Homebrewed Beer/Meads and Other of the Year 2024
A futile attempt at tracking all of the beers, meads, ciders and other beverages the members have brought to club meetings and festivals. Unsurprisingly, there's quite a bit! Credit where known and notes when possible, but forgive us our lapses, we've been drinking!
Southern California Homebrew Festival:
- American Lager - Kevin Baranowski
- Apricot Lager - Kevin Baranowski
- American Wit - Kevin Baranowski
- Pink Boots English Brown
- Belgian Wit
- Anchor's Dream California Common
- Bourbon Vanilla Milk Stout
- Pink Boots Belgian Brown - Jenna Bonney
- Sparkingly Perry - Jenna Bonney
- CHA/Falcons Collab Wee Heavy - Dana Cordes and Company
- Cream Ale - Drew Beechum
- CDJK Mild - Drew Beechum
- Clam Chowdah Saison - Drew Beechum
- Earl Gray Saison - Drew Beechum
- Heart of Darkness - Maple Syrup Brown Sugar Imperial Stout - Tiffany Ashrafi
- Belgian Dubbel
- Sweet Stout on Chocolate Coffee Randal - Kevin Baranowski
- Pink Boots American Brown on French Toast Coffee Randal - Tiffany Ashrafi
- Blueberry Lemondrop Mead
- Dragonfruit Mango Mead - Daniel Stahl
- Golden Gate Strong Bitter
- Belgian Dark Strong
- West Coast Pilsner
- Hop Water - MB Raines
Mead Bar
- Catclaw Honey
- Fireweed Honey
- Washington Buckwheat Honey
- Rabbit Brush Honey
- Lehua Honey
- Wild Flower Honey
- Blackberry Honey
- Muscat Pyment
- Multi Berry
- Perry
- Bochet Cyser
- Cyser
- Pomegranate
Mayfaire
- American Lager - Kevin
- Apricot Lager - Kevin
- American Wit - Kevin
- Brown Ale (Ladies Brewday) - Jeff
- Dark Heart Imperial Stout - Ilan
- Belgian Wit - Bob
- Leffe Clone - Bill
- Adambier - Ilan
- Belgian Pale 1 - Bonney
- Belgian Pale 2 - Bonney
- Flanders Red - Mike
- Belgian IPA - Mike
- Black Rye IPA - Mike
- Brown Lake Ale - Q
- Dark Heart Imperial Stout - Q
- Adambier - John
June Meeting - Mexican Craft Beers
- French Belgian Saison - Jeff
- Weizenbock - Jeff
- Cream Ale - Jamie
- S'more Bochet - Daniel
- All Your Base Are Brew Log To Us - Scot
- Dry Mead - Scot
- CDJK Mild - Drew
- Cream Ale - Drew
- Clam Chowdah Saison - Drew
- New Zealand Pils - John
- New Zealand Pils - Roger
- Pomegranate Mead - Roger - Meeting Winner
- Belgian Grape Tripel - John
- Fantome Automne Clone - John
- Makgeolli - Art
July Meeting - Witbier
Grand Hydro
- Allagash White
- Ogopogo Boeman
Witbier Competition - 4 entries
- Winner - John Aitchison - Specialty Witbier with mixed culture from Fantome
Homebrew
- Cerveza con Limon - Mexican Lager with Lime - Ryan Griswold - first time pouring
- Bohemian Pilsner - Roger Taylor
- Bohemian Pilsner (no Decoction!) - John Aitchison
- Irish Red - Ryan Griswold - first time pouring
- Passion Fruit Wheat - Geoff Robertson
- Green Zebra Catharina Sout - John Aitchison
- Earl Grey Saison - Drew Beechum
- Rye Saison with Herbs - Scott Donahue
- Fantome Saison Homage - Geoff Roberston - meeting winner
- Hazy IPA with Honey - Daniel Stahl
- Pina Colada Hazy with Abstrax - Scott Donahue
- West Coast IPA - John Aitchison
- West Coast IPA with Sauvignon Blanc - John Aitchison
- Traditional Mead - Matt - first time pouring
- Traditional Mead - Geoff Robertson
- Apple Pie Cyser - Roger Taylor
August Meeting - Tripel
Grand Hydro (John Aitchison)
- Chimay Cinq Cents (canned)
- Gouden Carolus Tripel
- Unibroue La Fin Du Monde (canned)
- Allagash Tripel
- Naughty Pine Verlinden 1932
Homebrew
- Hazy NZ Pilsner -Roger Taylor & Project Barley
- Barrel Aged Mead - Roger
- Dubbel - John Aitchison
- Blueberry Hopped Mead - Daniel Stahl
- Strawberry Black Lime Mead - Daniel Stahl - meeting winner
- Fantome / Falcons Belgian - Ilan Grossberg
Lake Arrowhead Brewfest / Sunfest
- Abbey Style American Brown Ale - 6.2%
- Sparkling Perry - 6.6%
- Trident Belgian Brown - 4.9%
- Fantome Style Saison - 5.5%
- Septemberfest - 5.7%
- "Morning' Sunshine" Hazy IPA - 5.7%
- Black IPA - 5.2%
- Imperial Porter - 8.1%
- Saison - 6.4%
- Tepache Mead - 5%
- Orange Creamsicle Mead - 7.8%
- Witbier - 5%
- Apricot Lager - 4.5%
- American Lager - 4.7%
Mead Bar (aka Roger's Bottle Bar)
- Lehua
- Cat Claw
- Meadowfoam
- Perry
- Raspberry
- Cyser
- Apple Bochet
- Rabbitbrush
- Wildflower
- Mustard Flower
- Fireweed
- Mesquite
- Pomegranate Melomel
- Cherry Melome
50th Anniversary Party/Oktoberfest
Collaboration Bar
- Bravery Wild Turkey Bourbon Barrel Aged Braggot
- Brews Brothers Limbo Citra Saison
- Firestone Walker Browneywine
- Golden Road Bogart IPA
- Macleods Dougweiser
- Malibu Brewing Isla's First (Belgian Single)
- Project Barley Maltose Kiwi
- Sierra Nevada FestBier
- Shadow Grove Kolsch (based on Hollywood Blonde)
Homebrew Keg Bar
- 3944 Wit - Kevin Baranowski
- Janet's Brown - Phil Giovanelli
- Dougweiser (Kölsch Yeast) - Arts Fitzsimmons
- Hashiell 10 - MB Raines
- Belgian Dark Strong
- Persian Ice Cream Golden Ale - Tiffany Ashrafi
- Lady Brew Day Belgian Brown - Jenna Bonney
- Perry - Jenna Bonney
- West Hop American Summer - Drew Beechum
- IPA (Golden Road Homebrew Wort) - Ilan Grossberg
- Clam Chowder Saison - Drew Beechum
- Earl Grey Saison - Drew Beechum
- Adambier 2018 - Scot Beidelman
- Adambier 2019 - Scot Beidelman
- Witbier
- Adambier
- Dark Heart of the Forest RIS - Quin Ginsberg
- 2018 Belgian Quad - Scot Beidelman
- 2019 Belgian Quad - Scot Beidelman
- Session Belgian IPA - Scot Beidelman
- ESB - Jamie Crawford
- Sweet Stout - Randal - Chocolate Coffee Beans - Kevin Baranowski
- Dark Heart of the Forest - French Roast Coffee
Mead Bar (Draft) - Roger
- Pomegranate
- Key Lime
- Cherry
- Apple Cyser
- Barrel Aged
- Apple Pie Cyser
- Bochet
Bottle Bar
- Barrel Aged Sucaba Clone - Bob Dexter
- Tupelo Mead - Bob Dexter
November Meeting - Collab Beers and Tripel Comp
Grand Hydro - "The Lighter Collabs" (aka the lower alcohol 50th Anniversary Collabs)
- Malibu Brewing Isla's First
- Sierra Nevada Festbier
- Brews Brothers "Limbo" Citra Saison
- Project Barley - Maltose Kiwi
- Golden Road - Bogart IPA
Tripel Competition - 6 entries
- Winner - John Aitchison - Tripel - Made with wort from the Malibu Brewing session, boosted with additional grain and sugar
Homebrew
- Wet Hop American Summer Fresh Hop Pale Ale - Drew Beechum
- Chocolate Porter - Geoff Robertson
- Petit Nat Cyser - Daniel Stahl
- Hopped Cyser - Daniel Stahl
- Janet's Brown Ale - Phil Giovanelli
- Belgian IPA - John Aitchison
- English IPA - Robb Stewart
- Saison - Rick Morales
- Hatch Chile Mead - Roger Taylor
December Meeting - Collab Beers
Grand Hydro - "The Bigger Collabs" (aka the higher alcohol 50th Anniversary Collabs)
- Firestone Walker Browneywine 2024
- Firestone Walker Browneywine 2014
- Bravery Braggot Imperial Stout
- Figueroa Mountain Deacon's Nightcap - 2014
Presentation - Terry Stroud - All About Beer
Grand Hydro Part 2 - Other Bigs
- Enegren - Christmas Bock
- Enegren - Maple Baltic Porter
- Wild Parrot - Ol Foggy Russian Imperial Stout
- Kirkland Vintage Ale (by Deschuttes)
Homebrew
- Vienna Lager - Jeff Mathiowetz
- Dougweiser Pale Ale - Sergio Coronado
- American Stout - Jeff Mathiowetz
- Saison - Phil Giovanelli
- Gingerbread Cookie Saison - Daniel Stahl
- Maple & Smoked Honey Mead - Daniel Stahl
Holiday Tasting with Hop Merchants
All beers rating on a scale of 1-5 Falcons.
- El Segundo Brewing - Christmas Break Christmas Ale - 9% - 4 Falcons
- There Does Not Exist - Demonous WC IPA - 7.% - 3.5 Falcons
- Heater Allen - Sandy Paws Baltic Porter - 7.8% - 4 Falcons
- Trois Damme - Sauvagonne Lambic Blend in Cabernet - 6% - 3.5 Falcons
- Bottle Logic - Dark Forces Barrel Aged Rye Imperial Stout - 17.3% - 4.5 Falcons
- Yonder Cider - Cashmere Negroni Cranberry Cider - 6.5% - 3.5 Falcons
- De Ranke - Back To Black Sour Porter - 9.5% - 2.5 Falcons
- RIIP Beer - Dan K WC IPA - 7% - 4 Falcons
- Enegren - Baltic Maple Porter w/ Maple Syrup - 9.1% ABV - 4 Falcons
- Prairie Artisan Ales - Christmas Bomb Imperial Stout - 13% ABV - 4.5 Falcons
- Pure Project - Home for the Holihaze Double Hazy IPA - 8.8% ABV - 3 Falcons
- LA Aleworks - Snappy Gingerbread Ale - 9% ABV - 3 Falcons
- Energren - Christmas Bock - 7.2% ABV - 4.5 Falcons - Favorite of the crowd
Advent Calendar
There will be a larger writeup about this, but here's what we had!
- Side Eye Belgian Session Hazy IPA Scot Beidelman
- 7th Inning Stretch Brown Rives Borland
- Christmas Wit Jamie Crawford
- Hazy Sh*t Masa K
- Belgian Dark Strong Rick Morales
- Double the Trouble Stout Rives Borland
- Session Smoked Porter Adrian Febre
- Smoked Helles Jeff Mathiowetz
- Cascading Pumpkin Ale Kathy Fairbrother
- Saison Ete Bob Dexter
- GSM Pyment John Aitchison
- MishMash Brown Ale Robb Stewart
- Sour Fruited Cobbler Braggot Sam Probst
- CA Common Phil Giovanelli
- Chocolate Porter Geoff Robertson
- 2023 Adambier Ilan Grossberg
- Sour Santa Berliner Weisse Sean Johnson
- Pomegranate Mead Roger Taylor
- Cyrus the Great Tiffany Ashrafi
- Maple and Smoked Honey Mead Daniel Stahl
- Not Janet's Brown Ale Scott Donahue
- Persimmon Pudding Drew Beechum