Amador County Fair Commercial Beer Competition
Awards
Sponsors
Judges
Syd Bailey, David Brattstrom, Manny Cardenas, Will Carlton, Brian Colvin, Amber Dalske, David Deaton, Scott Fehrt, Kevin Finmell, Sasha Horwitz, Paul Hsi, Thomas Hughes, Jeannie Johanna, Pat Kennealy, Brandon Kriner, Daniel Petrie, Cynthia Ricciuti-Brown, Mark Schindler, Cheryl Skare, Rick Stanton
Judges - Best of Show
Tracy Bethune, Kent Brown, Jim Price, Ajay Ryerson, David Teckam
Stewards
Annabel Chen, Aaron Fulgham, Susan Kelly, David Lindall, Susan Madigan, Charlie Reames, Jon Selover
Staff
Steven Martinez, Vickie Olson, Rick Stanton, Bill Tarchala, Samie Watson
By the Numbers
229 Entries 27 Entrants
20 Judges 7 Stewards 5 Staff
83 Placing Entries
Table 1: Belgian and French ales combined blonde /triple
5 entries
1st
Leashless Brewing
Sunrise (Belgian-Style Blonde Ale)
2nd
Feather Falls Brewing Company
Charging Buffalo (Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale)
3rd
Amador Brewing Company
Monks On Holiday (Belgian-Style Tripel)
Table 2: Belgian and French Saison combined
4 entries
1st
Geartooth Alewerks
Daphne (French & Belgian-Style Saison)
2nd
Morgan Territory Brewing
Saison D'espoir (French & Belgian-Style Saison)
3rd
Alaro Craft Brewery
Rabbit Hole (French & Belgian-Style Saison)
Table 3: British strong
6 entries
1st
Crooked Lane Brewing Co.
Andy's Amber (Classic English-Style Pale Ale)
2nd
Lodi Beer Company
Barleywine (British-Style Barley Wine Ale)
3rd
Geartooth Alewerks
Father Cog (British-Style Imperial Stout)
Table 4: British bitters/stouts mixed
11 entries
1st
Waterman Brewing Company
Old Towne Porter (Robust Porter)
2nd
Granite Bay Brewing Company
Placer Porter (Robust Porter)
3rd
Feather Falls Brewing Company
Volcano Mudslide (Sweet or Cream Stout)
HM
Alaro Craft Brewery
Castillo (English-Style India Pale Ale)
Table 5: Bohemian Pilsner International Pilsner
9 entries
1st
Feather Falls Brewing Company
Oroveza (International-Style Pilsener)
2nd
East Brother Beer Co
Bo Pils (Bohemian-Style Pilsener)
3rd
Alaro Craft Brewery
La Boheme (Bohemian-Style Pilsener)
Table 6: German style pilsner,oktoberfest dortmunder
10 entries
1st
East Brother Beer Co
Festbier (German-Style Oktoberfest / Wiesen (Meadow))
2nd
Morgan Territory Brewing
Proud Pilsner (German-Style Pilsener)
3rd
Alosta Brewing co.
Highway 39 (Dortmunder / European-Style Export)
Table 7: Helles ,vienna lager
9 entries
1st
Hodad's Brewing Company
Car Club (Vienna-Style Lager)
2nd
Geartooth Alewerks
California Uber Helles (Münchner (Munich)-Style Helles)
3rd
Morgan Territory Brewing
Metalmark Marzen (Vienna-Style Lager)
Table 8: juicy hazy IPA
17 entries
1st
Feather Falls Brewing Company
Trifecta (Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale)
2nd
Summer Fox Brewing Company
Joytone Hazy IPA (Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale)
3rd
Granite Bay Brewing Company
Trailhead Hazy (Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale)
Table 9: Stong hazy pale ale/hazy double IPA
7 entries
1st
LogOff Brewing
Juice Check (Juicy or Hazy Imperial or Double India Pale Ale)
2nd
Feather Falls Brewing Company
California Haze (Juicy or Hazy Imperial or Double India Pale Ale)
3rd
Hodad's Brewing Company
Hesher (Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale)
Table 10: American IPA
11 entries
1st
Dust Bowl Brewing Co.
Tomorrow's Clear (American-Style India Pale Ale)
2nd
Trinity County Brewing Company
Punch Bowl IPA (American-Style India Pale Ale)
3rd
Trinity County Brewing Company
Golden SMASH (American-Style India Pale Ale)
Table 11: West Coast IPA
7 entries
1st
Granite Bay Brewing Company
Good Company WC IPA (West Coast-Style India Pale Ale)
2nd
Fort Rock Brewing
Strait Outta Rancho (West Coast-Style India Pale Ale)
Table 12: Am Pilsner, Am Lager, Tropical Lt Lager
12 entries
1st
Boring Rose Brewing Co.
Tedesco Pils (Contemporary American-Style Pilsener)
2nd
Touchstone Brewing Company
Meadow (Contemporary American-Style Pilsener)
Table 13: International Pale Ale New Zealand IPA Pale Ale
9 entries
1st
Morgan Territory Brewing
Playdate-Morgan Territory/21st Amendment (New Zealand-Style Pale Ale)
2nd
Morgan Territory Brewing
Motorboatin' IPA (New Zealand-Style Pale Ale)
3rd
Feather Falls Brewing Company
Flight Of The Kiwi (New Zealand-Style Pale Ale)
Table 14: imperial IPA
11 entries
1st
River Rock Brewery
Hop Ahead IIIPA (Imperial or Double India Pale Ale)
2nd
Fort Rock Brewing
Foggy Goggles DIPA (Imperial or Double India Pale Ale)
3rd
Feather Falls Brewing Company
Snake Eyes (Imperial or Double India Pale Ale)
Table 15: Am Lagers Am Oktoberfest
15 entries
1st
Feather Falls Brewing Company
Ice Aged (American-Style India Pale Lager)
2nd
Alaro Craft Brewery
Landlords Lager (American-Style Lager)
3rd
Summer Fox Brewing Company
Foxtoberfest (American-Style Maerzen / Oktoberfest)
HM
Granite Bay Brewing Company
Oktober Dawn (American-Style Maerzen / Oktoberfest)
Table 16: Kolsch/Alts
9 entries
1st
Amador Brewing Company
Kolsch (German-Style Kölsch / Köln-Style Kölsch)
Table 17: Irish red, bitters, Irish stout
6 entries
1st
Alosta Brewing co.
Kyle's Irish Stout (Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout)
2nd
Trinity County Brewing Company
Irish Maiden - Irish Red Ale (Irish-Style Red Ale)
3rd
Summer Fox Brewing Company
Santa Fe Ave Pub Ale (Special Bitter or Best Bitter)
Table 18: golden/blonde ales wet hop ale
12 entries
1st
Granite Bay Brewing Company
Something Light !!! (Golden or Blonde Ale)
2nd
Boring Rose Brewing Co.
Chaparral Blonde Ale (Golden or Blonde Ale)
Table 19: flavored malt beverage/ non alcohol beer
7 entries
1st
Mosa Beverage, Inc
Pineapple Mosa (Flavored Malt Beverage)
2nd
Mosa Beverage, Inc
Classic Orange Mosa (Flavored Malt Beverage)
3rd
LogOff Brewing
LogOff Cherry Blast (Flavored Malt Beverage)
Table 20: Am Amber/Brown/Black Ale
9 entries
1st
Fort Rock Brewing
FRB Brown (American-Style Brown Ale)
2nd
Crooked Lane Brewing Co.
Byron's Red Beer (American-Style Amber/Red Ale)
3rd
Brethren Brewing Company
Brethren Brown (American-Style Brown Ale)
HM
Feather Falls Brewing Company
Coyote Spirit (American-Style Amber/Red Ale)
Table 21: Wood aged/Am Barleywine/Imp Porters and Stouts
6 entries
1st
Feather Falls Brewing Company
Crouching Cougar (American-Style Barley Wine Ale)
2nd
Waterman Brewing Company
Ode To Czars Russian Imperial Stout (American-Style Imperial Stout)
3rd
Boring Rose Brewing Co.
Lover's Leap (American-Style Imperial Stout)
Table 22: fruit/honey beer
7 entries
1st
Morgan Territory Brewing
Bees Better Have My Honey (Specialty Honey Lager or Ale)
2nd
Fort Rock Brewing
Copacoblama (Fruit Beer)
3rd
Summer Fox Brewing Company
Alpaca's In The Hills (Fruit Wheat Ale or Lager with or without Yeast)
Table 23: cream ale/ ca common
5 entries
1st
Morgan Territory Brewing
Snap Shot (American-Style Cream Ale or Lager)
2nd
Boring Rose Brewing Co.
Latrobe Lager (California Common Beer)
3rd
Feather Falls Brewing Company
Cash Out (American-Style Cream Ale or Lager)
Table 24: Herb and Spiced/ chili/sours
7 entries
1st
Trinity County Brewing Company
Cherries On Acid (American-Style Sour Ale)
2nd
Morgan Territory Brewing
Glorious Pina Colada (American-Style Sour Ale)
3rd
Moirae Brewing Company
Hazel's Nuts! (Herb and Spice Beer)
Table 25: Rye Ale or Lager with or without yeast wheat ale
6 entries
1st
Trinity County Brewing Company
Hayfork Hefeweizen (Light American Wheat Ale or Lager with Yeast)
2nd
Brethren Brewing Company
Garage Beer (Light American Wheat Ale or Lager with Yeast)
3rd
Lodi Beer Company
Summer Wheat (Light American Wheat Ale or Lager with Yeast)
HM
Touchstone Brewing Company
High Camp (Light American Wheat Ale or Lager with Yeast)
Table 26: Am pale ales
6 entries
1st
Amador Brewing Company
Carson Pass Pale Ale (American-Style Pale Ale)
2nd
Summer Fox Brewing Company
Asante Sana Pale Ale (American-Style Pale Ale)
3rd
Touchstone Brewing Company
First Ascent (American-Style Pale Ale)
Table 27: experimental/specialty/smoked
5 entries
1st
Brethren Brewing Company
Tell No Tales (Experimental Beer (Lager or Ale))
2nd
Morgan Territory Brewing
Needle Nose (Experimental India Pale Ale)
3rd
Black Orchid Brewing Co
Thai Tea Stout (Specialty Stouts)
Table 28: German Weise/Hefe/Dunkel
5 entries
1st
Lodi Beer Company
Doppelbock (German-Style Doppelbock)
2nd
Lodi Beer Company
Umna Hefeweizen (South German-Style Hefeweizen / Hefeweissbier)
3rd
Feather Falls Brewing Company
Dancing Trees (South German-Style Hefeweizen / Hefeweissbier)
Best of Show
Beer
Judges: Tracy Bethune, Kent Brown, Jim Price, Ajay Ryerson, David Teckam
1st
Feather Falls Brewing Company
Crouching Cougar (American-Style Barley Wine Ale)
HM
Morgan Territory Brewing
Bees Better Have My Honey (Specialty Honey Lager or Ale)
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners