Winners - California State Fair Homebrew Competition

Table 1: Standard American Beer (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jordan Reed	Schweederson's Gold	American Lager	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Nathan Gatlin	Natomas Lite	American Light Lager
3rd	Jeff Jacobs	Pallet Cleanser Cream Ale	Cream Ale	Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS)

Table 2: International Lager (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Eli Palma	Trenza	International Amber Lager	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	William Vigil	Pacific Pils	New Zealand Pilsner	Ace Brewing Society
3rd	Ryan Jiles	Rice is Rice	International Pale Lager	Ace Brewing Society

Table 3: Czech Lager (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	William Vigil	Czechmate	Czech Dark Lager	Ace Brewing Society
2nd	Jamie Crawford	A Little Bread, A Little More Circus	Czech Dark Lager	Maltose Falcons
3rd	Virgil Redman	Batch 401 Weimar Czech Amber Lager	Czech Amber Lager	Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS)

Table 4: Pale Malty European Lager (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brian O'Neal	Roctoberfest	Festbier	Heavy Kettle Brewers
2nd	Stanley Ruddell	VIERTAUSEND	Munich Helles
3rd	Virgil Redman	Batch 402 Weimar Maibock	Helles Bock	Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS)

Table 5: Pale Bitter European Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Virgil Redman	Batch 406 Weimar Kolsch	Kölsch	Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS)
2nd	Annie Johnson	Valley of the Dolls	German Pils	ESB (East Sacramento Brewers)
3rd	David Teckam	German Pils	German Pils

Table 6: European Amber Beers (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Domich	Alterior Motivation	Altbier	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Trevor McGuire	An Ode to Roy Mustang	Rauchbier	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Robert Horst	Anton's Formula	Vienna Lager

Table 8: Dark European Lager (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jordan Reed	Dark Helmet	Schwarzbier	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Kenneth Wigginton	My Schwarz is Smaller than Yours	Schwarzbier	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Sean Thompson	Runka Dunk 25	Munich Dunkel

Table 9: Strong European Beer (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Eli Palma	Dopplegangerator	Doppelbock	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Albert Gilding	Baltic Auburn	Baltic Porter	Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS)
3rd	Sean Thompson	Nordic Wolf	Baltic Porter

Table 10: German Wheat Beer (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Brown	Where's Fluffy	Weissbier	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Alex Weaver	TBDunkelweizen	Dunkels Weissbier

Table 11: UK Ales (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Brown	Blistered Earth	British Golden Ale	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Brian O'Neal	Shot in the Dark	English Porter	Heavy Kettle Brewers
3rd	Jesse Flores	Tip of the Coastline	English IPA	Ace Brewing Society

Table 15: Irish Beer (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Christopher Mazurk	Sunburn	Irish Red Ale	Ace Brewing Society
2nd	Brian O'Neal	Red Rocker	Irish Red Ale	Heavy Kettle Brewers
3rd	Robert Casey	Irish Stout	Irish Stout	Marin Society of Homebrewers (MaSH)

Table 16: Dark British Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Domich	Tipsy Quaker	Oatmeal Stout	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Jordan Reed	Sweet E's Stout	Sweet Stout	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Troy Todd	Oatmeal Stout	Oatmeal Stout	Solano Garage Brewers Brew Club

Table 17: Strong British Ale (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kenneth Wigginton	Monk's Wine	English Barley Wine	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Jeff Jacobs	Wee Bit Heavy	Wee Heavy	Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS)
3rd	Robbie Proctor	Granny's Tipple	English Barley Wine	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Table 18: Pale American Ale (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Taylor Shastid	Cartwright Kids Pale Ale	American Pale Ale	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Adam Wyss	530 Blonde	Blonde Ale	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Mike Neice	US Precision Pale Ale	American Pale Ale	Ace Brewing Society

Table 19: Amber and Brown American Beer (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Beth Carroll	Guesstimated Prophet	California Common
2nd	Robert Horst	Muy Vapor	California Common
3rd	Brad Melin	Steam	California Common

Table 20: American Porter and Stout (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Domich	Mash Madness RIS	Imperial Stout	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Alex Weaver	Original Paddlefish Porter	American Porter
3rd	Chris Marshall	Ponderosa Porter	American Porter

Table 21: American IPA (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Adam Wyss	Aroma Focus IPA	American IPA	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Taylor Shastid	Sweating Bullets	American IPA	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Joseph Neugebauer	Dusty Old Bones Full of Green Dust	American IPA

Table 22: Strong American Ale (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Taylor Shastid	American Beauty	American Strong Ale	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Albert Gilding	Mountain Dude	Double IPA	Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS)
3rd	Eli Palma	DREAM CHURCH	Double IPA	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 23: European Sour Ale (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ed DeMayo	Viral Load	Fruit Lambic	Marin Society of Homebrewers (MaSH)
2nd	Ed DeMayo	Zoonotic	Lambic	Marin Society of Homebrewers (MaSH)
3rd	Jeff Case	Weisse 'O Sour	Berliner Weisse	QUAFF (Quality Ale And Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 24: Belgian Ale (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Curtis Ritter	Yeast Mode	Belgian Pale Ale	Ace Brewing Society
2nd	Ajay Ryerson	Wheat Free Wit	Witbier	That Dam Brew Club
3rd	Jeff Case	Clairemont Wit	Witbier	QUAFF (Quality Ale And Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 25: Strong Belgian Ale (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scott Rauvola	Duvel Clone	Belgian Golden Strong Ale	QUAFF
2nd	Jordan Reed	Spring Freshie	Saison	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Robert Horst	Hot Blonde	Belgian Blond Ale

Table 26: Monastic Ale (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Brown	Premonition	Belgian Single	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Scott Rauvola	Monastic Tripel	Belgian Tripel	QUAFF
3rd	Dirk Manders	Kludde	Belgian Tripel	Bay Area Mashers

Table 27: Historical Beer (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Taylor Shastid	Dark Dessert Highway	Pre-Prohibition Porter	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Kenneth Wigginton	Pole Champ'n	Piwo Grodziskie	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Carlos Maldonado	I'll find you...Beer Baron	Pre-Prohibition Lager

Table 28: American Wild Ale (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Serafini	Plumb & Sour	Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer
2nd	Robbie Proctor	Solera Saison	Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Ed DeMayo	Outbreak	Brett Beer	Marin Society of Homebrewers (MaSH)

Table 29: Fruit Beer (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Marshall	Coconut Americano	Fruit Beer
2nd	Trevor McGuire	All Smiles and Sunshine	Fruit Beer	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	William Cronk	Fraise & Feuille	Fruit and Spice Beer	395brewers

Table 30: Spiced Beer (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeff Case	PB & Chocolate Milk Stout	Specialty Spice Beer	QUAFF (Quality Ale And Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Ajay Ryerson	Mama Chen's Special Ingredients	Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	That Dam Brew Club
3rd	Adam Wyss	Imperial Delight Vanilla Stout	Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Table 31: Alternative Fermentables Beer (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeff Case	Rye Don't Care	Alternative Grain Beer	QUAFF (Quality Ale And Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Paul Domich	Superior Wildrice Lager	Alternative Grain Beer	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Brian O'Neal	Honey Bee	Alternative Sugar Beer	Heavy Kettle Brewers

Table 33: Wood Beer (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Robbie Proctor	Granny in a Barrel	Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Robert Horst	Formula 2-761	Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
3rd	Mike Neice	Big Kuhuna	Wood-Aged Beer	Ace Brewing Society

Table 34: Specialty Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Domich	Exponential Rye	Experimental Beer	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Jeffrey Hoy	If You Like Pina Colada	Experimental Beer	Strand Brewers Club
3rd	George Brooks	Vertigo Noel	Mixed-Style Beer	San Francisco Homebrewer's Guild

Table 35: Traditional Cider/Perry (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Annie Johnson	grANNIE!	Common Cider	ESB (East Sacramento Brewers)
2nd	Christopher Mazurk	Apple	English Cider	Ace Brewing Society
3rd	Annie Johnson	Marie France	French Cider	ESB (East Sacramento Brewers)
HM	Robert Horst	Pomelo de los rio	Common Perry

Table 36: Specialty Cider/Perry (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Albert Gilding	Sunday Brunch	Fruit Cider	Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS)
2nd	Robert Horst	Door County 4X	Fruit Cider
3rd	William Vigil	A Jenn Pour	Fruit Cider	Ace Brewing Society

Table 37: Traditional Mead (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Hirendu Vaishnav	A series of Lemony events	Dry Mead	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Drew Robinson	The Duke	Semi-Sweet Mead
3rd	Paul Domich	Got that Guac	Dry Mead	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Table 38: Fruit/Spice/Experimental Mead (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Drew Robinson	Apiscent	Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead
2nd	Hirendu Vaishnav	Plumeria	Stone Fruit Mead	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Drew Robinson	Olallie's Blood	Fruit and Spice Mead

Table 39: Specialty IPA (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Derrick Ross	Black IPA	Black IPA
2nd	Sam Blackmon	Emptiness Machine	Specialty IPA	Elk Grove Brewers Guild
3rd	Beth Carroll	Haleiwa	Specialty IPA

Table 40: Hazy IPA (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Taylor Shastid	Joe and Hoss Hazy Double	Hazy IPA	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Ajay Ryerson	Hop Conspiracy Theory	Hazy IPA	That Dam Brew Club
3rd	Harrison Northend	Wicked Smaht	Hazy IPA	Nevada County Homebrewing Association