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Dave has been brewing beer since 1983 and judging since 1985. He holds the BJCP rank of Grand Master II, and has served in the program as Exam Assistant Director, Exam Director, and Western Representative on the BJCP Board of Directors. Early in his brewing, while at the University of California pursuing a degree in Forestry, he met a young woman who worked in a world-class yeast lab (the Professor of the lab recently won a Nobel Prize), who helped him build a diverse yeast bank. He married her.
In addition to brewing beers regularly and evaluating beers wherever he goes, Dave likes to cook and dabbles in charcuterie and motorcycle racing. In his day job, he works as a wildland fire scientist for the State of California.
Abita Amber Lager by Abita Brewing Co. was judged against the 2015 BJCP guidelines for category 2B International Amber Lager.
Amber lagers owe their provenance to the Vienna style first brewed by Anton Dreher in 1840s Austria. They combined the crispness of the emerging lager family ... Read More
Straw-BERRY Fields Hazy Milkshake IPA by Garage Brewing Co. was judged according the the 2021 BJCP guidelines for category 29A Fruit Beer - strawberry fruit mixed in a Hazy IPA base style.
The beer is presented in a large krug glass at 50oF, and shows a milky light amber color with a... Read More
Stone Fight On! Pale Ale by Stone Brewing is being judged as a BJCP Category 18B, American Pale Ale per the 2021 BJCP Style Guidelines.
The aroma presents a strong biscuity, toasty malt front with a light herbal-earthy hop character more akin to IK varieties... Read More
Judged as BJCP category 20A American Porter.
The beer is presented in a classic Cologne stange after a solid pour of half the beer: a big 2 inch mixed foam stand of medium beige, above a dark brown, almost opaque but distinctly ruby cast beer. Looks great, and the foam lasts for most of... Read More
Citrus Zest IPA by pFriem Family Brewers was judged as BJCP Category 21A, American IPA. Served at 41 °F.
The beer comes to me in a large snifter and presents a medium-gold color with a dense off-white head that is lush and thick with an excellent foam stand. Clarity is almost bright,... Read More
Little Red Cap by Grimm Brothers Brewhouse is being judged as BJCP category 7A, Altbier. It comes to me after a full pour into a classic German stange cylinder great for evaluating beers. Beer is served at is 44oF.
The color is a lovely orange-bronze of roughly 11-12 SRM, with a faint... Read More
