CERTIFICATIONS

BJCP (Beer Judge Certification Program)          Certified Beer Judge

BJCP Mead Judge

CICERONE PROGRAM Certified Cicerone

Certified Cider Professional USACM

Sensory-Trained

Professional Cider Judge

Fermentation and Pairing Educator (9+ Years Exp.)

Member USACM (United State Association of Cider Makers)

BA and AHA National Speaker / Seminar

Fermentation Consultant

Professional Brewing Experience

USGBC LEED-AP BD+C

TIPS

Food Handlers

Forklift Certification

OSHA-30

Safety Training Leader

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AWARDS

  • Gold Medal for Specialty Cider/Perry - 2020 America’s Finiest City Homebrew Competition (AFC)

  • Gold Medal for Classic Style Smoked Beer - 2020 AFC

  • Silver Medal for English Cider - 2020 AFC

  • Silver Medal for German Dark Lager - 2020 AFC

  • Silver Medal for Sweet Mead - 2020 AFC

  • Bronze Medal for Cider with Other Fruit - 2020 AFC

  • Bronze Medal for Saison - 2020 AFC

  • Bronze Medal for New World Cider - 2020 AFC

  • Bronze Medal for Altbier - 2019 Pacific Brewer’s Cup

  • Silver Medal for Classic Style Smoked Beer - 2019 Pacific Brewer’s Cup

  • Gold (Professional) for collaboration mead made with Lost Cause Meadery - 2019 Mazer Cup Int.

  • Silver for Fruit Lambic - 2019 NHC First Round

  • Collaboration Beer with LA AleWorks (Brew Date TBD - Tentative November 2018) - 2018

  • Collaboration Beer with Home Brewing Co. -Brew Date October 2018

  • Best In Show for Best Bitter - 2018 British Beer Competition

  • First Place Best Bitter - 2018 British Beer Competition

  • Best In Show for Belgian Dark Strong - 2018 LA Belgian Beer Challenge

  • First Place Belgian Dark Strong - 2018 LA Belgian Beer Challenge

  • Belgian Beer Best In Show - 2018 QUAFF COC

  • Third Place for Sour Ale (Gueuze) - 2018 LA Belgian Beer Challenge

  • First Place for Irish Ale - 2018 NHC First Round

  • Silver for English Brown Ale - 2018 NHC First Round

  • Silver for European Sour - 2018 NHC First Round

  • Bronze for German Dark Lager - 2018 NHC First Round

  • Charity Donation Beer "Cancer Fighter" - Brian Trout/Rouleur Brewing Collaboration (Hoppy British Golden Ale) - 2018

  • First Place for German Dark Lager - 2017 Paciifc Brewers Cup

  • First Place for Czech Dark Lager - 2017 Pacific Brewers Cup

  • First Place for Dark European Lager - 2017 Pacific Brewers Cup

  • Highest Point Brewer (“Brewing Machine”) - 2016 Pacific Brewers Cup

  • First Place for Dark European Lager - 2016 Pacific Brewers Cup

  • First Place for Wood Beer - 2016 Pacific Brewers Cup

  • First Place for Standard Cider and Perry - 2016 Pacific Brewers Cup

  • First Place for Specialty Cider and Perry - 2016 Pacific Brewers Cup

  • Third Place for Scottish Ale - 2016 Pacific Brewers Cup

  • Third Place for Irish Beer - 2016 Pacific Brewers Cup

  • Third Place for Scottish Ale - 2016 Pacific Brewers Cup

  • Third Place for American Wild Ale - 2016 Pacific Brewers Cup

  • First Place for German Dark Lager - 2016 NHC First Round

  • Second Place Barrel Aged - 2016 NHC First Round

  • Silver Medal for Sour Ales - 2015 NHC Final Round

  • Gold Medal for Belgian and French Ales - Masters Championship of Amateur Brewing XVII (MCAB)

  • Bronze Medal for Stong Ale - MCAB XVII

  • First Place for Sour Ales - 2015 NHC First Round

  • Second Place for Spice Herb Vegertable - 2015 NHC First Round

  • Second Place for Dark Lagers - 2015 NHC First Round

  • “Muchas Grazias” Pro Collaboration Blending & Cellarwork

  • Mike Hess Brewing - 2015

  • “Sir Maxwell Mild” 3 Different Ways Pro Brew

  • Home Brew Co. - 2015

  • Mike Hess Brewing 4th Anniversary VIP Cask Collaboration - 2014 (Pro Brew Cask Project) “Muchas Grazias”

  • Homebrewer Of The Year - 2011/2012 & 2014 QuAFF

  • Brewing Machine (Most Winning Brewer) - 2014 & 2015 America’s Finest City Homebrew (AFC) Competition

  • Best of Show Mead/Cider - 2013 & 2015 AFC

  • Gold for Dark Lager - 2015 AFC

  • Gold for Other Mead - 2015 AFC

  • Silver for Sour Ale - 2015 AFC

  • Bronze for Spice, Herb & Vegetable - 2015 AFC

  • Bronze for European Amber Lager- 2015 AFC

  • Bronze for Strong Ale - 2015 AFC

  • Silver Best of Show for Saison - 2014 Society of Barley Engineers Homebrew Competition (SBEHC)

  • Gold for Belgian and French - 2014 SBEHC

  • Silver for Bock - 2014 SBEHC

  • Gold for Strong Ale and Old Ale - 2014 Mayfaire

  • Gold for Bock - 2014 Mayfaire

  • Gold for Cider - 2014 Mayfaire

  • Silver for Cider - 2014 Mayfaire

  • Bronze for Mead - 2014 Mayfaire

  • First Place Regional - 2014 AHA NHC

  • Gold for Belgian & French Ale - 2014 AFC

  • Gold for Strong Ale - 2014 AFC

  • Gold for Amber Hybrid Beer - 2014 AFC

  • Gold for Bock Lager - 2014 AFC

  • Silver for Standard Cider & Perry - 2014 AFC

  • Bronze for European Amber Lager - 2014 AFC

  • Gold for Standard Cider & Perry - 2013 AFC

  • Gold for Specialty Cider & Perry - 2013 AFC

  • Bronze for English Brown Ale- 2013 AFC

  • Bronze for Spice, Herb, & Vegetable - 2013 AFC

  • Silver for English Brown Ale - MCAB XV

  • Gold for English Brown Ale - 2012 AFC

  • Bronze for Bock Lager- 2012 AFC

  • Third Place for Milk Stout in Stout Competiotion - Oktoberfest V University City 2013

  • First Place for Spice, Herb, & Vegetable - 2013 AHA National Homebrew Competition (NHC) First Round

  • First Place for Standard Cider & Perry - 2013 AHA NHC First Round

  • Second Place for Specialty Cider & Perry - 2013 AHA NHC First Round

  • Third Place for European Amber Lager - 2013 AHA NHC First Round

  • Third Place for Stout - 2012 San Diego County Fair

  • Forth Place for Amber Hybrid - 2012 San Diego County Fair