Announcements

  • Get your brews ready and your palates cleansed for the third annual SCH-ABC! Entrants, judges, and stewards are all encouraged to participate, and remember, EVERY BEER COUNTS. Last year's EPHY came down to the SCH-ABC Best of Show table, and we expect another close race this year.

    Details available on the SCH-ABC page!

  • It's official: this year's Group Brew will be a classic Maibock! Still working on the details on the whole roasted pig, but either way it will be a fun afternoon for all.

Eastern Pennsylvania Homebrewer of the Year (EPHY) Award - 2010

Eastern Pennsylvania Homebrewer of the Year (EPHY) Award

The Stoney Creek Homebrewers are proud to announce the continuation of the Eastern Pennsylvania Homebrewer of the Year Competition, to recognize year-long excellence in brewing in our area! The winner will receive not only fame and glory, but a beautiful trophy and stein. Please see below for the official rules.

To view the 2009 results, click here

1 Dave Grosch, Keystone Hops 40
2 Fred Kline, BUZZ 30
3 David Barber, LVHB 26
4 Tim Caum, Keystone Hops 18
T5 Scott Rudich and Richard DiLiberto, Keystone Hops 17
T5 Tom Bastian, Bruclear 17
7 Doug Buddle, Keystone Hops 16
8 Christopher Clair 12
9 Blake Morris, The Brewing Network 11
T10 Jeremy Hancher 10
T10 Michael Lessa, LVHB 10
T10 Carey Diamond 10
T13 Brian Stein, LVHB 9
T13 Jeff Louella, ALEiens 9
T15 Al Hazan, LVHB 8
T15 Erik Walp, Stoney Creek Homebrewers 8
T15 Jeff Sein 8
T15 Joshua Bushey, LHVB 8
T15 Judy Parsons, LHVB 8
20 Stephen Robson, Keystone Hops 7
T21 Brent Ziegler, Keystone Hops 6
T21 Josh Weikert, Stoney Creek Homebrewers 6
T21 Nate Walter, Keystone Hops 6
T21 R. J. Sherman, NJ HOPZ 6
T21 Sean Anderson and Matt Beck 6
T21 Steve Bischoff, BUZZ 6
T21 Bryan Clayton and Ryan Fogel 6
T28 Brian Johnson and Tom Sherwood, Keystone Hops 5
T28 Chris Reilly 5
T28 Christian Mosebach, ALEiens 5
T28 Dennis Leonard 5
T28 Ed Basgall 5
T28 Ernie Tokay, SPAZ 5
T28 Graham Smith 5
T28 Justin Law???? (Justin Low, ALEiens) 5
T28 Kathy Moss, Keystone Hops 5
T28 Mark Kenesky, Stoney Creek Homebrewers 5
T28 Mark Prior + Jared Spidel and Dave Manning 5
T28 Matthew Kaplan + Blake Morris 5
T28 Mike Manning, LVHB 5
T28 Rick Solomon 5
T28 Ryan Maple, The Brewing Network 5
T28 Ryan Wieand and Michael Lessa, LVHB 5
T28 Steven Landgren, Upstate NY Homebrewers Association 5
T28 Tyler Currier, ALEiens 5
T28 Wardell Massey, GLUB 5
T28 William Schools, ALEiens 5
T48 Anthony Addeo 4
T48 Ryan Cochrane, HOPS 4
T48 Tom Bastian + Jesse Keenan 4
T51 Aaron Barkley 3
T51 Alric Von Gerbig 3
T51 Bob Piano and Scott Minnich, LVHB 3
T51 Brian Krebs, Keystone Hops 3
T51 Brian Moore 3
T51 Christopher Gagne 3
T51 Curt Keck, LVHB 3
T51 Dan Schreffler 3
T51 David Houseman, BUZZ 3
T51 Dennis Myers 3
T51 Ed Richardson, Keystone Hops 3
T51 Joshua Cole and Phil Hartshore 3
T51 Mark Fabian 3
T51 Nick Fox, WHALES 3
T51 Patrick Lauletta 3
T51 Paul McGinnis 3
T51 Richard Gingerich 3
T51 Sam Scott, ALEiens 3
T51 Scott Geba and Joe Spitaleri 3
T51 Scott Wills 3
T51 Shane McGee + Katie Keller 3
T51 Stephen Stopper, ALEiens 3
T73 Andy Hejl, Keystone Hops 2
T73 Matt Tarlecki 2
T75 Anthony Gurka and Gianpierro Ioppicolo, ALEiens 1
T75 Bill Morley, Keystone Hops 1
T75 Bob Purrenhage 1
T75 Brooks Smothers 1
T75 Chip Bender 1
T75 Chris Becker + Tom Sup 1
T75 Craig Easton, WHALES 1
T75 David Schuetz, HBC 1
T75 Drew Williams, Keystone Hops 1
T75 Joel Gallihue, CRABS 1
T75 Jonathan Miller 1
T75 Joseph Puksta 1
T75 Josh Delp, 1
T75 Kevin Socha 1
T75 Luke Kostu, WHALES 1
T75 Mark Prior, BUZZ 1
T75 Matt Lee and Donna Corvino, LVHB 1
T75 Matthew Kennedy, Steve Bischoff, Joe Moran, Outta Hand Brews 1
T75 Mike Dietz and Bryan Clayton 1
T75 Mike Sodano 1
T75 Reggie Springer 1
T75 Ryan Gerlach 1
T75 Timothy Brown, Keystone Hops 1

Official rules:
The EPHY will be awarded to the Homebrewer with the most cumulative points from the four following competitions:

War of the Worts
Buzz-off
Malt Madness
Stoney Creek Homebrewers Amateur Brewing Championship.

Number of entries is unlimited but only the top four results for each individual will be used from each competition:

1st place - 5 points
2nd place – 3 points
3rd place – 1 point

BOS will be added to the total as a bonus:

BOS- 5 points
2nd BOS – 3 points
3rd BOS – 1 point

Ties will be decided by more BOS awards or if that is not a factor then more 1st places, then more 2nd places, then 3rds. If all that is equal we will name co-champions.

For example, If no BOS:
9 firsts, 2 seconds, 3 thirds = 58 total
would beat
8 firsts, 5 seconds, 3 thirds = 58 total

Additional notes:
The same beer can be entered in as many competitions as you wish. Contest is open to individuals living in or out of Pennsylvania.