BEST IN CLASS
Modern Cider – 43 Entries
1st: Jeff Carlson – All Day Westy
2nd: Jeff Carlson – Westside Zero 2022
3rd: Jeff Carlson – Westside Zero 2021
Heritage Cider – 43 Entries
1st: Lucas Ohio Pattie – Adler’s Ancestry
2nd: Chad Hood – SV Gravenstein
3rd: Jeffrey Cottrell & Russell Kela Jr. – Doogie
Traditional, Natural, or Rosé Cider – 31 Entries
1st: Patrick McCauley – Bloody GoldRush
2nd: Ted Hanman – Orchard Cat Cidre de Fête
3rd: James Werner – English-ish
Perry – 14 Entries
1st: Lucas Ohio Pattie – Nipple Sting Perry
2nd: James Werner – Perry Who?
3rd: Jeff Carlson – PrimeTime Perry 2021
Fruit Cider – 35 Entries
1st: Bill Boyer – The Revenge of the Pink Panther 2023
2nd: Jeff Carlson – Westside Strawberry
3rd: Bill Boyer – Veruca Salt 2023
Specialty Cider – 101 Entries
1st: Patrick McCauley – Maple Rye Barrel Black Gold
2nd: Jeff Carlson – Westside Sweet Heat
3rd: Thomas Keefer – 21′ Season Ice Cider
Amateur Cidermaker of the Year
Jeff Carlson – Grand Rapids, Michigan
MEDAL RESULTS
Modern Cider – Dry
🏆 BEST IN CLASS GOLD
Jeff Carlson – Westside Zero 2022
Jeff Carlson – Westside Zero 2021
🥇 GOLD
Courtney Meier – Goldrush
🥈 SILVER
Dan Acheson – Chicago Cider Buy – Fall 2022
Javier Alderete – Cider Day 18
Javier Alderete – Graton Dry
James Bucki – Dry Cider
Paul Curran – Husted’s Blend
Jon Fox – Blue Barn
Daniel J. Leonard – Sparkling Dry Cider
Deborah and Marc Prichard – I Blame Matthew Harrold #mhp
Brian Stephens – Steve’s Cider
🥉 BRONZE
Jared Aumen – Appletoast
Paul Curran – Honeycrisp Dry
Matthew Mead – Hills Brothers Semi-Dry 2022
Erich Tanis – Tanimal
Timothy Wicklund – Saison Cider
Modern Cider – Sweet
🏆 BEST IN CLASS GOLD
Jeff Carlson – All Day Westy
🥇 GOLD
James Werner – Road Trip
🥈 SILVER
Bill Boyer – Being There – M2 Variant
Jeff Carlson – Westside Modern 2021
George ODonnel – Russet/Harrison Blend
Matthew White – Dickens
🥉 BRONZE
Bill Boyer – Charlie Bucket 2023
Paul Curran – Honeycrisp
Paul Curran – Schaefer Blend
John Jenkins – (Not Too) Sweet Freedom
George ODonnel – Northern Spy
Kevin Wagner – Completely Different
Heritage Cider – Dry
🏆 BEST IN CLASS GOLD
Lucas Ohio Pattie – Adler’s Ancestry
Chad Hood – SV Gravenstein
Jeffrey Cottrell & Russell Kela Jr. – Doogie
🥇 GOLD
Elyas Beria & Alex Meizlish – Harry Masters Jersey, Ashmead’s Kernel 2021
Jeff Carlson – I Spy the Apple of My Eye
Jeff Carlson – Kazoo Golden 2021
Chad Hood – SV Tompkins King
🥈 SILVER
Elyas Beria & Alex Meizlish – La-Di-Da Wild Cider of Washington Harry Masters Jersey, Frequin Rouge, Ashmead’s Kernel, Zabergau Reinette 2021
Jeff Carlson – Beck and a Bushel 2021
Jeffrey Cottrell – Build a Rocket, Boys!
Paul Curran – Harrison & Golden
Chris Dillon & Bob Pierattini – Fawn Hill 1
Aimie Doyle & Jessica Vos – Green Road Press Scrump
Chad Hood – Guard Station
Todd Springer – Foxy Gray’s Estate Reserved
George Turner – It’s just a flesh wound…
Bradley Winans – 2020 wild 2nd
🥉 BRONZE
Javier Alderete – For My Hommies Accross The Pond
Elyas Beria & Alex Meizlish – La-Di-Da Wild Cider of Washington Foraged, Frequin Rouge, Quince 2021
Elyas Beria & Alex Meizlish – La-Di-Da Wild Cider of Washington Puget Spice, Harry Masters Jersey, Quince 2021
Jeff Carlson – Beck and a Bushel 2022
Sam DeCamp – Sloan Creek Dry 2022
Kyle Degener – Foolish Pleasure
Eric Gasser – Crabapple & Jonathan Ciderkin PetNat
Robert Hall – Russet 21
Stephen Martinek – Lammes Creek Pfeifer’s Blend S04 Sparkling
Stephen Martinek – Lammes Creek Pfeifer’s Blend S04 Still
Matthew Mead – Schaefer Heirloom Cider Fall 2022
Lucas Ohio Pattie – Leroy’s Lineage
Steven Vroegop – Golden Russet
Heritage Cider – Sweet
🥇 GOLD
Patrick McCauley – Black Gold
Patrick McCauley – Golden Russet
🥈 SILVER
Scott Husted – Golden Russet Harrison
James Werner – Prospect Hill Heritage
🥉 BRONZE
Courtney Meier – Creekside
Kurt Sonen – AB&B&NS 2022
Traditional Cider – Dry
🏆 BEST IN CLASS GOLD
James Werner – English-ish
🥇 GOLD
Patrick McCauley – Kingston Black 4
🥈 SILVER
Paul Curran – Northern Spy
James Davis – Time Is On My Cider (2020)
Sam DeCamp – Barn Phone
Robert Hall – Blend 21
Justin Student – Lund Farmhouse Blend
Greg Weichhand – Kingston Black
🥉 BRONZE
Rick & Kirk Bartholomew – Over The Edge
Brandon Buza – Bitter Sharp Symphony
Jeff Carlson – ChapNova
Paul Curran – Arkansas Black
James Davis – With God On Our Cider (Batch 5)
Todd Springer – ELO
Traditional Cider – Sweet
🏆 BEST IN CLASS GOLD
Ted Hanman – Orchard Cat Cidre de Fête
🥈 SILVER
Bill Boyer – Inspector Clouseau 2023
Justin Student – Racked Me A Sweety
George Turner – Fraunch Cider Part Deux
🥉 BRONZE
Gloria Bell – Estate Blend 2021
Daniel Kukuk – Le Voyageur
George Turner – Fraunch Cider Part Tres
Natural Cider
🥈 SILVER
Javier Alderete – Take Me To Funk Town
Rick & Kirk Bartholomew – Wild Child
🥉 BRONZE
Eric Martin – The Whole Crew
Rosé Cider
🏆 BEST IN CLASS GOLD
Patrick McCauley – Bloody GoldRush
🥉 BRONZE
Todd Springer – Bottler’s Blend
Todd Springer – Foxy Gray’s Rosé
Modern Perry
🏆 BEST IN CLASS GOLD
James Werner – Perry Who?
Jeff Carlson – PrimeTime Perry 2021
🥈 SILVER
Bill Boyer – Phat Bottom Pear 2022
Jeff Carlson – PrimeTime Perry 2022
Lucas Ohio Pattie – Bartlett Bonanza
Lucas Ohio Pattie – Pattie Farm Estate Perry
🥉 BRONZE
Paul Curran – The Dry Perry with the Boring Name
Paul Curran – The Sweet Perry with the Boring Name
Scott Husted – My Sweet Perry
Julie Kuieck – Peninsula Perry
Matthew Mead – Husted Perry 2022
Mark & Colette Simpson – Modern Perry
Traditional Perry
🏆 BEST IN CLASS GOLD
Lucas Ohio Pattie – Nipple Sting Perry
🥉 BRONZE
Jordan Brady – Perry 1
Fruit Cider
🏆 BEST IN CLASS GOLD
Bill Boyer – The Revenge of the Pink Panther 2023
Jeff Carlson – Westside Strawberry
Bill Boyer – Veruca Salt 2023
🥇 GOLD
Bill Boyer – The Eldritch Berry Terrors 2023
🥈 SILVER
Javier Alderete – Pina Pina
Bill Boyer – The Passion of Brian 2022
Paul Curran – 2021 Blueberry
Paul Curran – 2021 Peach
Nathan Koeppel – Keg’s Bloomin’ Blueberry Cider
Nathan Koeppel – Keg’s Peach Kissed Cider
Daniel J. Leonard – Blueberry Cider
Daniel J. Leonard – Sangria Cider
Matthew Mead – All the Berries!
George ODonnel – Mix Berry
Matthew White – Raspberry Road
Timothy Wicklund – Cherry Cider
Bradley Winans – Peach
🥉 BRONZE
Paul Curran – The Blue One
Paul Curran – The Red One
Kyle Degener – Day Star
Scott Husted – Touch of Berries
Julie Kuieck – Passionfruit Perry
Edward O’Neill – Cherry Apple Delight
George ODonnel – Raspberry
George ODonnel – Raspberry/Strawberry Cider
George ODonnel – Strawberry Fall Blend cider
George ODonnel – Strawberry Pear
George ODonnel – White Grapefruit Cider
Lucas Ohio Pattie – The Grape Next Door
Rob Rhodes – Know Your ABCs – Apple Black Currant
Hopped Cider
🥇 GOLD
Jeff Carlson – PrimeTime Hopped
Daniel Kukuk – Orchard Hoppin’
🥈 SILVER
Aimie Doyle & Jessica Vos – Green Road Press Jump
Nathan Koeppel – Keg’s Citra Cider
Luke Sargent – Perry, Hopped
🥉 BRONZE
Jeff Carlson – Westside Hopped
Daniel Jordan – Calhopso
Nathan Koeppel – Keg’s Don’t Hollar Hopped Cider
Daniel J. Leonard – Hopped Cider
Rob Rhodes – Calypso II
Luke Sargent – Hops & Honey
Erich Tanis – Saturn Cider
Botanical Cider
🏆 BEST IN CLASS GOLD
Jeff Carlson – Westside Sweet Heat
🥇 GOLD
Patrick McCauley – Cinnamon Black Gold
🥈 SILVER
Bill Boyer – A Series of Pearilous Events 2022
Bill Boyer – Augustus Gloop 2022
Jordan Brady – Standard Cinn
Eric Gasser – Candy Cap Goldrush PetNat
Luke Sargent – Juniper
George Turner – Lavender Haze
Greg Weichhand – Cinnamon spice
Greg Weichhand – Ginger
James Werner – Cinnilla
🥉 BRONZE
Bill Boyer – A Pearilous Journey 2023
Bill Boyer – Ghost of Johnny Appleseed 2022
Ryan Camp – VC Cider
Thomas Keefer – Homegrown Jalapeno Cider
John Pagano – Run3
Deborah and Marc Prichard – I blame Nelson Crowle #mhp
Luke Sargent – Ginger Turmeric
Wood Aged Cider
🥇 GOLD
Bill Boyer – Amburana 2023
🥈 SILVER
Dan Acheson – Erste Apfelwein
Gloria Bell – Bell Barrelled 2019
Jeff Carlson – Westside Amburana Wood
🥉 BRONZE
Daniel Kukuk – Old, Old Wooden Ship
Andrew Roth – Taste the Free 2022
Wood Aged Specialty Cider
🏆 BEST IN CLASS GOLD
Patrick McCauley – Maple Rye Barrel Black Gold
🥈 SILVER
Dan Acheson – Olde New England
Bill Boyer – Arthur Slugworth 2023
Andrew Roth – Red Wine Cider
🥉 BRONZE
Brandon Gibbs – Mormon Moonshine
Steven Malavarca – North Road Apple Toasted American Oak
Steven Malavarca – North Road Pomagratitude
John Pagano – Smokey and Oakey
Specialty Cider and Perry
🥇 GOLD
Jeff Carlson – I’m your fire at your desire 2021
Jeff Carlson – I’m your fire at your desire 2022
Patrick McCauley – Fire and Ice
Greg Weichhand – Cranberry Ginger
James Werner – Fight Fire w/ Fire
🥈 SILVER
Dan Acheson – Daadee Ma’s Apple Chai
Javier Alderete – Mexican Dry Hopped Cider (Kiss of Fire)
Bill Boyer – I’m a Lumberjack 2021
Paul Curran – 2021 Dry Fire Perry
Paul Curran – 2021 Sweet Fire Cider
Paul Curran – Arkansas Fire
Paul Curran – Firecrisp
Paul Curran – Pears on Fire
Aimie Doyle & Jessica Vos – GRP Farmer’s Rosé
Brandon Edwards – Fire!
Ron Henning – A sweet pair
John Jenkins – Nirvana
Mark Kanczuzewski – Apple Wine
Lori & Larry Kula – Honey UP
Kevin Wagner – Old Bottles
🥉 BRONZE
Ryan Camp – Natural Cider
Jeff Carlson – Poire de fue
Aimie Doyle & Jessica Vos – GRP Pony Xpress
Jon Fox – Simmer Cider
Brandon Gibbs – Peach Gobbler
Robert Hall – Delicious Fire
Daniel J. Leonard – Mojito Cider
Daniel J. Leonard – Ponche Navideño Mexicano (Mexican Christmas Punch Cider)
Steven Malavarca – North Road Apple-Citra
Steven Malavarca – North Road Cherry Blossom Special
Steven Malavarca – North Road Pom-Citra
Matthew Mead – Fire Cider 2023
John Pagano – Don’t Tell Wendy
John Pagano – Son of a Nutracker
Thomas Partch – Doctor’s Orders
Deborah and Marc Prichard – My Favorite Things #mhp
Rob Rhodes – Perspicacious Persimmon
Luke Sargent – Hops & Pineapple
Brian Stephens – Travail D’amour
Unlimited Cider and Perry
🥈 SILVER
Adam Brose – Decadent
Adam Brose – Liberate
Adam Brose – Tenacity
Scott Husted – Winter Fire Cider
Ice Cider
🏆 BEST IN CLASS GOLD
Thomas Keefer – 21′ Season Ice Cider
🥇 GOLD
Matthew Mead – Ice Cider 2023
🥈 SILVER
Theodore Kastner – North Country Blend
Matthew Mead – F’it Ice Cider
James Werner – Word to Your Mother
🥉 BRONZE
Kevin Wagner – Lou-ice-berg Cider