Southern California Regional Homebrew Championship
Awards
Judges
Robert Baker, Jeremy Brown, Mike Chalukian, Donovan Contreras, Donald Costello, Karissa Curatolo, Jim Delperdang, Jason Dunn, Kevin Federko, Mark Fitzsimmons, Lister Hargreaves, Tim Hinger, Brandon Leutz, Brandon Martin, Donald McAllister, Donald Miller, Mark Poliner, Mandy Porter, Jesus Ramirez, Doug Walker, Jadus Yan
Judges - Best of Show
Donovan Contreras, Brandon Martin, Jadus Yan
Stewards
Allison Aston, Richard Bailey, Eva Dunn, Vanessa Hinger, Rochelle Hoey-Chamberlain, Rex Irmer, Cynthia M Junken
Staff
John Aston, Rex Irmer
By the Numbers
193 Entries
42 Entrants
21 Judges
7 Stewards
2 Staff
93 Placing Entries
Table 1: Standard American Beer (Cat 1)
11 entries
Judges: Jeremy Brown, Kevin Federko (Head Judge)
1st
Ricky Whitefoot
Inland Empire Brewers
Lighter Side Of Life (1A: American Light Lager)
2nd
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
Corona Cream (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)
3rd
Doug Brown
QUAFF
Cold Crush Cream Ale (1C: Cream Ale)
4th
Ricky Whitefoot
Inland Empire Brewers
Float Away (1B: American Lager)
HM
Todd Slater & Matt Castellino
Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
TO Lite (1B: American Lager)
Table 2: International /Czech Lagers (Cat 2&3)
7 entries
Judges: Robert Baker, Jadus Yan (Head Judge)
1st
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
The Most Gluggable (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
2nd
Mike Neice
Barley Bandits
Hogweiser (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
3rd
Doug Walker
Inland Empire Brewers
Knight Takes Queen-Czech Mate (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
Table 3: Pale Malty European Lager (Cat 4)
5 entries
Judges: Karissa Curatolo, Jason Dunn (Head Judge)
1st
Steven Severn
Orange County Mash Ups
Helles Hath No Fury (4A: Munich Helles)
2nd
Curtis Ritter
Orange County Mash Ups
Helles Yes (4A: Munich Helles)
3rd
Matt Castellino
Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
Munich Helles (4A: Munich Helles)
Table 4: Pale Bitter European Beer (Cat 5)
8 entries
Judges: Jeremy Brown, Jim Delperdang, Doug Walker (Head Judge)
1st
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
Klappe Zu, Affe Tot (5C: German Helles Exportbier)
2nd
Curtis Ritter
Orange County Mash Ups
Solo Pilz (5D: German Pils)
3rd
Steven Severn
Orange County Mash Ups
ISO: Slow Pour Pils (5D: German Pils)
HM
Jeffry Battles
QUAFF
Longdale Pils (5D: German Pils)
Table 5: Amber Malty European Lager (Cat 6)
4 entries
Judges: Robert Baker, Jadus Yan (Head Judge)
1st
Curtis Ritter
Orange County Mash Ups
Marzen Madness (6A: Märzen)
2nd
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
Beep Beep Bop (6C: Dunkels Bock)
Table 6: Amber Bitter European Beer (Cat 7)
6 entries
Judges: Mike Chalukian, Mark Fitzsimmons (Head Judge)
1st
Cary Chitwood & Luis Jauregui
Inland Empire Brewers
Why Not? (7B: Altbier)
2nd
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
Sausage Anyone? (7A: Vienna Lager)
3rd
Seth Spivack & Sheridan Sturm
Maltose Falcons
Sawyer Alt (7B: Altbier)
Table 7: Dark European Lager (Cat 8)
4 entries
Judges: Donald Costello, Tim Hinger, Mandy Porter (Head Judge)
1st
Eli Palma
QUAFF
Night Harvest (8A: Munich Dunkel)
3rd
Doug Brown
QUAFF
Ain't No Sunshine Schwarzbier (8B: Schwarzbier)
Table 8: Strong European Beer (Cat 9)
6 entries
Judges: Robert Baker, Jadus Yan (Head Judge)
1st
Steven Severn
Orange County Mash Ups
Baltic Sea (9C: Baltic Porter)
2nd
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
5 Years Of Pitfalling (9C: Baltic Porter)
3rd
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
Big Daddy (9A: Doppelbock)
Table 9: German and Belgian Wheat Beer (Cat 10 & 24)
6 entries
Judges: Karissa Curatolo, Jason Dunn (Head Judge)
1st
Jeff Mathiowetz
Maltose Falcons
Banana Nut Bread Breakfast (10C: Weizenbock)
2nd
Benjamin Frymark
QUAFF
Martin Van Nostrin (24A: Witbier)
3rd
Tim Hinger & Vanessa Hinger
Inland Empire Brewers
The Hefty Heff (10A: Weissbier)
Table 10: British and Commonwealth Beer (Cat 11 & 12)
7 entries
Judges: Brandon Leutz (Head Judge), Jadus Yan
1st
Steven Severn & Adam Flynn
Orange County Mash Ups
Crispy NZ (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
2nd
Matt Castellino
Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
British Golden (12A: British Golden Ale)
3rd
Ketchen Smith
QUAFF
Hidden City XPA (12B: Australian Sparkling Ale)
HM
Mike Neice
Barley Bandits
Ausi Ale (12B: Australian Sparkling Ale)
Table 11: Brown and Dark British Beer (Cat 13 & 16)
6 entries
Judges: Donald Costello, Tim Hinger, Mandy Porter (Head Judge)
1st
Doug Walker
Inland Empire Brewers
Wanker (13B: British Brown Ale)
2nd
Doug Brown & Les Overman
QUAFF
The B.O.S.S. (16A: Sweet Stout)
3rd
Jeffry Battles
QUAFF
Left Hand Milk Stout (16A: Sweet Stout)
Table 12: Scottish and Irish Beer (Cat 14 & 15)
6 entries
Judges: Jim Delperdang, Lister Hargreaves (Head Judge)
1st
Robert Baker & Karissa Curatolo
Inland Empire Brewers
Scotty Doesn't Know (14C: Scottish Export)
2nd
Doug Brown & Calvin Hall
QUAFF
Irish Stout (15B: Irish Stout)
3rd
Doug Brown
QUAFF
Scottish Heavy (14B: Scottish Heavy)
Table 13: Pale American (Cat 18)
8 entries
Judges: Donovan Contreras (Head Judge), Mark Poliner
1st
Matt Castellino
Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
Pale Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Jonathan Perkins
545 American Pale Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Jonathan Perkins
551 Blonde Ale (18A: Blonde Ale)
Table 14: Amber & Brown American Beer (Cat 19)
11 entries
Judges: Brandon Leutz (Head Judge), Jadus Yan
1st
Todd Slater & Matt Castellino
Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
Conejo Common. (19B: California Common)
2nd
Mike Neice
Barley Bandits
Janet's Brown Eye (19C: American Brown Ale)
3rd
David Gulotta & Jay Powell
Ace Brewing Society
Old Catcher's Mitt (19C: American Brown Ale)
HM
Doug Walker
Inland Empire Brewers
Next Of Kin…. With Benefits (27A2: Kentucky Common)
Table 15: American Porter and Stout (Cat 20)
5 entries
Judges: Donald Costello, Tim Hinger, Mandy Porter (Head Judge)
1st
Jeff Zwetsch & Don Frakes
No Doubt Stout (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Bill Mandel
Inland Empire Brewers
Porter Me Another Please (20A: American Porter)
3rd
Mark Passarella
Midnight Majesty Stout (20C: Imperial Stout)
Table 16: American IPA (21A)
9 entries
Judges: Jason Dunn, Mandy Porter (Head Judge)
1st
Steven Severn & Adam Flynn
Orange County Mash Ups
Standard Memories (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Doug Brown
QUAFF
Supermolly (21A: American IPA)
3rd
Robert Baker & Karissa Curatolo
Inland Empire Brewers
A Bitterful Attempt (21A: American IPA)
HM
Bill Mandel
Inland Empire Brewers
Mad Dash IPA (21A: American IPA)
Table 17: Specialty / Hazy IPA (Cat 21 B&C)
11 entries
Judges: Tim Hinger, Donald Miller (Head Judge)
1st
Jason Jimenez
Code Black (21B2: Black IPA)
2nd
Jeff Zwetsch & Don Frakes
Crave The Haze (21C: Hazy IPA)
3rd
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
Pool Party Hazy (21C: Hazy IPA)
HM
Eli Palma
QUAFF
KaKaw (21B2: Black IPA)
Table 18: Strong American Ale (Cat 22)
5 entries
Judges: Jason Dunn, Mandy Porter (Head Judge), Jesus Ramirez
1st
Eli Palma
QUAFF
Dream Church (22A: Double IPA)
2nd
Mike Neice
Barley Bandits
22nd Sea (22C: American Barleywine)
3rd
Steven Severn
Orange County Mash Ups
Six Wheat Under (22D: Wheatwine)
Table 19: Strong British (Cat 17)
4 entries
Judges: Tim Hinger, Donald Miller (Head Judge)
1st
Robert Baker & Karissa Curatolo
Inland Empire Brewers
Don't Tell Scotty (17C: Wee Heavy)
2nd
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
Shaggin The Haggis (17C: Wee Heavy)
3rd
Eli Palma
QUAFF
Zonkey (17C: Wee Heavy)
HM
Cary Chitwood & Luis Jauregui
Inland Empire Brewers
A Wee Bit (17C: Wee Heavy)
Table 20: European and American Wild and Sour (Cat 23 & 28)
8 entries
Judges: Donovan Contreras (Head Judge), Mark Poliner
1st
Kyle Hufford
Santa Barbara Brewing Society
The Journeyman (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
2nd
Kyle Hufford
Santa Barbara Brewing Society
Metamorphosis (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
3rd
Kyle Hufford
Santa Barbara Brewing Society
Orange Blossom (28A: Brett Beer)
Table 21: Strong Belgian Ale (Cat 25)
6 entries
Judges: Jason Dunn, Mandy Porter (Head Judge), Jesus Ramirez
1st
Kyle Hufford
Santa Barbara Brewing Society
New Magic (25B: Saison)
2nd
Mike Neice
Barley Bandits
Bron-Yr-Aur (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)
3rd
Robert Baker & Karissa Curatolo
Inland Empire Brewers
Say It Ain't Son (25B: Saison)
Table 22: Monastic Ales (Cat 26)
5 entries
Judges: Jeremy Brown, Jim Delperdang, Doug Walker (Head Judge)
1st
Mark Passarella
Monastery Madness (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
2nd
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
Quadrilateral Openings (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
3rd
Curtis Ritter
Orange County Mash Ups
Yeast Rancher (26A: Belgian Single)
HM
Neil Ian Horowitz
Long Beach Homebrewers
On The Double (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
Table 23: Fruit Beer (Cat 29 )
9 entries
Judges: Donald Costello, Brandon Martin (Head Judge), Donald McAllister
1st
Doug Walker
Inland Empire Brewers
Sour As Phuk (29C: Specialty Fruit Beer)
2nd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Catharina Sour (LSX4: Catharina Sour)
3rd
John Aston
Inland Empire Brewers
Peach's For Me!! (29A: Fruit Beer)
Table 24: Spice Herb and Veg (Cat 30)
3 entries
Judges: Karissa Curatolo, Jason Dunn (Head Judge)
1st
Jonathan Perkins
539 Pumpkin Spice (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Doug Walker
Inland Empire Brewers
Forty Eight Tears (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
Tim Hinger
Inland Empire Brewers
Mr. Stout (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
Table 25: Ciders
7 entries
Judges: Jeremy Brown, Kevin Federko (Head Judge)
1st
Matt Young
Ace Brewing Society
She's My Cherry Pie (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
2nd
Matt Young
Ace Brewing Society
Bumblebee Tuna! (C1A: New World Cider)
3rd
Mandy Porter
Inland Empire Brewers
Roxie And Her Apple Tree (C1A: New World Cider)
HM
Mike Neice
Barley Bandits
Lucky Perry (C1E: Traditional Perry)
Table 26: Meads
9 entries
Judges: Mike Chalukian, Mark Fitzsimmons (Head Judge)
1st
Jonathan Castruita
Royal Grape Jelly (M2B: Pyment)
2nd
Benjamin Frymark
QUAFF
The Numanium (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
3rd
Jeff Case
QUAFF
Balance Bee 'm (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
Table 27: Wood Beer (Cat 33)
10 entries
Judges: Jim Delperdang, Lister Hargreaves (Head Judge)
1st
Mike Neice
Barley Bandits
Beetlejuice II (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Steven Severn
Orange County Mash Ups
Baltic Ruminate (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Jeff Case
QUAFF
LW Whiskey Barrel Imperial Stout (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
HM
Curtis Ritter & Joshua Wheeler
Orange County Mash Ups
Barrel Free (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
Table 28: Alternative and Specialty Beers
7 entries
Judges: Donald Costello, Brandon Martin (Head Judge), Donald McAllister
1st
Josh Mengers
Afternoon Splash (27A3: Lichtenhainer)
2nd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Cold IPA (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
3rd
David Gulotta & Curtis Ritter
Ace Brewing Society
Curda's 19th Hole - Left Coast Pils (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
Best of Show
Beer
Judges: Donovan Contreras, Brandon Martin, Jadus Yan
1st
Kyle Hufford
Santa Barbara Brewing Society
The Journeyman (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
2nd
Mike Neice
Barley Bandits
Beetlejuice II (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Kyle Hufford
Santa Barbara Brewing Society
New Magic (25B: Saison)
HM
Josh Mengers
Afternoon Splash (27A3: Lichtenhainer)
Best of Show
Cider
Judges: Donovan Contreras, Brandon Martin, Jadus Yan
1st
Matt Young
Ace Brewing Society
She's My Cherry Pie (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
Best of Show
Mead
Judges: Donovan Contreras, Brandon Martin, Jadus Yan
1st
Jonathan Castruita
Royal Grape Jelly (M2B: Pyment)
Most Awesome Brewer
42 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]
Place | Brewer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | HM | Score | Club |
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1st | Jason Dunn | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 40.0200051 | Inland Empire Brewers |
2nd | Steven Severn | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30.0400111 | Orange County Mash Ups |
3rd | Mike Neice | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 27.0100101 | Barley Bandits |
4th | Kyle Hufford | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25.0300251 | Santa Barbara Brewing... |
5th | Doug Brown | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21.0000101 | QUAFF |
6th | Doug Walker | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18.0200071 | Inland Empire Brewers |
7th | Curtis Ritter | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17.0100141 | Orange County Mash Ups |
8th | Robert Baker | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16.0200080 | Inland Empire Brewers |
9th | Matt Young | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.0200200 | Ace Brewing Society |
10th | Eli Palma | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14.0200120 | QUAFF |
Most Awesome Club
12 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]
Place | Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | HM | Score |
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1st | Inland Empire Brewers | 8 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 104.0800003 |
2nd | QUAFF | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 56.0200002 |
3rd | Orange County Mash Ups | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 47.0500001 |
4th | Barley Bandits | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27.0100001 |
5th | Santa Barbara Brewing Society | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25.0300001 |
6th | Ace Brewing Society | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20.0200001 |
7th | Thousand Oaked Homebrewers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18.0200001 |
8th | Maltose Falcons | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0100000 |
9th | Denton County Homebrewers Guild | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0000000 |
10th | Long Beach Homebrewers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0000000 |
Scoring Methodology
Each placing entry is given the following points:
- 1st Place: 5
- 2nd Place: 4
- 3rd Place: 3
- 4th Place: 2
- HM: 1
The following tie-breakers have been applied, in order of priority:
- The highest number of first places.
- The lowest number of entries.
- The highest total number of first, second, third, fourth (if applicable), and honorable mention places.
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners