Congratulations to everyone who took part in Sour Times 2025; there were so many great entries, as always! We are thrilled to be able to keep running this competition.
Also a huge thanks to the judges, stewards, and staff for putting in many hours of work to make judging day move so smoothly.
Cheers!

Best of Show Winners 

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Adrian Swanson	2025 Blended Gueuze	23E: Gueuze	Nordeast Brewers Alliance
2nd	Pete Graham	Grisette	28A: Brett Beer	Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
3rd	Michael Borchert Co-Brewer: Gayle Borchert	Mike’s Fruit Lambic	23F: Fruit Lambic	Beer Barons of Milwaukee

Winning Entries 

Table 1: European (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Adrian Swanson	2025 Blended Gueuze	23E: Gueuze	Nordeast Brewers Alliance
2nd	Alan Jackson Co-Brewer: Jami Flick	Hahn Solo	27A3: Lichtenhainer	Bluff City Brewers & Connoisseurs
3rd	Pete Graham MHP	Lights Out Gose	23G: Gose	Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
HM	Alex Bruch	Tart Trolley	23A: Berliner Weisse

Table 2: American (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Pete Graham MHP	Grisette	28A: Brett Beer	Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
2nd	Aaron Pigors MHP	Legend Of The Dryad	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)
3rd	Adrian Swanson	Dry Hopped Blended Sour	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Nordeast Brewers Alliance

Table 3: Fruit (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Borchert Co-Brewer: Gayle Borchert	Mike’s Fruit Lambic	23F: Fruit Lambic	Beer Barons of Milwaukee
2nd	Adrian Swanson	Marquette Lambic	23F: Fruit Lambic	Nordeast Brewers Alliance
3rd	Brandon Pflipsen	Tropical Rhythms	LSX4: Catharina Sour	Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade