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Thank you for your interest in the 2013 National Homebrew Competition - San Diego, CA Judging Center organized by The American Homebrewers Association. Be sure to read the competition rules.
Thanks To All Who Participated in the 2013 National Homebrew Competition - San Diego, CA Judging Center
There were 721 entries judged and 311 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Winning Entries 
Category 1: Light Lager (15 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
 1st |
Kenneth Jacobson |
1D: Munich Helles |
Whiskey Row Brew Club |
 2nd |
Aaron Smith |
1E: Dortmunder Export |
San Luis Obispo Brewers (SLOB) |
 3rd |
Heath Haynes
Co-Brewer: Eileen Haynes |
1B: Standard American Lager |
Mohave Ale & Lager Tasting Society (MALTS) |
Category 2: Pilsner (18 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
James Hilbing |
2A: German Pilsner (Pils) |
Strand Brewers |
| 2nd |
Jeff Lampman |
2A: German Pilsner (Pils) |
San Luis Obispo Brewers (SLOB) |
| 3rd |
Aaron Smith |
2C: Classic American Pilsner |
San Luis Obispo Brewers (SLOB) |
Category 3: European Amber Lager (15 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Phillip Lisonbee |
3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen |
Brewing Network, The |
| 2nd |
Brian Holter
Co-Brewer: Kingsley Toby |
3A: Vienna Lager |
Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club |
| 3rd |
Brian Trout |
3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
Category 4: Dark Lager (15 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Curtis Chism |
4C: Schwarzbier |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
| 2nd |
James Schirmer |
4C: Schwarzbier |
Crown of the Valley Brewing Society |
| 3rd |
Kevin Kowalczyk |
4A: Dark American Lager |
Thousand Oaked Homebrewers |
Category 5: Bock (22 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Jim McCaskey
Co-Brewer: Jared Thomas, Byron Duff |
5C: Doppelbock |
***NONE*** |
| 2nd |
Steven Bailey
Co-Brewer: David Krawzsenek |
5D: Eisbock |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
| 3rd |
Curtis Chism |
5B: Traditional Bock |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
Category 6: Light Hybrid Beer (38 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Kevin Margulieux |
6C: Kolsch |
Brewluminati |
| 2nd |
Nick Hebner |
6D: American Wheat or Rye Beer |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
| 3rd |
Aaron Smith |
6B: Blonde Ale |
San Luis Obispo Brewers (SLOB) |
Category 7: Amber Hybrid Beer (18 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Jenny DuRose
Co-Brewer: Eric DuRose |
7B: California Common Beer |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
| 2nd |
Kim Sparrow |
7C: Dusseldorf Altbier |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
| 3rd |
Aaron Smith |
7B: California Common Beer |
San Luis Obispo Brewers (SLOB) |
Category 8: English Pale Ale (14 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Tom Kelly
Co-Brewer: Peggy Kelly |
8B: Special/Best/Premium Bitter |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
| 2nd |
Ben Miller |
8B: Special/Best/Premium Bitter |
Dukes Of Ale |
| 3rd |
William Kurmes |
8A: Standard/Ordinary Bitter |
Mountain Top Mashers [AZ] |
Category 9: Scottish and Irish Ale (25 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Jason Byl |
9E: Strong Scotch Ale |
Maltose Falcons Home Brewing Society |
| 2nd |
Derek Springer |
9C: Scottish Export 80/- |
Society of Barley Engineers |
| 3rd |
Peter Perrecone |
9E: Strong Scotch Ale |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
Category 10: American Ale (60 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Brian Holter
Co-Brewer: Kingsley Toby |
10A: American Pale Ale |
Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club |
| 2nd |
Heath Haynes
Co-Brewer: Eileen Haynes |
10A: American Pale Ale |
Mohave Ale & Lager Tasting Society (MALTS) |
| 3rd |
Curtis Chism |
10A: American Pale Ale |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
Category 11: English Brown Ale (19 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Ian Hay |
11A: Mild |
Brewing Network, The |
| 2nd |
Jason Conrado |
11C: Northern English Brown Ale |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
| 3rd |
Patrick Ray
Co-Brewer: Tami McCoy |
11C: Northern English Brown Ale |
***OTHER*** |
Category 12: Porter (22 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Aaron Smith |
12C: Baltic Porter |
San Luis Obispo Brewers (SLOB) |
| 2nd |
Vanessa Mills |
12A: Brown Porter |
Society of Barley Engineers |
| 3rd |
Steven Bailey
Co-Brewer: David Krawzsenek |
12B: Robust Porter |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
Category 13: Stout (45 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Christian Banker |
13A: Dry Stout |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
| 2nd |
Kelsey McNair |
13F: Imperial Stout |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
| 3rd |
Daniel Schroeder |
13F: Imperial Stout |
***NONE*** |
Category 14: India Pale Ale (IPA) (69 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Kelsey McNair |
14B: American IPA |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
| 2nd |
Kelsey McNair |
14C: Imperial IPA |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
| 3rd |
Craig Schriber |
14C: Imperial IPA |
Maltose Falcons Home Brewing Society |
Category 15: German Wheat and Rye Beer (21 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Aaron Luelling |
15A: Weizen/Weissbier |
SNAFU |
| 2nd |
Eric McLaughlin |
15B: Dunkelweizen |
Long Beach Homebrewers |
| 3rd |
Jeff Lampman |
15C: Weizenbock |
San Luis Obispo Brewers (SLOB) |
Category 16: Belgian and French Ale (55 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Kevin Margulieux |
16D: Biere de Garde |
Brewluminati |
| 2nd |
Ryan Ferrasci |
16E: Belgian Specialty Ale |
Strand Brewers |
| 3rd |
Justin Harris
Co-Brewer: Jason Schultz & Adam Hanley |
16A: Witbier |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
Category 17: Sour Ale (24 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Jeff Crane |
17C: Flanders Brown Ale/Oud Bruin |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
| 2nd |
Peter Perrecone |
17F: Fruit Lambic |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
| 3rd |
Kelsey McNair
Co-Brewer: Harold Gulbransen, Skip Virgilio, Loren Miraglia |
17C: Flanders Brown Ale/Oud Bruin |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
Category 18: Belgian Strong Ale (31 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Kim Sparrow |
18B: Belgian Dubbel |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
| 2nd |
Christopher Lewis |
18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
Brewing Network, The |
| 3rd |
Mark Grzesiuk
Co-Brewer: Kevin Kopec & Julian Parsley |
18A: Belgian Blond Ale |
***NONE*** |
Category 19: Strong Ale (26 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Peter Perrecone |
19B: English Barleywine |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
| 2nd |
Kelsey McNair
Co-Brewer: Jonny Lieberman |
19A: Old Ale |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
| 3rd |
Ben Miller |
19C: American Barleywine |
Dukes Of Ale |
Category 20: Fruit Beer (16 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
James Tutor |
20A: Fruit Beer |
Long Beach Homebrewers |
| 2nd |
Jared Current
Co-Brewer: Doug Wilson |
20A: Fruit Beer |
***NONE*** |
| 3rd |
Kevin Margulieux |
20A: Fruit Beer |
Brewluminati |
Category 21: Spice/Herb/Vegatable Beer (30 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Brian Trout |
21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
| 2nd |
Ben Miller
Co-Brewer: Gina Etoll |
21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
Dukes Of Ale |
| 3rd |
Jeff Bukey
Co-Brewer: Mike Nagy |
21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
Temecula Valley Homebrewers Association |
Category 22: Smoke-Flavored and Wood-Aged Beer (43 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Rives Borland
Co-Brewer: Jeff Sanders |
22C: Wood-Aged Beer |
Strand Brewers |
| 2nd |
Kelsey McNair |
22C: Wood-Aged Beer |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
| 3rd |
Eric Holden |
22C: Wood-Aged Beer |
Temecula Valley Homebrewers Association |
Category 23: Specialty Beer (31 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Keith Mycek |
23A: Specialty Beer |
Brewing Network, The |
| 2nd |
Ward G. Walkup IV |
23A: Specialty Beer |
Yeastside Brewers |
| 3rd |
Peggy McNab
Co-Brewer: Mike McNab |
23A: Specialty Beer |
Brewing Network, The |
Category 24: Traditional Mead (13 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Harold Gulbransen |
24C: Sweet Mead |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
| 2nd |
Tom Kelly
Co-Brewer: Peggy Kelly |
24C: Sweet Mead |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
| 3rd |
Harold Gulbransen |
24B: Semi-Sweet Mead |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
Category 25: Melomel (Fruit Mead) (9 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Tom Kelly
Co-Brewer: Peggy Kelly |
25C: Other Fruit Melomel |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
| 2nd |
Harold Gulbransen |
25B: Pyment |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
| 3rd |
Eric Holden |
25B: Pyment |
Temecula Valley Homebrewers Association |
Category 26: Other Mead (8 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Eric Holden |
26C: Open Category Mead |
Temecula Valley Homebrewers Association |
| 2nd |
Eric Holden |
26A: Metheglin |
Temecula Valley Homebrewers Association |
| 3rd |
David Lester |
26C: Open Category Mead |
Maltose Falcons Home Brewing Society |
Category 27: Standard Cider and Perry (8 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Brian Trout |
27A: Common Cider |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
| 2nd |
Jason Conrado |
27A: Common Cider |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
| 3rd |
Jenny DuRose
Co-Brewer: Eric DuRose |
27A: Common Cider |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
Category 28: Specialty Cider and Perry (11 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Christian Banker |
28D: Other Specialty Cider or Perry |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
| 2nd |
Brian Trout |
28D: Other Specialty Cider or Perry |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
| 3rd |
Jess Sullivan |
28C: Applewine |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |