2025 Maltose Falcons Mayfaire

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Tiffany Ashrafi, Andrew Carter, Dana Cordes, Ray Grace, Andrew Leavitt, Darryl Levi, Joaquin Quiroz

Stewards

Christy Hoy, Noriko Morino, Robb Stewart, Izumi Takahashi

Staff

Ed K

By the Numbers

357 Entries 88 Entrants

7 Judges 4 Stewards 1 Staff

79 Placing Entries

Table 1: Light American Beers

16 entries

1st
Curtis Ritter
Ace Brewing Society
Call Box (1D: American Wheat Beer)
2nd
Todd Slater & Matt Castellino
Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
Todd Lite (Leoplold) (1A: American Light Lager)
3rd
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
American Wheat (1D: American Wheat Beer)

Table 2: Czech and International Lagers

37 entries

1st
David Towles
High Plains Drafters [TX]
Malty Dark Lager (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
2nd
Mike Rascon
Long Beach Homebrewers
Hop'Em All (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
3rd
Josh Brewer
Long Beach Homebrewers
Quick Work (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)

Table 3: Pale Malty German Lagers

5 entries

1st
Thomas Adrian
Home Brew Club
Helles Right (4A: Munich Helles)
2nd
Adam Severi
Maltose Falcons
Oh Hell! (4A: Munich Helles)
3rd
Nic Templeton
Cascade Brewers Guild
No Future, Just Lager (4A: Munich Helles)

Table 4: Pale Hoppy German Lagers

21 entries

1st
Ben Sookying
Crown of the Valley Brewing...
No Tariffs On This Export (5C: German Helles Exportbier)
2nd
Matthew Young
Ace Brewing Society
So Fresh So Clean (5D: German Pils)
3rd
Thomas Taylor Shastid
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Pillow Pils (5D: German Pils)

Table 5: Amber German Beers

8 entries

1st
Joe St. John
Yeastside Brewers
Sigmond's Suds (7A: Vienna Lager)
2nd
Jeff Mathiowetz
Maltose Falcons
Ole Smokey (6B: Rauchbier)
3rd
Matt Castellino & Courtney Castellino Todd...
Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
Marzen (6A: Märzen)

Table 6: Dark German Lager

11 entries

1st
Violet Kaplan
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
Into The Darkness (8B: Schwarzbier)
2nd
Eli Palma
QUAFF
Night Harvest (8A: Munich Dunkel)
3rd
Ryan Rivas
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
Ghostchant (8B: Schwarzbier)

Table 7: Bock

9 entries

1st
Todd Slater & Matt Castellino
Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
2023 Doppelbock (9A: Doppelbock)
2nd
Joe St. John
Yeastside Brewers
Bock Bock (9A: Doppelbock)
3rd
Doug Walker
Inland Empire Brewers
Uncle Dunkel (6C: Dunkels Bock)

Table 8: Strong Ales

16 entries

1st
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Dual IPA (22A: Double IPA)
2nd
Mike Neice
Ace Brewing Society
22nd Sea (22C: American Barleywine)
3rd
Thomas Taylor Shastid
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Up On A Quasar (22A: Double IPA)

Table 9: European Wheat Beers

10 entries

Judges: Tiffany Ashrafi, Andrew Carter, Dana Cordes, Ray Grace, Darryl Levi

1st
Jamie Crawford
Maltose Falcons
Maybe Instead Of Flowers, We Give Each Other Seeds (24A: Witbier)
2nd
Doug Walker
Inland Empire Brewers
Darth Maltious (10C: Weizenbock)

Table 10: English Bitter Ales

12 entries

1st
Terry Fast
Lakewood Fermentation Club
Pride And Pintjudice (11A: Ordinary Bitter)
2nd
Michael Piazzoni & Mike Derr
That Dam Brew Club
Folsom Best Bitter (11B: Best Bitter)
3rd
David Towles
High Plains Drafters [TX]
English IPA (12C: English IPA)

Table 11: UK Brown Ales

13 entries

1st
Jason Dunn & Mandy Porter
Inland Empire Brewers
Nutty As A Fruitcake (13B: British Brown Ale)
2nd
David Towles
High Plains Drafters [TX]
Dark Mild (13A: Dark Mild)
3rd
Tom Siebold
Society of Barley Alchemists
Patio Porter (13C: English Porter)

Table 12: Irish Beers

7 entries

1st
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
Donnybrook Stout (15C: Irish Extra Stout)
2nd
Rene' Miller
Dry As Dirt (15B: Irish Stout)
3rd
David Gulotta
Ace Brewing Society
Knackered Dribbler (15A: Irish Red Ale)

Table 13: English Stout

6 entries

1st
Wesley Kulcak
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Uncle FESter (16D: Foreign Extra Stout)
2nd
Beth Carroll & Michael Carroll
Long Beach Homebrewers
Tongue Hug (16C: Tropical Stout)
3rd
Robb Stewart
Maltose Falcons
MishMash Dark Brown Stout (16B: Oatmeal Stout)

Table 14: American Light Colored Ales

17 entries

1st
Joe St. John
Yeastside Brewers
Pale Rider (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Michael Riddle & Alex Riddle
HOME
California Blonde (18A: Blonde Ale)
3rd
Kyle Ernsberger
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Hop Science (18B: American Pale Ale)

Table 15: American Amber and Brown Beers

8 entries

1st
Thomas Taylor Shastid
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Amber Waves Of Grain (19A: American Amber Ale)
2nd
Michael Riddle & Alex Riddle
HOME
Downtown Brown (19C: American Brown Ale)

Table 16: American Dark Ales

12 entries

1st
Daniel Emmerling
Imperial Stout Mk II (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Thomas Taylor Shastid
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Bailey's Beads (20A: American Porter)
3rd
Jeff Zwetsch & Don Frakes
Ace Brewing Society
No Doubt Stout (20B: American Stout)

Table 17: IPA

31 entries

1st
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
American IPA (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Eli Palma
QUAFF
Vulcana (21B3: Brown IPA)
3rd
Samuel Brogadir
Yeastside Brewers
Absurdly Acerbic (21A: American IPA)

Table 18: Sour Ales

5 entries

1st
Jonathan Rollins
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Fossil Kriek (23F: Fruit Lambic)
2nd
John Aitchison
Maltose Falcons
None (LSX4: Catharina Sour)

Table 19: Belgian Pale Ales

4 entries

1st
Craig Corley
Pacific Gravity Home Brewers...
292 - MB24 - BPA (24B: Belgian Pale Ale)
2nd
Adam Severi
Maltose Falcons
Blond (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)
3rd
Craig Corley
Pacific Gravity Home Brewers...
294 - Blonde #21 (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)

Table 20: Farmhouse Ales

19 entries

1st
Adam Severi
Maltose Falcons
Saison (25B: Saison)
2nd
Jonathan Rollins & Jonathan Marut
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Stolen Haze (Batch Two) (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
3rd
Robbie Proctor
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Granny's Got The Funk (28A: Brett Beer)

Table 21: Trappist Ales

6 entries

1st
Peter Johann
Long Beach Homebrewers
Baby Monk (26A: Belgian Single)
2nd
Scot Beidelman
Maltose Falcons
Return Of The Son Of What About Benjamin (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
3rd
Todd Rieck
La Crosse Area Grain Enthusiasts...
Quadsimodo (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)

Table 22: Traditional & Historic Beers

6 entries

Judges: Andrew Leavitt, Joaquin Quiroz (Head Judge)

1st
Ben Sookying
Crown of the Valley Brewing...
Wartime Joe (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)
2nd
Kyle Ernsberger
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Polish Champagne (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)

Table 23: Fruit Beers

10 entries

1st
Kyle Woulf
Mash Masters Homebrew Club...
Passion Of The Haze (29C: Specialty Fruit Beer)
2nd
Terry Fast
Lakewood Fermentation Club
Mango Me Some Wheat (29A: Fruit Beer)
3rd
Marvin Gomez & Enrique Leveron
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
Force Of Guava (29A: Fruit Beer)

Table 24: Spiced Beers

4 entries

2nd
David Dillon
Long Beach Homebrewers
Bate, Bate, Choco-Latte (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
Dave Maxon & Chris Henderson And Kevin...
Cap and Hare Homebrew Club
Drink Your Veggies (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

Table 25: Smoke and Wood Aged Beers

13 entries

1st
Doug Walker
Inland Empire Brewers
Spezial AF (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
2nd
Eli Palma
QUAFF
The Monchichi (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Michael Riddle & Alex Riddle
HOME
Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)

Table 26: Experimental Beers

14 entries

1st
John Aitchison
Maltose Falcons
None (34A: Commercial Specialty Beer)
2nd
Thomas Taylor Shastid
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
West Coast Best Coast Pils (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
3rd
Jesse Flores
Long Beach Homebrewers
Bohemish (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)

Table 27: Ciders

16 entries

1st
Curtis Ritter
Ace Brewing Society
Right To The Core (C1A: New World Cider)
2nd
Doug Walker
Inland Empire Brewers
Happy 'n Cide -Traditional (C1A: New World Cider)
3rd
David Gulotta
Ace Brewing Society
Sugar Magnolia (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)

Table 28: Mead

21 entries

1st
Bob Horst & Dave Sapsis
Garsha Bend Cooperative
Door County Honeyjuice (M2D: Stone Fruit Mead)
2nd
Benjamin Frymark
QUAFF
RHM 1.0 (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
3rd
Mark Fitzsimmons & Bruce Brode Brian Vessa
Maltose Falcons
Last Tango With Bruce (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)

Best of Show

Beer

1st
John Aitchison
Maltose Falcons
None (34A: Commercial Specialty Beer)
2nd
Peter Johann
Long Beach Homebrewers
Baby Monk (26A: Belgian Single)
3rd
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
Donnybrook Stout (15C: Irish Extra Stout)

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners