Southern California Regional Homebrew Championship

Awards

Judges

Joshua Abrams, John Aston, Robert Baker, Jeremy Brown, Karissa Curatolo, Jim Delperdang, Marianne Delperdang, Jason Dunn, Rocky Evans, Scott Fielder, Cyndy Gamache, Lou Gamache, Lister Hargreaves, Mark Harris, Masahiro Kitano, Jerl Leutz, Ivette Nieto, David Ortega, Mark Poliner, Jesus Ramirez, Aaron Renfro, Curtis Ritter, Tim Shepard, Sandra Tapolski, Doug Walker, Hal Ward, Miykael Woodward, Doug Wozny

Stewards

Zahra Hargreaves, Bill Mandel, Joseph Michaud, Scott Rigg, Chad Russell

By the Numbers

200 Entries 51 Entrants

28 Judges 5 Stewards

89 Placing Entries

Table 1: Standard American Beer & Pre-Prohibition Lagers (1 & 27)

8 entries

1st

Jason Dunn

Inland Empire Brewers

Beer Is Beer (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)

2nd

Logan Prasser

Bay Area Mashers

Pre-Pro Promo (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)

3rd

Jon Perkins

413 American Wheat (1D: American Wheat Beer)

Table 2: International Lager (2)

10 entries

1st

Violet Kaplan

SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)

Violet's Rice Lager (2A: International Pale Lager)

2nd

Steve Flanders & Tom Tousignant

Amigos (2A: International Pale Lager)

3rd

Doug Walker

Inland Empire Brewers

Cervesa Para Llavar (2A: International Pale Lager)

Table 3: Czech Lager (3)

5 entries

1st

Josh Akin

QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...

Bohemian Rhapsody (3A: Czech Pale Lager)

2nd

Kevin Wojdak

Urban Knaves of Grain

Dark Days Ahead (3D: Czech Dark Lager)

3rd

Jason Dunn

Inland Empire Brewers

The Most Gluggable (3D: Czech Dark Lager)

Table 4: Pale Malty European Lager (4)

11 entries

1st

Doug Walker

Inland Empire Brewers

Purgatory-"das Ist Kein Verdammtes Helles." (4A: Munich Helles)

2nd

Charles Kirk

Brewluminati [CA]

Kirk Helles Bock (4C: Helles Bock)

3rd

Mike Neice

Barley Bandits

In The Light (4A: Munich Helles)

Jeff Case

QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...

The Mayor Says So (4B: Festbier)

Table 5: Pale Bitter European Beer (5)

7 entries

1st

Violet Kaplan

SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)

Cruzkap German Pilsy (5D: German Pils)

2nd

Jeff Case

QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...

Golden Jubilee Summer (5B: Kölsch)

3rd

Chad Russell

Mash Masters

Go Too Pils (5D: German Pils)

Table 6: Amber Malty Lager & Amber Bitter European Beer & Kellerbier (6,7,27)

9 entries

1st

Violet Kaplan

SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)

Dark Ram (6C: Dunkels Bock)

2nd

Jeff Mathiowetz

Maltose Falcons

Ode To Schell's (7A: Vienna Lager)

3rd

Mike Page

QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...

Lion In The Cellar (27A1: Kellerbier)

Doug Walker

Inland Empire Brewers

Old Man Grantkopf (7B: Altbier)

Table 7: Dark & Strong European Lager (8 & 9)

8 entries

1st

Jason Dunn

Inland Empire Brewers

Who's The Boss Now? (8B: Schwarzbier)

2nd

Jeff Case

QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...

Derr Dunkel (8A: Munich Dunkel)

3rd

Jason Dunn & Mandy Porter

Inland Empire Brewers

Porter's Pitfall (9C: Baltic Porter)

Table 8: British & Commonwealth Beers, NZ Pils (11,12, LSx5)

7 entries

1st

Jeff Mathiowetz

Maltose Falcons

Good On Ya Mate! (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)

2nd

Robert Baker & Karissa Curatolo

Inland Empire Brewers

The British Are Coming (12C: English IPA)

3rd

Matthew Young

Orange County Mash Ups

Extra Saucy (11C: Strong Bitter)

Jeff Richard

Big Grainy Triumphant Bastards

Best Bitter (11B: Best Bitter)

Table 9: Brown British Beer (13)

8 entries

1st

Jason Dunn

Inland Empire Brewers

Mountain Of Muntons (13C: English Porter)

2nd

Doug Walker

Inland Empire Brewers

Executive Porter (13C: English Porter)

3rd

Lou Gamache

Inland Empire Brewers

Grand Residual (13A: Dark Mild)

Ward Walkup

Yeastside Brewers

Minimalist (13A: Dark Mild)

Table 10: Irish Beer (15)

6 entries

1st

Jeff Richard

Big Grainy Triumphant Bastards

Irish Stout (15B: Irish Stout)

2nd

Robert Baker & Karissa Curatolo

Inland Empire Brewers

Pint Of The Red Stuff (15A: Irish Red Ale)

3rd

Josh Akin

QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...

Irish Fight Juice (15B: Irish Stout)

Table 11: Dark British (16)

12 entries

1st

Ward Walkup

Yeastside Brewers

Matrimonial Milk Stout (16A: Sweet Stout)

2nd

Bill Mandel

Inland Empire Brewers

Toto-Lly Awesome Oatmeal Stout (16B: Oatmeal Stout)

3rd

Robert Baker & Karissa Curatolo

Inland Empire Brewers

Dark And Stormy (16C: Tropical Stout)

Table 12: Strong British & American Beers (17 & 22)

6 entries

1st

Matthew Smiley

QUAFF (Quality Ale And Fermentation...

Event Horizon (17D: English Barley Wine)

2nd

Ward Walkup

Yeastside Brewers

Produce (22A: Double IPA)

3rd

Mike Neice

Barley Bandits

22nd Sea (22C: American Barleywine)

Table 13: Pale American Beer (18)

10 entries

1st

Mike Neice

Barley Bandits

Mike's Pale Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)

2nd

Todd Parr & David Cox

Honey Blond (18A: Blonde Ale)

3rd

Tricia Gallant & Jamie Gallant

QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...

Strawberry (Barbe Rouge) Pale Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)

Table 14: Amber & Brown American Beer (19)

4 entries

1st

Bill Mandel

Inland Empire Brewers

Payson's Pride Amber Ale (19A: American Amber Ale)

2nd

Jeff Richard

Big Grainy Triumphant Bastards

American Amber (19A: American Amber Ale)

3rd

Brent Krohn

QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...

Geuther (19B: California Common)

Table 15: American Porter & Stout (20)

7 entries

1st

Jeff Case

QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...

Porter Of Entry (20A: American Porter)

2nd

Lou Gamache

Inland Empire Brewers

Slava Ukraini Anti-Imperial Stout (20C: Imperial Stout)

3rd

Violet Kaplan

SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)

Dark Magic (20C: Imperial Stout)

Table 16: IPA (21)

14 entries

1st

Masahiro Kitano

SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)

Hazy Sh*t!! (21C: Hazy IPA)

2nd

Steve Flanders & Tom Tousignant

Dan-K (21A: American IPA)

3rd

Lister Hargreaves

Inland Empire Brewers

Westward Bound (21A: American IPA)

Lou Gamache

Inland Empire Brewers

East Meets West (21B: Specialty IPA)

Table 17: European Sour (23)

3 entries

1st

Jason Dunn

Inland Empire Brewers

Princess Peach (23F: Fruit Lambic)

2nd

Kyle Hufford

Santa Barbara Brewing Society

Rad (23F: Fruit Lambic)

3rd

John Aproda

SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)

Lady Death (23B: Flanders Red Ale)

Table 18: Belgian Ale & German Wheat (24 & 10)

5 entries

1st

Dan Stoneman & Randy Stoneman

QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...

I Don't Give A Whit (24A: Witbier)

2nd

Matthew Young & Will Vigil

Orange County Mash Ups

Johnny Chimpo 3.0 (10A: Weissbier)

3rd

Edward Lamothe

Horsemen of the Hopocalypse

I'm Keeping The Nickles! (24B: Belgian Pale Ale)

Table 19: Strong Belgian (25)

6 entries

1st

Kyle Hufford

Santa Barbara Brewing Society

Big Cat (25B: Saison)

2nd

Jason Dunn

Inland Empire Brewers

Back Of The Closet Saison (25B: Saison)

3rd

Matt Richard

Big Grainy Triumphant Bastards

Belgian Golden Strong (25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale)

Table 20: Monastic Ales (26)

6 entries

1st

Jason Dunn

Inland Empire Brewers

Hey Jim, Is It The Best Ever? (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)

2nd

Jeff Case & Allan Polk

QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...

A Lonely Monk In Cape Town (26A: Belgian Single)

3rd

Scott Rauvola

QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...

Friend Du Monde (26C: Belgian Tripel)

Table 21: American Wild Ales (28)

10 entries

1st

Kyle Hufford

Santa Barbara Brewing Society

Chaparral (28A: Brett Beer)

2nd

Jason Dunn & Mandy Porter

Inland Empire Brewers

Bingo Bango Here's Your Mango (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)

3rd

Scott Rauvola

QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...

Scorval (28A: Brett Beer)

Table 22: Fruit Beers (29)

6 entries

1st

Violet Kaplan

SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)

Cruzkap Saltlick (29A: Fruit Beer)

2nd

Cyndy Gamache

Inland Empire Brewers

Smudge Pot (29A: Fruit Beer)

3rd

Masahiro Kitano

SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)

Guavahh! (29A: Fruit Beer)

Table 23: Spice Herb and Vegetable (30)

8 entries

1st

Mandy Porter

Inland Empire Brewers

Oh Hazelnuts! (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

2nd

Jason Dunn

Inland Empire Brewers

German Chocolate Cake (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

3rd

Mike Page

QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...

Spruce Willis (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

Table 24: Smoked, Wood Aged,& Piwo Grodziskie (31, 33, 27)

4 entries

1st

Mike Neice

Barley Bandits

Beetlejuice (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)

2nd

Matthew Smiley

QUAFF (Quality Ale And Fermentation...

Ziminski's Grodziskie (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)

3rd

Ward Walkup

Yeastside Brewers

Maple Bourbon Ba Hogg's Wine (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)

Table 25: Mixed Style, Experimental and Alternative Sugar (31, 34)

6 entries

1st

Alex Kivela & Lauren Thoen

Cal Poly Brew Crew

Blood Orange Sour (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)

2nd

Robert Baker & Karissa Curatolo

Inland Empire Brewers

You Feeling Shandy Baby (34C: Experimental Beer)

3rd

Mike Rascon

Long Beach Homebrewers

Mo586 Lager (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)

Table 26: Standard Cider (C1)

6 entries

1st

Curtis Ritter

Orange County Mash Ups

Top Tree (C1C: French Cider)

2nd

Kevin Wojdak

Urban Knaves of Grain

Hank's Place Cider 2022 (C1A: New World Cider)

3rd

Mandy Porter

Inland Empire Brewers

Leave Em High And Dry (C1A: New World Cider)

Table 27: Specialty Cider

5 entries

1st

Alan Turken

QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...

Sweet & Cold (C2D: Ice Cider)

2nd

Matt Richard

Big Grainy Triumphant Bastards

New England Cider (C2A: New England Cider)

3rd

Lou Gamache

Inland Empire Brewers

Mon Cherry (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)

Table 28: Mead

3 entries

1st

Robert Baker & Karissa Curatolo

Inland Empire Brewers

Snoopy Blood (M2C: Berry Mead)

2nd

Robert Baker & Karissa Curatolo

Inland Empire Brewers

I Work Hard For My Honey (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)

3rd

George Kolcun

Marin Society of Homebrewers...

Cyzer (M2A: Cyser)

Best of Show

Beer

1st

Jason Dunn

Inland Empire Brewers

Princess Peach (23F: Fruit Lambic)

2nd

Violet Kaplan

SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)

Cruzkap Saltlick (29A: Fruit Beer)

3rd

Jason Dunn

Inland Empire Brewers

Who's The Boss Now? (8B: Schwarzbier)

Best of Show

Cider

1st

Curtis Ritter

Orange County Mash Ups

Top Tree (C1C: French Cider)

Best of Show

Mead

1st

Robert Baker & Karissa Curatolo

Inland Empire Brewers

Snoopy Blood (M2C: Berry Mead)

Most Awesome Brewer

51 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score	Club
1st	Jason Dunn	6	3	3	0	51.0600051	Inland Empire Brewers
2nd	Robert Baker	2	4	1	0	29.0200061	Inland Empire Brewers
3rd	Violet Kaplan	4	1	1	0	27.0400161	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
4th	Jeff Case	1	3	0	1	18.0100161	QUAFF (Quality Ale and...
5th	Mike Neice	2	0	2	0	16.0200100	Barley Bandits
6th	Kyle Hufford	2	1	0	0	14.0200250	Santa Barbara Brewing...
7th	Ward Walkup	1	1	1	1	13.0100200	Yeastside Brewers
8th	Doug Walker	1	1	1	1	13.0100160	Inland Empire Brewers
9th	Lou Gamache	0	1	2	1	11.0000200	Inland Empire Brewers
10th	Curtis Ritter	2	0	0	0	10.0200500	Orange County Mash Ups

Most Awesome Club

22 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score
1st	Inland Empire Brewers	11	11	9	2	128.1100003
2nd	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)	5	4	7	1	63.0500002
3rd	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)	5	1	3	0	38.0500001
4th	Orange County Mash Ups	2	1	1	0	17.0200000
5th	Big Grainy Triumphant Bastards	1	2	1	1	17.0100001
6th	Barley Bandits	2	0	2	0	16.0200000
7th	Santa Barbara Brewing Society	2	1	0	0	14.0200000
8th	Yeastside Brewers	1	1	1	1	13.0100000
9th	Maltose Falcons	1	1	0	0	9.0100000
10th	Urban Knaves of Grain	0	2	0	0	8.0000000
11th	Cal Poly Brew Crew	1	0	0	0	5.0100000
12th	Brewluminati [CA]	0	1	0	0	4.0000000
	Bay Area Mashers	0	1	0	0	4.0000000
14th	Long Beach Homebrewers	0	0	1	0	3.0000000
	Mash Masters	0	0	1	0	3.0000000
	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse	0	0	1	0	3.0000000
	Marin Society of Homebrewers (MaSH)	0	0	1	0	3.0000000

Southern California Regional Homebrew Championship

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Stewards

By the Numbers

Table 1: Standard American Beer & Pre-Prohibition Lagers (1 & 27)

Table 2: International Lager (2)

Table 3: Czech Lager (3)

Table 4: Pale Malty European Lager (4)

Table 5: Pale Bitter European Beer (5)

Table 6: Amber Malty Lager & Amber Bitter European Beer & Kellerbier (6,7,27)

Table 7: Dark & Strong European Lager (8 & 9)

Table 8: British & Commonwealth Beers, NZ Pils (11,12, LSx5)

Table 9: Brown British Beer (13)

Table 10: Irish Beer (15)

Table 11: Dark British (16)

Table 12: Strong British & American Beers (17 & 22)

Table 13: Pale American Beer (18)

Table 14: Amber & Brown American Beer (19)

Table 15: American Porter & Stout (20)

Table 16: IPA (21)

Table 17: European Sour (23)

Table 18: Belgian Ale & German Wheat (24 & 10)

Table 19: Strong Belgian (25)

Table 20: Monastic Ales (26)

Table 21: American Wild Ales (28)

Table 22: Fruit Beers (29)

Table 23: Spice Herb and Vegetable (30)

Table 24: Smoked, Wood Aged,& Piwo Grodziskie (31, 33, 27)

Table 25: Mixed Style, Experimental and Alternative Sugar (31, 34)

Table 26: Standard Cider (C1)

Table 27: Specialty Cider

Table 28: Mead

Best of Show

Beer

Best of Show

Cider

Best of Show

Mead

Most Awesome Brewer

Most Awesome Club

Scoring Methodology

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners