Pacific Brewers Cup
Awards
Sponsors
Judges
Rick Adams, John Aitchison, Jay Ankeney, Joshua Avery, Bart Bellmore, Eric Bonney, Jenna Bonney, Rives Borland, Tomm Carroll, Michael Copley, Stephan Copley, Todd Courtney, Jamie Crawford, Jed Douglas, Jason Dunn, Jason Eich, Scott Fielder, Phil Giovanelli, Marvin Gomez, Ray Grace, David Gulotta, Laurie Ann Gutiérrez, Christy Hoy, Masahiro Kitano, Ed Kochanowski, Brandon Leutz, Erivelton Lima, Paul Mesmer, Rene' Miller, Jim Moorman, Doug Moyer, Jim Muller, Jason Naylor, Guillermo Paramount, Ryan Penrod, Mandy Porter, Maribeth Raines, Chris Reiser, Chris Remensperger, Aaron Renfro, Gregor Dino Reti Reti, Ryan Rivas, Michael Rivera, Michael Rivera, Geoff Robertson, Tim Shepard, Joe St. John, Daniel Stahl, Roger Taylor, William Vigil, Doug Walker, Hal Ward, Robert Whitehill
Judges - Best of Show
Rick Adams, Rives Borland, Ryan Penrod
Stewards
Sean Baldwin, Keith Crafton, Helen Dodd, Eva Dunn, Ryan Erato, Chance Hope, Daren Howe, Ray Mongi, Alexis Remensperger, Gary Smet, Carl Townsend, Parker Waechter
Staff
Ryan Erato, Christy Hoy, Ryan Penrod, Chris Remensperger, Michael Rivera
Organizer
Jeffrey Hoy
By the Numbers
336 Entries 83 Entrants
53 Judges 12 Stewards 5 Staff
83 Placing Entries
Category 1: Standard American Beer
22 entries
1st
Todd Slater & Matt Castellino
Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
Conejo Lite. (1B: American Lager)
2nd
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
Jason Lite (1A: American Light Lager)
3rd
Eli Palma
QUAFF
Wyser (1B: American Lager)
Category 2: International Lager
8 entries
1st
Eli Palma
QUAFF
Cuello Azul (2A: International Pale Lager)
2nd
Eli Palma
QUAFF
Esquvidu (2B: International Amber Lager)
3rd
Charles Kirk
Long Beach Homebrewers
Apollo Mexican Lager (2A: International Pale Lager)
Category 3: Czech Lager
19 entries
1st
Jeffry Battles & Nic Stougaard
QUAFF
Czech Your Head (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
2nd
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
CZ (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
3rd
Guillermo Paramount & Carlos Maldonado
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
We Don't Talk About Brno (3C: Czech Amber Lager)
Category 4: Pale Malty European Lager
7 entries
1st
Eli Palma
QUAFF
Jongs Under Jorts (4A: Munich Helles)
2nd
Paul Domich
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
DOZE-Fest (4B: Festbier)
3rd
Dirk Manders & Steve Davidson
Bay Area Mashers
Kein Bock (4C: Helles Bock)
Category 5: Pale Bitter European Beer
13 entries
1st
William Vigil
Ace Brewing Society
Muttertag (5D: German Pils)
2nd
Ward Walkup
Yeastside Brewers
Kathy (5B: Kölsch)
3rd
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Kolsch (5B: Kölsch)
Category 6: Amber Malty European Lager
7 entries
3rd
Thomas Taylor Shastid
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Magnolia Marzen (6A: Märzen)
Category 7: Amber Bitter European Beer
5 entries
1st
Thomas Taylor Shastid
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Copper-Dome (7A: Vienna Lager)
2nd
Dirk Manders
Bay Area Mashers
Altbier Im Wald Hier (7B: Altbier)
Category 8: Dark European Lager
9 entries
1st
Thomas Taylor Shastid
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
A Tall Walking Big Black Cat (8B: Schwarzbier)
2nd
Eli Palma
QUAFF
Night Harvest (8A: Munich Dunkel)
3rd
Matt Young
Ace Brewing Society
Not Ready To Die (8B: Schwarzbier)
Category 9: Strong European Beer
4 entries
1st
Benjamin Frymark
QUAFF
Piwo Baltika (9C: Baltic Porter)
2nd
Jason Dunn & Mandy Porter
Inland Empire Brewers
Marlonator (9A: Doppelbock)
3rd
Benjamin Frymark
QUAFF
They Don't Want Us There, So We're Going. (9A: Doppelbock)
Category 10: German Wheat Beer
7 entries
1st
Craig Corley
Pacific Gravity Home Brewers...
293 - SA #9 - Weise Färse (10A: Weissbier)
2nd
Doug Walker
Inland Empire Brewers
Darth Maltious (10C: Weizenbock)
Category 11: British Bitter
2 entries
1st
Curtis Ritter
Ace Brewing Society
Ritter's Bitter (11B: Best Bitter)
Category 12: Pale Commonwealth Beer
3 entries
1st
Mike Neice
Ace Brewing Society
Huge Mellons (12B: Australian Sparkling Ale)
Category 13: Brown British Beer
7 entries
1st
Ward Walkup
Yeastside Brewers
Minimalist (13A: Dark Mild)
2nd
Neil Ian Horowitz
Long Beach Homebrewers
Millie's Bag (13C: English Porter)
3rd
Patrick Leon & Bobby Calderwood &...
QUAFF
Bobby's Big Brown Nut Ale (13B: British Brown Ale)
Category 14: Scottish Ale
1 entry
There are no winning entries at this table.
Category 15: Irish Beer
8 entries
1st
Gary Smet
ACE Brewing Society
Brick House (15B: Irish Stout)
2nd
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
Donnybrook Stout (15B: Irish Stout)
3rd
Mark Mattingly
Orange County Mash Ups
True Love (15B: Irish Stout)
Category 16: Dark British Beer
9 entries
1st
Jeffry Battles & Jeff Case
QUAFF
Southpaw Milk Stout (16A: Sweet Stout)
2nd
Curtis Ritter
Ace Brewing Society
Right Hand Of Darkness (16B: Oatmeal Stout)
Category 17: Strong British Ale
5 entries
1st
Eli Palma
QUAFF
Zonkey (17C: Wee Heavy)
2nd
Rocky Evans & Michéal Larkin Mark...
Orange County Mash Ups
OG Barleywine (17B: Old Ale)
3rd
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
Wee Beastie (17C: Wee Heavy)
Category 18: Pale American Ale
15 entries
1st
Joe St. John
Yeastside Brewers
Limbo (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Paul Domich
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Best Budz (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Marvin Gomez & Enrique Leveron
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
Not A West Coast Pilsner (18B: American Pale Ale)
Category 19: Amber and Brown American Beer
12 entries
1st
Thomas Taylor Shastid
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Gold In Them Hills (19A: American Amber Ale)
2nd
Jason Dunn & Tim Hinger
Inland Empire Brewers
Pops And The Pretender (19C: American Brown Ale)
3rd
Neil Ian Horowitz
Long Beach Homebrewers
Uptown Brown (19C: American Brown Ale)
Category 20: American Porter and Stout
9 entries
1st
Jeff Zwetsch & Don Frakes
Ace Brewing Society
Isolated Facts (20B: American Stout)
2nd
Thomas Taylor Shastid
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Big Bad Leroy Brown (20C: Imperial Stout)
3rd
Gary Smet
ACE Brewing Society
Moose (20A: American Porter)
Category 21: IPA
33 entries
1st
William Vigil
Ace Brewing Society
Hoppy Days (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Ward Walkup
Yeastside Brewers
Cold IPA (21A: American IPA)
3rd
Joe St. John
Yeastside Brewers
West Coasting (21A: American IPA)
Category 22: Strong American Ale
8 entries
1st
Ward Walkup
Yeastside Brewers
Hoggs Wine (22D: Wheatwine)
2nd
Mark Mattingly
Orange County Mash Ups
Prepare To Die (22C: American Barleywine)
3rd
Mike Neice
Ace Brewing Society
22nd Sea (22C: American Barleywine)
Category 23: European Sour Ale
4 entries
1st
Kyle Hufford
Santa Barbara Brewing Society
Saison For Binky (23E: Gueuze)
Category 24: Belgian Ale
1 entry
2nd
Thomas Taylor Shastid
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Ain't No Use In Tryin' (24A: Witbier)
Category 25: Strong Belgian Ale
11 entries
1st
Nic Templeton
Cascade Brewers Guild
Fleur D'Ore (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)
2nd
Carl Townsend
Pacific Gravity Home Brewers...
Belgian Blond (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)
3rd
Craig Corley
Pacific Gravity Home Brewers...
294 - Blonde #21 (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)
Category 26: Monastic Ale
9 entries
1st
Thomas Taylor Shastid
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
I Need Miracle (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
Category 27: Historical Beer
13 entries
1st
Curtis Ritter
Ace Brewing Society
The Right Smoke (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)
2nd
Jeff Case & Jonathon Schubert
QUAFF
London Bridges (27A4: London Brown Ale)
Category 28: American Wild Ale
10 entries
1st
Chris Bruno & Mark Tillman
Long Beach Homebrewers
Wee Brown Sour (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
2nd
Jonathan Spinner
Long Beach Homebrewers
House Solera Project, Summer 2025 Edition (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
3rd
Guillermo Paramount & Carlos Maldonado
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
Is Brett A Carb? (28A: Brett Beer)
Category 29: Fruit Beer
9 entries
1st
Marvin Gomez & Enrique Leveron
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
Very Berry Ramona (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Jeffrey Hoy & Christy Hoy
Strand Brewers Club
Rupert's Dream (29C: Specialty Fruit Beer)
3rd
Eli Palma
QUAFF
Monchichi (29B: Fruit and Spice Beer)
Category 30: Spiced Beer
5 entries
1st
Mandy Porter
Inland Empire Brewers
Chips And Salsa (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Nikolas Isely
Ghosts Of The Past (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
Category 31: Alternative Fermentables Beer
1 entry
There are no winning entries at this table.
Category 32: Smoked Beer
2 entries
There are no winning entries at this table.
Category 33: Wood Beer
8 entries
1st
Rocky Evans & Michéal Larkin Mark...
Orange County Mash Ups
Barrel #2 (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Joshua Avery
Strand Brewers Club
Icarus (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Joshua Avery
Strand Brewers Club
Liquid Love (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)
Category 34: Specialty Beer
8 entries
1st
Michael Rivera & Christy Hoy Jeff Hoy...
Strand Brewers Club
Charcuterie Board Ale (34C: Experimental Beer)
2nd
Peter Johann
Long Beach Homebrewers
Backyard Yeast (34C: Experimental Beer)
3rd
William Vigil
Ace Brewing Society
Westies Are The Besties (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
HM
Marvin Gomez & Ryan Rivas
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
Bass Slap (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
Category C1: Standard Cider and Perry
9 entries
1st
David Gulotta
Ace Brewing Society
Eyes Of The World (C1C: French Cider)
3rd
Jamie Crawford
Maltose Falcons
Every Day Is Tomorrow (C1A: New World Cider)
Category C2: Specialty Cider and Perry
7 entries
2nd
Mandy Porter
Inland Empire Brewers
Violet Crush (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
Category M1: Traditional Mead
3 entries
There are no winning entries at this table.
Category M2: Fruit Mead
9 entries
3rd
Alexandria Horn
QUAFF
Dragon's Blood (M2D: Stone Fruit Mead)
Category M3: Spiced Mead
8 entries
2nd
Michael Rivera
Strand Brewers Club
Oh Mamey Mead (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
Category M4: Specialty Mead
7 entries
1st
Doug Walker & Nic Templeton
Inland Empire Brewers
A Wee Bit O' Honey (M4A: Braggot)
Best of Show
Beer
Judges: Rick Adams, Rives Borland, Ryan Penrod
1st
Joe St. John
Yeastside Brewers
Limbo (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Kyle Hufford
Santa Barbara Brewing Society
Saison For Binky (23E: Gueuze)
3rd
William Vigil
Ace Brewing Society
Muttertag (5D: German Pils)
HM
Jeff Zwetsch & Don Frakes
Ace Brewing Society
Isolated Facts (20B: American Stout)
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners