Domras Cup

Thanks to all who participated in the Domras Cup.

There were 138 entries judged and 106 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Mead

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Williamson	Freya's Mead	M2E: Melomel
2nd	Matthew Williamson	Kvasir Mead	M2C: Berry Mead
3rd	Matthew Faris	Bananas Foster Bochet	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead
HM	Matthew Mead	Michigan U-Pick: Montmorency Vs. Balaton	M2D: Stone Fruit Mead	Modern Mead Makers

Heavy Medal (58 Participating Brewers)

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score	Club
1st	Matthew Williamson Best of Show Participant	3	1	0	1	12.04
2nd	Matthew Faris Best of Show Participant	1	1	1	0	6.03
3rd	Josh Holbrook	0	2	0	1	5.02	Blue Ox Brewers Society
	Matthew Mead Best of Show Participant	1	1	0	0	5.02	Modern Mead Makers
	Nick Ferndino	1	1	0	0	5.02
6th	Nathan Steigman	1	0	1	0	4.02	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
7th	Josh Mahoney	1	0	0	1	4.01	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
8th	Jerzy Kasperski	0	1	1	0	3.02	Polski Miod Pitny
9th	Matthew Weide	1	0	0	0	3.01	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
	Michał Wawszczak	1	0	0	0	3.01	Polski Miod Pitny
	Steve Fletty	1	0	0	0	3.01	Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
	Ben Studer	1	0	0	0	3.01
13th	Robert Barnhardt	0	0	2	0	2.02	Michigan Mead Coalition
	Angela Costello	0	0	2	0	2.02	Cowford Ale Sharing Klub (CASK)
	Adam Bystrom	0	0	2	0	2.02	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
16th	Anthony Plummer	0	1	0	0	2.01	Savannah Brewers League
	Andrew Schmidt	0	1	0	0	2.01	Savannah Brewers League
	Daryl Beck	0	1	0	0	2.01
	Jeremy Klausing	0	1	0	0	2.01	Modern Mead Makers
	Jackie Beavers	0	1	0	0	2.01
21st	Chris Martin	0	0	0	2	2.00	Savannah Brewers League
22nd	Andrzej Kozak	0	0	1	0	1.01	Polski Miod Pitny
	Bill Boyer	0	0	1	0	1.01	Woodstock Malt Monkeys
	Allen Martin	0	0	1	0	1.01	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
25th	Michael Lentz	0	0	0	1	1.00	Cowford Ale Sharing Klub (CASK)
	Michael Jenkins	0	0	0	1	1.00	Tampa Bay Mead Makers

Scores and tie-breakers have been applied in accordance with the scoring methodology. Numbers reflected are rounded to the hundredth place. Hover over or tap the question mark icon () for the actual calculated value.

Best Homebrew Club (25 Participating Clubs)

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score
1st	Minnesota Home Brewers Association	3	0	3	1	13.06
2nd	Polski Miod Pitny	1	1	2	0	7.04
3rd	Modern Mead Makers	1	2	0	0	7.03
4th	Savannah Brewers League	0	2	0	2	6.02
5th	Blue Ox Brewers Society	0	2	0	1	5.02
6th	Cowford Ale Sharing Klub (CASK)	0	0	2	1	3.02
7th	Saint Paul Homebrewers Club	1	0	0	0	3.01
8th	Michigan Mead Coalition	0	0	2	0	2.02
9th	Woodstock Malt Monkeys	0	0	1	0	1.01
	Arizona Society of Homebrewers	0	0	1	0	1.01
11th	Tampa Bay Mead Makers	0	0	0	1	1.00

Winning Entries

Table 1: Stone Fruit/Historical (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Mead	Michigan U-Pick: Montmorency Vs. Balaton	M2D: Stone Fruit Mead	Modern Mead Makers
2nd	Josh Holbrook	Ever Date A Girl From Poland?	M4B: Historical Mead	Blue Ox Brewers Society
3rd	Jerzy Kasperski	Sweet Sweter Kiss	M2D: Stone Fruit Mead	Polski Miod Pitny

Table 2: Sweet (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Josh Mahoney	This Mead Puts the Rad In Trad	M1C: Sweet Mead	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2nd	Jerzy Kasperski	Dwójniak Gryczany 2015	M1C: Sweet Mead	Polski Miod Pitny
3rd	Angela Costello	Orange Blossom Traditional Mead	M1C: Sweet Mead	Cowford Ale Sharing Klub (CASK)

Table 3: Spice, Herb, Vegetable (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nick Ferndino	Melted Gelato	M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead
2nd	Matthew Faris	Sweet Potato Casserole	M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead
3rd	Angela Costello	Ten Thai Hot Ghost Pepper-Turmeric Mead	M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead	Cowford Ale Sharing Klub (CASK)
HM	Chris Martin	Gilligan's Movie Star	M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead	Savannah Brewers League

Table 4: Semi-Sweet (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steve Fletty	Big Sky	M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead	Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
2nd	Jeremy Klausing	Mahalo	M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead	Modern Mead Makers
3rd	Robert Barnhardt	Dread Pirate Roberts	M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead	Michigan Mead Coalition
HM	Josh Holbrook	Jean-Louis	M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead	Blue Ox Brewers Society

Table 5: Cyser/Pyment (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Weide	Mead With Grapes	M2B: Pyment	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2nd	Daryl Beck	Not My Granddaughters Apple Juice	M2A: Cyser
3rd	Bill Boyer	Sir Lancelot the Brave	M2B: Pyment	Woodstock Malt Monkeys
HM	Josh Mahoney	Wild Ferment Cyser	M2A: Cyser	Minnesota Home Brewers Association

Table 6: Traditional - Dry (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ben Studer Co-Brewer: Holly Studer Holly StuderHolly Studer Holly Studer	4 Mile Mead Emap2020	M1A: Dry Mead
2nd	Jackie Beavers	Bluebonnet	M1A: Dry Mead
3rd	Allen Martin	Fireweed Trad 2	M1A: Dry Mead	Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Table 7: Berry (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Williamson	Kvasir Mead	M2C: Berry Mead
2nd	Matthew Mead	You're My Boy Blue! - Batch 2!	M2C: Berry Mead	Modern Mead Makers
3rd	Robert Barnhardt	Inigo Montoya	M2C: Berry Mead	Michigan Mead Coalition

Table 8: Melomel (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Williamson	Freya's Mead	M2E: Melomel
2nd	Josh Holbrook	Estate Pear	M2E: Melomel	Blue Ox Brewers Society
3rd	Adam Bystrom	Kiddie Kocktail	M2E: Melomel	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
HM	Matthew Williamson	Floki's Laughter	M2E: Melomel

Table 9: Fruit & Spice (22 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Faris	Bananas Foster Bochet	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead
2nd	Anthony Plummer Co-Brewer: Kyle ChaseKyle ChaseKyle ChaseKyle Chase	Fruit and Spice	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead	Savannah Brewers League
3rd	Andrzej Kozak	Morning Sunshine	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead	Polski Miod Pitny
HM	Michael Jenkins	Peach Cobbler	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead	Tampa Bay Mead Makers

Table 10: Braggot (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nathan Steigman	Patriae Fumus Igni Dulce	M4A: Braggot	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2nd	Andrew Schmidt	Orange Tripel Braggot	M4A: Braggot	Savannah Brewers League
3rd	Adam Bystrom	Downtown Braggot Brown	M4A: Braggot	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
HM	Michael Lentz	Brexit	M4A: Braggot	Cowford Ale Sharing Klub (CASK)

Table 11: Experimental (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michał Wawszczak	The Spear of Azet	M4C: Experimental Mead	Polski Miod Pitny
2nd	Nick Ferndino	Che' Put the Lime In the Coconut	M4C: Experimental Mead
3rd	Nathan Steigman	Quendam Amplexum	M4C: Experimental Mead	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
HM	Chris Martin	Bourbon and Pancakes	M4C: Experimental Mead	Savannah Brewers League

Judging Sessions and Dates

Sorting / Session 1: Wilson’s house
01/23/2021 12:00 PM, EST.

Session 2
02/03/2021 12:00 PM, EST.

Session 2.1: Captain Butlers
02/05/2021 5:00 PM, EST.

Session 3: Captain Butlers
02/06/2021 8:00 AM, EST.

Account Registration Closed

Entry Registration Closed

The competition paid entry limit has been reached.

Entry Drop-Off Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 11/22/2020 12:00 AM, EST through 01/20/2021 12:00 AM, EST.

Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.

Entry Shipping Closed

Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location 11/22/2020 12:00 AM, EST through 01/20/2021 12:00 AM, EST.