Romancing The Beer

Thanks to all who participated in the Romancing The Beer.

There were 335 entries judged and 154 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	English Brown	13B: English Brown Ale	Mash Heads

Best Belgian

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Alfredo Rocha	Botas Blancas	24A: Witbier	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)

Best of Show

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Ben Sookying	Wartime Joe	27A7: Pre-Prohibition Lager	Crown of the Valley Brewing Society
3rd	Kevin Holt Co-Brewer: Brandon Holt	Smoke On the Water	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Most Medals (90 Participating Brewers)

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score	Club
1st	Tricia Gallant Co-Brewer: Jamie Gallant Best of Show Participant	4	1	1	1	22.04	Mash Heads

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 (22 Participating Clubs)

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score
1st	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)	9	8	6	1	73.04

Winning Entries

Table 1: Standard American Beer (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Todd Slater Co-Brewer: Matt Castellino	T.O. Cream	1C: Cream Ale	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
2nd	Ron Haaland	Citric Sophie	1C: Cream Ale	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
3rd	Tom Fontes	Rose Park - Yellow Snow For Drinking	1A: American Light Lager	Long Beach Homebrewers

Table 2: International Lager (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jason Carson	Can of Worms Helles	4A: Munich Helles	Maltose Falcons
2nd	Adam Keithley	Kolsch	5B: Kolsch	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Thomas Atkinson	Rachel	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager
HM	Al Benson	Killer Kolsch	5B: Kolsch	Southern Nevada Ale Fermenters Union (SNAFU)

Table 3: Amber and Dark European Beer (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steven Suiter	Black Lager	8B: Schwarzbier	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Thomas Atkinson	Kelsey	7B: Altbier
3rd	Brian Gregory	Eunuch Uncle	8A: Munich Dunkel	Valley Brewers[CA]

Table 4: Stout (27 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steven Bernard	Stout	16B: Oatmeal Stout
2nd	Kevin Holt Co-Brewer: Brandon Holt	The Black Pearl Stout	20C: Imperial Stout	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Todd Hankel	Big Stout	20C: Imperial Stout

Table 5: Brown and Porter (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tricia Gallant Co-Brewer: Jamie Gallant	English Brown	13B: English Brown Ale	Mash Heads
2nd	Jerald Pike	Harr-Dy Ale	13B: English Brown Ale	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
3rd	Jerald Pike	Warm the Cookies	13C: English Porter	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
HM	Alex Ceja Co-Brewer: Rob Holder	Showdown Brown	19C: American Brown Ale

Table 6: Strong British Ale (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tricia Gallant Co-Brewer: Jamie Gallant	Olde Ale	17B: Old Ale	Mash Heads
2nd	Oleg Shpyrko	Auld Lang Syne	17C: Wee Heavy	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	James Hilbing	Old Ale	17B: Old Ale

Table 7: British Beer (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scott Koehm	Greenleaf Bitter	11A: Ordinary Bitter	BrewCommune
2nd	Brian Gregory	Pub Ale	11B: Best Bitter	Valley Brewers[CA]
3rd	Jerald Pike	Under the Wire	13A: Dark Mild	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
HM	Tricia Gallant Co-Brewer: Jamie Gallant	Dark Mild	13A: Dark Mild	Mash Heads

Table 8: IPA (28 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tricia Gallant Co-Brewer: Jamie Gallant, Brian Mitchell	Flavor-Back Reboot	21A: American IPA	Mash Heads
2nd	Corey Magers Co-Brewer: Elizabeth Magers	Mojay	21B7: New England IPA	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Jonas Geiss Co-Brewer: Luiz Carlos Gaspar	Jon Safadão IPA	21A: American IPA
HM	Sam Worley Co-Brewer: Michael Vorgitch	Chaparral Red	21B4: Red IPA

Table 9: Strong American Ale (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Neice	Bw #305	22C: American Barleywine	Phantom Homebrew
2nd	Todd Slater Co-Brewer: Matt Castellino	Toaked Strong	22B: American Strong Ale	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
3rd	Kevin Holt Co-Brewer: Brandon Holt	Sea Legs Barleywine	22C: American Barleywine	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
HM	Mike Neith	Swoi Iipa	22A: Double IPA	Mash Heads

Table 10: Wild and Sour Ale (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Adam Keithley	Berliner	23A: Berliner Weisse	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Val Guerrero	Patchwork	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Long Beach Homebrewers
3rd	Jonas Geiss Co-Brewer: Luiz Carlos Gaspar	Jon Safadão Flanders Red	23B: Flanders Red Ale
HM	John Warner	Mixed Saison	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	San Francisco Homebrewer's Guild

Table 11: Belgian Ale (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Alfredo Rocha	Botas Blancas	24A: Witbier	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
2nd	Adam Keithley	Whit	24A: Witbier	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	James Hilbing	Biere de Garde #2	24C: Biere de Garde

Table 12: Fruit Beer (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jason Dunn	Kick the Keg	29A: Fruit Beer	Inland Empire Brewers [CA]
2nd	Alfredo Rocha	El Hijo de la Guayaba IPA	29A: Fruit Beer	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
3rd	Cary Chitwood Co-Brewer: Steve Chitwood & Luis Jauergui	Gauva O Riley	29A: Fruit Beer	Inland Empire Brewers [CA]

Table 13: Specialty Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Oleg Shpyrko	Blueberry Fields Forever	PRX4: Catharina Sour	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Jonas Geiss Co-Brewer: Luiz Carlos Gaspar	Jon Safadão Ice Ris	34C: Experimental Beer
3rd	Noel Michel Co-Brewer: Amy Michel	Tamarind Dubbel	34C: Experimental Beer	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers

Table 14: Trappist Ale (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Christos Renner	Mane Man #1	26C: Belgian Tripel	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Jonas Geiss Co-Brewer: Luiz Carlos Gaspar	Jon Safadao Bdsa	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
3rd	Jason Dunn	Two By Two	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Inland Empire Brewers [CA]

Table 15: Strong Belgian Ale (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Holt Co-Brewer: Brandon Holt	Sirens Whisper Saison	25B: Saison	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Jared Rowley Co-Brewer: Nick Corona	Devil's Hand	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	James Hilbing	Belgian Golden Ale #5	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale

Table 16: Spiced Beer (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Holt Co-Brewer: Brandon Holt	Smoke On the Water	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Cary Chitwood Co-Brewer: Steve Chitwood & Luis Jauergui	El Cucuy	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Inland Empire Brewers [CA]
3rd	Rick Morales	Holidays In the Sun	30C: Winter Seasonal Beer	Maltose Falcons
HM	Todd Slater Co-Brewer: Kelsey Slater	Really Peanut Butter Stout	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers

Table 17: Historical Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ben Sookying	Wartime Joe	27A7: Pre-Prohibition Lager	Crown of the Valley Brewing Society
2nd	Neil Ian Horowitz	Dark Rye	27A4: Roggenbier	Long Beach Homebrewers

Table 18: Cider (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Lawrence Lagud	Pink Panda	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Lawrence Lagud	Tortoise With Sins	C1A: New World Cider	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Tricia Gallant Co-Brewer: Jamie Gallant, Jenny Durose, Eric Durose	Luce's Brunch	C1A: New World Cider	Mash Heads

Table 19: Mead (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jared Ayo Co-Brewer: Sean Callahan	Maple	M4C: Experimental Mead	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Jared Ayo Co-Brewer: Sean Callahan	Pumpkin Pie	M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Oleg Shpyrko	Cherry Mead	M2E: Melomel	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 20: Wood and Smoked Beer (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Neice	Bbw #305	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Phantom Homebrew
2nd	Tricia Gallant Co-Brewer: Jamie Gallant	Ba Olde Ale	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Mash Heads
3rd	Kevin Holt Co-Brewer: Brandon Holt	Black Beard Bourbon Oaked Stout	33A: Wood-Aged Beer	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
HM	Mark Belding	Stiff Woody	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer

Table 21: Alternative Fermentables Beer (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jerald Pike	Fig Maple Bar	31B: Alternative Sugar Beer	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
2nd	Todd Fisher Co-Brewer: Christina Fisher	Tater Todd	31A: Alternative Grain Beer
3rd	Jared Rowley Co-Brewer: Eric Robinson	God Save the Queen Bee	31B: Alternative Sugar Beer	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 22: Pale American Ale (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Randy Gardenhire Co-Brewer: Rebecca Gardenhire	Prancer Pale Ale	18B: American Pale Ale	Valley Brewers[CA]
2nd	Thomas Atkinson	Kyle	18B: American Pale Ale
3rd	Brian Young	Camarillo Pale Ale	18B: American Pale Ale

Table 23: Amber American Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Neice	Red Rat Bastard	19A: American Amber Ale	Phantom Homebrew
2nd	Russell Geisner	Geminio	19A: American Amber Ale	Inland Empire Brewers [CA]
3rd	Adam Keithley	Amber	19A: American Amber Ale	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 24: Wheat Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Holt Co-Brewer: Scott Rauvola and Brandon Holt	Amber Waves of Grain Wheatwine	22D: Wheatwine	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Todd Slater Co-Brewer: Matt Castellino	Morning Wheat	1D: American Wheat Beer	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
3rd	Paul Debler	Uncle Al's Double Dark Dunkelweizen	10B: Dunkels Weissbier	Other
HM	Adam Keithley	Das Wheat	10A: Weissbier	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 25: Scottish and Irish Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ben Sookying	Happy St Pappy	15A: Irish Red Ale	Crown of the Valley Brewing Society
2nd	Andrew Koike	Irish Red	15A: Irish Red Ale

Judging Session Locations and Dates

Friday Prelim
02/15/2019 6:00 PM, PST

Five Threads Prelim
02/16/2019 10:00 AM, PST

Thursday Prelim
02/21/2019 12:00 AM, PST

Friday Prelim
02/22/2019 4:00 PM, PST

Main Event Judging Five Threads Brewing Company
02/23/2019 8:00 AM, PST

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 11/29/2018 12:00 AM, PST through 02/23/2019 12:00 AM, PST.

Entry Registration Closed

Entry registrations accepted 11/29/2018 12:00 AM, PST through 02/08/2019 11:00 PM, PST.

Entry Drop-Off Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 01/25/2019 12:00 AM, PST through 02/08/2019 11:00 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 01/25/2019 12:00 AM, PST through 02/08/2019 11:00 PM, PST.