Bistro Double IPA Winners 2024

Earlier today, the 24th annual Double IPA Festival was held at the Bistro in Hayward, California. I got there early for judging again this year, and spent the morning holed up in the basement, where we judged Double IPAs for most of the morning, before choosing our top three favorites.

After emerging from the dark into the light, it was nice to see a bright, sunny day in beautiful downtown Hayward.

At 2:00 pm., owner Vic Kralj announced the winners:

Double IPAs

1st Place: The Suspense is Terrible, by Sunriver Brewing, from Sunriver, Oregon
2nd Place: HopTomic, by Morgan Territory Brewing, from Tracy, California
3rd Place: Chux, by Danville Brewing, in Danville, California

Matt Sager from Danville Brewing picking up his bronze medal.

Silver medal winner Craig Cauwels, from Morgan Territory, missed the awards ceremony by just a few minutes

Sunriver made it down from Oregon to accept their gold medal.

People’s Choice Awards

Double IPA: Cone Goblin, by Ghost Town Brewing, from Oakland, California, in collaboration with Alvarado Street Brewing, headquartered in Monterey, California