Winners - 2026 Maltose Falcons Mayfaire

Table 1: Light American Beers (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Gulotta	Fadeaway	American Wheat Beer	Ace Brewing Society
2nd	Ross Stuart	American Lite	American Light Lager	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Jeff Case	Wheat Ya Gonna Do 'Bout It	American Wheat Beer	QUAFF

Table 2: Czech and International Lagers (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Domich	Thou Best Czech Thy Self	Czech Premium Pale Lager	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Eli Palma	Cuello Azul	International Pale Lager	QUAFF
3rd	Jamie Crawford	A Little Bread, A Little Circus	Czech Dark Lager	Maltose Falcons
HM	William Vigil	Pacific Pils	New Zealand Pilsner	Ace Brewing Society

Table 3: Pale German Lagers (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Neice	Fest-Beer	Festbier	Ace Brewing Society
2nd	Michael Gonzalez	Schweins Pils	German Pils

Table 4: Dark and Amber German Beers (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Eli Palma	Night Harvest	Munich Dunkel	QUAFF
2nd	Trevor McGuire	An Ode to Roy Mustang	Rauchbier	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	David Gulotta	Goalgetter	Vienna Lager	Ace Brewing Society

Table 5: Bock (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Aitchison	none	Doppelbock	Maltose Falcons
2nd	John Aitchison	Traditional Bock	Dunkels Bock	Maltose Falcons

Table 6: Strong Ales (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Neice	22nd Sea	American Barleywine	Ace Brewing Society
2nd	Nic Templeton	Snow Goose	American Strong Ale	Cascade Brewers Guild
3rd	Jason Dunn	Pitfall Porter	Baltic Porter	Inland Empire Brewers

Table 7: European Wheat Beers (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeff Case	Clairemont Wit	Witbier	QUAFF
2nd	Benjamin Frymark	The summer of George	Weizenbock	QUAFF
3rd	John Aitchison	none	Weizenbock	Maltose Falcons

Table 8: UK Bitter and Brown Ales (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dirk Manders	Hob's Delight	Strong Bitter	Bay Area Mashers
2nd	Paul Domich	Kilted Emigrant	Scottish Export	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Taylor Shastid	Wits End	British Golden Ale	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Table 9: Irish Beers (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Trevor McGuire	McGuire's	Irish Stout	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Benjamin Frymark	Reggie's Diner	Irish Stout	QUAFF
3rd	David Sapsis	Dry River	Irish Stout

Table 10: English Stout (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dirk Manders	Midnight Goblin	Oatmeal Stout	Bay Area Mashers
2nd	Jeff Case	Office Hero Milk Stout	Sweet Stout	QUAFF
3rd	Jeff Case	KP Oatmeal Stout	Oatmeal Stout	QUAFF

Table 11: American Light Colored Ales (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joe St. John	Lunch Pale	American Pale Ale	Yeastside Brewers
2nd	Curtis Ritter	Charlotte	Blonde Ale	Ace Brewing Society
3rd	Mike Neice	US Precision Pale Ale	American Pale Ale	Ace Brewing Society

Table 12: American Amber and Brown Beers (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Phillip Saurer	Cowbell Brown Ale	American Brown Ale	Peninsula Fermentation Society
2nd	Curtis Ritter	Cascade Centennial Accord	American Amber Ale	Ace Brewing Society
3rd	Phillip Saurer	Rusty Skies	American Amber Ale	Peninsula Fermentation Society

Table 13: American Dark Ales (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Domich	Mash Madness RIS	Imperial Stout	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Miles Garrett	Junco Porter	American Porter	Mystic Krewe of Brew
3rd	Robb Stewart	Mishmash 10	American Porter	Maltose Falcons
HM	Jeff Case	You Down With KPP? Yeah You Know Me.	American Porter	QUAFF

Table 14: IPA (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Trevor McGuire	Nudity Profanity Violence	Hazy IPA	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Trevor McGuire	System Systematic	American IPA	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Joe St. John	West Coasting	American IPA	Yeastside Brewers
HM	Taylor Shastid	Dream Night Wind	Hazy IPA	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Table 15: Sour Ales (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Sapsis	Rio de Funq	Gueuze
2nd	Trevor McGuire	Obelisk	Fruit Lambic	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	John Aitchison	none	Catharina Sour	Maltose Falcons

Table 16: Belgian Pale Ales (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Curtis Ritter	Yeast Mode	Belgian Pale Ale	Ace Brewing Society
2nd	Michael Rensing	Flowers for Algernon	Belgian Pale Ale	Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS)
3rd	Scott Donahue	California Gold!	Belgian Blond Ale	Maltose Falcons

Table 17: Farmhouse Ales (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Valentin Guerrero	Wine Hands	Wild Specialty Beer	Long Beach Homebrewers
2nd	Peter Johann	Jurrasic Bark	Wild Specialty Beer	Long Beach Homebrewers

Table 18: Trappist Ales (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Neice	Down by the Seaside	Belgian Single	Ace Brewing Society
2nd	Taylor Shastid	I’m Drinking Doubles	Belgian Dubbel	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Peter Johann	Baby Monk	Belgian Single	Long Beach Homebrewers

Table 19: Traditional & Historic Beers (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Theodore Casser	Hold Your Horses	Kentucky Common
2nd	Taylor Shastid	Swinging Doors	Pre-Prohibition Porter	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Eli Palma	Helen Keller	Kellerbier	QUAFF

Table 20: Fruit and Spiced Beers (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Valentin Guerrero	Kumquat Hands	Specialty Fruit Beer	Long Beach Homebrewers
2nd	Josh Reid	Nuts 'n Nibs	Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Missouri Mashers
3rd	David Gulotta	Fadeaway - Island Life	Fruit Beer	Ace Brewing Society

Table 21: Experimental, Smoked and Wood Aged Beers (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Peter Johann	General sherman	Experimental Beer	Long Beach Homebrewers
2nd	Mike Neice	Beetlejuice Beetlejuice	Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Ace Brewing Society
3rd	Eli Palma	THE MONCHICHI	Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	QUAFF
HM	Nick Lesogor	Base Buildin'	Experimental Beer	Brewtubers