2018 Mayfaire Homebrew Competition

Thanks to all who participated in the 2018 Mayfaire Homebrew Competition.

There were 480 entries judged and 162 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Israel Arrieta	Adam's Forbidden Fruit	24.1: Fruit- and/or Vegetable-Flavored Beer	Maltose Falcons
2nd	Tyler Mangin Co-Brewer: Jon Lewis	Margaritaville	25.2: Experimental and Specialty Beer, Other	Prairie Homebrewing Companions
3rd	Christopher Loghry	Honey Hefe	3.2: American-Style Honey Wheat Ale

Winning Entries

Category 1: (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Todd Slater Co-Brewer: Matt Castellino	Todd Lite	1.1: American-Style Pale Lager	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
3rd	Nick Corona Co-Brewer: Kandy Corona	It's Friday, You Ain't Got No Job, You Ain't Got Shit To do	1.3: American-Style Red Lager	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Category 2: (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Derek Springer	California Gold	2.3: North German-Style Pils	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Ben Sookying	Happy Export	2.4: Dortmunder Export-Style Lager
3rd	Jerald Pike	Quencher	2.2: Bohemian-Style Pilsner	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers

Category 3: (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Christopher Loghry	Honey Hefe	3.2: American-Style Honey Wheat Ale
2nd	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	Cream Dream	3.3: American-Style Cream Ale	HOME Brewers [CA]
3rd	Todd Slater Co-Brewer: Matt Castellino	Stewarts Cream	3.3: American-Style Cream Ale	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers

Category 4: (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nick Corona Co-Brewer: Kandy Corona	Shut Up Mister Burton!	4.2: Special or Best Bitter	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Miguel Loza	Esb - Extra Special-Strong Bitter	4.3: Strong Bitter and Extra Special Bitter (ESB)	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Doug Brown Co-Brewer: John Mapes	Old Man Strong	4.3: Strong Bitter and Extra Special Bitter (ESB)	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Category 5: (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nick Corona Co-Brewer: Kandy Corona	You Killed the Invisible Swordsman!	5.1: American-Style Pale Ale	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Bjørn Erik Enki Gjesdal	Highbjørn	5.1: American-Style Pale Ale
3rd	Joshua Fogg	Galactic Sanctuary	5.1: American-Style Pale Ale	Rhode Island Brewing Society

Category 6: (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Lucas Orr	Falcon Heavy	6.5: Wee Heavy (Strong Scotch Ale)	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Parker Waechter	...Of the Clan MacLeod	6.5: Wee Heavy (Strong Scotch Ale)	Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club
3rd	Scott Rauvola	The Haverer	6.3: Export (80/-)	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Category 7: (26 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bjørn Erik Enki Gjesdal	The Bjørn Identity	7.2: American-Style India Pale Ale
2nd	Nick Corona Co-Brewer: Kandy Corona	Listen, do You Smell Something?	7.2: American-Style India Pale Ale	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Brett Higham Co-Brewer: Javier Aldrete	IPA	7.2: American-Style India Pale Ale	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]

Category 8: (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andrew Simsak	Altbier	8.2: Altbier	San Francisco Homebrewer's Guild
2nd	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	Killer Kolsch	8.1: Kolsch-Style Ale	HOME Brewers [CA]
3rd	Robbie Proctor	Gestalt	8.2: Altbier	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]

Category 9: (31 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	Uncle Festivus	9.2: Marzen/Oktoberfest	HOME Brewers [CA]
2nd	Nick Corona Co-Brewer: Kandy Corona	We Came, We Saw, We Kicked It's Ass!	9.1: Vienna-Style Lager	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Brett Higham Co-Brewer: Kyle Busald	In\|ca Schwarzbier	9.5: Schwarzbier	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]

Category 10: (20 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bjørn Erik Enki Gjesdal	The Bjørn Identity	10.1: West Coast Extra Pale Ale
2nd	Brett Higham Co-Brewer: Kyle Busald	California Common	10.2: California Common Beer	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]
3rd	Nick Corona Co-Brewer: Kandy Corona	Stay Home & Eat All the Frickin Chips, Kip!	10.1: West Coast Extra Pale Ale	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Category 11: (22 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jason Justeson	Darkly Mild	11.1: Mild Ale	Brewing Borrachos
2nd	Michael Riddle	Get Down Brown	11.5: American-Style Brown Ale	HOME Brewers [CA]
3rd	Caleb Petersen	Stamford Bridge Ale	11.3: Southern English-Style Brown Ale

Category 12: (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jon Berkland Co-Brewer: John Phelan	Olde Farte	12.1: Old Ale
2nd	Brett Higham Co-Brewer: Kyle Busald	Old Ale	12.1: Old Ale	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]
3rd	Jerald Pike	Stay Strong	12.3: American-Style Strong Ale	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers

Category 13: (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brett Higham Co-Brewer: Kyle Busald	English Barleywine	13.3: English-Style Barleywine	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]
2nd	Nicholas McCoy	Wookie Dust	13.2: Double (Imperial) India Pale Ale	Draft Punk
3rd	Scott Rauvola	The Contrarian Double IPA	13.2: Double (Imperial) India Pale Ale	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Category 14: (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nick Corona Co-Brewer: Kandy Corona	All Day Long With My Foot Up A Dog's Ass	14.2: Baltic-Style Porter	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Caleb Petersen	Panther Juice	14.3: Imperial ("Russian") Stout
3rd	Israel Arrieta	Abel	14.1: Dortmund-Style Adambier	Maltose Falcons

Category 15: (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Todd Slater Co-Brewer: Matt Castellino & Adam Trabish	Sprung Mai	15.1: Maibock and Helles (Pale) Bock	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers

Category 16: (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bernard Lebel	Ragnar's Nectar	16.1: English-Style Porter	Maltose Falcons
2nd	Jason Carson	Can of Worms Porter	16.2: American-Style Porter	Maltose Falcons
3rd	Michael Riddle	Poterus Robustus	16.2: American-Style Porter	HOME Brewers [CA]
HM	Brett Higham Co-Brewer: Javier Aldrete & Eric Ruff	English Porter	16.1: English-Style Porter	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]

Category 17: (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Samuel Staley	Sphere of Darkness	17.5: Foreign-Style Stout	Yeastside Brewers [CA]
2nd	Parker Waechter	Panza	17.4: Export and Oatmeal (Sweet English-Style) Stout	Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club
3rd	Jared Rowley	Dublin Dry Irish Stout	17.1: Irish-Style (Dry) Draught Stout	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Category 18: (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Doug Brown	Cold Sweat	18.4: Berliner Weisse	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Brett Higham Co-Brewer: Kyle Busald	Melo Gose	18.5: Gose	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]
3rd	Doug Brown	Ask Me About My Weizenbock	18.7: Weizenbock	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Category 19: (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scot Beidelman	What About Benjamin	19.3: Abbey Quadrupel (Quadruple) Ale	Maltose Falcons
2nd	Corey Magers Co-Brewer: Elizabeth Bakas	Duck Soup	19.2: Abbey Tripel (Triple) Ale	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Aaron Luelling	Tripel Threat	19.2: Abbey Tripel (Triple) Ale

Category 20: (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Reuben Shah	Jennay Blonde	20.1: Belgian Blond Ale	Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club
2nd	Reuben Shah	Westy Chesty	20.3: Belgian-Style Strong Dark Ale	Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club
3rd	Adam Severi	Blond	20.1: Belgian Blond Ale	Maltose Falcons

Category 21: (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brett Higham	Brutus	21.4: Belgian Brut Beer	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]
2nd	Kingsley Toby	First Light	21.2: Belgian-Style Pale Ale	Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club
3rd	Nick Corona Co-Brewer: Kandy Corona	Noodle Some Crawfish Out the Paddy Yo	21.1: Witbier	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
HM	Brett Higham	Lemon Naighty IPA	21.3: Belgian IPA	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]

Category 22: (23 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Oleg Shpyrko	Seasonal Saison	22.2: Saison (Spring/Summer)	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Jaime Gonzalez	Jg's Saison	22.3: Saison (Fall/Winter)	L.A. AleChemists
3rd	Corey Magers Co-Brewer: Elizabeth Bakas	Say It Ain’t So	22.2: Saison (Spring/Summer)	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Category 23: (22 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brett Higham Co-Brewer: Kyle Busald	Blood, Sweat and Three Years	23.1: Gueuze/Geuze-Style Ale	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]
2nd	Ben Birdsall	Class of '05	23.4: Oud Bruin
3rd	Brett Higham Co-Brewer: Kyle Busald	Lambic	23.3: Straight (Unblended) Lambic-Style Ale	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]

Category 24: (30 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Israel Arrieta	Adam's Forbidden Fruit	24.1: Fruit- and/or Vegetable-Flavored Beer	Maltose Falcons
2nd	Brett Higham Co-Brewer: Kyle Busald	Berliner Weisse W/ Prickly Pears	24.1: Fruit- and/or Vegetable-Flavored Beer	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]
3rd	Tiffany Ashrafi Co-Brewer: Benno Ashrafi	Buzzy Coconuts	24.2: Herb- and/or Spice-flavored Beer	Maltose Falcons

Category 25: (24 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tyler Mangin Co-Brewer: Jon Lewis	Margaritaville	25.2: Experimental and Specialty Beer, Other	Prairie Homebrewing Companions
2nd	Israel Arrieta	Izzychlaus	25.2: Experimental and Specialty Beer, Other	Maltose Falcons
3rd	Georgia Flair	Great Zsmokie	25.1: Historical Beer	Ventura Independent Beer Enthusiasts (VIBE) [CA]

Category 26: (25 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kingsley Toby	Second Sleep	26.3: Wood-Aged Beer, Whiskey	Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club
2nd	Malcolm Lieban	Rauch the Casbah	26.1: Bavarian Rauch (smoke-flavored)	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]
3rd	Scott Rauvola	Bog Body	26.1: Bavarian Rauch (smoke-flavored)	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
HM	Dan Sakai	Drunken Porter	26.3: Wood-Aged Beer, Whiskey	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Category 27: (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brett Higham Co-Brewer: Pavel Anisimov & Gordon Mauger	Gordo's Lost Cab	27.2: Pyment	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]
2nd	Roger Taylor	Newton's Apple	27.1: Cyser	Maltose Falcons
3rd	Roger Taylor	Muskrat	27.2: Pyment	Maltose Falcons
HM	Roger Taylor	Blueberry Hill	27.3: Other Melomels	Maltose Falcons

Category 28: (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Roger Taylor	Apc	28.1: Spiced Mead or Metheglen	Maltose Falcons

Category 29: (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brett Higham Co-Brewer: Javier Aldrete	Humble Brag(Got)	29.3: Braggot or Bracket	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]
2nd	Brett Higham Co-Brewer: Pavel Anisimov	A Mead Not Far	29.1: Traditional Mead	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]

Category 30: (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brett Higham	Cider Ways	30.1: Standard Cider and Perry	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]

Judging Locations and Dates

Pre-Lim
04/27/2018 12:00 AM, PDT

94th Areo Squadron
04/28/2018 8:30 AM, PDT

Post-Lim
04/30/2018 12:00 AM, PDT

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 03/11/2018 2:10 PM, PDT through 04/13/2018 10:00 PM, PDT.

Entry Registration Closed

Entry registrations accepted 03/11/2018 4:00 AM, PDT through 04/13/2018 10:00 PM, PDT.

Entry Drop-Off Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 03/13/2018 2:00 PM, PDT through 04/13/2018 10:00 PM, PDT.

Entry Shipping Closed

Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location 03/12/2018 2:00 PM, PDT through 04/13/2018 10:00 PM, PDT.