Eighteenth Annual Virginia Beer Blitz (2025)

Awards

Judges

Michael Anielski, Carter Bundy, Joshua Cass, Diane Catanzaro, Daniel Deibler, Horst Dornbusch, Tim Dugan, Jim Ebert, Ulli Eckes, Bryan Falman, Bryan Flaherty, Jeffrey Flamm, Stephen Goadhouse, Carl Hayden, John Hayes, David Hayworth, Ken Hilton, Jonathan Jones, Ryan Larsen, Brian McCrickard, Brenlee Metrick, Maria Miller, John Mitchell, Bill Moreland, Elizabeth Pasieczny, Harry Pilgrim, Becky Pyle, David Pyle, Tim Rouse, Ken Rygh, Scott Salamone, Norm Schaeffler, Kurt Schueler, Dave Siler, Rachael Smith, Bob Smole, William Spiesberger, Samuel Straight, Patrick Taylor, Mark Vick, Kevin Whealton, Missy White, Pete Zollweg

Stewards

Diane Bartz, Earl Bittner, Alexandria Christian, Brandon Christian, Carla Christian, Brian Donegan, Rich Hart, Christina Hayden, Kenneth Kniskern, Andrew Lovejoy, Beth Madden, Karen Martin, Anthony Mercer, Debbie Mercer, Dawn Rolph, Laura Scott, Patrick Smith, Jeffrey Snyder, Kevin StJohn

Staff

Bryan Falman, Bryan Flaherty, Andrew Lovejoy, Norm Schaeffler

By the Numbers

336 Entries 97 Entrants

43 Judges 19 Stewards 4 Staff

78 Placing Entries

Table 1: Standard American Beer

11 entries

Judges: Carter Bundy (Head Judge), Carl Hayden

Table 2: Czech Lager

11 entries

Judges: Stephen Goadhouse (Head Judge), Kurt Schueler, Kevin Whealton

Table 3: Pale Lager

19 entries

Judges: Michael Anielski, Horst Dornbusch, Jonathan Jones, Harry Pilgrim, Patrick Taylor (Head Judge)

Table 4: Amber Lager

18 entries

Judges: Diane Catanzaro (Head Judge), Ulli Eckes, John Hayes, Brenlee Metrick, Maria Miller

Table 5: Dark Lager

11 entries

Judges: Horst Dornbusch, Jeffrey Flamm (Head Judge), Becky Pyle

Table 6: Strong Lager

13 entries

Judges: Michael Anielski, Joshua Cass (Head Judge), Horst Dornbusch, Tim Dugan, John Hayes

Table 7: Wheat & Rye Beer

12 entries

Judges: Carter Bundy, Jeffrey Flamm (Head Judge), David Hayworth, Jonathan Jones, Brenlee Metrick

Table 8: Pale Commonwealth Beer

14 entries

Judges: Daniel Deibler, Stephen Goadhouse (Head Judge), Bob Smole, Pete Zollweg

Table 9: Dark UK Beer

14 entries

Judges: Carl Hayden, Maria Miller, John Mitchell (Head Judge), Scott Salamone, Missy White

Table 10: Irish Red Ale

12 entries

Judges: Ulli Eckes, Ken Hilton, Ryan Larsen, Harry Pilgrim (Head Judge)

Table 11: British & Irish Stout

14 entries

Judges: Jim Ebert, Bryan Falman (Head Judge), Elizabeth Pasieczny, Dave Siler, Kevin Whealton

Table 12: Strong UK Ale

10 entries

Judges: Tim Dugan, Norm Schaeffler (Head Judge)

Table 13: American Ale

20 entries

Judges: Jim Ebert, David Hayworth, Brian McCrickard, John Mitchell (Head Judge), Rachael Smith, Kevin Whealton

Table 14: American Porter & Stout

16 entries

Judges: Michael Anielski, Daniel Deibler, Bill Moreland (Head Judge), Elizabeth Pasieczny, Rachael Smith

Table 15: IPA

17 entries

Judges: Ken Hilton, Bill Moreland (Head Judge), Dave Siler, Mark Vick, Pete Zollweg

Table 16: Hazy IPA

8 entries

Judges: William Spiesberger (Head Judge), Mark Vick

Table 17: Sour & Wild Beer

7 entries

Judges: Maria Miller (Head Judge), Patrick Taylor

Table 18: Belgian Beer

18 entries

Judges: Carter Bundy, Joshua Cass (Head Judge), Daniel Deibler, Scott Salamone, Missy White

Table 19: Monastic Beer

7 entries

Judges: Bill Moreland (Head Judge), Tim Rouse

Table 20: Fruit Beer

11 entries

Judges: Brian McCrickard, David Pyle (Head Judge), Scott Salamone

Table 21: Spiced Beer

14 entries

Judges: Diane Catanzaro, Ken Rygh, Rachael Smith, Patrick Taylor (Head Judge)

Table 22: Smoke & Wood-Aged Beer

18 entries

Judges: Stephen Goadhouse (Head Judge), Ryan Larsen, Tim Rouse, Kurt Schueler, Bob Smole

Table 23: Experimental Beer

10 entries

Judges: Bryan Falman (Head Judge), Jonathan Jones

Table 24: Cider

11 entries

Judges: Bryan Flaherty (Head Judge), Brenlee Metrick, Samuel Straight

Table 25: Mead

20 entries

Judges: Bryan Flaherty (Head Judge), Jeffrey Flamm, Elizabeth Pasieczny, William Spiesberger, Samuel Straight

Best of Show

Beer

Best of Show

Mead/Cider

The Baron of the Blitz Award

97 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]

The Blitzkrieg Award

28 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners