Hall of Champions
The Mayfaire
The oldest of our competitions, the Mayfaire (nee Springfest -changed in 1987) has been running since 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.
1979 - Brent Wilson
1980 - Brent Wilson
1981 - Bob Sheperd
1982 - Maynard Diamond
1983 - Tony Abell
1984 - Tony Abell, Brent Wilson
1985 - John Maier
1986 - John Maier
1987 - John Maier
1988 - Dennis Fink, David Sherfy
1989 - Brent Wilson, Daniel Farber
1990 - David Sherfy
1991 - Kevin Verble
1992 - Jeff Mellem, Susan Mellem
1993 - Norman Dickenson
1994 - Markus Brutsch, Grover Vos
1995 - Paul Sedgwick
1996 - Bruce Brode, Brian Vessa
1997 - Mike Smith
1998 - Richard Mansfield
1999 - Tom Wolf
2000 - Todd Etzel
2001 - Mike Riddle
2002 - Jamil Zainasheff
2003 - Jamil Zainasheff
2004 - Bruce Brode
2005 - Mike McDole
2006 - Mike McDole
2007 - Jamil Zainasheff
2008 - Mike Mraz
2009 - Steve Kirby
2010 - Steve Cook
2011 - Chuck Ferguson
2012 - Mike Mraz
2013 - Brian Holter, Toby Kingsley
2014 - Daniel Owens, Matt Peterson
2015 - Nick Corona
2016 - Jeff Koehler
2017 - Nick Corona
2018 - Israel Arrietta
2019 - Mike Neice
2020 - Jeff Koehler (The "Latefaire" due to COVID)
2021 - John Warner
2022 - Jeremy Stacy
2023 - Eli Palma
2024 - Trevor McGuire
2025 - John Aitchison
The Doug King Memorial
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