46th California Homebrew Competition (CHC)
Thanks to all who participated in the 46th California Homebrew Competition (CHC).
There were 549 entries judged and 215 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Doug Walker | 48 Tears | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Inland Empire Brewers |
2nd | Stephen Schmitt | Old And New | 23E: Gueuze | Evanston Homebrew Club |
3rd | Kenneth Berry | The Older I Get | 17B: Old Ale | Humboldt Homebrewers |
Best of Show – Cider
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Bill Boyer | Slowpoke Rodriguez | C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices | North Georgia Malt Monkeys |
Best of Show – Mead
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Daniel Stahl Co-Brewer: Sam Probst | Tepache Mead | M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead | Maltose Falcons |
Heavy Medal Brewer (135 Participating Brewers)
Scores and tie-breakers have been applied in accordance with the scoring methodology. Numbers reflected are rounded to the hundredth place. Hover over or tap the question mark icon () for the actual calculated value.
Heavy Medal Homebrew Club (55 Participating Clubs)
Place | Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 48.00 |
2nd | Bay Area Mashers | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15.00 |
3rd | QUAFF | 1 | 5 | 1 | 14.00 |
Scores and tie-breakers have been applied in accordance with the scoring methodology. Numbers reflected are rounded to the hundredth place. Hover over or tap the question mark icon () for the actual calculated value.
Winning Entries
Table 1: 001 - Standard American Beer (23 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Chad Medford MHP | Old Canoe Lager | 1B: American Lager | Red Earth Brewers |
2nd | Bradley Cain | Cream Of The Crop | 1C: Cream Ale | San Francisco Homebrewer's Guild |
3rd | Todd Slater MHP Co-Brewer: Matt Castellino | Todd Lite | 1A: American Light Lager | Thousand Oaked Homebrewers |
Table 2: 002 - International Lager (17 entries)
Table 3: 003 - Czech Lager (20 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Jake McQueen MHP | Commercial Driver's License | 3D: Czech Dark Lager | Lauter Day Brewers |
2nd | Chad Medford MHP | Czech The Rhyme | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager | Red Earth Brewers |
3rd | Thomas Atkinson | Skyler | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager |
Table 4: 004 - Pale Malty European Lager (22 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Ken Wigginton | Fest Of Show | 4B: Festbier | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
2nd | Charlie Friesen | My Bock | 4C: Helles Bock | |
3rd | Carl Townsend | Fest Beer | 4B: Festbier | Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club |
Table 5: 005 - Pale Bitter European Beer (23 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Jordan Reed | Light Work | 5A: German Leichtbier | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
2nd | Jordan Reed | Was Ist Das? | 5D: German Pils | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
3rd | Adam Zerwick | And Another One | 5D: German Pils |
Table 6: 006 - Amber Malty European Lager (20 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle | Goat In A Boat | 6C: Dunkels Bock | HOME |
2nd | Dimitri Torres MHP | AlpenGlow | 6C: Dunkels Bock | Bay Area Mashers |
3rd | Ian Wilhelm Co-Brewer: Gabriella Meany | Marvin The Marzen | 6A: Märzen | Sons of Alchemy |
Table 7: 007 - Amber Bitter European Beer (12 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Robert Horst Co-Brewer: David Sapsis | Altbier | 7B: Altbier | |
2nd | Eli Palma MHP | Trenza | 7A: Vienna Lager | QUAFF |
3rd | Todd Slater MHP Co-Brewer: Matt Castellino | Vienna Breeze | 7A: Vienna Lager | Thousand Oaked Homebrewers |
Table 8: 008 - Dark European Beer (16 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Matt Harris | The Drunk Dunk | 8A: Munich Dunkel | |
2nd | Matt Castellino Co-Brewer: Courtney Castellino Todd Slater | Schwarz | 8B: Schwarzbier | Thousand Oaked Homebrewers |
3rd | Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle | May The Schwarz Be With You | 8B: Schwarzbier | HOME |
Table 9: 009 - Strong European Beer (21 entries)
Table 10: 010 - German Wheat Beer (19 entries)
Table 11: 011 - Pale Commonwealth Beer (12 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Aaron Bagnell | Fool's Gold | 12A: British Golden Ale | Bay Area Mashers |
2nd | Stephen Schmitt MHP | NZ Pils | LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner | Evanston Homebrew Club |
3rd | Paul Domich MHP | Haka Pilz | LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
Table 12: 012 - English Beer (20 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle | Mild Mannered | 13A: Dark Mild | HOME |
2nd | Michael Moody MHP | Brown Mountain | 13B: British Brown Ale | Rogue Valley Home Brewers |
3rd | Joel McGormley | Pito's Porter | 13C: English Porter |
Table 13: 013 - Scottish and Irish Beer (8 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Doug Brown MHP | Cowardly Liver | 14B: Scottish Heavy | QUAFF |
2nd | Ian Wilhelm Co-Brewer: Gabriella Meany | Saint Arnold's Ale | 15A: Irish Red Ale | Sons of Alchemy |
3rd | Steve Davidson | Robert The Brews | 14C: Scottish Export | Bay Area Mashers |
Table 14: 014 - British Stout (12 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Adam Bradley | Stout And About Eire | 15B: Irish Stout | Bay Area Mashers |
2nd | Nitesh Kamboj | Mustanda Naariyal | 16C: Tropical Stout | Bay Area Mashers |
3rd | Dirk Montgomery MHP | Old Walking Stick | 15C: Irish Extra Stout | Red Earth Brewers |
Table 15: 015 - Strong British Ale (12 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Kenneth Berry | The Older I Get | 17B: Old Ale | Humboldt Homebrewers |
2nd | Eli Palma MHP | Zonkey | 17C: Wee Heavy | QUAFF |
3rd | Stephen Schmitt MHP | Wookiee Heavy | 17C: Wee Heavy | Evanston Homebrew Club |
Table 16: 016 - American Pale Ale (19 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Jake McQueen MHP | Halfcolt | 18B: American Pale Ale | Lauter Day Brewers |
2nd | Byron Bird MHP | So You're Saying There's A Chance | 18B: American Pale Ale | High Plains Drafters [TX] |
3rd | Walter Reed | JBBP Pale Ale | 18B: American Pale Ale | San Francisco Homebrewer's Guild |
Table 17: 017 - Amber and Brown American Beer (13 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Michael Rensing MHP | Green. Some Uh, Brown, Uh Or... Rust Coloration | 19C: American Brown Ale | Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS) |
2nd | Taylor Shastid MHP | Big Iron | 19A: American Amber Ale | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
3rd | Mike Neice MHP | Janet's Brown Eye | 19C: American Brown Ale |
Table 18: 018 - American Porter and Stout (12 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Michael Frenn | Make America Stout Again! | 20B: American Stout | Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS) |
2nd | Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle | Gordon Doesn't Know Everything | 20A: American Porter | HOME |
3rd | Paul Domich MHP | Porter's Porter | 20A: American Porter | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
Table 19: 019 - Imperial Stout (16 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Chris Daily MHP | Errbody At The Judge Table Gettin Tipsy! | 20C: Imperial Stout | San Antonio Cerveceros |
2nd | Trevor McGuire MHP Co-Brewer: Ben Hiteman | Bueller Bueller | 20C: Imperial Stout | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
3rd | Patrick Leon | Ungovernable | 20C: Imperial Stout | QUAFF |
Table 20: 020 - American IPA (10 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Taylor Shastid MHP | The Highwayman | 21A: American IPA | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
2nd | Mike & Stephanie Butler MHP | Walk Away | 21A: American IPA | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
3rd | Byron Bird MHP | Fort Tangier | 21A: American IPA | High Plains Drafters [TX] |
Table 21: 021 - Hazy IPA (13 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Taylor Shastid MHP | Star Ship Across The Universe Divide | 21C: Hazy IPA | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
2nd | Michael Moody MHP | May The Hazy Be With You | 21C: Hazy IPA | Rogue Valley Home Brewers |
3rd | Mike & Stephanie Butler MHP | Come Back With A Warrant | 21C: Hazy IPA | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
Table 22: 022 - Specialty IPA (8 entries)
Table 23: 023 - Strong American Ale (8 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Steven Severn MHP | Six Wheat Under | 22D: Wheatwine | Orange County Mash Ups |
2nd | Matthew Alioto Co-Brewer: Dan Alioto | Pound 'o' Pop | 22A: Double IPA | Bay Area Mashers |
3rd | Alex Deacon | JBBP Auction Double IPA | 22A: Double IPA | San Francisco Homebrewer's Guild |
Table 24: 024 - Wild and Sour Ale (11 entries)
Table 25: 025 - Belgian Ale (8 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Walter Reed | HBG Summer Witbier | 24A: Witbier | San Francisco Homebrewer's Guild |
2nd | Jordan Reed | Blood Moon | 24A: Witbier | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
3rd | Craig Corley | 292 - MB24 - BPA | 24B: Belgian Pale Ale | Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club |
Table 26: 026 - Strong Belgian Ale (15 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Ken Wigginton | Castle Grand Cru | 25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
2nd | Mike Neice MHP | Bron-Yr-Aur | 25A: Belgian Blond Ale | |
3rd | Esteban Andrade Co-Brewer: Tania Guerrero | Mad Monk | 25A: Belgian Blond Ale | Asociacion De Cerveceros Caseros Ecuador |
Table 27: 027 - Monastic Ale (15 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Paul Brown | Termination | 26C: Belgian Tripel | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
2nd | Mark Westmeyer | Night Creeper | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
3rd | Kenneth Berry | Devil On The Dark Horizon | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Humboldt Homebrewers |
Table 28: 028 - Historical Beer (12 entries)
Table 29: 029 - Specialty Beer (16 entries)
Table 30: 030 - Fruit Beer (19 entries)
Table 31: 031 - Spiced Beer (13 entries)
Table 32: 032 - Wood Beer (14 entries)
Table 33: 033 - Standard Cider and Perry (13 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Aaron Diggins Co-Brewer: Caleb K Diggins | In-Cider Trading | C1A: New World Cider | |
2nd | Robert Horst Co-Brewer: David Sapsis | Cider | C1A: New World Cider | |
3rd | Aaron Bagnell | Big Box Orchard | C1A: New World Cider | Bay Area Mashers |
Table 34: 034 - Specialty Cider and Perry (11 entries)
Table 35: 035 - Traditional Mead (8 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Garrett Freeman MHP | Coffee Blossom Traditional | M1C: Sweet Mead | |
2nd | Bill Boyer MHP | Book Of Armaments - Tropical/Lemon 2021 | M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead | North Georgia Malt Monkeys |
3rd | Paul Domich MHP | Got Guac | M1A: Dry Mead | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |