Romancing The Beer

Thanks to all who participated in the Romancing The Beer.

There were 154 entries judged and 84 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Todd Slater	Todd Lite	1A: American Light Lager	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
2nd	Brew Mutt	Hatch Chile Cream Ale	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Brew Knights [CA]
3rd	Matt Castellino	Pale	18B: American Pale Ale	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers

Most Medals (47 Participating Brewers)

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	Score	Club
1st	Matt Castellino Best of Show Participant	3	0	1	14.04	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers

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 (12 Participating Clubs)

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	Score
1st	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)	4	6	5	44.04

Winning Entries

Table 1: Pale American Beer (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Todd Slater	Todd Lite	1A: American Light Lager	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
2nd	Chris Van Hamersveld	First Mate	18A: Blonde Ale	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Jeff Case	Turf Chop	1C: Cream Ale	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
HM	Tom Fontes	Rose Park Blonde	18A: Blonde Ale	Long Beach Homebrewers

Table 2: Pale Malty European Beer (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matt Castellino	Incognito	2A: International Pale Lager	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
2nd	Joe St. John	To Helles and Bock	4C: Helles Bock	Yeastside Brewers [CA]
3rd	Patrick Leon	Helles Real	4A: Munich Helles	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 3: Dark European Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Violet Kaplan Co-Brewer: Steven Kaplan	Light and Dark	8B: Schwarzbier	Santa Barbara Brewing Society
2nd	John Bell	Penguin Juice	9B: Eisbock	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Doug Brown	Goats In A Tree Bock	6C: Dunkels Bock	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 4: British Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Doug Brown	Mild Af (3.0% Abv, Not A Cheater Mild!)	13A: Dark Mild	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Ben Sookying	Bear Market Brown	13B: English Brown Ale
3rd	Luc Flannery	Bitter Strong English	11C: Strong Bitter	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
HM	George Compton	Checkout Bitter	11B: Best Bitter	Maltose Falcons

Table 5: Stouts and Porters (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dan Stoneman Co-Brewer: Doug Brown	Quaker Stout	16B: Oatmeal Stout	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Steve Kaplan Co-Brewer: Violet Kaplan	Crzkap Dry Stout	15B: Irish Stout	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
3rd	Scott Rauvola	Sons of Liberty Porter	20A: American Porter	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 6: Pale Hoppy (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matt Castellino	Pale	18B: American Pale Ale	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
2nd	Brew Mutt Co-Brewer: Michael Hernandez	Pele's Pale Ale	18B: American Pale Ale	Brew Knights [CA]
3rd	Brian Young	Ned Kelly's Pale	18B: American Pale Ale

Table 7: Belgians (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Josh Brewer	Changing Saisons	25B: Saison	Long Beach Homebrewers
2nd	Sean Gardinier	Monastic Mission	26C: Belgian Tripel	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Scott Rauvola	Tripel Secret Probation	26C: Belgian Tripel	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
HM	Tyler Sadler	Nobility	25B: Saison	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)

Table 8: IPA (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeff Mathiowetz	Hazebuddy	21B7: New England IPA
2nd	Joe St. John	Castaway IPA	21A: American IPA	Yeastside Brewers [CA]
3rd	Tom Fontes Co-Brewer: Josh Brewer	Rose Park - Brown Bay IPA	21B3: Brown IPA	Long Beach Homebrewers
HM	Josh Brewer	Hop To It Brown	21B3: Brown IPA	Long Beach Homebrewers

Table 9: Strong Beer (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Eric Dennis	Dregs of Soma	22A: Double IPA	Long Beach Homebrewers
2nd	Nicholas Blackwell	Many Gods And Many Voices	22A: Double IPA	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
3rd	Josh Brewer	Long Run IPA	22A: Double IPA	Long Beach Homebrewers

Table 10: Sour Beer (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Masahiro Kitano	Pom!	PRX4: Catharina Sour	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
2nd	Kyle Hufford	The Lemon Picker	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Santa Barbara Brewing Society
3rd	Kyle Hufford	Vieille	23E: Gueuze	Santa Barbara Brewing Society

Table 11: Fruit, Spiced, Vegetable (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brew Mutt	Hatch Chile Cream Ale	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Brew Knights [CA]
2nd	Scott Rauvola	Irascible Elf	30C: Winter Seasonal Beer	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Masahiro Kitano	Guava Gose	29A: Fruit Beer	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
HM	Jim Delperdang	Wine Grape Tripel	29A: Fruit Beer	Inland Empire Brewers [CA]

Table 12: Mead and Cider (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jon Silvertooth	Cider	C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry	Long Beach Homebrewers
2nd	Jeff Case	P.O.G. Cider	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Jacob Aragon	Sunrise Cider	C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry	Crown of the Valley Brewing Society

Table 13: Pale Bitter Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matt Castellino	Noch Eins!	5D: German Pils	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
2nd	Mike Neice	My-Pils	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	Barley Bandits
3rd	Joe St. John	K Pils	5D: German Pils	Yeastside Brewers [CA]

Table 14: Dark Bitter Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Page	Raise The Anchor	19B: California Common	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Todd Slater	Beer 2	19A: American Amber Ale	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
3rd	Ben Sookying	Hodl My Beer Bro	7A: Vienna Lager

Table 15: Irish Red (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steve Kaplan Co-Brewer: Violet Kaplan	Noho Irish Red	15A: Irish Red Ale	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
2nd	Patrick Leon	Rowdy Dow Dow	15A: Irish Red Ale	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Neil Ian Horowitz	Brew Buddy	15A: Irish Red Ale	Long Beach Homebrewers

Table 16: Historical Specialty Wood (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jason Justeson Co-Brewer: Ralph Carrasquillo	Blaxxxout	33A: Wood-Aged Beer	Brewing Borrachos
2nd	Rick Morales	Janet's Brown	34A: Clone Beer	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
3rd	Todd Peterson	Gone Roggin	27A4: Roggenbier	Crown of the Valley Brewing Society

Table 17: Imperial Stouts (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Allan Polk	Large Marge	20C: Imperial Stout	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Tom Fontes	Rose Park Old Ris	20C: Imperial Stout	Long Beach Homebrewers
3rd	Eric Dennis	Ostanaco's Song	20C: Imperial Stout	Long Beach Homebrewers
HM	Josh Brewer	Designated Survivor Imperial Stout	20C: Imperial Stout	Long Beach Homebrewers

Judging Session Locations and Dates

Prelim #1
02/12/2022 12:00 AM, PST

Prelim #2 Weekday Judging at Toaked home
02/12/2022 12:00 AM, PST

Tarantula Hill Brewing Company
02/19/2022 9:00 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 01/21/2022 12:00 AM, PST through 02/04/2022 5:00 PM, PST.

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Entry Shipping Closed

Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location 01/21/2022 12:00 AM, PST through 02/04/2022 5:00 PM, PST.