46th California Homebrew Competition (CHC)

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Josh Akin, Esteban Andrade, Pavel Anisimov, Doug Ashcraft, Alan Atkinson, Robert Ayasse, Michelle Baker, Donna Bettencourt, Arun Bhalla, Rafi Bortnick, Dwight Bradish, Adam Bradley, George Brooks, Kent Brown, Boris Chen, Brian Colvin, Robert Colvin, Brian Cooper, Bob Crocker, David Deaton, Paul Domich, Matthew Doyle, Tim Durning, Ashley Earle, Michael Fasulo, Richard Fox, Michael Frenn, Tania Guerrero, Mikael Hakansson, Dan Heil, Paul Hsi, Paul Keefer, Alex Kivela, Jon Koerber, Jason Komadina, Ken Koupal, Kelli Lorenz, Chris Lum, Gordon Mauger, Trevor McGuire, Bert McNutt, Casey Mirch, Scott Perfect, Damien Perry, Steven Phillips, Cindy Ricciuti-Brown, Robert Rogers, Robert Rohrbacher, Jeff Rose, Dave Sapsis, Dan Sherman, Christi Stencil, David Teckam, Thomas Timkanic, Dimitri Torres, Jack Weldon, Ken Wigginton, Richard Wong

Judges - Best of Show

Pavel Anisimov, Brian Cooper, Ashley Earle, Paul Keefer, Robert Rogers, Thomas Timkanic

Stewards

Eric Amundson, Aaron Bagnell, Alejandra Biennes, Maxime Biennes, Bradley Cain, Alex Deacon, Suzanne Fox, Nitesh Kamboj, Cathy Mauger, Rick Phillips, Olivia Pool, Robbie Proctor, Kevin Sinarle, Brian Vitale, Jennifer Weldon

Staff

Gordon Mauger, Robbie Proctor

Organizer

Hirendu Vaishnav

By the Numbers

549 Entries 135 Entrants

58 Judges 15 Stewards 2 Staff

115 Placing Entries

Table 1: 001 - Standard American Beer

23 entries

Judges: Esteban Andrade, Donna Bettencourt (Head Judge), Richard Fox (Head Judge), Mikael Hakansson, Scott Perfect, David Teckam (Head Judge)

Table 2: 002 - International Lager

17 entries

Judges: Tim Durning, Michael Fasulo (Head Judge), Richard Fox (Head Judge), Paul Hsi, Chris Lum, Trevor McGuire (Head Judge), Damien Perry, Thomas Timkanic (Head Judge), Ken Wigginton

Table 3: 003 - Czech Lager

20 entries

Judges: Alan Atkinson (Head Judge), Boris Chen, Brian Colvin (Head Judge), Matthew Doyle, Gordon Mauger (Head Judge), Dimitri Torres

Table 4: 004 - Pale Malty European Lager

22 entries

Judges: Alan Atkinson (Head Judge), Boris Chen, Brian Colvin, Richard Fox (Head Judge), Chris Lum (Head Judge), Dimitri Torres

Table 5: 005 - Pale Bitter European Beer

23 entries

Judges: Kent Brown, Boris Chen, Brian Cooper (Head Judge), Dan Heil (Head Judge), Paul Hsi, Chris Lum (Head Judge), Jeff Rose (Head Judge), Dimitri Torres

Table 6: 006 - Amber Malty European Lager

20 entries

Judges: Michelle Baker (Head Judge), Dwight Bradish, Brian Colvin, Tania Guerrero, David Teckam (Head Judge), Richard Wong (Head Judge)

Table 7: 007 - Amber Bitter European Beer

12 entries

Judges: George Brooks, Ken Koupal (Head Judge), Robert Rohrbacher, Richard Wong (Head Judge)

Table 8: 008 - Dark European Beer

16 entries

Judges: Dwight Bradish (Head Judge), Brian Colvin, Robert Colvin, Matthew Doyle (Head Judge)

Table 9: 009 - Strong European Beer

21 entries

Judges: Doug Ashcraft (Head Judge), George Brooks, Tim Durning (Head Judge), Dan Heil (Head Judge), Paul Hsi, Damien Perry

Table 10: 010 - German Wheat Beer

19 entries

Judges: Esteban Andrade, Doug Ashcraft (Head Judge), Adam Bradley (Head Judge), George Brooks, Paul Domich, Gordon Mauger (Head Judge)

Table 11: 011 - Pale Commonwealth Beer

12 entries

Judges: Adam Bradley (Head Judge), Boris Chen, Dan Sherman (Head Judge), Ken Wigginton

Table 12: 012 - English Beer

20 entries

Judges: Esteban Andrade, Robert Ayasse (Head Judge), Tania Guerrero, Gordon Mauger (Head Judge), Casey Mirch, Dan Sherman (Head Judge)

Table 13: 013 - Scottish and Irish Beer

8 entries

Judges: Dan Heil (Head Judge), Chris Lum

Table 14: 014 - British Stout

12 entries

Judges: Mikael Hakansson (Head Judge), Chris Lum (Head Judge), Cindy Ricciuti-Brown, Dimitri Torres

Table 15: 015 - Strong British Ale

12 entries

Judges: Matthew Doyle (Head Judge), Michael Fasulo, Mikael Hakansson (Head Judge), Kelli Lorenz

Table 16: 016 - American Pale Ale

19 entries

Judges: Tania Guerrero, Chris Lum (Head Judge), Robert Rogers (Head Judge), Dimitri Torres

Table 17: 017 - Amber and Brown American Beer

13 entries

Judges: Michelle Baker (Head Judge), George Brooks, Kent Brown (Head Judge), Paul Domich, Casey Mirch

Table 18: 018 - American Porter and Stout

12 entries

Judges: Donna Bettencourt (Head Judge), Robert Colvin (Head Judge), Robert Rohrbacher, Dimitri Torres

Table 19: 019 - Imperial Stout

16 entries

Judges: Esteban Andrade, Robert Ayasse (Head Judge), Bob Crocker, Matthew Doyle (Head Judge), Paul Hsi, Alex Kivela (Head Judge), Ken Koupal (Head Judge), Bert McNutt

Table 20: 020 - American IPA

10 entries

Judges: Richard Fox (Head Judge), Chris Lum (Head Judge), Casey Mirch, Scott Perfect

Table 21: 021 - Hazy IPA

13 entries

Judges: Adam Bradley (Head Judge), Tim Durning, Trevor McGuire, Thomas Timkanic (Head Judge)

Table 22: 022 - Specialty IPA

8 entries

Judges: Trevor McGuire (Head Judge), Ken Wigginton

Table 23: 023 - Strong American Ale

8 entries

Judges: Matthew Doyle, Thomas Timkanic (Head Judge)

Table 24: 024 - Wild and Sour Ale

11 entries

Judges: Pavel Anisimov (Head Judge), Rafi Bortnick, Matthew Doyle, Dan Heil (Head Judge)

Table 25: 025 - Belgian Ale

8 entries

Judges: George Brooks, Chris Lum (Head Judge), Trevor McGuire (Head Judge), Dimitri Torres

Table 26: 026 - Strong Belgian Ale

15 entries

Judges: George Brooks, Michael Fasulo, Richard Fox (Head Judge), Mikael Hakansson (Head Judge), Paul Hsi, Damien Perry (Head Judge)

Table 27: 027 - Monastic Ale

15 entries

Judges: Josh Akin, Adam Bradley, David Deaton, Paul Keefer (Head Judge), Damien Perry (Head Judge), Dave Sapsis (Head Judge)

Table 28: 028 - Historical Beer

12 entries

Judges: Brian Colvin, Richard Fox (Head Judge), Alex Kivela, Bert McNutt (Head Judge)

Table 29: 029 - Specialty Beer

16 entries

Judges: George Brooks, Bob Crocker, Mikael Hakansson (Head Judge), Paul Keefer (Head Judge), Ken Koupal (Head Judge), Cindy Ricciuti-Brown

Table 30: 030 - Fruit Beer

19 entries

Judges: Brian Colvin (Head Judge), Matthew Doyle, Alex Kivela, Jason Komadina (Head Judge), Bert McNutt (Head Judge), Scott Perfect

Table 31: 031 - Spiced Beer

13 entries

Judges: Robert Ayasse (Head Judge), Paul Domich, Dan Sherman (Head Judge), Ken Wigginton

Table 32: 032 - Wood Beer

14 entries

Judges: Brian Colvin, Tania Guerrero, Dan Heil (Head Judge), Paul Keefer (Head Judge), Scott Perfect, Jeff Rose (Head Judge)

Table 33: 033 - Standard Cider and Perry

13 entries

Judges: Kelli Lorenz, Steven Phillips, Robert Rogers (Head Judge), Thomas Timkanic (Head Judge)

Table 34: 034 - Specialty Cider and Perry

11 entries

Judges: Kelli Lorenz, Steven Phillips, Robert Rogers (Head Judge), Thomas Timkanic (Head Judge)

Table 35: 035 - Traditional Mead

8 entries

Judges: Brian Cooper (Head Judge), Ashley Earle

Table 36: 036 - Fruit Mead

17 entries

Judges: Arun Bhalla, Tim Durning, Ashley Earle (Head Judge), Kelli Lorenz, Robert Rogers, Thomas Timkanic (Head Judge), Jack Weldon (Head Judge)

Table 37: 037- Spiced Mead

9 entries

Judges: Jon Koerber (Head Judge), Thomas Timkanic

Table 38: 038 - Specialty Mead

12 entries

Judges: Jon Koerber (Head Judge), Ken Koupal, Robert Rogers, Thomas Timkanic (Head Judge)

Best of Show

Beer

Judges: Pavel Anisimov, Brian Cooper, Ashley Earle, Paul Keefer, Robert Rogers, Thomas Timkanic

Best of Show

Cider

Judges: Pavel Anisimov, Brian Cooper, Ashley Earle, Paul Keefer, Robert Rogers, Thomas Timkanic

Best of Show

Mead

Judges: Pavel Anisimov, Brian Cooper, Ashley Earle, Paul Keefer, Robert Rogers, Thomas Timkanic

Heavy Medal Brewer

135 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]

Heavy Medal Homebrew Club

55 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners