Saturday, May 25, 2013

List of Homebrew Awards (Updated Regularly)

Below is the list of awards I've received from competing in brewing competitions.  I tend to enter competitions for three reasons:  1) to win medals (get my name out there in case I ever want to open a brewery) and 2) to test the honesty of my own palette  and 3) get feedback.  

In complete honesty, a good chunk of the individual competition feedback/reviews I've received have been pretty off base or unhelpful, but what I do find interesting are the trends in feedback.  If I get identical feedback or similar off flavors/characteristics noted in a beer from different competitions then I tend to put much more faith into the feedback, and will make changes accordingly.  Sometimes we all miss things in our beers, whether its pride or just differences in our own biological makeup/palette, so competitions can definitely help improve the quality of our beers if we look at the resulting data in the correct light.


Homebrewing Competition Awards:
1.     2011 Pacific Brewer’s Cup (Pacific Gravity)
a.     1st Place India ale Ale Category, 14B for Pacific Rim IPA v1 (IPA w/ NZ & Japanese Hops)

2.     2012 Doug King Memorial (Maltose Falcons)
a.     1st Place Imperial Anything Category, 28 for Matrimonial Milk Stout v1 (Imperial Milk Stout)
b.     4th Place Best of Show Round for Matrimonial Milk Stout v1 (Imperial Milk Stout)

3.     2012 Stone March Madness Competition (Stone Brewery/AHA)
a.     Peoples Choice Final Five for Hogg’s Wine v1 (Wheatwine)
b.     5th Place Best of Show Round for Hogg’s Wine v1 (Wheatwine)

4.     2013 National Homebrew Competition (First Round)
a.     1 Bronze certificate (2 entries; 1 damaged so not judged)

5.     2012 Southern California Regional Homebrew Championship (Inland Empire Brewers)
a.     2nd Place American Pale Ale Category, 10A for Velarde’s Flight v1 (American Pale Ale)
b.     2nd Place Stout Category, 13A-D for Mini Matrimonial Milk Stout v1 (Milk Stout)
c.      2nd Place Spiced/Herb/Vegetable Beer Category, 21A for Chai Latte v1 (Milk Stout with Chai Spices)

6.     2012 Los Angeles County Faire Homebrew Competition (Maltose Falcons)
a.     Best of Show for Velarde’s Flight v1 (West Coast Extra Pale Ale)
b.     Second Runner Up to Best of Show for Mini Matrimonial Milk Stout v1 (Milk Stout)
c.      1st Place American West Coast Beers Category, Class 10 for Velarde’s Flight v1 (West Coast Extra Pale Ale)
d.     2nd Place American Pale Ale Category, Class 5 for Pacifican Pale Ale v1 (American Pale Ale)
e.     1st Place Stout Category, Class 17 for Mini Matrimonial Milk Stout v1 (English (Sweet) Cream or Milk Stout)
f.      2nd Place Spiced/Herb/Vegetable Beer Category, Class 24 for Chai Latte v1 (Milk Stout with Chai Spices)

7.     2012 Pacific Brewer’s Cup (Strand Brewers)
a.     2nd Place American Ale Category 10 for Pacifican Pale Ale v1 (American Pale Ale)
b.     3rd Place Specialty Beer Category 23 for Liquid Reeses Peanut Butter Cup v1 (Milk Stout with Peanut Butter and Cocoa Nibs)
c.      Honorable Mention Spiced/Herb/Vegetable Beer Category 21 for Vanilla Chai Latte v2 (Milk Stout with Vanilla Beans and Chai Spices)

8.     2013 Doug King Memorial (Maltose Falcons)
a.     1st Place Specialty Beer Category 24- Fruit/Vegetable and Herb/Spiced for Vanilla Chai Latte v3 (Imperial Milk Stout w/ Chai Spices)
b.     5th Place Best of Show Round for Vanilla Chai Latte v3 (Imperial Milk Stout w/ Chai Spices)

9.     2013 Stone March Madness Competition (Stone Brewery/AHA)
a.     Peoples Choice Final Six for Vanilla Chai Latte v4 (Imperial Milk Stout w/ Chai Spices & Vanilla Beans)
b.     Top Popular Vote for Vanilla Chai Latte v4 (Imperial Milk Stout w/ Chai Spices & Vanilla Beans)
c.      Runner Up Best of Show Round (2nd Place Overall) for Vanilla Chai Latte v4 (Imperial Milk Stout w/ Chai Spices & Vanilla Beans)

10. 2013 National Homebrew Competition (First Round)
a.     2nd Place Specialty Beer Category 23 for The Carpet Matches the Drapes v1 (Imperial Red Ale with Rye and New Zealand, US and Australian Hops)
b.     2 Gold, 4 Silver and 4 Bronze certificates (11 entries)

11. 2013 Mayfaire Competition (Maltose Falcons)
a.     2nd Place Stout Category, Class 17 for Matrimonial Milk Stout v4 (English (Sweet) Cream or Milk Stout)
b.     2nd Place Spiced/Herb/Vegetable Beer Category, Class 24 for Vanilla Chai Latte v4 (Milk Stout with Chai Spices & Vanillla)
c.      3rd Place Specialty Beer Class 25 for The Carpet Matches the Drapes v1 (Imperial Red Ale with Rye and New Zealand, US and Australian Hops)


12.     2014 Doug King Memorial (Maltose Falcons)
a.     1st Place Fruit/Vegetable/Herb/Spice Hybrid Beer Category - Fruit/Vegetable for Pucker Up Buttercup (Dark Sour with Peaches)
b.    2nd Place Fruit/Vegetable/Herb/Spice Hybrid Beer Category - Fruit/Vegetable for Douchiest Beer on Earth (Golden MIlk Stout)


13. 2013 National Homebrew Competition (First Round)
a.     2nd Place American Pale Ale Category, Class 5 for Velarde's Flight v2 (American Pale Ale)
b.     1 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze certificates (3 entries)



14. 2014 Mayfaire Competition (Maltose Falcons)


c.      3rd Place American West Coast Beers Category, Class 10 for Velarde’s Flight v2 (West Coast Extra Pale Ale)
d.     1st Place American Pale Ale Category, Class 5 for Pacifican Pale Ale v1 (American Pale Ale)
f.      1st Place Spiced/Herb/Vegetable Beer Category, Class 24 for Peanut Butter Chocolate Shake (Milk Stout with PB2 and chocolate)




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