Standings: The current standings for the Midwest Homebrewer of the year competition. Each brewer is ranked by the total Net Score he has accumulated through winning homebrew entries in each of the circuit's competitions.

Farmhouse Brewing Supply
Midwinter Homebrew Competition
  Entries: 414  
  Medals: 69  
  Medal %:   16.7%  
Kansas City Bier Meister's Annual Competition
  Entries: 668  
  Medals: 111  
  Medal %:   16.6%  
Drunk Monk Challenge
  Entries: 501  
  Medals: 105  
  Medal %:   21.0%  
IBU Open
  Entries: 417  
  Medals: 105  
  Medal %:   25.2%  
Great Northern Brew-Ha-Ha
  Entries: 203  
  Medals: 69  
  Medal %:   34.0%  
BOSS Challenge
  Entries: 307  
  Medals: 72  
  Medal %:   23.5%  
St. Louis Microfest
  Entries: 248  
  Medals: 42  
  Medal %:   16.9%  
Fermentation Frenzy
  Entries: 281  
  Medals: 66  
  Medal %:   23.5%  
Indiana State Fair Brewers' Cup
  Entries: 911  
  Medals: 126  
  Medal %:   13.8%  
Sower's Cup
  Entries: 388  
  Medals: 84  
  Medal %:   21.6%  
Dogg Dayzz Homebrew Competition
  Entries: 330  
  Medals: 63  
  Medal %:   19.1%  
Hoppy Halloween Challenge
  Entries: 351  
  Medals: 83  
  Medal %:   23.6%  
Brixtoberfest
  Entries: 228  
  Medals: 60  
  Medal %:   26.3%  
2025 Standings  
  
RankFirst NameLast NameNetRawMedalsEntriesWinning %Scorecard
1
Dan
Acheson
38.06
65.55
18
31
58.1%
2
Metts
Potter
26.44
70.51
24
64
37.5%
3
Joe
Skiles
23.41
54.21
19
44
43.2%
4
Ross
Stuart
20.11
56.32
25
70
35.7%
5
Kevin
Olson
19.49
51.16
16
42
38.1%
6
Steve
Powell
18.11
40.23
9
20
45.0%
7
David
Towles
17.28
44.94
15
39
38.5%
8
Mike & Stephanie
Butler
14.43
35.05
14
34
41.2%
9
Randy Daniels KC
McKinney
13.46
45.77
10
34
29.4%
10
Stephen
Schmitt
12.71
44.83
19
67
28.4%
11
Evan
Brill
12.64
18.96
6
9
66.7%
12
Bill
Boyer
11.25
23.74
9
19
47.4%
13
Tyler
Miller
11.01
43.19
13
51
25.5%
14
Brian
Stephens
10.24
31.58
12
37
32.4%
15
Heath
Johns
10.01
16.68
3
5
60.0%
16
Mike
Bechina
9.69
29.06
8
24
33.3%
17
Colby
Reineke
9.66
29.68
14
43
32.6%
18
Adam
Joyce
9.49
9.49
2
2
100.0%
19
Michael
Rensing
9.21
36.25
16
63
25.4%
20
Steven
Offutt
9.17
12.23
3
4
75.0%
21
Jake
Larkey
8.89
13.34
2
3
66.7%
22
Chad
Medford
8.61
15.99
7
13
53.8%
23
Kyle
Ernsberger
8.46
27.90
10
33
30.3%
24
Jamye & Cody
Naramore
8.28
26.36
11
35
31.4%
25
Daniel
Kukuk
8.28
20.70
6
15
40.0%
26
Alex & Patrick
Williams
8.22
27.12
10
33
30.3%
27
Zach
Fenton
8.06
14.10
4
7
57.1%
28
Dave
Frombach
7.91
19.76
4
10
40.0%
29
Tony E
Schubert
7.86
10.47
3
4
75.0%
30
Taylor
Norland
7.79
26.28
8
27
29.6%
31
Pete
Graham
7.70
23.09
15
45
33.3%
32
Art
Kim
7.36
15.95
6
13
46.2%
33
Matthew
Mead
7.17
39.42
10
55
18.2%
34
Santiago
Irigoyen
6.89
13.79
2
4
50.0%
35
Matthew
Johnsen
6.87
24.05
6
21
28.6%
36
Cole
Christian
6.79
26.02
6
23
26.1%
37
Garrett
Freeman
6.71
20.54
17
52
32.7%
38
Drew
Templeton
6.70
32.56
7
34
20.6%
39
Steve
Fletty
6.67
6.67
1
1
100.0%
40
Isai
Garza
6.32
6.32
1
1
100.0%
40
Joe
Koritko
6.32
6.32
1
1
100.0%
42
Bryan
Dort
6.27
9.40
2
3
66.7%
43
Kent
Porter
6.27
6.27
1
1
100.0%
44
Shane
Kammerer
6.15
16.00
5
13
38.5%
45
Taylor
Shastid
6.14
24.56
7
28
25.0%
46
David
Barrett
6.12
9.19
2
3
66.7%
47
Ben
Schooler
6.12
6.12
1
1
100.0%
47
Andrew
Thompson
6.12
6.12
1
1
100.0%
49
Bill
Goetz
6.09
9.13
4
6
66.7%
50
Alex
Rezmerski
6.01
16.52
4
11
36.4%
51
Ken
Celski
5.89
5.89
1
1
100.0%
52
Jim
Thompson
5.56
8.34
4
6
66.7%
53
Nick
Merfeld
5.34
13.34
2
5
40.0%
54
Scott
Estlund
5.28
21.13
8
32
25.0%
55
Bill Gavin Roy
Ventullo
5.14
21.20
8
33
24.2%
56
Simon
Clark
5.08
14.21
5
14
35.7%
57
Nick & Heather
Hartley
5.07
26.62
8
42
19.0%
58
Danny
Sack
5.01
13.37
3
8
37.5%
59
Dean
Steuerwald
5.01
13.79
4
11
36.4%
60
Michael
Sande
5.00
10.00
2
4
50.0%
61
Alex
Boyer
4.90
11.43
6
14
42.9%
62
Christopher
Kaszuba
4.74
4.74
2
2
100.0%
63
Mark
Kunzelmann
4.74
17.77
4
15
26.7%
64
Todd
Slater
4.67
11.67
4
10
40.0%
65
Mark
Niemczewski
4.66
9.32
3
6
50.0%
66
Mike
Petrick
4.65
13.02
5
14
35.7%
67
Steve
Ristau
4.60
27.17
10
59
16.9%
68
Lance
Clayton
4.59
9.18
2
4
50.0%
68
Jay
Wilkes
4.59
9.18
2
4
50.0%
70
Michael
Beck
4.49
12.58
5
14
35.7%
71
Tyler
Hulsebus
4.39
18.43
5
21
23.8%
72
Holland
Andrew
4.38
16.08
6
22
27.3%
73
Ryan
Rose
4.37
18.10
7
29
24.1%
74
Thomas
Musquiez
4.33
12.99
2
6
33.3%
74
Ryan
Vigne
4.33
12.99
3
9
33.3%
76
Shawn
Montgomery
4.22
18.30
6
26
23.1%
77
David
Baillie
4.22
6.32
2
3
66.7%
78
Steve
Anthoney
4.22
12.65
2
6
33.3%
79
Dirk
Montgomery
4.17
22.95
8
44
18.2%
80
Jeff
Whelpley
4.15
12.45
2
6
33.3%
81
John
Luhmann
4.13
12.38
3
9
33.3%
82
Eddie
Belter
4.10
17.42
8
34
23.5%
83
John
Futrell
4.08
14.97
3
11
27.3%
84
Keith
Blanchard
3.97
13.22
3
10
30.0%
85
Joel
McGormley
3.88
15.51
4
16
25.0%
86
Eric
Martin
3.87
18.70
6
29
20.7%
87
Wayne
Doucette
3.81
13.33
2
7
28.6%
88
Ben
Gaylord
3.75
12.51
3
10
30.0%
89
Dave
Taylor
3.52
5.28
2
3
66.7%
90
Kyle
Murphy
3.45
3.45
1
1
100.0%
91
Jeremy
Dunn
3.45
6.89
2
4
50.0%
91
Keith
Goldstein
3.45
6.89
1
2
50.0%
91
RD
Harles
3.45
6.89
1
2
50.0%
91
Jeff
Zwetsch
3.45
6.89
1
2
50.0%
95
Joseph
McDonald
3.42
11.40
3
10
30.0%
96
Kevin
Bencz
3.41
11.07
4
13
30.8%
97
Darren
Vaughn
3.34
10.01
2
6
33.3%
98
Dan
Chisholm
3.33
6.67
1
2
50.0%
98
Matt
Torjusen
3.33
6.67
1
2
50.0%
100
Jonathan
Greene
3.33
5.00
2
3
66.7%
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