Quinn wins first and second in fair homebrew contest categories

Fallbrook zymurgist Roy Quinn entered four batches in the San Diego County Fair's homebrew contest, and two of those won awards.

Quinn took first place in the Other Fruit Melomel category in the Melomel (fruit mead) division. Quinn's other batch of mead placed second in the Metheglin competition which was part of the Other Mead division. Quinn also entered two batches in the English Brown Ale division but did not place in the American Pale Ale or Mild classes.

Fallbrook brewer Brian Banbury also won ribbons for his homebrew contest entries. He placed third in the Mild class of the English Pale Ale division and fifth in the Lite American Lager category in the Light Lager division. Banbury did not place in the Standard/Ordinary Bitter class of the English Pale Ale division, the American Amber Ale category in the American Ale division, or the Common Cider class in the Standard Cider and Perry division.

Sandy Banbury of Fallbrook placed fifth in the Blonde Ale class in the Light Hybrid Beer division while not placing in the Common Cider class of the Standard Cider and Perry division or the Fruit Cider category in the Specialty Cider and Perry division.

Devin Laughlin of Bonsall had a Kolsch entry in the Light Hybrid Beer division but did not place.