2026 Ghosts of the West Results

Awards Presentation

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Winners view on BAP

Best of Show - Beer

Gold - Wayne Feller (Arizona Society of Homebrewers) - Bob’s Your Scottish Uncle Ale - Scottish Export
Silver - Brian Biggs (Dead Yeast Society [LA]) - Bifur, Bofur, and Bombur - Irish Stout
Bronze - Trevor Tyner (Arizona Society of Homebrewers) - The Blarney Stone Kiss - English Barley Wine

Best of Show - Mead & Cider

Gold - JJ Ocampo - Adirondack Orchard Bee - Cyser
Silver - Austin Brown (Brewers Anonymous) - Tej Me Bro - Historical Mead
Bronze - Cody Lester (Central Arkansas Fermenters) - Orange Blossom - Traditional Mead

Cider

Gold - Adirondack Orchard Bee; M2A - Cyser; JJ Ocampo; Groveland, FL; Brewers Anonymous
Silver - Unintelligible Accents; C1C - English Cider; Zach Goulder, Green Bay, Wisconsin; Green Bay Rackers
Bronze - Shagadelic Cider Baby!; C1C - English Cider; Taylor Shastid, walnut creek, CA; Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Darker Ales

Gold - Bob’s Your Scottish Uncle Ale; 14C - Scottish Export; Wayne Feller, Phoenix, AZ; Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Silver - Borgus Frat!; 14A - Scottish Light; Matt Johnsen, Castle Rock, CO; Rock Hoppers Brew Club
Bronze - Midnight on the Flyway - Dark Mild; 13A - Dark Mild; Paul Croas, Prescott Valley, AZ; NINJA Homebrewers

Fruit Mead

Gold - Blueberry Melomel; M2C - Berry Mead; Marian Benton, Chandler, AZ
Silver - Peach Raspberry Mead; M2E - Melomel; Marian Benton, Chandler, AZ
Bronze - B!tch Set Me Up; M2C - Berry Mead; Thor Williams, Wichita, Kansas

Herb & Spice Mead

Gold - Tej Me Bro; M4B - Historical Mead; Austin Brown, Sterling Heights, Michigan; Brewers Anonymous
Silver - Arrow of Apollo; M3B - Spice, Herb or Vegetable Mead; Brian Biggs, Shreveport, Louisiana; Dead Yeast Society [LA]
Bronze Paradise & Cyanide; M3A - Fruit and Spice Mead; Thor Williams, Wichita, Kansas
Honorable Mention - Sweet Stone Bloom; M3A - Fruit and Spice Mead; Maxwell Ruston, Sparks, NV

Paler Ales

Gold - Bob’s Your Bitter Uncle; 11C - Strong Bitter; Wayne Feller, Phoenix, AZ; Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Silver - 1066 BITTER; 11A - Ordinary Bitter; Thomas English, Prescott Valley, Arizona; Whiskey Row Brew Club
Bronze - How’s That for a Slice of Fried Gold?; 12A - British Golden Ale; Matt Johnsen, Castle Rock, CO; Rock Hoppers Brew Club

Stouts

Gold - Bifur, Bofur, and Bombur; 15B - Irish Stout; Brian Biggs, Shreveport, Louisiana; Dead Yeast Society [LA]
Silver - Dain Ironfoot; 16A - Sweet Stout; Brian Biggs, Shreveport, Louisiana; Dead Yeast Society [LA]
Bronze - Smo Tropical Stout; 16C - Tropical Stout; David Smolinski, Phoenix, AZ; Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Strong Ales

Gold - The Blarney Stone Kiss; 17D - English Barley Wine; Trevor Tyner, Queen Creek, Arizona; Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Silver - Unlimited Power!; 17D - English Barley Wine; Matt Johnsen, Castle Rock, CO; Rock Hoppers Brew Club
Bronze - Ringo Starr; 17B - Old Ale; Brian Biggs, Shreveport, Louisiana; Dead Yeast Society [LA]

Traditional Mead

Gold - Orange Blossom; M1B - Semi-Sweet Mead; Cody Lester, Hot Springs, AR; Central Arkansas Fermenters
Silver - Mead; M1C - Sweet Mead; Marian Benton, Chandler, AZ
Bronze - Tropic Thunder; M1B - Semi-Sweet Mead; Austin Brown, Sterling Heights, Michigan; Brewers Anonymous
Honorable Mention - Session Mead; M1B - Semi-Sweet Mead; Aj Vanzeben, Salt Lake City, UT