The Florida Homebrew Competition Circuit has continued with the 2024 Sunshine Challenge Central Florida Home Brewers
The 2024 First Coast Cup competition took place on October 6th, 2024.
There were 279 beers judged in 37 medal groups.
The big wins for this year’s Sunshine Challenge were:
BEST OF SHOW – Beer
David Ferry – 1st Place Best of Show Beer – Dopplebock
Matt Hunsworth – 2nd Place Best of Show Beer – Specialty IPA
Lori J Warwick, CoBrewer Paul Warwich – 3rd Place Best of Show Beer – Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer
BEST OF SHOW – Mead/Cider
William Carley – 1st Place Best of Show Mead/Cider –Experimental Mead
Helena Lucerne Espino – 2nd Place Best of Show Mead/Cider – Sweet Mea
Seth Grablow – 3rd Place Best of Show Mead/Cider – Berry Mead
HEAVY MEDAL BREWER
1st Place Heavy Medal Brewer – David Fetty
2nd Place Heavy Medal Brewer – Matt Hunsworth
3rd Place Heavy Medal Brewer – Stephen Schmitt
HEAVY MEDAL CLUB:
Brewers Anonymous (Orlando, FL) – 1st Place Heavy Medal Club
Cowford Ale Sharing Club (CASK) (Jacksonville, FL) – 2nd Place Heavy Medal Club
Miami Area Society of Homebrewers (MASH) (Miami, FL) – 3rd Place Heavy Medal Club
Other Clubs earning points in this competition:
Hogtown Brewers (Gainesville, FL)
Central Florida Homebrewers (Orlando, FL)
Pinellas Urban Brewers Guild (Seminole, FL)
Arizona Society of Homebrewers (Tempe, AZ)
Evanston Homebrew Club (Evanston, IL)
Space Coast Assoc. For the Advancement of Zymurgy (SAAZ) (Melbourne, FL)
Red Earth Brewers (Oklahoma City, OK)
Hangar 41 Brew Club (Fort Myers, FL)
Special Hoperations (Tampa, FL)
Rock Hoppers Brew Club (Centennial, CO)
O-Town Hop Heads (Layton, UT)
Brick City Brewers (Ocala, FL)
Amarillo High Plains Drafters Brewing Club (Amarillo, TX)
Jacksonville Ale eXchange (JAX) (Jacksonville, FL)
Palm Beach Draughtsmen (Boynton Beach, FL)
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS) (Katy, TX)
Lauter Day Brewers (Midvale, UT)
St. Augustine Home Brewers Club (Saint Augustine, FL)
The Florida Homebrew Competition Season CONLCUDES with Best Florida Beer in Tampa, FL on November 2nd!
For a full list of winners from the Sunshine Challenge, please visit: https://reggiebeer.com/ReggieWeb.php?Web=1000847
