San Diego Judging Center

Category 1: Light Lager
Sponsored by Five Star Chemicals & Supply, Inc.

# of Entries: 12

1	1e	Richard Solis of Sun City, CA, Temecula Valley Homebrewers Association
2	1d	Chris Toscano of San Clemente, CA, Dregs of Society Homebrewers
3	1e	Michael Habrat of San Diego, CA, QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Category 2: Pilsner
Sponsored by Beer & Wine Makers Warehouse

# of Entries: 15

1	2b	Nathaniel Schmidt, Tomas Fernandez of Coronado, CA, QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2	2a	Richard Solis of Sun City, CA, Temecula Valley Homebrewers Association
3	2b	Sean Johnson, Don Liebig of Los Angeles, CA, Maltose Falcons Home Brewing Society

Category 3: European Amber Lager
Sponsored by How to Brew by John Palmer

# of Entries: 6

1	3b	Chris Simental of Los Angeles, CA, Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club
2	3a	Dan Eastwood of Duarte, CA, Long Beach Homebrewers
3	3b	Craig Corley of Santa Monica, CA, Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club

Category 4: Dark Lager
Sponsored by Briess Malt & Ingredients Co.

# of Entries: 7

1	4c	Brent Gill of San Diego, CA, QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2	4a	Steven Bailey, David Krawzsenek of Lakeside, CA, QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3	4c	Matthew Bourbeau of Woodland Hills, CA, Maltose Falcons Home Brewing Society

Category 5: Bock
Sponsored by Washington Hop Commission

# of Entries: 11

1	5a	Kent Shultz of San Diego, CA, QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2	5d	Travis Hammond of Poway, CA, QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3	5b	Matthew Bourbeau of Woodland Hills, CA, Maltose Falcons Home Brewing Society

Category 6: Light Hybrid Beer
Sponsored by Cargill World Select c/o Cargill Malt

# of Entries: 20

1	6c	Sean Johnson, Don Liebig of Los Angeles, CA, Maltose Falcons Home Brewing Society
2	6d	Ryan Trim of San Diego, CA, QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3	6b	Kenneth Jacobson of Prescott Valley, AZ, The Brewing Network

Category 7: Amber Hybrid Beer
Sponsored by Grape & Granary

# of Entries: 13

1	7b	Kelsey McNair of San Diego, CA, QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2	7c	David Schollmeyer of Chandler, AZ, Arizona Society of Homebrewers
3	7b	Norm Richards of Bakersfield, CA, The Big Brew Theory

Category 8: English Pale Ale
Sponsored by St. Louis Wine & Beer Making

# of Entries: 24

1	8a	Paul Gagnon of Santee, CA, QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2	8b	Paul Gagnon of Santee, CA, QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3	8c	Chris Simental of Los Angeles, CA, Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club

Category 9: Scottish and Irish Ale
Sponsored by Brew Brothers Homebrew Products

# of Entries: 20

1	9d	Scott Schneider of Lincoln, NE, Lincoln Lagers
2	9c	John Salerno of Las Vegas, NV, SNAFU
3	9e	Nick Hebner, Brian Starnes of San Diego, CA, QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Category 10: American Ale
Sponsored by BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse

# of Entries: 71

1	10a	Larry Nadeau of Laguna Niguel, CA, Meisters of the Brewniverse
2	10a	Brandon Fender of Orange, CA, Old Towne Orange Homebrewers
3	10a	Colin Cook, Brian Fritzges of San Diego, CA, Reefwalker Brewing

Category 11: English Brown Ale
Sponsored by Alternative Beverage

# of Entries: 14

1	11a	Ian Hay, Kali Viramontes of Redlands, CA, The Brewing Network
2	11a	Chris Simental of Los Angeles, CA, Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club
3	11a	Matt Staley, Sam Staley of Ladera Ranch, CA, Meisters of the Brewniverse

Category 12: Porter
Sponsored by Deschutes Brewery

# of Entries: 33

1	12a	Joseph Giacomazza of Long Beach, CA, Long Beach Homebrewers
2	12a	Robert MacMeekin, Mike Frink of Placentia, CA, McSwiggin Brewing
3	12b	Jeremy Gramkow of Horseshoe Bend, ID, Snake River Brewers

Category 13: Stout
Sponsored by Brew & Grow

# of Entries: 61

1	13f	Paul Gagnon of Santee, CA, QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2	13e	Kevin Grizard of Moorpark, CA, Maltose Falcons Home Brewing Society
3	13a	Dan Eastwood of Duarte, CA, Long Beach Homebrewers

Category 14: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Sponsored by S.S. Steiner, Inc.

# of Entries: 60

1	14c	Robert Masterson of Carlsbad, CA, QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2	14b	Kelsey McNair of San Diego, CA, QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3	14b	Colin Cook, Brian Fritzges of San Diego, CA, Reefwalker Brewing

Category 15: German Wheat and Rye Beer
Sponsored by Widmer Brothers Brewing Co.

# of Entries: 27

1	15a	Robert MacMeekin, Mike Frink of Placentia, CA, McSwiggin Brewing
2	15a	Eric Kish of Winchester, CA, Temecula Valley Homebrewers Association
3	15d	Kristofor Barnes, John Rockwell of Los Angeles, CA, Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club

Category 16: Belgian and French Ale
Sponsored by Port Brewing Company/The Lost Abbey

# of Entries: 50

1	16b	Joshua Mann, Abigail Mann of Nipomo, CA, San Luis Obispo Brewers (SLOB)
2	16e	Benjamin Dacko of Las Vegas, NV, SNAFU
3	16c	Dirk Orthmeyer of Santa Monica, CA

Category 17: Sour Ale
Sponsored by Captain Lawrence Brewing Co.

# of Entries: 20

1	17c	Kelsey McNair, Harold Gulbransen, Loren Miraglia, Skip Virgilio of San Diego, CA, QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2	17a	Jason Osborne of Lompoc, CA, San Luis Obispo Brewers (SLOB)
3	17b	Frank Mays of Temecula, CA, Temecula Valley Homebrewers Association

Category 18: Belgian Strong Ale
Sponsored by Dingemans c/o Cargill Malt

# of Entries: 45

1	18a	Dan Eastwood of Duarte, CA, Long Beach Homebrewers
2	18d	Eric O'Connor, Dan Carrico of San Diego, CA
3	18d	Jason Osborne of Lompoc, CA, San Luis Obispo Brewers (SLOB)

Category 19: Strong Ale
Sponsored by Northern Brewer

# of Entries: 18

1	19c	Joseph Giacomazza of Long Beach, CA, Long Beach Homebrewers
2	19c	Christopher Walowski of Lakewood, CA, Long Beach Homebrewers
3	19a	Bryan Giesen of Laguna Niguel, CA

Category 20: Fruit Beer
Sponsored by New Belgium Brewing Company

# of Entries: 20

1	20a	Ashish Angelo of Pomona, CA
2	20a	Jason Osborne of Lompoc, CA, San Luis Obispo Brewers (SLOB)
3	20a	Colin Cook, Brian Fritzges of San Diego, CA, Reefwalker Brewing

Category 21: Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer
Sponsored by Austin Homebrew Supply

# of Entries: 40

1	21a	David Schollmeyer of Chandler, AZ, Arizona Society of Homebrewers
2	21a	Loren Miraglia of Encinitas, CA, QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3	21a	Nathan Dewees, Christina Dewees of Oceanside, CA, Biers Dewees

Category 22: Smoke-Flavored and Wood-Aged Beer
Sponsored by Alaskan Brewing Co.

# of Entries: 34

1	22c	Robert Masterson of Carlsbad, CA, QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2	22c	Dan Eastwood of Duarte, CA, Long Beach Homebrewers
3	22c	Todd Higginson of San Diego, CA, QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Category 23: Specialty Beer
Sponsored by The Hops Shack

# of Entries: 40

1	23a	Todd Yenche of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, Meisters of the Brewniverse
2	23a	Michael Habrat of San Diego, CA, QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3	23a	Bryan Santos of San Diego, CA, QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Category 24: Traditional Mead

Sponsored by B. Nektar Meadery

# of Entries: 14

1	24c	Jay Ankeney of Manhattan Beach, CA, Strand Brewers
2	24b	Michael Habrat of San Diego, CA, QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3	24a	Michael Habrat of San Diego, CA, QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Category 25: Melomel (Fruit Mead)
Sponsored by Bacchus and Barleycorn, Ltd.

# of Entries: 11

1	25c	Earl Itrich of San Diego, CA, QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2	25c	Eric Holden of Temecula, CA, Temecula Valley Homebrewers Association
3	25b	Jeremy Voeltz of Lakeside, AZ, Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Category 26: Other Mead
Sponsored by Celestial Meads

# of Entries: 10

1	26a	Eric Holden of Temecula, CA, Temecula Valley Homebrewers Association
2	26a	Earl Itrich of San Diego, CA, QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3	26a	Bob MacKay of Carlsbad, CA, QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Category 27: Standard Cider and Perry
Sponsored by Woodchuck Hard Cider

# of Entries: 12

1	27a	Chuck West of San Diego, CA, QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2	27a	Jenny DuRose, Eric DuRose of San Diego, CA, QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3	27a	Jason Osborne of Lompoc, CA, San Luis Obispo Brewers (SLOB)

Category 28: Specialty Cider and Perry
Sponsored by Woodchuck Hard Cider

# of Entries: 9

1	28d	Christian Banker of Encinitas, CA, QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2	28b	Christian Banker of Encinitas, CA, QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3	28d	Travis Hammond of Poway, CA, QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)