2019 Winners – Best of the Bay Results
2019 Winners - Best of the Bay Results
| 2019 Winners - Best of the Bay | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Table 1: Ciders (11 entries) | ||||
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Brian Hale | Basic Batch | New World Cider | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Darin Hamm | Take A Walk On the Wild Cider! | New World Cider | Bellingham Homebrewers Guild |
| 3rd | Tj Tully | Copacabana | Specialty Cider/Perry | VanBrewers |
| HM | Brian Hale | Summer Melon | Cider with Other Fruit | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
| Table 2: Blonde, Amber and Brown American Beer (17 entries) | ||||
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Kris Haskins | Hey Jude | American Amber Ale | Cascade Brewers Guild [Woodinville, WA] |
| 2nd | James Dunlap | Jdm American Red Ale | American Amber Ale | Cascade Brewers Guild [Woodinville, WA] |
| 3rd | David Sleipness | New Colony Brown | American Brown Ale | South Sound Suds Society |
| Table 3: Specialty IPA (25 entries) | ||||
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | John Hocking | Hazy Mom Brain | Specialty IPA | Brown's Point Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Darin Hamm | Fluffy White Little Cloud Over Here | White IPA | Bellingham Homebrewers Guild |
| 3rd | Seth Warness | Sagebrush Session | Specialty IPA | |
| Table 4: Scottish and Irish Beer (9 entries) | ||||
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Doug Burghart | Scotty Dog | Scottish Export | |
| 2nd | Devon Newby | Gettin' Lucky | Irish Red Ale | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Darin Hamm | It's Irish But Made Here In The U.S.A. Stout | Irish Stout | Bellingham Homebrewers Guild |
| Table 5: Strong British Ale (9 entries) | ||||
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Darin Hamm | Little Piggy Says Wee Wee Wee Heavy | Wee Heavy | Bellingham Homebrewers Guild |
| 2nd | John Veers | Lyle's Old Ale | Old Ale | Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
| 3rd | Rob Rothschiller | Sunbreaker | English Strong Ale | |
| Table 6: Belgian, Belgian Blonde and Belgian Golden Strong Ale (10 entries) | ||||
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Reid McCaul | Anniversary Blonde | Belgian Blond Ale | |
| 2nd | Tj Tully | Rich Girl | Belgian Blond Ale | VanBrewers |
| 3rd | Phillip Saurer | Lawn Cruiser Belgian Witbier | Witbier | West Sound Brewers |
| Table 7: Fruit and Historical Beer (8 entries) | ||||
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Steven Ouzts | Un.....Acceptableeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! | Gose | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Beth Hawes | Watermelon Gose | Fruit Beer | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Justin Revelstoke | Salty Sunset | Fruit Beer | Bellingham Homebrewers Guild |
| Table 8: European Sour Ale (8 entries) | ||||
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Ryan Davies | Backyard Cherry Lambic | Fruit Lambic | West Sound Brewers |
| 2nd | Kelvin Keown | Turns Out Moby's A Dick | Mixed-Style Beer | |
| 3rd | Tristan McCoy | George Washington May Not Have Chopped Down That Tree But Steve Jung Just Might | Fruit Lambic | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
| Table 9: American and Imperial Stout (8 entries) | ||||
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Matthew Hibbs | Burning Furniture | Imperial Stout | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Dave Frombach | Midnight Delight | American Stout | West Sound Brewers |
| 3rd | Josh Holliday | Doc's No Pout Stout | American Stout | Yakima Valley Hop Heads Brew Club |
| Table 10: Trappist Ale (8 entries) | ||||
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Trystan Williams | Comfortably Monk | Belgian Dark Strong Ale | |
| 2nd | Kyle Degrave | Dubbel | Belgian Dubbel | |
| 3rd | Kelvin Keown | Single Monk | Trappist Single | |
| Table 11: Saison (8 entries) | ||||
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Kenneth Sorenson | Deepest Sun | Saison | |
| 2nd | Matthew Hibbs | Saison Seche | Saison | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Doug Burghart | tis the Saison | Saison | |
| Table 12: British Bitter (7 entries) | ||||
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | James Ratzliff | Bitter Batter | Best Bitter | North Seattle Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Ted Trowbridge | Strapping Young Squire | Strong Bitter | |
| 3rd | Andrew Southwick | Head Rook Bse | Strong Bitter | Bellingham Homebrewers Guild |
| HM | Cory Geerdts | Bitter | Best Bitter | Bellingham Homebrewers Guild |
| Table 13: Dark and Strong European Beer (15 entries) | ||||
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Kenneth Sorenson | The Big Lubelski | Eisbock | |
| 2nd | Derek Paschich | Doppelbock | Doppelbock | |
| 3rd | Ryan Wallace | Munich Dunkadelic Ale | Munich Dunkel | |
| Table 14: Pale and Amber European Beer (15 entries) | ||||
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Matt Yoakum | Silver Beach Alt | Altbier | Bellingham Homebrewers Guild |
| 2nd | Jeremy Maldonado | Alternator | Altbier | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Benji Schwartz-Gilbert | July Fest | Festbier | Wiza Whidbey Island Zymurgy Association |
| Table 15: American Pale Ale (16 entries) | ||||
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Dave Frombach | Vic Secret Pale | American Pale Ale | West Sound Brewers |
| 2nd | Kris Haskins | Taste the Rainbow | American Pale Ale | Cascade Brewers Guild [Woodinville, WA] |
| 3rd | David Csernak | Father's Day Pale Ale | American Pale Ale | West Sound Brewers |
| HM | Tristan McCoy | Your Father's Pale Ale | American Pale Ale | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
| Table 16: American IPA (14 entries) | ||||
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Matt Torjusen | Session IPA | American IPA | |
| 2nd | Matt Yoakum | Silver Beach IPA | American IPA | Bellingham Homebrewers Guild |
| 3rd | Dave Frombach | Hop Revenge | American IPA | West Sound Brewers |
| HM | Peter Hand | Boomer IPA | American IPA | |
| Table 17: American Wild Ale (14 entries) | ||||
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Andrew Williams | Blend 1 | Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer | North Seattle Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Barry Kinter | Triple Berry Sour Milkshake IPA | Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer | |
| 3rd | Matthew Hibbs | Blueberry Wild | Wild Specialty Beer | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
| Table 18: Pale Bitter European Beer (14 entries) | ||||
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Matthew Hibbs | No Ordinary Occasion | Kolsch | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Jeremy Maldonado | Kilometer Kölsch | Kolsch | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | John Hocking | Kolsch | Kolsch | Brown's Point Homebrew Club |
| HM | Kris Haskins | Capitol Pils | German Pils | Cascade Brewers Guild [Woodinville, WA] |
| Table 19: Double IPA (6 entries) | ||||
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Brandon Huston | Big Fuzz | Double IPA | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Marc Ronney | Bellingham United Hammer DIPA | Double IPA | Preston Brew Club |
| 3rd | Tim Mattran | It's All Greek To Me | Double IPA | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
| Table 20: Wood Beer (5 entries) | ||||
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Josh Holliday | Doc's Cinco De Drinko Tequila Lager | Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Yakima Valley Hop Heads Brew Club |
| 2nd | John Hocking | Richelle's Wee Heavy | Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Brown's Point Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Josh Linn | Squirrel Head Ba Stout | Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Oregon Brew Crew |
| Table 21: German Wheat Beer (6 entries) | ||||
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Trystan Williams | Brauhoff | Weissbier | |
| 2nd | Darin Hamm | I'm Not As Hefe As You Think I Am | Weissbier | Bellingham Homebrewers Guild |
| 3rd | James Dunlap | Dunkelweizen Bock | Weizenbock | Cascade Brewers Guild [Woodinville, WA] |
| Table 22: Czech and International Lager (11 entries) | ||||
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | John Hocking | Belgian Pilsner | International Pale Lager | Brown's Point Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | James Dunlap | Zlaty Lezak | Czech Premium Pale Lager | Cascade Brewers Guild [Woodinville, WA] |
| 3rd | Kris Haskins | Czech In the Dark | Czech Dark Lager | Cascade Brewers Guild [Woodinville, WA] |
| Table 23: Spiced and Specialty Beer (16 entries) | ||||
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Barry Kinter | Gingerbrut | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | |
| 2nd | Travis Morita | Garden Party IPA | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Cascade Brewers Guild [Woodinville, WA] |
| 3rd | Jim Crabill | El Phantasmo! Chicken Luchidor | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Red Earth Brewers |
| Table 24: Pale Commonwealth and Dark British Beer (8 entries) | ||||
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Barry Kinter | Dingo Drool | Australian Sparkling Ale | |
| 2nd | Tj Tully | Mash 175 | Sweet Stout | VanBrewers |
| 3rd | Christopher Brunetti | Midnight Rambler | Tropical Stout | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
| Table 25: American Porter and Strong Ale (9 entries) | ||||
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Cory Geerdts | Pacific Porter | American Porter | Bellingham Homebrewers Guild |
| 2nd | Ryan Wallace | Wonder Yonder Red Ale | American Strong Ale | |
| 3rd | Kris Haskins | Usb | American Porter | Cascade Brewers Guild [Woodinville, WA] |
| Table 26: Standard American Beer (8 entries) | ||||
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Steven Ouzts | Sodo Mojo | American Lager | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Brian Hale | Pregame | American Light Lager | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Kelvin Keown | Enigma Wheat | American Wheat Beer |
