When it Comes to Beer, California Brings Home the Gold!
California did exceedingly well, bringing home more Gold than any other state in the Great American Beer Festival competition in Denver, Colorado October 11-13, 2012. The Golden State (California) won 20 Gold, 16 Bronze, 12 Silver and 1 Special Award. Competing in 84 beer categories (covering 134 different beer subcategory styles,) California winners have reason to be proud. It’s the 2nd feather in their cap after the state’s craft brewers brought home a total of 55 medals (more medals than any other of 54 countries,) from the World Beer Cup 2012 in May.
California gulped up honors in the Great American Beer Festival: 4,338 entries were submitted by small breweries from 48 states, Washington, D.C. and Guam. 185 beer experts from 11 countries tasted and judged beer samples in the annual three day event which also sold tickets to the public for opportunities to taste crafted brews. The public tickets sold out in 45 minutes.
# AWARDS / BREWERY
6 Pizza Port (Gold: Twerp, Seaside Stout, Oats, Way Heavy, Order in the Port; Bronze: 547 Haight)
3 Green Flash Brewing Co. (Gold: Le Freak, Green Flash Trippel; Silver: Silva Stout)
3 The Lost Abbey (Gold: Saint’s Devotion; Silver: Red Poppy; Bronze: Track 8)
3 Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. (Bronze: Danish Red Lager, Stagecoach Stout, Wrangler Wheat)
# AWARDS / CITY
6 San Diego
4 San Marcos
3 Buellton
3 Los Angeles
2 Brea
2 Chico
2 Long Beach
2 Paso Robles
2 San Clemente
2 Santa Barbara
2 Solana Beach
2 Carpinteria
2 Carlsbad
# AWARDS / COUNTY
15 San Diego
8 Santa Barbara
6 Orange County
5 Los Angeles
3 San Luis Obispo
