Winners - California State Homebrew Competition

Table 1: 01 Standard American Beer (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scott Anderson	Junkyard Dog	Cream Ale
2nd	Mike Riddle	Cream Dream	Cream Ale	HOME
3rd	Robbie Proctor	Ready, Set, Mow	American Light Lager	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]

Table 2: 02 International and 03 Czech Lager (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brett Higham	Boh-Lager Alt Amber	International Amber Lager	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]
2nd	Ian Elliott	U Fucko	Czech Dark Lager	Greenbelt Brewers Association
3rd	Brett Higham	Czech Amber	Czech Amber Lager	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]

Table 3: 07 Amber Bitter European Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
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Table 4: 13 - Brown British Beer (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Carl Townsend	Transaltantic Porter	English Porter	Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club
2nd	Scott Anderson	Alger English Brown	English Brown Ale
3rd	Jared Lieban	Brownie Points	English Brown Ale	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]

Table 5: 23 European Sour Ale (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brett Higham	Amaurosis Fugax	Flanders Red Ale	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]
2nd	Kevin McMahon	All Day Sucka	Berliner Weisse	Marin Society of Homebrewers (MaSH)
3rd	Vito Delucchi	On the Lam'bic	Lambic	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]
HM	John Warner	Ned 3	Flanders Red Ale	San Francisco Homebrewer's Guild

Table 6: 27 Historical Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeff Powell	Last of the First	Pre-Prohibition Porter	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]
2nd	Brett Higham	Goser the Destructor, Keymaster, Gatekeeper	Gose	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]
3rd	Jose Esquitin	Dunstig	Lichtenhainer	Worts of Wisdom Homebrewers [CA]

Table 7: 21 - IPA (34 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jason Davis	Arbor Home	New England IPA	Bay Area Mashers [Berkeley, CA]
2nd	Bjørn Erik Enki Gjesdal	Panderbjørn	New England IPA
3rd	Bjørn Erik Enki Gjesdal	The Bjørn Identity	American IPA
HM	Bjørn Erik Enki Gjesdal	Stubbjørn	Specialty IPA

Table 8: 25 Strong Belgian Ale (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Craig Corley	262 - Blonde #17	Belgian Blond Ale	Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club
2nd	Marcos Santanna	Saisonicus	Saison
3rd	Brett Higham	Go Away Before I Taunt You A Second Time - French Saison	Saison	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]

Table 9: 24 Belgian Ale (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brett Higham	Jojo's Belgian Ale	Biere de Garde	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]

Table 10: 26 Trappist Ale (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Robert Casey	Trappist Single	Trappist Single	Marin Society of Homebrewers (MaSH)
2nd	Jt Tabencki	2016 Belgian Darkness	Belgian Dark Strong Ale	San Francisco Homebrewer's Guild
3rd	Robert Casey	Belgian Tripel	Belgian Tripel	Marin Society of Homebrewers (MaSH)
HM	Marcos Santanna	Dubbeldore	Belgian Dubbel

Table 11: 18 Pale American Ale (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Anil Dosaj	Golden Liberty	Blonde Ale	Grain Trust
2nd	Carl Townsend	Wet-Hop Harvest Ale	American Pale Ale	Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club
3rd	Alex Deacon	Half An Idaho Promise Pale Ale	American Pale Ale	San Francisco Homebrewer's Guild

Table 12: 28 American Wild Ale (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kyle Blomseth	Cherry Sour	Wild Specialty Beer	HeadQuarters
2nd	Brett Higham	Hollister Cab On American Red	Wild Specialty Beer	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]
3rd	Kyle Blomseth	Darkness	Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	HeadQuarters

Table 13: 04 Pale Malty and 06 Amber Malty Euro Lager (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Terrell Hillard	No Exit	Munich Helles	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]
2nd	Carl Townsend	Bede's Bock	Dunkels Bock	Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club
3rd	Greg Thielen	Maximus Festivus Octobris	Marzen	Immersion Chillers

Table 14: 05 Pale Bitter European Beer (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ben Sookying	Exported Happiness	German Exportbier	The Bru Club
2nd	Mike Riddle	Killer Kolsch	Kolsch	HOME
3rd	Scott Chandler	Gpils	German Pils

Table 15: 22 Strong American Ale and 17 Strong British Ale (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jason Davis	Aged Arrogance	American Strong Ale	Bay Area Mashers [Berkeley, CA]
2nd	Jason Wagner	Old Ale	Old Ale
3rd	Chris Clark	Kearns Scotch Ale	Wee Heavy	Mad Zymurgists

Table 16: 8 - Dark European Lager (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andrew Simsak	Munich Dunkel	Munich Dunkel	San Francisco Homebrewer's Guild
2nd	Jared Lieban	Schwarz Is The New Black	Schwarzbier	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]
3rd	Patrick Fulco	Schwarzbier	Schwarzbier	Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Table 17: 9 Strong Euro Lager (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Clark	Death By Doppelbock	Doppelbock	Mad Zymurgists
2nd	Mike Riddle	Icy Goat	Eisbock	HOME
3rd	Daniel Gudenius	Tranquility Base Bock	Doppelbock	San Francisco Homebrewer's Guild

Table 18: 11 British Bitter and 12 Pale Commonwealth Beer (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Vito Delucchi	Saddle Bags	Australian Sparkling Ale	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]
2nd	Samuel Bowers	A Bitter Twist	Strong Bitter	Bay Area Mashers [Berkeley, CA]
3rd	Ben Sookying	Happ Esb	Strong Bitter	The Bru Club
HM	Brett Higham	Czech Out My Sparkling Ale	Australian Sparkling Ale	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]

Table 19: 14 Scottish Ale and 15 Irish Beer (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brett Higham	Solomon's Lesser Key	Irish Stout	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]
2nd	Howard Clearfield	Dub Nation	Irish Stout	Worts of Wisdom Homebrewers [CA]
3rd	Justin Vincent	Bloody Paddy	Irish Red Ale	Silicon Valley Sudzers

Table 20: 29 Fruit Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Sean Parker	Red-Headed Hef-Child	Fruit Beer	Brew Maui
2nd	Kevin McMahon	Too Much Cherry?	Fruit Beer	Marin Society of Homebrewers (MaSH)
3rd	Marcos Santanna	The Red Sea	Fruit Beer

Table 21: 16 Dark British Beer and 20 American Porter and Stout (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Riddle	Tricentennial Stout	Imperial Stout	HOME
2nd	Sean Parker	Bessie's Stout	Sweet Stout	Brew Maui
3rd	Jordan Reed	Sweet E's Stout	Sweet Stout	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]

Table 22: 31 Alternative, 34 Speciality, and 5 Provisional Styles (20 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Hirendu Vaishnav	Belgian Barleywine	Mixed-Style Beer	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]
2nd	Kevin McMahon	Teen Spirit	Catharina Sour	Marin Society of Homebrewers (MaSH)
3rd	Jordan Reed	Razzmatazz	Catharina Sour	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]

Table 23: 30 Spiced Beer and 32 Smoked Beer (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Carl Townsend	Holiday Spice Ale	Autumn Seasonal Beer	Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club
2nd	Marcos Santanna	Mt. Doom	Classic Style Smoked Beer
3rd	Robert Casey	Belgian Saison Rouge	Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Marin Society of Homebrewers (MaSH)
HM	Kelly Dunham	Chocolate Hazelnut Porter	Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Brewbirds Of Hoppiness

Table 24: 33 - Wood Beer (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Roberto Bouza	Pequeñito Heavy	Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	The Headquarters
2nd	Kingsley Toby	Second Sleep	Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club
3rd	Vito Delucchi	Three Wise Men	Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]

Table 25: 10 German Wheat Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Norris	Snowbock	Weizenbock	Bay Area Mashers [Berkeley, CA]
2nd	Brett Higham	Weisnaught, Want Not	Weissbier	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]
3rd	Haley Barone	Whatever the Heck I Want!	Weissbier	Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club

Table 26: 19 Amber and Brown American Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Riddle	Get Down Brown	American Brown Ale	HOME
2nd	Alex Deacon	Cole Valley Pale Common	California Common	San Francisco Homebrewer's Guild
3rd	Gordon Mauger	Cathy's Red	American Amber Ale	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]