Winners - California State Fair Homebrew Competition

Table 1: Standard American Beer (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Eli Palma	Naku	American Light Lager	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	David Teckam	Cream Ale	Cream Ale
3rd	Curtis Ritter	Call Box	American Wheat Beer	Ace Brewing Society

Table 2: International Lager (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Taylor Shastid	International Harvester	International Amber Lager	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Eli Palma	Cuello Azul	International Pale Lager	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Blake Morillas	H.R. 1337 Black Lager	International Dark Lager	Brewers Of Paradise; That Dam Brew Club

Table 3: Czech Lager (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Riddle	Notso Urquell	Czech Premium Pale Lager	HOME
2nd	John Orcutt	Czech Please!	Czech Dark Lager	Brewins
3rd	Trevor McGuire	Dimples	Czech Premium Pale Lager	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Table 4: Pale Malty European Lager (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Sean Bush	Hell Yeah!	Helles Bock	Society of Barley Engineers
2nd	Yury Ustsinchyk	Munich Crown	Munich Helles	Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS)
3rd	Taylor Shastid	Der Zwilling	Festbier	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Table 5: Pale Bitter European Beer (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Sapsis	Schrodinger's Pils	German Pils
2nd	David Gulotta	Das Siegtreffer (The Winning Goal)	German Pils	Ace Brewing Society
3rd	James Deasy	Diamond Pils	German Pils	Marin Society of Homebrewers (MaSH)

Table 6: Amber Malty European Lager (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Virgil Redman	Batch 381 Weimar Dunkles Bock	Dunkels Bock	Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS)
2nd	Virgil Redman	Batch 382 Weimar Marzen	Märzen	Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS)
3rd	David Serafini	The Fest Part 2	Märzen

Table 7: Amber Bitter European Beer (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Sydney Bailey	Goodnight Penny	Altbier	Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS)
2nd	Eli Palma	Trenza	Vienna Lager	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Scott Tracy	Max The First	Vienna Lager	Nevada County Homebrewing Association

Table 8: Dark European Lager (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Taylor Shastid	Me And Bobby Magee	Schwarzbier	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Eli Palma	Night Harvest	Munich Dunkel	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Trevor McGuire	Loaf	Munich Dunkel	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Table 9: Strong European Beer (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ajay Ryerson	Hey Hey, My My	Baltic Porter
2nd	Brandon Kriner	Sunset 16:45	Eisbock	Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS)
3rd	Jeff Mathiowetz	Midnight Moon Tan	Baltic Porter	Maltose Falcons

Table 10: German Wheat Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Craig Corley	293 - Sa #9 - Weise Färse	Weissbier	Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club
2nd	Paul Brown	Now I Rule You Too	Weizenbock	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Ryan Jiles	Mean Hef	Weissbier	Ace Brewing Society

Table 11: British Bitter/Commonwealth (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Robbie Proctor	Weaver's Gold	British Golden Ale	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Yury Ustsinchyk	Robin's Hood IPA	English IPA	Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS)
3rd	Robbie Proctor	Bob's Best	Best Bitter	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Table 13: British Brown/Scottish (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steven Padfield	Rational Behavior	Dark Mild
2nd	Jeff Jacobs	Northern English Brown	British Brown Ale	Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS)
3rd	Michael Riddle	Mild Mannered Mild	Dark Mild	HOME

Table 15: Irish Beer (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Orcutt	Red Alert	Irish Red Ale	Brewins
2nd	Brian O'Neal	Red Rocker - Irish Red	Irish Red Ale	Heavy Kettle Brewers
3rd	Paul Domich	Schmiddy	Irish Red Ale	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Table 16: Dark British Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeffry Battles	Southpaw Milk Stout	Sweet Stout	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Gordon Mauger	Yah Man	Tropical Stout	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Jordan Reed	Sweet E's Stout	Sweet Stout	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Table 17: Strong British Ale (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Eli Palma	Sheecanogets	Wee Heavy	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	David Sapsis	Old Woofticket	Old Ale
3rd	Michael Riddle	Old Man	Old Ale	HOME

Table 18: Pale American Ale (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steve Flanders	Gold Rush	American Pale Ale
2nd	Adam Wyss	530 Blonde Ale	Blonde Ale	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	John Brunet	Don't Call Me Honey	Blonde Ale

Table 19: Amber and Brown American Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Riddle	Downtown Brown	American Brown Ale	HOME
2nd	Taylor Shastid	Dead Ahead Red	American Amber Ale	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Robert Casey	Amber Ale	American Amber Ale	Marin Society of Homebrewers (MaSH)

Table 20: American Porter and Stout (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Adam Wyss	Dark Side Imperial Stout	Imperial Stout	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Michael Riddle	Gordon Doesn't Know Everything	American Porter	HOME
3rd	Jeff Zwetsch	Stout And About	American Stout	Ace Brewing Society

Table 21: American IPA (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steven Padfield	Delta Breeze	American IPA
2nd	Curtis Ritter	Hop It Right	American IPA	Ace Brewing Society
3rd	Annie Johnson	Hopshetsut	American IPA	ESB (East Sacramento Brewers)

Table 22: Strong American Ale (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Neice	22nd Sea	American Barleywine	Ace Brewing Society
2nd	Paul Domich	Double Dutchy	Double IPA	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Taylor Shastid	Up On A Quasar	Double IPA	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Table 23: European/American Sour Ales (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Wade	Liquid Supplication	Oud Bruin	Solano Garage Brewers Brew Club
2nd	David Serafini	Plumb And Sour	Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer
3rd	Robbie Proctor	Berliner Bob	Berliner Weisse	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Table 24: Belgian Ale (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeff Jacobs	Belgian Not So Pale Ale	Belgian Pale Ale	Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS)
2nd	Jamie Crawford	Instead Of Flowers	Witbier	Maltose Falcons
3rd	Benjamin Frymark	You Got A Question? You Ask The 8-Ball	Belgian Pale Ale	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 25: Strong Belgian Ale (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Robert Casey	Belgian Blond	Belgian Blond Ale	Marin Society of Homebrewers (MaSH)
2nd	Craig Corley	294 - Blonde #21	Belgian Blond Ale	Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club
3rd	Brandon Kriner	Resurrection	Belgian Golden Strong Ale	Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS)

Table 26: Monastic Ale (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Brown	Termination	Belgian Tripel	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Yury Ustsinchyk	Monk's Medallion	Belgian Tripel	Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS)
3rd	Craig Corley	291 - Mb24 - Single	Belgian Single	Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club

Table 27: Historical Beer (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Riddle	Feather In My Cap	Pre-Prohibition Lager	HOME
2nd	Sean Bush	Kott What?	Historical Beer	Society of Barley Engineers
3rd	Benjamin Frymark	Stella!	Kentucky Common	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 29: Fruit Beer (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ken Bessler	Slimbow	Fruit Beer	Brewins
2nd	Benjamin Frymark	If It's A Lamp, Why Do You Want Shade?	Fruit Beer	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Sean Bush	Roasty Toasty	Fruit and Spice Beer	Society of Barley Engineers
HM	Sydney Bailey	Cellar Door	Grape Ale	Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS)

Table 30: Spiced Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Robert Casey	Hibiscus Blonde	Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Marin Society of Homebrewers (MaSH)
2nd	John Brunet	Alotta Horchata	Specialty Spice Beer
3rd	Benjamin Frymark	I'm Like A Phoenix Rising From Arizona!	Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 31: Alt Sugar/Experimental (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Brown	I'm Inside, Open Your Eyes	Mixed-Style Beer	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Taylor Shastid	West Coast Pilsner	Mixed-Style Beer	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Michael Riddle	Honey Pot	Alternative Sugar Beer	HOME

Table 32: Smoked Beers (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scott Tracy	Frankensteins Monster	Classic Style Smoked Beer	Nevada County Homebrewing Association
2nd	Scott Tracy	Lemme Clear My Throat	Rauchbier	Nevada County Homebrewing Association
3rd	Kevin Masaryk	Rauchbier	Rauchbier	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 33: Wood Beer (13 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	Eli Palma	The Monchichi	Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	David Sapsis	Pirate Boogie	Specialty Wood-Aged Beer

Table 34: Hazy IPA (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Conner Medeiros	Hazy IPA	Hazy IPA
2nd	Taylor Shastid	If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body....	Hazy IPA	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Jordan Reed	Trail In The Clouds	Hazy IPA	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Table 35: Specialty IPA (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Riddle	Session IPA	Specialty IPA	HOME
2nd	Kevin Masaryk	Sipa	Specialty IPA	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	David Avila	Ice Pick Cold IPA	Specialty IPA
HM	Derrick Ross	Black IPA	Black IPA

Table 40: Traditional Mead (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Teckam	Mead	Semi-Sweet Mead
2nd	John Orcutt	Bee A Winner	Semi-Sweet Mead	Brewins
3rd	David Sapsis	Meadowfoam On The Range	Dry Mead

Table 41: Fruit/Spiced Mead (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Roger Taylor	Sweet Heat	Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead	Maltose Falcons
2nd	David Sapsis	Door County Honeyjuice	Stone Fruit Mead
3rd	Paul Domich	Gin&juice	Fruit and Spice Mead	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Table 42: Specialty Mead (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Roger Taylor	Caramel Bliss	Historical Mead	Maltose Falcons
2nd	Hirendu Vaishnav	Poltorak	Historical Mead	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	David Sapsis	Clover From Dover	Experimental Mead

Table 45: Standard Cider/Perry (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Sapsis	Handcrush	New World Cider
2nd	Matthew Young	Perry Mason	New World Perry	Ace Brewing Society
3rd	David Serafini	Ms'sc	New World Cider
HM	Curtis Ritter	Right To The Core	New World Cider	Ace Brewing Society

Table 46: Specialty Cider/Perry (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jim Riffe	Gingered Pear	Specialty Cider/Perry
2nd	Matthew Young	Needs To Be Carbonated	Cider with Herbs/Spices	Ace Brewing Society
3rd	Annie Johnson	Shoreline Blackberry	Cider with Other Fruit	ESB (East Sacramento Brewers)
HM	Paul Domich	Apple Slap Jack	Specialty Cider/Perry	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)