Michigan Mead Cup

Thanks to all who participated in the Michigan Mead Cup.

There were 148 entries judged and 74 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Mead

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Allison	Knick Knack Wisniak	M2D: Stone Fruit Mead	Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
2nd	Allen Martin	Sweet Clover	M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Jordan Willeford	Strawberry²	M2C: Berry Mead	The Worts

Winning Entries

Category 35A: Michigan Only 4 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Austin Brown	Up North & Down Sour	35A: Michigan Only (Custom Style)	Brewers Anonymous
2nd	Matthew Mead	Michigan U-Pick Red Plum	35A: Michigan Only (Custom Style)	PrimeTime Brewers
3rd	Bill Bellair	Andrew Klines Backyard	35A: Michigan Only (Custom Style)	Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB)
HM	Barry McGough	Thistle Thimble Springs	35A: Michigan Only (Custom Style)	Michigan Mead Coalition

Category M1A: Dry Mead 8 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nathan Steigman	Tenebrae Sunt In Corde Amoris Mei	M1A: Traditional Mead	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2nd	Austin Brown	Krispy Kalea	M1A: Traditional Mead	Brewers Anonymous
3rd	Allen Martin	Fireweed	M1A: Traditional Mead	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
HM	John Bates	Pink Panther’s Dry Return	M1A: Traditional Mead	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse

Category M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead 9 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Allen Martin	Sweet Clover	M1B: Traditional Mead	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
2nd	Austin Brown	A Mead With No Name	M1B: Traditional Mead	Brewers Anonymous
3rd	Robert Zograph	Coffee Blssom	M1B: Traditional Mead	Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB)

Category M1C: Sweet Mead 9 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Austin Brown	It Felt Good To Be Out Of The Rain	M1C: Traditional Mead	Brewers Anonymous
2nd	Doug Bulthuis	Miambo Mamba	M1C: Traditional Mead	Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB)
3rd	John Allison	Sunny Days	M1C: Traditional Mead	Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
HM	Allen Martin	Wild Mountain	M1C: Traditional Mead	Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Category M2A: Cyser 4 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bill Bellair	Fire On Fire	M2A: Fruit Mead	Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB)
2nd	Morgan R Williams	Apple Hydro 2	M2A: Fruit Mead
3rd	George Turner	Warm The Cockles Of Your Heart	M2A: Fruit Mead	Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB)

Category M2B: Pyment 8 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nathan Steigman	Salus Tua Secundum Verbum Tuum Tacitum Est	M2B: Fruit Mead	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2nd	Kyle Ducharme	Sir-Ahhhh	M2B: Fruit Mead	Green Mountain Mashers
3rd	Barry McGough	Brave Concords Idiom	M2B: Fruit Mead	Michigan Mead Coalition

Category M2C: Berry Mead 17 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jordan Willeford	Strawberry²	M2C: Fruit Mead	The Worts
2nd	Kyle Ducharme	Cassis de Buckwheat	M2C: Fruit Mead	Green Mountain Mashers
3rd	Andrew Brown	Strawberry Fields	M2C: Fruit Mead	Lancaster County Brewers

Category M2D: Stone Fruit Mead 11 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Allison	Knick Knack Wisniak	M2D: Fruit Mead	Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
2nd	Cody Lester	Mango Just In Time	M2D: Fruit Mead	Central Arkansas Fermenters
3rd	Nathan Steigman	De Fructu Et Flore	M2D: Fruit Mead	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
HM	Kyle Ducharme	Bowser	M2D: Fruit Mead	Green Mountain Mashers

Category M2E: Melomel 13 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jake Tweedy	Sangriamel (Freezer Dump)	M2E: Fruit Mead	Bag One Ten Happiness
2nd	Ben Ader	Sour Superfruity	M2E: Fruit Mead	BeerKnobbers
3rd	Anton Pugh Co-Brewer: Amber Brewster-Pugh	Dragon's Blood	M2E: Fruit Mead	Royal Oak Homebrew Club

Category M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead 19 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kyle Ducharme	Liberty Vanilla	M3A: Spiced Mead	Green Mountain Mashers
2nd	Jake Tweedy Co-Brewer: Garrett Freeman	Free The Bloobs	M3A: Spiced Mead	Bag One Ten Happiness
3rd	Bill Boyer	Dark Chocolate Merlot Valkyries Horn	M3A: Spiced Mead	North Georgia Malt Monkeys

Category M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead 12 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bill Bellair	One Night In Bangkok	M3B: Spiced Mead	Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB)
2nd	Damon Turner	Hazels Burned Nuts	M3B: Spiced Mead	Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB)
3rd	Kevin Meintsma	Lock Him Up - Elderflower #163	M3B: Spiced Mead	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
HM	Austin Brown	Orange You Glad I Didn't Say Banana?	M3B: Spiced Mead	Brewers Anonymous

Category M4A: Braggot 7 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bill Boyer	Pliney The Braggot	M4A: Specialty Mead	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
2nd	Bill Boyer	Honey Brown	M4A: Specialty Mead	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
3rd	Jordan Willeford	Everybody Hates Chris	M4A: Specialty Mead	The Worts

Category M4B: Historical Mead 8 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kyle Ducharme	Cerise and Aroniak	M4B: Specialty Mead	Green Mountain Mashers
2nd	John Allison	Jablkowy	M4B: Specialty Mead	Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
3rd	Ryan Vigne	Trojniak - Jezyniak	M4B: Specialty Mead	Pittsburgh Mead Makers And Homebrewers

Category M4C: Experimental Mead 19 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ryan Vigne	Epitomead (Br)	M4C: Specialty Mead	Pittsburgh Mead Makers And Homebrewers
2nd	Garrett Freeman	Cram	M4C: Specialty Mead	Red Earth Brewers
3rd	Daniel Kukuk	Mhp Made Me Do It	M4C: Specialty Mead	Motor City Mashers

Past Winners

Judging Sessions and Dates

Pre Judging
10/10/2025 6:00 PM, EDT.

Morning
10/11/2025 9:30 AM, EDT.

Mid-Day
10/11/2025 11:30 AM, EDT.

Afternoon
10/11/2025 2:30 PM, EDT.

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 08/01/2025 12:00 AM, EDT through 10/10/2025 6:00 PM, EDT.

Entry Registration Closed

Entry registrations accepted 08/01/2025 12:01 AM, EDT through 10/10/2025 6:00 PM, EDT.

Entry Drop-Off Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 09/08/2025 12:00 PM, EDT through 09/26/2025 5:00 PM, EDT.

Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.

Entry Shipping Closed

Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location 09/08/2025 11:00 AM, EDT through 09/26/2025 5:00 PM, EDT.