Pacific Brewers Cup

Thanks to all who participated in the Pacific Brewers Cup.

There were 337 entries judged and 140 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joe St. John	Limbo	18B: American Pale Ale	Yeastside Brewers
2nd	Kyle Hufford	Saison For Binky	23E: Gueuze	Santa Barbara Brewing Society
3rd	William Vigil	Muttertag	5D: German Pils	Ace Brewing Society
HM	Jeff Zwetsch Co-Brewer: Don Frakes	Isolated Facts	20B: American Stout	Ace Brewing Society

Winning Entries

Category 1: Standard American Beer 22 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Todd Slater MHP Co-Brewer: Matt Castellino	Conejo Lite.	1B: American Lager	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
2nd	Jason Dunn MHP	Jason Lite	1A: American Light Lager	Inland Empire Brewers
3rd	Eli Palma MHP	Wyser	1B: American Lager	QUAFF

Category 2: International Lager 8 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Eli Palma MHP	Cuello Azul	2A: International Pale Lager	QUAFF
2nd	Eli Palma MHP	Esquvidu	2B: International Amber Lager	QUAFF
3rd	Charles Kirk	Apollo Mexican Lager	2A: International Pale Lager	Long Beach Homebrewers

Category 3: Czech Lager 19 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeffry Battles MHP Co-Brewer: Nic Stougaard	Czech Your Head	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	QUAFF
2nd	Ross Stuart MHP	CZ	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Guillermo Paramount Co-Brewer: Carlos Maldonado	We Don't Talk About Brno	3C: Czech Amber Lager	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)

Category 4: Pale Malty European Lager 7 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Eli Palma MHP	Jongs Under Jorts	4A: Munich Helles	QUAFF
2nd	Paul Domich MHP	DOZE-Fest	4B: Festbier	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Dirk Manders Co-Brewer: Steve Davidson	Kein Bock	4C: Helles Bock	Bay Area Mashers

Category 5: Pale Bitter European Beer 13 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	William Vigil MHP	Muttertag	5D: German Pils	Ace Brewing Society
2nd	Ward Walkup	Kathy	5B: Kölsch	Yeastside Brewers
3rd	Ross Stuart MHP	Kolsch	5B: Kölsch	Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Category 6: Amber Malty European Lager 7 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Thomas Taylor Shastid MHP	Magnolia Marzen	6A: Märzen	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Category 7: Amber Bitter European Beer 5 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Thomas Taylor Shastid MHP	Copper-Dome	7A: Vienna Lager	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Dirk Manders	Altbier Im Wald Hier	7B: Altbier	Bay Area Mashers

Category 8: Dark European Lager 9 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Thomas Taylor Shastid MHP	A Tall Walking Big Black Cat	8B: Schwarzbier	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Eli Palma MHP	Night Harvest	8A: Munich Dunkel	QUAFF
3rd	Matt Young MHP	Not Ready To Die	8B: Schwarzbier	Ace Brewing Society

Category 9: Strong European Beer 4 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Benjamin Frymark MHP	Piwo Baltika	9C: Baltic Porter	QUAFF
2nd	Jason Dunn MHP Co-Brewer: Mandy Porter	Marlonator	9A: Doppelbock	Inland Empire Brewers
3rd	Benjamin Frymark MHP	They Don't Want Us There, So We're Going.	9A: Doppelbock	QUAFF

Category 10: German Wheat Beer 7 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Craig Corley	293 - SA #9 - Weise Färse	10A: Weissbier	Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club
2nd	Doug Walker MHP	Darth Maltious	10C: Weizenbock	Inland Empire Brewers

Category 11: British Bitter 2 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Curtis Ritter MHP	Ritter's Bitter	11B: Best Bitter	Ace Brewing Society

Category 12: Pale Commonwealth Beer 3 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Neice MHP	Huge Mellons	12B: Australian Sparkling Ale	Ace Brewing Society

Category 13: Brown British Beer 7 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ward Walkup	Minimalist	13A: Dark Mild	Yeastside Brewers
2nd	Neil Ian Horowitz	Millie's Bag	13C: English Porter	Long Beach Homebrewers
3rd	Patrick Leon Co-Brewer: Bobby Calderwood & Tristan Erford	Bobby's Big Brown Nut Ale	13B: British Brown Ale	QUAFF

Category 15: Irish Beer 8 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Gary Smet MHP	Brick House	15B: Irish Stout	ACE Brewing Society
2nd	Jason Dunn MHP	Donnybrook Stout	15B: Irish Stout	Inland Empire Brewers
3rd	Mark Mattingly MHP	True Love	15B: Irish Stout	Orange County Mash Ups

Category 16: Dark British Beer 9 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeffry Battles MHP Co-Brewer: Jeff Case	Southpaw Milk Stout	16A: Sweet Stout	QUAFF
2nd	Curtis Ritter MHP	Right Hand Of Darkness	16B: Oatmeal Stout	Ace Brewing Society

Category 17: Strong British Ale 5 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Eli Palma MHP	Zonkey	17C: Wee Heavy	QUAFF
2nd	Rocky Evans MHP Co-Brewer: Michéal Larkin Mark Tillman Chris Bruno Aaron Vieira Brian Miller	OG Barleywine	17B: Old Ale	Orange County Mash Ups
3rd	Jason Dunn MHP	Wee Beastie	17C: Wee Heavy	Inland Empire Brewers

Category 18: Pale American Ale 15 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joe St. John MHP	Limbo	18B: American Pale Ale	Yeastside Brewers
2nd	Paul Domich MHP	Best Budz	18B: American Pale Ale	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Marvin Gomez Co-Brewer: Enrique Leveron	Not A West Coast Pilsner	18B: American Pale Ale	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)

Category 19: Amber and Brown American Beer 12 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Thomas Taylor Shastid MHP	Gold In Them Hills	19A: American Amber Ale	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Jason Dunn MHP Co-Brewer: Tim Hinger	Pops And The Pretender	19C: American Brown Ale	Inland Empire Brewers
3rd	Neil Ian Horowitz	Uptown Brown	19C: American Brown Ale	Long Beach Homebrewers

Category 20: American Porter and Stout 9 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeff Zwetsch MHP Co-Brewer: Don Frakes	Isolated Facts	20B: American Stout	Ace Brewing Society
2nd	Thomas Taylor Shastid MHP	Big Bad Leroy Brown	20C: Imperial Stout	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Gary Smet MHP	Moose	20A: American Porter	ACE Brewing Society

Category 21: IPA 33 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	William Vigil MHP	Hoppy Days	21A: American IPA	Ace Brewing Society
2nd	Ward Walkup	Cold IPA	21A: American IPA	Yeastside Brewers
3rd	Joe St. John MHP	West Coasting	21A: American IPA	Yeastside Brewers

Category 22: Strong American Ale 8 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ward Walkup	Hoggs Wine	22D: Wheatwine	Yeastside Brewers
2nd	Mark Mattingly MHP	Prepare To Die	22C: American Barleywine	Orange County Mash Ups
3rd	Mike Neice MHP	22nd Sea	22C: American Barleywine	Ace Brewing Society

Category 23: European Sour Ale 4 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kyle Hufford	Saison For Binky	23E: Gueuze	Santa Barbara Brewing Society

Category 24: Belgian Ale 1 entry

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Thomas Taylor Shastid MHP	Ain't No Use In Tryin'	24A: Witbier	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Category 25: Strong Belgian Ale 11 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nic Templeton	Fleur D'Ore	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	Cascade Brewers Guild
2nd	Carl Townsend	Belgian Blond	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club
3rd	Craig Corley	294 - Blonde #21	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club

Category 26: Monastic Ale 9 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Thomas Taylor Shastid MHP	I Need Miracle	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Category 27: Historical Beer 13 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Curtis Ritter MHP	The Right Smoke	27A5: Piwo Grodziskie	Ace Brewing Society
2nd	Jeff Case MHP Co-Brewer: Jonathon Schubert	London Bridges	27A4: London Brown Ale	QUAFF

Category 28: American Wild Ale 10 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Bruno Co-Brewer: Mark Tillman	Wee Brown Sour	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Long Beach Homebrewers
2nd	Jonathan Spinner	House Solera Project, Summer 2025 Edition	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Long Beach Homebrewers
3rd	Guillermo Paramount Co-Brewer: Carlos Maldonado	Is Brett A Carb?	28A: Brett Beer	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)

Category 29: Fruit Beer 9 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Marvin Gomez Co-Brewer: Enrique Leveron	Very Berry Ramona	29A: Fruit Beer	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
2nd	Jeffrey Hoy Co-Brewer: Christy Hoy	Rupert's Dream	29C: Specialty Fruit Beer	Strand Brewers Club
3rd	Eli Palma MHP	Monchichi	29B: Fruit and Spice Beer	QUAFF

Category 30: Spiced Beer 5 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mandy Porter MHP	Chips And Salsa	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Inland Empire Brewers
2nd	Nikolas Isely	Ghosts Of The Past	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

Category 33: Wood Beer 8 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Rocky Evans MHP Co-Brewer: Michéal Larkin Mark Tillman Chris Bruno Aaron Vieira Brian Miller	Barrel #2	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Orange County Mash Ups
2nd	Joshua Avery	Icarus	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Strand Brewers Club
3rd	Joshua Avery	Liquid Love	33A: Wood-Aged Beer	Strand Brewers Club

Category 34: Specialty Beer 8 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Rivera Co-Brewer: Christy Hoy Jeff Hoy Chris Remensperger	Charcuterie Board Ale	34C: Experimental Beer	Strand Brewers Club
2nd	Peter Johann	Backyard Yeast	34C: Experimental Beer	Long Beach Homebrewers
3rd	William Vigil MHP	Westies Are The Besties	34B: Mixed-Style Beer	Ace Brewing Society
HM	Marvin Gomez Co-Brewer: Ryan Rivas	Bass Slap	34B: Mixed-Style Beer	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)

Category C1: Standard Cider and Perry 9 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Gulotta MHP	Eyes Of The World	C1C: French Cider	Ace Brewing Society
3rd	Jamie Crawford MHP	Every Day Is Tomorrow	C1A: New World Cider	Maltose Falcons

Category C2: Specialty Cider and Perry 7 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Mandy Porter MHP	Violet Crush	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	Inland Empire Brewers

Category M2: Fruit Mead 9 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Alexandria Horn MHP	Dragon's Blood	M2D: Stone Fruit Mead	QUAFF

Category M3: Spiced Mead 8 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Michael Rivera	Oh Mamey Mead	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead	Strand Brewers Club

Category M4: Specialty Mead 7 entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Doug Walker MHP Co-Brewer: Nic Templeton	A Wee Bit O' Honey	M4A: Braggot	Inland Empire Brewers

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 06/01/2025 12:00 AM, PDT through 09/09/2025 6:00 PM, PDT.

Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 06/01/2025 12:00 AM, PDT through 09/15/2025 5:00 PM, PDT.