Dogg Dayzz 2025
Thanks to all who participated in the Dogg Dayzz 2025.
There were 335 entries judged and 169 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Randy Daniels KC McKinney | Damn That's A Lot Of Rice | 31A: Alternative Grain Beer | Iowa Brewers Union |
| HM | Metts Potter | Little Buddy | 1B: American Lager | Bloatarian Brewing League |
Best of Show – Mead/Cider
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shane Kammerer Co-Brewer: Susan Kammerer | Monkey Business | M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
Winning Entries
Table 1: Classic American Grandpa Juice (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Metts Potter | Little Buddy | 1B: American Lager | Bloatarian Brewing League |
| 2nd | Tyler Miller MHP | I Lager It All | 1A: American Light Lager | Arizona Society of Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Bryant Jurgensmeyer | Ironwood | 1B: American Lager | The Brü Club |
Table 2: Continental and International Malty Crispers (21 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kevin Olson MHP | Karaoke Stage In the Corner | 2A: International Pale Lager | ZZHops Homebrewing Club |
| 2nd | Rich Vander Ploeg MHP | Fun In the Sun | 4A: Munich Helles | Johnson County Brewing Society |
| 3rd | Steve Ristau MHP | Heidelberger Helles | 4A: Munich Helles | Ale Riders Homebrew Club |
Table 3: Pale Bitter Crispy Bois (26 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ross Stuart MHP | Dortnumder | 5C: German Helles Exportbier | Arizona Society of Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Jacob Young | Hemispheric Harmony | LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner | |
| 3rd | Alexander Boyer MHP | Orlik | 3A: Czech Pale Lager | Johnson County Brewing Society |
Table 4: Amber And Dark, Lager Than Life (22 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Peter Polczynski | Wheres Me Dinner | 7A: Vienna Lager | Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM) |
| 2nd | Ross Stuart MHP | Czech Dark Lager | 3D: Czech Dark Lager | Arizona Society of Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Simon Clark | Daaaaaa Dunkel | 8A: Munich Dunkel | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
Table 5: Hybrid Beerz (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Matthew Johnsen MHP | Don't Order the Schnitzel, They're Using Schnauzer | 5B: Kölsch | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
| 2nd | Bill Gavin Roy Ventullo | Rod Carew 1980 Topps #700 | 19B: California Common | CRAZE |
| 3rd | Joe Mendenhall | Topwater Frenzy | 1C: Cream Ale | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
Table 6: Drink Your Wheaties (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Daniel Jent MHP | Witness D. Citrus | 1D: American Wheat Beer | Zymurgists of the Ozarks |
| 2nd | Metts Potter | Bubblegum Bandaid | 10A: Weissbier | Bloatarian Brewing League |
| 3rd | Michael Rensing MHP | Fawn Knutsen | 10B: Dunkels Weissbier | Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS) |
Table 7: 1990s Brewpub Staples (20 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mike & Stephanie Butler MHP | FBC-Free Beer Cody | 18B: American Pale Ale | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 2nd | Alex & Patrick Williams MHP | Here We Go Again | 19C: American Brown Ale | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 3rd | Dillon Jarrett | Back Porch Brown | 19C: American Brown Ale | ZZHops Homebrewing Club |
Table 8: Bitter & Proper (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nick & Heather Hartley MHP | They Don't Like Our Beer Much In Nebraska | 12B: Australian Sparkling Ale | Red Earth Brewers |
| 2nd | Taylor Norland | British Boy | 12A: British Golden Ale | Iowa Brewers Union |
| 3rd | Jamye & Cody Naramore MHP | Jake's Bitter Beer Face | 11B: Best Bitter | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
Table 9: The Darkish Side of the Isles (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alexander Boyer MHP | Inishmore | 15A: Irish Red Ale | Johnson County Brewing Society |
| 2nd | Kim Hynek MHP | Poke the Brown Bear | 13B: British Brown Ale | Red Earth Brewers |
| 3rd | William Higgs | English Porter | 13C: English Porter | Wichita Homebrewers Organization (WHO) |
Table 10: From Brussels With Love (20 entries)
Table 11: Monk'y Business (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Sawyer | Zilveren Worden | 26C: Belgian Tripel | ZZHops Homebrewing Club |
| 2nd | Logan Beets MHP | Donkey Milk Bathwater | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 3rd | Logan Beets MHP | Donkeys Are the New Cash Cows | 26C: Belgian Tripel | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
Table 12: We Like It Dark (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ken Morris MHP | American Women | 20B: American Stout | |
| 2nd | Michael Rensing MHP | Two Can Sam | 15B: Irish Stout | Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS) |
| 3rd | Rich Vander Ploeg MHP | Shadow Rider Porter | 20A: American Porter | Johnson County Brewing Society |
Table 13: Hopportunity Knocks (21 entries)
Table 14: Fruit, Spice, & Everything Nice (15 entries)
Table 15: That Just Happened (10 entries)
Table 16: Go Big Or Go Home (25 entries)
Table 17: Wild, Woody, & Smokin (17 entries)
Table 18: You Make Johnny Appleseed Proud (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kevin Olson MHP | I Drive A Dodge Ram Truck, Out of My Way! | C1D: New World Perry | ZZHops Homebrewing Club |
| 2nd | Stephen Schmitt MHP | Copied Bill Boyer's Recipe | C1A: New World Cider | Evanston Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Eric Martin | Pink Lady | C1A: New World Cider | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
Table 19: Apples With Pizazz! (9 entries)
Table 20: Straight Outta The Hive (4 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shane Kammerer MHP Co-Brewer: Susan Kammerer | Monkey Business | M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 2nd | Nick & Heather Hartley MHP | Gave It The Old Garrett Freeman Attempt | M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead | Red Earth Brewers |
| 3rd | Cody Stiles | Montana Mead | M1A: Dry Mead |
Judging Sessions
Scale Up Judging
08/31/2025 1:00 AM, CDT — 09/06/2025 7:36 PM, CDT
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Pre-Judge
08/31/2025 3:00 PM, CDT.
KC Bier - Wednesday
09/03/2025 7:15 PM, CDT.
KC Bier - Thursday
09/04/2025 7:00 PM, CDT.
KC Bier - Saturday AM 2.0
09/05/2025 8:55 AM, CDT.
KC Bier - Saturday AM
09/06/2025 9:00 AM, CDT.
KC Bier - Saturday PM
09/06/2025 12:30 PM, CDT.
Account Registration Closed
Account registrations accepted 06/01/2025 10:00 AM, CDT through 08/31/2025 1:00 AM, CDT.
Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 06/01/2025 10:00 AM, CDT through 09/06/2025 7:30 PM, CDT.
Entry Registration Closed
Entry registrations accepted 07/01/2025 10:00 AM, CDT through 08/31/2025 1:00 AM, CDT.
Entry Drop-Off Closed
Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 08/16/2025 11:00 AM, CDT — 08/29/2025 4:00 PM, CDT.
Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.
Entry Shipping Closed
Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location 08/16/2025 10:00 AM, CDT — 08/29/2025 4:00 PM, CDT.