Seventeenth Annual Virginia Beer Blitz (2024)

Awards

Judges

Michael Anielski, Matthew Bellaver, Tuan Bui, Carter Bundy, Jason Byers, Joshua Cass, Graham Cecil, Daniel Deibler, Jim Ebert, Ulli Eckes, Bryan Falman, Bryan Flaherty, Jeffrey Flamm, Harrison Gibbs, Stephen Goadhouse, Carl Hayden, Ken Hilton, Jonathan Jones, Brian Kinzie, Ryan Larsen, John Lennerton, Brian McCrickard, Brenlee Metrick, Joel Miller, Maria Miller, John Mitchell, Greg Nowicki, Elizabeth Pasieczny, Harry Pilgrim, Becky Pyle, David Pyle, Tim Rouse, Ken Rygh, Norm Schaeffler, Patrick Smith, Bob Smole, William Spiesberger, Sam Straight, Patrick Taylor, John Van Itallie, Phillip Vaughn, Mark Vick, Kevin Whealton, Missy White, Mark Wood

Judges - Best of Show

Bryan Flaherty, Brian Kinzie, Harry Pilgrim, John Van Itallie, Mark Vick

Stewards

Brandon Christian, Carla Christian, Brian Donegan, Tim Dugan, Christina Hayden, Andrew Lovejoy, Karen Martin, Rich McKinney, Dawn Rolph, Dave Siler, Sue Varner

Staff

Louise Schaeffler, Norm Schaeffler

Organizer

Bryan Flaherty

By the Numbers

354 Entries 102 Entrants

45 Judges 11 Stewards 2 Staff

79 Placing Entries

Table 1: Standard American Beer

14 entries

Judges: Brian Kinzie (Head Judge), Harry Pilgrim, Phillip Vaughn, Missy White

Table 2: Czech Lager

15 entries

Judges: Michael Anielski, Joshua Cass, Elizabeth Pasieczny, Becky Pyle, John Van Itallie (Head Judge)

Table 3: Pale Lager

9 entries

Judges: Jim Ebert (Head Judge), Carl Hayden

Table 4: Kölsch

9 entries

Judges: Joshua Cass (Head Judge), Maria Miller, Kevin Whealton

Table 5: Pilsner

8 entries

Judges: Jeffrey Flamm (Head Judge), Brenlee Metrick

Table 6: Amber & Dark Lager

17 entries

Judges: Matthew Bellaver, Maria Miller, Norm Schaeffler (Head Judge), Missy White

Table 7: Strong Lager

10 entries

Judges: Carter Bundy (Head Judge), Jonathan Jones

Table 8: Wheat Beer

12 entries

Judges: Jeffrey Flamm (Head Judge), Jonathan Jones, Brian McCrickard, Maria Miller

Table 9: American Ale

18 entries

Judges: Tuan Bui, Ken Hilton, Ken Rygh (Head Judge), Kevin Whealton

Table 10: American Porter & Stout

11 entries

Judges: John Mitchell (Head Judge), Patrick Smith

Table 11: American & Double IPA

14 entries

Judges: Jason Byers, Ken Hilton, David Pyle, Tim Rouse, Mark Vick (Head Judge)

Table 12: Specialty & Hazy IPA

11 entries

Judges: Matthew Bellaver, Stephen Goadhouse, Mark Vick (Head Judge)

Table 13: Pale Commonwealth Beer

13 entries

Judges: Graham Cecil, Stephen Goadhouse, John Mitchell (Head Judge), William Spiesberger, Kevin Whealton

Table 14: Amber & Brown UK Beer

21 entries

Judges: Tuan Bui, Ken Hilton, John Lennerton (Head Judge), Tim Rouse, Mark Wood

Table 15: Irish Red Ale

12 entries

Judges: Daniel Deibler, John Lennerton (Head Judge), Joel Miller, Patrick Smith

Table 16: Strong Ale

11 entries

Judges: Harrison Gibbs (Head Judge), Missy White

Table 17: Belgian Ale

15 entries

Judges: Ulli Eckes, Greg Nowicki, Ken Rygh (Head Judge), Bob Smole, Mark Wood

Table 18: Monastic Ale

11 entries

Judges: Michael Anielski, Elizabeth Pasieczny, Ken Rygh (Head Judge)

Table 19: Sour & Wild Ale

15 entries

Judges: Michael Anielski, Daniel Deibler, Bryan Falman (Head Judge), Jonathan Jones, Greg Nowicki

Table 20: UK & Irish Stout

16 entries

Judges: Graham Cecil (Head Judge), Daniel Deibler, Brian McCrickard, Becky Pyle, Bob Smole

Table 21: Fruit & Spiced Beer

21 entries

Judges: Jason Byers, Ulli Eckes, Harry Pilgrim, David Pyle (Head Judge), William Spiesberger

Table 22: Smoke & Wood Aged Beer

22 entries

Judges: Jeffrey Flamm (Head Judge), Joel Miller, Greg Nowicki, Phillip Vaughn

Table 23: Specialty & Experimental Beer

13 entries

Judges: Carter Bundy, Harrison Gibbs (Head Judge), Carl Hayden, Brenlee Metrick

Table 24: Cider

16 entries

Judges: Bryan Flaherty (Head Judge), Ryan Larsen, Sam Straight, Patrick Taylor

Table 25: Mead

20 entries

Judges: Bryan Flaherty, Brian Kinzie, Patrick Taylor, John Van Itallie (Head Judge)

Best of Show

Beer

Judges: Bryan Flaherty, Brian Kinzie, Harry Pilgrim, John Van Itallie, Mark Vick

Best of Show

Mead/Cider

Judges: Bryan Flaherty, Brian Kinzie, Harry Pilgrim, John Van Itallie, Mark Vick

The Baron of the Blitz Award

102 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]

The Blitzkrieg Award

31 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners