California State Fair Homebrew Competition - Brew Competition Online Entry & Management

Working.
Please stand by. Press Esc to hide.

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

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	Club
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 is Open for Judges or Stewards Only

Account registrations accepted 04/01/2022 12:00 AM, PDT through 05/12/2024 11:00 PM, PDT.

Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 03/01/2024 12:00 AM, PST through 05/26/2024 12:00 AM, PDT.