El Segundo‘s Hammerland DIPA was chosen best in show at the 15th annual Double IPA Festival today at the Bistro in Hayward, California. A total of 63 Double IPAs and 34 Triple IPAs were judged. The full winner’s list is below.
Double IPAs
- 1st Place: Hammerland DIPA, El Segundo Brewing
- 2nd Place: Double Jack, Firestone Walker Brewing
- 3rd Place: Saint Archer Double IPA
Triple IPAs
- 1st Place: Pliny the Younger, Russian River Brewing
- 2nd Place: Scarcity IIIPA, Altamont Beer Works
- 3rd Place: Notorious, Boneyard Beer
Peoples Choice Awards
- People’s Choice Award — Double IPA: I See A Dankness, collaboration between Cellarmaker Brewing & Sante Adairius
- People’s Choice Award — Triple IPA: Notorious, Boneyard Beer
Congratulations to all the winners.
The scene at today’s Double IPA Festival at The Bistro.
Steve Sartori from Altamont Beer Works with The Bistro’s Vic Kralj accepting his 2nd place for his Triple IPA.
A stellar day of research. Wet but fun.
Is there a list of all the beers entered? Can’t seem to find one.
You can see pics of a tattered and previously soaked list I pulled out of my pocket today here: http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/2015-bistro-results.256650/#post-3281285
Thanks!