Southern California Regional Homebrew Championship

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Israel Arrieta, Robert Baker, Jeremy Brown, Jim Delperdang, Marianne Delperdang, Jason Dunn, Cyndy Gamache, Lou Gamache, Lister Hargreaves, Anudeep Reddy Mutyala, David Ortega, Heiko Von Borzyskowski, Douglas Wozny, Geoffrey Young

Stewards

Allison Aston, Eva Dunn, Bill Mandel, Lettie Mandel, Joseph Michaud, Jesus Ramirez, Doug Walker

By the Numbers

196 Entries 53 Entrants

14 Judges 7 Stewards

92 Placing Entries

Table 1: Category 1 & 2: Standard American & International Lager - SPONSORED by INKBIRD

6 entries

1st
Tyler Sadler
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
An Amber Lagah (2B: International Amber Lager)
2nd
Charles Kirk
Brewluminati [CA]
Mexican Lager Apollo (1B: American Lager)
3rd
Jeff Case
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Turf Chop (1C: Cream Ale)

Table 2: Category 3: Czech Lager

6 entries

1st
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
The Most Gluggable Lager (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
2nd
Mike Page
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Jeste Jedno (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
3rd
Mike Rascon
Long Beach Homebrewers
East Side Pils (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)

Table 3: Category 4: Pale Malty European Lager

3 entries

1st
Joe St. John
Yeastside Brewers
To Helles and Bock (4C: Helles Bock)
2nd
Patrick Leon
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Helles Real (4A: Munich Helles)

Table 4: Category 5: Pale Bitter European Beer

6 entries

1st
Jeff Case & Roger Case
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
That's Ale, Brother (5B: Kölsch)
2nd
Tyler Sadler
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
Crispy Girl Pils (5D: German Pils)
3rd
Logan Prasser
Silicon Valley Sudzers
Gravvel (5B: Kölsch)

Table 5: Category 6 & 7: Amber Malty European Lager & Amber Bitter Beer

7 entries

1st
Luc Rennie
Autumn's Alt (7B: Altbier)
2nd
Ben Sookying
Crown of the Valley Brewing...
Hodl My Beer Bro (7A: Vienna Lager)
3rd
Tyler Sadler
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
Marvins Marzen Challenge (6A: Märzen)

Table 6: Category 8 & 9: Dark & Strong European Lager- SPONSORED by INKBIRD

6 entries

1st
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
Pitfall Porter (9C: Baltic Porter)
2nd
Lou Gamache
Inland Empire Brewers
Doppelbock (9A: Doppelbock)
3rd
Brent Krohn
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Bether Md (8A: Munich Dunkel)

Table 7: Categories 10, 11, 12: German, British & Commonwealth

4 entries

1st
Guillermo Velasco & Isa Plascencia
Tijuana Homebrew Club
Best Pitter II (11B: Best Bitter)
2nd
Eric Dang
OC Mashups
Buckets (10A: Weissbier)
3rd
Mike Page
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Not of English Way (12C: English IPA)

Table 8: Category 13: Brown British Beer

8 entries

1st
George Moyer
Long Beach Homebrewers
Crystal Fiesta (13A: Dark Mild)
2nd
Patrick Leon
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Improper Porter (13C: English Porter)
3rd
Ward Walkup
Yeastside Brewers
Minimalist (13A: Dark Mild)

Table 9: Category 14 & 15: Scottish and Irish Beer

4 entries

1st
Lou Gamache
Inland Empire Brewers
Penny Scot (14C: Scottish Export)
2nd
Mike Page
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Leppelins Last Drop (14C: Scottish Export)
3rd
Bill Mandel
Inland Empire Brewers
Irish Red (15A: Irish Red Ale)

Table 10: Category 16: Dark British Beer

4 entries

1st
Lister Hargreaves
Inland Empire Brewers
Stone The Crows (16D: Foreign Extra Stout)
2nd
Doug Walker
Inland Empire Brewers
Adam’s Stout (16B: Oatmeal Stout)
3rd
Don Harrisberger
OC Mashups
Sweet Stout (16A: Sweet Stout)

Table 11: Category 18: Pale American Ale

12 entries

1st
Logan Prasser
Silicon Valley Sudzers
Vegetable Salad (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
John Bell
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Ode To Sierra Nevada (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Matt Richard
Big Grainy Triumphant Bastards
American Pale Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)
HM
Alistair Benson
Southern Nevada Ale Fermenters...
Mission Pale (18B: American Pale Ale)

Table 12: Category 19: American Amber & Brown Beer

5 entries

1st
Jeff Richard
Big Grainy Triumphant Bastards
American Amber (19A: American Amber Ale)
2nd
Mike Page
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Raise The Anchor (19B: California Common)
3rd
Cary Chitwood & Steve Chitwood &...
Inland Empire Brewers
Amber Alert (19A: American Amber Ale)
HM
Joe St. John
Yeastside Brewers
Anchors Aweigh! (19B: California Common)

Table 13: Category 20: American Porter and Stout - SPONSORED by INKBIRD

10 entries

1st
Mike Page & Jeff Case
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Katie’s Stout (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
John Aston
Inland Empire Brewers
Blackolicious (20B: American Stout)
3rd
Cary Chitwood & Steve Chitwood &...
Inland Empire Brewers
King of Prussia (20C: Imperial Stout)
HM
Mike Rascon
Long Beach Homebrewers
Robust Porter (20A: American Porter)

Table 14: Category 21: IPA - SPONSORED by INKBIRD

17 entries

1st
Robert Baker & Karissa Curatolo
Inland Empire Brewers
The S Is Ilent (21B2: Black IPA)
2nd
Lou Gamache
Inland Empire Brewers
Some Odd Notion (21A: American IPA)
3rd
Joe St. John
Yeastside Brewers
47 (21A: American IPA)

Table 15: Category 17 & 22: Strong British & American Ales

5 entries

1st
Ward Walkup
Yeastside Brewers
Spinach (22A: Double IPA)
2nd
Guillermo Velasco & Isa Plascencia
Tijuana Homebrew Club
Imperial Red III (22B: American Strong Ale)
3rd
Mike Rascon
Long Beach Homebrewers
Mo-Citra (22A: Double IPA)

Table 16: Category 23 & X4: European & Local Style Sours (Catharina Sour)

6 entries

1st
Ben Sookying
Crown of the Valley Brewing...
Pineapple Crush (LSX4: Catharina Sour)
2nd
Kyle Hufford
Untitled Wild (23E: Gueuze)
3rd
Jeremy Stacy
Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
Bierlieb (23A: Berliner Weisse)

Table 17: Category 24: Belgian Ale

6 entries

1st
Marcos Sant'Anna
Silicon Valley Sudzers
Wit's End (24A: Witbier)
2nd
Lister Hargreaves
Inland Empire Brewers
Wits' End (24A: Witbier)
3rd
Peter Howson & 
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Le Geant de Flandres (24B: Belgian Pale Ale)
HM
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
Mike Made Me... (24A: Witbier)

Table 18: Category 25: Strong Belgian Ale

12 entries

1st
Tyler Sadler
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
Belgiany Blond Boi (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)
2nd
John Bell
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Halo Adjuster (25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale)
3rd
Dan Stoneman & Doug Brown Jeff Case
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Saison Du Clairemont (25B: Saison)

Table 19: Category 26: Trappist Ale

3 entries

1st
George Moyer
Long Beach Homebrewers
Single Monks In Your Area Want To Chat Now (26A: Belgian Single)
2nd
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
Best Quad Ever! (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
3rd
Curtis Ritter
OC Mashups
Susan (26C: Belgian Tripel)

Table 20: Category 27: Historical Beer

6 entries

1st
Todd Peterson
Crown of the Valley Brewing...
Dark Before Nada (27A7: Pre-Prohibition Porter)
2nd
Patrick Leon
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Schmooze Juice (27A8: Roggenbier)
3rd
Steven Severn
Orange County Mash Ups
Adaptation (27A7: Pre-Prohibition Porter)

Table 21: Category 28: American Wild Ale

9 entries

1st
Kyle Hufford
Goldtone (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
2nd
Masahiro Kitano
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
Wild Sh*t Sour (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
3rd
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
I Picked 'em Myself (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
HM
Ben Sookying
Crown of the Valley Brewing...
Sour Belgian Peach (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)

Table 22: Category 29: Fruit Beer - SPONSORED by Amoretti

11 entries

1st
Robert Baker & Karissa Curatolo
Inland Empire Brewers
A Weisse Guy Eh? (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Lou Gamache
Inland Empire Brewers
Cabernet Sauvignon Grape Ale (29D: Grape Ale)
3rd
Jeremy Stacy
Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
The Summoning of Balthromaw (29A: Fruit Beer)
HM
Sam Castellano
It’s All Buena (29B: Fruit and Spice Beer)

Table 23: Category 30: Spiced Beer - SPONSORED by Amoretti

10 entries

1st
Ward Walkup
Yeastside Brewers
Ba Coconut Vanilla Matrimonial Milk Stout (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
German Chocolate Cake (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
Todd Parr & David Cox
Chipotle Smoked Stout (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

Table 24: Categories 31 & 34: Alternative Grain & Experimental

5 entries

1st
Dan Stoneman & Doug Brown Jeff Case
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Saison Du Clairemont (31A: Alternative Grain Beer)
2nd
Matt Richard
Big Grainy Triumphant Bastards
Ice Distilled Porter Aged On Merlot Wood (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
3rd
Steven Severn
Orange County Mash Ups
Caffeination (34A: Commercial Specialty Beer)

Table 25: Category 33: Wood Beer

6 entries

1st
Jeff Case
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Barrel Aged Werewolves (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Mike Rascon
Long Beach Homebrewers
Black Cat (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Joseph Michaud & Lou Gamache
Inland Empire Brewers
Naughty Brunette (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)

Table 26: Category C1: Standard Cider & Perry

3 entries

1st
Todd Parr & David Cox
Tara's Cider (C1A: New World Cider)
2nd
John Pagano
Santabarbeerians
Apt #138 (C1D: New World Perry)
3rd
John Pagano
Santabarbeerians
#1 Granny (C1A: New World Cider)

Table 27: Category C2: Specialty Cider

4 entries

1st
Matt Richard
Big Grainy Triumphant Bastards
New World Cider Aged On Rum Wood (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)
2nd
John Pagano
Santabarbeerians
Richard Persimmons (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
3rd
Todd Parr & David Cox
Blue Juice (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)

Table 28: Category M1 & 2: Traditional & Fruit Mead

7 entries

1st
Matt Richard
Big Grainy Triumphant Bastards
Cyser (M2A: Cyser)
2nd
Marcos Sant'Anna
Silicon Valley Sudzers
Merlot Pyment (M2B: Pyment)
3rd
John Pagano
Santabarbeerians
Mc Fruit Patrol (M2E: Melomel)

Table 29: Category M3 & M4: Spiced and Specialty Mead

5 entries

1st
Lou Gamache
Inland Empire Brewers
Dear Chocolate Lover (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
2nd
Matt Richard
Big Grainy Triumphant Bastards
Cyser With Lemon and Ginger (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
3rd
Carol Rutherford
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Carol's Cherry Spice Mead (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)

Best of Show

Beer

1st
Ward Walkup
Yeastside Brewers
Ba Coconut Vanilla Matrimonial Milk Stout (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Kyle Hufford
Goldtone (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
3rd
Logan Prasser
Silicon Valley Sudzers
Vegetable Salad (18B: American Pale Ale)

Best of Show

Cider

1st
Todd Parr & David Cox
Tara's Cider (C1A: New World Cider)

Best of Show

Mead

1st
Lou Gamache
Inland Empire Brewers
Dear Chocolate Lover (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)

Most Awesome Club

20 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceClub1st2nd3rdHMScore
1stInland Empire Brewers785183.0700000
2ndQUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)486070.0400000
3rdBig Grainy Triumphant Bastards321026.0300000
4thYeastside Brewers302122.0300000
5thSoCal Cerveceros (SCC)221021.0200000
Long Beach Homebrewers212121.0200000
7thSilicon Valley Sudzers211017.0200000
8thCrown of the Valley Brewing Society210115.0200000
9thSantabarbeerians022014.0000000
10thOC Mashups012010.0000000
11thTijuana Homebrew Club11009.0100000
12thThousand Oaked Homebrewers00206.0000000
Orange County Mash Ups00206.0000000
14thBrewluminati [CA]01004.0000000
15thSouthern Nevada Ale Fermenters Union (SNAFU)00011.0000000

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners