Congratulations to the Royal Oak Area Homebrew Club on winning the 2025 Celebrity Deathmash Competition and taking home the coveted Deathmash paddle. This was Royal Oak’s first year in the competition and they definitely brought it and squeezing out the win over Motor City Mashers and Keepers of Craft by one point.
Rational Belgians (27 Entries)
Gold (4 points): Ken Cleary – Royal Oak Area Homebrew Club: 26C:Belgian Tripel – Tripel Trouble
Silver (2 points): Nicholas Satterfield – Royal Oak Area Homebrew Club: 26B:Belgian Dubbel – The Nightman Cometh
Bronze (1 point): Cory Emal – Ann Arbor Brewers Guild: 26A:Belgian Single – Stability, Fidelity, Obedience
Honorable Mention:
Timothy Wicklund- Keepers of Craft: 26B:Belgian Dubbel – Lagerboyz Dubbel
Nathan Kanous – Keepers of Craft : 26C:Belgian Tripel – Triple Threat
Unamerican Lagers (47 Entries)
Gold (4 points): Ryan Moore – Motor City Mashers: 2A:International Pale Lager- La Flama Blanca
Silver (2 points): Brian Stephens – Keepers of Craft: 2C:International Dark Lager – Sneaky Sneaky
Bronze (1 point): Michael Neville – Motor City Mashers: 8B:Schwarzbier – I’m Told Schwarz Means Black in German
Honorable Participation:
Jerry Sadowski – Ann Arbor Brewers Guild: 8A:Munich Dunkel – Bishop of Munich
William Blakeslee – Keepers of Craft: 2B:International Amber Lager
Will Moreau – Cass River Homebrew Club: 2C:International Dark Lager – Bon Fire Bier
Sean H Miller – Motor City Mashers: 6A:Marzen
Tony Satullo – Motor City Mashers: 2B:International Amber Lager
Doug Bulthuis – Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB) : 6B:Rauchbier – Here I Am Rauch Me Like A Hurricane
Gregory Stachnik – Motor City Mashers: 8A:Munich Dunkel
Bevan Zarges-Griego – Keepers of Craft: 6B:Rauchbier – Cauchbier
Aaron Sanchez – Ann Arbor Brewers Guild: 8A:Munich Dunkel
Sour Patch Kids (30 Entries)
Gold (4 points): Mark Kanczuzewski – Royal Oak Area Homebrew Club: 23F:Fruit Lambic – Cherry Lambic
Silver (2 points): Brandon T Edwards – Keepers of Craft: 28C:Wild Specialty Beer – Pit Happens
Bronze (1 point): Patrick Young – Keepers of Craft: 28C:Wild Specialty Beer
Tales from the Darkside (29 Entries)
Gold (4 points): Patrick Young – Keepers of Craft: 16D:Foreign Extra Stout
Silver (2 points): Melissa Edmunds – Ann Arbor Brewers Guild: 13C:English Porter – Dorman mets Bailey
Bronze (1 point): Sean H Miller – Motor City Mashers: 20C:Imperial Stout
Honorable Mention:
Cory Emal – Ann Arbor Brewers Guild: 15C:Irish Extra Stout – Nothing Succeeds Like Excess
King Charles (18 Entries)
Gold (4 points): George Turner Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB): 12B:Australian Sparkling Ale – Gone walk about
Silver (2 points): Anthony Leithauser – Ann Arbor Brewers Guild: 11B:Best Bitter – Ted LassAle
Bronze (1 point): Josh Dugger – Cass River Homebrew Club: 11B:Best Bitter – Swollen Goat
Best of Show
Ryan Moore – Motor City Mashers: 2A:International Pale Lager- La Flama Blanca (3 Points). This award winning beer will be brewed by Ryan at Brewery Becker in the near future for all. to enjoy!
Club Results:
- Royal Oak Area Homebrew Club 10 points
- Motor City Mashers 9 points
- Keepers of Craft 9 points
- Ann Arbor Brewers Guild 5 points
- Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB) 4 points
- Cass River Homebrew Club 1 point