2025 Maltose Falcons Doug King Memorial Homebrew Competition
Awards
Judges
John Aitchison, Israel Arrieta, Tiffany Ashrafi, Drew Beechum, Eric Bonney, Jeff Bonney, Jenna Bonney, Geoff Bragg, Cameron Brown, Dana Cordes, Jamie Crawford, Robert Dexter, Scott Fielder, Laurie Ann Gutiérrez, Masahiro Kitano, Haci Murat Koska, Sinem Koska, Andrew Leavitt, Jim Moorman, Jason W Naylor, Kevin Pratt, Geoff Robertson, Nicanor Rocha, Shane Sprague, Joe St. John, Mark Takahashi, Roger Taylor, Timothy Thomas
Staff
Geronimo Bullfrog, Dana Cordes, Ed K, Geoff Robertson
By the Numbers
95 Entries
45 Entrants
28 Judges
4 Staff
23 Placing Entries
Table 1: Standard American Beers
9 entries
Judges: Jeff Bonney, Geoff Bragg, Jamie Crawford, Geoff Robertson, Nicanor Rocha
1st
Matthew Young
Ace Brewing Society
Daddy Water (1A: American Light Lager)
Table 2: European Pale Beers
23 entries
Judges: Israel Arrieta, Eric Bonney, Robert Dexter, Andrew Leavitt, Kevin Pratt
1st
Masahiro Kitano
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
LArigato (2A: International Pale Lager)
2nd
David Guevara
Ace Brewing Society
Hair Of The Dog (2A: International Pale Lager)
3rd
Dave Taylor
Keystone Hops
Scotty Doesn't Know (2A: International Pale Lager)
Table 3: Amber and Dark European Beers
18 entries
1st
Doug Walker
Inland Empire Brewers
Vienna, Knights (7A: Vienna Lager)
2nd
Ben Sookying
Crown of the Valley Brewing...
Black Thai Fist (8B: Schwarzbier)
3rd
Matt Castellino & Courtney Castellino Todd...
Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
Marzen (6A: Märzen)
Table 4: Strong European Beers
3 entries
Judges: Laurie Ann Gutiérrez, Timothy Thomas
1st
Masahiro Kitano
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
Baltz (9C: Baltic Porter)
Table 5: Smoked and Wood Aged Beers
12 entries
Judges: John Aitchison, Cameron Brown, Masahiro Kitano, Roger Taylor
1st
Kyle Ernsberger
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Smoked Bock (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
2nd
Ward Walkup IV
Yeastside Brewers
Barrel Aged Kit (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Robert Dexter
Maltose Falcons
Pretty Peyton Porter (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
Table 6: Historic and Specialty Beers
12 entries
Judges: Haci Murat Koska, Sinem Koska, Mark Takahashi
1st
Israel Arrieta
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
Alan (34A: Commercial Specialty Beer)
2nd
Todd Peterson
Crown of the Valley Brewing...
Xmas Zipper (30D: Specialty Spice Beer)
3rd
Jesse Flores
Long Beach Homebrewers
IL Bastardo (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
Table 7: Fruit Beers
5 entries
Judges: Jim Moorman, Shane Sprague
1st
Val Guerrero
Long Beach Homebrewers
Peach Anna (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Tom Fontes & Madeline Fontes
Long Beach Homebrewers
Lilikoi (29A: Fruit Beer)
3rd
Masahiro Kitano
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
Mas Mo Mo (29A: Fruit Beer)
Table 8: Session Anything
6 entries
Judges: Jenna Bonney, Joe St. John
1st
Peter Johann
Long Beach Homebrewers
Jurassic Bark (50A: Session Anything)
2nd
Ward Walkup IV
Yeastside Brewers
Kolsch Style (50A: Session Anything)
3rd
Jeff Mathiowetz
Maltose Falcons
For The Oddball People (50A: Session Anything)
Table 9: Imperial Anything
7 entries
Judges: Dana Cordes
1st
Ryan Rivas
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
Duality (51A: Imperial Anything)
2nd
Ward Walkup IV
Yeastside Brewers
Double BA Kit With Coffee (51A: Imperial Anything)
3rd
Joe St. John
Yeastside Brewers
Biggly (51A: Imperial Anything)
Best of Show
Beer
1st
Kyle Ernsberger
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Smoked Bock (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
2nd
Peter Johann
Long Beach Homebrewers
Jurassic Bark (50A: Session Anything)
3rd
Doug Walker
Inland Empire Brewers
Vienna, Knights (7A: Vienna Lager)
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners
