Romancing The Beer

Thanks to all who participated in the Romancing The Beer.

There were 243 entries judged and 111 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tricia Gallant Co-Brewer: Jamie Gallant	Dark Mild	13A: Dark Mild	Mash Heads
2nd	Matthew Slade	Catharina Sour W/ Raspberries	PRX4: Catharina Sour	Mash Heads
3rd	Israel Arrieta	Sweet Death	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Maltose Falcons

Best Belgian

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeremy Stacy Co-Brewer: Cori Stacy	3 Years of My Life	23E: Gueuze	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers

Most Medals (63 Participating Brewers)

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	Score	Club
1st	Oleg Shpyrko	3	2	3	24.04	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

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 (17 Participating Clubs)

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	Score
1st	Mash Heads	6	5	3	45.04

Winning Entries

Table 1: Standard American Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Todd Slater Co-Brewer: Matt Castellino	Todd Heavy	1B: American Lager	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
2nd	Matt Castellino Co-Brewer: Todd Slater	Straw	1D: American Wheat Beer	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
3rd	Todd Slater Co-Brewer: Matt Castellino	Todd Lite	1A: American Light Lager	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
HM	Todd Slater Co-Brewer: Matt Castellino	Toaked Cream	1C: Cream Ale	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers

Table 2: Czech and International Lager (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ronald Haaland	Guinevere	2A: International Pale Lager	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
2nd	Tricia Gallant Co-Brewer: Jamie Gallant	Schwartsie McSchwartz	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Mash Heads
3rd	Todd Slater Co-Brewer: Matt Castellino	International Toaked	2A: International Pale Lager	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
HM	Ronald Haaland	Písek	3A: Czech Pale Lager	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers

Table 3: Pale Malty European Lager (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Oleg Shpyrko	Bayho Helles	4A: Munich Helles	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Paul Duddles	Righteous	6B: Rauchbier	Mash Heads
3rd	Donovan Curie	It's A-Marzen	6A: Marzen	Maltose Falcons
HM	Matt Castellino Co-Brewer: Todd Slater	Another Day In Munchen	4A: Munich Helles	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers

Table 4: Dark European Lager (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Oleg Shpyrko	Bayho Schwarzbier	8B: Schwarzbier	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Oleg Shpyrko	Bayho: Very Dark And Very Bready	8A: Munich Dunkel	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Tricia Gallant Co-Brewer: Jamie Gallant	Schwartsie McSchwartz	8B: Schwarzbier	Mash Heads

Table 5: British Bitter (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ben Sookying	Big Ben Strong	11C: Strong Bitter	Brew Knights [CA]
2nd	Patrick Leon	Craictastic	11A: Ordinary Bitter	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Oleg Shpyrko	Bayho - Very Strong And Very Bitter	11C: Strong Bitter	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
HM	Patrick Leon	Resting Bitter Face	11B: Best Bitter	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 6: Mead (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style
1st	David Nagal Co-Brewer: Austin Mortimore	Chai Masala	M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead
2nd	David Nagal Co-Brewer: Austin Mortimore	Zambian Wild Flower	M1C: Sweet Mead
3rd	David Nagal Co-Brewer: Austin Mortimore	Wood Aged Bochet	M4C: Experimental Mead

Table 7: Cider and Perry (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Oleg Shpyrko	Bayho Fall'2019 Cider	C1A: New World Cider	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Mike Durrant	The Epic Apple	C1A: New World Cider	MASH831
3rd	Brian Young	Bit Of A Bingle	C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry

Table 8: Specialty Beer (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeremy Stacy	Confiscation	34A: Clone Beer	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
2nd	Kyle Hufford	Hommage	34A: Clone Beer
3rd	Scott Tower	Rye In Your Eye	27A4: Roggenbier	Brew Knights [CA]

Table 9: Smoke and Wood Beers (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Israel Arrieta	Sweet Death	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Maltose Falcons
2nd	Danny Woolstenhulme	Nightcap	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
3rd	Paul Debler	Jack's Lantern	32B: Specialty Smoked Beer
HM	Brian Young	Vegemite Sanga	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer

Table 10: Spiced Beer (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Sarah Flora	Anything Gose	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Maltose Falcons
2nd	Oleg Shpyrko	Bayho Feats of Strength	30C: Winter Seasonal Beer	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Mario Garcia Jr.	P.B. King	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
HM	Brian Young	Brekkie	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

Table 11: Fruit Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeremy Stacy Co-Brewer: Cori Stacy	Guavalieb	29A: Fruit Beer	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
2nd	John Warner	Ginger Grapefruit Saison	29B: Fruit and Spice Beer	San Francisco Homebrewer's Guild
3rd	David McBride	Upon A Fruited Brown	29A: Fruit Beer

Table 12: American Wild Ale (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Slade	Catharina Sour W/ Raspberries	PRX4: Catharina Sour	Mash Heads
2nd	John Warner	Imperial l'International	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	San Francisco Homebrewer's Guild
3rd	Jeremy Stacy	Recreationale	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
HM	Scott Tower	Always Bet On Brett	28A: Brett Beer	Brew Knights [CA]

Table 13: Trappist Ale (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Fred Brophy Co-Brewer: Paul Duddles	David Bowie	26B: Belgian Dubbel	Mash Heads
2nd	Paul Duddles	Tenacious	26A: Trappist Single	Mash Heads
3rd	Mike Neice	Sunshine	26A: Trappist Single	Phantom Homebrew

Table 14: Belgian Ale (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Fred Brophy Co-Brewer: Paul Duddles	Casey's	24A: Witbier	Mash Heads
2nd	Thomas Atkinson	Layla	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale
3rd	Oleg Shpyrko	Bayho Strong Like Bull	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 15: European Sour Ale (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeremy Stacy Co-Brewer: Cori Stacy	3 Years of My Life	23E: Gueuze	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
2nd	John Warner	Ned 3	23B: Flanders Red Ale	San Francisco Homebrewer's Guild
3rd	Oleg Shpyrko	Bayho 2016' Rescue Beer Lambic	23D: Lambic	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 16: Strong American Ale (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steve Obrien	Stampede	22A: Double IPA
2nd	Paul Debler	Young American	22C: American Barleywine
3rd	Jonathan Williams	Left Coast Imperial Red	22B: American Strong Ale	High Desert Home Brewers Anonymous
HM	Mike Neice	22nd Sea	22C: American Barleywine	Phantom Homebrew

Table 17: IPA (27 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joe St. John	IPA 32	21A: American IPA	Yeastside Brewers [CA]
2nd	Peter Martins Co-Brewer: Danny Woolstenhulme	Citcoe 2020	21A: American IPA
3rd	Drew Kaiser	Up In The Strata-Sphere	21A: American IPA	High Desert Home Brewers Anonymous
HM	Brian Young	Minimum Chips	21B7: New England IPA

Table 18: Porter and Stout (20 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Roland Montgomery	Hotz Oats	16B: Oatmeal Stout	The Brü Club
2nd	Steve Obrien	Jumping Rooftops	20A: American Porter
3rd	Paul Debler	Dark Night Porter	20A: American Porter
HM	Robert Olsen	Foreign Extra Stout	16D: Foreign Extra Stout	St. Louis Brews

Table 19: Amber and Brown Beer (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Patrick Leon	Rowdydowdow	15A: Irish Red Ale	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Ben Sookying	Happy In Common	19B: California Common	Brew Knights [CA]
3rd	Matthew Slade	Acting A Maggot	15A: Irish Red Ale	Mash Heads
HM	Neil Ian Horowitz	Amber Laurel	19A: American Amber Ale	Long Beach Homebrewers

Table 20: Pale American Ale (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brian Young	Strewth	18B: American Pale Ale
2nd	Steve Obrien	Penny On the Train Tracks	18A: Blonde Ale
3rd	Todd Slater Co-Brewer: Matt Castellino	Lupe Pale	18B: American Pale Ale	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
HM	Todd Slater Co-Brewer: Matt Castellino	Newbury Blonde	18A: Blonde Ale	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers

Table 21: Strong British Ale (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Neice	Wee Wee Wee	17C: Wee Heavy	Phantom Homebrew
2nd	Tricia Gallant Co-Brewer: Jamie Gallant	Olde Ale	17B: Old Ale	Mash Heads
3rd	Tricia Gallant Co-Brewer: Jamie Gallant	Bada-Barleywine	17D: English Barleywine	Mash Heads
HM	Ben Sookying	Sir Bentley Brown	17A: British Strong Ale	Brew Knights [CA]

Table 22: Brown British Beer and Scottish Beer (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tricia Gallant Co-Brewer: Jamie Gallant	Dark Mild	13A: Dark Mild	Mash Heads
2nd	Ben Sookying	Big Ben Brown	13B: English Brown Ale	Brew Knights [CA]
3rd	Mike Neice	Brown Eye	13B: English Brown Ale	Phantom Homebrew

Table 23: German Wheat Beer (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Slade	Wheat the Bock	10C: Weizenbock	Mash Heads
2nd	Brian Drown	Bananas From Heaven	10C: Weizenbock	Yeastside Brewers [CA]
3rd	Israel Arrieta	Cookie Monster's Real Name Is Sid!	10C: Weizenbock	Maltose Falcons

Judging Session Locations and Dates

Weeknight Pre-Lim
02/17/2020 5:00 PM, PST

Five Threads Pre-Lim
02/22/2020 9:00 AM, PST

Weeknight Pre-Lim Week 2
02/24/2020 5:00 PM, PST

Main Judging Event THBC
02/29/2020 8:30 AM, PST

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 12/12/2019 12:00 AM, PST through 02/27/2020 10:00 PM, PST.

Entry Registration Closed

Entry registrations accepted 12/13/2019 12:00 AM, PST through 02/14/2020 10:00 PM, PST.

Entry Drop-Off Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 01/31/2020 12:00 AM, PST through 02/14/2020 10:00 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 01/31/2020 12:00 AM, PST through 02/14/2020 11:00 PM, PST.