California State Fair Homebrew Competition

Thanks to all who participated in the California State Fair Homebrew Competition.

There were 291 entries judged and 124 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Frenn	Biere' De Garde	24C: Bière de Garde	HAZE; TDBC; PUBS; Nevada County Homebrewers; PBR

Winning Entries

Table 1: Standard American Beer (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Annie Johnson	Nappy Litght	1A: American Light Lager	ESB (East Sacramento Brewers)
2nd	Jordan Reed	Schweederson's Gold	1B: American Lager	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Michael Frenn	Lil' Rocketman Lager	1B: American Lager	HAZE; TDBC; PUBS; Nevada County Homebrewers; PBR

Table 2: International Lager (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Aaron Fulgham Co-Brewer: Blake Fulgham	On The Main Stage... Amber!	2B: International Amber Lager	That Dam Brew Club
2nd	Trevor McGuire	Cervez Por Vida	2A: International Pale Lager	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Jason Davis	Lutra Libre	2A: International Pale Lager	Bay Area Mashers

Table 3: Czech Lager (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Samuel Persichilli Co-Brewer: Dominique Scott	The Wolves	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Ultra Rare Brewers
2nd	Jeff Case Co-Brewer: Ben Frymark	Barke At The Moon	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Brad Cain	When I Was Your Age	3D: Czech Dark Lager	San Francisco Homebrewer's Guild

Table 4: Pale Malty European Lager (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	George Randels	Pdq Bock	4C: Helles Bock	Brew Angels
2nd	Nick Nguyen	Unfiltered German Helles	4A: Munich Helles	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	Go Fest Young Man	4B: Festbier	HOME

Table 5: Pale Bitter European Beer (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Logan Prasser	Cripsety	5D: German Pils	Bay Area Mashers
2nd	Eli Palma	Pantunfla	5B: Kölsch	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Edward Montgomery	Lawnmower Pilsner	5D: German Pils	That Dam Brew Club
HM	Michael Frenn	Peroni Amaro	5D: German Pils	HAZE; TDBC; PUBS; Nevada County Homebrewers; PBR

Table 6: Amber Malty European Lager (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jason Davis	Bamberg Nights	6B: Rauchbier	Bay Area Mashers
2nd	Josh Akin	Marzen San Diego	6A: Märzen	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Craig Corley	273 - Vmo #9	6A: Märzen	Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club

Table 7: Amber Bitter European Beer (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Benjamin Frymark	Ctrl + Alt + Delete	7B: Altbier	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Jeffrey Mathiowetz	Ode To Schell's	7A: Vienna Lager	Maltose Falcons
3rd	Brad Cain	Free Association	7A: Vienna Lager	San Francisco Homebrewer's Guild

Table 8: Dark European Lager (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	May The Schwarz Be With You	8B: Schwarzbier	HOME
2nd	Eli Palma	Night Harvest	8A: Munich Dunkel	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Paul Wade	Negative Ghostrider	8B: Schwarzbier	Solano Garage Brewers Brew Club

Table 9: Strong European Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jim Riffe	Goddess Morana	9B: Eisbock
2nd	Eli Palma	Doppelbänger	9A: Doppelbock	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Benjamin Frymark	Krustanator	9A: Doppelbock	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 10: German Wheat Beer (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Brown	Now I Rule You Too	10C: Weizenbock	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Cristian Romo Diaz	El Heffe	10A: Weissbier
3rd	Craig Corley	285 - Sa-7	10A: Weissbier	Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club

Table 11: UK/Commonwealth Pale (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeff Case	I'm Not Bitter, You're Bitter	11C: Strong Bitter	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Robbie Proctor Co-Brewer: Paul Brown Joe Matteo	Dogs In Space	12B: Australian Sparkling Ale	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Carl Townsend	English IPA	12C: English IPA	Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club

