2026 Brewer of the Year Schedule – MASH

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MONTH	CATEGORY	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD
December	OPEN – BEST OF SHOW	Gary Fuller Wood Aged Specialty Beer	Rafael Dubois Schwarzbier	Dan Smyth Mixed Style Beer
January	DARK EUROPEAN LAGER Munich Dunkel – 8A Schwarzbier – 8B	David Kirsten Munich Dunkel	Roosevelt de los Santos Schwarzbier	Dan Smyth Schwarzbier
February	COCONUT BEER Must contain coconut and specify a description of the beer, identifying either a Base Style or the ingredients, specs, or target character of the beer. A general description of the special nature of the beer can cover all the requirements.	Gary Fuller Winter Ale w/ Coconut	Dan Smyth Imperial Toasted Coconut Stout	David Kirsten Foreign Extra Stout w/ Coconut
March	STRONG BELGIAN ALE Belgian Blond Ale – 25A Saison – 25B Belgian Golden Strong – 25C	Adam Reynols Saison	Jim Walsh Belgian Golden Strong	David Kirsten Belgian Blond Ale
April	INTERNATIONAL LAGER International Pale Lager – 2A International Amber Lager – 2B International Dark Lager – 2C	Rafael Dubois International Dark Lager	David Kirsten International Amber Lager	Adam Reynols International Pale Lager
May	AMERICAN IPA – 21A	Dan Smyth	Jim Walsh	Adam Reynols
June	DARK BRITISH BEER Sweet Stout – 16A Oatmeal Stout – 16B Tropical Stout – 16C Foreign Extra Stout – 16D	Jake Ivey Sweet Stout	Dan Smyth Foreign Extra Stout	David Kirsten Foreign Extra Stout
July	PALE BITTER EUROPEAN BEER German Leichtbier – 5A Kölsch – 5B German Helles – 5C German Pils – 5D
August	AMBER & BROWN AMERICAN ALE American Amber Ale – 19A California Common – 19B American Brown Ale – 19C
September	MONASTIC ALE Belgian Single – 26A Belgian Dubbel – 26B Belgian Tripel – 26C Belgian Dark Strong Ale – 26D
October	STRONG EUROPEAN BEER Doppelbock – 9A Eisbock – 9B Baltic Porter – 9C
November	SMOKED BEER Classic Style Smoked Beer – 32A Specialty Smoked Beer – 32B