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California Craft Brewers Cup 2019

September 20, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Last month, I participated in judging a new beer competition in California: the California Craft Brewers Cup, put on by the California Craft Brewers Association. Over four days, 80 judges evaluated nearly 1,300 beers in 61 categories from 194 breweries in the state. The winners were announced at the annual California Beer Summit, held this year in Long Beach, September 12-14.

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Below are the results of the 2019 inaugural California Craft Brewers Cup:

Winners – California Craft Brewers Cup

Category 1: Standard American Beer

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stAlvarado Street BreweryMonterey Beer
2ndUrban Roots BrewingSidework
3rdTaps BreweryLight

Category 2: International Lager

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stKnee Deep Brewing CompanyHola Señor
2ndDust Bowl Brewing CoTaco Truck Amber
3rdDust Bowl Brewing CoTaco Truck Lager

Category 3: Pilsner

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stDiscretion BrewingShimmer Pils
2ndDust Bowl Brewing CoHobo
3rdSecret Trail Brewing CompanyComanche Creek

Category 4: Bohemian-Style Pilsner (Czech Lager)

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stEast Brother Beer CoBo Pils
2ndTen Mile BrewingSwarthy Czechsman
3rdRip Current BrewingChoppy Surf Czech-Style Pilsner

Category 5: Pale European Beer

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stAngel City BreweryEastside Export Lager
2ndDevice Brewing CompanyDas Crispy
3rdAlaro Craft BreweryLa Boheme

Category 6: Munich-Style Helles

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stBike Dog Brewing Co.Summer Is Always Helles
2ndSmog City Brewing Co.South Bay Lager
3rdThe Original 40 Brewing CompanyChrispy Boi

Category 7: German/Vienna-Style Marzen

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stCrooked Lane Brewing CoOktoberfest
2ndDust Bowl Brewing CoOktoberfest
3rdFiftyfifty BrewingOktoberfest

Category 8: European-Style Dark Beer

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stTaps BreweryDon’t Drop That Dun Dun Dunkel
2ndCrooked Lane Brewing CoThirsty Pretzels
3rdAngel City BreweryBlack Lager

Category 9: Bock

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stRip Current BrewingBreakline Bock
2ndFaultline Brewing CoSpring Bock
3rdMain Street BreweryMain Street Maibock

Category 10: German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stCrooked Lane Brewing CoOreamnos
2ndMorgan Territroy BrewingLubricator
3rdPhantom AlesPhantom Doppelbock

Category 11: American Style Cream Ale

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stUnsung Brewing CompanyBuzzman
2ndClaremont Craft AlesNorman
3rdSouth Park BrewingJenny

Category 12: Kölsch

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stIndie Brewing CompanyPacific Kolsch Highway
2ndStandard Deviant BrewingKolsch
3rdKetch BrewingKetch Kolsch

Category 13: Altbier/CA Common

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stFiftyfifty BrewingAlternate Ending
2ndRedwood Curtain Brewing CompanyDusseldorf Altbier
3rdAngel City Brewery45rpm

Category 15: Baltic-Style Porter

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stAngel City BreweryBaltic Porter
2ndMorgan Territroy BrewingDark Reckoning
3rdEppig BrewingNatural Bridge: Baltic Porter

Category 16: American-Style Wheat Beer

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stYorkshire Square BreweryWater-Upon-Sea
2ndInc 82 BrewingFor Hef’s Sake
3rdNew Glory Craft BreweryGummy Worms

Category 17: German-Style Wheat Ale

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stTaps BreweryKrystal Clear
2ndBeachwood Bbq & BrewingLa Cabra
3rdIsland Brewing CompanyPch – Pacific Coast Hefeweizen

Category 18: Berliner-Style Weisse

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stCrooked Lane Brewing CoStreet Weisse
2ndStereo Brewing CompanySummer Sun
3rdBeachwood Bbq & BrewingTart Simpson

Category 19: Gose

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stPorchlight Brewing CoPatio Smooches
2ndAlesmith Brewing CompanyAlesmith Gose
3rdMraz Brewing Company LlcPurple Plum

Category 20: Rye Beer

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stBurning Beard BrewingRoggen the Lightning

Category 21: Fruit Beer

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stDel Cielo BrewingGuava Dreams
2ndUrban Roots BrewingChocolate Moustache Coconut Imperal Stout
3rdFort Rock BrewingGose the Destroyer

Category 23: Herb & Spice Beer

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stMoksa Brewing CoIntemperance
2ndMoksa Brewing CoSummerthyme
3rdGarage Brewing CoToasted Marshmallow Milk Stout

Category 24: Coffee Beer

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stGamecraft Brewing CompanyThere Is No Cow Level
2ndAmbitious AlesCentral Perk
3rdPizza Port Brewing Co- Bressi RanchBacon and Eggs

Category 25: Chocolate Beer

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stBelching Beaver BreweryViva la Beaver
2ndBeachwood Bbq & BrewingVanilla Fudge
3rdPizza Port San ClementeDusk Til Dawn

Category 26: Smoked Beer

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stSouth Park BrewingBread & Smoke
2ndHop Dogma Brewing CompanySmoke On the Lager

Category 27: Historical

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stAnaheim BreweryAnaheim 1888 (R)
2ndAngel City BreweryAdambier

Category 28: Blonde or Golden Ale

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stMountain Rambler BreweryVenusian Blonde Ale
2ndDos Desperados BrewerySurfeza Blonde Ale
3rdTrack 7 Brewing Co.Bee Line Blonde

Category 29: British Mild & Bitters

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stBurning Beard BrewingBanksy
2ndThorn Brewing Co.West Kensington
3rdThe Monk’s CellarCrooked Bridge Esb

Category 30: Standard British Ales

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stPeter B’s BrewpubInclusion Amber
2ndPorchlight Brewing CoThe O.P.
3rdStandard Deviant BrewingPorter

Category 31: British Strong Ales

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stMorgan Territroy BrewingHighland Marauder
2ndAlesmith Brewing CompanyAlesmith Private Stock Ale 2017
3rdCrooked Lane Brewing CoGnarly Goat

Category 32: Irish/Scottish Ales

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stKarl Strauss Brewing CompanyRed Trolley Ale
2ndTriple Rock Brewing Co.Cleverpenny
3rdIsland Brewing CompanyJubilee Ale

Category 34: Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stCrooked Lane Brewing CoDark Bent
2ndPocock Brewing CompanyIt’s My Island
3rdSociete Brewing CompanyThe Pugilist

Category 35: Stouts (Dry)

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stDel Cielo BrewingSmooth Ride
2ndSeismic Brewing CompanyOatmeal Stout
3rdIsland Brewing CompanyStarry Night Stout

Category 36: Stouts (Sweet)

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stSuper Owl BrewingUdder Nonsense
2ndFeather Falls Brewing CompanyVolcano Mudslide Sweet Stout
3rdRiley’s BrewingCowlifornia

Category 37: Imperial Stouts

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stRip Current BrewingRescue Buoy Imperial Stout
2ndRouleur Brewing CompanyNiterideur Imperial Stout

Category 38: American Amber & Brown Ales

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stTortugo BrewingBaltra Red
2ndInstitution Ale Co.Restraint
3rdCrooked Lane Brewing CoHard Headed Red

Category 39: American Porter & Stout

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stRock Bottom Brewery la JollaPadfoot Porter
2ndFiftyfifty BrewingDonner Party Porter
3rdKern River Brewing CompanyBrown Claw

Category 40: American Pale Ale

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stAlesmith Brewing CompanyAlesmith San Diego Pale Ale .394
2ndFigueroa Mountain Brewing CoFigueroa Mountain Mosaic
3rdSociete Brewing CompanyThe Publican

Category 41: English-Style India Pale Ale

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stAlaro Craft BreweryCastillo
2ndLoomis Basin Brewing Co.,incVindicator IPA
3rdFigueroa Mountain Brewing CoHoppy Poppy

Category 42: American-Style India Pale Ale

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stGamecraft Brewing CompanyPay To Win
2ndAuburn AlehouseGold Digger IPA
3rdOut of Bounds Brewing CompanyJoyrider

Category 43: New England-Style India Pale Ale

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stResident BrewingChasing Mosaic
2ndNorth Park Beer Co.Art Is Hard
3rdKnee Deep Brewing CompanyOopsie d’Hazy

Category 44: American Imperial IPA

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stMoksa Brewing CoSticky Sips
2ndTarantula Hill Brewing CompanyBatch 002
3rdTaps BreweryPoseidon

Category 45: Specialty IPA

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stAlvarado Street BreweryChampagne Hopi
2ndDrake’s Brewing Co.Aroma Coma
3rdKnee Deep Brewing CompanyMan Juice

Category 46: Strong American Ale

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stBravery Brewing CompanyCentennial Barleywine
2ndKnee Deep Brewing CompanyImperial Tanilla
3rdMraz Brewing Company LlcOperias

Category 47: Belgian-Style Witbier

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stTemblor Brewing CoUnder A Blood Orange Sky
2ndMain Street BreweryKatarina Wit
3rdTarantula Hill Brewing CompanyT.O. Wit

Category 48: Classic Saison

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stResident BrewingGolden Kiss
2ndHillenbrand Farmhaus BreweryFarmhaus
3rdAlaro Craft BreweryRabbit Hole

Category 49: Specialty Saison

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stGilman Brewing CompanyChamp Rochaux
2ndInnovation Brew WorksCattle Rancher
3rdFerment.Drink.Repeat – Fdr Brewing CompanyBarbados Grapefruit Saison

Category 50: Belgian & French-Style Ale

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stBarmhaus Brewing Co.Batch #4
2ndResident BrewingIndustrial Gris
3rdTriple Rock Brewing Co.Bid Adieu

Category 51: Belgian Strong Ale

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stSecond Chance Beer CompanyGlorious
2ndAlesmith Brewing CompanyAlesmith Grand Cru
3rdRiip Beer CompanyMarooned 12

Category 52: Trappist Style Ale

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stMain Street BreweryBishop’s Tipple Trippel
2ndFaction Brewing CompanyDefcon I
3rdSociete Brewing CompanyThe Debutante

Category 53: Belgian Sour Ale

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stSoquel Fermentation ProjectRed #2 -With Raspberry
2ndAlesmith Brewing CompanyAlesmith Obk
3rdPort Brewing and the Lost AbbeyRed Poppy

Category 54: Belgian-Style Lambic

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stThorn Brewing Co.Framboise d’Tatas
2ndMraz Brewing Company LlcBlack Creek
3rdFlatland Brewing CompanyUnwritten Stories

Category 55: American Wild Ale

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stOriginal Pattern Brewing CompanyBerrya 51
2ndChapman Crafted BeerAbsofruitly! Raspberry
3rdSoquel Fermentation ProjectGolden Sour #4 With Mango and Passionfruit

Category 56: Wood (Wine)

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stDuck Foot Brewing Co.Sour Blonde
2ndFiftyfifty BrewingOld Digs Malbec
3rdSeismic Brewing CompanySteinstrasse

Category 57: Wood (Spirit)

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stBravery Brewing CompanyBourbon Barrel-Aged the Shroud
2ndDrake’s Brewing Co.Santa’s Brass
3rdSilva BrewingSilva Stout

Category 58: Alternative Fermentable Beer

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stMorgan Territroy BrewingBees Better Have My Honey
2ndAngel City BreweryRap On the Beezer
3rdDiscretion BrewingTen Million Flowers

Category 59: Experimental Beer

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stKings Brewing CompanyFluffernutter
2ndBurgeon Beer CompanyBird’s Milk
3rdSilva BrewingThe Pink Stuff

Category 60: Session Beer

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stPizza Port Brew Co. – Ocean BeachGuillaume
2ndEppig BrewingNatural Bridge: Vienna Lager
3rdNoble Ale WorksNose Candy

Category 61: Chili Beer

PlaceOrganizationEntry Name
1stDuck Foot Brewing Co.Slow Burn
2ndStereo Brewing CompanyI Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass
3rdGarage Brewing CoHatch Chile IPA
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In addition to the individual awards, there were also two big awards, “Best in Show,” taken from the individual gold medal winners, and “Californa Brewery of the Year.”

CCBC: Best of Show

Rip Current Brewing’s Breakline Bock, a Traditional German-Style Bock.

California Brewery of the Year

Crooked Lane Brewing Company, located in Auburn.

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In addition to the two big brewery awards, they also gave a Pioneer’s Award and the California Guild of the Year.

California Guild of the Year

Sacramento Area Brewers Guild.

2019 Pioneer

Tom McCormick.

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