2024 Maltose Falcon's Mayfaire

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Nicolai Abramson, John Aitchison, Jay Ankeney, Israel Arrieta, Benno Ashrafi, Tiffany Ashrafi, Drew Beechum, Scot Beidelman, John Bonds, Eric Bonney, Jeff Bonney, Jenna Bonney, Peter Bowers, Geoff Bragg, Tommy Caillouet, Jeff Case, Avery Colomb, Steve Cook, Dana Cordes, Jamie Crawford, Robert Dexter, Holly F, Brian Favela, Benjamin Frymark, Quinlan Ginsberg, Ilan Grossberg, Jeffrey Hoy, John Jackson, Masahiro Kitano, Dominic Larubina, Andrew Leavitt, Dave Lustig, Jim Moorman, Rick Morales, Doug Moyer, Jason W Naylor, Bob Peters, Aaron Renfro, Gregor Reti, Ryan Rivas, Geoff Robertson, Daniel Rojas, Paul Sedgwick, Steven Severn, Joe St. John, Roger Taylor, Hal Ward, Johnny Wardell, Andy Ziskin

Stewards

Irene Cook, Bill Greiner, Christy Hoy, Violet Kaplan, Agustin Martinez, Josh Mengers, Thomas Sisolak, Daniel Stahl, Robb Stewart

Staff

Organizer

Ed K

By the Numbers

393 Entries 110 Entrants

49 Judges 9 Stewards

79 Placing Entries

Table 1: Light American Beers

13 entries

1st
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
I Suggest You Let That One Marinate (1C: Cream Ale)
2nd
Guy Grady
Central Arkansas Fermenters
S-Town Light (1A: American Light Lager)

Table 2: Czech and International Lagers

29 entries

Judges: Nicolai Abramson, Jay Ankeney, Tiffany Ashrafi, Robert Dexter, Aaron Renfro, Steven Severn

1st
Robbie Proctor & Paul Brown
Polotmavy Paul And The Decoction Kid (3C: Czech Amber Lager)
2nd
Jeff Case
QUAFF
Is Mosaic A New Zealand Hop? (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
3rd
Jeff Case
QUAFF
Border Crossing (2B: International Amber Lager)

Table 3: Pale Malty German Lagers

5 entries

1st
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Festbier (4B: Festbier)

Table 4: Pale Hoppy German Lagers

14 entries

Judges: John Aitchison, Jeff Bonney, Ilan Grossberg, Geoff Robertson

1st
Mike Neice
Barley Bandits
In The Light (5D: German Pils)
2nd
Joe St. John
Yeastside Brewers
K Pils (5D: German Pils)
3rd
Eli Palma
QUAFF
Pantunfla (5B: Kölsch)

Table 5: Amber German Beers

10 entries

1st
Trevor McGuire
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
An Ode To Roy Mustang (6B: Rauchbier)
2nd
Michael Riddle & Alex Riddle
HOME
Old Man (7B: Altbier)
3rd
Edward O'Neill
STL Brewminati
Vienna On My Mind (7A: Vienna Lager)

Table 6: Dark German Lager

7 entries

1st
Michael Riddle & Alex Riddle
HOME
May The Schwarz Be With You (8B: Schwarzbier)
2nd
Jason Dunn & Mandy Porter
Inland Empire Brewers
Who's The Boss Now? (8B: Schwarzbier)
3rd
Eli Palma
QUAFF
Night Harvest (8A: Munich Dunkel)

Table 7: Bock

6 entries

1st
Jim Williamson
Look Who's Bock (6C: Dunkels Bock)
2nd
Michael Riddle & Alex Riddle
HOME
One Goat In A Boat (6C: Dunkels Bock)
3rd
Michael Riddle & Alex Riddle
HOME
Two Goats In A Boat (9A: Doppelbock)

Table 8: Strong Ales

29 entries

Judges: Steve Cook, Jim Moorman, Rick Morales, Jason W Naylor, Gregor Reti, Johnny Wardell

1st
Benjamin Frymark
QUAFF
The Close Talker (9C: Baltic Porter)
2nd
Fritz Schanz
Stearman's English Barleywine (17D: English Barley Wine)
3rd
Josh Akin
QUAFF
Dirk Diggler Draft (17C: Wee Heavy)

Table 9: European Wheat Beers

18 entries

Judges: Geoff Bragg, Brian Favela, Quinlan Ginsberg, Jeffrey Hoy

1st
Peter Johann & Alyssa Renskers
Long Beach Homebrewers
Sam's And For Parents (10A: Weissbier)
2nd
Craig Corley
Pacific Gravity Home Brewers...
285 - SA7 - GM Wheat (10A: Weissbier)
3rd
Thomas Musquiez
San Antonio Cerveceros
America Runs On Dunkels (10B: Dunkels Weissbier)

Table 10: English Bitter Ales

5 entries

1st
Matthew Johnsen
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
Captain Carter (11C: Strong Bitter)
2nd
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
English IPA (12C: English IPA)
3rd
Mike Neice
Barley Bandits
Down By The Seaside (12B: Australian Sparkling Ale)

Table 11: UK Brown Ales

18 entries

1st
Michael Rensing
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Ever Thus To Dead Beats (14C: Scottish Export)
2nd
Jared Rowley
QUAFF
Dapper Dog (13A: Dark Mild)
3rd
Tricia Gallant & Jamie Gallant
QUAFF
British Brown (13B: British Brown Ale)

Table 12: Irish Beers

12 entries

1st
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Irish Red (15A: Irish Red Ale)
2nd
Stephen Schmitt & Tom Moes
Evanston Homebrew Club
Tom's Irish Red (15A: Irish Red Ale)
3rd
Ryan Rivas
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
Gothness (15B: Irish Stout)

Table 13: English Stout

10 entries

1st
Michael Frenn
Nevada County Homebrewing...
Tropical Stout (16C: Tropical Stout)
2nd
Allan Polk
QUAFF
Experimental Stout (16D: Foreign Extra Stout)
3rd
Kevin Holt & Brandon Holt
QUAFF
Black Abyss Stout (16A: Sweet Stout)

Table 14: American Light Colored Ales

16 entries

1st
Jake McQueen
Lauter Day Brewers
Halfcolt (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Brian Young
Cali49a (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Joe St. John
Yeastside Brewers
Lunch Pale (18B: American Pale Ale)

Table 15: American Amber and Brown Beers

13 entries

1st
Mike Schilling & Chris Taylor
Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
Mischief Managed (19B: California Common)
2nd
Michael Riddle & Alex Riddle
HOME
Downtown Brown (19C: American Brown Ale)
3rd
Scot Beidelman
Maltose Falcons
Not Leroy (19C: American Brown Ale)

Table 16: American Dark Ales

20 entries

1st
Michael Frenn
Nevada County Homebrewing...
American Porter (20A: American Porter)
2nd
Michael Riddle & Alex Riddle
HOME
Tricentennial Stout (20C: Imperial Stout)
3rd
Robert Baker & Karissa Curatolo
Inland Empire Brewers
Imperial Over Metric Stout (20C: Imperial Stout)

Table 17: IPA

32 entries

Judges: Dominic Larubina, Doug Moyer, Daniel Rojas, Joe St. John, Hal Ward, Andy Ziskin

1st
Robert Dugan
The Brü Club
Kanye Loves Juice Again (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Mike Neice
Barley Bandits
Hoppy Face (21B: Specialty IPA)
3rd
Chris Sotelo
Long Beach Homebrewers
Captain Nectaron (21A: American IPA)

Table 18: Sour Ales

6 entries

1st
Jeff Mathiowetz
Maltose Falcons
You Drank What With A Straw? (23A: Berliner Weisse)
2nd
Kyle Hufford
Santa Barbara Brewing Society
June Creek (23F: Fruit Lambic)
3rd
Masahiro Kitano
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
Gozehh! (23G: Gose)

Table 19: Belgian Pale Ales

11 entries

1st
Daniel Sepulveda & Thomas Martois
Long Beach Homebrewers
Lovelorn (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)
2nd
Fritz Schanz
Stearman's Belgian Golden Strong (25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale)
3rd
Scot Beidelman
Maltose Falcons
I'm From Out Of Town (24B: Belgian Pale Ale)

Table 20: Farmhouse Ales

19 entries

1st
Robbie Proctor & Brett Higham
Solera Saison (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
2nd
Doug Walker
Inland Empire Brewers
Fille De La Ferme (25B: Saison)
3rd
Kyle Hufford
Santa Barbara Brewing Society
Buckwheat Saison (28A: Brett Beer)

Table 21: Trappist Ales

14 entries

1st
Fritz Schanz
Stearman's Belgian Dark Strong (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
2nd
Ernest Hedberg
QUAFF
Better With Friends Belgian (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
3rd
Craig Corley
Pacific Gravity Home Brewers...
287 - Single #5 (26A: Belgian Single)

Table 22: Traditional & Historic Beers

10 entries

1st
Patrick Leon
QUAFF
Victualler's Top Shelf (27A7: Pre-Prohibition Porter)
2nd
Matt Young
Orange County Mash Ups
Dark Persuasion (27A2: Kentucky Common)
3rd
Curtis Ritter
Orange County Mash Ups
Commonwealth (27A2: Kentucky Common)

Table 23: Fruit Beers

11 entries

1st
Masahiro Kitano
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
Guavahh! (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Kyle Hufford
Santa Barbara Brewing Society
Dose (29A: Fruit Beer)
3rd
Fritz Schanz
Stearman's Grape Ale (29D: Grape Ale)

Table 24: Spiced Beers

17 entries

1st
Masahiro Kitano
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
Matchahh! (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Doug Brown
QUAFF
The P.S.L. B.O.S.S. (30B: Autumn Seasonal Beer)
3rd
Rick Morales
Maltose Falcons
Holidays In The Sun (30C: Winter Seasonal Beer)

Table 25: Smoke and Wood Aged Beers

16 entries

Judges: Tommy Caillouet, Avery Colomb, Dana Cordes, Masahiro Kitano

1st
Doug Brown
QUAFF
Cognac BA Oui Frere (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Mike Neice
Barley Bandits
Beetlejuice II (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Robbie Proctor
Granny In A Barrel (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)

Table 26: Experimental Beers

3 entries

1st
Michael Riddle & Alex Riddle
HOME
Sake Rice Kolsch (31A: Alternative Grain Beer)

Table 27: Ciders

8 entries

1st
Michael Rensing
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Dan's Super Secret Cider Recipe (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)
2nd
Agustin Martinez
Spiced Cider (C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices)
3rd
Curtis Ritter
Orange County Mash Ups
Cherries Aren't Only For Pie (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)

Table 28: Mead

21 entries

Judges: Israel Arrieta, Eric Bonney, Jenna Bonney, Roger Taylor

1st
Deborah & Marc Prichard
Red Earth Brewers
P No R (M2B: Pyment)
2nd
Agustin Martinez
Lemon Hydromel (M2E: Melomel)
3rd
Josh Akin
QUAFF
Hallie Berry (M2C: Berry Mead)

Best of Show

Beer

1st
Trevor McGuire
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
An Ode To Roy Mustang (6B: Rauchbier)
2nd
Jake McQueen
Lauter Day Brewers
Halfcolt (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Masahiro Kitano
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
Matchahh! (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners