The Maltose Falcons are: 1989, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2007 CALIFORNIA HOMEBREW CLUB OF THE YEAR! (Presented by Anchor Brewing) 2008 Mayfaire Competition Result Join The Falcons Today! Home About Brews and News Brews Band Club Gear Compete Merlin Cup 2008 Mayfaire 2008 Doug King Memorial Comp Hall of Champions Older Competitions Events Food Members Other Photos Recipes Tech and Tips Search Site Join the Falcons' Yahoo Group Our Group Page Brewing and Tasting Monthly HWBC 22836 Ventura Blvd. Woodland Hills, CA Like What You See? Ready To Brew Your Own Beer? Join The Falcons Today! Stop by the next Club Meeting or Shop Brew to taste some great beer. New Beer Testers Always Welcome!		Home » Compete » Hall of Champions Hall of Champions     The Falcons have been running competitions for over 27 years now and over the years many of our winners have gone on to the ranks of the professionals or onto greater heights. All of them have continued to spread the love of brewing and their recipes appear in the archives of the Falcons.     If you know the winners for any of the years missing from our competition rosters, please contact the Club President: president at maltosefalcons.com View Results from: Mayfaire / Springfest | Oktoberfest Los Angeles County Fair | Doug King Memorial Mayfaire / Springfest The oldest of our competitions, the Mayfaire (nee Springfest) has been running since at least 1979. Through the records of the winners, you can see the progress and development of the homebrewing hobby. Starting in the beginning with a bare 4 or 5 categories (Light Lager, Dark Lager, Stout or Bock, Ale) to the rich complex style listings that we continue to evolve today. For the whole history of the Sierra Nevada California Homebrewer of the Year award, the Mayfaire has been the Kentucky Derby of the race for the award. Winner Beer Style Notes 2007 Jamil Zainasheff Traditional Bock 2006 Mike McDole Double ("Imperial") IPA Recipe 2005 Mike McDole Eisbock Recipe 2004 Bruce Brode* Melomel Recipe 2003 Jamil Zainasheff Schwarzbier Recipe 2002 Jamil Zainasheff Weizenbock Recipe 2001 Mike Riddle Tripel Recipe 2000 Todd Etzel* Melomel Recipe 1999 Tom Wolf* American Barleywine Recipe 1998 Richard Mansfield English ESB 1997 Mike Smith Bavarian Hefeweizen 1996 Bruce Brode, Brian Vessa* Dortmunder Export 1995 Paul Sedgwick* Munich Helles 1994 Markus Brutsch, Grover Vos* Abbey Ale 1993 Norman Dickenson Bohemian Pilsner 1992 Jeff Mellem, Susan Mellem* Scottish Ale 1991 Kevin Verble Imperial Stout First Non-Falcon to Win 1990 David Sherfy* Steam Beer First year "Hashell Dammett" is awarded 1989 Brent Wilson, Daniel Farber* Pale Ale 1988 Dennis Fink, David Sherfy* Porter 1987 John Maier* Barleywine Springfest renamed to "Mayfaire" 1986 John Maier* Dark Ale 1985 John Maier* Dark Lager 1984 Tony Abell, Brent Wilson* Pale Ale 1983 Tony Abell* Light Lager 1982 Maynard Diamond* Light Lager 1981 Bob Sheperd* Dark Lager 1980 Brent Wilson* Light Lager 1979 Brent Wilson* ?? Here the further results lie lost in the murky depths of the endless mug of Falcons history.   Oktoberfest The second oldest competition in the Falcons lineup, the Oktoberfest started as a traditional beer party and morphed into a separate competition. The O'Fest has always been a simple competition, open to anyone for the cost of a single bottle of beer. Judging is more relaxed than our others comps, but the competition can still be just as fierce. Winner Beer Style Notes 2006 Jeremy & Steve Raub* Holiday Ale Recipe 2005 Craig Shapland* Eisbock Recipe 2004 No Contest Held Due to the Club's 30th Anniversary Celebrations 2003 Drew Beechum* Maibock Recipe 2002 Sal Sciortino, Sr, Sal Sciortino, Jr.* English Best Bitter 2001 Jen Rhude* Hefeweizen 2000 Dennis Donahue* American Brown 1999 Cullen Davis* Porter 1998 ??? 1997 Tom Wolf* American Barleywine 1996 Ken Fay* Cider 1995 ??? 1994 ??? 1993 John Rasmussen* Traditional Mead 1992 Tom Hamilton, Lois Hamilton* Scottish Wee Heavy 1991 ??? 1990 David Sherfy* Blackberry Mead 1989 Brent Wilson* Pale Ale 1988 Jeff Mellem* Oatmeal Stout 1987 ??? Results are listed in the newsletter, but no BOS indicated 1986 Tom Edmunds* Barleywine 1985 Spero Kokkinakis* 1984 Marty Velas & Solange Brun* 1983 Tony Abell* 1982 Geoff Swanberg* 1981 Marty Velas & Solange Brun* First year of the Oktoberfest   Los Angeles County Fair The LA County Fair is the largest county fair in the country, so it's only natural that the LA County would turn to the Falcons to make the operations run smoothly. Since 1988 we've provided the county with our services and our beers. In year's past, the fair included a pouring booth for us, but these days we're content with running the competition quietly in the background. Winner Beer Style Notes 2007 Norman Jufer Dortmunder Export Lager 2006 Bob Kaisaki Strong Bitter/ESB Recipe 2005 Timothy Fiztpatrick English-Style Strong Ale 2004 Greg Beron Biere de Garde Recipe 2003 Bruce Brode, Brian Vessa* Dortmunder Export Recipe 2002 Tim Bardet Scottish Export 2001 Jeff Brown Export and Sweet Stout 2000 George Fix American Red Lager 1999 Carl Townsend Bock 1998 ??? 1997 ??? 1996 Michael Bowe* Munich Dunkel 1995 Bruce Brode* Imperial Stout 1994 ??? 1993 Grover Vos* Belgian Ale 1992 Tom Estudillo* American Amber Ale 1991 David Sherfey* Chile Mead 1990 David Sherfy* Scottish Ale 1989 David Hammaker Barleywine 1988 Jay Ankeney* Porter First year of the LA County Fair   Doug King Memorial Competition Our newest competition, held every January in memory of much missed Falcon, Doug King. Winner Beer Style Notes 2007 Todd Peterson* Black Sea Baltic Porter Recipe 2006 Dennis King American Pale Lager Recipe 2005 Craig Wickham* Cocoa Imperial Stout Recipe 2004 Rick Burnside* American Light Lager First year of the competition
Want to make your own beer at home? Get started on the right foot. Check out the Falcon's sponsoring shop, The Home Beer, Wine, Cheesemaking Shop. John Daume, proprietor, has been serving the home brewing and winemaking needs of Angelenos since 1972, over 30 years! (Falcon Members receive a 10% discount on supplies) Looking for older Falcons' information?, The Westval Maltose Falcons Webpage (Locally cached) (The Original Falcon's Roost, prior to 1999) Looking for a home wine making club in the Los Angeles area? Check out our sister club, The Cellarmasters, over 30 and still stomping grapes. Unless otherwise noted, all material on this website is the property of The Maltose Falcons, 1999-2005. Page Last Modified: September 09 2007 16:02:04.