Winners – Valkyries Horn Competition 2019
Best Of Show – Valkyries Horn
Best of Show presented by AleHorn
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| BOS | Rick Helps | Raspberry Habenero | Surtrs Flame – Capscimel | St. Croix River Vally Home Brewers Assn |
Table 1: Surtrs Flame (24 entries)
Surtrs’ Flame presented by Gardner Bees
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Rick Helps | Raspberry Habenero | Surtrs Flame – Capscimel | St. Croix River Vally Home Brewers Assn |
| 2nd | Jason Hedlund | Cheryll’s Chipotle Cherrels | Surtrs Flame – Capscimel | Primary Fermenters Brewers & Vintners |
| 3rd | Mike Strong | Triple Berry Jalapeño Jam | Surtrs Flame – Capscimel |
Table 2: Dry Traditional (13 entries)
Traditional Dry presented by Crooked Brook & Mohawk Valley Trading
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Allen Martin | Fireweed Trad | Dry Mead | Arizona Society of Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Jeremy Olsen | Hairy Vetch | Dry Mead | Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
| 3rd | Paul Fowler | Loki Trad | Dry Mead | Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
| HM | Jeremy Olsen | Mustard Trad | Dry Mead | Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
Table 3: Semi-Sweet Traditional (25 entries)
Traditional Semi-Sweet presented by Craft Meister
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Mitchell Wood | Woodpile Creations | Semi-Sweet Mead | |
| 2nd | Kevin Meintsma | Yellow Snowberry | Semi-Sweet Mead | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 3rd | Paul Fowler | Ob Trad | Semi-Sweet Mead | Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
Table 4: Sweet Traditional (17 entries)
Traditional Sweet presented by Champlain Valley Apiaries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Nathan Steigman | Condemnantes | Sweet Mead | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 2nd | Matthew Weide | Hairy Vetch | Sweet Mead | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 3rd | Josh Holbrook | Hawaii Bees | Sweet Mead | Blue Ox Brewers Society |
Table 5: Cyser (14 entries)
Cyser presented by Moonlight Meadery
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Kevin Meintsma | Old Faithful Cyser | Cyser | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 2nd | Allen Martin | Cyser1 | Cyser | Arizona Society of Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Warren Earle | Croation Crusher | Cyser | Arizona Society of Homebrewers |
Table 6: Pyment (12 entries)
Pyment presented by Northern Brewer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Al Boyce | Sangio Pyment | Pyment | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 2nd | Kevin Meintsma | Muscat Luv | Pyment | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 3rd | Paul Dienhart | Barbera Pyment | Pyment | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
Table 7: Berry Mead (37 entries)
Berry presented by White Bear Meadery
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Rick Helps | Raspberrry Fusion | Berry Mead | St. Croix River Vally Home Brewers Assn |
| 2nd | Ryan Ungs | Cranberry Mead | Berry Mead | MNBT No Rules Homebrew |
| 3rd | Paul Fowler | Black Currant | Berry Mead | Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
Table 8: Stone Fruit Mead (13 entries)
Stone Fruit presented by Blichman Engineering
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Jason Hedlund | Cheryll’s Cherrels | Stone Fruit Mead | Primary Fermenters Brewers & Vintners |
| 2nd | Paul Fowler | Tart Cherry | Stone Fruit Mead | Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
| 3rd | Nathan Steigman | Celeri | Stone Fruit Mead | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
Table 9: Melomel (26 entries)
Melomel presented by Prairie Rose Meadery
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Steve Fletty | All the Passions | Melomel | Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
| 2nd | Warren Earle | Black Heart | Melomel | Arizona Society of Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Kevin Meintsma | All The Flavors | Melomel | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
Table 10: Fruit and Spice (18 entries)
Fruit & Spice presented by Sap House Meadery
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Adam Bystrom | Basil-Tov (Strawberry And Basil) | Fruit and Spice Mead | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 2nd | Rick Helps | Chocolate Raspberry | Fruit and Spice Mead | St. Croix River Vally Home Brewers Assn |
| 3rd | Allen Martin | Cranberry White | Fruit and Spice Mead | Arizona Society of Homebrewers |
| HM | Marc Burris | Blueberry Ginger | Fruit and Spice Mead |
Table 11: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead (26 entries)
Spice, Herb, or Veg presented by Lost Cause Meadery
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Al Boyce | Jamaican Hibiscus-Ginger Methegin | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 2nd | Kevin Wojdak | Far East Flair | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 3rd | Brandon Pflipsen | Nutmeg | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
Table 12: Braggot (8 entries)
Braggot presented by The Mead House
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Roger Gibson | Betsworth Braggot | Braggot | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 2nd | Nathan Steigman | Rescribo Historia | Braggot | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 3rd | Matthew Chrispen | Dutchy Braggot | Braggot | Austin Zealots |
Table 13: Historic (4 entries)
Historical presented by River Drive
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Lara Augustine | Ethopian T’ej Makakalanya | Historical Mead | Meadmakers Association Of Kentuckiana (MAKERS) |
| 2nd | Krzysztof Plizga | Buckwheat Trójniak | Historical Mead | |
| 3rd | Joe Leigh | Tej | Historical Mead |
Table 14: Experimental Mead Dry (14 entries)
Experimental Sweet presented by Amoretti
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Ryan Ungs | Peach Cobbler | Experimental Mead Dry | MNBT No Rules Homebrew |
| 2nd | Daryl Beck | Blood of the Orange | Experimental Mead Dry | |
| 3rd | Brian Hart | Smoked Tea | Experimental Mead Dry | Brewsquitos Homebrewing Club |
Table 15: Experimental Mead Sweet (21 entries)
Experimental Dry presented by Spike Brewing
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Krzysztof Plizga | Black Currant Bochet | Experimental Mead Sweet | |
| 2nd | Josh Holbrook | Sassy | Experimental Mead Sweet | Blue Ox Brewers Society |
| 3rd | Paul Fowler | Cherry Chipotle | Experimental Mead Sweet | Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
Heavy Medal
Heavy Medal presented by Dutch Gold Honey
| Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club | |
| Rick Helps | Raspberry Habenero | Surtrs Flame – Capscimel | St. Croix River Vally Home Brewers Assn |