Learn. Brew. Compete.

Please note the date change for May’s competition. It is now May 28, same location and time

The Brewers Cup is a competition among area homebrew clubs to promote the sharing of knowledge and honing of skill in the homebrewing community, each competition with various BJCP Styles. Members of competing clubs are encouraged to take part in the competition learning from certified judges, steward and organizers. You must be a member of one of the area clubs to participate.

Note: Be sure to register your interest in November’s Collaboration Competition before March 31, 2025. Register here or in the November entry section. More info in this PDF.

Competitions

January 22, 2025

Cellar Cleaner

Any style of beer, Cider or Mead. Just label it correctly.

Entry Info

Location: Harbour Place Community Room 215 Brooke Ava, Norfolk, VA 23510
Entry opens: January 1, 2025
Entry Form Due: By Sun, January 19, 2025
Bottle Drop-off: Please arrange for your entry to be brought to the competition site.

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Competition Rules

March 19,2025

Kiss the Blarney Stoe!
15A. Irish Red Ale
15B. Irish Stout

Entry Info

Location: Brew & Bottle, LLC, Newport News
Entry opens: March 1, 2025
Entry Form Due: By Sun, March 16, 2025
Bottle Drop-off: Please arrange for your entry to be brought to the competition site.

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Competition Rules

May 28, 2025

Making Love in a Canoe!
Lager Style:
1A. American Light Lager
Ale Styles:
1C. Cream Ale

Entry Info

Location:Harbour Place Community Room 215 Brooke Ava, Norfolk, VA 23510
Entry opens: May 1, 2025
Entry Form Due: By Sun, May 18, 2025
Bottle Drop-off: Please arrange for your entry to be brought to the competition site.

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Competition Rules

July 16, 2025

Alternate Bittering… WTF?
Any ALE style of your choice using an alternate bittering agent — no hops allowed! Must have base style labeled.

Entry Info

Location: Brew & Bottle, LLC, Newport News
Entry opens: July 1, 2025
Entry Form Due: By Sun, July 13, 2025
Bottle Drop-off: Please arrange for your entry to be brought to the competition site.

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Competition Rules

September 17, 2025

Are you Chicken? Bock Bock!
6C. Dunkles Bock.
9A. Dopplebock

Entry Info

Location: Harbour Place Community Room 215 Brooke Ava, Norfolk, VA 23510
Entry opens: September 1, 2025
Entry Form Due: By Sun, September 14, 2025
Bottle Drop-off: Please arrange for your entry to be brought to the competition site.

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Competition Rules

November 19, 2025

Hi Neighbor!
Collaborative Brew among HRBC Club Members. Teams of two will be selected and style(s) determined in March 2025.

Entry Info

Location: Brew & Bottle, LLC, Newport News
Entry opens: November 1, 2025
Entry Form Due: By Sun, November 16, 2025
Bottle Drop-off: Please arrange for your entry to be brought to the competition site.

Enter Collaboration

Competition Rules

HR Brewers' Cup Results

Brandon Christian (7CB)

2024 Hampton Roads Brewers’ Cup Winner

Seven City Brewers

2024 Hampton Roads Brewers’ Cup Club Winner

Individual Winners

Competition	1st	2nd	3rd
January (Cellar Cleaner)	Marty McDermott (HRBTS) C2A Pineapple Cider	Brian McCrickard (7CB) 29C. Specialty Fruit Beer	Brandon Christian (7CB) 30A. Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
March (If It's Not Scottish...)	Brandon Christian (7CB) 14C. Scottish Export	Brian McCrickard (7CB) 14C. Scottish Export	Jeff Snyder (HAMS) 14C. Scottish Export
May (Lawnmower's Revenge)	Dempsey Smith (7CB) 5B. Kolsch	Jonathan Jones (VPH) 1C. Cream Ale	Steve Bultman (VPH) 1C. Cream Ale
July (Anything but Hazy)	Mary Still (HRBTS) 22A. Double IPA	Jeremiah Still (VPH) 21A. American IPA	Rober Boyer (HAMS) 21A. American IPA
September (Romp Through History)	Bryan Russ (VPH) 27. Historical Beer	Jeremiah Still (HRBTS) 27. Historical Beer	Matthew Campolattaro (VPH) 27. Historical Beer
November (Clone Wars)	Jonathan Jones (VPH) Clone	Brandon Christian (7CB) Clone	Jeremiah Still (HRBTS) Clone

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Updated 2/9/2025

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Brewer	January	March	May	July	September	November	Total	Rank
Brandon Christian	6	11	3	3	1	8	32	1
Jeremiah Still	1	1	1	6	8	6	23	2
Jonathan Jones	1	1	8	1	-	11	22	3
Brian McCrickard	8	8	1	1	1	1	20	4
Bryan Russ	-	3	1	3	11	-	18	5
Mary Still	3	-	-	11	-	-	14	6
Marty McDermott	11	-	1	-	-	-	12	7
Dempsey Smith	-	-	11	-	-	-	11	8
Robert Boyer	-	-	-	8	-	-	8	9
Steve Bultman	-	-	6	1	-	-	7	10
Brewer	January	March	May	July	September	November	Total	Rank

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Overall Club Results

Club	January	March	May	July	September	November	Grand Total
7CB	18	22	18	4	10	11	83
VPH	1	7	20	8	18	11	65
HRBTS	21	3	2	18	8	6	58
HAMS	2	8	2	8	1	-	21
CASK	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Grand Total	42	40	42	38	37	28	227

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Updated 2/9/2025

Club Entries

Club	January	March	May	July	September	November	Grand Total
7CB	6	5	6	2	6	4	29
VPH	1	3	6	6	3	1	20
HRBTS	5	3	2	3	1	1	15
HAMS	2	3	2	1	1	-	9
CASK	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Club	January	March	May	July	September	November	Grand Total

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Updated 2/9/2025

Jack Wallace (7CB)*
John & Kate Keesee (HRBTS)*
Mich Cline (HRBTS)*

2023 Hampton Roads Brewers’ Cup Winner
*3-way tie for 2023

Hampton Roads Brewing & Tasting Society

2023 Hampton Roads Brewers’ Cup Club Winner

Individual Winners

Competition	1st	2nd	3rd
January (Cellar Cleaner)	Elisha Logan (VPH) 21C. Hazy IPA	Jack Wallace (7CB) 33B. Specialty Wood-aged Beer	Ryan Griffis (7CB) 20A. American Porter
March (Luck O' the Irish)	Matt Campolattaro (VPH) 15B. Irish Stout	Jonathan Jones (VPH) 15A. Irish Red	John & Kate Keesee (HRBTS) 15B. Irish Stout
May (Springtime)	Jack Wallace (7CB) 10A. Weissbier	Mich Cline (HRBTS) 25B. Saison	Jeremiah Still (HRBTS) 25B. Saison
July (The Lighter Side)	Elisha Logan (VPH) 18B. American Pale Ale	Michael Rose (VPH) 11B. Best Bitter	Marty McDermott (HRBTS) 11C. Strong Bitter
September ("Not so" Sweet & Sour)	Joe Luchansky & Bruce Steward (7CB) 23C. Oud Bruin	John & Kate Keesee (HRBTS) 6A. Marzen	Jonathan Jones (VPH) 6A. Marzen
November (Winter Warmers)	Mich Cline (HRBTS) 30C. Winter Seasonal	Marty McDermott (HRBTS) 26C. Belgian Trippel	John & Kate Keesee (HRBTS) 30C. Winter Seasonal

Updated 1/31/2024

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Brewer	Club	January	March	May	July	September	November	Total	Rank
Jack Wallace	7CB	7	3	8	1	1	1	21	1
John & Kate Keesee	HRBTS		6	1	1	7	6	21	1
Mich Cline	HRBTS	1	1	7	3	1	8	21	1
Jonathan Jones	VPH	3	7	1	1	6	1	19	4
Elisha Logan	VPH	8			8			16	5
Marty McDermott	HRBTS	1	1	1	6		7	16	5
Ryan Griffis	7CB	6	1	1	3	1	1	13	7
Matt Campolattaro	VPH	1	8	3				12	8
Michael Rose	VPH	1		3	7			11	9
Jeremiah Still	HRBTS			6	1		1	8	10
Brewer	Club	January	March	May	July	September	November	Total	Rank

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Updated 1/31/2024

Overall Club Results

Club	January	March	May	July	September	November	Total
HRBTS	8	10	17	14	12	24	85
7CB	20	10	12	6	13	9	70
VPH	14	18	9	16	6	1	64
HAMS		3					3
CASK				1			1
Club	January	March	May	July	September	November	Total

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Club Entries

Club	January	March	May	July	September	November	Total
7CB	9	6	5	4	6	7	37
HRBTS	6	5	6	7	6	6	36
VPH	5	5	5	3	1	1	20
CASK				1			1
HAMS		1					1
Club	January	March	May	July	September	November	Total

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Updated 5/28/2023

Pete Zollweg (7CB)

2022Hampton Roads Brewers’ Cup Winner

Seven Cities Brewers (7CB)

2022 Hampton Roads Brewers’ Cup Club Winner

Individual Winners

Competition	1st	2nd	3rd
January	Peter Zollweg (7CB) M2E. Melomel	Jonathan Jones (VPH) 16B. Oatmeal Stout	Brian McCrickard (7CB) 4A. Munich Helles
March	Brian McCrickard (7CB) 18B. American Pale Ale	Kate & John Keese (HRBTS) 18B. American Pale Ale	Peter Zollweg (7CB) 18A. Blonde Ale
May	Brian McCrickard (7CB) 21B. Specialty NEIPA	Brandon Christian (7CB) 21B. Specialty NEIPA	Rafael Correador (7CB) 21B. Specialty NEIPA
July	Jack Wallace (7CB) 8A. Munich Dunkel	Jonathan Jones (VPH) 8A. Munich Dunkel	Mike Zodun (7CB) 4A. Munich Helles
September	Jack Wallace (7CB) 19C. American Brown Ale	Peter Zollweg (7CB) 19C. American Brown Ale	Brandon Christian (7CB) 19C. American Brown Ale
November	Peter Zollweg (7CB) 20C. Imperial Stout	Brandon Christian (7CB) 20C. Imperial Stout	Jeremy Smoot (VPH) 20C. Imperial Stout

Updated 1/23/2023

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Brewer	Club	January	March	May	July	September	November	Total	Rank
Peter Zollweg	7CB	8	6	1	3	7	8	33	1
Brian McCrickard	7CB	6	8	8	3	3	1	29	2
Brandon Christian	7CB	1	1	7	1	6	7	23	3
Jack Wallace	7CB	1			8	8	3	20	4
Jonathan Jones	VPH	7	1	1	7		1	17	5
Jeremy Smoot	VPH	3	3				6	12	6
Mike Zodun	7CB	1	1		6		1	9	7
Kate & John Keese	HRBTS	1	7	1				9	7
Rafael Correador	7CB	1	1	6				8	9
Missy White	VPH	1	3	1	1		1	7	10
Brewer	Club	January	March	May	July	September	November	Total	Rank

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Club	January	March	May	July	September	November	Total
7CB	29	23	24	23	26	21	146
VPH	14	13	8	13	1	9	58
HRBTS	7	8	3		1		19
CASK	2		1	1	1		5
HAMS	1						1
Club	January	March	May	July	September	November	Total

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Club Entries

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Club	January	March	May	July	September	November	Grand Total
7CB	18	9	6	7	6	6	52
VPH	6	7	4	5	1	4	27
HRBTS	3	2	3		1		9
CASK	2		1	1	1		5
HAMS	1						1
Grand Total	30	18	14	13	9	10	94

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Updated 1/23/2023

Cancelled Due to World-wide Pandemic

Remaining Competitions Cancelled Due to World-wide Pandemic

Individual Winners

Competition	1st	2nd	3rd
1. Cellar Cleaner	Mike Weatherhill (VPH) 18B. American Pale Ale	Mike Piunno (VPH) 15B. Irish Stout	Carla Christian (7CB) 21A. American IPA

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Brewer	Club	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total	Rank
Mike Weatherill	VPH	6						6	1
Mike Piunno	VPH	5						5	2
Carla Christian	7CB	4						4	3
Bryan Flaherty	CASK	3						3	4
Marshall Ayres	CASK	3						3	4
Patrick Smith	7CB	3						3	4
Alex Hannagan	VPH	1						1	7
Bob Buerger	7CB	1						1	7
Brandon Christian	7CB	1						1	7
Brian McCrickard	7CB	1						1	7
Brewer	Club	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total	Rank

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Overall Club Results

Club	1	2	3	4	Total
7CB	18				18
VPH	18				18
CASK	6				6
HRBTS	2				2
HAMS					0
Club	1	2	3	4	Total

Updated 1/18/2020

Club Entries

Club	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total
7CB	13						13
VPH	9						9
HRBTS	2						2
CASK	2						2
HAMS							0
Club	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total

Updated 1/18/2020

Brian McCrickard (7CB)

2019 Hampton Roads Brewers’ Cup Winner

Seven Cities Brewers (7CB)

2019 Hampton Roads Brewers’ Cup Club Winner

Individual Winners

Competition	1st	2nd	3rd
1. Luck O' the Irish	Ernie Lang (HRBTS) 15A. Irish Red	Brian McCrickard (7CB) 15A. Irish Red	Larry Lentz (7CB) 15B. Irish Stout
2. T'is the Saison for Wheat	Billy Martin(VPH) 10A. Wheat	Brian McCrickard (7CB) 25B. Saison	Marshall Ayres (CASK) 10A. Wheat
3. Prost	Brian McCrickard (7CB) 6A. Marzen	Larry Lentz (7CB) 4B. Festbier	Ed McDermott (7CB) 6A. Marzen
4. Winter Warmer	Larry Lentz (7CB) 30C Winter Seasonal Beer	Matt Campolattaro (VPH) 30A. SHV Beer	Roy Banks (7CB) 30A. SHV Beer

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Brewer	Club	1	2	3	4	Total	Rank
Brian McCrickard	7CB	8	2	6	1	17	1
Larry Lentz	7CB	7		4	4	15	2
Ed McDermott	7CB	1	4	3	2	10	3
Ernest Lang	HRBTS	8	1			9	4
Danielle Taylor	VPH		1	2	4	7	5
Jeff Kaylor	HAMS	1	4			5	6
Billy Martin	VPH		4			4	7
Carl Perry	7CB	3	1			4	7
Fred Baker	7CB	3			1	4	7
Marshall Ayres	CASK		4			4	7
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Club	1	2	3	4	Total
7CB	28	17	13	21	79
VPH	5	12	2	9	28
HAMS	7	8			15
HRBTS	10	2		2	14
CASK		4			4
Club	1	2	3	4	Total

Club Entries

Club	1	2	3	4	Total
7CB	9	9	3	12	33
VPH	5	8	1	3	17
HAMS	4	4			8
HRBTS	3	2		1	6
CASK		1			1
Club	1	2	3	4	Total

Jessica Wyatt (VPH)

2018 Hampton Roads Brewers’ Cup Winner

Seven Cities Brewers (7CB)

2018 Hampton Roads Brewers’ Cup Club Winner

Individual Winners

Competition	1st	2nd	3rd
1. Cellar Cleaner	Jack Wallace (7CB) 16A. Sweet Stout	Joey Tomasello (7CB) 22C. American Barleywine	Tim Rouse (7CB) 28C. Wild Specialty Beer
2. Erin Go Brew	Ed McDermott (7CB) 15A. Irish Red	Jessica Wyatt (VPH) 15A. Irish Red	Joey Tomasello (7CB) 15A. Irish Red
3. German Bitters	Larry Lentz (7CB) 5C. German Helles (Exportbier)	Jessica Wyatt (VPH) 5D. German Pilsner	Paolo Stirpe (7CB) 5D. German Pilsner
4. Can you say... IPA?	Andrew Velkey (VPH) 21A. American IPA	Paolo Stirpe (7CB) 21A. American IPA	Fred Baker (7CB) 21A. American IPA
5. Porters, Porters Everywhere	Marshal Ayers (7CB) 20A. American Porter	Marck & Rob (HRBTS) 20A. American Porter	Jessica Wyatt (VPH) 13C. English Porter
6. Brew Like a Monk

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Brewer	Club	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total	Rank
Jessica Wyatt	VPH		5	5	1	4		15	1
Joey Tomasello	7CB	5	4	1		1		11	2
Ed McDermott	7CB	1	6	1	1	1		10	3
Jack Wallace	7CB	6	1	1	1	1		10	3
Larry Lentz	7CB	1	1	6	1	1		10	3
Andrew Velkey	VPH	1	1	1	6	1		10	3
Paolo Stirpe	7CB			4	5			9	7
Marck & Rob	HRBTS	1	1	1	1	5		9	7
Fred Baker	7CB	1	1	1	4	1		8	9
Tim Rouse	7CB	4	1	1	1			7	10
Brewer	Club	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total	Rank

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Overall Club Results

Club	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total
7CB	25	21	19	28	15		108
VPH	9	12	12	14	7		54
HAMS	6	4	1		1		12
HRBTS	4	3	2	1	5		15
CASK							0
Club	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total

Club Entries

Club	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total
7CB	13	13	11	21	10		68
VPH	9	8	8	9	4		38
HAMS	6	4	1		1		12
HRBTS	4	3	2	1	1		11
CASK							0
Total	32	28	22	31	16	0	129

Jeff Kaylor (HAMS)

2017 Hampton Roads Brewers’ Cup Winner

Smithfield Hops & Malt Society (HAMS)

2017 Hampton Roads Brewers’ Cup Club Winner

Individual Winners

Competition	1st	2nd	3rd
1. Remains of the Day	Jane Wallingford (HRBTS) 34B. Mixed	Carrie Kaylor (HAMS) 25B. Saison	Tim Rouse (7CB) 30A. SHV
2. Here Comes the Sun	Dan Tully (7CB) 25B. Saison	Tim Ryan (HAMS) 24A. Witbier	Larry Lentz (7CB) 18A. Blonde
3. Lager, Lager Everywhere	Dave Evers (HAMS) 2B. Int’l Amer Lager	Jeff Kaylor (HAMS) 1B. American Pale Lager	Marck & Rob (HRBTS) 3C. Czech Amber Lager
4. SMaSH	Diane Catanzaro & Chris Jones (HRBTS)	Bernie Boone (HRBTS)	Kate Wagner (HAMS)
5. Ein, Zwei, g’suffa	Marcus Machart (HAMS) 4B. Festbier	Jeff Kaylor (HAMS) 4B. Festbier	Larry Lentz (7CB) 3C. Marzen
6. Heavy Hitters	Jeff Kaylor (HAMS) 22C. American Barleywine	Drew Velkey (VPH) 17B. English Old Ale	Jack Wallace (7CB) 17D. English Barleywine

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2017 Overall HR Cup Results

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Brewer	Club	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total	Rank
Jeff Kaylor	HAMS	1		5	1	5	6	18	1
Larry Lentz	7CB	1	4	1	1	4	1	12	2
Dan Tully	7CB	1	6	1	1	1	1	11	3
Marcus Machart	HAMS	1	1	1	1	6	1	11	3
Jane Wallingford	HRBTS	6	1	1	1		1	10	5
Bernie Boone	HRBTS	1	1	1	5		1	9	6
Diane Catanzaro	HRBTS	1	1		6			8	7
Marck & Rob	HRBTS	1		4	1	1	1	8	7
Dave Evers	HAMS			6	1			7	9
Carl Perry	7CB	1	1	1	1	1	1	6	10
Brewer	Club	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total	Rank