Limbo Challenge 2024 edition

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Harry Anderson, David Bierschenk, Chris Bradley, Evan Brady, Kat Desquitado, Rob Edger, Marcio Fazzani, Barry Forrest, Charles Galles, Jason Garland, Randy Grogan, Mike Grover, Bill Hamilton, Douglas Hicks, Walter Hodges, Jerry Keeney, Bill Lawrence, Steve Littel, Mark Mccurdy, Eric Morgan, Terry Olinger, Matt Parulis, Randy Rancier, Tony Silveira, Anupam Singhal, Ian Walton, Joshua Wynn

By the Numbers

285 Entries 69 Entrants

27 Judges

39 Placing Entries

Table 51: Light Lagers and Ales

24 entries

Judges: Harry Anderson, Evan Brady, Barry Forrest, Mike Grover (Head Judge), Bill Hamilton, Bill Lawrence, Mark Mccurdy, Randy Rancier

1st
Shaun Huggins
San Antonio Cerveceros
Laser Brain Lager (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)
2nd
Jeffrey Oberlin
Ninja Homebrewers
Connors's Cream Ale (1C: Cream Ale)
3rd
Ben Sencindiver
San Antonio Cerveceros
Mom Jeans (1B: American Lager)

Table 52: European Lager

24 entries

Judges: Harry Anderson, Rob Edger, Marcio Fazzani, Mike Grover (Head Judge), Douglas Hicks, Jerry Keeney, Matt Parulis

1st
Tony Silveira
Denton County Homebrewers...
Amber Lager (2B: International Amber Lager)
2nd
Pete Train
Ninja Homebrewers
Flek's Double Dark Lager (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
3rd
Jeffrey Oberlin
Ninja Homebrewers
Fast Eddie (3A: Czech Pale Lager)

Table 53: Pale Bitter European

23 entries

Judges: Kat Desquitado, Bill Lawrence, Steve Littel, Ian Walton

1st
Jeffrey Oberlin
Ninja Homebrewers
Boilermaker Pils (5D: German Pils)
2nd
Jake Jones
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Caranchua Bay Kolsch (5B: Kölsch)
3rd
Travis Cherry
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Panzerkampfwagen Pils (5D: German Pils)

Table 54: Amber/Dark European

22 entries

Judges: Harry Anderson, Mike Grover (Head Judge), Eric Morgan, Ian Walton

1st
Tony Silveira
Denton County Homebrewers...
Keller Märzen (27A1: Kellerbier)
2nd
Tony Silveira
Denton County Homebrewers...
Lone Star Eclipse (8B: Schwarzbier)
3rd
Jeffrey Oberlin
Ninja Homebrewers
The Monkey (7A: Vienna Lager)

Table 55: German and Belgian Wheat

16 entries

Judges: Chris Bradley, Marcio Fazzani, Charles Galles, Mike Grover (Head Judge), Bill Hamilton, Terry Olinger

1st
Travis Cherry
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Weapons Hot (24A: Witbier)
2nd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Roggenbier (27A8: Roggenbier)
3rd
Justin Holman
Waving The Wheat (10A: Weissbier)

Table 56: British Bitter and Pale

16 entries

Judges: Evan Brady, Barry Forrest, Walter Hodges (Head Judge), Randy Rancier

1st
Jake Jones
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Most Okay-Est Bitter (11A: Ordinary Bitter)
2nd
Randy Daily
Bay Area Mashtronauts
The Best Bitter (11B: Best Bitter)
3rd
Jarrett Long & John Bates
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Best Of Bitters (11B: Best Bitter)

Table 57: British Brown

23 entries

Judges: Walter Hodges (Head Judge), Eric Morgan, Terry Olinger, Tony Silveira

1st
Jarrett Long & John Bates
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
British Brown Downtown (13B: British Brown Ale)
2nd
Chris Daily
San Antonio Cerveceros
Mild Mannered By Daily (13A: Dark Mild)
3rd
Lisa Montemayor
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Dark Lil Thang (13A: Dark Mild)

Table 58: Scottish & Irish

22 entries

Judges: David Bierschenk, Chris Bradley, Barry Forrest, Randy Grogan, Bill Hamilton, Mark Mccurdy (Head Judge)

1st
Shaun Huggins
San Antonio Cerveceros
Red Leader Standing By (15A: Irish Red Ale)
2nd
Reed Smollar
North Texas Homebrewers Association
Sneaky Pete's Scottish Heavy (14B: Scottish Heavy)
3rd
Tony Silveira
Denton County Homebrewers...
Black Hole Sun (15B: Irish Stout)

Table 59: American Ales and Session IPA

23 entries

Judges: Charles Galles, Jason Garland, Douglas Hicks, Walter Hodges (Head Judge), Eric Morgan, Terry Olinger, Anupam Singhal, Ian Walton

1st
Joel Cervantes
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Bailey Reyna (27A7: Pre-Prohibition Porter)
2nd
John Black & Jose Tapia
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Jose Put Weed In His Version Of This Beer (36A: Limbo American IPA Session Strength)
3rd
Sam Hoopes
Ninja Homebrewers
America Is Turning BROWN (19C: American Brown Ale)

Table 60: Belgian Ale

19 entries

Judges: Rob Edger, Jerry Keeney, Bill Lawrence

1st
Shaun Huggins
San Antonio Cerveceros
Luke, I Am Your Patersbier (26A: Belgian Single)
2nd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Belgian Single (26A: Belgian Single)
3rd
Guy Wilson
San Antonio Cerveceros
B Pale (24B: Belgian Pale Ale)

Table 61: Specialty Session Ale

21 entries

Judges: Barry Forrest, Randy Grogan, Bill Hamilton, Mark Mccurdy (Head Judge)

1st
Shaun Huggins
San Antonio Cerveceros
Sunday Funday Brunch Beer (34C: Experimental Beer)
2nd
Byron Bird
High Plains Drafters [TX]
So You're Telling Me There's A Chance (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
3rd
Shaun Huggins
San Antonio Cerveceros
Would You Like Some Coffee With That Cream? (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

Table 62: Wild, Sour, Smoked & Woody

24 entries

Judges: David Bierschenk, Walter Hodges (Head Judge), Steve Littel, Terry Olinger, Matt Parulis, Randy Rancier

1st
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Lambic (23D: Lambic)
2nd
Barry Forrest & Silvia Eyster
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Tart & Smokey (27A3: Lichtenhainer)
3rd
Harry Anderson & Curtis Anderson
North Texas Homebrewers Association
Piwo 2 (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)

Table 64: Lawnmower Beer

28 entries

Judges: Tony Silveira, Joshua Wynn

1st
Ben Sencindiver
San Antonio Cerveceros
Eeny Meeny Miney Woah! (35A: Lawnmower)
2nd
Steve Littel
North Texas Homebrewers Association
Margo's American Lager (Style 1B) (35A: Lawnmower)
3rd
Douglas Hicks
North Texas Homebrewers Association
Free Chugs (35A: Lawnmower)

Best of Show

Beer

1st
Shaun Huggins
San Antonio Cerveceros
Luke, I Am Your Patersbier (26A: Belgian Single)
2nd
Travis Cherry
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Weapons Hot (24A: Witbier)
3rd
Shaun Huggins
San Antonio Cerveceros
Laser Brain Lager (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners