Romancing The Beer

Thanks to all who participated in the Romancing The Beer.

There were 193 entries judged and 127 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Sotelo	Dankee Cleans	21A: American IPA	Long Beach Homebrewers
2nd	Matt Young	Mow The Lawn	1A: American Light Lager	Orange County Mash Ups
3rd	Eric Dennis	Breath of Soma	22A: Double IPA	Long Beach Homebrewers

Most Medals (61 Participating Brewers)

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score	Club
1st	Kyle Hufford	2	1	1	1	14.04	Santa Barbara Brewing Society

Scores and tie-breakers have been applied in accordance with the scoring methodology. Numbers reflected are rounded to the hundredth place. Hover over or tap the question mark icon () for the actual calculated value.

Winningest Club (16 Participating Clubs)

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score
1st	Long Beach Homebrewers	6	2	3	1	37.04

Winning Entries

Table 1: Pale American and Wheat Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matt Young	Mow The Lawn	1A: American Light Lager	Orange County Mash Ups
2nd	Tom Fontes	Rose Park - Waltenberg Hef	10A: Weissbier	Long Beach Homebrewers
3rd	Doug Brown	Cold Crush Cream Ale	1C: Cream Ale	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 2: Pale Euro Lager (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kyle Hufford Co-Brewer: Tyler Sadler	F&f Svetle	3A: Czech Pale Lager	Santa Barbara Brewing Society
2nd	Eli Palma	Cuello Azul	2A: International Pale Lager	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Jeff Mathiowetz	Tres O Quatro Locos	2A: International Pale Lager	Maltose Falcons

Table 3: Pale Bitter Euro Beer (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Curtis Ritter Co-Brewer: Joshua Wheeler	Gypsy Pils	5D: German Pils	Orange County Mash Ups
2nd	Jason Dunn	Klappe Zu, Affe Tot	5C: German Exportbier	Inland Empire Brewers [CA]
3rd	Mike Neice	Down By the Seaside	5D: German Pils	Barley Bandits

Table 4: Amber and Dark Euro Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jason Dunn Co-Brewer: Mandy Porter	Who's The Boss Now?	8B: Schwarzbier	Inland Empire Brewers [CA]
2nd	Jason Dunn	The Most Gluggable Czech Dark Lager	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Inland Empire Brewers [CA]
3rd	Josh Akin	Mutiny In Munich	8A: Munich Dunkel	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
HM	Brent Krohn	Karl	7B: Altbier	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 5: Pub Beers (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Page Co-Brewer: Michael Lakis	Zepplins Last Drop	14C: Scottish Export	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Keith Blanchard	Rebel Scum	11A: Ordinary Bitter	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Matthew Smiley	Esb 2	11C: Strong Bitter	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
HM	Jeff Case	C.S.B. - Clairemont Strong Bitter	11C: Strong Bitter	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 6: Stouts and Porters (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Eric Dennis	Umbra Sumbra	20C: Imperial Stout	Long Beach Homebrewers
2nd	Doug Brown	The B.O.S.S.	16A: Sweet Stout	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Tom Fontes Co-Brewer: Josh Brewer	Rose Park - Orizaba Oyster Stout	34C: Experimental Beer	Long Beach Homebrewers
HM	Patrick Leon	Ungovernable	16D: Foreign Extra Stout	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 7: Pale Beers (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jesse Flores	We Are Your Pal	18B: American Pale Ale	Long Beach Homebrewers
2nd	Mike Neice	Artemis	18B: American Pale Ale	Barley Bandits
3rd	Karissa Curatolo Co-Brewer: Robert Baker	Wet Blonde	18A: Blonde Ale	Inland Empire Brewers [CA]

Table 8: IPAs (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Sotelo	Dankee Cleans	21A: American IPA	Long Beach Homebrewers
2nd	Nick Blackwell	Citcoe IPA	21A: American IPA	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
3rd	Mike Rascon	Primo IPA	21A: American IPA	Long Beach Homebrewers
HM	Karissa Curatolo Co-Brewer: Robert Baker	Love Haze	21B7: New England IPA	Inland Empire Brewers [CA]

Table 9: Strong Ales (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Eric Dennis	Breath of Soma	22A: Double IPA	Long Beach Homebrewers
2nd	Alfredo Rocha	Seis Pies Abajo Barleywine	17D: English Barleywine	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
3rd	Doug Brown	Ball Drop Barleywine	22C: American Barleywine	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 10: Strong Euro Beers (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Doug Walker	Dark Maltious	10C: Weizenbock	Inland Empire Brewers [CA]
2nd	Keith Blanchard	Brand New Heavy	17C: Wee Heavy	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Eli Palma	Doppelbänger	9A: Doppelbock	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 11: Amber Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Schilling Co-Brewer: Chris Taylor	Mischief Managed	19B: California Common	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
2nd	Jamie Crawford	Shangahi’ed In San Francisco	19B: California Common	Maltose Falcons
3rd	Deborah and Marc Prichard	McLovin	27A4: Roggenbier	Red Earth Brewers

Table 12: Sour/Wild Beers (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Rascon	War Head Wild Ale	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Long Beach Homebrewers
2nd	Kyle Hufford	Pastel	23F: Fruit Lambic	Santa Barbara Brewing Society
3rd	Kyle Hufford	Buckwheat Saison	28A: Brett Beer	Santa Barbara Brewing Society

Table 13: Belgian Ales (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kyle Hufford	La Goletoise	25B: Saison	Santa Barbara Brewing Society
2nd	Eli Palma	Sesselpupser	24A: Witbier	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Alfredo Rocha	Gallo de Oro	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)

Table 14: Trappist Ales (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Keith Blanchard	Cerberus	26C: Belgian Tripel	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
2nd	Eric Dennis	Lemaitre	26C: Belgian Tripel	Long Beach Homebrewers
3rd	Robert Baker Co-Brewer: Karissa Curatolo	Four Monks Dinner	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Inland Empire Brewers [CA]
HM	Kyle Hufford	The Big Gloom	26C: Belgian Tripel	Santa Barbara Brewing Society

Table 15: Smoke and Wood Beers (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Eli Palma	The Monchichi	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Robert Dexter	Pretty Peyton Porter	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Maltose Falcons
3rd	Jason Dunn Co-Brewer: Mandy Porter	Perilous Porter	33A: Wood-Aged Beer	Inland Empire Brewers [CA]
HM	Eric Dennis	Pappy's Right Hand	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Long Beach Homebrewers

Table 16: Fruit, Spiced, Vegetable Beers (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Doug Walker	Forty Eight Tears	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Inland Empire Brewers [CA]
2nd	Brian Miller	Jasmine Saison	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Orange County Mash Ups
3rd	Patrick Leon	Porter Corretto	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
HM	Masahiro Kitano	Gingerous	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)

Table 17: Ciders (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Curtis Ritter	Cider Times	C1C: French Cider	Orange County Mash Ups
2nd	Steven Severn	Tiki Tiki Tiki Tiki Tiki: Mai Tai	C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices	Orange County Mash Ups
3rd	Steven Severn	Tiki Tiki Tiki Tiki Tiki: Zombie	C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry	Orange County Mash Ups
HM	Michael Rivera	Passion Fruit Cider	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	Strand Brewers Club

Table 18: Meads (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Robert Baker Co-Brewer: Karissa Curatolo	I Work Hard For My Honey	M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead	Inland Empire Brewers [CA]
2nd	Jeff Case	Sweet Meadowfoam	M1C: Sweet Mead	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Brian Miller	Sauvi Bee	M2B: Pyment	Orange County Mash Ups
HM	Melissa Greenfield	Dirty Chai	M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Judging Session Locations and Dates

Cancelled Major Prelim tbd location and time
02/18/2023 12:00 AM, PST

Prelim #1 weeknight location day time tbd
02/15/2024 12:00 AM, PST

Falcon prelim
02/21/2024 12:00 AM, PST

Tarantula Hill Brewing Company
02/24/2024 8:30 AM, PST

Account Registration Closed

Entry Registration Closed

The competition paid entry limit has been reached.

Entry Drop-Off Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 01/26/2024 12:00 AM, PST through 02/09/2024 2:00 PM, PST.

Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.

Entry Shipping Closed

Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location 01/26/2024 12:00 AM, PST through 02/08/2024 12:00 PM, PST.