2025 Maltose Falcons Mayfaire
Thanks to all who participated in the 2025 Maltose Falcons Mayfaire.
There were 357 entries judged and 147 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Aitchison | None | 34A: Commercial Specialty Beer | Maltose Falcons |
| 2nd | Peter Johann | Baby Monk | 26A: Belgian Single | Long Beach Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Jason Dunn | Donnybrook Stout | 15C: Irish Extra Stout | Inland Empire Brewers |
Winning Entries
Table 1: Light American Beers (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Curtis Ritter MHP | Call Box | 1D: American Wheat Beer | Ace Brewing Society |
| 2nd | Todd Slater MHP Co-Brewer: Matt Castellino | Todd Lite (Leoplold) | 1A: American Light Lager | Thousand Oaked Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Ross Stuart MHP | American Wheat | 1D: American Wheat Beer | Arizona Society of Homebrewers |
Table 2: Czech and International Lagers (37 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | David Towles MHP | Malty Dark Lager | 3D: Czech Dark Lager | High Plains Drafters [TX] |
| 2nd | Mike Rascon | Hop'Em All | LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner | Long Beach Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Josh Brewer | Quick Work | LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner | Long Beach Homebrewers |
Table 3: Pale Malty German Lagers (5 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Thomas Adrian | Helles Right | 4A: Munich Helles | Home Brew Club |
| 2nd | Adam Severi | Oh Hell! | 4A: Munich Helles | Maltose Falcons |
| 3rd | Nic Templeton | No Future, Just Lager | 4A: Munich Helles | Cascade Brewers Guild |
Table 4: Pale Hoppy German Lagers (21 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ben Sookying MHP | No Tariffs On This Export | 5C: German Helles Exportbier | Crown of the Valley Brewing Society |
| 2nd | Matthew Young MHP | So Fresh So Clean | 5D: German Pils | Ace Brewing Society |
| 3rd | Thomas Taylor Shastid MHP | Pillow Pils | 5D: German Pils | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
Table 5: Amber German Beers (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joe St. John MHP | Sigmond's Suds | 7A: Vienna Lager | Yeastside Brewers |
| 2nd | Jeff Mathiowetz MHP | Ole Smokey | 6B: Rauchbier | Maltose Falcons |
| 3rd | Matt Castellino Co-Brewer: Courtney Castellino Todd Slater | Marzen | 6A: Märzen | Thousand Oaked Homebrewers |
Table 6: Dark German Lager (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Violet Kaplan | Into The Darkness | 8B: Schwarzbier | SoCal Cerveceros (SCC) |
| 2nd | Eli Palma MHP | Night Harvest | 8A: Munich Dunkel | QUAFF |
| 3rd | Ryan Rivas | Ghostchant | 8B: Schwarzbier | SoCal Cerveceros (SCC) |
Table 7: Bock (9 entries)
Table 8: Strong Ales (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ross Stuart MHP | Dual IPA | 22A: Double IPA | Arizona Society of Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Mike Neice MHP | 22nd Sea | 22C: American Barleywine | Ace Brewing Society |
| 3rd | Thomas Taylor Shastid MHP | Up On A Quasar | 22A: Double IPA | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
Table 9: European Wheat Beers (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jamie Crawford MHP | Maybe Instead Of Flowers, We Give Each Other Seeds | 24A: Witbier | Maltose Falcons |
| 2nd | Doug Walker MHP | Darth Maltious | 10C: Weizenbock | Inland Empire Brewers |
Table 10: English Bitter Ales (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Terry Fast MHP | Pride And Pintjudice | 11A: Ordinary Bitter | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
| 2nd | Michael Piazzoni Co-Brewer: Mike Derr | Folsom Best Bitter | 11B: Best Bitter | That Dam Brew Club |
| 3rd | David Towles MHP | English IPA | 12C: English IPA | High Plains Drafters [TX] |
Table 11: UK Brown Ales (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jason Dunn MHP Co-Brewer: Mandy Porter | Nutty As A Fruitcake | 13B: British Brown Ale | Inland Empire Brewers |
| 2nd | David Towles MHP | Dark Mild | 13A: Dark Mild | High Plains Drafters [TX] |
| 3rd | Tom Siebold | Patio Porter | 13C: English Porter | Society of Barley Alchemists |
Table 12: Irish Beers (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jason Dunn MHP | Donnybrook Stout | 15C: Irish Extra Stout | Inland Empire Brewers |
| 2nd | Rene' Miller | Dry As Dirt | 15B: Irish Stout | |
| 3rd | David Gulotta MHP | Knackered Dribbler | 15A: Irish Red Ale | Ace Brewing Society |
Table 13: English Stout (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Wesley Kulcak MHP | Uncle FESter | 16D: Foreign Extra Stout | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
| 2nd | Beth Carroll Co-Brewer: Michael Carroll | Tongue Hug | 16C: Tropical Stout | Long Beach Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Robb Stewart | MishMash Dark Brown Stout | 16B: Oatmeal Stout | Maltose Falcons |
Table 14: American Light Colored Ales (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joe St. John MHP | Pale Rider | 18B: American Pale Ale | Yeastside Brewers |
| 2nd | Michael Riddle MHP Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle | California Blonde | 18A: Blonde Ale | HOME |
| 3rd | Kyle Ernsberger MHP | Hop Science | 18B: American Pale Ale | Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS) |
Table 15: American Amber and Brown Beers (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Thomas Taylor Shastid MHP | Amber Waves Of Grain | 19A: American Amber Ale | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
| 2nd | Michael Riddle MHP Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle | Downtown Brown | 19C: American Brown Ale | HOME |
Table 16: American Dark Ales (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Daniel Emmerling MHP | Imperial Stout Mk II | 20C: Imperial Stout | |
| 2nd | Thomas Taylor Shastid MHP | Bailey's Beads | 20A: American Porter | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
| 3rd | Jeff Zwetsch Co-Brewer: Don Frakes | No Doubt Stout | 20B: American Stout | Ace Brewing Society |
Table 17: IPA (31 entries)
Table 18: Sour Ales (5 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jonathan Rollins MHP | Fossil Kriek | 23F: Fruit Lambic | Horsemen of the Hopocalypse |
| 2nd | John Aitchison | None | LSX4: Catharina Sour | Maltose Falcons |
Table 19: Belgian Pale Ales (4 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Craig Corley | 292 - MB24 - BPA | 24B: Belgian Pale Ale | Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club |
| 2nd | Adam Severi | Blond | 25A: Belgian Blond Ale | Maltose Falcons |
| 3rd | Craig Corley | 294 - Blonde #21 | 25A: Belgian Blond Ale | Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club |
Table 20: Farmhouse Ales (19 entries)
Table 21: Trappist Ales (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Peter Johann | Baby Monk | 26A: Belgian Single | Long Beach Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Scot Beidelman | Return Of The Son Of What About Benjamin | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Maltose Falcons |
| 3rd | Todd Rieck | Quadsimodo | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | La Crosse Area Grain Enthusiasts and Related Specialties |
Table 22: Traditional & Historic Beers (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ben Sookying MHP | Wartime Joe | 27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager | Crown of the Valley Brewing Society |
| 2nd | Kyle Ernsberger MHP | Polish Champagne | 27A5: Piwo Grodziskie | Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS) |
Table 23: Fruit Beers (10 entries)
Table 24: Spiced Beers (4 entries)
Table 25: Smoke and Wood Aged Beers (13 entries)
Table 26: Experimental Beers (14 entries)
Table 27: Ciders (16 entries)
Table 28: Mead (21 entries)
Past Winners
Judging Sessions
Preliminary Round - Northridge - (northridgebrewer@gmail.com)
04/15/2025 19:00, PDT — 04/17/2025 23:30, PDT
John's House (Northridge).
Preliminary Round - Ikasu Brewing (DTLA) - (masa@ikasubrewing.com)
04/21/2025 18:30, PDT — 04/21/2025 23:59, PDT
832 S Olive St, Los Angeles, CA 90014.
Andy's Prelim
04/22/2025 00:00, PDT — 04/25/2025 23:59, PDT
Andy's.
Preliminary Round in West LA (nicolaiabramson@gmail.com)
04/22/2025 18:00, PDT — 04/22/2025 23:59, PDT
Nicolai's Place (West LA).
Preliminary Round - Wild Parrot Brewing - Pasadena (drew@maltosefalcons.com)
04/23/2025 19:00, PDT — 04/25/2025 23:59, PDT
2302 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91107.
Preliminary Round in Simi Valley - (rdexter@earthlink.net)
04/23/2025 19:00, PDT — 04/23/2025 23:59, PDT
Bob's place (Simi Valley).
Main Judging Date @ Santa Monica Brew Works
04/26/2025 08:00, PDT — 04/26/2025 17:00, PDT
1920 COLORADO AVENUE, SUITE C SANTA MONICA, CA 90404.
Postlim - Simi Valley - Bob Dexter
04/29/2025 17:00, PDT — 05/01/2025 00:00, PDT
Bob Dexter's House (Details to Participants).
Postlim - Pasadena
04/30/2025 15:30, PDT — 04/30/2025 23:59, PDT
at the brewery.
Postlim - Rick
04/30/2025 18:00, PDT — 05/01/2025 00:00, PDT
Rick's.
Postlim - NoHo
04/30/2025 19:00, PDT — 05/02/2025 00:00, PDT
NoHo.
Postlim - SCHF
05/01/2025 12:00, PDT — 05/02/2025 00:00, PDT
Vail Lake KOA.
Non-Judging Sessions
Check-IN
04/13/2025 10:00, PDT
Account Registration Closed
Account registrations accepted 02/20/2025 01:00, PST through 04/15/2025 19:00, PDT.
Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 02/20/2025 04:00, PST through 05/02/2025 06:00, PDT.
Entry Registration Closed
Entry Drop-Off Closed
Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.