2014 Mazer Cup Results

The 2014 Mazer Cup International Mead Competition wrapped up March 22 in Boulder, Colorado. The Mazer Cup, whose mission is to increase global mead awareness through international competition at the commercial and enthusiast levels is organized by an amazing group of volunteers. This year there were over 40 judges and 40 volunteers involved in the difficult process of organizing and evaluating an extensive amount of mead.

This year’s big winner in the commercial category was Wesley Channell’s Dragonmead. Dragonmead took an incredible five medals home with them to Warren, Michigan. That included 2 golds, 2 silvers, and one bronze. Other big winners included a perennial favorite, Michael Fairbrother of Moonlight Meadery and Peter Kudlac of Apimed with 3 medals each. American Mead Maker Journal Editor, Jeff Herbert and his wife Jen also picked up 3 medals for their Arizona-based Meadery, Superstition Meadery.

Though there were many amazing meads in the Home Competition, one stood out above the rest. Ian Bresky’s Vanilla Fig Cyser took the “Best In Show” title. It sounds delicious! I’ll have to try something similar.

Below are the rest of the results. Congratulations to all the winners and a big thanks to all those who entered. Keep creating and pushing the industry further!

Commercial Meadery Competition

Bracket or Braggot
		ESB Braggot	Dragonmead
		Crooked Door Amber Ale Braggot	Dragonmead
		Big Ass Braggot	Rogue Ales & Spirits
Cyser
		Stonewall’S Cyser	Celestial Meads/Alaska Meadery
		Honeycrisp Apple Cyser	Arktos Meadery
		Lumberjack	Orchid Cellar
Dessert Mead-Semi-Sweet
		Strawberry Mead	Dragonmead
Dessert Mead-Sweet
		Berry White	Superstition Meadery
		Spiced Pumpkin Mead	Dragonmead
Other Fruit/Vegetable Melomel – Dry
		Cherry Mead	Dragonmead
		Elderberry	Campbell’S Gold Honey Farm
		Blackberry Sack	Schramm’s Mead
Other Fruit/Vegetable Melomel – Semi-Sweet
		The Statement	Schramm’s Mead
		Fling	Moonlight Meadery
		Honey And Blackcurrants	Intermiel
Other Fruit/Vegetable Melomel – Sweet
		Sunset Blues Cyser	Sunset Heights Meadery
		Castellan	Orchid Cellar
		Blackberry Mead	Falcon Meadery
Metheglin
		Wicked	Moonlight Meadery
		Fire ‘N Spice	Chinook Arch Meadery
		Flavorburst Metheglin Spiced Honey	Meniru Meadery & Brewery LLC
Pyment
		Que Syrah – Syrah	Celestial Meads
		Aphrodisia	Superstition Meadery
		Mead Noir	Rosewood Estates Winery
Session Mead
		Pollinator	Crafted Artisan Meadery
		Ginger Session Mead	Nectar Creek Honey Wine
		Nectar of the Hops	Redstone Meadery
Specialty (Open Category) – Dry
		HoneyMaker Mead Maker’s Blend Reser	Maine Mead Works
		Bos Meadery Pomegranate Pyment	Bos Meadery Llc
		Peachin’ to the Choir	Monks Meadery
Specialty (Open Category) -Semi-Sweet
		Kurt’s Apple Pie	Moonlight Meadery
		Oracle	Hill Top Berry Farm and Winery
		Chocolate Mead	Sap House Meadery
Specialty (Open Category) – Sweet
		Sambuccus	Campbell’s Gold Honey Farm & Meadery
		Dry Hopped Cyser	Sunset Heights Meadery
		Hunter	Orchid Cellar
Traditional – Dry
		Oak Barrel Reserve	St. Ambrose Cellars
		The Golden Drop	Honeydew Apiaries
		Winter Mead	The Hive Winery
Traditional – Semi-Sweet
		Sokoli	Corpo Sp. z.o.o S.K.A
		Elegance	Kookoolan World Meadery
		Mead	Munro Honey & Meadery
Traditional – Sweet
		AM	Pasieka Jaros Maciej
		Ragnarok	Superstition Meadery
		Original Slovenska Medovina	Apimed
Varietal – Dry
		Orange Blossom Mead	Meniru Meadery & Brewery LLC
		Black Sage	Meridian Hive Meadery
		Bouquet Printanier	Intermiel
Varietal – Semi-Sweet
		Tupelo Ambrosia	St. Ambrose Cellars
Varietal – Sweet
		Staroslovanska Medovina Svetla	Apimed
		Staroslovanska Medovina Tmava	Apimed

 

Home Competition

Dry Mead
		Kyle Wright
		Bruce Leslie	Bob
		Justin Chamberlain, Will Crapser, David Woods	Coop B
Semi-Sweet Mead
		Robert Ratliff	Sandman’s Mesquite Traditional
		Jason Meehan	Almond Honey Mead
		Thomas Repas	Sparkling Orange Blossom Mead
Sweet Mead
		Joshua Dalzelle
		Michael Spears	Wildflower Fiesta
		Mark Tanner	Poltorak Trad
Cyser (Apple Melomel)
		Robert Ratliff	Sandman’s Mutiny on the Bounty Spiced Cyser
		John Krochune	MyCyser
		Dianna Walker Ron Kalvig	Better Have One Melomel
Pyment (Grape Melomel)
		Thomas Repas	Cabernet Pyment
		Yancy Bodenstein, Laura Cole	The Grape Escape
		Ben Backlund	Gewurztraminer Pyment
Other Fruit Melomel (Dry)
		Ivan Kozoletov	Sour cherry
		Seth Langford, Seth T Langford	A Touch of Cranberry
		Timothy Rogers	Down by the Tracks Blueberry
Other Fruit Melomel (Semi-Sweet)
		Les McAuliffe	Honey Church Quince Mead
		Yancy Bodenstein	Peachy Keen!
		Dennis Swingler	Rhubarb
Other Fruit Melomel (Sweet)
		Tom Lemanczyk	Black Currant Melomel
		Mark Tanner
		Mino Choi	black currant
Berry Melomel (Dry)
		Jovilin Grunewald	P4
		Ivan Kozoletov	Strawberry
		Thomas Repas	Elderberry Melomel
Other Fruit Melomel -Berry (Semi-Sweet)
		Tom Sadowski	Lush
		Ben Backlund	Strawberry Melomel
		Steve West	Purple Haze
Other Fruit Melomel -Berry (Sweet)
		Marc Bivins	Golden Oldie Dwojniak
		Leczycki Marek	Agrestniak 2011
		Stanley Kaminski	Sif
Metheglin (Dry)
		Sam Atwood Matt Garcia	ALL the Cinnamon!
		Robert Colwell	Twice Buzzed
		Ben Backlund	Lemon Ginger Remedy
Metheglin (Semi-Sweet)
		Angie Colwell	Spiced Mead
		Don Larsen	Idaho Warmer
		Scott Behrens	Vanilla
Metheglin (Sweet)
		Sergio Moutela	Dolce Chipotle
		Tiara Paris	Queen Bee Mead: Chocolate Mint
		Angie Colwell	French Toast
Braggot
		Josh Mahoney	Glorious Braggot
		James Sites	Property of a Nobleman
		Joe Connolly
Open Category Mead (Dry)
		Gregory Buczynski	Black Cherry
		James Robinson	Oddball Fermentables: Hopberry Red
		Adam Crockett	And I mead you tonight!
Open Category Mead (Semi-Sweet)
		Tom Sadowski	Electric Cherry
		Mark Tanner	2Rs
		Brendan Dillon	Meadow Wine
Open Category Mead (Sweet)
		Ian Bresky	Vanilla Fig Cyser
		Jovilin Grunewald Mark Tanner	SRB
		Paul Johnson	Zinfandel Tawny Port Pyment
Best of Show
		Ian Bresky	Vanilla Fig Cyser