California State Fair Homebrew Competition

Awards

Judges

Amy Behlke, Dwight Bradish, Will Carlton, Brian Colvin, Robert Colvin, Jim Price, Michael Raines, Ajay Ryerson, Mark Schindler

Stewards

Stuart Baker, Vickie Olson

By the Numbers

313 Entries 92 Entrants

9 Judges 2 Stewards

114 Placing Entries

Table 1: Standard American Beer

5 entries

1st
Edward Montgomery
That Dam Brew Club
Moose Banquet (1B: American Lager)
2nd
Yury Ustsinchyk
Placer Ultimate Brewing Society...
Cream Ale (1C: Cream Ale)
3rd
Taylor Shastid
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
American Idiot (1C: Cream Ale)

Table 2: International Lager

10 entries

1st
Virgil Redman
Placer Ultimate Brewing Society...
Batch 360 Weimar Amber (2B: International Amber Lager)
2nd
Matt Hall
Placer Ultimate Brewing Society...
Rising Sun Lager (2A: International Pale Lager)
3rd
Michael Frenn
HAZE; TDBC; PUBS; Nevada County...
Miguel Especiale (2A: International Pale Lager)

Table 3: Czech Lager

9 entries

1st
Doug Walker
Bo Pilz (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
2nd
Paul Brown & Robbie Proctor Terry...
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
I Creep Across The Land (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
3rd
Robbie Proctor & Paul Brown Terry Hillard
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
How Many Decoctions? (3D: Czech Dark Lager)

Table 4: Pale Malty European Lager

10 entries

1st
Terence Gardner
Greenbelt Brewers Association
Mess With The Fest, Die Like The Rest (4B: Festbier)
2nd
Shane Patterson
Solano Garage Brewers Brew...
Spring Fling (4C: Helles Bock)
3rd
Trevor McGuire
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
This Is A Stick Up (4A: Munich Helles)

Table 5: Pale Bitter European Beer

15 entries

1st
Taylor Shastid
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Creeker Kolsch (5B: Kölsch)
2nd
Annie Johnson
ESB (East Sacramento Brewers)
Valley Of The Dolls (5D: German Pils)
3rd
Michael Frenn
HAZE; TDBC; PUBS; Nevada County...
Dort Druben (5C: German Helles Exportbier)

Table 6: Amber Malty European Lager

4 entries

1st
Virgil Redman
Placer Ultimate Brewing Society...
Batch 358 Weimar Dunkles Bock (6C: Dunkels Bock)
2nd
Michael Riddle & Alex Riddle
HOME
One Goat In A Boat (6C: Dunkels Bock)
3rd
Virgil Redman
Placer Ultimate Brewing Society...
Batch 363 Weimar Marzen (6A: Märzen)

Table 7: Amber Bitter European Beer

9 entries

1st
Brad Cain
San Francisco Homebrewer's...
Free Association (7A: Vienna Lager)
2nd
Eli Palma
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Trenza (7A: Vienna Lager)
3rd
Michael Frenn
HAZE; TDBC; PUBS; Nevada County...
Amadeus (7A: Vienna Lager)

Table 8: Dark European Lager

7 entries

1st
Paul Brown
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Darkness Imprisoning Me (8B: Schwarzbier)
2nd
Eli Palma
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Night Harvest (8A: Munich Dunkel)
3rd
Michael Riddle & Alex Riddle
HOME
May The Schwarz Be With You (8B: Schwarzbier)

Table 9: Strong European Beer

8 entries

1st
Jim Riffe
Goddess Morana (9B: Eisbock)
2nd
Michael Frenn
HAZE; TDBC; PUBS; Nevada County...
Dumbkopf Dopplebock (9A: Doppelbock)
3rd
Michael Riddle & Alex Riddle
HOME
Two Goats In A Boat (9A: Doppelbock)

Table 10: German Wheat Beer

7 entries

1st
Doug Walker
Dark Maltious (10C: Weizenbock)
2nd
Paul Brown
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Where's Fluffy (10A: Weissbier)
3rd
Michael Frenn
HAZE; TDBC; PUBS; Nevada County...
Gut Schmecken! (10C: Weizenbock)

Table 11: Pale British/IPA

6 entries

1st
Michael Frenn
HAZE; TDBC; PUBS; Nevada County...
Arthur, King Of The Britains! (11C: Strong Bitter)
2nd
Chris Lum
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Callista Strong Bitter (11C: Strong Bitter)
3rd
Michael Riddle & Alex Riddle
HOME
Very Best Bitter (11B: Best Bitter)

Table 13: British Brown/Dark

11 entries

1st
Sean Thompson
Triple H (13B: British Brown Ale)
2nd
Paul Wade
Solano Garage Brewers Brew...
Battering Ram (13A: Dark Mild)
3rd
Chris Lum
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Mad British Brown (13B: British Brown Ale)

Table 15: Irish Beer

5 entries

1st
Chris Lum
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Rick O'Shea Irish Stout (15B: Irish Stout)
2nd
Justin Chandler
395brewers
Arrrrish Red (15A: Irish Red Ale)
3rd
Ryan Rivas
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
Gothness (15B: Irish Stout)

Table 17: Strong British Ale

6 entries

1st
Eli Palma
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Zonkey (17C: Wee Heavy)
2nd
Arun Bhalla
San Francisco Homebrewer's...
Pre-Pandemic Barleywine (17D: English Barley Wine)
3rd
Robbie Proctor
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Granny's Tipple (17D: English Barley Wine)

Table 18: Pale American Ale

10 entries

1st
Annie Johnson
ESB (East Sacramento Brewers)
Blaze Of Citrus (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
John Orcutt
Brewins
Blonde...James Blonde (18A: Blonde Ale)
3rd
Michael Riddle & Alex Riddle
HOME
Beyond The Pale (18B: American Pale Ale)

Table 19: Amber and Brown American Beer

14 entries

1st
Michael Riddle & Alex Riddle
HOME
Downtown Brown (19C: American Brown Ale)
2nd
Eli Palma
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Raccoon Ankles (19B: California Common)
3rd
George Brooks
San Francisco Homebrewer's...
Steam Powered (19B: California Common)

Table 20: American Porter and Stout

20 entries

1st
Michael Frenn
HAZE; TDBC; PUBS; Nevada County...
Pootins Castration (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Edward Montgomery
That Dam Brew Club
Potter's Special (20A: American Porter)
3rd
Matthew Alioto & Dan Alioto
Bay Area Mashers
Imperial Stout #957 (20C: Imperial Stout)

Table 21: Specialty IPA

12 entries

1st
Marvin Gomez & Ryan Rivas
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
Nothing Cold Can Stay (21B: Specialty IPA)
2nd
Mark Champas
Hang Out Haze (21B: Specialty IPA)
3rd
Sam Blackmon
Elk Grove Brewers Guild
Aussie Aussie Aussie! (21B: Specialty IPA)

Table 22: Strong American Ale

7 entries

1st
Matthew Alioto & Dan Alioto
Bay Area Mashers
Frank As Fuck (22A: Double IPA)
2nd
Eli Palma
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Dream Church (22A: Double IPA)
3rd
Arun Bhalla
San Francisco Homebrewer's...
Wit Whine (22D: Wheatwine)

Table 23: European Sour Ale

7 entries

1st
Trevor McGuire
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Obelisk (23F: Fruit Lambic)
2nd
Masahiro Kitano
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
Gozahh! (23G: Gose)
3rd
Jeff Mathiowetz
Maltose Falcons
You Drank What With A Straw? (23A: Berliner Weisse)

Table 24: Belgian Ale

5 entries

1st
Craig Corley
Pacific Gravity Home Brewers...
292 - Mb24 - Bpa (24B: Belgian Pale Ale)
2nd
Boris Chen
Bay Area Mashers
White Dragon (24A: Witbier)
3rd
Javier Alderete
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Chasing Squirrels (24A: Witbier)
HM
Adrian Masoni & John Doud
Doud Wit (24A: Witbier)

Table 25: Strong Belgian Ale

9 entries

1st
Ed DeMayo
Marin Society of Homebrewers...
Anti-Vaxxer Belgian Blond (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)
2nd
Robert Casey
Marin Society of Homebrewers...
Belgianblond (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)
3rd
Robert Casey
Marin Society of Homebrewers...
Saison (25B: Saison)

Table 26: Monastic Ale

5 entries

1st
Carl Townsend
Pacific Gravity Home Brewers...
Belgian Single (26A: Belgian Single)
2nd
Taylor Shastid
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Moth Before A Flame (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
3rd
Matthew Carroll
Placer Ultimate Brewing Society...
Trippy Belgian Tripel (26C: Belgian Tripel)

Table 27: Historical Beer

9 entries

1st
Virgil Redman
Placer Ultimate Brewing Society...
Batch 360b Weimar K-Common (27A2: Kentucky Common)
2nd
Robert Horst & David Sapsis
Prepro (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)
3rd
Michael Frenn
HAZE; TDBC; PUBS; Nevada County...
And, They're Off! (27A2: Kentucky Common)

Table 28: American Wild Ale

9 entries

1st
Kent Brown
Placer Ultimate Brewing Society...
Wild Specialty Fruited Sour (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
2nd
Ed DeMayo
Marin Society of Homebrewers...
Stimulus Check (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
3rd
David Serafini
Jamba Sour (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)

Table 29: Fruit Beer

7 entries

1st
Masahiro Kitano
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
Guavahh! (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Masahiro Kitano
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
Maracuyáhh! (29C: Specialty Fruit Beer)
3rd
Cynthia Ricciuti-Brown
Placer Ultimate Brewing Society...
Raspberry Porter (29A: Fruit Beer)

Table 30: Spiced Beer

13 entries

1st
Masahiro Kitano
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
Matchahh! (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
John Brunet
Alotta Horchata (30D: Specialty Spice Beer)
3rd
Brian Gorre-Clancy
Stout Au Lait (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

Table 32: Smoked Beer

6 entries

1st
Paul Brown
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Jump In The Fire (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
2nd
Josh Mengers
Rauch Around The Edges (6B: Rauchbier)
3rd
James Cota
Buford T. Rauchbier (6B: Rauchbier)
HM
John Orcutt
Brewins
Smokey The Beer (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)

Table 33: Wood Beer

7 entries

1st
Michael Frenn
HAZE; TDBC; PUBS; Nevada County...
Zelinsky's Revenge (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Robbie Proctor
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Granny In A Barrel (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Arun Bhalla
San Francisco Homebrewer's...
Old Eight-Year (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)

Table 34: Specialty Beer

7 entries

1st
Edward Montgomery
That Dam Brew Club
Jalapizza (34C: Experimental Beer)
2nd
Justin Chandler
395brewers
Treasure Of Prison Hill (34C: Experimental Beer)
3rd
Michael Frenn
HAZE; TDBC; PUBS; Nevada County...
Steinbier Hier! (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
HM
Annie Johnson
ESB (East Sacramento Brewers)
Colt Jackson 47 (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)

Table 35: American IPA

11 entries

1st
Trevor McGuire
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
The Western District Way (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Matthew Alioto & Dan Alioto
Bay Area Mashers
Frank As Fuck (21A: American IPA)
3rd
Eli Palma
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Hopkuna Matata (21A: American IPA)

Table 36: Hazy IPA

10 entries

1st
Trevor McGuire
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
It Was Love, It Was True Love (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Terence Gardner
Greenbelt Brewers Association
The Juice Extractor (21C: Hazy IPA)
3rd
Masahiro Kitano
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
Hazy Sh*t!! (21C: Hazy IPA)

Table 37: Standard Cider and Perry

5 entries

1st
Matt Young
Orange County Mash Ups
Costco Special (C1C: French Cider)
2nd
Javier Alderete
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
This Is The New World Order (C1A: New World Cider)
3rd
Bud Tourville & Jillian Tourville Kate...
PUBS
Apple Cider (C1A: New World Cider)

Table 38: Specialty Cider and Perry

7 entries

1st
Javier Alderete
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Baby Its Cold Outside (C2D: Ice Cider)
2nd
Cristian Romo Diaz
Berry Galore (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
3rd
Cristian Romo Diaz
Blue Goose (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)

Table 39: Traditional Mead

8 entries

1st
Bud Tourville & Gabrielle Tourville
PUBS
Traditional Mead (M1A: Dry Mead)
2nd
Bryan Cowger
Sparkling Raspberry Mead (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
3rd
Chris Hamm & Bryan Cowger Doug Olson...
Walgra Meadows Mead Blend (M1A: Dry Mead)

Table 40: Fruit Mead

9 entries

1st
Bud Tourville & Gabrielle Tourville
PUBS
Cyser (M2A: Cyser)
2nd
Daniel Riedling
3 Racks Mead (M2E: Melomel)
3rd
Bud Tourville & Gabrielle Tourville
PUBS
Lime Mead (M2E: Melomel)

Table 41: Spiced Mead

4 entries

1st
Chris Lovett
Lavender Lemonade Mead (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
2nd
Michael Rivera
Strand Brewers Club
Tom Collins Mead (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
3rd
Bud Tourville & Gabrielle Tourville
PUBS
Spiced Mead (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)

Best of Show

Beer

1st
Michael Riddle & Alex Riddle
HOME
Downtown Brown (19C: American Brown Ale)

Club of the Year

28 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceClub1st2nd3rdScore
1stDiablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)866100.0000000

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners