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2022 Motown Mash Winners

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There were 224 entries judged and 352 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show

Best of Show – Beer

PlaceBrewerEntry NameStyleClub
 1stPaul JonesMilk’n ItSweet StoutMorris Area Society of Homebrewers
2ndJordan MargetichTrader Joe’s KnowsFruit BeerMorris Area Society of Homebrewers
3rdChris JohnsonPale Skin Green Eyes American Pale AleMorris Area Society of Homebrewers

Best of Show – Mead / Cider 

PlaceBrewerEntry NameStyleClub
 1stBill BoyerCharlie BucketNew World CiderNorth Georgia Malt
Monkeys

Winners – Motown Mash 

Table 1: Light Lager and Ale (8 entries) 

Place Brewer Entry Style Club
1st Jereme Grissom Cerveza De Maiz Verde International Pale Lager Circle City Zymurgy
2nd Michael Shannon Pilsner Czech Pale Lager Garden State Home Brewers
3rd John Spinella Mexican Lager American Light Lager

Table 2: Hazy IPA (8 entries) 

Place Brewer Entry Style Club
1st Juan Alvarez Fog Of War Hazy IPA Garden State Homebrewers
2nd David Kerr Kitchen Sink Hazy IPA Ocean County Home Brewers
3rd Janel McNally Mikey Likes It – Bottle ConditionedHazy IPA Garden State Homebrew Club

Table 3: Traditional IPA (8 entries) 

Place Brewer Entry Style Club
1st Peter Cooke “The McClaughlin” Double IPA Garden State Homebrewers
2nd Mark Kaniewski How I Met Your Mother American IPA Garden State Homebrewers
3rd Mike Brady G-Thang IPA American IPA Morris Area Society of Homebrewers

Table 4: Amber/Dark Litish Lagers (10 entries) 

Place Brewer Entry Style Club
1st Juan Alvarez New Jersey Pale Ale International Dark Lager Garden StateHomebrewers
2nd Erik Shore Breezin'… International Amber LagerSussex County United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)
3rd Alex Cigan Sprint, Not A Marathon Schwarzbier New York City Homebrewers Guild

Table 5: Marzen (9 entries) 

Place Brewer Entry Style Club
1st Walter Frimberger Oktoberfest Marzen Sussex County's United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)
2nd Adam DeHanes Oktoberfest Marzen
3rd Curtis Metrokotsas Marzen 16th Marzen Garden State Homebrewers

Table 6: Pale American (15 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Style Club
1st Chris Johnson Pale Skin Green Eyes American Pale Ale Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
2nd Barry Polhemus Zakk Pale Ale American Pale Ale Garden State HomeBrewers
3rd Larry Bentley Pulse Wave American Pale Ale Garden State Homebrewers
HM Mike Brady Holdie Gawn Blonde Ale Morris Area Society of Homebrewers

Table 7: Sours and Wilds (15 entries) 

Place Brewer Entry Style Club
1st Daniel Tejada Pasito A Pasito Gueuze Garden State Homebrewers
2nd Peter Cooke Fruit d'Hillside Wild Specialty Beer Garden State Homebrewers
3rd Mike Walonen Love's Bitter Mystery Wild Specialty Beer WHALES (Woodbridge Homebrewers Ale and Lager Enthusiast Society)
HM Paul McDonald Beach Buggy Berliner Weisse Sussex County United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)

Table 8: American Darker (10 entries) 

Place Brewer Entry Style Club
1st Greg Manderski Autumn Nights American Stout Garden State Home Brewers Club
2nd Paul McDonald Oil Pan Imperial Stout Sussex County United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)
3rd Sue Messina John Didn't Drink It All!American Stout Garden State Homebrewers

Table 9: UK/Euro Medium Malty (8 entries) 

Place Brewer Entry Style Club
1st Bob Wargo A Farmboy's Wage Altbier Garden State Homebrewers
2nd Adam Carter Wildly Mild Dark Mild Keystone Hops
3rd Greg Manderski Rusty Patina Dark Mild Garden State Home Brewers Club

Table 10: English/Irish Stouts (9 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Style Club
1st Paul Jones Milk'n It Sweet Stout Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
2nd Marc Berman Spaceballs: the Beer Irish Stout Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
3rdErik Shore Juice Me Up Tropical Stout Sussex County United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)

Table 11: Smoke (7 entries) 

Place Brewer Entry Style Club
1st Dave Taylor Submarine Screendoor Piwo Grodziskie Plymouth Pride Brew Club [PA]
2nd Alan Roten Up In Smoke Classic Style Smoked BeerRed Earth Brewers

Table 12: Trad/Historical/Cyser Mead (8 entries) 

Place Brewer Entry Style Club
1st Erik Shore A Few Years Later… Cyser Sussex County United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)
2nd Eric Wembacher Traditional Ob Sweet Mead Sussex County United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)
3rd Eric Wembacher Regular Cyser Cyser Sussex County United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)

Table 13: Fruit and Spice Mead (17 entries) 

Place Brewer Entry Style Club
1st Jim Burkitt Goin' Commando Experimental Mead
2nd Eric Wembacher Not Enough Pyment Pyment Sussex County United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)
3rd Eric Wembacher Spiced Cyser V2 Fruit and Spice Mead Sussex County United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)
HM Gian Sari The Full Bronte Fruit and Spice Mead Garden State Homebrewers

Table 14: Fruit Beer (8 entries) 

Place Brewer Entry Style Club
1st Jordan Margetich Trader Joe's Knows Fruit Beer Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
2nd Adam DeHanes Thin Red Line Specialty Fruit Beer
3rd Adam DeHanes Rocket Pop Fruit Beer

Table 15: Spiced Beer (16 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Style Club
1st Chris Pericone This Is Not Major Dick Spice, Herb, or Vegetable BeerGarden State Homebrewers
2nd Paul Jones Milk'n It Buzzed Spice, Herb, or Vegetable BeerMorris Area Society of Homebrewers
3rd John Spinella Cinnabon Stout Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
HM Mike Walonen Sendero Luminoso Spice, Herb, or Vegetable BeerWHALES (Woodbridge Homebrewers Ale and Lager Enthusiast Society)

Table 16: Pale Bitter European (18 entries) 

Place Brewer Entry Style Club
1st Tom Damratoski Smashed Hopes German Helles ExportbierGarden State Homebrew Club
2nd Curtis Metrokotsas Brat Lava German Pils Garden State Homebrewers
3rd David Grosch Universal Export German Helles ExportbierGarden State Homebrewers
HM Larry Bentley Polyphonic Pils German Pils Garden State Homebrewers

Table 17: Cider (10 entries) 

Place Brewer Entry Style Club
1st Bill Boyer Charlie Bucket New World Cider North Georgia Malt Monkeys
2nd Paul Odell Kt Perry New World Perry NJHOPZ
3rd Bill Boyer Augustus Gloop Cider with Herbs/Spices North Georgia MaltMonkeys

Table 18: Pale Malty European Lager (6 entries) 

Place Brewer Entry Style Club
1st Chris Pericone Schwanzstucker Munich Helles Garden State Homebrewers
2nd Erik Shore Revenge Of The Hops Munich Helles Sussex County United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)
3rd Paul McDonald Nurburgring Festbier Sussex County United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)

Table 19: Wood (5 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Style Club
1st Jason Rohloff Ass So Fat You Can See It From The FrontSpecialty Wood-Aged BeerBeer Barons of Milwaukee
2nd Jason Rohloff Vanilla Is Fundamental Commercial Specialty BeerBeer Barons of Milwaukee
3rd Jay Brantley Dark Liquid of the 8th State Specialty Wood-AgedBeerPC Mashers

Table 20: Strong (Mostly) European (8 entries) 

Place Brewer Entry Style Club
1st Tom Damratoski Smooth Operator Doppelbock Garden State Homebrew Club
2nd Jim Schmalbach 430 Strong Ale American Strong Ale Keystone Hops
3rd Daniel Perrigan Emily's Wee Heavy Wee Heavy
HM Chris Johnson Warmth For The Long NightsBritish Strong Ale Morris Area Society of Homebrewers

Table 21: Wheat (5 entries) 

Place Brewer Entry Style Club
1st John Hayes Dunkel-Er-Weizen Dunkels Weissbier Garden State Homebrewers
2nd Doug Mark “Shadows Of The Night” DunkelweizenDunkels Weissbier South Jersey Fermenters
3rd Jay Brantley Wheat Fields Of The Old TownWeissbier PC Mashers

Table 22: Ambers, Bitters, Eng Pales (9 entries) 

Place Brewer Entry Style Club
1st John Coloe Esb Strong Bitter Saratoga Thoroughbrews
2nd Bobby Mierzjwski Queen Of Hearts British Golden Ale Garden State Homebrewers
3rd Michael Sell Ivy Bush Strong Bitter Westchester Homebrewers Organization (WHO)

Table 23: Belgian Lite-ish (7 entries) 

Place Brewer Entry Style Club
1st Paul Jones Modest Embezzlement Saison Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
2nd Chris Johnson Senseless Saison Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
3rd Mike Ultee Belgian Summer Ale 221c Belgian Single PALE ALES (Princeton and Local Environs Ale and Lager Enthusiast Society)

Table 24: Belgian Strong-ish (4 entries) 

Place Brewer Entry Style Club
1st Eric Blaine Neuhaus Belgian Dark Strong Ale Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
2nd John Hayes Green House Tripel Belgian Tripel Garden State Homebrewers
3rd Paul Odell Tripping Daisy Belgian Tripel NJHOPZ

Table 25: Specialty IPA (8 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Style Club
1st Larry Bentley Redline Red IPA Garden State Homebrewers
2nd Curtis Metrokotsas The C Amigos IPA Argenta Garden State Homebrewers
3rd Marc Berman Bug Not A Feature Belgian IPA Morris Area Society of Homebrewers