NorCal Breweries Medal At Great American Beer Festival

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — Moe than a dozen Northern California breweries won medals this past weekend at the Great American Beer Festival that wrapped up Saturday in Denver, including Shred Beer Co. of Rocklin which won Brewery of the Year in the 0–250 Barrels category.

If you fancy a drive to the Central Coast, Liquid Gravity Brewing Co. of San Luis Obispo won Brewery of the Year in the 2,001–5,000 Barrels category.

California is the only state to win Brewery of the Year in multiple categories.

The festival is the nation’s largest for professional brewers and hands out some of the industry’s most sought-after accolades. The festival ran over nine days, with 250 beer experts from 10 countries serving as judges.

Judges evaluated nearly 9,445 entries from 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, including collaborations between professional breweries and pro-am collaborations from professionals and amateurs. Among those, 303 medals were awarded to 263 breweries across 99 categories and 175 beer styles. Gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded.

Here are the winners in Northern California

Gold Medal

Mai Tai, Alvarado Street Brewery & Bistro, Carmel-By-The-Sea, American-Style Strong Pale Ale

Ofrenda, Device Brewing Co., Sacramento, International-Style Pilsener

Cloudy Joose, New Belgium Brewing Co. – Mission Bay, San Francisco, Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale

Dortmunder Export, Cooperage Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, Dortmunder or German-Style

Silver Medal

House Ale, 1849 Brewing Co., Grass Valley, English Ale

Untold Prophecy, Slice Beer Co., Lincoln, West Coast-Style India Pale Ale

The Next Chapter, Original Pattern Brewing Co., Oakland, Session India Pale Ale

Cinco Cinco Cinco!, Shred Beer Co., Rocklin, American Cream Ale

Bronze Medal

Downtown Tom, Three Mile Brewing Co., Davis, American-Style India Pale Ale

Venti is Large, Hop Dogma Brewing Co., Half Moon Bay, Coffee Stout or Porter

Double MO7, Del Cielo Brewing Co., Martinez, Imperial India Pale Ale

Don’t Fear The Answer, Tenma Beer Project, Oakland, German-Style Pilsener

Scarlet Sunset, Buck Wild Brewing, Oakland, Gluten-Free Beer

Micro Blaster, Shred Beer Co., Rocklin, Session India Pale Ale

Zero Degrees, Shred Beer Co., Rocklin, India Pale Lager or Cold India Pale Ale

Postcard from St. Petersburg, Bartlett Hall, San Francisco, Imperial Stout

Docta-Ron, Russian River Brewing Co. – Santa Rosa, New Zealand India Pale Ale

Tahoe Pilz, FiftyFifty Brewing Co. – Production Facility, Truckee, Bohemian-Style Pilsener

Small Batch – Intinction Sauvignon Blanc, Russian River Brewing Co. – Windsor, Experimental Beer

See all winners here.