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%  
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
20.47
49.38
17
41
41.5%
4
Kevin
Olson
20.12
49.63
15
37
40.5%
5
Ross
Stuart
18.63
53.45
23
66
34.8%
6
David
Towles
18.50
44.94
14
34
41.2%
7
Steve
Powell
14.50
31.07
7
15
46.7%
8
Mike & Stephanie
Butler
14.43
35.05
14
34
41.2%
9
Santiago
Irigoyen
13.79
13.79
2
2
100.0%
10
Evan
Brill
12.64
18.96
6
9
66.7%
11
Stephen
Schmitt
11.46
41.78
17
62
27.4%
12
Bill
Boyer
11.25
23.74
9
19
47.4%
13
Tyler
Miller
10.92
41.86
12
46
26.1%
14
Randy Daniels KC
McKinney
10.52
38.13
8
29
27.6%
15
Colby
Reineke
10.39
29.68
14
40
35.0%
16
Heath
Johns
10.01
16.68
3
5
60.0%
17
Mike
Bechina
9.69
29.06
8
24
33.3%
18
Adam
Joyce
9.49
9.49
2
2
100.0%
19
Jake
Larkey
8.89
13.34
2
3
66.7%
20
Chad
Medford
8.61
15.99
7
13
53.8%
21
Jamye & Cody
Naramore
8.28
26.36
11
35
31.4%
22
Daniel
Kukuk
8.28
20.70
6
15
40.0%
23
Alex & Patrick
Williams
8.22
27.12
10
33
30.3%
24
Zach
Fenton
8.06
14.10
4
7
57.1%
25
Brian
Stephens
7.98
25.53
10
32
31.3%
26
Dave
Frombach
7.91
19.76
4
10
40.0%
27
Tony E
Schubert
7.86
10.47
3
4
75.0%
28
Cole
Christian
7.80
26.02
6
20
30.0%
29
Taylor
Norland
7.79
26.28
8
27
29.6%
30
Pete
Graham
7.70
23.09
15
45
33.3%
31
Art
Kim
7.36
15.95
6
13
46.2%
32
Matthew
Mead
7.17
39.42
10
55
18.2%
33
Kyle
Ernsberger
6.85
24.85
8
29
27.6%
34
Darren
Vaughn
6.67
10.01
2
3
66.7%
35
Steve
Fletty
6.67
6.67
1
1
100.0%
36
Isai
Garza
6.32
6.32
1
1
100.0%
36
Joe
Koritko
6.32
6.32
1
1
100.0%
38
Bryan
Dort
6.27
9.40
2
3
66.7%
39
Kent
Porter
6.27
6.27
1
1
100.0%
40
David
Barrett
6.12
9.19
2
3
66.7%
41
Ben
Schooler
6.12
6.12
1
1
100.0%
41
Andrew
Thompson
6.12
6.12
1
1
100.0%
43
Bill
Goetz
6.09
9.13
4
6
66.7%
44
Alex
Rezmerski
6.01
16.52
4
11
36.4%
45
Ken
Celski
5.89
5.89
1
1
100.0%
46
Garrett
Freeman
5.87
19.71
14
47
29.8%
47
Michael
Rensing
5.73
25.56
13
58
22.4%
48
Jim
Thompson
5.56
8.34
4
6
66.7%
49
Nick
Merfeld
5.34
13.34
2
5
40.0%
50
Simon
Clark
5.08
14.21
5
14
35.7%
51
Nick & Heather
Hartley
5.07
26.62
8
42
19.0%
52
Danny
Sack
5.01
13.37
3
8
37.5%
53
Dean
Steuerwald
5.01
13.79
4
11
36.4%
54
Michael
Sande
5.00
10.00
2
4
50.0%
55
Bill Gavin Roy
Ventullo
4.92
19.67
7
28
25.0%
56
Christopher
Kaszuba
4.74
4.74
2
2
100.0%
57
Mark
Kunzelmann
4.74
17.77
4
15
26.7%
58
Todd
Slater
4.67
11.67
4
10
40.0%
59
Mark
Niemczewski
4.66
9.32
3
6
50.0%
60
Mike
Petrick
4.65
13.02
5
14
35.7%
61
Lance
Clayton
4.59
9.18
2
4
50.0%
61
Jay
Wilkes
4.59
9.18
2
4
50.0%
63
Michael
Beck
4.49
12.58
5
14
35.7%
64
Tyler
Hulsebus
4.39
18.43
5
21
23.8%
65
Holland
Andrew
4.38
16.08
6
22
27.3%
66
Thomas
Musquiez
4.33
12.99
2
6
33.3%
66
Ryan
Vigne
4.33
12.99
3
9
33.3%
68
Matthew
Johnsen
4.33
19.47
4
18
22.2%
69
Shane
Kammerer
4.32
12.95
3
9
33.3%
70
Drew
Templeton
4.27
26.45
5
31
16.1%
71
David
Baillie
4.22
6.32
2
3
66.7%
72
Steve
Anthoney
4.22
12.65
2
6
33.3%
73
Dirk
Montgomery
4.17
22.95
8
44
18.2%
74
Kyle
Kiely
4.17
8.33
3
6
50.0%
75
Jeff
Whelpley
4.15
12.45
2
6
33.3%
76
Eddie
Belter
4.10
17.42
8
34
23.5%
77
Taylor
Shastid
4.10
18.84
5
23
21.7%
78
John
Luhmann
4.08
12.25
2
6
33.3%
79
John
Futrell
4.08
14.97
3
11
27.3%
80
Keith
Blanchard
3.97
13.22
3
10
30.0%
81
Alex
Boyer
3.96
9.91
4
10
40.0%
82
Scott
Estlund
3.89
15.02
7
27
25.9%
83
Joel
McGormley
3.88
15.51
4
16
25.0%
84
Wayne
Doucette
3.81
13.33
2
7
28.6%
85
Joseph
McDonald
3.80
11.40
3
9
33.3%
86
Ryan
Rose
3.77
18.10
5
24
20.8%
87
Steve
Ristau
3.72
22.72
9
55
16.4%
88
Dave
Taylor
3.52
5.28
2
3
66.7%
89
Kyle
Murphy
3.45
3.45
1
1
100.0%
90
Jeremy
Dunn
3.45
6.89
2
4
50.0%
90
Keith
Goldstein
3.45
6.89
1
2
50.0%
90
RD
Harles
3.45
6.89
1
2
50.0%
90
Jeff
Zwetsch
3.45
6.89
1
2
50.0%
94
Kevin
Bencz
3.41
11.07
4
13
30.8%
95
Dan
Chisholm
3.33
6.67
1
2
50.0%
95
Matt
Torjusen
3.33
6.67
1
2
50.0%
97
Jonathan
Greene
3.33
5.00
2
3
66.7%
98
Ron
Fitch
3.33
3.33
2
2
100.0%
99
Bryan
Antoniuk
3.32
13.28
3
12
25.0%
100
Jeremy
Rott
3.30
11.00
6
20
30.0%
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