Congratulations 2006 BABO (Alameda County Fair Homebrew Competition) Winners!!!


Announcing the Winners of the Alameda County Fair's homebrew competition coordinated by the Draughtboard Homebrew Club. Also know as the "Bay Area Brew Off".

This is a BJCP and AHA sanctioned competition.

Congratulations to all the winners, and especially to:

Best of Show Winner: Jonathan Sheehan (Alameda, CA) for his Old Ale!

DIVISION 405 - LIGHT LAGERS, HYBRD & WHEATS
Doug Mosher Mountain View CA 15 A Weizen/ Weissbier   1
Dan Bramage San Leandro CA 15 A Weizen/ Weissbier   2
Kelly McCathy Rohnert Park CA 6 C Kölsch   3
  1 D Munich Helles    
  2 B Bohemian Pilsner    
  6 B Blonde Ale    
  6 D American Wheat & Rye Beer Wheat Malt  
  15 A Weizen/ Weissbier    
  1 B Standard American Lager   PRELIM
  2 C Classic American Pilsner   PRELIM
  15 A Weizen/ Weissbier   PRELIM
  15 A Weizen/ Weissbier   PRELIM
  15 A Weizen/ Weissbier Honey PRELIM
  15 A Weizen/ Weissbier   PRELIM
 
DIVISION 406 - BOCK, AMBER & DARK LAGER
Virg Redman Vacaville CA 5 C Doppelbock   1
Alex Drobshoff Livermore CA 5 B Traditional Bock   2
Jeff Rose Oakland CA 5 C Doppelbock   3
 
DIVISION 407 - AMBER HYBRID, SCOTTISH & IRISH ALES
Robert Kennedy Anaheim CA 7 C Dusseldorf Altbier   1
Eric W.  Finson Pleasant Hill CA 8 A Standard/ Ordinary Bitter   2
Kevin Johnson Boulder Creek CA 7 B Calif. Common Beer   3
  7 B Calif. Common Beer    
  7 B Calif. Common Beer    
  7 B Calif. Common Beer    
  8 A Standard Bitter    
  9 C Scottish Export 80    
  9 D Irish Red Ale    
 
DIVISION 408 - DARK ALES
Kent Thompson Davis CA 13 E American Stout   1
Tony Bruno Fremont CA 13 F Russian Imperial Stout   2
Eric W.  Finson Pleasant Hill CA 12 A Brown Porter   3
  11 A Brown Ale    
  12 A Brown Porter    
  12 A Brown Porter    
  13 B Sweet Stout    
  11 B Southern English Brown Dark Brown Candy Sugar PRELIM
  12 B Robust Porter   PRELIM
  12 B Dark Ale   PRELIM
  13 A Dry Stout   PRELIM
  13 A Dry Stout   PRELIM
  13 B Sweet Stout Honey PRELIM
  13 B Sweet Stout   PRELIM
  13 F Russian Imperial Stout   PRELIM
 
DIVISION 409 - PALE, AMBER & INDIA PALE ALE 
Al Branch Livermore CA 10 A American Pale Ale   1
Robert Micka Oakland CA 14 B Am. IPA   2
Randall  Contreras Hayward CA 14 C Imperial IPA   3
  10 A American Pale Ale    
  14 A American Amber Ale    
  14 C Imperial IPA    
  14 C Imperial IPA    
  14 C Imperial IPA    
  10 A American Pale Ale   PRELIM
  10 A American Pale Ale   PRELIM
  10 A American Pale Ale   PRELIM
  10 A American Pale Ale   PRELIM
  10 A American Pale Ale   PRELIM
  10 B American Amber Ale   PRELIM
  10 B American Amber Ale   PRELIM
  10 B American Amber Ale   PRELIM
  10 B American Amber Ale   PRELIM
  10 B American Amber Ale   PRELIM
  14 A English IPA Oak Chips PRELIM
  14 B American IPA Cascade Dry Hop PRELIM
  14 B American IPA   PRELIM
  14 B American IPA   PRELIM
 
DIVISION 410 - STRONG ALES (BELGIAN & OTHER)
Jonathan Sheehan Alameda CA 19 A Old Ale   1
Brian Cooper Hayward CA 19 C American Barleywine   2
Sean O'Connor Glen Ellen CA 18 C Belgian Tripel   3
  18 B Belgian Bubbel    
 
DIVISION 411 - BELGIAN & SPECIAL BEER
Andy Schoenwetter Oakland CA 23 A Specialty Beer Saffron, honey, muscat 1
Kevin Johnson Boulder Creek CA 20 A Fruit Beer Fuyu Persimmen 2
Kelly McCathy Rohnert Park CA 16 A Witbier Orange Peel, Corriander, Chamomile 3
  16 C Belgian Saison Orange Peel and Cardamom
  17 F Bitter/ Honey Fruit Lambic Hops, Honey, Cherry  
  21 B Christmas/ Winter Spice Beer    
 
DIVISION 412 - MEADS & CIDERS
Stephen Moyle Tracy CA 24 B Semi-sweet Mead   1
Cheryl Murphy Chico CA 25 A Cyser   2
Ken Koupal San Ramon CA 24 C Sweet Mead Orange Blossom Honey 3
  24 A Dry Mead    
  24 A Dry Mead    
  24 A Dry Mead Orange Blossom Honey  
 
DIVISION 415  - LABELS
Andy Schoenwetter Oakland CA   Humorous Label   1
Cheryl Murphy Chico CA   Humorous Label   2
       
Robert Micka Oakland CA   Best Label   1
Brian Cooper Hayward CA   Best Label   2
Robert Micka Oakland CA   Best Label   3
 
Best of Show
Jonathan Sheehan Alameda CA 19 A Old Ale    
 
** Note: 'PRELIM' Indicates entries eliminated during the preliminary round of judging.