2008 BABO RESULTS
Best of Show:  Nathan Smith (from Oakland) for his Imperial IPA.
Honorable Mention:  Greg Robles (from Livermore) for his Schwartzbier (Black Lager).
FINAL ROUND SCORES & RANKINGS:
Light Lagers BJCP BJCP
First Last Name Rank City State Homebrew Club Cat Sub Style Name Special Ingredients Avg Score Entry #
Steve Atkinson 1 Pleasanton CA   2 A German Pilsner                        34.3 6
Dan Sutter 2 Alameda CA   2 A German Pilsner                        32.67 95
Michael Frenn 3 Placerville CA HAZE 2 A German Pilsner                        29 89
4 2 A German Pilsner                        25.3 102
5 1 C Premium American Lager                24.67 111
Amber Lagers BJCP BJCP
First Last Name Rank City State Homebrew Club Cat Sub Style Name Special Ingredients Avg Score Entry #
Michael Frenn 1 Placerville CA HAZE 3 A Vienna Lager                      33 90
Phyllis Goldsmith 2 Berkeley CA Bay Area Mashers 3 A Vienna Lager                      24.5 142
Peter Estaniel 3 San Jose CA   3 B Oktoberfest/Märzen                21 34
4 3 B Oktoberfest/Märzen                17.5 50
Dark Lagers and Bocks BJCP BJCP
First Last Name Rank City State Homebrew Club Cat Sub Style Name Special Ingredients Avg Score Entry #
Greg Robles 1 Livermore CA Mad Zymurgists 4 C Schwarzbier  (Black Beer)         37.3 4
Scott Satterthwaite 2 Sunnyvale CA Worts Of Wisdom 5 C Doppelbock                        35.67 104
Alex Drobshoff 3 Livermore CA Mad Zymurgists 5 B Traditional Bock                  34 42
4 5 A Maibock/Helles Bock               30.3 145
5 4 C Schwarzbier  (Black Beer)         29.67 92
6 4 C Schwarzbier  (Black Beer)         27.67 103
Light Hybrids BJCP BJCP
First Last Name Rank City State Homebrew Club Cat Sub Style Name Special Ingredients Avg Score Entry #
David Blank 1 Oakland CA Bay Area Mashers 6 C Kölsch                                41 80
Michael Frenn 2 Placerville CA HAZE 6 B Blonde Ale                            40 93
Michael Frenn 3 Placerville CA HAZE 6 C Kölsch                                34.7 88
4 6 A Cream Ale                             32.3 53
5 6 A Cream Ale                             30.7 141
6 6 D American Wheat or Rye Beer            31.7 75
7 6 D American Wheat or Rye Beer            29 58
8 6 A Cream Ale                             28.3 110
9 6 D American Wheat or Rye Beer            27 36
10 6 B Blonde Ale                            17.7 1
Amber Hybrids BJCP BJCP
First Last Name Rank City State Homebrew Club Cat Sub Style Name Special Ingredients Avg Score Entry #
Peter Estaniel 1 San Jose CA   7 A Northern German Altbier                 30.2 33
Robert Weidner 2 Livermore CA   7 B California Common Beer                  29.8 39
David Maloney 3 Pleasanton CA   7 B California Common Beer                  29.3 49
4 7 B California Common Beer                  27.7 91
English Pale Ales BJCP BJCP
First Last Name Rank City State Homebrew Club Cat Sub Style Name Special Ingredients Avg Score Entry #
David Hutchings 1 Pleasanton CA   8 B Special/Best/Premium Bitter             35.3 113
Tony Bruno 2 Redwood City CA Worts Of Wisdom 8 C Extra Special/Strong Bitter             31 109
Alex Drobshoff 3 Livermore CA Mad Zymurgists 8 A Standard/Ordinary Bitter                30.7 44
4 8 C Extra Special/Strong Bitter             30 70
5 8 B Special/Best/Premium Bitter             29.3 51
6 8 C Extra Special/Strong Bitter             29.3 67
7 8 C Extra Special/Strong Bitter             29.3 100
8 8 B Special/Best/Premium Bitter             25.7 126
9 8 B Special/Best/Premium Bitter             22 148
10 8 C Extra Special/Strong Bitter             19.3 79
Scottish & Irish Ales BJCP BJCP
First Last Name Rank City State Homebrew Club Cat Sub Style Name Special Ingredients Avg Score Entry #
Larry Swick 1 San Ramon CA Mad Zymurgists & Brew Angels 9 D Irish Red Ale                           35.7 9
Russ Mansky 2 San Leandro CA   9 D Irish Red Ale                           30 98
Phyllis Goldsmith 3 Berkeley CA Bay Area Mashers 9 C Scottish Export 80/-                    27.3 143
American Ales BJCP BJCP
First Last Name Rank City State Homebrew Club Cat Sub Style Name Special Ingredients Avg Score Entry #
Alex Drobshoff 1 Livermore CA Mad Zymurgists 10 A American Pale Ale                     38.3 43
Andrew Carroll 2 Campbell CA Draught Board 10 C American Brown Ale         37.3 30
Larry Swick 3 San Ramon CA Mad Zymurgists & Brew Angels 10 B American Amber Ale                    33 10
4 10 B American Amber Ale                    29.7 46
5 10 B American Amber Ale                    28.7 17
6 10 A American Pale Ale                     26.7 16
7 10 A American Pale Ale                     25.7 45
English Brown Ales BJCP BJCP
First Last Name Rank City State Homebrew Club Cat Sub Style Name Special Ingredients Avg Score Entry #
Tyler Dunn 1 Pleasanton CA   11 B Southern English Brown     39 121
David Maloney 2 Pleasanton CA   11 B Southern English Brown     32.5 52
Ray Ernenwein 3 San Jose CA   11 C Northern English Brown Ale 23 35
4 11 B Southern English Brown     20.5 64
5 11 C Northern English Brown Ale 18.5 65
6 11 C Northern English Brown Ale 18 112
Porters BJCP BJCP
First Last Name Rank City State Homebrew Club Cat Sub Style Name Special Ingredients Avg Score Entry #
Al Branch 1 Livermore CA Mad Zymurgists 12 B Robust Porter              35.7 48
Eric Finson 2 Pleasant Hill CA DOZE 12 A Brown Porter               36.3 73
Michael Seaters 3 Rancho Murieta CA   12 A Brown Porter               31.5 78
4 12 B Robust Porter              31.3 137
5 12 B Robust Porter              29.3 7
6 12 B Robust Porter              27.3 15
7 12 A Brown Porter               25.2 115
8 12 A Brown Porter               22 81
9 12 B Robust Porter              17.3 41
10 12 B Robust Porter              15 82
Stouts BJCP BJCP
First Last Name Rank City State Homebrew Club Cat Sub Style Name Special Ingredients Avg Score Entry #
Don Bartlett 1 Tracy CA   13 B Sweet Stout                33 54
Roger St. Denis 2 San Jose CA Draught Board 13 F Russian Imperial Stout     31 28
David Lish 3 Pleasanton CA   13 E American Stout             28 140
4 13 F Russian Imperial Stout     26 14
5 13 E American Stout             25.5 114
6 13 F Russian Imperial Stout     23 27
7 13 B Sweet Stout                20 86
IPA'S BJCP BJCP
First Last Name Rank City State Homebrew Club Cat Sub Style Name Special Ingredients Avg Score Entry #
Nathan Smith 1 Oakland CA Mad Zymurgists 14 C Imperial IPA                          37.3 83
Greg Robles 2 Livermore CA Mad Zymurgists 14 C Imperial IPA                          36.3 3
Spencer O'Leary 3 Pleasanton CA   14 B American IPA                          34.3 62
4 14 A English IPA                           34 68
5 14 B American IPA                          30 76
6 14 B American IPA                          27.7 71
German Wheat and Rye Beers BJCP BJCP
First Last Name Rank City State Homebrew Club Cat Sub Style Name Special Ingredients Avg Score Entry #
Steve Atkinson 1 Pleasanton CA   15 A Weizen/Weissbier                      36 5
Andrew Carroll 2 Campbell CA Draught Board 15 A Weizen/Weissbier                      28.3 29
Margaret Weidner 3 Livermore CA 15 A Weizen/Weissbier                      27.3 38
4 15 A Weizen/Weissbier                      22.67 40
5 15 A Weizen/Weissbier                      22.3 122
6 15 B Dunkelweizen                          21 55
Belgian and French Ales BJCP BJCP
First Last Name Rank City State Homebrew Club Cat Sub Style Name Special Ingredients Avg Score Entry #
Daniel Goodman 1 Livermore CA   16 C Saison                                41 66
Stephen Moyle 2 Tracy CA   16 C Saison                                36.7 135
Jonathan Sheehan 3 Alameda CA Draught Board 16 A Witbier                               30.3 84
4 16 A Witbier                               29 18
5 16 A Witbier                               28 8
6 16 A Witbier                               27.7 107
7 16 B Belgian Pale Ale                      22.7 150
8 16 A Witbier                               21.7 144
Belgian Strong Ales and Barley Wines BJCP BJCP
First Last Name Rank City State Homebrew Club Cat Sub Style Name Special Ingredients Avg Score Entry #
Eric Finson 1 Pleasant Hill CA DOZE 18 E Belgian Dark Strong Ale               41 74
Greg Rasmussen 2 Forestville CA Sonoma Beerocrats 18 D Belgian Golden Strong Ale             39.7 77
Tony Bruno 3 Redwood City CA Worts Of Wisdom 18 A Belgian Bond Ale                      31 108
4 19 C American Barleywine                   30.3 116
5 19 C American Barleywine                   29 134
6 18 A Belgian Bond Ale                      28.7 146
7 18 A Belgian Bond Ale                      28.7 99
Specialty - Fruit Beers BJCP BJCP
First Last Name Rank City State Homebrew Club Cat Sub Style Name Special Ingredients Avg Score Entry #
David Lish 1 Pleasanton CA   20 A Fruit Beer                            strawberry hefeweizen 41 139
Ian Willis 2 Castro Valley CA 20 A Fruit Beer                            strawberry wheat (fresh strawberries) 34.5 117
Don Bartlett 3 Tracy CA   20 A Fruit Beer                            honey, pomegranate 32.5 56
4 20 A Fruit Beer                            black cherry juice and extract 18 147
5 20 A Fruit Beer                            Cherry Puree 16.5 149
Specialty Beers (Spice, Herb, Vegetable, Smoked & Wood Aged) BJCP BJCP
First Last Name Rank City State Homebrew Club Cat Sub Style Name Special Ingredients Avg Score Entry #
Don Bartlett 1 Tracy CA   21 B Christmas/Winter Specialty Spice Beer 36.5 57
Tyler Dunn 2 Pleasanton CA   21 A Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer        Lactose, vanilla extract, brewed half as a wheat beer half as a pilsner according to the grain bill 34 123
Tyler Dunn 3 Pleasanton CA   23 A Specialty Beer coriandor seed, orange peel, orange blossom honey, witbier 33 124
4 21 A Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer        American Amber Ale with coriander sweet orange peel 32.5 136
5 21 A Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer        amber ale, pumpkin, ginger, cinnamon clove 30.5 125
6 21 B Christmas/Winter Specialty Spice Beer cloves,nutmeg,ginger,cardamom seed 29 105
7 22 C Wood-Aged Beer                        29 63
8 23 A Specialty Beer Coffee Porter, Cold Steeped French Roast 27.5 85
Meads and Ciders BJCP BJCP
First Last Name Rank City State Homebrew Club Cat Sub Style Name Special Ingredients Avg Score Entry #
Ken Koupal 1 San Ramon CA Draught Board 24 C Sweet Mead                  36 790
Stephen Moyle 2 Tracy CA   24 B Semi-sweet Mead             Orange Blossom Honey 33.3 132
Brian Cooper 3 Pleasanton CA Mad Zymurgists 24 A Dry Mead                    30.7 19
5 25 C Other Fruit Melomel         multi-berry 26 133
4 28 B Fruit Cider                 27.3 20
PRELIM ROUND SCORES & RANKINGS (None of the following went forward to FINAL round judging above):
American Ales (Disqualified during PRELIM judging round) BJCP BJCP
First Last Name Rank City State Homebrew Club Cat Sub Style Name Special Ingredients Avg Score Entry #
4 10 C American Brown Ale         26.67 72
5 10 B American Amber Ale                    24.33 61
6 10 A American Pale Ale                     30.33 26
6 10 A American Pale Ale                     30.67 69
6 10 B American Amber Ale                    23 97
7 10 A American Pale Ale                     87.67 87
7 10 C American Brown Ale         23.3 138
8 10 A American Pale Ale                     28 11
8 10 B American Amber Ale                    22.67 94
9 10 C American Brown Ale         24.33 12
IPA'S (Disqualified during PRELIM judging round) BJCP BJCP
First Last Name Rank City State Homebrew Club Cat Sub Style Name Special Ingredients Avg Score Entry #
4 14 C Imperial IPA                          33.6 37
4 14 A English IPA                           28 101
5 14 B American IPA                          25.3 47
5 14 B American IPA                          33.3 106
6 14 B American IPA                          15.6 13
6 14 B American IPA                          26 96
HOMEBREW LABEL COMPETITION RANKING:
Best Theme Label, "Out of the Gate for 2008" Fair Fair
First Last Name Rank City State Homebrew Club Division Class Beer Label Description Entry #
Ian Willis 1 Castro Valley CA 415 A Quarter Horse Porter 120
Andrew Carroll 2 Campbell CA Draught Board 415 A Pounding Pils Label 31
Best Homebrew Label Fair Fair
First Last Name Rank City State Homebrew Club Division Class Beer Label Description Entry #
Brian Cooper 1 Pleasanton CA Mad Zymurgists 415 B Rocket Fuel Barley Wine Label 25
Ian Willis 2 Castro Valley CA 415 B Strawberry Wheat Label 118
Brian Cooper 3 Pleasanton CA Mad Zymurgists 415 B Kick Your Own Ale Label 23
415 B O'Brians Red Irish Ale Label 2
415 B Sybil M.P.A. Label 21
415 B Friend or Fiend Pale Ale Label 22
415 B Grave Digger Ale Label 24
415 B O'Carroll Irish Red Ale 32
415 B Don's Dunkelweizen w/ coaster Label 59
415 B Don's Homebrew Label 60
415 B Barley Wine Label 119
415 B Turtle Beach Stout 127
415 B Sunset Copper Rye Label 128
415 B Orchid IPA Label 129
415 B Lucky Shamrock Brew Label 130
415 B Spotted Eel ESB Label 131
** We received 133 homebrew entries and 18 homebrew labels.
Thank you to everyone for participating.