Category: Style of the Quarter

This style of the quarter will coincide with the 28th annual World Cup of Beer. To participate, brew a Helles or Helles Bock and formally enter it into the World Cup of Beer by the deadline of Wednesday, March 8th. …

2023 Q1: Helle Helles Read More »

It’s time for something a little different. The 3rd Style of the Quarter for 2022 is brewing beer with wine grape additions. Take any base beer style and add some amount of grape must (crushed grapes with skins and stems), pressed grape …

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Thanks to everyone who submitted an entry in this competition. We had a total of 12 entries for this one. We had beers with additions or inspiration ranging from Lemon-Ups to Tagalongs to Trefoils and more. For base beers, we …

SOQ 2022 2nd Quarter: Brewing with Girl Scout Cookies Read More »

Congrats to this quarter’s winners! This was a crowded set of styles at the World Cup of Beer, but these entries all scored really well (mid-30s). 1st place tie! Cameron Kopas (English Porter) and Sam Kopp (English Brown)2nd place: Patrick …

SOQ 2022 1st Quarter: Brown British Beer Read More »

Below are the winners of the Clone Challenge SOQ. 1st Julian Borrill with Faction Penske File 2nd Adam with Bell’s Two Hearted 3rd Robert Ayasse with North Coast Pranqster 4th Paul Keefer with Chimay Blue Label 5th Nick Facciola with Sierra Nevada Pale Ale All 5 …

2021 Clone Your Favorite Beer Challenge (SOQ4) Read More »

And the winners are:1st = Ian Carswell, Hazy Lady2nd = Randy Guerrero, New England IPA3rd = Nick Facciola, Pineapple Express Special thanks to our remote judges, Robert Ayasse and Adam Bradley!——————————– The first SOQ of 2021, get into some new brew science on a making …

SOQ1 = New England IPAs Read More »

Congratulations to our homebrew competition winners! This quarter was an excellent showing with 15 entries and they were quite competitive. 1st Place: Stephen Haas, American Stout2nd Place: Sam Kopp, Schwarzbier3rd Place: Julian Borrill, Imperial Stout —————————————————————————————— The style of the quarter …

2020 4th Quarter – Black is Beautiful Read More »

Congrats to our winners! 1st Place: Ian Carswell with Glasto Gold, a British Golden Ale2nd Place: Greg Strom with Clipper Trip to India, an English IPA3rd Place: Adam Bradley with Fields of British Golden Ale —————————————– The style of the quarter …

2020 3rd Quarter – Pale Commonwealth Ales Read More »

Finally we have the results in from remote judging! 1st: James Duerr with an American Stout called Barcley’s Second Try2nd: Jeff Rose with an American Stout called Stout it out Loud3rd: Nick Facciola with an American Stout called Big ol’ Stout …

2020 1st Quarter SOQ – American Porters and Stouts Read More »