San Mateo County Fair Homebrew Competition
Thanks To All Who Participated in the San Mateo County Fair Homebrew Competition
There were 207 entries and 132 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners 
BOS - Beer
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1st |
Nathan Smith | 6300 IPA | 14C: Imperial IPA | DOZE |
 2nd |
Nathan Smith | Best Wishes Saison | 16E: Belgian Specialty Ale | DOZE |
 3rd |
Fraser Grove | Java Man | 23A: Specialty Beer |
BOS - Cider
No entries are eligible.
BOS - Mead
No entries are eligible.
Winning Entries
Table 1: Light Lagers (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Rich Goldsmith | Bohemian Pilsner | 2B: Bohemian Pilsener | |
| 2nd |
Daniel Rosbrugh | Lite American Lager | 1A: Lite American Lager | the grain trust |
| 3rd |
Alec Smith | Chupacabra | 2A: German Pilsner (Pils) |
Table 2: Amber & Dark Lager (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Larry Lynch-Freshner | Doppelbock | 5C: Doppelbock | Zymurgeeks |
| 2nd |
Jennifer Jordan | Helles Bock | 5A: Maibock/Helles Bock | San Francisco Homebrewers Guild |
| 3rd |
Jonathan Kissinger | Dark Side Lager | 4A: Dark American Lager | Worts of Wisdom |
Table 6: Light Hybrid (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Matt Lennon | Rocket Surgery | 6C: Kolsch | |
| 2nd |
Ryan Bryan | Rubicon American Wheat | 6D: American Wheat or Rye Beer | |
| 3rd |
Matthew Fox | Bouncing Baby Blonde | 6B: Blonde Ale |
Table 7: Amber Hybrid (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Jennifer Jordan | Cal Common | 7B: California Common Beer | San Francisco Homebrewers Guild |
| 2nd |
Alex Deacon | Cole Valley Commoner | 7B: California Common Beer | San Francisco Homebrewers Guild |
| 3rd |
Chuck Henson | Chuck Henson | 7B: California Common Beer | HetchHetchyHopHeads |
Table 8: English & Scottish Pale Ales (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Kirk Bertsche | Scottish 60 Shilling | 9A: Scottish Light 60/- | |
| 2nd |
Daniel Rosbrugh | Scottish Light 60/- | 9A: Scottish Light 60/- | the grain trust |
| 3rd |
Kirk Bertsche | Ordinary Bitter | 8A: Standard/Ordinary Bitter |
Table 9: Irish Red (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
SV Sudzers | Angry Leprechaun | 9D: Irish Red Ale | Silicon Valley Sudzers |
| 2nd |
Eric Saulsbury | Dying Eyes | 9D: Irish Red Ale | |
| 3rd |
Vince Stella | Scottish And Irish Ale | 9D: Irish Red Ale | |
 HM |
Nathan Burnside | Lucky Red | 9D: Irish Red Ale |
Table 10: American Ales (20 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Symeon Manoglou | ReeLacksEen | 10A: American Pale Ale | Epidemic Ales |
| 2nd |
Rob Conticello | APA | 10A: American Pale Ale | Worts of Wisdom |
| 3rd |
Kirk Bertsche | Hoppy Red Ale: Co-Brewer David Moore | 10B: American Amber Ale |
Table 11: English Brown Ale (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Robert Tunick | Nut Brown Ale | 11C: Northern English Brown Ale | The Grain Trust |
| 2nd |
Robert Flemming | Bovver Brown Ale | 11B: Southern English Brown Ale | |
| 3rd |
Matt Lennon | Magpie Brown | 11C: Northern English Brown Ale |
Table 12: Porter (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Travis Burkhardt | Porter Patrol | 12A: Brown Porter | |
| 2nd |
Daniel Rosbrugh | Baltic Porter | 12C: Baltic Porter | the grain trust |
| 3rd |
Aidan Harrison | Robust Porter | 12B: Robust Porter | Worts of Wisdom |
Table 13: Stout (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Cedric King | Oat Meal Stout | 13C: Oatmeal Stout | Sonoma Beerocrats |
| 2nd |
Eric Saulsbury | Down And Dirty | 13A: Dry Stout | |
| 3rd |
Robert Tunick | Imperial Stout | 13F: Imperial Stout | The Grain Trust |
Table 14: IPA (24 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Nathan Smith | 6300 IPA | 14C: Imperial IPA | DOZE |
| 2nd |
Karl Mueller | American IPA | 14B: American IPA | |
| 3rd |
Laurent & Kate Morichetti | Formula 14 | 14C: Imperial IPA |
Table 15: German Wheat & Rye and Witbier (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Branden McIntyre | Weizen | 15A: Weizen/Weissbier | |
| 2nd |
SV Sudzers | Abbey Wit’ Smoke | 16A: Witbier | Silicon Valley Sudzers |
| 3rd |
Eric Saulsbury | Hefty Weissmen | 15A: Weizen/Weissbier |
Table 16: Belgian Pale & Saison (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Aidan Harrison | Saison | 16C: Saison | Worts of Wisdom |
| 2nd |
Nathan Smith | Nathan’s Belgian Pale Ale | 16B: Belgian Pale Ale | DOZE |
| 3rd |
Jennifer Jordan | Summer Saison | 16C: Saison | San Francisco Homebrewers Guild |
Table 17: Belgian Specialty & Sours (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Nathan Smith | Best Wishes Saison | 16E: Belgian Specialty Ale | DOZE |
| 2nd |
Karl Konnerth | Consecration Ale | 17C: Flanders Brown Ale/Oud Bruin | |
| 3rd |
Jason Kelly | Old Cramudgeon | 17B: Flanders Red Ale | Gold County Brewers |
Table 18: Belgian Strong (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Chris Ringer | Het Goede | 18A: Belgian Blond Ale | Worts of Wisdom |
| 2nd |
Andrew Mclennan | Belgian Blond | 18A: Belgian Blond Ale | mad zymurgists |
| 3rd |
Vytautas Staraitis | Belgian Blonde | 18A: Belgian Blond Ale | MadZymurgists |
Table 19: Barley Wine & Wee Heavy (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Erich Schmidt | Third Eclipse | 19C: American Barleywine | Worts of Wisdom |
| 2nd |
SV Sudzers | McSwinerson’s | 9E: Strong Scotch Ale | Silicon Valley Sudzers |
| 3rd |
Alec Smith | Barleywine 2 | 19C: American Barleywine |
Table 20: Fruit Beer, Mead & Cider (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Jason Kelly | Tales From The North | 26A: Metheglin | Gold County Brewers |
| 2nd |
Matt Lennon | Which Cider You On? | 27A: Common Cider | |
| 3rd |
Larry Lynch-Freshner | Berry Blossem Mead | 24B: Semi-Sweet Mead | Zymurgeeks |
Table 21: Spice, Herb, Vegetable (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Rob Conticello | VCS | 21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Worts of Wisdom |
| 2nd |
Ian Willis | Pumpkin Ale | 21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Bay Area Mashers |
| 3rd |
Jeff Hupe | Winter Wassail | 21B: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer |
Table 22: Wood & Smoked (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Jason Kelly | Where Does Time Go? | 22C: Wood-Aged Beer | Gold County Brewers |
| 2nd |
Rich Goldsmith | Wood Aged Vanilla Stout | 22C: Wood-Aged Beer | |
| 3rd |
Scott Satterthwaite | Smoked Helles 920 | 22B: Other Smoked Beer | Worts of Wisdom |
| HM |
Chris Ringer | I Can Barley Hear You Wine | 22C: Wood-Aged Beer | Worts of Wisdom |
Table 23: Specialty (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Fraser Grove | Java Man | 23A: Specialty Beer | |
| 2nd |
Adrian Kalaveshi | Brett IPA | 23A: Specialty Beer | Worts of Wisdom |
| 3rd |
Damien Clauson | Belgian-American Golden Ale | 23A: Specialty Beer | Bay Area Mashers |
Sponsors
The Grain Trust is proud to have the following sponsors for the San Mateo County Fair Homebrew Competition:
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THE GOOD BREWER
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