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2021 Noncommercial Results

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BEST IN CLASS

Modern Cider – 68 Entries
1st: James Werner – CBD Cider
2nd: Paul Arends – No BS Cider
3rd: Jeff Carlson – Westside Westy 2019

Heritage Cider – 61 Entries
1st: James Werner – Ozark Blend
2nd: Jeff Carlson – Westside Heritage 2019
3rd: Brad Winans – R&R

Traditional, Natural, or Rosé Cider – 32 Entries
1st: Brandon Buza – Basement Special
2nd: Dylan Cahn – No Way Rosé
3rd: Jeffrey Cottrell – Hiding Salem

Perry – 13 Entries
1st: Keith Kintigh – Tilbury Wild Perry
2nd: Gloria Bell – Century Sentinel Perry
3rd: Jeff Carlson – PrimeTime Perry 2020

Specialty Cider – 156 Entries
1st: James Werner – Ice Cider
2nd: Jeff Carlson – Westside Woody
3rd: Dylan Cahn – Hopped Hippo

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

Amateur Cidermaker of the Year
Dylan Cahn – Maryland

MEDAL RESULTS

Modern Cider – Dry

🥇 GOLD
Cristopher Alpine – Beautiful Season
Ean Fakan – Dearg-licious Cider (2020)
Keith Kintigh – Fiddler’s Green
John Logan – Orchard Reserve
Robert Scott – Kreps Wedding-Day Dry Cider
James Werner – CBD Cider

🥈 SILVER
Jared Aumen – Apple Toast
Gloria Bell – Lost Island Orchards
Dylan Cahn – Curvaceous Chicken
Dylan Cahn – Effervescent Eagle
Jeff Carlson – UJ Modern 2018
Paul Curran – 2020 Modern Dry
Paul Curran – Single Varietal Winesap
Kyle Degener – Jonathan
Chris Gottschalk – Cox SV
Christopher Hondru – Blend 5
Jeffrey Janowicz – WMC-094
Alex Mantakounis – Dry Guy II
Blair Miller – Uncle June
Monica Miller – #73
Paula Sanford – Batchy
Robert Scott – Kreps Lager Cider
Robert Scott – Rochester Lager Cider
Robert Scott – Stony Creek Dry Cider
Greg Weichhand – 2021 Waitforit
Darrin Wilson & Joe Klare – Felicity’s Love
Joby Wilson – V’efer

🥉 BRONZE
Cristopher Alpine – 13A
Dylan Cahn – Critical Cockatoo
Dylan Cahn – Crochet Crocodile
Dylan Cahn – King of Golden Sun
Jeff Carlson – Westside Modern 2019
Paul Curran – 2019 Modern Dry
Paul Curran – Single Varietal Sweet Sixteen
Kyle Degener – The Tart-tannic
Joseph Erste – Le Cyson
Ean Fakan – Dearg-licious Cider (2019)
Christopher Hondru – 2018 Blend 1
Daniel Jordan – Homestead Honeycrisp
John Logan – Legacy
John Logan – Mary Alice
Alex Mantakounis – The Dry Guy
Joseph Margevicius – Metamora Mongrel
Paula Sanford – Bravo
Paula Sanford – The Entertainer

Modern Cider – Sweet

🥇 GOLD
Paul Arends – No BS Cider
Jeff Carlson – Westside Westy 2019

🥈 SILVER
Jeff Carlson – Hill Bros Westy 2019
Jeff Carlson – Westside Westy 2020
Brendon George – Gråsten
Shawn Harlow – Cider #10
Shawn Harlow – Cider #6
Patrick McCauley – Farmer Dave’s Northern Spy
Dennis Sage – Cosmic Kiss
Dennis Sage – M57

🥉 BRONZE
Erik Almquist – Benjamin Franklin Apple Cider
Bill Boyer – Being There
Dylan Cahn – Local Sweetness
Robert Scott – Rochester Spartan Cider
Robert Scott – Stony Wedding-Day Sweet Cider
Darrin Wilson & Joe Klare – Lawn Mower Cider

Heritage Cider – Dry

🥇 GOLD
Dylan Cahn – English Sunrise
Dylan Cahn – Local Loonie
Jeff Carlson – Westside Heritage 2019
Erica Jeter – 2019 Ghost Mullet Vol. II
Erica Jeter – 2019 Harrison
Keith Kintigh – Tucker’s Grave
Todd Springer – Five Apples
Todd Springer – Fox and Gray #2
James Werner – Ozark Blend
Joby Wilson – Sokol Rowe
Brad Winans – R&R

🥈 SILVER
James Bucki – Northern Spy – Methode Traditionale
Dylan Cahn – Arctic Avalanche
Dylan Cahn – Briar Patch
Dylan Cahn – Jersey Jack
Dylan Cahn – Kernel Kangaroo
Dylan Cahn – Pure Petunia
Dylan Cahn – Purple Pelican
Dylan Cahn – Russet Revolution
Dylan Cahn – Trans-Atlantic Turtle
Dylan Cahn – Wild Arctic
Jeff Carlson – Beck and a Bushel 2019
Jeff Carlson – UJ Heritage 2018
Jeff Carlson – Westside Heritage 2020
Gidon Coll & Idan Cohen – Hudson Valley Apple Project Cider
Jeffrey Cottrell – My First Estate Blend
Paul Curran – 2020 Heirloom 1
Aimie Doyle & Jessica Vos – Green Road Press – Scrump
Chad Hood – Sunset
Don McIvor – Pomona’s Amrita
Beth & Nathan Miller – Northern Spy Single
Tayler Pitkin – The Cove
Todd Springer – ELO
Todd Springer – Five Apples #2
Todd Springer – Fox and Gray
Martin Thoburn – C2B Gold
Phillip Weiss – 318
Phillip Weiss – H3
Joby Wilson – Maloney

🥉 BRONZE
Gloria Bell – Bell Estate Blend
Dylan Cahn – Alien Forest
Jeff Carlson – Beck and a Bushel 2020
Jeff Carlson – UJ Heirloom 2018
Paul Curran – 2019 Heirloom 1
Paul Curran – 2019 Heirloom 2
Nathaniel Dietz – Earth-Bound Misfit Dry
Erica Jeter – 2019 Burford Redflesh/Newtown Pippin
Joseph Margevicius – Jupiter’s Revenge
Patrick McCauley – Gleaner Hall Crab
Nick McDow – Scotia Blend
Rob Rhodes – Little Goat Wild Pippin
Joby Wilson – Annie’s Okays

Heritage Cider – Sweet

🥇 GOLD
Dylan Cahn – Cane Ridge Classic
Brendon George – Alpine Apple
Keith Kintigh – Salutation

🥈 SILVER
Dylan Cahn – Sweet Sapphire
Patrick McCauley – GoldRush Single Varietal

🥉 BRONZE
Kurt Sonen – C&T Cider

Traditional Cider – Dry

🥇 GOLD
Martin Thoburn – Huguenots Trap
James Werner – English Cider

🥈 SILVER
Dylan Cahn – Henley Crossing
Dylan Cahn – The British are Coming
Patrick McCauley – Golden Muscadet
Patrick McCauley – Kingston Black Single Varietal
Phillip Weiss – DMB
Phillip Weiss – Jeff Park 2

🥉 BRONZE
Philip Brazina – 12a-03f
Philip Brazina – 12b-03f
Dylan Cahn – English Russet
Dylan Cahn – Traditional Tambourine
James Davis – Ciders in the Sky
Keith Kintigh – Coronation
Brad & Marsha Lindner – Hayfields Wild
Patrick McCauley – Yarler
Martin Thoburn – King Toru
Phillip Weiss – MDH

Traditional Cider – Sweet

🥇 GOLD
Brandon Buza – Basement Special

🥈 SILVER
Jeffrey Janowicz – NCOA-093

Natural Cider

🥉 BRONZE
Dylan Cahn – Reproachable Rooster

Rosé Cider

🥇 GOLD
Dylan Cahn – No Way Rosé
Jeffrey Cottrell – Hiding Salem

🥈 SILVER
Jeffrey Cottrell – The Big Softy

🥉 BRONZE
Gloria Bell – Truce Rose S.V.
Chris Gottschalk – Otterson x SPA343

Modern Perry

🥇 GOLD
Gloria Bell – Century Sentinel Perry
Jeff Carlson – PrimeTime Perry 2020

🥈 SILVER
Alex Mantakounis – Commodore

🥉 BRONZE
Daniel Jordan – Pliny the Perry
Daniel Shackelford – Perry
Brian Stephens – Perry
Joby Wilson – Festa Perada

Traditional Perry

🥇 GOLD
Keith Kintigh – Tilbury Wild Perry

🥈 SILVER
Jason Kniss – Perry

Fruit Cider

🥇 GOLD
Nathan Koeppel – Kegs Cran Apple

🥈 SILVER
Erik Almquist – Bluecoats Blueberry
Gloria Bell – Quincy Lemon Cider
Jeff Carlson – PrimeTime Cherry
Paul Curran – Cranberry Raisin Cider
Joseph Erste – Sour Cherry Cyser
Christopher Hondru – 2018 Wineberry Cider
Chad Hood – Boiseberry
Nathan Koeppel – Midwest Cherry Apple Cider
Daniel Leonard – Grapefruit Cider
Daniel Leonard – Lingonberry-Cranberry Cider
Daniel Leonard – Pear Cider
Brad & Marsha Lindner – Peachy Summer
Alex Mantakounis – I’m Blue
Blair Miller – One Half, Please
Dennis Sage – Cherry Turnover
Dennis Sage – Cranberry Dream
Robert Scott – Rochester Raspberry Cider
Joses Valenzuela – heaveN
Greg Weichhand – 2020 Cherry Waitforit
James Werner – Cherry Cider

🥉 BRONZE
Bill Boyer – Blood Orange of my Enemies
Dylan Cahn – Chester Cherry
Dylan Cahn – Crabby Melon
Dylan Cahn – Watermelon Childhood
Ryan Camp – Mixed Berry Cider
Ryan Camp – Strawberry Surprise ’18
Paul Curran – Peach Cider
Aimie Doyle & Jessica Vos – Green Road Press – Chump
Weston Eaton – Pennsylvania Modern Cider
Chris Gottschalk – Wild Cherry
Erica Jeter – 2019 Jeter Farm Wild Black Cherry
Erica Jeter – 2019 The Big Pawpaw
Erica Jeter – 2020 Ripe Strawberry Cider
Nathan Koeppel – Keg’s Blueberry Hard Cider
Daniel Leonard – Orange Cider
Daniel Leonard – Pineapple Cider
Alex Mantakounis – I’m Blue Two
Alex Mantakounis – Tropic Thunder
Tayler Pitkin – The Cove w/Blueberries
Tayler Pitkin – The Cove w/Raspberries
Matthew Williamson – McEnulty’s Bane
Darrin Wilson & Joe Klare – Sunday Brunch

Hopped Cider

🥇 GOLD
Dylan Cahn – Hopped Hippo

🥈 SILVER
John Applegarth – Hopped Cider
Dylan Cahn – Hop A long Hare
Dylan Cahn – Royal Cardinal
Jeff Carlson – Westside Columbus
Zachary Chittenden – Hopped
Weston Eaton & Brian Julius – Hopped Pennsylvania Modern Cider
Daniel Jordan – Citra Cider Down
Robert Scott – Kreps Dry-Hopped Cider (2019)

🥉 BRONZE
Dylan Cahn – Cascade Crocker
Jeff Carlson – PrimeTime Pine
Paul Curran – Hopped Cider
Kyle Degener – Marmalade Sky
Aimie Doyle & Jessica Vos – Green Road Press – Hopped Scrump
Robert Scott – Kreps Dry-Hopped Cider (2020)
Daniel Shackelford – Hopped Cider 2019

Botanical Cider

🥇 GOLD
Dylan Cahn – Ginger Christmas
Alex Mantakounis – Cinn-sider

🥈 SILVER
Dylan Cahn – Ginger Goat
Dylan Cahn – Lavender Lullaby
Dylan Cahn – Vanilla Wombat
Jeff Carlson – Westside Sweet Heat
Paul Curran – Ginger Cider
Robert Scott – Erie Cinnamon Caramel Apple Cider
Robert Scott – Kreps Cinnamon Caramel Apple Cider
James Visser – French Kissing a Dragon

🥉 BRONZE
Bill Boyer – Omas Apfelstrudel Cider
Philip Brazina – 11a-02f (Shy Ginger)

Wood Aged Cider

🥇 GOLD
Dylan Cahn – Blue Blood
Dylan Cahn – Yellow Oak
Jeff Carlson – Westside Woody
Zachary Chittenden – Last Shot

🥈 SILVER
Dylan Cahn – French Feline
Dylan Cahn – Groovy Goose
Dylan Cahn – Norman Nocturne
Dylan Cahn – Sparkly Seahorse
Jeff Carlson – PerryWood
Jeff Carlson – Westside CHAO
Kyle Degener – Lou Whistle
Weston Eaton & Brian Julius – Oak Aged Pennsylvania Modern Cider
John Logan – Boxcar

🥉 BRONZE
Gloria Bell – Bell Boy Barrelled
Gloria Bell – Pinot Noir Meets Whiskey
James Davis – Sunny Cider of the Street
Kyle Degener – Cheeky Chucker
Joseph Margevicius – Mongol Horde
Leah Mazar & Joseph Gillmer – Porto Nevoa
Phillip Weiss – B2

Wood Aged Specialty Cider

🥇 GOLD
John Logan – Ginny

🥈 SILVER
Dylan Cahn – Barreled Brontosaurus
Dylan Cahn – Psycho Cyser
Dylan Cahn – Sir Reginold Cherry
Dylan Cahn – Spicy Scarecrow
Greg Weichhand – 2021 Oak Aged Cherry Waitforit

🥉 BRONZE
Alex Mantakounis – Woody’s
Greg Weichhand – 2020 Oaked Cherry Waitforit
Bruce Wilson – French Lieutenant’s Whore

Specialty Cider and Perry

🥇 GOLD
Patrick Kelley Brown – Mai Caider
Dylan Cahn – Magic Mosaic
Christopher Hondru – 2017 Cyser
Alex Mantakounis – Peach Cobbler
Alex Mantakounis – Rosey
Alex Mantakounis – Slyser II
Bruce Wilson – Key Lime Pie

🥈 SILVER
Dylan Cahn – Bucktooth Bear
Dylan Cahn – Sourwood Hills
Ryan Camp – Vanilla Almond Cider
Ryan Camp – Vanilla Pecan Cider
Nathaniel Dietz – Apple Cherry Ginger Root
John Erste – Grandma’s Wassail Cider
Christopher Hondru – Cider on Cabernet Grape Skins 2018-2019
Christopher Hondru – Cider on Merlot 2018-2019
John Logan – Cyser
John Logan – Rose
Alex Mantakounis – Chardded I
Alex Mantakounis – Chardded II
Alex Mantakounis – Is It Wine?
Alex Mantakounis – Piña Colada
Monica Miller – #125
Eric Roggenbuck – Korbel’s Dream
Andrew Roth – Foch Cider
Joses Valenzuela – Arcé
Bruce Wilson – Pecan Praline
Darrin Wilson & Joe Klare – Dad’s Favorite

🥉 BRONZE
Bill Boyer – I’m A Lumberjack
Bill Boyer – The Cider Who Must Not Be Named
Dylan Cahn – Purple Bee
Ryan Camp – V&C Cider
Jeff Carlson – Westside Atomic Cider
Joseph Erste – Grandma’s REAL Wassail Punch Cider
Jon Fox & Liam Stark – Matawan Creek Cider
Daniel Leonard – Lime-Grapefruit Cider
Daniel Leonard – Pineapple-Ginger Cider
Alex Mantakounis – Slyser

Ice Cider

🥇 GOLD
Steven Vroegop – Vier Keer Cider
James Werner – Ice Cider