |
| Levi and Kari Storjohann |
American Pale Ale |
0.5 |
May 2022 - Open (focus on a "clone" beer)
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Ron Nelson |
American IPA |
3.0 |
April 2022 - American and Hoppy Beers
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Brad and Beth Coates |
American IPA |
3.0 |
| Ron Nelson |
American IPA |
2.0 |
March 2022 - Lagers and Sour/Funky Beers
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Ron Nelson |
German Pilsner |
3.0 |
| Levi and Kari Storjohann |
Gose |
3.0 |
| Levi and Kari Storjohann |
Wild Specialty Beer |
2.0 |
| Levi and Kari Storjohann |
Wild Specialty Beer |
1.0 |
February 2022 - All Non-American Styles (European, Mexican, etc.)
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Jay Anderson |
American IPA |
3.0 |
| Mike |
Best Bitter |
2.0 |
| Neal Kaloupek |
Scottish Export |
1.0 |
| Levi and Kari Storjohann |
Scottish Export |
0.5 |
| Ron Nelson |
English IPA |
0.5 |
January 2022 - Open/Club Brews
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Jake |
Saison |
3.0 |
| Ron Nelson |
American Pale Ale |
2.0 |
| Brad and Beth Coates |
Scottish Export |
1.0 |
| Pete Crow |
Scottish Export |
0.5 |
| Jake |
Scottish Export |
0.5 |
| Pete Crow |
Scottish Export |
0.5 |
December 2021 - Big Beers
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| No entries recorded |
November 2021 - Porters and Stouts
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Pete Crow |
Baltic Porter |
3.0 |
| Pete Crow |
Baltic Porter |
2.0 |
| Nadav Mer |
Smoked Porter |
1.0 |
| Pete Crow |
English Porter |
0.5 |
| Neal Kaloupek |
American Porter |
0.5 |
| Levi and Kari Storjohann |
Smoked English Porter |
0.5 |
| Ron Nelson |
American Stout |
0.5 |
| Brad and Beth Coates |
American Stout w/ Coffee |
0.5 |
October 2021 - Session Beer (less than 1.045 OG)
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| No entries recorded |
September 2021 - Mead and Fruit Beers
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| No entries recorded |
August 2021 - American Beer
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Levi and Kari Storjohann |
American Wheat |
3.0 |
| Jay Anderson |
American Amber |
2.0 |
July 2021 - Open to all Styles
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Ron Nelson |
German Pilsner |
3.0 |
| Brad and Beth Coates |
American IPA |
2.0 |
| John |
American Pale Ale |
1.0 |
| Levi and Kari Storjohann |
American Amber |
0.5 |
December 2020 - Big Beers
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| No entries recorded |
November 2020 - Porters and Stouts
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| No entries recorded |
October 2020 - Session Beer (less than 1.045 OG)
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| No entries recorded |
September 2020 - Mead and Cider
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| No entries recorded |
August 2020 - Club Brew
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| No entries recorded |
July 2020 - American Beer
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| No entries recorded |
June 2020 - Open to all Styles
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| No entries recorded |
May 2020 - Lagers
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| No entries recorded |
April 2020 - Sour and funky beers
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| No entries recorded |
March 2020 - English and Scottish
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| No entries recorded |
February 2020 - Belgian beers
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Sebastian Speer |
Belgian Tripel |
3.0 |
| Pete Crow |
Belgian Dubbel |
2.0 |
| Nadav Mer |
Saison |
1.0 |
| Ron Nelson |
Saison |
0.5 |
| Pete Crow |
Belgian Dubbel |
0.5 |
| Sebastian Speer |
Belgian Dubbel |
0.5 |
| Paul |
Belgian Quad |
0.5 |
January 2020 - Open - Any style
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Mark Simpson |
Rauchbier |
3.0 |
| Justin |
Specialty fruit beer with rhubarb, graham cracker and lactose |
2.0 |
| Brad and Beth Coates |
Saison |
1.0 |
| Pete Crow |
American Amber |
0.5 |
| Ben |
Melomel with wild black cherries |
0.5 |
| Levi and Kari Storjohann |
Winter Seasonal Beer |
0.5 |
| Ron Nelson |
American IPA |
0.5 |
December 2019 - Big Beers
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Ron Nelson |
Double IPA |
3.0 |
| Mark Simpson |
Wee Heavy |
2.0 |
| Paul |
Belgian Dark Strong |
1.0 |
| Sebastian Speer |
Belgian Quad (barrel aged with cherries and bacteria) |
0.5 |
| Scott Nelson |
Belgian Quad (barrel aged with cherries and bacteria) |
0.5 |
| Luke Hoekstra |
Belgian Quad (barrel aged with cherries and bacteria) |
0.5 |
| Justin |
Imperial Stout with coffee |
0.5 |
| Nadav Mer |
American Barleywine |
0.5 |
| Pete Crow |
Belgian Dark Strong 1 |
0.5 |
| Pete Crow |
Belgian Dark Strong 2 |
0.5 |
| Paul |
Barleywine |
0.5 |
November 2019 - Porters and Stouts
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Ron Nelson |
American Stout |
3.0 |
| Sebastian Speer |
London Porter |
2.0 |
| Pete Crow |
Tropical Stout |
2.0 |
| Nadav Mer |
Sweet Stout w/ Cinnamon & Rye |
0.5 |
| Brad and Beth Coates |
Oatmeal Stout |
0.5 |
October 2019 - Lagers
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Mark Simpson |
Czech Premium |
3.0 |
| Ron Nelson |
German Pilsner |
2.0 |
| Sebastian Speer |
Marzen |
1.0 |
September 2019 - Mead, Cider, Cyser
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Christine |
Cyser |
3.0 |
| Mark Simpson |
Mulberry Black Currant Mead |
2.0 |
| Sebastian Speer |
Traditional Mead |
1.0 |
| Christine |
Mulberry Mead |
0.5 |
| Pete Crow |
Cider w/ Cherry |
0.5 |
| Pete Crow |
Cyser |
0.5 |
August 2019 - Club Brew
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Justin |
Fruit Beer w/ Raspberry, Cocoa and Lactose |
3.0 |
| Brad and Beth Coates |
Scottish Ale |
2.0 |
| Pete Crow |
American Pale Ale |
1.0 |
| Ron Nelson |
Dunkel Weissbier |
0.5 |
| Scott Nelson |
English Dark Mild |
0.5 |
| Pete Crow |
English Porter |
0.5 |
| Christine |
Bohemian Pilsner |
0.5 |
July 2019 - American Beer
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Ron Nelson |
American Stout |
3.0 |
| Justin |
New England IPA |
2.0 |
| Nadav Mer |
American Brown with Rye |
1.0 |
| Neal Kaloupek |
American Amber |
0.5 |
June 2019 - Open to all Styles
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Mark Simpson |
Frontenac Pyment |
3.0 |
| Brad and Beth Coates |
IPA |
2.0 |
| Sebastian Speer |
Scottish Light |
1.0 |
| Sebastian Speer |
Marzen |
0.5 |
| Scott Nelson |
APA |
0.5 |
| Nadav Mer |
Belgian IPA |
0.5 |
| Pete Crow |
Dunkel Weizen |
0.5 |
| Ron Nelson |
Brut IPA |
0.5 |
| Pete Crow |
NEIPA Specialty IPA |
0.5 |
| Levi and Kari Storjohann |
American IPA |
0.5 |
May 2019 - Session Beer (less than 1.045 OG)
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| No entries recorded |
April 2019 - Sours and Funky
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| No entries recorded |
March 2019 - English and Scottish
