Knee Deep Brewing‘s Hopologist DIPA was chosen best in show at the 12th annual Double IPA Festival today at the Bistro in Hayward, California. The full winner’s list is below.
- 1st Place: Hopologist DIPA, Knee Deep Brewing
- 2nd Place: Pliny the Elder, Russian River Brewing
- 3rd Place: Ruination, Stone Brewing
And for the second straight year:
- People’s Choice Award: Kern River Citra Double IPA
And for the first time, Triple IPAs were judged this year. Since there were only fifteen, only first and second places were awarded.
- 1st Place: Hopocalypse, Black Label Drake’s Brewing
- 2nd Place: Rodgers Last Stand, Triple Rock
Congratulations to all the winners.
love this event, but i have to admit it’s getting harder and harder to attend each year as both the prices and the crowds (especially the latter) escalate. one thing i haven’t been able to find for much of any of these fests is a list of the judges. is this so they can’t be bribed?
surely after the fact it would be ok to know who they were. Would also like to know if there were judges/awards at Sour Sunday, another event i liked even better, owing to the relative rarity of those beers. anybody know about these things?
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