King of the Mountain 2026

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Erica Anton, Nate Blury, Todd Donnelly, Kelsey Rose Duncan, Naveen George, Nicholas Greco, Jessica Ihms, Paul Klammer, Steve Micco, Matt Morrill, Terry Nagy, Jay O'Neill, Ann OLeary, Michael Ontolchik, Dennis Smith, Paul Smith, Scott Smith, Spencer Thomas, David Wickman, Mike Yingling

Stewards

Michael Dunn, Micki Greco, Michael ONeill, Doug Wiedemann

By the Numbers

78 Entries 27 Entrants

20 Judges 4 Stewards

39 Placing Entries

Table 1: American Pale Lager

4 entries

Judges: Nate Blury, Jessica Ihms (Head Judge)

Table 2: Amber Lager

11 entries

Judges: Jay O'Neill, Spencer Thomas (Head Judge)

Table 3: Porters

4 entries

Judges: Nicholas Greco (Head Judge)

Table 4: Wheat Beers

5 entries

Judges: Dennis Smith, Mike Yingling (Head Judge)

Table 5: Pale & Amber Ales

5 entries

Judges: Nate Blury, Jessica Ihms (Head Judge)

Table 6: Stouts

8 entries

Judges: Steve Micco, Matt Morrill (Head Judge)

Table 7: IPA

10 entries

Judges: Michael Ontolchik (Head Judge), David Wickman

Table 8: Belgian and Strong Ales/Barleywine

8 entries

Judges: Todd Donnelly (Head Judge), Ann OLeary

Table 9: Fruit and Spice Beer

9 entries

Judges: Erica Anton (Head Judge), Kelsey Rose Duncan (Head Judge)

Table 10: Smoked and Wood Aged Beer

4 entries

Judges: Nicholas Greco (Head Judge)

Table 11: Standard and Specialty Cider and Perry

4 entries

Judges: Paul Klammer (Head Judge), Paul Smith

Table 12: Meads

3 entries

Judges: Paul Klammer (Head Judge), Paul Smith

Table 13: International Pale Lagers

10 entries

Judges: Naveen George (Head Judge), Scott Smith

Best of Show

Beer

Best Brewer

27 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]

Best Club

15 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners