The first annual Fire in the Hole tournament is in the can and those who came to the event...had a blast! Congrats to Tim McKeow and Bob Higgins the winners of the 1st Annual Fire in the Hole corn hole tournament. Also, congrats to runners up Robert Hennessy and Josh Kobylarz. The Sterling Pig Brewery made generous prize donations to the winners.

Round 2 of the 2023 BOMBing run took place at the home of Scott Birdwell. If you weren't there, here's what happened...
Brewers submitted their best attempt at cloning Levante Brewing Company's Cloudy & Cumbersome NEIPA. As usual, entries were judged by their fellow BOMBers in attendance. 11 teams of brewers went head to head in the first round of this year's BOMBing Run competition in their battle for the crown of Top BOMB Brewer. The results are in and as follows:

• 1st Place - Adam Ritter
• 2nd Place - Paul Ward/Dan Cooper/Brent Mattingly/Vic Orlando
• 3rd Place - Kevin Keba

Thanks to our sponsors The Imperial Yeast, Five Star Chemicals and Brew Your Own Beer for donations and discounts for our competitors! A special thanks to Mr & Mrs Birdwell for hosting this event!
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The results and full scoreboard can be found on the 2023 BOMBing Run page.

The BOMB was well represented at the Lansdale Beer Fest on June 24th. Jake Wilson, Rich Sparano & Mike Herman poured their beers to give fest-goers a taste of what the BOMB is brewing. The 3 reported a strong showing at the festival and steady visits to the BOMB tent.

We were wet, damp, brewin' and chillin' all at this year's Keystone Barrel Championship brew day. This year's BOMB Barrel crew is Rich Sparano, Kevin Harkness, Mike Duprez, Mark Gibble, Adam Ritter, Alex Crowe and Dave Bill. Last year's BOMB Barrel Team placed 2nd in what turned out to be stiff competition, but year we are back and ready to compete for the top prize.

The event is comprised of homebrew clubs from around the area. Teams must brew their beer on site and then age it in a Dad's Hat Rye Whiskey barrel provided to the clubs by Keystone Homebrew Supply. Each team then brings a keg of their barrel aged beer to Keystone for the main event the following year. The beer is evaluated by a panel of celebrity judges, who crown the winner of the competition. The BOMB thanks BYOB Homebrew Supplies in Havertown, PA who helped offset our cost of the competition.

Last night the 2023 BOMBing run competitors submitted their British Strong Ale entries to their fellow BOMBers for judging. 12 brewers went head to head in the first round of this year's BOMBing Run competition in their battle for the crown of Top BOMB Brewer. The results are in and as follows:
1st Place - Paul Ward/Dan Cooper/Brent Mattingly/Vic Orlando
2nd Place - Mike Duprez
3rd Place - Brian Weir/Todd Eaton

Thanks to our sponsors The Sterling Pig Brewery, Imperial Yeast, Five Star Chemicals and Brew Your Own Beer for donations and discounts for our competitors!
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The results and full scoreboard can be found on the 2023 BOMBing Run page.

The What's Brewing PA show, on ​NBC Sports Philadelphia, covered the Keystone Barrel Championship on last night's episode. The BOMB gets plenty of coverage and is announced at the 2nd place winner with a barrel aged Belgian Strong ale entry.