Windsor Classic 2023

Awards

Judges

Josh Abrams, Chris Crowe, Eric Dang, Jedi Douglas, Brian Favela, Scott Fielder, Jesse Garcia, DJ Kelly, Masahiro Kitano, Evan Mcgann, Peter Mcgann, Charlie Perez, Aaron Renfro, Steven Severn, Jon Silvertooth, Shane Sprague, Hanii Takahashi, Aaron Vieira, Hal Ward, Ben Wilson

Judges - Best of Show

Masahiro Kitano, Jon Silvertooth, Hanii Takahashi, Hal Ward

Stewards

Roger Aguilar, Brady Barber, Jordan Hodgson, Mark Mattingly, Chris Reiser, Curtis Ritter, Todd Thienngern

Staff

Roger Aguilar, Brady Barber, Rocky Evans, DJ Kelly, Masahiro Kitano, Mark Mattingly, Chris Reiser, Shane Sprague, Todd Thienngern, Ben Wilson

Organizer

Steven Severn

By the Numbers

158 Entries 81 Entrants

20 Judges 7 Stewards 10 Staff

58 Placing Entries

Table 1: American IPA - 21A

16 entries

Judges: Aaron Vieira (Head Judge), Ben Wilson

1st

Val Guerrero

Long Beach Homebrewers

Strata On Bry (21A: American IPA)

2nd

Mike Rascon

Long Beach Homebrewers

Hop Creeper (21A: American IPA)

3rd

Ryan Rivas

SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)

Let's Set Our Hops On Self-Destruct (21A: American IPA)

Masahiro Kitano

SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)

New Geeeee (21A: American IPA)

Table 2: American Pale Ale - 18B

15 entries

Judges: Jesse Garcia, Charlie Perez

1st

Steven Severn

Orange County Mash Ups

Apathy (18B: American Pale Ale)

2nd

Mike Neice

Barley Bandits

Mike's Pale Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)

Table 3: Standard American Beer - 1A, 1B, 1D

10 entries

Judges: Peter Mcgann, Jon Silvertooth

1st

Mike Rascon

Long Beach Homebrewers

Rakau Wheat (1D: American Wheat Beer)

2nd

Radames Serrano

Sol Del Caribe (1D: American Wheat Beer)

3rd

Ryan Jiles & Mario Tosta

Gf Lager (1A: American Light Lager)

Table 4: Fruit Beer - 29A, 29C

10 entries

Judges: Scott Fielder, Evan Mcgann

1st

Violet Kaplan

SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)

Tropical Gose (29A: Fruit Beer)

2nd

Masahiro Kitano

SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)

Guavahh! (29A: Fruit Beer)

3rd

Chris Bruno

Orange County Mash Ups

Passionfruit/clementine Sour (29A: Fruit Beer)

Table 5: Belgian Ale & Strong Belgian Ale - 24A, 24B, 25A, 25B

6 entries

Judges: Eric Dang

1st

David Gulotta

"Out Of The Park" - Blood Orange Witbier (24A: Witbier)

2nd

Edward Kmett

Immersion Chillers

Round Barn Saison (25B: Saison)

3rd

Edward Kmett

Immersion Chillers

Dark Roots (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)

Table 6: International Lager - 2A

8 entries

Judges: Aaron Renfro, Hanii Takahashi

1st

Doug Walker

Inland Empire Brewers

Cerveza Para Llevar (2A: International Pale Lager)

2nd

Karissa Curatolo

Inland Empire Brewers

Aplazia Cerveza (2A: International Pale Lager)

3rd

Violet Kaplan

SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)

Cruzkap Rice Lager (2A: International Pale Lager)

Table 7: American Amber, Brown, Porter, Stouts - 19A, 19C, 20A, 20B

7 entries

Judges: Jedi Douglas, Hanii Takahashi

1st

Eduardo Casillas & Alex Alonzo

Midnight Ride (20B: American Stout)

2nd

Matt Feron

Red Line Porter (20A: American Porter)

3rd

Matthew Baldwin

Orange County Mash Ups

Choco Porter (20A: American Porter)

Eric Strickland & Matt Baldwin

Orange County Mash Ups

Chocolate Hazelnut Brown (19C: American Brown Ale)

Table 8: Sour & Wild Ale - 23A, 27A1, 28C

3 entries

Judges: Chris Crowe, Evan Mcgann

1st

Rocky Evans & Mark Mattingly

Orange County Mash Ups

Milk The Funk 2022 (27A1: Gose)

2nd

Shane Sprague & Chris Kohl

Orange County Mash Ups

Gdr Berliner (23A: Berliner Weisse)

3rd

Eric Strickland

Orange County Mash Ups

Painkiller Tart (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)

Table 9: Pale British & Irish Beer - 11B, 12A, 12C, 15A

8 entries

Judges: Brian Favela, Jon Silvertooth

1st

Curtis Ritter

Orange County Mash Ups

Across The Pond (12A: British Golden Ale)

2nd

Thomas Greiner

Mittelfruhcitrazacca (12A: British Golden Ale)

3rd

Zach Alexander

God Save The Queen (12C: English IPA)

Table 10: Dark British & Irish Beer - 13B, 13C, 16A, 16B

9 entries

Judges: DJ Kelly, Hal Ward

1st

Charles Kirk

Brewluminati [CA]

Kirk The Porter (13C: English Porter)

2nd

Greg Risling

Ode To The Irish (15B: Irish Stout)

3rd

Steven Severn

Orange County Mash Ups

Hometown Advantage (13B: English Brown Ale)

Table 11: Wood, Specialty, & Spiced Beer - 30A, 30C, 33A, 33B, 34B

8 entries

Judges: Chris Crowe, Scott Fielder

1st

Rocky Evans & Aaron Vieira Micheal...

Orange County Mash Ups

Barrel #1 (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)

2nd

Daniel Hernandez

Second Date (30C: Winter Seasonal Beer)

3rd

Jason Dunn

Inland Empire Brewers

German Chocolate Cake (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

James Grierson & Erin Grierson

Meisters of the Brewniverse

Barrel Racing (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)

Table 12: Malty European Beer - 4A, 4C, 6A, 8A, 8B, 9C, 10A

12 entries

Judges: Josh Abrams, Shane Sprague

1st

Mandy Porter

Inland Empire Brewers

Porter's Pitfall (9C: Baltic Porter)

2nd

Mike Neice

Barley Bandits

Uncle Dunkel (8A: Munich Dunkel)

3rd

Alex Alonzo

SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)

Scoop The Foop (6A: Marzen)

Steve Delva

Maibock (4C: Helles Bock)

Table 13: Bitter European Beer - 5B, 5C, 5D, 7A, 7B

6 entries

Judges: Shane Sprague, Hal Ward

1st

Doug Walker

Inland Empire Brewers

Vienna Knights (7A: Vienna Lager)

2nd

Doug Walker

Inland Empire Brewers

Old Man Grant Kopf (7B: Altbier)

3rd

Violet Kaplan

SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)

Cruzkap German Pilsy (5D: German Pils)

Table 14: Hazy IPA - 21B7

9 entries

Judges: Eric Dang, Brian Favela

1st

Jeff Zwetsch & Don Frakes

Crave The Haze (21B7: New England IPA)

2nd

James Grierson & Erin Grierson

Meisters of the Brewniverse

Liquid Summer (21B7: New England IPA)

3rd

Charles Kirk & Brewdog Luna

Brewluminati [CA]

Full Luna Haze (21B7: New England IPA)

Table 15: Specialty IPA & Strong Ale - 21B1, 21B, 21B2, 21B4, 21B6, 22A, 22B

9 entries

Judges: Masahiro Kitano, Aaron Vieira

1st

Curtis Ritter

Orange County Mash Ups

Final Destination (22B: American Strong Ale)

2nd

Chris Bruno

Orange County Mash Ups

Black IPA (21B2: Black IPA)

3rd

Kyle Hatch

Orange County Mash Ups

New World Monks (21B1: Belgian IPA)

Table 16: Blonde Ale - 18A

8 entries

Judges: Jedi Douglas, Masahiro Kitano

1st

Tom Fontes & Paulo Ramos

Orange County Mash Ups

Rose Park Blonde (18A: Blonde Ale)

2nd

Matt Young

Orange County Mash Ups

I Love Blondes (18A: Blonde Ale)

3rd

Gary Smet

Broken Beacon (18A: Blonde Ale)

Tim Bernardo & Rose Reyes

Honey Do Homebrew - Moh's Blonde Ale (18A: Blonde Ale)

Table 17: Trappist Ales - 26A, 26B, 26C, 26D

9 entries

Judges: Aaron Renfro

1st

Thomas Greiner

Shimmmay (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)

2nd

Gabriel Adler & Shannon Tarkanian

Picnic Table (26A: Trappist Single)

3rd

John Aproda

SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)

Ask Alice (26C: Belgian Tripel)

Table 18: Czech Lager - 3A, 3B, 3D

5 entries

Judges: Chris Crowe, DJ Kelly

1st

Jason Dunn

Inland Empire Brewers

The Most Gluggable (3D: Czech Dark Lager)

2nd

Alex Alonzo

SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)

Czech The Srm (3D: Czech Dark Lager)

3rd

Kyle Hatch

Orange County Mash Ups

Lil Saazy Pants (3A: Czech Pale Lager)

Best of Show

Beer

Judges: Masahiro Kitano, Jon Silvertooth, Hanii Takahashi, Hal Ward

1st

Rocky Evans & Aaron Vieira Micheal...

Orange County Mash Ups

Barrel #1 (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)

2nd

Steven Severn

Orange County Mash Ups

Apathy (18B: American Pale Ale)

3rd

Jason Dunn

Inland Empire Brewers

The Most Gluggable (3D: Czech Dark Lager)

Heavy Medal Brewer

81 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	Score	Club
1st	Doug Walker	2	1	8.0000000	Inland Empire Brewers
2nd	Curtis Ritter	2	0	6.0000000	Orange County Mash Ups
	Rocky Evans	2	0	6.0000000	Orange County Mash Ups

Best Club

17 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score
1st	Orange County Mash Ups	6	3	6	1	30.0000000
2nd	Inland Empire Brewers	4	2	1	0	17.0000000
3rd	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)	1	2	5	1	12.0000000

Windsor Classic 2023

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Judges - Best of Show

Stewards

Staff

Organizer

By the Numbers

Table 1: American IPA - 21A

Table 2: American Pale Ale - 18B

Table 3: Standard American Beer - 1A, 1B, 1D

Table 4: Fruit Beer - 29A, 29C

Table 5: Belgian Ale & Strong Belgian Ale - 24A, 24B, 25A, 25B

Table 6: International Lager - 2A

Table 7: American Amber, Brown, Porter, Stouts - 19A, 19C, 20A, 20B

Table 8: Sour & Wild Ale - 23A, 27A1, 28C

Table 9: Pale British & Irish Beer - 11B, 12A, 12C, 15A

Table 10: Dark British & Irish Beer - 13B, 13C, 16A, 16B

Table 11: Wood, Specialty, & Spiced Beer - 30A, 30C, 33A, 33B, 34B

Table 12: Malty European Beer - 4A, 4C, 6A, 8A, 8B, 9C, 10A

Table 13: Bitter European Beer - 5B, 5C, 5D, 7A, 7B

Table 14: Hazy IPA - 21B7

Table 15: Specialty IPA & Strong Ale - 21B1, 21B, 21B2, 21B4, 21B6, 22A, 22B

Table 16: Blonde Ale - 18A

Table 17: Trappist Ales - 26A, 26B, 26C, 26D

Table 18: Czech Lager - 3A, 3B, 3D

Best of Show

Beer

Heavy Medal Brewer

Best Club

Scoring Methodology

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners