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Best of the Bay 2026

Past Winners – BotB2024Archive

Best of the Bay 2026

Thanks to all who participated in the Best of the Bay 2026.

There were 179 entries judged and 103 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

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Best of Show Winners

Winning Entries

American Lager (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Casey Gish	Not So Helles	1B: American Lager	Bellingham Homebrewers Guild
2nd	Ross Stuart MHP	Lite	1A: American Light Lager	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Kris Haskins	Canada Eh?	1B: American Lager	Cascade Brewers Guild

Int'l & Czech Lager (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dave Frombach MHP	Czech Mate	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	Peninsula Fermentation Society
2nd	Kris Haskins	Czech In the Dark	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Cascade Brewers Guild
3rd	Phillip Fellin	Rat City Lager	2A: International Pale Lager	Rat City Homebrewers

Helles & Fest (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jordan Vaughn	Heavenly Helles	4A: Munich Helles	The MOB
2nd	Tristan McCoy MHP	Welcome To Helles	4A: Munich Helles	Browns Point Homebrew Club
3rd	Tony Ochsner	Sunshine Superman	4A: Munich Helles	Cascade Brewers Guild

Leicht & Export (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Aaron Davis	Free Beer #3	5C: German Helles Exportbier	Browns Point Homebrew Club
2nd	Drew Scoggins	Lodo Helles	5C: German Helles Exportbier	Cascade Brewers Guild
3rd	Dustin Striplin MHP	Eazy Duz It	5A: German Leichtbier	Browns Point Homebrew Club

German & Italian Pils (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Cumbia	Pistol City Pils	5D: German Pils
2nd	Justin De Flitch	Schmeig Pils	5D: German Pils
3rd	Jim Thompson MHP	Principessa Italian Pilsner	34B: Mixed-Style Beer	Oregon Brew Crew

Märzen & Vienna (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kelvin Keown MHP	Outzsterreich	7A: Vienna Lager	Browns Point Homebrew Club
2nd	Thomas Wichert	Vbeer	7A: Vienna Lager
3rd	Greg Jensen	Vienna #2	7A: Vienna Lager

Dark & Strong German Lagers (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tim Frommer	From Riga With Love	9C: Baltic Porter	Cascade Brewers Guild
2nd	Ron Barnes MHP	Sergeant Al Powell	8A: Munich Dunkel	Kansas City Bier Meisters
3rd	John Smith	Yippee It's Dark	8B: Schwarzbier	Rat City Homebrewers
HM	Jim Dunlap	Munich Madness	9A: Doppelbock	Cascade Brewers Guild

Weizens (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ross Stuart MHP	Hefe	10A: Weissbier	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
2nd	Drew Scoggins	Verin's Secret	10C: Weizenbock	Cascade Brewers Guild
3rd	Steven Hutchison	Caraweiss	10A: Weissbier	Cascade Brewers Guild

Standard British Ale (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Thomas Wichert	Papa Beer Esb	11C: Strong Bitter
2nd	Tyler Miller	Stumble On Home To My Cats	14C: Scottish Export	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Tyler Miller	'cause I'm A Mastermind	11B: Best Bitter	Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Dark & Strong British Ale (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Neal Tognazzini	North Cascades Porter	13C: English Porter	Bellingham Homebrewers Guild
2nd	Keith Blanchard	Kilty Pleasure	17C: Wee Heavy	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Patrick Schneider	Old Dog Ale	17B: Old Ale
HM	Tim Frommer	The Tories Are Killing Britain	17D: English Barley Wine	Cascade Brewers Guild

Irish Reds & Stouts (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Timothy ONeil	Thee Stout	15B: Irish Stout
2nd	Megan Davis	Sweet Stout	16A: Sweet Stout	Browns Point Homebrew Club
3rd	Megan Davis	Irish Red	15A: Irish Red Ale	Browns Point Homebrew Club
HM	Dave Frombach MHP	Big Red	15A: Irish Red Ale	Peninsula Fermentation Society

Cream & Wheat & Blonde (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Todd Quessenberry	Blonde Ale	18A: Blonde Ale	Bellingham Homebrewers Guild
2nd	John Smith	Overnight Sensation	1C: Cream Ale	Rat City Homebrewers

American Ambers, Browns, & Porters (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Cody Stiles	Little Mountain Brown Ale	19C: American Brown Ale
2nd	Todd Quessenberry	Amber Ale	19A: American Amber Ale	Bellingham Homebrewers Guild
3rd	Damian Dobbs MHP	The Gunny's Porter	20A: American Porter	San Antonio Cerveceros

American & Imperial Stouts (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dustin Striplin MHP	Big Poppa	20C: Imperial Stout	Browns Point Homebrew Club
2nd	Casey Gish	Stout!	20B: American Stout	Bellingham Homebrewers Guild
3rd	Aaron Davis	Dios de la Muerte	20C: Imperial Stout	Browns Point Homebrew Club

American IPA (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steven Hutchison	Holy Trinity	21A: American IPA	Cascade Brewers Guild
2nd	Drew Scoggins	Simon's Sabro Adventure	21A: American IPA	Cascade Brewers Guild
3rd	Kyle Ernsberger	Citra Mosaic	21A: American IPA	Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS)

Other IPAs (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ross Stuart MHP	Hazy IPA	21C: Hazy IPA	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
2nd	Daniel Weber	Cascadia Did It Better	21B2: Black IPA	Cascade Brewers Guild
3rd	Dave Frombach MHP	Mean Brew Dog	22A: Double IPA	Peninsula Fermentation Society

Belgian Ales & Gose (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tristan McCoy MHP	I Don't Know, I Didn't Go To Burger King	24C: Bière de Garde	Browns Point Homebrew Club
2nd	Louis Strowger	Lucky Monk	24B: Belgian Pale Ale	West Sound Brewers
3rd	Kelvin Keown MHP	East German Fruit Salad	23G: Gose	Browns Point Homebrew Club
HM	Drew Scoggins	Hoid's Perpendicularity	24A: Witbier	Cascade Brewers Guild

Saisons (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tim Frommer	Saison de la Maison	25B: Saison	Cascade Brewers Guild
2nd	Keith Blanchard	Highwayman	25B: Saison	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Tony Ochsner	Rustic	25B: Saison	Cascade Brewers Guild

Monastic & Strong Belgians (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Calvin Fannin	The Blonde You Never Had	25A: Belgian Blond Ale
2nd	Daniel Weber	Tripel Digits	26C: Belgian Tripel	Cascade Brewers Guild
3rd	Phillip Saurer MHP	Belgian Dark Strong	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Peninsula Fermentation Society

Fruit & Spice & Wild (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steven Ouzts MHP	Earl of Lemongrab	29A: Fruit Beer	Browns Point Homebrew Club
2nd	Casey Gish	Cherry Stout	29A: Fruit Beer	Bellingham Homebrewers Guild
3rd	Tristan McCoy MHP	Tacoma Sunburn	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Browns Point Homebrew Club
HM	Robert Rothschiller	Mango Mania	29A: Fruit Beer

Wood-Aged (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Todd Quessenberry	Bb Imperial Stout	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Bellingham Homebrewers Guild
2nd	Josh Aune	Big RIS	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	St. Louis Brews
3rd	Kris Haskins	Step 3: Prophet!	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Cascade Brewers Guild
HM	Karsten Lundquist	Mt. Tetris Russian Imperial Stout	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Cascade Brewers Guild

Historical & Experimental & Cider (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jason Barker MHP	Queens Larder Ale	27A: Historical Beer	Oregon Brew Crew
2nd	Phillip Saurer MHP	Make Porters Great Again	27A7: Pre-Prohibition Porter	Peninsula Fermentation Society
3rd	Jason Barker MHP	Hail Mary Cider	C2D: Ice Cider	Oregon Brew Crew

Kölsch (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dustin Striplin MHP	Pop It Like It's Kold	5B: Kölsch	Browns Point Homebrew Club
2nd	Jim Thompson MHP	Dock & Pearl	5B: Kölsch	Oregon Brew Crew
3rd	Tony Ochsner	#kölschstyle	5B: Kölsch	Cascade Brewers Guild

American Pale Ale (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Smith	Molly's Pale	18B: American Pale Ale	Rat City Homebrewers
2nd	Jason Mantello	Gunslinging Parrot	18B: American Pale Ale	Bellingham Homebrewers Guild