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Table 1: Standard American Beer (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brew Mutt	Owney's Cream Ale	Cream Ale	Brew Knights
2nd	Alfredo Rocha	Fiel Maxima Low Carb Lager	American Light Lager	Long Beach Homebrewers
3rd	Jeff Case	Turf Chop	Cream Ale	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 2: International Lager (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scott Rauvola	Int'l Dk Lager	International Dark Lager	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Richard Dunaway	Titan Mexican Lager	International Pale Lager
3rd	Tricia Gallant	Elbows Up Check Pale Lager	International Pale Lager	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 3: Czech Lager (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Bell	Under Pressure	Czech Amber Lager	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Scott Rauvola	Czech Dk Lagr	Czech Dark Lager	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Tricia Gallant	Elbows Up Check Dark Lager	Czech Dark Lager	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 4: Pale Malty European Lager (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Patrick Leon	Helles Real	Munich Helles	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Joe St. John	To Helles and Bock	Helles Bock	Brewing Borrachos
3rd	Ben Frymark	Helles?	Munich Helles	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 5: Pale Bitter European Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joe St. John	K Pils	German Pils	Brewing Borrachos
2nd	Fritz Schanz	Stearmans' German Leichtbier	German Leichtbier
3rd	Eric Dang	Sunflower	Kolsch	OC Mashups

Table 6: Amber Malty European Lager (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scott Rauvola	Bog Body	Rauchbier	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Alan Turken	Alan Turken	Dunkels Bock	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 7: Amber Bitter European Beer (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Alan Turken	Alan Turken	Altbier	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Joe Dauria	Sienna's Vienna	Vienna Lager	Metro South Homebrew League (MASH HOLES)
3rd	Curt Wittenberg	Good Old Beer	Altbier	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 8: Dark European Lager (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Patrick Bresnahan	Dorothy	Schwarzbier
2nd	Joe Dauria	Quarts of Schwarz	Schwarzbier	Metro South Homebrew League (MASH HOLES)
3rd	Terrell Hillard	Munchausen's Moustache	Munich Dunkel	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Table 9: Strong European Beer (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scott Rauvola	Dopplebock	Doppelbock	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Scott Rauvola	Baltik Porter	Baltic Porter	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	John Bell	Penguin Juice	Eisbock	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 10: German Wheat Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scott Rauvola	Weizenbock	Weizenbock	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Mike Page	The Smith Of Kochel	Weizenbock	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	John Bell	Vorfreude	Weissbier	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 11: British Bitter (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Patrick Leon	Craictastic	Ordinary Bitter	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Jared Rowley	St Louis Special	Strong Bitter	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Joshua Boldt	Balden Bitter	Ordinary Bitter	Jefferson County Home Brewers (JCHB)

Table 12: Pale Commonwealth Beer (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Page	Not Of English Way	English IPA	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Jared Rowley	Nugget Beach Day	English Golden Ale	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Ben Sookying	Big Ben Gold	English Golden Ale	Crown of the Valley Brewing Society

Table 13: Brown British Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Terrell Hillard	Our Man In Toddington	Dark Mild	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Ben Sookying	Bear Market Brown	English Brown Ale	Crown of the Valley Brewing Society
3rd	Terrell Hillard	Brow Nail	English Brown Ale	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Table 14: Scottish Ale (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Page	Zeppelins Last Drop	Scottish Export	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Brent Krohn	Sheep In the Basement	Scottish Export	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 15: Irish Beer (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Bell	Luck of the Irish	Irish Stout	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Jeff Case	Put Me In Gaffer	Irish Red Ale	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Jared Rowley	Dublin Dry Irish Stout	Irish Stout	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 16: Dark British Beer (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dan Stoneman	Quaker Stout	Oatmeal Stout	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Jeff Case	Sweet Spot	Sweet Stout	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Jason Justeson	Oat Stout	Oatmeal Stout	Brewing Borrachos

Table 17: Strong British Ale (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Charles Macaluso	McMarion	Wee Heavy	Oregon Brew Crew
2nd	Scott Rauvola	Man's Dilemma	Old Ale	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Fritz Schanz	Stearman's English Barleywine	English Barleywine

Table 18: Pale American Ale (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Curtis Ritter	Just Beer	Blonde Ale	OC Mashups
2nd	Neil Ian Horowitz	Punxsutawney Pale	American Pale Ale	Long Beach Homebrewers
3rd	Joshua Boldt	Shark Bait	Blonde Ale	Jefferson County Home Brewers (JCHB)

Table 19: Amber and Brown American Beer (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ralph Carrasquillo	Borracho Yeast Starter	American Amber Ale	Brewing Borrachos
2nd	Scott Rauvola	Calcommon	California Common	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Mike Page	Raise The Anchor	California Common	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 20: American Porter and Stout (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Charles Macaluso	Project Dark Angel	Imperial Stout	Oregon Brew Crew
2nd	Scott Rauvola	Sons of Liberty Porter	American Porter	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Joe St. John	Stoutly Supporting Ukraine	Imperial Stout	Brewing Borrachos

Table 21: IPA (26 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ralph Carrasquillo	Fki	American IPA	Brewing Borrachos
2nd	Tom Fontes	Tombo Pils	American IPA	Long Beach Homebrewers
3rd	Chris Erdos	I Dislike Your Fedora	American IPA

Table 22: Strong American Ale (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ralph Carrasquillo	Just A Regular Normal Everyday Dipa-Er	Double IPA	Brewing Borrachos
2nd	Alan Turken	Alan Turken	American Strong Ale	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Scott Rauvola	Chupacabrew	American Barleywine	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 23: European Sour Ale (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Warner	Berliner	Berliner Weisse	San Francisco Homebrewer's Guild
2nd	Antonio Aguirre	Viejo Panzón	Flanders Red Ale	Tijuana Homebrew Club
3rd	Karl Kahleck	Vino Supremo	Fruit Lambic	Foam on the Brain

Table 24: Belgian Ale (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Alan Turken	Alan	Belgian Pale Ale	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Scott Rauvola	Biere De Garde	Biere de Garde	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Peter Howson	Le Géant de Flandres	Belgian Pale Ale	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 25: Strong Belgian Ale (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Peter Howson	Le Petit Hibou	Belgian Golden Strong Ale	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Lucas Orr	La Finta Nonna	Belgian Golden Strong Ale	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Ben Frymark	Wit Blonde	Belgian Blond Ale	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 26: Trappist Ale (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Howard Clearfield	That's Not A Meal	Trappist Single	Grain Trust
2nd	Sean Gardinier	Monastic Mission V3	Belgian Tripel	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Curtis Ritter	Optimistic	Belgian Dark Strong Ale	OC Mashups

Table 27: Historical Beer (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Page	The Duke Of Bavaria	Roggenbier	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Scott Rauvola	Zungen Brecher	Lichtenhainer	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Alan Turken	Alan Turken	Pre-Prohibition Porter	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 28: American Wild Ale (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Warner	Brett Saison	Brett Beer	San Francisco Homebrewer's Guild
2nd	Jeremiah Petersen	Reverdie	Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Ralph Carrasquillo	Stay Currant Borrachos	Wild Specialty Beer	Brewing Borrachos

Table 29: Fruit Beer (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jose Dias	Coffee Uniquely Ubiquitous Stout	Fruit and Spice Beer	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Masahiro Kitano	Brett Blueberry	Fruit Beer	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
3rd	Joe St. John	Castaway IPA	Fruit Beer	Brewing Borrachos

Table 30: Spiced Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Alfredo Rocha	Morning Buzz - Cafe de Olla Milk Stout	Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Long Beach Homebrewers
2nd	Guillermo Velasco	Pumpkin Red V	Autumn Seasonal Beer	Tijuana Homebrew Club
3rd	Steven Severn	Belgian-Ish	Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Orange County Mash Ups
HM	Johnny Floersheimer	Big Barry	Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

Table 31: Alternative Fermentables (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Warner	Buckwheat Rye Imperial Stout	Alternative Grain Beer	San Francisco Homebrewer's Guild
2nd	Jared Rowley	P90 Rye Pale Ale	Alternative Grain Beer	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Ben Frymark	Ppl+obh	Alternative Sugar Beer	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 32: Smoked Beer (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Geoffrey Young	Smoke Signals	Classic Style Smoked Beer	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Fritz Schanz	Stearman's Smoked Chipotle Porter	Specialty Smoked Beer
3rd	Scott Rauvola	Rauchbock	Classic Style Smoked Beer	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 33: Wood Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Eli Palma	Gorilla Munch	Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Scott Rauvola	Barrique Rauchbock	Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Scott McFarlane	Coffcocstout	Wood-Aged Beer	OC Mashups

Table 34: Specialty (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scott Rauvola	Samiclone	Clone Beer	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Eric Dang	Timbo Clone	Clone Beer	OC Mashups
3rd	Scott Rauvola	Barrique Rauchbock W/cherries	Experimental Beer	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 35: Standard Cider & Perry (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Alan Turken	Alan Turken	New World Cider	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Karl Kahleck	Soida	New World Cider	Foam on the Brain
3rd	Ben Frymark	Steve's Perry 2.0	New World Perry	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 36: Specialty Cider & Perry (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Karl Kahleck	Num Nums	Specialty Cider/Perry	Foam on the Brain
2nd	Karl Kahleck	Sidra Soaker 3000	Specialty Cider/Perry	Foam on the Brain
3rd	Alan Turken	Alan Turken	Specialty Cider/Perry	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 37: Traditional Mead (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steven Phillips	Meadowfoam	Semi-Sweet Mead	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Carol Rutherford	Carol's Traditional Mead #26	Semi-Sweet Mead	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd	Larry Stein	Buckit Mead	Dry Mead	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 38: Fruit Mead (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bill Boyer	Sir Lancelot the Brave V4	Pyment	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
2nd	Matthew Mead	Montmorency Vs Balaton B2	Stone Fruit Mead	Michigan Mead Coalition
3rd	Matthew Mead	Like Warm Apple Pie	Cyser	Michigan Mead Coalition

Table 39: Spiced Mead (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Carol Rutherford	Carol's Figgy Spice#27	Fruit and Spice Mead	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Steven Phillips	Hidromiel de Jamaica	Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Matthew Mead	Waasail Winter Warmer	Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead	Michigan Mead Coalition

Table 40: Specialty Mead (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bill Boyer	Bridge of Death - Bourbon	Experimental Mead	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
2nd	Karl Kahleck	Sizzurp	Experimental Mead	Foam on the Brain
3rd	Matthew Mead	It's 5 O'clock Somewhere!	Experimental Mead	Michigan Mead Coalition