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Thanks To All Who Participated in the 2013 Alameda County Fair Homebrew Competition (BABO)
There were 213 entries and 136 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners 
BOS - Beer
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
 1st |
Matthew Kennedy |
Munich Helles |
1D: Munich Helles |
Sonoma Beerocrats |
 2nd |
Laurent & Kate Morichetti |
Formula 14 |
14C: Imperial IPA |
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BOS - Cider
No entries are eligible.
BOS - Mead
No entries are eligible.
Winning Entries
Table 1: American Lagers (6 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Matthew Kennedy |
Munich Helles |
1D: Munich Helles |
Sonoma Beerocrats |
| 2nd |
Jonathan Kissinger |
Less Filling!!!! Taste Great!!!!! |
1A: Lite American Lager |
Worts of Wisdom |
 3rd |
Jonathan Kissinger |
Real Classic American Pilsner |
2C: Classic American Pilsner |
Worts of Wisdom |
Table 2: Pilsner and Bock (7 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Ryan Pappas |
Lauteralles Pushit Pilsner |
2A: German Pilsner (Pils) |
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| 2nd |
Matthew Kennedy |
Maibock |
5A: Maibock/Helles Bock |
Sonoma Beerocrats |
| 3rd |
Jeremy Pendrey |
Bock Bock Bock |
5B: Traditional Bock |
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Table 3: Amber & Dark Lagers (7 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Jonathan Kissinger |
I Need A Ribbon Please |
4A: Dark American Lager |
Worts of Wisdom |
| 2nd |
Don Breedlove |
Vienna Lager |
3A: Vienna Lager |
Mad Zymurgists |
| 3rd |
Jason Davis |
Barbary Coast Black Lager |
4C: Schwarzbier |
Bay Area Mashers |
Table 6: Light Hybrid (8 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Jennifer Jordan |
Kolsch |
6C: Kolsch |
San Francisco Homebrewers Guild |
| 2nd |
Mike Machi |
BEER |
6B: Blonde Ale |
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| 3rd |
Daniel Posey |
Dan’s Cream Ale |
6A: Cream Ale |
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Table 7: Amber Hybrid (6 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Jeffrey Fiore |
Cal Common |
7B: California Common Beer |
Bay Area Mashers |
| 2nd |
Daniel Owens |
Uniquely Cali |
7B: California Common Beer |
San Francisco Homebrewers Guild |
| 3rd |
Bryan Birmingham |
Sf Common |
7B: California Common Beer |
Sf home brew club |
Table 8: English Pale (5 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Rick Reineman |
ESB |
8B: Special/Best/Premium Bitter |
Brew Angels |
| 2nd |
Erich Schmidt |
Erich’s Special Bitter |
8B: Special/Best/Premium Bitter |
Worts of Wisdom |
| 3rd |
Roger Watson |
E.S.B. |
8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) |
Brew Angels |
Table 10: American Ale (21 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Jeffrey Fiore |
Jantet’s Brow Lite |
10C: American Brown Ale |
Bay Area Mashers |
| 2nd |
Aaron Schleifer |
American Amber Alert 2 |
10B: American Amber Ale |
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| 3rd |
Laurent & Kate Morichetti |
377 Pale Ale |
10A: American Pale Ale |
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Table 11: English Brown, Scottish and Irish Ale (7 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Jonathan Kissinger |
Easy Drinking |
11A: Mild |
Worts of Wisdom |
| 2nd |
Alex Kolar |
Mildly Mild |
11A: Mild |
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| 3rd |
Robert Smith |
Robert W. Smith |
9D: Irish Red Ale |
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Table 12: Porter (12 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Travis Burkhardt |
Travis Burkhardt |
12A: Brown Porter |
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| 2nd |
Justin Motta |
American Robust Porter |
12B: Robust Porter |
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| 3rd |
Chris Scianni |
Dessert |
12A: Brown Porter |
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Table 13: Stout (11 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Jim Williams |
J&J Russian Imperial Stout |
13F: Imperial Stout |
Sudzers |
| 2nd |
Carl Jenks |
Black Ball Stout |
13D: Foreign Extra Stout |
Brew Angels |
| 3rd |
Douglas Smith |
Imperial Stout |
13F: Imperial Stout |
Bay Area Mashers |
Table 14: IPA (38 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Laurent & Kate Morichetti |
Formula 14 |
14C: Imperial IPA |
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| 2nd |
Joe Prokes |
Simcoe IPA |
14B: American IPA |
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| 3rd |
Matt Myers |
Independence IPA |
14C: Imperial IPA |
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Table 15: Wheat and Rye Beer (6 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Jonathan Kissinger |
Rye Taste Great!!!! |
15D: Roggenbier (German Rye Beer) |
Worts of Wisdom |
| 2nd |
Jason Rogers |
Hefeweizen |
15A: Weizen/Weissbier |
The Grain Trust |
| 3rd |
Aidan Harrison |
Weizen |
15A: Weizen/Weissbier |
Worts of Wisdom |
Table 16: Saison (7 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Chad Casper |
Saison |
16C: Saison |
MaSH |
| 2nd |
Matthew Kennedy |
Saison |
16C: Saison |
Sonoma Beerocrats |
| 3rd |
Daniel Owens |
Saison De Alameda |
16C: Saison |
San Francisco Homebrewers Guild |
Table 17: Belgian Wit, Pale, Specialty and Sour Ales (10 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Adrian Kalaveshi |
Kick Your Anise |
16E: Belgian Specialty Ale |
Worts of Wisdom |
| 2nd |
Jason Kelly |
Old Cramudgeon |
17B: Flanders Red Ale |
Gold country brewers |
| 3rd |
Nicholas Impellitteri |
BDAU Framboise |
16E: Belgian Specialty Ale |
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Table 18: Belgian Strong Ale (5 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Edward Collins |
Kailua Dark |
18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
Homebrewers on Pacific Shores (HOPS) |
| 2nd |
Amanda Martinez |
Belgian Dark Strong |
18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
Brewing Network |
| 3rd |
Aaron Asghari |
Drunken Monk |
18B: Belgian Dubbel |
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Table 19: Barley Wine (4 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Erich Schmidt |
3rd Eclipse |
19C: American Barleywine |
Worts of Wisdom |
| 2nd |
Nicholas Impellitteri |
Sticks And Stones |
19C: American Barleywine |
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| 3rd |
Chris Lovett |
Barley Wine |
19C: American Barleywine |
Chico Home Brew Club |
Table 20: Cider and Fruit Beer (6 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Adam Thacher |
Apple Cider |
27A: Common Cider |
Bay Area Mashers |
| 2nd |
Phyllis Goldsmith |
Blackberry Wheat |
20A: Fruit Beer |
BAM |
| 3rd |
Ian Willis |
New England Cider |
28A: New England Cider |
Bay Area Mashers |
Table 21: Spiced, Herb and Vegetable (14 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Al BRANCH |
Al Branch |
21B: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer |
BELCH |
| 2nd |
Phyllis Goldsmith |
Ginger Wit |
21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
BAM |
| 3rd |
Kristine Lovett |
Vanilla Porter |
21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
Chico Home Brew Club |
Table 22: Smoke and Wood Aged Beer (8 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Jack Weldon |
Smoke-Stack |
22A: Classic Rauchbier |
Draughtboard |
| 2nd |
Daniel Posey |
Bourbon Barrel Old Ale |
22C: Wood-Aged Beer |
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| 3rd |
Ian Willis |
Rum Barrel Imperial Stout |
22C: Wood-Aged Beer |
Bay Area Mashers |
Table 23: Specialty (13 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Rick Reineman |
Light Honey Lager |
23A: Specialty Beer |
Brew Angels |
| 2nd |
Mark Denari |
Octavia Street Black IPA |
23A: Specialty Beer |
|
| 3rd |
Amanda Martinez |
Idelle’s Chocolate Milk Stout |
23A: Specialty Beer |
Brewing Network |
Table 24: Traditional Mead (6 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Chris Lovett |
Clover Honey Mead |
24B: Semi-Sweet Mead |
Chico Home Brew Club |
| 2nd |
Ken Koupal |
GanyMead |
24B: Semi-Sweet Mead |
Draught Board |
| 3rd |
Chad Alexander |
Semi-Sweet Monkey Mead |
24B: Semi-Sweet Mead |
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Table 26: Fruit and Other Mead (6 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Douglas Smith |
Yarrow Braggot |
26B: Braggot |
Bay Area Mashers |
| 2nd |
Stephen Moyle |
Stephen’s Granny Smith Brain Tonic |
25A: Cyser |
|
| 3rd |
Mary Wieler |
Star Anise Mead |
26A: Metheglin |
Mad Zymurgists/Draught Board |
Sponsors
the Draught Board homebrew club is proud to have the following sponsors for the 2013 Alameda County Fair Homebrew Competition (BABO):
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MORE BEER Concord
975 Detroit Avenue, Unit D Concord, CA 94518
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THE GOOD BREWER
2960 Pacific Ave. Livermore, CA 94550
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BREWMASTER
2315 Verna Court, San Leandro, CA 94577
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OAK BARREL WINECRAFT
1443 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94702
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BEER And WINE MAKERS Of AMERICA
755 E. Brokaw Road, San Jose, CA 95112
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THE BEVERAGE PEOPLE
1845 Piner RD Suite D, Santa Rosa CA 95403
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THE HOPTECH
6398 Dougherty Rd #7, Dublin, CA 94568
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MORE BEER Los Altos
991 N. San Antonio Road, Los Altos, CA 94022
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