Overview
In an attempt to foster healthy competition amongst the brewers in the club the idea of a Brewer of the Year was created. The idea is that those who enter competitions that we host and place will earn points. At the end of the SODZ year we tally up those points and whomever has the most points will be crowned Brewer of the Year and will have the honor of having their name engraved on the Croucher Cup which they will hold for a year.
Scoreboard
The current standing of members will be kept up to date on our site so that anyone can see where they stand compared to other club members.
*Last updated on 2/18/2020
| Brewer Name | Current Points |
|---|---|
| Bill Koeppen | 14 |
| Scott Elliott | 5 |
| Gary Cox | 4 |
| Nik Volkert | 4 |
| Jim Sudduth | 3 |
| Ben Royster | 3 |
| Pat Woodward | 3 |
| Dave Curran | 2 |
| Brad Reardon | 2 |
| Dan George | 1 |
| Christoph Lepper | 1 |
| Herb Bressler | 1 |
SODZ Year
A SODZ year is September to June.
Eligible Competitions
The competitions that are eligible for earning points are:
- Monthly Club Competitions
- Beer for Boobs (BFB)
- British Beer Festival (BBF)
- Lucci Cup (Part of BBF)
- Iron Kettle
- National Homebrew Competition (NHC)
- Ohio State Fair (OSF)
NHC and OSF aren’t SODZ competitions however it was decided that as extra encouragement we’d give points to brewers who place in these competitions.
Point System
Points will be awarded in the following manner.
- 3 Points for first place.
- 2 Points for second place.
- 1 Point for third place.
- 5 Points for winning Lucci Cup or getting Best of Show in BBF, BFB, OSF or NHC.
Previous Years Winners
- 2024 – Pat Woodward
- 2023 – Bill Koeppen
- 2022 – Scott Elliot
- 2021 – NA (no in-person meetings during the COVID pandemic)
- 2020 – Dave Curran
- 2019 – Jim Sudduth
- 2018 – Jim Sudduth
- 2017 – AJ Zanyk
- 2016 – Steve Henry
- 2015 – Gautam Bagchi
- 2014 – Gautam Bagchi
Awards
At the summer picnic the beers from Iron Kettle will be judged after which the Brewer of the Year will be announced. The brewer who wins this title will of course get bragging rights and a gift certificate for $100 to a local homebrew shop of their choice.