Thanks to all who participated in the 26th Annual Chico Home Brew Club Competition.
There were 49 entries judged and 38 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Erik Jensen | RCB Kölsch | 5B: Kölsch | |
| 2nd | Jonathan Rollins
Co-Brewer: Jonathan Marut | Stolen Haze (Batch Two) | 28C: Wild Specialty Beer | Horsemen of the Hopocalypse |
| 3rd | Cynthia Paulo | Muddy Boots | 20C: Imperial Stout | Chico Home Brew Club |
Winning Entries
Category 1: Standard American Beer 2 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 2nd | Tay Toulsey | Beer 1 | 1D: American Wheat Beer | Chico Home Brew Club |
Category 2: International Lager 2 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Anthony Dublay | Blacker The Berry | 2C: International Dark Lager | Chico Home Brew Club |
| 2nd | Blake Morillas | H.R. 1337 Black Lager | 2C: International Dark Lager | That Dam Brew Club |
Category 4: Pale Malty European Lager 2 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Jordan Vaughn MHP | Depth Of Helles | 4A: Munich Helles | Mashout Boyz (The MOB) |
| 3rd | Jonathan Swisher | Beyond The Helles | 4A: Munich Helles | Chico Home Brew Club |
Category 5: Pale Bitter European Beer 2 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Erik Jensen | RCB Kölsch | 5B: Kölsch | |
| 2nd | Jordan Vaughn MHP | Frühlicht | 5C: German Helles Exportbier | Mashout Boyz (The MOB) |
Category 7: Amber Bitter European Beer 1 entry
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 2nd | James Sutton
Co-Brewer: Christi Stencil | Long Bunny Ears | 7A: Vienna Lager | That Dam Brew Club |
Category 8: Dark European Lager 3 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Jonathan Swisher | Touch Of Darkness | 8A: Munich Dunkel | Chico Home Brew Club |
| 2nd | Jonathan Swisher | Sheets Of Empty Canvas | 8B: Schwarzbier | Chico Home Brew Club |
| 3rd | James Sutton | She's Gone From Suck To Blow | 8B: Schwarzbier | That Dam Brew Club |
Category 11: British Bitter 1 entry
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Michael Piazzoni
Co-Brewer: Greg Cederstrom | Folsom Best Bitter | 11B: Best Bitter | That Dam Brew Club |
Category 13: Brown British Beer 2 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 2nd | Erik Jensen | Black & Mild Brown | 13B: British Brown Ale | |
| 3rd | Chris Palmer | S3 Brown | 13B: British Brown Ale | Chico Home Brew Club |
Category 15: Irish Beer 1 entry
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 2nd | Brian Morrow | Copperhead | 15A: Irish Red Ale | That Dam Brew Club |
Category 16: Dark British Beer 1 entry
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Jonathan Swisher | Short And Stout | 16D: Foreign Extra Stout | Chico Home Brew Club |
Category 17: Strong British Ale 2 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Anthony Dublay | Black As The Earl Of Hell's Waistcoat | 17C: Wee Heavy | Chico Home Brew Club |
| 2nd | Jonathan Swisher | Slow Sip | 17D: English Barley Wine | Chico Home Brew Club |
Category 18: Pale American Ale 3 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Kyle Woulf | Citra Pale Rider | 18B: American Pale Ale | Mash Masters Menifee Ca |
| 2nd | Nicholas Pfyl | Blonde | 18A: Blonde Ale | Chico Home Brew Club |
| 3rd | David Satre | Now In Session | 18B: American Pale Ale | Chico Home Brew Club |
Category 19: Amber and Brown American Beer 1 entry
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 2nd | Anthony Dublay | La Migra Brown | 19C: American Brown Ale | Chico Home Brew Club |
Category 20: American Porter and Stout 3 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Cynthia Paulo | Muddy Boots | 20C: Imperial Stout | Chico Home Brew Club |
| 2nd | Cynthia Paulo
Co-Brewer: Scott Paulo | Black Don't Crack | 20C: Imperial Stout | Chico Home Brew Club |
| 3rd | Anthony Dublay | Nostrovia | 20C: Imperial Stout | Chico Home Brew Club |
Category 21: IPA 2 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 2nd | Adam Bakker | Just A West Coast | 21A: American IPA | Chico Home Brew Club |
| 3rd | Kyle Woulf | Haze For Daze | 21A: American IPA | Mash Masters Menifee Ca |
Category 25: Strong Belgian Ale 2 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Anthony Dublay | Farmers Daughter | 25B: Saison | Chico Home Brew Club |
| 3rd | James Sutton | It's Just A Flesh Wound | 25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale | That Dam Brew Club |
Category 28: American Wild Ale 1 entry
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Jonathan Rollins MHP
Co-Brewer: Jonathan Marut | Stolen Haze (Batch Two) | 28C: Wild Specialty Beer | Horsemen of the Hopocalypse |
Category 29: Fruit Beer 3 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Tay Toulsey | Beer 2 | 29A: Fruit Beer | Chico Home Brew Club |
| 2nd | Kyle Woulf | Passion Of The Haze | 29C: Specialty Fruit Beer | Mash Masters Menifee Ca |
| 3rd | Jonathan Rollins MHP
Co-Brewer: Jonathan Marut | Auntie Midge's Hawaiian Salad | 29C: Specialty Fruit Beer | Horsemen of the Hopocalypse |
Category 30: Spiced Beer 4 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Adam Bakker | Pecan Rum Ball | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Chico Home Brew Club |
| 2nd | Adam Bakker | Chocolate Imperial Stout | 30C: Winter Seasonal Beer | Chico Home Brew Club |
| 3rd | Blake Morillas | Java Brown V.3 | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | That Dam Brew Club |
Category 32: Smoked Beer 1 entry
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Anthony Dublay | Puff Puff Pass | 32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer | Chico Home Brew Club |
Category 33: Wood Beer 1 entry
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 3rd | Chris Palmer
Co-Brewer: Phillip James Adam Bakker | Have You Tried Our Rum Balls? | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Chico Home Brew Club |
Category C1: Standard Cider and Perry 2 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Jonathan Swisher | Apple Dumpling | C1A: New World Cider | Chico Home Brew Club |
Category C2: Specialty Cider and Perry 2 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Scott Paulo | Chapple Of Love | C2B: Cider with Other Fruit | Chico Home Brew Club |
Category M1: Traditional Mead 1 entry
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 3rd | Nicholas Pfyl | Mead | M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead | Chico Home Brew Club |
Category M2: Fruit Mead 3 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Chris Palmer | Pruno | M2D: Stone Fruit Mead | Chico Home Brew Club |
| 2nd | Anthony Dublay | Cherries On The Rear View Mirror | M2D: Stone Fruit Mead | Chico Home Brew Club |
| 3rd | David James | Prickly Fingers | M2E: Melomel | North Olympic Brewers Guild |
Category M3: Spiced Mead 1 entry
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | David James | Cherry Cordial | M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead | North Olympic Brewers Guild |
