California Festivals
California Beer Festivals
Food Festivals Great American Beer Festival Contest California Winners 2013 (here's 2012 results)
Mid-Size Brewpub of the Year Beachwood BBQ & Brewing Long Beach, CA Brewer/Brewery Team: Julian Shrago and Ian McCall
Mid-Size Brewing Company and Mid-Size Brewing Company Brewer of the Year Firestone Walker Brewing Company Paso Robles, CA Brewer/Brewery Team: Matt Brynildson Sponsored by Brewers Supply Group
Award-winning brewers received prestigious gold, silver and bronze medals in 84 beer categories covering 138 different beer styles (encompassing subcategories), establishing the best examples of each style in the U.S. Winners were chosen from 4,809 competition entries from 732* breweries, hailing from 49 states, plus Washington, D.C.
GOLD MEDAL- Prohibition Ale Speakeasy Ales & Lagers American-Style Amber/Red Ale
- Wookey Jack Firestone Walker Brewing Co. American-Style Black Ale
- Davy Brown Ale Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. - Buellton American-Style Brown Ale
- Country Pilsner Auburn Alehouse American-Style or International-Style Pilsener
- Kilgore Stout Beachwood BBQ & Brewing American-Style Stout
- Bonobos Monkey Paw Brewing Co. American-Style Strong Pale Ale
- AleSmith Old Numbskull AleSmith Brewing Co. Barley Wine-Style Ale
- Blarney Sisters Dry Irish Stout Third Street Aleworks Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout
- Taproom IPA Firestone Walker Brewing Co. English-Style India Pale Ale
- Pivo Firestone Walker Brewing Co. German-Style Pilsener
- Foam Top Beachwood BBQ & Brewing Golden or Blonde Ale
- Ale Epeteios Left Coast Brewing Co. Imperial Stout
- Red Trolley Ale Karl Strauss Brewing Co. Irish-Style Red Ale
- Stagecoach Stout Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. - Buellton Oatmeal Stout
- Scottish Ale Campbell Brewing Co. Scottish-Style Ale
- Beer Hunter Pizza Port Ocean Beach Session Beer
- Warmer Hangar 24 Craft Brewery Specialty Beer
- Le Freak Green Flash Brewing Co. American-Belgo-Style Ale
- Wookey Jack Firestone Walker Brewing Co. American-Style Black Ale
- IPA Tap It Brewing Co. American-Style India Pale Ale
- Pabst Blue Ribbon Pabst Brewing Co. American-Style Lager, Light Lager or Premium Lager
- Country Pilsner Auburn Alehouse American-Style or International-Style Pilsener
- Order in the Port Pizza Port San Clemente American-Style Stout
SILVER MEDAL
- Black Sails Coronado Brewing Company Brewpub American-Style Black Ale
- Sanctification Russian River Brewing Co. American-Style Brett Beer
- Old Style Pabst Brewing Co. American-Style Cream Ale
- Union Jack Firestone Walker Brewing Co. American-Style India Pale Ale
- AleSmith Decadence 2012 Quadrupel AleSmith Brewing Co. Belgian-Style Abbey Ale
- Stearns Stout Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. - Santa Barbara Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout
- Oktoberfest Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. - Santa Barbara Dortmunder or German-Style Oktoberfest
- Steelhead Extra Pale Ale Mad River Brewing Co. Golden or Blonde Ale
- Rhino Chaser Pizza Port Ocean Beach Imperial Red Ale
- Surfliner Lager Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. - Santa Barbara Kellerbier or Zwickelbier
- Black Robusto Porter Drake's Brewing Co. Robust Porter
- Rye Smile Triple Rock Brewery Rye Beer
- Loose Lucy Scotch Ale Seabright Brewery Scotch Ale
- MCA 21st Amendment Brewery Session Beer
