Southern California Regional Homebrew Championship

Awards

Southern California Regional Homebrew Championship

Sponsors

Judges

John Aston, John Aston, Robert Baker, Jeremy Brown, Michael Chalukian, Susan Chalukian, Donovan Contreras, Karissa Curatolo, Jason Dunn, Benjamin Frymark, David Gulotta, Brandon Leutz, Mandy Porter, Daniel Rojas, Timothy Shepard, William Stemwell, Hal Ward, Sebastian Montoya Zatarain

Judges - Best of Show

Donovan Contreras, Brandon Leutz, Sebastian Montoya Zatarain

Stewards

Allison Aston, Eva Dunn, Rochelle Hoey-Chamberlain, Bill Mandel, Kevin Randall, Gary Smet

By the Numbers

189 Entries 44 Entrants

18 Judges 6 Stewards

81 Placing Entries

Table 1: Standard American Beer - Category 1

12 entries

Judges: Jeremy Brown, Michael Chalukian, Susan Chalukian, Jason Dunn (Head Judge), Mandy Porter (Head Judge)

1st
Jeff Case
QUAFF
Clairemont Genuine Draft (1B: American Lager)
2nd
Todd Slater & Matt Castellino
Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
Todd Lite (1B: American Lager)
3rd
Taylor Shastid
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Innuendo Ale (1C: Cream Ale)
HM
Matthew Young
Ace Brewing Society
Naked & Afraid (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)

Table 2: International Lagers - Category 2

9 entries

Judges: Jeremy Brown, Jason Dunn (Head Judge)

1st
Taylor Shastid
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Ripping Ripple (2B: International Amber Lager)
2nd
Steven Severn
Orange County Mash Ups
Cabo San Lucas (2C: International Dark Lager)
3rd
Eli Palma
QUAFF
Sombra (2C: International Dark Lager)

Table 3: Czech Lagers - Category 3

4 entries

Judges: John Aston (Head Judge), Sebastian Montoya Zatarain (Head Judge)

1st
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
The Most Gluggable (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
2nd
Ryan Jiles
Ace Brewing Society
Decoction Concoction (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
3rd
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Czech Premium (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)

Table 4: Pale Europeans - Categories 4 & 5

9 entries

Judges: Jason Dunn (Head Judge), Mandy Porter (Head Judge)

1st
Jason Phelps
Society of Barley Alchemists
Calmer than you are (5D: German Pils)
2nd
Jeff Case
QUAFF
Pilsner Von Clairemont (5D: German Pils)
3rd
Gary Smet
Ace Brewing Society
Mesa Style Kolsch (5B: Kölsch)

Table 5: Amber European & Kentucky Cousins - Categories 6 & 7, 27

9 entries

Judges: Jason Dunn (Head Judge), Mandy Porter (Head Judge)

1st
Paul Domich
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Alterior Motive (7B: Altbier)
2nd
David Gulotta
Ace Brewing Society
Goalgetter (7A: Vienna Lager)
3rd
Gary Smet
Ace Brewing Society
Slugger (27A2: Kentucky Common)

Table 6: Strong and Dark European - Categories 8 & 9

7 entries

Judges: Donovan Contreras (Head Judge), Timothy Shepard

1st
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
Dunn of Darkness (8B: Schwarzbier)
2nd
Eli Palma
QUAFF
Dopplegangarator (9A: Doppelbock)
3rd
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
Pitfall Porter (9C: Baltic Porter)

Table 7: Wheat & Rye Styles - Category 1D, 10 & 24A, 27

7 entries

Judges: Jeremy Brown, Jason Dunn (Head Judge)

1st
Kim Hynek
Red Earth Brewers
Hefeweizen (10A: Weissbier)
2nd
Paul Domich
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Henry Roggens - Into the Danger Mash (27A8: Roggenbier)
3rd
Brian Young
Hoo Roo (1D: American Wheat Beer)

Table 8: British Bitter & Scottish & A little Irish : Categories 11, 14, 15A

9 entries

Judges: Karissa Curatolo, Mandy Porter (Head Judge)

1st
Bill Mandel
Inland Empire Brewers
Fight On Irish Red (15A: Irish Red Ale)
2nd
Gary Smet
Ace Brewing Society
Amersham Bitters (11B: Best Bitter)
3rd
Paul Domich
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
From Edinburgh with Love (14C: Scottish Export)

Table 9: Commonwealth Beers - Category 12 & LS5X

8 entries

Judges: Karissa Curatolo, Mandy Porter (Head Judge)

1st
Steven Severn
Orange County Mash Ups
NZ Pils (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
2nd
Christopher Mazurk
Ace Brewing Society
Short Shift (12A: British Golden Ale)
3rd
Mike Neice
Ace Brewing Society
The Crunge (12A: British Golden Ale)
HM
Ben Gaylord
Cosmic Debris (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)

Table 10: Darker Irish & British: Categories 13, 15, 16

9 entries

Judges: David Gulotta, Brandon Leutz (Head Judge)

1st
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
Donnybrook Stout (15C: Irish Extra Stout)
2nd
Mandy Porter
Inland Empire Brewers
Stress Test Stout (16D: Foreign Extra Stout)
3rd
Mike Neice
Ace Brewing Society
The Great One (13A: Dark Mild)
HM
Mandy Porter
Inland Empire Brewers
Nuttier than a fruitcake (13B: British Brown Ale)

Table 11: Strong Beers - Categories 17 & 22

7 entries

Judges: David Gulotta, Brandon Leutz (Head Judge)

1st
Todd Slater & Matt Castellino
Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
Atmospheric river (22B: American Strong Ale)
2nd
Eli Palma
QUAFF
Dream Church (22A: Double IPA)
3rd
Curtis Ritter
Ace Brewing Society
Liberty Belligerence (22B: American Strong Ale)
HM
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
Where's the Pineapple? (17C: Wee Heavy)

Table 12: Pale American - Category 18

12 entries

Judges: Donovan Contreras (Head Judge), Daniel Rojas, Timothy Shepard, William Stemwell (Head Judge)

1st
Brian Young
Opinions Vary (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Benjamin Schneider
Lunch Pale (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
Dolcita Dawn (18A: Blonde Ale)
HM
Curtis Ritter
Ace Brewing Society
Fräulein (18A: Blonde Ale)

Table 13: Brown and Amber American - Category 19

8 entries

Judges: Robert Baker, Hal Ward (Head Judge)

1st
Mandy Porter
Inland Empire Brewers
Dropping the Accent (19C: American Brown Ale)
2nd
Jeff Case
QUAFF
Code Brown [v6] (19C: American Brown Ale)
3rd
Christopher Mazurk
Ace Brewing Society
Sunbelt (19B: California Common)

Table 14: American Porters and Stouts - Category 20

6 entries

Judges: John Aston, Sebastian Montoya Zatarain (Head Judge)

1st
William Vigil
Ace Brewing Society
BabaYaga (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
The Dark Descent (20A: American Porter)
3rd
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
Trout Stout (20B: American Stout)

Table 15: American IPA

6 entries

Judges: Jason Dunn (Head Judge), Daniel Rojas

1st
Steven Severn
Orange County Mash Ups
Standard Westy: Batch #106 (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Jeff Case
QUAFF
Clairemont Krush(able) (21B: Specialty IPA)
3rd
Jeff Case
QUAFF
Clairemont Krush (21A: American IPA)

Table 16: Hazy and Special IPA

7 entries

Judges: John Aston, Mandy Porter (Head Judge)

1st
Ricky Whitefoot
Inland Empire Brewers
Forged by Failure (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Ben Gaylord
Crimson Ghost (21B4: Red IPA)
3rd
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Hazy iPA (21C: Hazy IPA)

Table 17: Strong Belgian Ale - Category 25

5 entries

Judges: Jason Dunn (Head Judge), Mandy Porter (Head Judge)

1st
Curtis Ritter
Ace Brewing Society
Funk Yeah (25B: Saison)
2nd
William Vigil
Ace Brewing Society
Abbey by the Sea (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)
3rd
Neil Ian Horowitz
Long Beach Homebrewers
Summer Son Saison (25B: Saison)

Table 18: Monastic - Category 26

4 entries

Judges: Jason Dunn (Head Judge), Mandy Porter (Head Judge)

1st
Curtis Ritter
Ace Brewing Society
Fantastic Monastic (26A: Belgian Single)
2nd
Peter Johann
Long Beach Homebrewers
Santa (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
3rd
Paul Domich
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Ode to Robbie's Messy Belgian Wuad (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)

Table 19: Sour and Fruited Beer - Categories 23, 28, 29

6 entries

Judges: Robert Baker, Hal Ward (Head Judge)

1st
Jason Dunn & Mandy Porter
Inland Empire Brewers
Orange Dreamsicle (29C: Specialty Fruit Beer)
2nd
Peter Johann
Long Beach Homebrewers
3 (23E: Gueuze)
3rd
Peter Johann
Long Beach Homebrewers
Jurresic Bark (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)

Table 20: Spice, Herb and Vegetable Beer - Cateogry 30

6 entries

Judges: Daniel Rojas, William Stemwell

1st
Cary Chitwood & Luis Jauregui
Inland Empire Brewers
Creme of the crop (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Mandy Porter
Inland Empire Brewers
Hazelnuttier than a fruitcake (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
Brian Young
This is Reality, Greg (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

Table 21: Smoke and Wood Aged Beers

7 entries

Judges: Jason Dunn (Head Judge), Mandy Porter (Head Judge)

1st
Eli Palma
QUAFF
Monchichi (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Peter Johann
Long Beach Homebrewers
BD SAISON (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Matthew Smiley
QUAFF
Babcia Z (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)

Table 22: Historically Alternatively Experimental

5 entries

Judges: Jason Dunn (Head Judge), Mandy Porter (Head Judge)

1st
Tom Fontes
Long Beach Homebrewers
Rose Park WC Pils (34C: Experimental Beer)
2nd
Steven Severn
Orange County Mash Ups
Celebrating (34A: Commercial Specialty Beer)
3rd
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Italian Pils (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)

Table 23: Ciders

10 entries

Judges: Jeremy Brown, Donovan Contreras (Head Judge)

1st
Matthew Young
Ace Brewing Society
If you ain't first, you're last. (C1A: Common Cider)
2nd
Eva Dunn & Mandy Porter
Inland Empire Brewers
Sudberry Blueberry Cider (C3A: Fruit Cider)
3rd
Ricky Whitefoot
Inland Empire Brewers
Ocean spray vibes (C3A: Fruit Cider)

Table 24: Fruit Mead

9 entries

Judges: Jason Dunn (Head Judge), Mandy Porter (Head Judge)

1st
Eric Reynolds
Louisville Area Grain and...
Gaia (M2B: Pyment)
2nd
Michael Rivera
Strand Brewers Club
Fig and Berries (M2E: Melomel)
3rd
Eric Reynolds
Louisville Area Grain and...
Geisha (M2D: Stone Fruit Mead)
HM
John Aston & Allison Aston
Inland Empire Brewers
fruits of my labor (M2E: Melomel)

Table 25: Meads 1, 3, 4

8 entries

Judges: Robert Baker, Benjamin Frymark (Head Judge)

1st
Eric Reynolds
Louisville Area Grain and...
LX AD (M4B: Historical Mead)
2nd
Eric Reynolds
Louisville Area Grain and...
Viking Blood (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
3rd
Jennifer Kerry & Blanco Suh
What is Mead? Honey, Don't Hurt Me (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)

Best of Show

Beer

Judges: Donovan Contreras, Brandon Leutz, Sebastian Montoya Zatarain

1st
Curtis Ritter
Ace Brewing Society
Fantastic Monastic (26A: Belgian Single)
2nd
Paul Domich
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Alterior Motive (7B: Altbier)
3rd
Steven Severn
Orange County Mash Ups
Standard Westy: Batch #106 (21A: American IPA)

Best of Show

Cider

Judges: Donovan Contreras, Brandon Leutz, Sebastian Montoya Zatarain

1st
Matthew Young
Ace Brewing Society
If you ain't first, you're last. (C1A: Common Cider)

Best of Show

Mead

Judges: Donovan Contreras, Brandon Leutz, Sebastian Montoya Zatarain

1st
Eric Reynolds
Louisville Area Grain and...
Gaia (M2B: Pyment)

Most Awesome Brewer

44 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceBrewer1st2nd3rdHMScoreClub
1stJason Dunn413134.0400101Inland Empire Brewers
2ndEric Reynolds311022.0300161Louisville Area Grain...
3rdSteven Severn221021.0200201Orange County Mash Ups
4thJeff Case131020.0100101QUAFF
5thCurtis Ritter301119.0300161Ace Brewing Society
6thPaul Domich122019.0100141Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
7thEli Palma121016.0100100QUAFF
8thPeter Johann031015.0000110Long Beach Homebrewers
9thMandy Porter120114.0100160Inland Empire Brewers
10thMatthew Young200111.0200200Ace Brewing Society

Most Awesome Club

13 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceClub1st2nd3rdHMScore
1stInland Empire Brewers844371.0800002
2ndAce Brewing Society656270.0600002
3rdQUAFF253039.0200001
4thDiablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)223027.0200001
5thLong Beach Homebrewers132023.0100001
6thLouisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society, LTD311022.0300001
7thOrange County Mash Ups221021.0200001
8thThousand Oaked Homebrewers11009.0100000
9thArizona Society of Homebrewers00309.0000000
10thSociety of Barley Alchemists10005.0100000
Red Earth Brewers10005.0100000
12thStrand Brewers Club01004.0000000

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners