World Cup of Beer

Thanks to all who participated in the World Cup of Beer.

There were 393 entries judged and 460 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Sapsis Co-Brewer: Bob Horst	Old Wooftticket	17B: Old Ale
HM	Kevin Foster Co-Brewer: Gba Club Members	Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout '22	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Greenbelt Brewers Association

Winning Entries

Table 1: Standard American Beer (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Camarillo	Contains No Moo Brew	1C: Cream Ale	Bay Area Mashers
2nd	Patrick Sosinski Co-Brewer: Logan Prasser	Vorgeben Us Lager #1	1B: American Lager	Bay Area Mashers
3rd	Yann Leroux	Cream In Ale	1C: Cream Ale	Collectif Rennais Des Amateur.ice.s De Bières (CRAB)

Table 2: International Pale Lager (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Stephen Hoeprich	Faugh A Ballagh	2A: International Pale Lager	Boston Wort Processors
2nd	Jamie Crawford MHP	No Kings But Us	2A: International Pale Lager	Maltose Falcons
3rd	Jason Komadina	Ace	2A: International Pale Lager	Mad Zymurgists

Table 3: Pale European Lager (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jordan Vaughn	Six Figures Losses	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	Mashout Boyz
2nd	Mike Neice MHP	Fest Pils	3A: Czech Pale Lager	Ace Brewing Society
3rd	Nitesh Kamboj	Del-Helles Lager	4A: Munich Helles	Bay Area Mashers

Table 4: Pale Bitter European Beer (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Erik Jensen	Rcb Kölsch	5B: Kölsch
2nd	Jordan Kathnelson	Paradise Pils	5D: German Pils	Ottawa Homebrew Society
3rd	Jordan Vaughn	Frühlicht Helles	5C: German Helles Exportbier	Mashout Boyz

Table 5: British Bitter (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Aaron Bagnell Co-Brewer: Thomas Hervey Paul Nesbit	Too Many Kooks	11C: Strong Bitter	Bay Area Mashers
2nd	Trevor McGuire MHP	It's Just the One Swan Actually	11B: Best Bitter	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Dirk Manders	Bitter	11C: Strong Bitter	Bay Area Mashers

Table 6: Pale Commonwealth Beer (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Lum	Lunatic	12A: British Golden Ale	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	John Williams	New Zealand Pilsner	12B: Australian Sparkling Ale	Bay Area Mashers
3rd	Brad Cain	Golden Years	12A: British Golden Ale	San Francisco Homebrewer's Guild

Table 7: Amber Malty European Lager (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Lyle Farrell	A Bock To Remember	6C: Dunkels Bock	Bay Area Mashers
2nd	Dimitri Torres MHP	Ze Mountains Are Calling	6C: Dunkels Bock	Bay Area Mashers
3rd	Taylor Shastid MHP	Marching Marzen	6A: Märzen	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Table 8: Amber Bitter European Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ben Gaylord MHP	Little Monster	7A: Vienna Lager	Ultra Rare Brewers
2nd	Taylor Shastid MHP	Althea Told Me	7B: Altbier	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Taylor Shastid MHP	Id, Ego, Superego	7A: Vienna Lager	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Table 9: Dark European Lager (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Riddle MHP Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	International Dark Lager	2C: International Dark Lager	HOME
2nd	Ben Gaylord MHP	Dark Incantation	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Ultra Rare Brewers
3rd	Jim Deasy	Dl3	2C: International Dark Lager	Marin Society of Homebrewers (MaSH)
HM	Ben Sookying	Funkle the Dunkel	8A: Munich Dunkel	Crown of the Valley Brewing Society

Table 10: Wheat Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dirk Manders	Half-A-Bison	10A: Weissbier	Bay Area Mashers
2nd	Wesley Blummer	El Jefe	10A: Weissbier	Bay Area Mashers
3rd	Kevin Krauss	Havey Hefeweizen	1D: American Wheat Beer	Bay Area Mashers

Table 11: Dark British Ale (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Lum	Mad British Brown	13B: British Brown Ale	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Phil Sandri Co-Brewer: Fred Ponce	Uk Jive	13C: English Porter	Bay Area Mashers
3rd	Nate Martin	Rfep	13C: English Porter	Bay Area Mashers

Table 12: Scottish & Irish Ale (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Arun Bhalla	Irish Red	15A: Irish Red Ale	San Francisco Homebrewer's Guild
2nd	Stephen Hoeprich	Boadicea's Broadsword	14C: Scottish Export	Boston Wort Processors
3rd	Paul Domich MHP	Shmiddy	15A: Irish Red Ale	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Table 13: Irish & British Stout (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dirk Manders	Oatmeal Stout	16B: Oatmeal Stout	Bay Area Mashers
2nd	Ken Brown	"Milestone" Milk Stout	16A: Sweet Stout
3rd	Tom Adrian	Two Dogs Irish Stout	15B: Irish Stout

Table 14: Pale American Ale (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Camarillo	Cheater Hop Blonde	18A: Blonde Ale	Bay Area Mashers
2nd	Michael Riddle MHP Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	California Blonde	18A: Blonde Ale	HOME
3rd	Jake McQueen MHP	Pleasant Fiction	18B: American Pale Ale	Lauter Day Brewers

Table 15: Amber and Brown American Beer (22 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Aaron Bagnell Co-Brewer: Anna Haefele	Common Vaporware	19B: California Common	Bay Area Mashers
2nd	Steve Davidson	Hi Adam!	19C: American Brown Ale	Bay Area Mashers
3rd	Randy Guerrero	Go Dodgers!	19B: California Common	Bay Area Mashers

Table 16: American Porter & Stout (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Erdos	B. Doodle Stout	20B: American Stout
2nd	Jamie Crawford MHP	Stout	20B: American Stout	Maltose Falcons
3rd	Greg Strom	Darkness	20A: American Porter	Bay Area Mashers

Table 17: Imperial Stout (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Riddle MHP Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	Tricentennial Stout	20C: Imperial Stout	HOME
2nd	Adam Wyss	Dark Side Imperial Stout	20C: Imperial Stout	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Allen Moore	Chili'n Out Stout	20C: Imperial Stout	Silicon Valley Sudzers

Table 18: American IPA (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Taylor Shastid MHP	Promised Land	21A: American IPA	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Matthew Alioto Co-Brewer: Dan Alioto	Simcoe Soldier	21A: American IPA	Bay Area Mashers
3rd	Damien Jones	West Coast IPA	21A: American IPA

Table 19: Specialty IPA (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Smithson	Polar Bear (cold Ipa)	21B: Specialty IPA	That Dam Brew Club
2nd	Taylor Shastid MHP	Doze Goes Hazy	21C: Hazy IPA	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Kevin Smithson	Red Nebula (galaxy Hopped Red Ipa)	21B4: Red IPA	That Dam Brew Club

Table 20: Strong American Ale (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Alioto Co-Brewer: Dan Alioto	Simcoe Soldier	22A: Double IPA	Bay Area Mashers
2nd	Jason Satern Co-Brewer: Tifani Cary	Full Nelson	22A: Double IPA	Knights of the Tap Handle
3rd	Kyle Blomseth	Double IPA	22A: Double IPA	HeadQuarters

Table 21: Strong European Beer (20 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Lum	Doppelbock	9A: Doppelbock	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd	Vincent Simboli	Baltic Porter	9C: Baltic Porter	Portland Mashing Maineiacs Homebrew Club
3rd	Donald Mactaggart	It's Baltic	9C: Baltic Porter	Scottish Craft Brewers

Table 22: Strong British Beer (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Sapsis Co-Brewer: Bob Horst	Old Wooftticket	17B: Old Ale
2nd	Steve Davidson	Granny's Out To Pasture	17D: English Barley Wine	Bay Area Mashers
3rd	Robbie Proctor	Granny's Tipple	17D: English Barley Wine	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Table 23: Belgian Ale (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Robert Casey	Belgian Blonde	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	Marin Society of Homebrewers (MaSH)
2nd	Edward DeMayo	Anti Vaxxer	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	Marin Society of Homebrewers (MaSH)
3rd	George Brooks	Biere de Noel	24C: Bière de Garde	San Francisco Homebrewer's Guild

Table 24: Strong Belgian Ale (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Aaron Bagnell	Town Culture	25B: Saison	Bay Area Mashers
2nd	Curtis Ritter MHP	Double Dubbel	26B: Belgian Dubbel	Ace Brewing Society
3rd	Yury Ustsinchyk	Monk's Medallion	26C: Belgian Tripel	Placer Ultimate Brewing Society (PUBS)

Table 25: Fruit, Smoked, and Alternative Grain Beer (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jacques Marais	Passion	29A: Fruit Beer	London Amateur Brewers
2nd	Jason Satern Co-Brewer: Tifani Cary	Mosmopo	32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer	Knights of the Tap Handle
3rd	Kenneth Bessler	Slimbow	29A: Fruit Beer	Brewins

Table 26: Spiced Beer (20 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Cowling	Gingerbread Saison	30C: Winter Seasonal Beer
2nd	Jacques Marais	Willy Tonka	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	London Amateur Brewers
3rd	Ken Wigginton Co-Brewer: Jason Davis	Saison Jamaica	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Table 27: Wood Aged Beer (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Foster Co-Brewer: Gba Club Members	Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout '22	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Greenbelt Brewers Association
2nd	Marc Newman	Morning Wood	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Bay Area Mashers
3rd	Trevor McGuire MHP	None More Black	33A: Wood-Aged Beer	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Table 28: American Wild Ale (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Aaron Bagnell	Paint the Town	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Bay Area Mashers
2nd	Kyle Navis	Rainier In Spring	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Bay Area Mashers
3rd	Guillaume Pussard	Into the Wild	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	CRAB - Collectif Rennais Des Amateur.rice.s De Bières

Table 29: European Sour Ale (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Fournier	I Survived Standby	23G: Gose	Ottawa's Homebrew Society
2nd	George Turner	Oud A$$ Bruin 25	23C: Oud Bruin	Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB)
3rd	Dimitri Torres MHP	Lemon Square	23A: Berliner Weisse	Bay Area Mashers

Table 30: Historical Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kyle Navis	Karthik	27A1: Kellerbier	Bay Area Mashers
2nd	Stan Gardner	Kentucky Common#2	27A2: Kentucky Common
3rd	Byron Bird MHP	Best Damn Lager That Ever Touched Your Lips!	27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager	High Plains Drafters [TX]

Table 31: Specialty Beer (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Riddle MHP Co-Brewer: Alex Riddle	Bee's Knees	34C: Experimental Beer	HOME
2nd	Paul Domich MHP	Haka Pilz	34B: Mixed-Style Beer	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3rd	Jason Satern Co-Brewer: Tifani Cary	The Youngster	34A: Commercial Specialty Beer	Knights of the Tap Handle

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 01/06/2025 9:00 AM, PST through 03/16/2025 9:00 AM, PDT.

Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 01/06/2025 9:00 AM, PST through 03/26/2025 8:00 AM, PDT.