2019 Chico Homebrew Competition

Thanks to all who participated in the 2019 Chico Homebrew Competition.

There were 197 entries judged and 151 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeremy Andres	Big Girl Barleywine	17D: English Barleywine	Chico Home Brew Club
2nd	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	Big Gulp	34B: Mixed-Style Beer	HOME Brewers [CA]
3rd	James Cota Co-Brewer: Daniel Roberts, Butch McGuire, Darshan Pingle, George Wisniewski, Andrew Henry, Jessica Cruzan, Henrique MacHado	Rauch Stout	32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer

Winning Entries

Category 1: Standard American Beer (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ray Graves	American Lager	1B: American Lager	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]
2nd	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	Cream Dream	1C: Cream Ale	HOME Brewers [CA]
3rd	Jim Riffe	Smarmy Not	1C: Cream Ale

Category 2: International Lager (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Virgil Redman	Batch 297	2A: International Pale Lager
2nd	Jim Riffe	Poly-Czechnical	2A: International Pale Lager

Category 3: Czech Lager (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Anthony Dublay	Dark Web	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Chico Home Brew Club
2nd	Anthony Dublay	Not Your Moms Hazy Bull Shit	3A: Czech Pale Lager	Chico Home Brew Club
3rd	Chris Palmer	Sippin' Heem	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	Chico Home Brew Club

Category 4: Pale Malty European Lager (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	Uncle Festivus	4B: Festbier	HOME Brewers [CA]
2nd	Forrest Setnor	What In the Helles	4A: Munich Helles	Shasta Society of Brewers
3rd	Virgil Redman	Batch 295	4A: Munich Helles

Category 5: Pale Bitter European Beer (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ben Sookying	Exported Happiness	5C: German Exportbier
2nd	Randal Burris	Krush Kölsch	5B: Kolsch	Shasta Society of Brewers
3rd	Chris Chandler	Das Gute Bier!	5D: German Pils	Chico Home Brew Club
3rd	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	Killer Kolsch	5B: Kolsch	HOME Brewers [CA]

Category 6: Amber Malty European Lager (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	Uncle Dunk	6C: Dunkels Bock	HOME Brewers [CA]
3rd	James Cota Co-Brewer: Andre Boyance, Andrew Henry	Der Kalifornier	6B: Rauchbier

Category 7: Amber Bitter European Beer (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style
1st	Jim Riffe	Noch Mal	7A: Vienna Lager
2nd	Paul Bergman	Altbier	7B: Altbier
3rd	Jim Riffe	Hintergedanken	7B: Altbier

Category 8: Dark European Lager (2 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Anthony Dublay	South Side Schwarzbier	8B: Schwarzbier	Chico Home Brew Club
3rd	John Poston	Pull Up Your Schwarz	8B: Schwarzbier	Siskiyou C.R.A.F.T. Brew Club

Category 9: Strong European Beer (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	Two Goats In A Boat	9A: Doppelbock	HOME Brewers [CA]
3rd	Dan Howell	Sugar Bear	9C: Baltic Porter	Chico Home Brew Club

Category 10: German Wheat Beer (1 entry)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Rozema	Cotton Headed Ninny Muggins	10A: Weissbier	High Desert Brewgade [NV]

Category 11: British Bitter (1 entry)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	Extra Sensory Bitter	11C: Strong Bitter	HOME Brewers [CA]

Category 12: Pale Commonwealth Beer (2 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Anthony Dublay	Kangaroo Piss	12B: Australian Sparkling Ale	Chico Home Brew Club

Category 13: Brown British Beer (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Virgil Redman	Batch 289	13B: English Brown Ale
2nd	Amy Behlke	Perfect Porter	13C: English Porter	Chico Home Brew Club
3rd	Ben Sookying	Big Ben Brown	13B: English Brown Ale

Category 15: Irish Beer (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Amy Behlke	After-Dinner Stout	15B: Irish Stout	Chico Home Brew Club
2nd	Virgil Redman	Batch 292	15A: Irish Red Ale
3rd	Kenneth Berry	Coleman's Irish Extra Stout	15C: Irish Extra Stout	Humboldt Homebrewers

Category 16: Dark British Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	Far Away Stout	16D: Foreign Extra Stout	HOME Brewers [CA]
2nd	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	Sew Your Oats	16B: Oatmeal Stout	HOME Brewers [CA]
3rd	John Warner	Tropical Stout	16C: Tropical Stout	San Francisco Homebrewer's Guild

Category 17: Strong British Ale (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeremy Andres	Big Girl Barleywine	17D: English Barleywine	Chico Home Brew Club
2nd	Robbie Proctor	Granny's Tipple	17D: English Barleywine	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]
3rd	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	Gnarly Barley	17D: English Barleywine	HOME Brewers [CA]

Category 18: Pale American Ale (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	Beyond the Pale	18B: American Pale Ale	HOME Brewers [CA]
2nd	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	Blondie	18A: Blonde Ale	HOME Brewers [CA]
3rd	Adam Bakker	Blue Sky Pale Ale	18B: American Pale Ale	Chico Home Brew Club

Category 19: Amber and Brown American Beer (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Virgil Redman	Batch 294	19A: American Amber Ale
3rd	Ben Sookying	Mr Beer Kit 1	19A: American Amber Ale

Category 20: American Porter and Stout (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeff Klino Co-Brewer: Dan Pike	Pike Stout	20C: Imperial Stout	High Desert Brewgade [NV]
2nd	Forrest Setnor	Dark Raven Ris	20C: Imperial Stout	Shasta Society of Brewers
3rd	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	You Call This A Porter?	20A: American Porter	HOME Brewers [CA]

Category 21: IPA (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Chandler	Fraternity Haze!	21B7: New England IPA	Chico Home Brew Club
2nd	Forrest Setnor	Jucie Bomb	21B7: New England IPA	Shasta Society of Brewers
3rd	Jeff Klino	Ripa	21A: American IPA	High Desert Brewgade [NV]

Category 22: Strong American Ale (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Chandler	Dirty Wizard!	22A: Double IPA	Chico Home Brew Club
2nd	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	Wheatwine	22D: Wheatwine	HOME Brewers [CA]
3rd	Chris Lovett	Barley Wine	22C: American Barleywine	Brewers of Paradise

Category 23: European Sour Ale (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	John Warner	Ned 3	23B: Flanders Red Ale	San Francisco Homebrewer's Guild
3rd	Forrest Setnor	Ravenwood Red	23B: Flanders Red Ale	Shasta Society of Brewers

Category 24: Belgian Ale (2 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Chandler	Witty McWitface	24A: Witbier	Chico Home Brew Club
2nd	Ray Graves	Belgian Pale Ale	24B: Belgian Pale Ale	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]

Category 25: Strong Belgian Ale (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	Belgian Blond	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	HOME Brewers [CA]
2nd	John Warner	Saison	25B: Saison	San Francisco Homebrewer's Guild
3rd	Paul Bergman	Rye Saison	25B: Saison

Category 26: Trappist Ale (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Lamb	Dubbel Trubbel	26B: Belgian Dubbel	High Desert Brewgade [NV]
2nd	Anthony Dublay	Tall Dark and Belgian	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Chico Home Brew Club
3rd	Jason Hatfield	Glorious Bastard	26B: Belgian Dubbel	High Desert Brewgade [NV]

Category 27: Historical Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Virgil Redman	Batch 296 Pre-Prohibition Lager	27A: Historical Beer

Category 28: American Wild Ale (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Warner	Brett Stout	28A: Brett Beer	San Francisco Homebrewer's Guild
2nd	Brad Liapis	Brett Cees IPA	28A: Brett Beer	Chico Home Brew Club
3rd	Anthony Dublay	Old Funk Face	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Chico Home Brew Club

Category 29: Fruit Beer (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Chris Lovett	Vanilla Porter	29B: Fruit and Spice Beer	Brewers of Paradise
3rd	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	Belgiam Blond With Plums	29A: Fruit Beer	HOME Brewers [CA]

Category 30: Spiced Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Chandler	Coco My Nuts!	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Chico Home Brew Club
2nd	Adam Wyss	Beam Me Up, Biscotti!	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]
3rd	Alex Lucero	Velvet Elvis Imperial Milk Stout	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Chico Home Brew Club

Category 31: Alternative Fermentables Beer (2 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	Ancient Grains	31A: Alternative Grain Beer	HOME Brewers [CA]
2nd	Pavel Anisimov	Tripel Blossom	31B: Alternative Sugar Beer	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]

Category 32: Smoked Beer (1 entry)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	James Cota Co-Brewer: Daniel Roberts, Butch McGuire, Darshan Pingle, George Wisniewski, Andrew Henry, Jessica Cruzan, Henrique MacHado	Rauch Stout	32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer

Category 33: Wood Beer (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	Show Me the Way To the Next Whiskey Beer	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	HOME Brewers [CA]
3rd	John Poston	Mice and Men Imperial Porter	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Siskiyou C.R.A.F.T. Brew Club

Category 34: Specialty Beer (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Riddle Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	Big Gulp	34B: Mixed-Style Beer	HOME Brewers [CA]
2nd	John Warner	Cookies No Cream	34C: Experimental Beer	San Francisco Homebrewer's Guild
3rd	Earlene Solly Co-Brewer: Michael Solly	Gin Aged Cucumber Ale	34C: Experimental Beer	Shasta Society of Brewers

Category C1: Standard Cider and Perry (2 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Robbie Proctor	Ok, I'll Try Making A Cider Pavel!	C1B: English Cider	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]
2nd	Pavel Anisimov	New World Cider	C1A: New World Cider	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]

Category C2: Specialty Cider and Perry (2 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Pavel Anisimov	New England Cider	C2A: New England Cider	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]
3rd	Pavel Anisimov	Cayenne Cider	C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]

Category M1: Traditional Mead (1 entry)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Chris Lovett	Clover Mead	M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead	Brewers of Paradise

Category M2: Fruit Mead (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Brian Wilkes Co-Brewer: Margarita Wilkes	Wilkes Compound Pyment	M2B: Pyment

Category M4: Specialty Mead (1 entry)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Pavel Anisimov	Maple Cyser	M4C: Experimental Mead	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA]

Judging Session Locations and Dates

TBD
04/19/2019 5:00 PM, PDT

Sierra Nevada Bigroom
04/28/2019 9:00 AM, PDT

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 01/16/2019 12:00 AM, PST through 04/28/2019 5:00 PM, PDT.

Entry Registration Closed

Entry registrations accepted 02/01/2019 12:00 AM, PST through 04/13/2019 5:00 PM, PDT.

Entry Drop-Off Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 03/26/2019 10:00 AM, PDT through 04/13/2019 5:00 PM, PDT.

Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.

Entry Shipping Closed

Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location 03/26/2019 10:00 AM, PDT through 04/13/2019 5:00 PM, PDT.