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

PlaceBrewerEntry NameStyle
1stIsrael ArrietaAdam's Forbidden Fruit24.1: Fruit- and/or Vegetable-Flavored Beer
2ndTyler Mangin
Co-Brewer: Jon Lewis
Margaritaville25.2: Experimental and Specialty Beer, Other
3rdChristopher LoghryHoney Hefe3.2: American-Style Honey Wheat Ale

Winning Entries

Category 1: (14 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyle
2ndTodd Slater
Co-Brewer: Matt Castellino
Todd Lite1.1: American-Style Pale Lager
3rdNick Corona
Co-Brewer: Kandy Corona
It's Friday, You Ain't Got No Job, You Ain't Got Shit To do1.3: American-Style Red Lager

Category 2: (16 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyle
1stDerek SpringerCalifornia Gold2.3: North German-Style Pils
2ndBen SookyingHappy Export2.4: Dortmunder Export-Style Lager
3rdJerald PikeQuencher2.2: Bohemian-Style Pilsner

Category 3: (12 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyle
1stChristopher LoghryHoney Hefe3.2: American-Style Honey Wheat Ale
2ndMichael Riddle
Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle
Cream Dream3.3: American-Style Cream Ale
3rdTodd Slater
Co-Brewer: Matt Castellino
Stewarts Cream3.3: American-Style Cream Ale

Category 4: (8 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyle
1stNick Corona
Co-Brewer: Kandy Corona
Shut Up Mister Burton!4.2: Special or Best Bitter
2ndMiguel LozaEsb - Extra Special-Strong Bitter4.3: Strong Bitter and Extra Special Bitter (ESB)
3rdDoug Brown
Co-Brewer: John Mapes
Old Man Strong4.3: Strong Bitter and Extra Special Bitter (ESB)

Category 5: (15 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyle
1stNick Corona
Co-Brewer: Kandy Corona
You Killed the Invisible Swordsman!5.1: American-Style Pale Ale
2ndBjørn Erik Enki GjesdalHighbjørn5.1: American-Style Pale Ale
3rdJoshua FoggGalactic Sanctuary5.1: American-Style Pale Ale

Category 6: (15 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyle
1stLucas OrrFalcon Heavy6.5: Wee Heavy (Strong Scotch Ale)
2ndParker Waechter...Of the Clan MacLeod6.5: Wee Heavy (Strong Scotch Ale)
3rdScott RauvolaThe Haverer6.3: Export (80/-)

Category 7: (26 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyle
1stBjørn Erik Enki GjesdalThe Bjørn Identity7.2: American-Style India Pale Ale
2ndNick Corona
Co-Brewer: Kandy Corona
Listen, do You Smell Something?7.2: American-Style India Pale Ale
3rdBrett Higham
Co-Brewer: Javier Aldrete
IPA7.2: American-Style India Pale Ale

Category 8: (8 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyle
1stAndrew SimsakAltbier8.2: Altbier
2ndMichael Riddle
Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle
Killer Kolsch8.1: Kolsch-Style Ale
3rdRobbie ProctorGestalt8.2: Altbier

Category 9: (31 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyle
1stMichael Riddle
Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle
Uncle Festivus9.2: Marzen/Oktoberfest
2ndNick Corona
Co-Brewer: Kandy Corona
We Came, We Saw, We Kicked It's Ass!9.1: Vienna-Style Lager
3rdBrett Higham
Co-Brewer: Kyle Busald
In|ca Schwarzbier9.5: Schwarzbier

Category 10: (20 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyle
1stBjørn Erik Enki GjesdalThe Bjørn Identity10.1: West Coast Extra Pale Ale
2ndBrett Higham
Co-Brewer: Kyle Busald
California Common10.2: California Common Beer
3rdNick Corona
Co-Brewer: Kandy Corona
Stay Home & Eat All the Frickin Chips, Kip!10.1: West Coast Extra Pale Ale

Category 11: (22 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyle
1stJason JustesonDarkly Mild11.1: Mild Ale
2ndMichael RiddleGet Down Brown11.5: American-Style Brown Ale
3rdCaleb PetersenStamford Bridge Ale11.3: Southern English-Style Brown Ale

Category 12: (12 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyle
1stJon Berkland
Co-Brewer: John Phelan
Olde Farte12.1: Old Ale
2ndBrett Higham
Co-Brewer: Kyle Busald
Old Ale12.1: Old Ale
3rdJerald PikeStay Strong12.3: American-Style Strong Ale

Category 13: (19 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyle
1stBrett Higham
Co-Brewer: Kyle Busald
English Barleywine13.3: English-Style Barleywine
2ndNicholas McCoyWookie Dust13.2: Double (Imperial) India Pale Ale
3rdScott RauvolaThe Contrarian Double IPA13.2: Double (Imperial) India Pale Ale

Category 14: (14 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyle
1stNick Corona
Co-Brewer: Kandy Corona
All Day Long With My Foot Up A Dog's Ass14.2: Baltic-Style Porter
2ndCaleb PetersenPanther Juice14.3: Imperial ("Russian") Stout
3rdIsrael ArrietaAbel 14.1: Dortmund-Style Adambier

Category 15: (6 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyle
2ndTodd Slater
Co-Brewer: Matt Castellino & Adam Trabish
Sprung Mai15.1: Maibock and Helles (Pale) Bock

Category 16: (19 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyle
1stBernard LebelRagnar's Nectar16.1: English-Style Porter
2ndJason CarsonCan of Worms Porter16.2: American-Style Porter
3rdMichael RiddlePoterus Robustus16.2: American-Style Porter
HMBrett Higham
Co-Brewer: Javier Aldrete & Eric Ruff
English Porter16.1: English-Style Porter

Category 17: (17 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyle
1stSamuel StaleySphere of Darkness17.5: Foreign-Style Stout
2ndParker WaechterPanza17.4: Export and Oatmeal (Sweet English-Style) Stout
3rdJared RowleyDublin Dry Irish Stout17.1: Irish-Style (Dry) Draught Stout

Category 18: (8 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyle
1stDoug BrownCold Sweat18.4: Berliner Weisse
2ndBrett Higham
Co-Brewer: Kyle Busald
Melo Gose18.5: Gose
3rdDoug BrownAsk Me About My Weizenbock18.7: Weizenbock

Category 19: (16 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyle
1stScot BeidelmanWhat About Benjamin19.3: Abbey Quadrupel (Quadruple) Ale
2ndCorey Magers
Co-Brewer: Elizabeth Bakas
Duck Soup19.2: Abbey Tripel (Triple) Ale
3rdAaron LuellingTripel Threat19.2: Abbey Tripel (Triple) Ale

Category 20: (11 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyle
1stReuben ShahJennay Blonde 20.1: Belgian Blond Ale
2ndReuben ShahWesty Chesty 20.3: Belgian-Style Strong Dark Ale
3rdAdam SeveriBlond20.1: Belgian Blond Ale

Category 21: (13 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyle
1stBrett HighamBrutus21.4: Belgian Brut Beer
2ndKingsley TobyFirst Light21.2: Belgian-Style Pale Ale
3rdNick Corona
Co-Brewer: Kandy Corona
Noodle Some Crawfish Out the Paddy Yo21.1: Witbier
HMBrett HighamLemon Naighty IPA21.3: Belgian IPA

Category 22: (23 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyle
1stOleg ShpyrkoSeasonal Saison 22.2: Saison (Spring/Summer)
2ndJaime GonzalezJg's Saison22.3: Saison (Fall/Winter)
3rdCorey Magers
Co-Brewer: Elizabeth Bakas
Say It Ain’t So22.2: Saison (Spring/Summer)

Category 23: (22 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyle
1stBrett Higham
Co-Brewer: Kyle Busald
Blood, Sweat and Three Years23.1: Gueuze/Geuze-Style Ale
2ndBen BirdsallClass of '0523.4: Oud Bruin
3rdBrett Higham
Co-Brewer: Kyle Busald
Lambic23.3: Straight (Unblended) Lambic-Style Ale

Category 24: (30 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyle
1stIsrael ArrietaAdam's Forbidden Fruit24.1: Fruit- and/or Vegetable-Flavored Beer
2ndBrett Higham
Co-Brewer: Kyle Busald
Berliner Weisse W/ Prickly Pears24.1: Fruit- and/or Vegetable-Flavored Beer
3rdTiffany Ashrafi
Co-Brewer: Benno Ashrafi
Buzzy Coconuts24.2: Herb- and/or Spice-flavored Beer

Category 25: (24 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyle
1stTyler Mangin
Co-Brewer: Jon Lewis
Margaritaville25.2: Experimental and Specialty Beer, Other
2ndIsrael ArrietaIzzychlaus25.2: Experimental and Specialty Beer, Other
3rdGeorgia FlairGreat Zsmokie25.1: Historical Beer

Category 26: (25 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyle
1stKingsley TobySecond Sleep26.3: Wood-Aged Beer, Whiskey
2ndMalcolm LiebanRauch the Casbah26.1: Bavarian Rauch (smoke-flavored)
3rdScott RauvolaBog Body26.1: Bavarian Rauch (smoke-flavored)
HMDan SakaiDrunken Porter26.3: Wood-Aged Beer, Whiskey

Category 27: (10 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyle
1stBrett Higham
Co-Brewer: Pavel Anisimov & Gordon Mauger
Gordo's Lost Cab27.2: Pyment
2ndRoger TaylorNewton's Apple27.1: Cyser
3rdRoger TaylorMuskrat27.2: Pyment
HMRoger TaylorBlueberry Hill27.3: Other Melomels

Category 28: (4 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyle
1stRoger TaylorApc28.1: Spiced Mead or Metheglen

Category 29: (6 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyle
1stBrett Higham
Co-Brewer: Javier Aldrete
Humble Brag(Got)29.3: Braggot or Bracket
2ndBrett Higham
Co-Brewer: Pavel Anisimov
A Mead Not Far29.1: Traditional Mead

Category 30: (14 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyle
1stBrett HighamCider Ways30.1: Standard Cider and Perry