King of the Mountain 2025
Awards
Sponsors
Judges
Erica Anton, Doug Beedy, Andy Cech, Josh Desser, Todd Donnelly, Nicholas Greco, Jessica Ihms, Paul Klammer, Troy Leck, Mark McFadden, Steve Micco, Matt Morrill, Fred Mullner, Michael Ontolchik, Darren Owner, Angel Pena, Benjamin Peralta, Richard Romanko, Benjamin Smith, Paul Smith
Stewards
Rob Anton, Steve Baker, Michael Dunn, Krista McFadden, Michael ONeill, Scott Smith
By the Numbers
155 Entries 48 Entrants
20 Judges 6 Stewards
66 Placing Entries
Table 1: American Beer
8 entries
Judges: Angel Pena, Paul Smith
1st
Bryant Jurgensmeyer
The Brü Club
Ironwood (1A: American Light Lager)
2nd
Don Osborne
Theres Corn In Them Hills (1C: Cream Ale)
3rd
Ross Stuart
The Brü Club
American Lager (1B: American Lager)
Table 2: American Wheat Beer
7 entries
Judges: Troy Leck, Benjamin Peralta
1st
Tracy Pratt
Battleground Brewers Guild
Summerlime Wheat (1D: American Wheat Beer)
2nd
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
Wheat And Repeat (1D: American Wheat Beer)
3rd
Ryan Mac
The Brü Club
Ty Wheatley (1D: American Wheat Beer)
Table 3: Czech Lager
9 entries
Judges: Erica Anton, Andy Cech
1st
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
Jedno Pivo (3C: Czech Amber Lager)
2nd
Doug Walker
Inland Empire Brewers
Czech Dark Knights (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
3rd
Steve Micco
Little Mountain Homebrewers...
Czech It (3C: Czech Amber Lager)
Table 4: European and International Pale Lager
8 entries
Judges: Josh Desser, Jessica Ihms
1st
Kevin Lewis
Rite Of Spring (4C: Helles Bock)
2nd
Doug Wiedemann
Little Mountain Homebrewers...
Hasta La Muerte (4A: Munich Helles)
3rd
Steve Micco
Little Mountain Homebrewers...
Czech II (2B: International Amber Lager)
Table 5: Amber and Dark European Lager
8 entries
Judges: Todd Donnelly
1st
Timothy Yoder
Society of Akron Area Zymurgists...
Maltzkrieg (6C: Dunkels Bock)
2nd
Cheyne Harvey
The Brü Club
Ross's 50 Pointer (8B: Schwarzbier)
3rd
Kevin Lewis
Wotan's Fall (6A: Märzen)
Table 6: British Bitter and Brown Beer
8 entries
Judges: Matt Morrill, Michael Ontolchik
1st
Michael Rensing
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Oldcastle (13B: British Brown Ale)
2nd
Danny Sack
The Brü Club
Farcical Aquatic Ceremony (12A: British Golden Ale)
3rd
Kyle Ernsberger
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Mean Brews Ordinary Bitter (11A: Ordinary Bitter)
Table 7: Pale and Amber European Bitter Beer
10 entries
Judges: Doug Beedy, Paul Klammer
1st
Randall “Scott” Gordon
The Brü Club
Dad Vibes (7A: Vienna Lager)
2nd
Steve Micco
Little Mountain Homebrewers...
Alt In All It's Just Another Bier In The Hall (7B: Altbier)
3rd
Benjamin Smith
Society of Akron Area Zymurgists...
Kolsch (5B: Kölsch)
HM
Dustin Wood
The Bru Club
Vienna Lager (7A: Vienna Lager)
Table 8: German Wheat Beer
5 entries
Judges: Nicholas Greco, Mark McFadden
1st
Doug Wiedemann
Little Mountain Homebrewers...
D-Weed Dunkelweizen (10B: Dunkels Weissbier)
2nd
Kyle Ernsberger
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Mean Brews Weissbier (10A: Weissbier)
3rd
Paul Smith & Scott Smith
Little Mountain Homebrewers...
Hefeweizen (10A: Weissbier)
Table 9: Irish and British Ale and Stout
6 entries
1st
Michael Rensing
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Two Can Sam (15B: Irish Stout)
2nd
Todd Donnelly
Society of Northeast Ohio...
Foreign Extra Stout (16D: Foreign Extra Stout)
3rd
Brent Langdon
The Brü Club
Luck Of The Red (15A: Irish Red Ale)
Table 10: Pale American Ale
8 entries
Judges: Fred Mullner, Benjamin Smith
1st
Robert Abbott
The Brü Club
Fake Blonde (18A: Blonde Ale)
2nd
Jay O'Neill
Society of Northeast Ohio...
Placeholder #1The Miller's Tale (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Matt Morrill
Blonde, James Blonde (18A: Blonde Ale)
Table 11: Cider and Perry
5 entries
Judges: Steve Micco, Richard Romanko
1st
Stephen Schmitt
The Brü Club
Copied Bill Boyer's Recipe (C1A: New World Cider)
2nd
Scott Estlund
The Brü Club
Blame It On Bill! VS05 (C1A: New World Cider)
3rd
Todd Donnelly
Society of Northeast Ohio...
Cherry Cider (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
Table 12: American Amber, Brown, Porter and Stout
10 entries
Judges: Jessica Ihms, Darren Owner
1st
Cheyne Harvey
The Brü Club
Dark Tranquillity (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Scott Estlund
The Brü Club
Brad Wears Stilettos Avgbru (19A: American Amber Ale)
3rd
Stephen Schmitt
The Brü Club
Imperial Star Destroyer (20C: Imperial Stout)
Table 13: American, Red,Brown and Rye IPA
8 entries
Judges: Erica Anton, Benjamin Peralta
1st
Doug Wiedemann
Little Mountain Homebrewers...
Red Giant Finality (21B4: Red IPA)
2nd
Benjamin Smith
Society of Akron Area Zymurgists...
Almost Nothing (21A: American IPA)
3rd
Travis Johnson
Society of Barley Engineers
White Walker IPA (21B6: White IPA)
Table 14: Hazy IPA
7 entries
Judges: Richard Romanko, Paul Smith
1st
Ross Stuart
The Brü Club
Hanella Hazy (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Gerad Miller
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
Baby, You Make Me Wish I Had Three Hands (21C: Hazy IPA)
3rd
Andrew Hodnefield
The Brü Club
Batch #54 Riwaka (21C: Hazy IPA)
Table 15: Belgian Ale
8 entries
Judges: Josh Desser, Todd Donnelly
1st
Michael Rensing
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Mighty Monarch (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)
2nd
Nick Hebda
The Brü Club
Reines Des Pontons (24B: Belgian Pale Ale)
3rd
Stephen Schmitt
The Brü Club
Saisonstein's Monster (25B: Saison)
Table 16: Belgian Trappist Ale
9 entries
Judges: Michael Ontolchik, Benjamin Smith
1st
Scott Estlund
The Brü Club
I'm A Hugger - Avgbru (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
2nd
Ross Stuart
The Brü Club
Tripel (26C: Belgian Tripel)
3rd
Doug Wiedemann
Little Mountain Homebrewers...
It's Bulgin' (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
Table 17: Sour and Fruit Beer
5 entries
Judges: Doug Beedy, Steve Micco
1st
Mandy Porter
Inland Empire Brewers
Tangelo Trajectory (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Robert Abbott
The Brü Club
Yuzu Spritz (29A: Fruit Beer)
3rd
Benjamin Peralta
Brewly Homebrew Club
Chardonn-Ale (29A: Fruit Beer)
Table 18: Historical Beer
6 entries
Judges: Andy Cech, Troy Leck
1st
Gerad Miller
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
Killer Keller (27A1: Kellerbier)
2nd
Travis Johnson
Society of Barley Engineers
Old Brown Town (27A4: London Brown Ale)
3rd
Paul Klammer
OMG (Ohio Mead Group)
Clown Show Rivalry (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)
Table 19: American and English Strong and Barleywine
5 entries
Judges: Nicholas Greco, Matt Morrill
1st
Mark Sheppa
Society of Northeast Ohio...
Big Mama (17D: English Barley Wine)
2nd
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
Pretentious Prick (22B: American Strong Ale)
3rd
Paul Klammer
OMG (Ohio Mead Group)
Please Don't Tax Me (22C: American Barleywine)
Table 20: New Zeland Pils
4 entries
1st
Randall “Scott” Gordon
The Brü Club
Kiwi Krush Avg Bru (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
2nd
Michael Rensing
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Good Jorb (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
Table 21: Spiced and Smoked Beer
6 entries
1st
Benjamin Peralta
Brewly Homebrew Club
Beno Naminus Alus (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Stephen Schmitt
The Brü Club
Ember's Whisper (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
3rd
Steve Micco
Little Mountain Homebrewers...
JaMon (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
Table 22: Traditional, Fruit, Spice and Specialty Mead
5 entries
Judges: Paul Klammer, Fred Mullner
1st
Todd Donnelly
Society of Northeast Ohio...
Over The Falls In A Gin Barrel (Gin Barrel Aged Eucalyptus Blossom... (M4C: Experimental Mead)
2nd
John Hansel & Joe Robinson
Brewly Homebrew Club
I Remember My First Time (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
3rd
Scott Estlund
The Brü Club
The Key Is... (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
Best of Show
Beer
1st
Michael Rensing
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Two Can Sam (15B: Irish Stout)
2nd
Mark Sheppa
Society of Northeast Ohio...
Big Mama (17D: English Barley Wine)
3rd
Robert Abbott
The Brü Club
Fake Blonde (18A: Blonde Ale)
Best Brewer
48 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]
| Place | Brewer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Score | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Rensing | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14.0000000 | Cider, Homebrew, And... |
| 2nd | Doug Wiedemann | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9.0000000 | Little Mountain Homebrewers... |
| 3rd | Scott Estlund | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8.0000000 | The Brü Club |
Best Club
19 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]
| Place | Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | The Brü Club | 8 | 8 | 8 | 48.0000000 |
| 2nd | Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17.0000000 |
| 3rd | Little Mountain Homebrewers Association | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15.0000000 |
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners