The Texas Redcoat Challenge 2025
Awards
Judges
Harry Anderson, Evan Brady, Kat Desquitado, James Duke, Barry Forrest, Keith Green, Mike Grover, Lindsey Hall, Joshua Hayes, Craig Hewitt, Douglas Hicks, Walter Hodges, David Johnson, Jerry Keeney, Mike MacCrory, Mark Mccurdy, Robert Morrison, Terry Olinger, Jimmy Orkin, Michael Porter, Randy Rancier, Fritz Schanz, Brian Street, Blake Umphress, Blake Umphress, Aaron Wagner
Staff
Terry Olinger, Fritz Schanz
By the Numbers
87 Entries
39 Entrants
26 Judges
2 Staff
25 Placing Entries
Table 1: TRC1 British Bitter
10 entries
Judges: Keith Green (Head Judge), David Johnson
1st
Joshua Wynn
Denton County Homebrewers...
A Texan In King Arthur's Court (11C: Strong Bitter)
2nd
Matthew Mead
PrimeTime Brewers
Full On London Pride (11B: Best Bitter)
3rd
Karl King
Cap and Hare Homebrew Club
Three Kings Ordinary Bitter (11A: Ordinary Bitter)
HM
Kenny Adkins
Rental Agreement (11B: Best Bitter)
Table 2: TRC3 Brown British
17 entries
Judges: Kat Desquitado, Barry Forrest, Mike Grover (Head Judge), Walter Hodges
1st
Jeff Poirot & Nicholas McCoy
Draft Punk
Cankles (13A: Dark Mild)
2nd
Dave Frombach
Peninsula Fermentation Society
English Delight (13C: English Porter)
3rd
Jarrett Long & Amanda Long
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Milo's Mild (13A: Dark Mild)
Table 3: TRC2 Pale CW Beers
10 entries
Judges: Mike Grover (Head Judge), Terry Olinger
1st
Hayden Charter
Foam Rangers Homebrew Club
Grove Hill NZ PILS (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
2nd
Matthew Mead
PrimeTime Brewers
Golden Eye Ale - Slappers Only! (12A: British Golden Ale)
3rd
Guy Wilson
San Antonio Cerveceros
Knotty Pils (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
Table 4: TRC4 Strong British Beer
10 entries
Judges: Evan Brady, Walter Hodges (Head Judge)
1st
John Bates
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Tom O'Leary's Southpaw Barley Wine (17D: English Barley Wine)
2nd
Jarrett Long & Amanda Long
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Wee Bit Heavy (17C: Wee Heavy)
3rd
Steve Russell & Mike Moss
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Pibrock (17C: Wee Heavy)
Table 5: TRC5 Scottish Ale
6 entries
Judges: Randy Rancier (Head Judge), Brian Street
1st
Reed Smollar
North Texas Homebrewers Association
Sneaky Pete's Scottish Heavy (14B: Scottish Heavy)
2nd
Robert Billany
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Sean Connory (14C: Scottish Export)
3rd
Evan Brady
Denton County Homebrewers...
Ev's Scottish Export (14C: Scottish Export)
Table 6: TRC6 Irish Beer
18 entries
Judges: James Duke, Craig Hewitt, Douglas Hicks, Randy Rancier (Head Judge), Blake Umphress, Blake Umphress, Aaron Wagner
1st
Mark Mccurdy
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Allies Irish Red (15A: Irish Red Ale)
2nd
Alex & Patrick Williams
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Clover And Coal (15B: Irish Stout)
3rd
Jeff Poirot & Nicholas McCoy
Draft Punk
Reeds Red Ale (15A: Irish Red Ale)
Table 7: TRC7 Dark British Beer
11 entries
Judges: Randy Rancier (Head Judge), Fritz Schanz
1st
Reed Smollar
North Texas Homebrewers Association
Baby's First Milk Stout (16A: Sweet Stout)
2nd
Joshua Wynn
Denton County Homebrewers...
Why Do The Germans Have To Ruin Everything? (16C: Tropical Stout)
3rd
Brian Street & K.N.Green
Denton County Homebrewers...
A House Divided (16D: Foreign Extra Stout)
Table 8: TRC8 Braggot and Cider
5 entries
Judges: Joshua Hayes (Head Judge), Craig Hewitt, Blake Umphress, Blake Umphress
1st
Daniel Hermann & Antia Hermann
Yule Love This (C1B: English Cider)
2nd
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
L'Anglais (C1B: English Cider)
3rd
Brian Street & K.N.Green
Denton County Homebrewers...
Daisy Deb's V3.0 (C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices)
Best of Show
Beer
1st
Hayden Charter
Foam Rangers Homebrew Club
Grove Hill NZ PILS (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
HM
John Bates
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Tom O'Leary's Southpaw Barley Wine (17D: English Barley Wine)
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners
