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?