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Thanks to all who participated in the Dark Side Of Winter 2025.

There were 68 entries judged and 59 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jason Jimenez	Eye Of The Storm	21B2: Black IPA
2nd	John Aproda	This Box Is Meowing	34C: Experimental Beer	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
3rd	Erik Jensen	RCB Holiday Imperial Stout	20C: Imperial Stout

Winning Entries

Table 1: Dark IPA (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jason Jimenez	Eye Of The Storm	21B2: Black IPA
2nd	Mike Rascon	Dark Necessities	21B2: Black IPA	Long Beach Homebrewers
3rd	Ben Sookying MHP	Professor Biggs	21B2: Black IPA	Crown of the Valley Brewing Society

Table 2: Dark Belgian Beer (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Doug Walker MHP	Vivian	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Inland Empire Brewers
2nd	Joseph Ciatti	Midnight Loaf	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
3rd	Brian Miller MHP	Belgian Dark Strong	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Orange County Mash Ups

Table 3: Dark Experimental Beers (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Aproda	This Box Is Meowing	34C: Experimental Beer	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
2nd	Todd Peterson	TroppleSticke Ultbier	34C: Experimental Beer	Crown of the Valley Brewing Society
3rd	Mike Kennedy Co-Brewer: Kerry Kennedy	This Changes Everything	34C: Experimental Beer

Table 4: Dark Strong European Beers (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Masahiro Kitano	Baltz	9C: Baltic Porter	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
2nd	Peter Johann	Alm Öhi	9A: Doppelbock	Long Beach Homebrewers
3rd	Steven Severn MHP	Doppelganger	9A: Doppelbock	Orange County Mash Ups

Table 5: Dark European Lagers (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jason Jimenez	Tombstone Courage	3D: Czech Dark Lager
2nd	Ben Sookying MHP	Black Thai Fist	8B: Schwarzbier	Crown of the Valley Brewing Society
3rd	Tom Fontes	Force Of Rose Park Nature Black Lager	8B: Schwarzbier	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)

Table 6: Dark British Beers (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Gary Smet MHP	Brick House	15C: Irish Extra Stout	Ace Brewing Society
2nd	Mark Mattingly	Brute Squad	13B: British Brown Ale	OC Mashups
3rd	Guillermo Paramount MHP Co-Brewer: Carlos Maldonado	British Brown Ale	13B: British Brown Ale	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)

Table 7: Dark American Beers (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Erik Jensen	RCB Holiday Imperial Stout	20C: Imperial Stout
2nd	Bill Mandel	Porter Me Another Please	20A: American Porter	Inland Empire Brewers
3rd	Bill Mandel	Winter Coffee Break	20B: American Stout	Inland Empire Brewers

Table 8: Dark Specialty Beers (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ryan Rivas	Duality	53A: Specialty Dark Beer	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
2nd	Masahiro Kitano	Go Ma Me	53A: Specialty Dark Beer	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
3rd	Curtis Ritter MHP	Holiday Igniter	53A: Specialty Dark Beer	Ace Brewing Society

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