Table 12: Brown British Beer (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Aaron Linker	Voodoo Lounge Brown	13B: British Brown Ale
2nd	Dan Heil Co-Brewer: Pete Pressley	Not Nutty Brown Ale	13B: British Brown Ale	Grain Trust
3rd	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle And Dan Kent	Purple Egyptian Mild Ale	13A: Dark Mild	HOME

Table 13: Scottish/Irish Ales (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Charles Kirk	Clover Irish Red	15A: Irish Red Ale	Brewluminati [CA]
2nd	Lilly Romo Diaz	Scott Films!	14A: Scottish Light
3rd	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	Guiness Anyone?	15B: Irish Stout	HOME

Table 14: Dark British Beer (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Javier Alderete	Dont Fear The Dark	16B: Oatmeal Stout	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Kevin Holt Co-Brewer: Brandon Holt	The Black Abyss	16A: Sweet Stout	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Trevor McGuire	Black Mass	16D: Foreign Extra Stout	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
HM	Alan Maestas	Sweet Melissa	16B: Oatmeal Stout	Brew Angels

Table 15: Strong British Ale (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Sean Bush	Wee'er Than Thou'	17C: Wee Heavy	Society of Barley Engineers
2nd	Jim Riffe	Owd Gawdess	17B: Old Ale
3rd	Robbie Proctor	Granny's Tipple	17D: English Barley Wine	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Table 16: Pale American Ale (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Travis Stephens Co-Brewer: John Jones	Diablo Pale	18B: American Pale Ale	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Matt Richard	Blonde Ale	18A: Blonde Ale	Big Grainy Triumphant Bastards
3rd	Stanley Ruddell Co-Brewer: Eric Bauer	Apollo Pale Ale	18B: American Pale Ale

Table 17: Amber and Brown American Beer (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Sam Castellano	That Other Brown	19C: American Brown Ale	Brewluminati [CA]
2nd	Paul Brown	Tasty Tribute	19C: American Brown Ale	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	Downtown Brown	19C: American Brown Ale	HOME

Table 18: American Porter and Stout (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	Gordon Doesn't Know Everything	20A: American Porter	HOME
2nd	Matthew Doylemason Co-Brewer: Heather Hill	Lost Lieutenant	20A: American Porter
3rd	Jeff Richard	Russian Imperial Stout	20C: Imperial Stout	Big Grainy Triumphant Bastards

Table 19: American IPA (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Carroll	All American IPA	21A: American IPA	Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS)
2nd	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	IPA Boatload	21A: American IPA	HOME
3rd	Bill Tachis	IPA	21A: American IPA

Table 20: Specialty IPA (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style
1st	Lars Wright	Goldberry Hazy	21C: Hazy IPA
2nd	Adam Clark	The One With The Haze	21C: Hazy IPA
3rd	John Prather Co-Brewer: Landon Schadel	Back In The Streets	21B1: Belgian IPA

Table 22: Strong American Ale (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Trevor Perry Co-Brewer: Jeff Kohl	Why Don't You Cryo About It	22A: Double IPA
2nd	Eli Palma	Dream Church	22A: Double IPA	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	David Avila	Jackhammer DIPA	22A: Double IPA

Table 23: European Sour Ale (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Robbie Proctor Co-Brewer: Brett Higham	Berliner Bob	23A: Berliner Weisse	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Jeremy Stacy	Peche Prine	23F: Fruit Lambic	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
3rd	Pavel Anisimov	Member Berries	23F: Fruit Lambic	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Table 24: Belgian Ale (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Frenn	Biere' De Garde	24C: Bière de Garde	HAZE; TDBC; PUBS; Nevada County Homebrewers; PBR
2nd	Javier Alderete	Chasing Squirrels Bwit	24A: Witbier	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Benjamin Frymark	Vandelay Industries	24B: Belgian Pale Ale	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
HM	Dan Stoneman	Goldie's Wit	24A: Witbier	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 25: Strong Belgian Ale (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Sean Gardinier Co-Brewer: Paul Rubens	Saisean	25B: Saison	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	David Avila	Sleazy Saison	25B: Saison
3rd	Craig Corley	284 - Mb22	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club

