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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

SAN DIEGO BREWERS BRING HOME THE MEDALS

San Diego Gold Medal Winner at 2013 Great American Beer Festival: 
Red Trolley by Karl Strauss Brewing Company
WORLD SERIES OF BEER MAKING--San Diego area brewers earned five gold medals at the recent 2013 Great American Beer Festival; three silver medals and six bronze medals for an overall medal haul of 14, reports West Coaster beer magazine’s editor Ryan Lamb.  Shown in parenthesis is the category that the San Diegans competed in at the popular commercial and craft beer competition held annually in the Denver area.

GOLD:
American-Style Strong Pale Ale (Category 51)
Bonobos
San Diego Gold Medal Winner at Great American Beer Festival:
Beer Hunter by Pizza Port Brewing Co.

Session Beer (Category 12)
Beer Hunter
Pizza Port Ocean Beach, San Diego

Irish-Style Red Ale (Category 60)
Red Trolley
Karl Strauss Brewing Co., San Diego

Robust Porter (Category 75)
San Diego Gold Medal Winner at Great American Beer Festival:
Bonobos by Monkey Pub & Brewery
Moonlight Porter
Rock Bottom La Jolla, La Jolla

Barley Wine-Style Ale (Category 84)
Old Numbskull
AleSmith Brewing Co., Miramar

SILVER:
Imperial Red Ale (#55)
Rhino Chaser
Pizza Port Ocean Beach, San Diego

American-Style Black Ale (#63)
Black Sails
Coronado Brewing Co., Coronado

Belgian-Style Abbey Ale (#72)
Decadence 2012 Quadrupel
AleSmith Brewing Co., Miramar
San Diego Gold Medal Winner at Great American Beer Festival:
Moonlight Porter by Rock Bottom Brewery/La Jolla

BRONZE:
American Style Sour ale (#19)
Red Poppy
The Lost Abbey, San Marcos

American-Style Strong Pale Ale (#51)
Kung Fu Elvis 
Pizza Port Ocean Beach, San Diego

San Diego Gold Medal Winner
at Great American Beer Festival:
Old Numbskull by AleSmith Brewing Co.
Irish-Style Red Ale (#60)
Ragtop
Red Rock Bottom, La Jolla

English-Style Brown Ale (#61)
Longboard Brown
Rock Bottom, La Jolla

American-Style Black Ale (#63)
Oxymoron
Oceanside Ale Works, Oceanside Br

Oatmeal Stout (#80)
Oats
Pizza Port Solana Beach, Solana Beach


NATIONAL RESULTS / BEER GETS RED CARPET TREATMENT

GREAT AMERICAN BEER FESTIVAL® AWARDS--The World Series of Beer took place last weekend. Called the 2013 Great American Beer Festival (GABF), competition awarded 252 medals to some of the best commercial breweries in the United States, including GABF Pro-Am medals.

* Red indicates San Diego County entry/winner

Presented by the Brewers Association, GABF is the largest commercial beer competition in the world and a symbol of brewing excellence. In its 27th year, the 2013 competition surpassed all previous participation records, setting the bar high.

Here are some event stats:
--624 breweries in the festival hall
--More than 3,100 beers served at the festival
--49,000 attendees
--More than 2,800 volunteers
--745 breweries in the competition from 49 states, plus Washington, D.C.
--4,809 beers judged (includes 100 Pro-Am competition entries), a 12 percent increase over 2012
--84 style categories judged, plus the Pro-Am competition
--201 judges from 11 countries
--Average number of competition beers entered in each category: 51
--Category with highest number of entries: American-Style India Pale Ale: 252

To accommodate growth, this year's GABF competition saw its biggest panel of judges ever, with 201 beer experts from 11 countries evaluating 4,809 entries, with assistance from more than 130 competition volunteers.

Award-winning brewers received prestigious gold, silver and bronze medals in 84 beer categories covering 138 different beer styles (encompassing subcategories), establishing the best examples of each style in the U.S. Winners were chosen from 4,809 competition entries from 745 breweries, hailing from 49 states, plus Washington, D.C.

2013 Brewery and Brewer of the Year Awards
Very Small Brewing Company and Very Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year
Baker City Brewing Company
Marks Lanham and Eli Dickison

Small Brewing Company and Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year
Devils Backbone Brewing Company - Basecamp
Jason Oliver

Mid-Size Brewing Company and Mid-Size Brewing Company Brewer of the Year
Firestone Walker Brewing Company
Matt Brynildson

Large Brewing Company and Large Brewing Company Brewer of the Year
Sandlot
John, Tom, Bill & Addison

Small Brewpub and Small Brewpub Brewer of the Year
Gella’s Diner & Lb Brewing Company
Gerald Wyman

Mid-Size Brewpub of the Year
Beachwood BBQ & Brewing
Julian Shrago and Ian McCall

Large Brewpub and Large Brewpub Brewer of the Year
Pelican Brewing Company
Darron Welch and Steve Panos

Brewpub Group and Brewpub Group Brewer of the Year
Rock Bottom Brewery
Team Rock Bottom

Style Categories
Since 2001, the most-entered category has been American-Style India Pale Ale (IPA), which saw 252 entries in 2013.
The top five entered categories were:
1.       American-Style India Pale Ale (252 entries)
2.       Imperial India Pale Ale (149 entries)
3.       Herb and Spice Beer (134 entries)
4.       American-Style Pale Ale (124 entries)
5.       American-Style Strong Pale Ale (120 entries)

The winners in the most-entered (that is, the most competitive) categories were:
American-Style India Pale Ale
Gold: Barley Brown’s Brew Pub, Pallet Jack IPA
Silver: Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Union Jack
Bronze: La Cumbre Brewing Co., Project Dank: Operation Pharoah’s Return

Imperial India Pale Ale
Gold: Fat Heads Brewery, Hop Juju
Silver: Three Floyds Brewing Co., Permanent Funeral
Bronze: Smartmouth Brewing Co., Notch 9 Double IPA

Herb and Spice Beer
Gold: Namaste Brewing at the Whip Inn, Bitterama
Silver: Yak & Yeti Restaurant & Brewpub, Chai Milk Stout
Bronze: Black Star Co-op Pub and Brewery, Elba

American-Style Pale Ale
Gold: Lumberyard Brewing Co., Lumberyard American Pale Ale
Silver: Cannonball Creek Brewing Co., Featherweight Pale
Bronze: Joseph James Brewing Co., Citra Rye Pale Ale

American-Style Strong Pale Ale
Gold: Monkey Paw Brewing Co., Bonobos
Silver: Four Peaks Brewing Co., Hop Knot
Bronze: Pizza Port Ocean Beach, Kung Fu Elvis

Summary: 2013 Great American Beer Festival Statistics
Reflecting craft brewing's increasing popularity nationwide, across state and regional borders, overall competition highlights include:
·         Twenty-four first-time entering breweries won awards. During the registration process, 230 breweries self-identified as first-time entrants.
·         There was a tie for most gold medals won, three each for Left Hand Brewing Co. (Longmont, Colo.) and for Firestone Walker Brewing Co. (Paso Robles, Calif.).

·         New Jersey topped the list of ratio of medals to entries by state, with one medal won among seven entries, a 14.3% ratio. Delaware had a 13% winning ratio, with three medals won among 23 entries. California, the state with the highest number of beer entries—at 885—won 52 medals for a 5.9% ratio of medals to entries.

·         624 breweries in the festival hall
·         More than 3,100 beers served at the festival
·         49,000 attendees
·         More than 2,800 volunteers
·         745 breweries in the competition from 49 states, plus Washington, D.C.
·         4,809 beers judged (includes 100 Pro-Am competition entries), a 12 percent increase over 2012
·         84 style categories judged, plus the Pro-Am competition
·         201 judges from 11 countries
·         Average number of competition beers entered in each category: 51
·         Category with highest number of entries: American-Style India Pale Ale: 252


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