2015 Mayfaire Homebrew Competition Results

Thanks To All Who Participated in the 2015 Mayfaire Competition

There were 447 entries judged and 181 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nick Corona	Joey’s European Conquest	9.1: Vienna-Style Lager	QUAFF
2nd	Mark Trent	Cout Ouest Triple	19.2: Abbey Tripel (Triple) Ale	MASH 831
3rd	Ryan Penrod	English Barley Wine	13.3: English-Style Barleywine	Strand Brewers Club

Winning Entries

Category 1: American-style Pale and Dark Lager (6 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Jonathan Kissinger	Ours Hand Has Never Lost Its Skill	1.4: American-Style Dark Lager	WORTS OF WISDOM!! (WoW!!)
3rd	Brian Banbury	1918	1.2: American-Style Pre-Prohibition Lager	Temecula Valley Homebrewers Aso/Society of Barley Engineers

Category 2: European-style Pale Lager (24 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matt Castellino Co-Brewer: Todd Slater & Courtney Castellino	Munchen Helles	2.1: Munich-Style Helles	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
2nd	Brett Gent	Helles Lager	2.1: Munich-Style Helles
3rd	Dana Cordes		2.4: Dortmunder Export-Style Lager	Maltose Falcons
HM	Brett Gent	German Pilsner	2.3: North German-Style Pils

Category 3: American-style Wheat Ale and Cream Ale (13 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nick Corona	Can Joey Get A Wheatness?	3.1: American-Style Wheat Ale	QUAFF
2nd	Ernie Smith	Cream ’O The Crop	3.3: American-Style Cream Ale	IBU (Intellectual Brewers Union)
3rd	Kale Bittner	Bare Necessities	3.4: American Blonde Ale	Maltose Falcons

Category 4: English-style Bitter Ale and Pale Ale (7 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Carl Townsend	London Smog	4.3: Strong Bitter and Extra Special Bitter (ESB)	Pacific Gravity
2nd	Steve Mifsud	ESB 2	4.3: Strong Bitter and Extra Special Bitter (ESB)	the Brewing Network
3rd	Jefferson Loftfield Co-Brewer: Jordan Ziegler	Mind The Gap	4.3: Strong Bitter and Extra Special Bitter (ESB)	Maltose Falcons

Category 5: American-style Pale Ale (9 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Edgar Regis	Mama Citras CPA	5.1: American-Style Pale Ale	none
2nd	Dana Cordes		5.1: American-Style Pale Ale	Maltose Falcons
3rd	Jason Justeson Co-Brewer: Gabe Padilla, Ralph Carrasquillo, Victor Carrasquillo	4 Nights Of Fun Pale Ale	5.1: American-Style Pale Ale	Brewing Borrachos

Category 6: Scottish-style Ales (19 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Keith Kost	Wee Wee	6.5: Wee Heavy (Strong Scotch Ale)	San Francisco Homebrewers Guild
2nd	Brian Banbury	Doohan’s 70	6.2: Heavy (70/-)	Temecula Valley Homebrewers Aso/Society of Barley Engineers
3rd	Matt Ahlstrand	Beoir Dearg Glan	6.4: Irish Red Ale	San Francisco Homebrewer's Guild

Category 7: India Pale Ale (24 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Keith Kost	Ticklemonster	7.2: American-Style India Pale Ale	San Francisco Homebrewers Guild
2nd	John Coutts	Blind Stoned	7.2: American-Style India Pale Ale	Maltose Falcons
3rd	Daniel Parker Co-Brewer: Heidi Parker	Careful Man, There’s A Black IPA Here!	7.3: Black India Pale Ale	Strand Brewers Club
HM	Chris Cesnek Co-Brewer: Brandon Monroe	Flea Market IPA	7.2: American-Style India Pale Ale	Maltose Falcons

Category 8: European-style Ale (8 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brett Gent	Altbier	8.2: Altbier
2nd	Jonathan Kissinger	Big Wave Kolsch	8.1: Kolsch-Style Ale	WORTS OF WISDOM!! (WoW!!)
3rd	Keith Kost	Kost Kolsch	8.1: Kolsch-Style Ale	San Francisco Homebrewers Guild

Category 9: Amber and Dark Lager (17 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nick Corona	Joey’s European Conquest	9.1: Vienna-Style Lager	QUAFF
2nd	Brett Gent	Vienna Lager	9.1: Vienna-Style Lager
3rd	Steve Mifsud	Vienna Lager 8	9.1: Vienna-Style Lager	the Brewing Network

Category 10: American West Coast-style Beers (16 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Justin Bourret	Napa Valley Geyser	10.2: California Common Beer	Maltose Falcons
2nd	Keith Kost	Gates Of The West	10.1: West Coast Extra Pale Ale	San Francisco Homebrewers Guild
3rd	Brett Gent	Extra Pale Ale	10.1: West Coast Extra Pale Ale

Category 11: Brown Ale (18 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brett Gent	English Brown Ale	11.4: Northern English-Style Brown Ale
2nd	Kevin Grizard	Casey’s Memorial Brown	11.4: Northern English-Style Brown Ale	Maltose Falcons
3rd	Steven Jareb	Ploughman’s Lunch	11.1: Mild Ale	TOF Brewer's Fellowship
HM	Gus Carrillo	Brown Ale	11.5: American-Style Brown Ale	Maltose Falcons

Category 12: Strong Ale and Old Ale (9 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ryan Penrod	026 Old Ale	12.1: Old Ale	Strand Brewers Club
2nd	Brian Holter Co-Brewer: Kingsley Toby	1866	12.2: English-Style Strong Ale	Pacific Gravity
3rd	Keith Ramos-Eckert Co-Brewer: April Ramos-Eckert	Old Instigator	12.3: American-Style Strong Ale	Crude Brew Crew

Category 13: Double IPA and Barleywine (15 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ryan Penrod	English Barley Wine	13.3: English-Style Barleywine	Strand Brewers Club
2nd	Kevin Kowalczyk	Fall Down Go Boom	13.3: English-Style Barleywine	Thousand Oaked
3rd	John Hughes	Process A/B IPA	13.2: Double (Imperial) India Pale Ale	Society of Barley Alchemists

Category 14: Northern European-style Strong Beers (12 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Israel Arrieta	Abel	14.1: Dortmund-Style Adambier	Maltose Falcons
2nd	Jon Silvertooth	RIS	14.3: Imperial ("Russian") Stout	Long Beach Homebrewers
3rd	Keith Ramos-Eckert Co-Brewer: April Ramos-Eckert	Onyx	14.3: Imperial ("Russian") Stout	Crude Brew Crew

Category 15: Bock (14 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jen Jordan	Helles Bells	15.1: Maibock and Helles (Pale) Bock	San Francisco Homebrewers Guild
2nd	Jen Jordan	DB	15.4: Doppelbock	San Francisco Homebrewers Guild
3rd	Brett Gent	Doppelbock	15.4: Doppelbock

Category 16: Porter (5 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Keith Kost	Monongahela	16.1: English-Style Porter	San Francisco Homebrewers Guild
2nd	Kevin Grizard		16.1: English-Style Porter	Maltose Falcons
3rd	Kale Bittner	Chat Noir	16.1: English-Style Porter	Maltose Falcons

Category 17: Stout (25 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Keith Kost	More Full Bodied Than Radford’s	17.6: American-Style Stout	San Francisco Homebrewers Guild
2nd	Sam Staley	Hack Blouse Oatmeal Stout	17.4: Export and Oatmeal (Sweet English-Style) Stout	Men Who Stare At Airlocks
3rd	Trevor Martens Co-Brewer: Stephanie Martens	Ole Flat Face	17.1: Irish-Style (Dry) Draught Stout	San Francisco Homebrewers Guild
HM	Eric Alldredge Co-Brewer: Harrison Barth	Dwarf Tears	17.6: American-Style Stout	Yeastside brewing

Category 18: German-style Wheat Beer (10 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nick Corona	Joey’s Half Of Bison	18.2: Bavarian-Style Hefeweizen	QUAFF
2nd	Josh Jensen	Weizen Heimer	18.6: Weizenbock	Yeastside Brewers
3rd	Matt Castellino Co-Brewer: Todd Slater & Courtney Castellino	The Ghost	18.6: Weizenbock	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers

Category 19: Belgian-style Abbey Ale (26 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mark Trent	Cout Ouest Triple	19.2: Abbey Tripel (Triple) Ale	MASH 831
2nd	Jonathan Manock	Strong Dark Blend	19.4: Abbey Ale, Other	Maltose Falcons
3rd	Brian Holter Co-Brewer: Kingsley Toby	Dark Horse	19.3: Abbey Quadrupel (Quadruple) Ale	Pacific Gravity
HM	Carl Townsend	Beglain Dubbel II	19.1: Abbey Dubbel (Double) Ale	Pacific Gravity

Category 20: Belgian-style Strong Ale (20 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dennis Canevari	Pink Elephant	20.2: Belgian-Style Strong Golden Ale	Maltose Falcons
2nd	Agustin Martinez		20.2: Belgian-Style Strong Golden Ale
3rd	John Aitchison		20.3: Belgian-Style Strong Dark Ale	Maltose Falcons

Category 21: Belgian-style Specialty Ale (22 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Phillip Davis	Funk Saison	21.5: Belgian-Style Specialty Ale, Other	none
2nd	Mark Trent	Vallee D L’or	21.5: Belgian-Style Specialty Ale, Other	MASH 831
3rd	Jon Silvertooth	Lampo Bianco	21.5: Belgian-Style Specialty Ale, Other	Long Beach Homebrewers

Category 22: Farmhouse Ales (25 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Osborne Co-Brewer: Sara Osborne	Rustik	22.4: Wild Ales	none
2nd	Joshua Fogg	Saison III	22.2: Saison (Spring/Summer)	Rhode Island Brewing Society
3rd	Brett Gent	Saison	22.3: Saison (Fall/Winter)

Category 23: Belgian-style Sour Ale (8 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Crane	Rubus Cube - Blackberry Lambic	23.2: Fruit-Flavored Lambic-Style Ale and Faro	QUAFF
2nd	Michael Patterson		23.1: Gueuze/Geuze-Style Ale	Pacific Gravity

Category 24: Specialty Beer- Fruit/Vegetable & Herb/Spiced (28 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joshua Parsons	Kentucky Kristmas Ale	24.2: Herb- and/or Spice-flavored Beer	Long Beach Homebrewers
2nd	James Dunham	Ngabe	24.1: Fruit- and/or Vegetable-Flavored Beer	Maltose Falcons
3rd	Adam Moheban	Cacao For Coconuts	24.1: Fruit- and/or Vegetable-Flavored Beer	Long beach homebrewers
HM	Jason Justeson Co-Brewer: Gabe Padilla, Ralph Carrasquillo, Victor Carrasquillo	El Chocoleche	24.2: Herb- and/or Spice-flavored Beer	Brewing Borrachos

Category 25: Specialty Beer - Experimental, Historical & Other (17 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	James Stott	Coconut Stout	25.2: Experimental and Specialty Beer, Other	VIBE
2nd	Ryan Morrison Co-Brewer: Adam Severi	Wry Rye	25.2: Experimental and Specialty Beer, Other	Maltose Falcons
3rd	Kevin Osborne Co-Brewer: Sara Osborne	Homunculus	25.2: Experimental and Specialty Beer, Other	none
HM	Keith Kost	Gratzer	25.1: Historical Beer	San Francisco Homebrewers Guild

Category 26: Specialty Beer - Smokes & Wood Aged (22 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Keith Kost	Smoked Gouda	26.1: Bavarian Rauch (smoke-flavored)	San Francisco Homebrewers Guild
2nd	Brian Holter Co-Brewer: Kingsley Toby	BA Sled Dog	26.3: Wood-Aged Beer, Whiskey	Pacific Gravity
3rd	David Gansen Co-Brewer: Long Beach Home Brewers	Belgian Dubbel Wine Oaked	26.4: Wood-Aged Beer, Other	Long Beach Home Brewers

Category 27: Mead (21 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Aitchison		27.7: Braggot or Bracket	Maltose Falcons
2nd	Michael Patterson		27.5: Melomel	Pacific Gravity
3rd	John Aitchison		27.4: Pyment	Maltose Falcons
HM	Jeff Koehler		27.4: Pyment	Yeastside Brewers

Category 28: Cider (7 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dana Cordes		28.3: Specialty Cider And Perry	Maltose Falcons
2nd	Benjamin Ross	In-Cider	28.1: Standard Cider and Perry	The Brewing Network
3rd	Brian Banbury	Captain Perry	28.3: Specialty Cider And Perry	Temecula Valley Homebrewers Aso/Society of Barley Engineers