Thanks to all who participated in the 25th Annual Chico Homebrew Competition.
There were 53 entries judged and 32 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Taylor Shastid | Chattahoochee Kolsch | 5B: Kölsch | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
| 2nd | Virgil Redman | Batch 360 Weimar Amber | 2B: International Amber Lager | PUBS |
| 3rd | Virgil Redman | Batch 360 Weimar Common | 27A2: Kentucky Common | PUBS |
Winning Entries
Category 1: Standard American Beer 3 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Josh Akin MHP | Cream Abdul Jabbar | 1C: Cream Ale | QUAFF |
| 2nd | Erik Jensen | RCB Light Lager | 1A: American Light Lager | |
| 3rd | Nicholas Pfyl | Wheat Beer | 1D: American Wheat Beer | Chico Home Brew Club |
Category 2: International Lager 2 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Virgil Redman | Batch 360 Weimar Amber | 2B: International Amber Lager | PUBS |
| 2nd | Virgil Redman | Batch 364 Weimar Lager | 2A: International Pale Lager | PUBS |
Category 3: Czech Lager 1 entry
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 2nd | Jonathan Swisher | Golden Stairway | 3A: Czech Pale Lager | Chico Home Brew Club |
Category 4: Pale Malty European Lager 1 entry
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 2nd | 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 | Taylor Shastid | Chattahoochee Kolsch | 5B: Kölsch | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
| 3rd | Josh Akin MHP | Kolsch Of The Titans | 5B: Kölsch | QUAFF |
Category 6: Amber Malty European Lager 3 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Virgil Redman | Batch 363 Weimar Marzen | 6A: Märzen | PUBS |
| 2nd | Virgil Redman | Batch 362 Weimar Rauchbier | 6B: Rauchbier | PUBS |
| 3rd | Virgil Redman | Batch 357 Weimar Dunkel | 6C: Dunkels Bock | PUBS |
Category 7: Amber Bitter European Beer 3 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Virgil Redman | Batch 368 Weimar Vienna | 7A: Vienna Lager | PUBS |
| 3rd | Josh Akin MHP | Lightning Trip To Vienna | 7A: Vienna Lager | QUAFF |
Category 8: Dark European Lager 2 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Jonathan Swisher | Sheets Of Empty Canvas | 8B: Schwarzbier | Chico Home Brew Club |
Category 9: Strong European Beer 1 entry
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | John Abbott | There's No Stout About It! That's A Dopplebock! | 9A: Doppelbock | Chico Home Brew Club |
Category 10: German Wheat Beer 1 entry
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 2nd | Nicholas Pfyl | Weissbeir | 10A: Weissbier | Chico Home Brew Club |
Category 13: Brown British Beer 1 entry
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 2nd | David Satre | Brown Delight | 13B: British Brown Ale | Chico Home Brew Club |
Category 16: Dark British Beer 2 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 2nd | Jonathan Swisher | Short And Stout | 16C: Tropical Stout | Chico Home Brew Club |
| 3rd | Jerry Worswick | Jerry Worswick | 16C: Tropical Stout | Chico Home Brew Club |
Category 19: Amber and Brown American Beer 2 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | David Satre | Brown On Top | 19C: American Brown Ale | Chico Home Brew Club |
| 2nd | Josh Akin MHP | Newsom's Own | 19B: California Common | QUAFF |
Category 20: American Porter and Stout 5 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 2nd | Jerry Worswick | Jerry Worswick | 20C: Imperial Stout | Chico Home Brew Club |
| 3rd | Cynthia Paulo | Black Don't Crack | 20C: Imperial Stout | Chico Home Brew Club |
Category 21: IPA 4 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Erik Jensen | RCB Hoppy Session Ale | 21B: Specialty IPA | |
| 3rd | Taylor Shastid | Experiment 626 | 21B3: Brown IPA | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
Category 22: Strong American Ale 1 entry
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Taylor Shastid | High And Dry | 22A: Double IPA | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
Category 23: European Sour Ale 1 entry
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Christopher Palmer | Can You Taste The Meth? | 23A: Berliner Weisse | Chico Home Brew Club |
Category 24: Belgian Ale 1 entry
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 3rd | Taylor Shastid | Flemish Folly | 24B: Belgian Pale Ale | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
Category 25: Strong Belgian Ale 1 entry
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Taylor Shastid | Saisons For The Seasons | 25B: Saison | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
Category 26: Monastic Ale 1 entry
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Josh Akin MHP | Upper Bidwell Blues | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | QUAFF |
Category 27: Historical Beer 1 entry
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Virgil Redman | Batch 360 Weimar Common | 27A2: Kentucky Common | PUBS |
Category 29: Fruit Beer 3 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Christopher Palmer | Barely Wine | 29A: Fruit Beer | Chico Home Brew Club |
| 2nd | Josh Akin MHP | Blue Steel | 29A: Fruit Beer | QUAFF |
Category 30: Spiced Beer 4 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Cynthia Paulo | Muddy Boots | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Chico Home Brew Club |
| 2nd | Nicholas Pfyl | Rosemary Blonde | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Chico Home Brew Club |
| 3rd | Brian Gorre-Clancy | Stout Au Lait | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | |
Category 32: Smoked Beer 1 entry
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 2nd | Josh Akin MHP | Smoky Weiss Bear | 32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer | QUAFF |
Category 33: Wood Beer 1 entry
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Josh Akin MHP | Kennessee Common | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | QUAFF |
Category C1: Standard Cider and Perry 1 entry
| 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 1 entry
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 2nd | Scott Paulo | Cherrylicious | C2B: Cider with Other Fruit | Chico Home Brew Club |
Category M1: Traditional Mead 1 entry
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 2nd | Nicholas Pfyl | Mead | M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead | Chico Home Brew Club |
Category M3: Spiced Mead 1 entry
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 3rd | Josh Akin MHP | Belgian Candi Mead | M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead | QUAFF |
Category M4: Specialty Mead 1 entry
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | John Abbott | Ooops, Let's Call It A Bochet | M4B: Historical Mead | Chico Home Brew Club |