Table 26: Monastic Ale (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Peter Howson	Le Sanglier	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Carl Townsend	Belgian Dubbel	26B: Belgian Dubbel	Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club
3rd	Benjamin Frymark	Brother Theodore's	26A: Belgian Single	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 27: Historical Beer (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeff Case	Louisville Chugger	27A2: Kentucky Common	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Michael Piazzoni Co-Brewer: Greg Cederstrom	Louisville Kc	27A2: Kentucky Common	That Dam Brew Club
3rd	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	Feather In My Cap	27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager	HOME

Table 28: American Wild Ale (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Robbie Proctor	Solera Saison With Pinot And Syrah Grapes	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Javier Alderete	Bear's Blood	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Robbie Proctor Co-Brewer: Brett Higham	Solera Saison	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
HM	Jay Perez	Blend 8 - The Clouds Above Me	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)

Table 29: Fruit Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Sean O'Connor	Watermelon Oaxaca	29C: Specialty Fruit Beer	Sonoma Beerocrats
2nd	Jeremy Stacy Co-Brewer: Cori Stacy	Guavaliner	29A: Fruit Beer	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
3rd	Ed Castro	Citrullus Vulgaris Brew	29A: Fruit Beer

Table 30: Spiced Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bill Tachis	Pumpkin Spiced Beer	30B: Autumn Seasonal Beer
2nd	Michael Frenn	China Camp	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	HAZE; TDBC; PUBS; Nevada County Homebrewers; PBR
3rd	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	Chocolate Imperial Stout	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	HOME

Table 31: Mixed Style/Experimental/Alternative Sugar (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Edward Montgomery	It's Not Pizza, It's Beer	34C: Experimental Beer	That Dam Brew Club
2nd	Michael Frenn	Steinbier	34B: Mixed-Style Beer	HAZE; TDBC; PUBS; Nevada County Homebrewers; PBR
3rd	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	Italian Lager	34B: Mixed-Style Beer	HOME

Table 32: Smoked/Wood-Aged (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Eli Palma	Finachi	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Sean Bush	Baltic State Of Mind	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Society of Barley Engineers
3rd	Pat Leon	Improper Evening	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
HM	Benjamin Frymark Co-Brewer: Jeff Case	Smokey The Beer	32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 33: Cider (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Serafini	Sweetie's Cider	C1A: New World Cider
2nd	Bud Tourville	Apple Cider	C1A: New World Cider	PUBS
3rd	Javier Alderete	Cherry Rain	C2D: Ice Cider	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Table 34: Traditional Mead (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steven Phillips	Meadowfoam Session	M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	Blueberry Blossom Mead	M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead	HOME
3rd	Steven Phillips	Sidetrack O.B. Trad	M1A: Dry Mead	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Table 35: Fruit Mead (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dan Howell Co-Brewer: Tracy Howell	Bb King	M2C: Berry Mead	Chico Home Brew Club
2nd	Dan Howell Co-Brewer: Tracy Howell	Dixie	M2A: Cyser	Chico Home Brew Club
3rd	Pavel Anisimov	Go-Ava!	M2E: Melomel	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Table 36: Spiced Mead (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steven Phillips	Hidromiel De Jamaica	M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Michael Monaghan	Winter Solstice	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead
3rd	Steven Phillips	Batch 4 Elise	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
HM	Michael Monaghan	Oak And Berry	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead

Table 37: Specialty Mead (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Rivera	Thai Tea Mead	M4C: Experimental Mead	Strand Brewers Club
2nd	Pavel Anisimov	Over-Doze	M4A: Braggot	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Steven Phillips	Grandad's Breakfast	M4C: Experimental Mead	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 04/01/2022 12:00 AM, PDT through 05/24/2024 9:00 AM, PDT.

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