The 2023 Florida Homebrew Competition Circuit Season is underway with the results of the 2023 Coconut Cup released.

The 2023 Coconut Cup from the Miami Area Society of Homebrewers: MASH, took place on March 12th, 2023.

There were 366 entries judged in 40 medal categories.

The big winners of this competition were:

BEST OF SHOW – Beer
Matt Hunsworth – 1st place Best of Show – American Pale Ale
John Sather – 2nd place Best of Show – Ordinary Bitter
Erin Bolton, CoBrewer Michael Bolton, Cooper Witt– 3rd place Best of Show – Coconut Beer

BEST OF SHOW Mead/Cider
Lucas Kluz – 1st place Best of Show Mead/Cider – Polish Mead
James Gostage – 2nd place Best of Show Mead/Cider – English Cider
Paul Sorice – 3rd place Best of Show Mead/Cider – Cider with Other Fruit

HEAVY MEDAL BREWER
John Sather – 1st Heavy Medal Brewer
TIE: Matt Hunsworth, Paul Sorice, and Fernando Espino – 2nd Heavy Medal Brewer

HEAVY MEDAL CLUB
Brewers Anonymous, Orlando, FL – 1st Heavy Medal Club
Miami Area Society of Homebrewers (MASH), Miami, FL – 2nd Heavy Medal Club
Cowford Ale Sharing Klub (CASK), Jacksonville, FL – 3rd Heavy Medal Club

Along with the Heavy Medal Club winner, other clubs earning points in this competition were:
Pinellas Urban Brewers Guild (Seminole, FL)
Space Coast Assoc. For the Advancement of Zymurgy (SAAZ) (Melbourne, FL)
Special Hoperations (Tampa, FL)
Palm Beach Draughtsmen (Boynton Beach, FL)
Jacksonville Ale eXchange (JAX) (Jacksonville, FL)
Cascade Brewers Society (Eugene, OR)
North Georgia Malt Monkeys (Woodstock, GA)
Hogtown Brewers (Gainesville, FL)
Central Florida Homebrewers (Orlando, FL)
Michigan Mead Coalition (Huntington Woods, MI)
Treasure Coast Brewmasters (Port Saint Lucie, FL)
Mile High Monks (Denver Metro and Beyond, CO)

Congratulations to all the medal award-winning brewers, and now on to the Hurricane Blow-off 2023!

For a full list of winners from the 2023 Coconut Cup, please visit: https://reggiebeer.com/ReggieWeb.php?Web=1000764