Copper State Cup

Thanks to all who participated in the Copper State Cup.

There were 165 entries judged and 262 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ross Stuart	Festbier	4B: Festbier	Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Winning Entries

Table 1: Pale American Ale or Lager (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Marcus Pina	Nacho's Beer	1B: American Lager	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
2nd	Joel Quisenberry	Qb Us Hefe	1D: American Wheat Beer
3rd	Shane Smith	Got Anything Like Bud Light?	1B: American Lager	Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Table 2: Pilsner (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Cheyne Harvey	Praise The Atua	LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
2nd	Jay Brantley	Tree Fiddy	5D: German Pils	PC Mashers
3rd	Tom Leonard	Bohemian Pilsner	3B: Czech Premimum Pale Lager	Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Table 3: Pale European Lager (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ross Stuart	Festbier	4B: Festbier	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
2nd	Wes Noble	Helles Spezial	5C: German Helles Exportbier
3rd	Shane Smith	Papa Rays Hooch	5B: Kölsch	Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Table 4: Amber European Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Wayne Feller	Wife Approved Octoberfest	6A: Märzen	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
2nd	Ben Gaylord	Little Monster	7A: Vienna Lager
3rd	Douglas Myers	Thank You Mr. Adams	6A: Märzen
HM	David Smolinski	Smo Oktoberfest	6A: Märzen	Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Table 5: Dark or Strong European Lager (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Fetty	Czech Dark Lager	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Brixie's Brewers
2nd	Ron Barnes	Celebrating Goat	9A: Doppelbock	Kansas City Bier Meisters
3rd	David Smolinski	Schwartz Beer With You	8B: Schwarzbier	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
HM	Trevor Tyner	Not A Helles Bock	6C: Dunkels Bock	Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Table 6: British or Irish Ale (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Cheyne Harvey	Hail, Arwald!	11C: Strong Bitter	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
2nd	Marcus Pina	Cup O' Tea	27A4: London Brown Ale	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Stein Ericsson	Hot Uk Summer	11C: Strong Bitter	Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Table 7: Porter or Stout (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Todd Beutel	Back2925	16C: Tropical Stout	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
2nd	Marcus Pina	Lucky Me Irish Stout	15B: Irish Stout	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Gregory Kass	Schwarzenhund	16B: Oatmeal Stout	Tucson Homebrew Club
HM	Christian Chandler	Molchat Doma Imperial Stout	20C: Imperial Stout	Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Table 8: IPA (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ross Stuart	How Could You Know?	22A: Double IPA	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
2nd	Ben Gaylord	Torn Asunder	21A: American IPA
3rd	Cheyne Harvey	988	22A: Double IPA	Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Table 9: Hazy IPA (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Christian Roessler	Juicemaster	21C: Hazy IPA	Tucson Homebrew Club
2nd	Don Hammer Co-Brewer: Chad DeVille	Hipa	21C: Hazy IPA
3rd	Derek Cline	Friday Night Concert	21C: Hazy IPA	Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Table 10: Strong UK or American Ale (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bernard Jene	Olde Gleneagle #2	17D: English Barley Wine	HomeBrewTalk Brewers
2nd	Jerimiah Cole	English Barleywine	17D: English Barley Wine	Mesilla Valley Homebrew Club
3rd	Syd Bailey	I Cant Feel My Face	22D: Wheatwine	Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS)

Table 11: Pale or Amber American Ale (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Wes Noble	West Coast Pale	18B: American Pale Ale
2nd	David Fetty	Kentucky Common	27A2: Kentucky Common	Brixie's Brewers
3rd	Christian Chandler	Call Me Morbid, Call Me Pale Ale	18B: American Pale Ale	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
HM	Justin Wood	Sunny Day Smash	18B: American Pale Ale	O-Town Hop Heads

Table 12: Belgian or German Ale (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Derek Cline	Extraspection	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
2nd	Craig Greenwood	Sentimental	24C: Bière de Garde	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Nathaniel Anderson	Blc	24A: Witbier
HM	Bernard Jene	Poppa's Trial	26A: Belgian Single	HomeBrewTalk Brewers

Table 13: Saison or Strong Belgian Ale (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Fetty	Saison 12	25B: Saison	Brixie's Brewers
2nd	Derek Cline Co-Brewer: Chris Bingham	Forgiveness of Sins	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Jacqueline Jacoby Co-Brewer: Allen Martin	Out Of The Closet Grisette	25B: Saison	Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Table 14: Fruit Beer Without Spices (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ben Gaylord	Bear Snacks	29A: Fruit Beer
2nd	Cheyne Harvey	Goserita	29A: Fruit Beer	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Allen Martin	Orange Pale Ale	29A: Fruit Beer	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
HM	Trevor Tyner	Sabino Pomegranate Sour	23F: Fruit Lambic	Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Table 15: Spice or Wood-Aged (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dwight Wilson Co-Brewer: Riley Wilson	Mini Me	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	O-Town Hop Heads
2nd	Justin Wood Co-Brewer: Dwight And Aaron	Black Beauty	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	O-Town Hop Heads
3rd	Cheyne Harvey	Oil Beef Hooked	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Table 16: Cider (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Clifton Short	Malus Malicious	C1A: New World Cider
2nd	Cheyne Harvey	Second Harvest	C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Clifton Short	Prickly Perry	C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry

Table 17: Mead (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Allen Martin	Session Time	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
2nd	Allen Martin	Trad	M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Bernard Jene	Wedding Mead	M4C: Experimental Mead	HomeBrewTalk Brewers

Past Winners

Judging Sessions and Dates

Friday Evening Judging Session - Primary Weekend
09/29/2023 6:00 PM, MST.

Saturday Morning Judging Session - Primary Weekend
09/30/2023 9:00 AM, MST.

Saturday Afternoon Judging Session - Primary Weekend
09/30/2023 12:00 PM, MST.

Thursday Evening Juding Session - Secondary Weekend
10/05/2023 6:00 PM, MST.

Friday Evening Judging Session - Secondary Weekend
10/06/2023 6:00 PM, MST.

Saturday Morning Judging Session - Secondary Weekend
10/07/2023 9:00 AM, MST.

Monday Evening Judging Session - TBD If Needed
10/09/2023 5:30 PM, MST.

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 08/01/2023 12:00 AM, MST through 09/29/2023 6:00 PM, MST.

Entry Registration Closed

Entry registrations accepted 08/15/2023 12:00 AM, MST through 09/29/2023 6:00 PM, MST.

Entry Drop-Off Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 09/05/2023 10:00 AM, MST through 09/19/2023 7:00 PM, MST.

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 09/04/2023 10:00 AM, MST through 09/19/2023 7:00 PM, MST.

Copper State Cup: Past Winners – 2022Q3