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Mark Simpson |
Wee Heavy |
3.0 |
| Brad and Beth Coates |
Scottish Heavy |
2.0 |
| Pete Crow |
Irish Red |
1.0 |
| Pete Crow |
Scottish Export |
0.5 |
| Ron Nelson |
English IPA |
0.5 |
February 2019 - Belgians
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Ron Nelson |
Saison |
3.0 |
| Pete Crow |
Belgian Dubbel |
2.0 |
January 2019 - Open to All Styles
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Ron Nelson |
Schwartzbier |
3.0 |
| Luke Hoekstra |
Sour Saison |
2.0 |
| Brad and Beth Coates |
Winter Seasonal |
1.0 |
| Nadav Mer |
Dark Mild with Coffee |
0.5 |
| Pete Crow |
American Amber |
0.5 |
| Scott Nelson |
Standard Dark Saison |
0.5 |
December 2018 - Big Beers
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| No entries recorded |
November 2018 - Porters and Stouts
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| No entries recorded |
October 2018 - European Lagers (German, Czech, etc)
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Ron Nelson |
German Pilsner, 5D |
3.0 |
| Mark Simpson |
Marzen, 6A |
2.0 |
| Luke Hoekstra |
Festbier, 4B |
1.0 |
| Pete Crow |
Munich Dunkel, 8A |
0.5 |
September 2018 - Mead, Cider, Cyser
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Mark Simpson |
Cyser |
3.0 |
August 2018 - Club Brew
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Brad and Beth Coates |
American Pale Ale, 18B |
3.0 |
| Pete Crow |
Specialty IPA - Belgian IPA, 21C |
2.0 |
| Jay Anderson |
Best Bitter, 11B |
1.0 |
| Ron Nelson |
|
0.5 |
| Sebastian Speer |
|
0.5 |
| Luke Hoekstra |
|
0.5 |
| Neal Kaloupek |
|
0.5 |
| Jake |
|
0.5 |
| Chase Colton |
|
0.5 |
July 2018 - American Beers
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Pete Crow |
Specialty IPA - Red IPA, 21F |
3.0 |
| Pete Crow |
Spice, Herb or Vegetable Beer (30A, Base 1C) |
2.0 |
| Jay Anderson |
American Amber Ale, 19A |
1.0 |
June 2018 - Session Beers (less than 1.045 OG)
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Luke Hoekstra |
Gose with Honeydew Melon (Fruit Beer 29B, Gose 27A) |
3.0 |
| Pete Crow |
Irish Red, 15A |
2.0 |
| Zach Landhuis |
Saison |
1.0 |
| Sebastian Speer |
|
0.5 |
| Jay Anderson |
|
0.5 |
May 2018 - Open to All Styles
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Sebastian Speer |
Belgian Dubbel, 26B |
3.0 |
| Neal Kaloupek |
German Pils, 5D |
2.0 |
| Luke Hoekstra |
Fruit and Spice Beer with Orange and Vanilla, 29B |
1.0 |
| Chase Colton |
|
0.5 |
| Ron Nelson |
|
0.5 |
| Pete Crow |
|
0.5 |
| Andy Curtis |
|
0.5 |
| Jack |
|
0.5 |
| Zach Landhuis |
|
0.5 |
April 2018 - Sours and Funky
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Luke Hoekstra |
Lambic with Peaches, 23D |
3.0 |
| Pete Crow |
Wild Specialty Beer - Pumpkin Spice with Lacto, 28C |
2.0 |
March 2018 - European Ales (English, Scottish, Irish, Aussie)
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Pete Crow |
Scottish Export, 14C |
3.0 |
| Sebastian Speer |
Old Ale, 17B |
3.0 |
| Neal Kaloupek |
Irish Red Ale, 15A |
1.0 |
| Ron Nelson |
|
0.5 |
February 2018 - Belgians
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Pete Crow |
Belgian Dubbel, 26B |
3.0 |
| Ron Nelson |
Belgian Dubbel |
2.0 |
| Nadav Mer |
IPA Specialty IPA - Belgian IPA, 21B |
1.0 |
January 2018 - Open to All Styles
| Brewer |
Beer |
Points |
| Ron Nelson |
English Porter, 13C |
3.0 |
| Pete Crow |
American Amber Ale, 19A |
2.0 |
| Mike |
Trappist Single, 26A |
1.0 |
| Chase Colton |
|
0.5 |
| Andy Curtis |
|
0.5 |
