Competition Corner – 2010 Preview
Raise your beer mug and give a toast to Chris Simental, the winner of the 2009 Pacific Gravity Homebrewer of the Year Award. Chris was honored at the Holiday Party on December 12th and presented with an engraved trophy mug. He was the run-away winner for the second year in a row, having garnered a record 39 points. His total completely blew away the rest of the field, let by second-place brewer Craig Corley, who had 21 points. Way to go Chris, and keep up the good work!
The final Club-Only Competition spot this year went to Jon Porter, for a wonderful Belgian Strong Golden Ale. Jon picked up a score of 40 points in the club judging, and 35.5 at the national level. Alas, it didn’t place in the top 3.
Looking ahead into 2010, we have a busy upcoming competition season. All 7 Club-Only competitions and 7 open competitions will be eligible for the 2010 Brewer of the Year award. Newly added to the list is the Queen of Beer competition, open to ladies only, with entries due in October. We also revised the rules a bit adding points for the best keg of the month at the club meetings, as well as best beer and special beverage at the Summer Party. See below for the complete rules.
2010 Competition Schedule
January COC – English Brown Ales, BJCP Cat #11
February America’s Finest City
March COC – American Ales, BJCP Cat #11
April COC – Extract Beers, all BJCP styles
April AHA Nationals
April Mayfaire
May California State Fair
July Los Angeles County Fair
July COC – Meads, BJCP Cat #24-26
August COC – Sour Ales, BJCP Cat #17
September Pacific Brewers Cup
October Queen of Beer (open to ladies only)
October COC – Strong Ales, BJCP Cat #19
December COC – English Pale Ales, BJCP Cat #8
Pacific Gravity Homebrewer of the Year
Final Point Totals for 2009
Brewer |
Points |
Ribbons |
Chris Simental |
39 |
18 |
Craig Corley |
21 |
12 |
Jeff Koehler |
17 |
8 |
Carl Townsend |
16 |
6 |
Neil Saund |
13 |
7 |
Pete Morris |
13 |
6 |
Jon Porter |
13 |
6 |
Ian Fraser |
7 |
2 |
Zach Bradshaw |
6 |
2 |
Moreau/Briles/Stonberg |
5 |
3 |
Nascenzi/Enegren/Enegren |
4 |
2 |
Jason Levin |
3 |
2 |
Fraser/Bardet |
2 |
1 |
Heath Haynes |
2 |
2 |
Peggy Robinson |
2 |
2 |
Dave Lasdon |
1 |
1 |
Ray Powell |
1 |
1 |
Thomas Lee Bakofsky |
1 |
1 |
2010 Brewer of the Year Rules (Special note: These rules have been revised. The current rules can be found at http://pacificgravity.beerzine.com/competition-corner-march-2010/