Thanks to all who participated in the Cowlitz County Fair Beer Division - Open Class. There were 65 entries judged and 36 registered participants, judges, and stewards. Fair ribbons are awarded based on points scored. If the entry scores over 26 points but under 34, that entry earns a Red Ribbon. If the entry scores over 34 points, that entry earns a Blue Ribbon.
Congratulations to the competition staff and organizers, the Beer Division display this year won the Superintendent's Award. This is a very special award that is given by the Superintendent of each barn to the best, most outstanding presentation. Thank you to Joan Frymire, Agriculture Superintendent.

Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
Blue(1st) | Justin Westcott | Hello Summer IPA | 21A: American IPA | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Hon. Men. | Phil Cammarano | Rasenmaher Bier | 5B: Kolsch | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Winning Entries
Category 1: Standard American Beer (3 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
Blue(1st) | Jorge Rodriguez | PP Pilz | 1B: American Lager | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Blue(1st) | Jesse Free | Sight Lap Pilsner | 1B: American Lager | Greater Everett Brewers League |
Category 2: International Lager (2 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
Red(2nd) | Jeff Van Boxtel | Global Lager | 2A: International Pale Lager | Cascadia Brewers Alliance |
Category 3: Czech Lager (1 entry)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
Red(2nd) | Justin Westcott | Bohemian Pilsner | 3A: Czech Pale Lager | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Category 5: Pale Bitter European Beer (3 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
Blue(1st) | Phil Cammarano | Rasenmaher Bier | 5B: Kolsch | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Red(2nd) | Peter Hand | Koolheaded Kolsch | 5B: Kolsch | |
Category 6: Amber Malty European Lager (2 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
Blue(1st) | Benjamin Gunderson | OKTOBERFEST | 6A: Marzen | Homebrewers of Puget Sound (HoPS) |
Blue(1st) | Phil Cammarano | Rauch 'em If You Got 'em | 6B: Rauchbier | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Category 7: Amber Bitter European Beer (2 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
Blue(1st) | Phil Cammarano | Anton | 7A: Vienna Lager | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Red(2nd) | Lucas Rucks | Santa Krausen | 7B: Altbier | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Category 10: German Wheat Beer (3 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
Blue(1st) | Justin Westcott | Summer Kick Off Hef | 10A: Weissbier | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Red(2nd) | John Hocking | Summer Hefe | 10A: Weissbier | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Red(2nd) | Trever Bohling | HefeWyatt | 10A: Weissbier | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Category 11: British Bitter (2 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
Blue(1st) | Jon Lauzon | Set Sail Irish Ale | 11B: Best Bitter | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Blue(1st) | Tristan Mccoy Co-Brewer: Kyle Jung | Atmosphere ESB | 11C: Strong Bitter | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Category 13: Brown British Beer (1 entry)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
Blue(1st) | Tristan Mccoy Co-Brewer: Kyle Jung | Bad Food Worse Weather | 13A: Dark Mild | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Category 14: Scottish Ale (1 entry)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
Blue(1st) | Brian Hale | Midnight Delight | 14C: Scottish Export | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Category 16: Dark British Beer (1 entry)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
Blue(1st) | Brian Hale | Late Night Delight | 16D: Foreign Extra Stout | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Category 17: Strong British Ale (2 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
Blue(1st) | Brandon Huston Co-Brewer: Garreth Wippel | Ourgyle | 17B: Old Ale | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Red(2nd) | Jeff Van Boxtel Co-Brewer: Alan Graham | 2015 Barleywine | 17D: English Barleywine | Cascadia Brewers Alliance |
Category 18: Pale American Ale (4 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
Blue(1st) | Lucas Rucks | Honey Blonde | 18A: Blonde Ale | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Red(2nd) | Marc Silva | Seth & Ashley Pale Ale | 18B: American Pale Ale | |
Red(2nd) | Lucas Rucks | BraeLanCam | 18B: American Pale Ale | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Red(2nd) | Brian Hale | King Of The Jungle | 18B: American Pale Ale | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Category 20: American Porter and Stout (3 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
Red(2nd) | Traci Lienhard | WC Zip Tie Stout | 20B: American Stout | Homebrewers of Puget Sound (HoPS) |
Red(2nd) | Marc Silva Co-Brewer: Brandon Passmore | Vanilla Stout | 20B: American Stout | |
Red(2nd) | Benjamin Gunderson | Almond Joy | 20C: Imperial Stout | Homebrewers of Puget Sound (HoPS) |
Category 21: IPA (9 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
Blue(1st) | Jesse Free | Plush Suspension IPA | 21B6: White IPA | Greater Everett Brewers League |
Blue(1st) | Justin Westcott | Hello Summer IPA | 21A: American IPA | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Blue(1st) | Tristan Mccoy Co-Brewer: Kyle Jung | IPA And So Can You | 21A: American IPA | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Red(2nd) | Marc Silva | Triangle Hop-Ense | 21A: American IPA | |
Red(2nd) | John Hocking | Brew Sculpture First Beer | 21A: American IPA | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Red(2nd) | Jesse Free | Gate Drop IPA | 21A: American IPA | Greater Everett Brewers League |
Red(2nd) | Brian Hale | Big Brew Day | 21B1: Belgian IPA | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Category 22: Strong American Ale (1 entry)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
Blue(1st) | Garreth Wippel | Babbling Troll Barleywine | 22C: American Barleywine | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Category 23: European Sour Ale (1 entry)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
Red(2nd) | Tristan Mccoy Co-Brewer: Kyle Jung | Statler And Waldorf | 23C: Oud Bruin | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Category 24: Belgian Ale (3 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
Blue(1st) | John Hocking | Baby 40th | 24B: Belgian Pale Ale | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Blue(1st) | Trever Bohling | Curly Sue | 24A: Witbier | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Red(2nd) | Bill Midkiff Co-Brewer: Andrew Horton, Richard Warner | Hoi Ik Heet | 24B: Belgian Pale Ale | Cascadia Brewers Alliance |
Category 25: Strong Belgian Ale (5 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
Blue(1st) | Marc Silva | Belgian Golden Strong Ale | 25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale | |
Blue(1st) | Bill Midkiff Co-Brewer: Andrew Horton, Richard Warner | Golden "Gordon" Strong | 25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale | Cascadia Brewers Alliance |
Red(2nd) | Phil Cammarano | Summer Saison | 25B: Saison | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Red(2nd) | Garreth Wippel | La Bier De Saison | 25B: Saison | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Category 26: Trappist Ale (3 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
Blue(1st) | Jeff Van Boxtel Co-Brewer: Alan Graham | 2016 Dubbel | 26B: Belgian Dubbel | Cascadia Brewers Alliance |
Red(2nd) | Marc Silva | Leo's Ale | 26C: Belgian Tripel | |
Category 27: Historical Beer (3 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
Blue(1st) | Jon Lauzon | Spruce Tip Pale | 27A: Historical Beer | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Blue(1st) | Lucas Rucks | Bakertucky | 27A: Historical Beer | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Blue(1st) | Phil Cammarano | RYEnheitsgetbot | 27A4: Roggenbier | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Category 28: American Wild Ale (1 entry)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
Blue(1st) | Tristan Mccoy Co-Brewer: Kyle Jung | Bemuddled Berliner Weisse | 28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Category 29: Fruit Beer (3 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
Blue(1st) | Tyler Dassow | Watermelon Wheat | 29A: Fruit Beer | Plato Republic |
Red(2nd) | Brian Hale | Tropic Melon Pale Ale | 29A: Fruit Beer | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Red(2nd) | Phil Cammarano | SDQ | 29A: Fruit Beer | Browns Point Homebrew Club |
Category 30: Spiced Beer (4 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
Red(2nd) | Walt Christen | Super Spruce | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Pluvius Home Brew Club |
Red(2nd) | Walt Christen Co-Brewer: Victor Niemcziek | Patton Creek Big Leaf Maple Beer | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Pluvius Home Brew Club |
Red(2nd) | Andrew Brown | Fall Special | 30B: Autumn Seasonal Beer | |
Red(2nd) | Brandon Huston Co-Brewer: Cally Huston | South Of The Border Porter | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Browns Point Homebrew Club |