Congratulations to Michael Riddle for winning Best of Show with his Downtown Brown!
Homebrew Club of the Year goes to Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) with 8 Gold Medals, 6 Silver Medals and 6 Bronze Medals!
| Category | Style | Place | Brewer | Co-Brewer | Entry Name | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best of Show | American Brown Ale | Michael Riddle | Alex Riddle | Downtown Brown | HOME | |
| Club of the Year | 8 Gold, 6 Silver & 6 Bronze Medals | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) | ||||
| Standard American Beer | American Lager | 1 | Edward Montgomery | Moose Banquet | That Dam Brew Club | |
| Standard American Beer | Cream Ale | 2 | Yury Ustsinchyk | Cream Ale | Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS) | |
| Standard American Beer | Cream Ale | 3 | Taylor Shastid | American Idiot | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) | |
| International Lager | International Amber Lager | 1 | Virgil Redman | Batch 360 Weimar Amber | Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS) | |
| International Lager | International Pale Lager | 2 | Matt Hall | Rising Sun Lager | Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS) | |
| International Lager | International Pale Lager | 3 | Michael Frenn | Miguel Especiale | HAZE; TDBC; PUBS; Nevada County Homebrewers; PBR | |
| Czech Lager | Czech Premium Pale Lager | 1 | Doug Walker | Bo Pilz | ||
| Czech Lager | Czech Dark Lager | 2 | Paul Brown | Robbie Proctor Terry Hillard | I Creep Across The Land | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
| Czech Lager | Czech Dark Lager | 3 | Robbie Proctor | Paul Brown Terry Hillard | How Many Decoctions? | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
| Pale Malty European Lager | Festbier | 1 | Terence Gardner | Mess With The Fest, Die Like The Rest | Greenbelt Brewers Association | |
| Pale Malty European Lager | Helles Bock | 2 | Shane Patterson | Spring Fling | Solano Garage Brewers Brew Club | |
| Pale Malty European Lager | Munich Helles | 3 | Trevor McGuire | This Is A Stick Up | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) | |
| Pale Bitter European Beer | Kölsch | 1 | Taylor Shastid | Creeker Kolsch | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) | |
| Pale Bitter European Beer | German Pils | 2 | Annie Johnson | Valley Of The Dolls | ESB (East Sacramento Brewers) | |
| Pale Bitter European Beer | German Helles Exportbier | 3 | Michael Frenn | Dort Druben | HAZE; TDBC; PUBS; Nevada County Homebrewers; PBR | |
| Amber Malty European Lager | Dunkels Bock | 1 | Virgil Redman | Batch 358 Weimar Dunkles Bock | Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS) | |
| Amber Malty European Lager | Dunkels Bock | 2 | Michael Riddle | Alex Riddle | One Goat In A Boat | HOME |
| Amber Malty European Lager | Märzen | 3 | Virgil Redman | Batch 363 Weimar Marzen | Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS) | |
| Amber Bitter European Beer | Vienna Lager | 1 | Brad Cain | Free Association | San Francisco Homebrewer’s Guild | |
| Amber Bitter European Beer | Vienna Lager | 2 | Eli Palma | Trenza | QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) | |
| Amber Bitter European Beer | Vienna Lager | 3 | Michael Frenn | Amadeus | HAZE; TDBC; PUBS; Nevada County Homebrewers; PBR | |
| Dark European Lager | Schwarzbier | 1 | Paul Brown | Darkness Imprisoning Me | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) | |
| Dark European Lager | Munich Dunkel | 2 | Eli Palma | Night Harvest | QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) | |
| Dark European Lager | Schwarzbier | 3 | Michael Riddle | Alex Riddle | May The Schwarz Be With You | HOME |
| Strong European Beer | Eisbock | 1 | Jim Riffe | Goddess Morana | ||
| Strong European Beer | Doppelbock | 2 | Michael Frenn | Dumbkopf Dopplebock | HAZE; TDBC; PUBS; Nevada County Homebrewers; PBR | |
| Strong European Beer | Doppelbock | 3 | Michael Riddle | Alex Riddle | Two Goats In A Boat | HOME |
| German Wheat Beer | Weizenbock | 1 | Doug Walker | Dark Maltious | ||
| German Wheat Beer | Weissbier | 2 | Paul Brown | Where’s Fluffy | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) | |
| German Wheat Beer | Weizenbock | 3 | Michael Frenn | Gut Schmecken! | HAZE; TDBC; PUBS; Nevada County Homebrewers; PBR | |
| Pale British/IPA | Strong Bitter | 1 | Michael Frenn | Arthur, King Of The Britains! | HAZE; TDBC; PUBS; Nevada County Homebrewers; PBR | |
| Pale British/IPA | Strong Bitter | 2 | Chris Lum | Callista Strong Bitter | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) | |
| Pale British/IPA | Best Bitter | 3 | Michael Riddle | Alex Riddle | Very Best Bitter | HOME |
| British Brown/Dark | British Brown Ale | 1 | Sean Thompson | Triple H | ||
| British Brown/Dark | Dark Mild | 2 | Paul Wade | Battering Ram | Solano Garage Brewers Brew Club | |
| British Brown/Dark | British Brown Ale | 3 | Chris Lum | Mad British Brown | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) | |
| Irish Beer | Irish Stout | 1 | Chris Lum | Rick O’Shea Irish Stout | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) | |
| Irish Beer | Irish Red Ale | 2 | Justin Chandler | Arrrrish Red | 395brewers | |
| Irish Beer | Irish Stout | 3 | Ryan Rivas | Gothness | SoCal Cerveceros (SCC) | |
| Strong British Ale | Wee Heavy | 1 | Eli Palma | Zonkey | QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) | |
| Strong British Ale | English Barley Wine | 2 | Arun Bhalla | Pre-Pandemic Barleywine | San Francisco Homebrewer’s Guild | |
| Strong British Ale | English Barley Wine | 3 | Robbie Proctor | Granny’s Tipple | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) | |
| Pale American Ale | American Pale Ale | 1 | Annie Johnson | Blaze Of Citrus | ESB (East Sacramento Brewers) | |
| Pale American Ale | Blonde Ale | 2 | John Orcutt | Blonde…James Blonde | Brewins | |
| Pale American Ale | American Pale Ale | 3 | Michael Riddle | Alex Riddle | Beyond The Pale | HOME |
| Amber and Brown American Beer | American Brown Ale | 1 | Michael Riddle | Alex Riddle | Downtown Brown | HOME |
| Amber and Brown American Beer | California Common | 2 | Eli Palma | Raccoon Ankles | QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) | |
| Amber and Brown American Beer | California Common | 3 | George Brooks | Steam Powered | San Francisco Homebrewer’s Guild | |
| American Porter and Stout | Imperial Stout | 1 | Michael Frenn | Pootins Castration | HAZE; TDBC; PUBS; Nevada County Homebrewers; PBR | |
| American Porter and Stout | American Porter | 2 | Edward Montgomery | Potter’s Special | That Dam Brew Club | |
| American Porter and Stout | Imperial Stout | 3 | Matthew Alioto | Dan Alioto | Imperial Stout #957 | Bay Area Mashers |
| Specialty IPA | Specialty IPA | 1 | Marvin Gomez | Ryan Rivas | Nothing Cold Can Stay | SoCal Cerveceros (SCC) |
| Specialty IPA | Specialty IPA | 2 | Mark Champas | Hang Out Haze | ||
| Specialty IPA | Specialty IPA | 3 | Sam Blackmon | Aussie Aussie Aussie! | Elk Grove Brewers Guild | |
| Strong American Ale | Double IPA | 1 | Matthew Alioto | Dan Alioto | Frank As Fuck | Bay Area Mashers |
| Strong American Ale | Double IPA | 2 | Eli Palma | Dream Church | QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) | |
| Strong American Ale | Wheatwine | 3 | Arun Bhalla | Wit Whine | San Francisco Homebrewer’s Guild | |
| European Sour Ale | Fruit Lambic | 1 | Trevor McGuire | Obelisk | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) | |
| European Sour Ale | Gose | 2 | Masahiro Kitano | Gozahh! | SoCal Cerveceros (SCC) | |
| European Sour Ale | Berliner Weisse | 3 | Jeff Mathiowetz | You Drank What With A Straw? | Maltose Falcons | |
| Belgian Ale | Belgian Pale Ale | 1 | Craig Corley | 292 – Mb24 – Bpa | Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club | |
| Belgian Ale | Witbier | 2 | Boris Chen | White Dragon | Bay Area Mashers | |
| Belgian Ale | Witbier | 3 | Javier Alderete | Chasing Squirrels | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) | |
| Belgian Ale | Witbier | 5 | Adrian Masoni | John Doud | Doud Wit | |
| Strong Belgian Ale | Belgian Blond Ale | 1 | Ed DeMayo | Anti-Vaxxer Belgian Blond | Marin Society of Homebrewers (MaSH) | |
| Strong Belgian Ale | Belgian Blond Ale | 2 | Robert Casey | Belgianblond | Marin Society of Homebrewers (MaSH) | |
| Strong Belgian Ale | Saison | 3 | Robert Casey | Saison | Marin Society of Homebrewers (MaSH) | |
| Monastic Ale | Belgian Single | 1 | Carl Townsend | Belgian Single | Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club | |
| Monastic Ale | Belgian Dubbel | 2 | Taylor Shastid | Moth Before A Flame | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) | |
| Monastic Ale | Belgian Tripel | 3 | Matthew Carroll | Trippy Belgian Tripel | Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS) | |
| Historical Beer | Kentucky Common | 1 | Virgil Redman | Batch 360b Weimar K-Common | Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS) | |
| Historical Beer | Pre-Prohibition Lager | 2 | Robert Horst | David Sapsis | Prepro | |
| Historical Beer | Kentucky Common | 3 | Michael Frenn | And, They’re Off! | HAZE; TDBC; PUBS; Nevada County Homebrewers; PBR | |
| American Wild Ale | Wild Specialty Beer | 1 | Kent Brown | Wild Specialty Fruited Sour | Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS) | |
| American Wild Ale | Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer | 2 | Ed DeMayo | Stimulus Check | Marin Society of Homebrewers (MaSH) | |
| American Wild Ale | Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer | 3 | David Serafini | Jamba Sour | ||
| Fruit Beer | Fruit Beer | 1 | Masahiro Kitano | Guavahh! | SoCal Cerveceros (SCC) | |
| Fruit Beer | Specialty Fruit Beer | 2 | Masahiro Kitano | Maracuyáhh! | SoCal Cerveceros (SCC) | |
| Fruit Beer | Fruit Beer | 3 | Cynthia Ricciuti-Brown | Raspberry Porter | Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS) | |
| Spiced Beer | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | 1 | Masahiro Kitano | Matchahh! | SoCal Cerveceros (SCC) | |
| Spiced Beer | Specialty Spice Beer | 2 | John Brunet | Alotta Horchata | ||
| Spiced Beer | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | 3 | Brian Gorre-Clancy | Stout Au Lait | ||
| Smoked Beer | Classic Style Smoked Beer | 1 | Paul Brown | Jump In The Fire | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) | |
| Smoked Beer | Rauchbier | 2 | Josh Mengers | Rauch Around The Edges | ||
| Smoked Beer | Rauchbier | 3 | James Cota | Buford T. Rauchbier | ||
| Smoked Beer | Classic Style Smoked Beer | 5 | John Orcutt | Smokey The Beer | Brewins | |
| Wood Beer | Wood-Aged Beer | 1 | Michael Frenn | Zelinsky’s Revenge | HAZE; TDBC; PUBS; Nevada County Homebrewers; PBR | |
| Wood Beer | Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | 2 | Robbie Proctor | Granny In A Barrel | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) | |
| Wood Beer | Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | 3 | Arun Bhalla | Old Eight-Year | San Francisco Homebrewer’s Guild | |
| Specialty Beer | Experimental Beer | 1 | Edward Montgomery | Jalapizza | That Dam Brew Club | |
| Specialty Beer | Experimental Beer | 2 | Justin Chandler | Treasure Of Prison Hill | 395brewers | |
| Specialty Beer | Mixed-Style Beer | 3 | Michael Frenn | Steinbier Hier! | HAZE; TDBC; PUBS; Nevada County Homebrewers; PBR | |
| Specialty Beer | Mixed-Style Beer | 5 | Annie Johnson | Colt Jackson 47 | ESB (East Sacramento Brewers) | |
| American IPA | American IPA | 1 | Trevor McGuire | The Western District Way | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) | |
| American IPA | American IPA | 2 | Matthew Alioto | Dan Alioto | Frank As Fuck | Bay Area Mashers |
| American IPA | American IPA | 3 | Eli Palma | Hopkuna Matata | QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) | |
| Hazy IPA | Hazy IPA | 1 | Trevor McGuire | It Was Love, It Was True Love | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) | |
| Hazy IPA | Hazy IPA | 2 | Terence Gardner | The Juice Extractor | Greenbelt Brewers Association | |
| Hazy IPA | Hazy IPA | 3 | Masahiro Kitano | Hazy Sh*t!! | SoCal Cerveceros (SCC) | |
| Standard Cider and Perry | French Cider | 1 | Matt Young | Costco Special | Orange County Mash Ups | |
| Standard Cider and Perry | New World Cider | 2 | Javier Alderete | This Is The New World Order | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) | |
| Standard Cider and Perry | New World Cider | 3 | Bud Tourville | Jillian Tourville Kate Hanson | Apple Cider | PUBS |
| Specialty Cider and Perry | Ice Cider | 1 | Javier Alderete | Baby Its Cold Outside | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) | |
| Specialty Cider and Perry | Cider with Other Fruit | 2 | Cristian Romo Diaz | Berry Galore | ||
| Specialty Cider and Perry | Cider with Other Fruit | 3 | Cristian Romo Diaz | Blue Goose | ||
| Traditional Mead | Dry Mead | 1 | Bud Tourville | Gabrielle Tourville | Traditional Mead | PUBS |
| Traditional Mead | Semi-Sweet Mead | 2 | Bryan Cowger | Sparkling Raspberry Mead | ||
| Traditional Mead | Dry Mead | 3 | Chris Hamm | Bryan Cowger Doug Olson Keith Goodrick | Walgra Meadows Mead Blend | |
| Fruit Mead | Cyser | 1 | Bud Tourville | Gabrielle Tourville | Cyser | PUBS |
| Fruit Mead | Melomel | 2 | Daniel Riedling | 3 Racks Mead | ||
| Fruit Mead | Melomel | 3 | Bud Tourville | Gabrielle Tourville | Lime Mead | PUBS |
| Spiced Mead | Fruit and Spice Mead | 1 | Chris Lovett | Lavender Lemonade Mead | ||
| Spiced Mead | Fruit and Spice Mead | 2 | Michael Rivera | Tom Collins Mead | Strand Brewers Club | |
| Spiced Mead | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead | 3 | Bud Tourville | Gabrielle Tourville | Spiced Mead | PUBS |
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