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
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