2025 Maltose Falcons Doug King Memorial Homebrew Competition

Thanks to all who participated in the 2025 Maltose Falcons Doug King Memorial Homebrew Competition.

There were 98 entries judged and 91 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kyle Ernsberger	Smoked Bock	32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer	Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS)
2nd	Peter Johann	Jurassic Bark	50A: Session Anything	Long Beach Homebrewers
3rd	Doug Walker	Vienna, Knights	7A: Vienna Lager	Inland Empire Brewers

Winning Entries

Table 1: Standard American Beers (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Young MHP	Daddy Water	1A: American Light Lager	Ace Brewing Society

Table 2: European Pale Beers (23 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Masahiro Kitano	LArigato	2A: International Pale Lager	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
2nd	David Guevara	Hair Of The Dog	2A: International Pale Lager	Ace Brewing Society
3rd	Dave Taylor	Scotty Doesn't Know	2A: International Pale Lager	Keystone Hops

Table 3: Amber and Dark European Beers (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Doug Walker MHP	Vienna, Knights	7A: Vienna Lager	Inland Empire Brewers
2nd	Ben Sookying	Black Thai Fist	8B: Schwarzbier	Crown of the Valley Brewing Society
3rd	Matt Castellino Co-Brewer: Courtney Castellino Todd Slater	Marzen	6A: Märzen	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers

Table 4: Strong European Beers (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Masahiro Kitano	Baltz	9C: Baltic Porter	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)

Table 5: Smoked and Wood Aged Beers (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kyle Ernsberger	Smoked Bock	32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer	Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS)
2nd	Ward Walkup IV	Barrel Aged Kit	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Yeastside Brewers
3rd	Robert Dexter	Pretty Peyton Porter	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Maltose Falcons

Table 6: Historic and Specialty Beers (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Israel Arrieta	Alan	34A: Commercial Specialty Beer	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
2nd	Todd Peterson	Xmas Zipper	30D: Specialty Spice Beer	Crown of the Valley Brewing Society
3rd	Jesse Flores	IL Bastardo	34B: Mixed-Style Beer	Long Beach Homebrewers

Table 7: Fruit Beers (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Val Guerrero	Peach Anna	29A: Fruit Beer	Long Beach Homebrewers
2nd	Tom Fontes Co-Brewer: Madeline Fontes	Lilikoi	29A: Fruit Beer	Long Beach Homebrewers
3rd	Masahiro Kitano	Mas Mo Mo	29A: Fruit Beer	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)

Table 8: Session Anything (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Peter Johann	Jurassic Bark	50A: Session Anything	Long Beach Homebrewers
2nd	Ward Walkup IV	Kolsch Style	50A: Session Anything	Yeastside Brewers
3rd	Jeff Mathiowetz MHP	For The Oddball People	50A: Session Anything	Maltose Falcons

Table 9: Imperial Anything (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ryan Rivas	Duality	51A: Imperial Anything	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
2nd	Ward Walkup IV	Double BA Kit With Coffee	51A: Imperial Anything	Yeastside Brewers
3rd	Joe St. John MHP	Biggly	51A: Imperial Anything	Yeastside Brewers

Table 10: Drew's Test Table (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ed K	Test Entry Three	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	Maltose Falcons
2nd	Ed K	Test Entry Two	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	Maltose Falcons
3rd	Ed K	Test Entry One	25B: Saison	Maltose Falcons

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 12/17/2024 00:00, PST through 01/22/2025 23:55, PST.

Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 12/17/2024 04:00, PST through 01/25/2025 17:00, PST.