Morro Bay beer brewer, Jeff Lampman, was presented with an award at the 37th Annual American Homebrewers Association National Homebrew Competition, held June 13 in San Diego.
The award was announced at the AHA National Homebrewers Conference awards banquet held at the Town and Country Resort.
Lampman’s entry, “St. Martin’s Doppelbock,” a dark, malty German lager beer, was declared a medalist by a panel of the top judges in the U.S.
The National Homebrew Competition had 7,663 entries from 3,170 home brewers representing all 50 States, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Greece and Israel.
The competition was pretty involved, as the first round took place at 12 regional sites across the country. The Top-3 entries at each site, in 28 beer categories, advanced to the final round at the conference where 946 entries were evaluated by the judges.
“The American Homebrewers Association is excited to announce that Jeff Lampman brewed the best Bock-style beer entered in this competition, making him one of the best home brewers in the world,” said Janis Gross, director of the competition. “His entry was judged among over 7,500 entries submitted to the National Homebrew Competition — the world’s largest and most prestigious homebrew competition — and that’s an extraordinary achievement.”
The AHA National Homebrew Competition recognizes the most outstanding homemade beer, mead and cider being produced by home brewers worldwide. Over its 37-year history, the National Homebrew Competition has evaluated 118,911 brews. The first competition, held in 1979 in Boulder, Colo., judged 34 beers.
A complete list of winners at the National Homebrew Competition can be found at: www.homebrewersassociation.org/competitions.