9th Bulgarian homebrew competition

Thanks to all who participated in the 9th Bulgarian homebrew competition.

There were 129 entries judged and 177 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Country
1st	Goran Šostarec	Barrley	17D: English Barleywine	Croatia

Winning Entries

Table 1: Lager (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Country
1st	Radu Drasovean	88 Pilsner	5D: German Pils	Romania
2nd	Yordan Andreevski	Prashtinyarka	5D: German Pils	Bulgaria
3rd	Damir Ban	Udo	4A: Munich Helles	Croatia

Table 2: Wheat Beer (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Country
1st	Ion Iliescu	Obama	10A: Weissbier	Romania
2nd	Mladen Pavlinović	Crowit	24A: Witbier	Croatia
3rd	Andrea Tambone	Tuttifruttisummerblanche	24A: Witbier	Bulgaria
HM	Dimitar Filipov	Wild Frontier Weiss	10A: Weissbier	Bulgaria
HM	Latchezar Voynov	16191	24A: Witbier	Bulgaria
HM	Darin Dimitrov	Пшеничка	24A: Witbier	Bulgaria

Table 3: Porter (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Country
1st	Damir Ban	Michigan Porter	20A: American Porter	Croatia
2nd	Радослав Славов	Baltic Sunrise	9C: Baltic Porter	Bulgaria
3rd	Stefano Baretta	Honey Bee Fatkitty	13C: English Porter	Bulgaria
HM	Atanas Bozhkov	Pret-A-Porter	20A: American Porter	Bulgaria
HM	Patrik Tužinský Co-Brewer: Šárka Čondlová	Opitý Vlk Chors	20A: American Porter	Slovakia

Table 4: Stout (28 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Country
1st	Ivan Kuze	Columbus Stout	20B: American Stout	Croatia
2nd	Георги Македонски	Тъмната бира	16B: Oatmeal Stout	Bulgaria
3rd	Pavel Skerlj	Pantheon Morana	20C: Imperial Stout	Slovenia
HM	Sevastin Olekov	Black Soho	20C: Imperial Stout	Bulgaria
HM	Dinko Cotic	Dark Knight	20C: Imperial Stout	Croatia
HM	Goran Boneta Co-Brewer: Anita	Бакунин	20C: Imperial Stout	Croatia
HM	Стефан Арагон Co-Brewer: Мартин Димитров	Snob Cake	20C: Imperial Stout	Bulgaria

Table 5: Pale Ale (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Country
1st	Marian Verbenik	Raja	18B: American Pale Ale	Slovakia
2nd	Пламен Костадинов	Hmelody	18B: American Pale Ale	Bulgaria
3rd	Венцислав Вълчев	Венци	18A: Blonde Ale	Bulgaria
HM	Martin Marchev	Millennium Falcon	18B: American Pale Ale	Bulgaria
HM	Nikolay Illov	Apa	18B: American Pale Ale	Bulgaria
HM	Tomislav Strabić	Črnika Brew Bjonda	18A: Blonde Ale	Croatia

Table 6: IPA (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Country
1st	Andon Staykov	Down Under	21A: American IPA	Bulgaria
2nd	Vladislav Konovsky	Juicy IPA	21B: Specialty IPA	Bulgaria
3rd	Atanas Bozhkov	Noindian	21A: American IPA	Bulgaria

Table 7: Strong Ale (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Country
1st	Goran Šostarec	Barrley	17D: English Barleywine	Croatia
2nd	Stoyan Stoyanov	Dobi	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Bulgaria
3rd	Bojan Grdinic Co-Brewer: Tapiri	Quadpir	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Croatia

Table 8: Sour Beer (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Country
1st	Пламен Костадинов	50 Shades	27A1: Gose	Bulgaria
2nd	Ionut-Alexandru Batrinache	Pucker Face	23A: Berliner Weisse	Romania
3rd	Atanas Bozhkov	Kaiser Gose	27A1: Gose	Bulgaria

Table 9: Specialty Beer (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Country
1st	Atanas Bozhkov	Tuti Fruity	29A: Fruit Beer	Bulgaria
2nd	Marian Verbenik	Bb Glazer	28A: Brett Beer	Slovakia
3rd	Olaru Razvan	Stay Awhile And Listen	29A: Fruit Beer	Romania
HM	Petar Boyadzhiev	Tf	29A: Fruit Beer	Bulgaria
HM	Радослав Славов	Bad Santa	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Bulgaria
HM	Mihail Iliev Co-Brewer: Dimitar Filipov/ Blagoy Yordanov	Bre-Cat	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Bulgaria
HM	Radu Drasovean	84 Blueberry Saison	29A: Fruit Beer	Romania

Past Winners

2018
2019
2021

Judging Sessions and Dates

Final
28/05/2022 09:00, EEST.

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 11/04/2022 00:00, EEST through 27/05/2022 00:00, EEST.

Entry Registration Closed

Entry registrations accepted 11/04/2022 20:00, EEST through 22/05/2022 00:00, EEST.

Entry Drop-Off Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 01/05/2022 00:00, EEST through 22/05/2022 23:00, EEST.

Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.

Entry Shipping Closed

Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location 01/05/2022 00:00, EEST through 22/05/2022 23:00, EEST.

9th Bulgarian homebrew competition: Past Winners – 2019