- Udder Love Beachwood BBQ & Brewing Sweet Stout or Cream Stout
- Barrel-Aged Narwhal Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout
- 2004 Triple Exultation Eel River Brewing Co. Aged Beer
- Red Poppy The Lost Abbey American-Style Sour Ale
- Old Style Pabst Brewing Co. American-Style Specialty Lager or Cream Ale or Lager
- Belgo Hoptologist Knee Deep Brewing Co. American-Belgo-Style Ale
BRONZE MEDAL
- Red Rock Triple Rock Brewery American-Style Amber/Red Ale
- Oxymoron Oceanside Ale Works American-Style Black Ale
- Rainier Pabst Brewing Co. American-Style Cream Ale
- Special Export Pabst Brewing Co. American-Style Lager or Light Lager
- Red Poppy The Lost Abbey American-Style Sour Ale
- Kung Fu Elvis Pizza Port Ocean Beach American-Style Strong Pale Ale
- California Ale Telegraph Brewing Co. Belgian- and French-Style Ale
- The Twelve - Belgian Quad Black Diamond Brewing Co. Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale
- Dragoon's Dry Irish Stout Moylan's Brewing Co. Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout
- System of a Stout Beachwood BBQ & Brewing Coffee Beer
- Potential Blonde Kinetic Brewing Co. German-Style Kölsch
- TAPS Schwarzbier TAPS Fish House & Brewery - Corona German-Style Schwarzbier
- Bombay Rouge Red IPA Third Street Aleworks Imperial Red Ale
- TAPS Helles TAPS Fish House & Brewery - Brea Munich-Style Helles
- Oats. Pizza Port Solana Beach Oatmeal Stout
- Heritage Bear Republic Brewing Co. Scotch Ale
- Torque Kinetic Brewing Co. Session Beer
- Barrel-Aged Full Malted Jacket Beachwood BBQ & Brewing Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer
- Duet Alpine Beer Co. American-Style India Pale Ale
| Silver | Belgo Hoptologist | Knee Deep Brewing Co. | American-Belgo-Style Ale |
| Gold | Prohibition Ale | Speakeasy Ales & Lagers | American-Style Amber/Red Ale |
| Bronze | Red Rock | Triple Rock Brewery | American-Style Amber/Red Ale |
| Gold | Wookey Jack | Firestone Walker Brewing Co. | American-Style Black Ale |
| Silver | Black Sails | Coronado Brewing Company Brewpub | American-Style Black Ale |
| Bronze | Oxymoron | Oceanside Ale Works | American-Style Black Ale |
| Silver | Sanctification | Russian River Brewing Co. | American-Style Brett Beer |
| Gold | Davy Brown Ale | Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. - Buellton | American-Style Brown Ale |
| Silver | Old Style | Pabst Brewing Co. | American-Style Cream Ale |
| Bronze | Rainier | Pabst Brewing Co. | American-Style Cream Ale |
| Silver | Union Jack | Firestone Walker Brewing Co. | American-Style India Pale Ale |
| Bronze | Special Export | Pabst Brewing Co. | American-Style Lager or Light Lager |
| Bronze | Gold Country Pilsner | Auburn Alehouse | American-Style or International-Style Pilsener |
| Bronze | Red Poppy | The Lost Abbey | American-Style Sour Ale |
| Gold | Kilgore Stout | Beachwood BBQ & Brewing | American-Style Stout |
| Gold | Bonobos | Monkey Paw Brewing Co. | American-Style Strong Pale Ale |
| Bronze | Kung Fu Elvis | Pizza Port Ocean Beach | American-Style Strong Pale Ale |
| Gold | AleSmith Old Numbskull | AleSmith Brewing Co. | Barley Wine-Style Ale |
| Bronze | California Ale | Telegraph Brewing Co. | Belgian- and French-Style Ale |
| Silver | AleSmith Decadence 2012 Quadrupel | AleSmith Brewing Co. | Belgian-Style Abbey Ale |
| Bronze | The Twelve - Belgian Quad | Black Diamond Brewing Co. | Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale |
| Gold | Blarney Sisters Dry Irish Stout | Third Street Aleworks | Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout |
| Silver | Stearns Stout | Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. - Santa Barbara | Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout |
| Bronze | Dragoon's Dry Irish Stout | Moylan's Brewing Co. | Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout |
| Bronze | System of a Stout | Beachwood BBQ & Brewing | Coffee Beer |
| Silver | Oktoberfest | Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. - Santa Barbara | Dortmunder or German-Style Oktoberfest |
| Gold | Taproom IPA | Firestone Walker Brewing Co. | English-Style India Pale Ale |
| Bronze | Potential Blonde | Kinetic Brewing Co. | German-Style Kölsch |
| Gold | Pivo | Firestone Walker Brewing Co. | German-Style Pilsener |
| Bronze | TAPS Schwarzbier | TAPS Fish House & Brewery - Corona | German-Style Schwarzbier |
| Gold | Foam Top | Beachwood BBQ & Brewing | Golden or Blonde Ale |
| Silver | Steelhead Extra Pale Ale | Mad River Brewing Co. | Golden or Blonde Ale |
| Silver | Rhino Chaser | Pizza Port Ocean Beach | Imperial Red Ale |
| Bronze | Bombay Rouge Red IPA | Third Street Aleworks | Imperial Red Ale |
| Gold | Ale Epeteios | Left Coast Brewing Co. | Imperial Stout |
| Gold | Red Trolley Ale | Karl Strauss Brewing Co. | Irish-Style Red Ale |
| Silver | Surfliner Lager | Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. - Santa Barbara | Kellerbier or Zwickelbier |
| Bronze | TAPS Helles | TAPS Fish House & Brewery - Brea | Munich-Style Helles |
| Gold | Stagecoach Stout | Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. - Buellton | Oatmeal Stout |
| Bronze | Oats. | Pizza Port Solana Beach | Oatmeal Stout |
| Silver | Black Robusto Porter | Drake's Brewing Co. | Robust Porter |
| Silver | Rye Smile | Triple Rock Brewery | Rye Beer |
| Silver | Loose Lucy Scotch Ale | Seabright Brewery | Scotch Ale |
| Bronze | Heritage | Bear Republic Brewing Co. | Scotch Ale |
| Gold | Scottish Ale | Campbell Brewing Co. | Scottish-Style Ale |
| Gold | Beer Hunter | Pizza Port Ocean Beach | Session Beer |
| Silver | MCA | 21st Amendment Brewery | Session Beer |
| Bronze | Torque | Kinetic Brewing Co. | Session Beer |
| Gold | Warmer | Hangar 24 Craft Brewery | Specialty Beer |
| Silver | Udder Love | Beachwood BBQ & Brewing | Sweet Stout or Cream Stout |
| Bronze | Barrel-Aged Full Malted Jacket | Beachwood BBQ & Brewing | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer |
| Silver | Barrel-Aged Narwhal | Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout |
| Silver | 2004 Triple Exultation | Eel River Brewing Co. | Aged Beer |
| Gold | Le Freak | Green Flash Brewing Co. | American-Belgo-Style Ale |
| Gold | Wookey Jack | Firestone Walker Brewing Co. | American-Style Black Ale |
| Bronze | Duet | Alpine Beer Co. | American-Style India Pale Ale |
| Gold | IPA | Tap It Brewing Co. | American-Style India Pale Ale |
| Gold | Pabst Blue Ribbon | Pabst Brewing Co. | American-Style Lager, Light Lager or Premium Lager |
| Gold | Gold Country Pilsner | Auburn Alehouse | American-Style or International-Style Pilsener |
| Silver | Red Poppy | The Lost Abbey | American-Style Sour Ale |
| Silver | Old Style | Pabst Brewing Co. | American-Style Specialty Lager or Cream Ale or Lager |
| Gold | Order in the Port | Pizza Port San Clemente | American-Style Stout |
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