San Diego brewers earned 11 medals at the 2014 World Beer Cup. The winners were announced at the Gala Awards Dinner/Ceremony, which took place following the 2014 Craft Brewers Conference. Out of 94 categories of beer, San Diegans won 4 gold medals, 4 Silver medals, and 3 Bronze medals. In total, 1,447 breweries entered 4,918 beers from 62 countries. 220 judges from 32 countries determined the winners. The San Diego County winners and their categories are listed below. In addition to winning 2 medals, Coronado Brewing Company was awarded World Beer Cup Champion Brewery and Brewmaster in the Mid-Sized Brewing Company category.
Category (# entries) – Winning Beer and Brewery – Award
Category 10 (Rye Beer, 47 entries) – Habitus by Mike Hess Brewing Co. – Gold
Category 13 (Other Strong Beer, 44 entries) – May the Port Be With You by Pizza Port Solana Beach – Bronze
Category 18 (American-Style Sour Ale, 32 entries) – Framboise de Amorosa by The Lost Abbey – Silver
Category 24 (Aged Beer, 14 E\entries) – Aged Navigator Dopplebock by Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits / Home Brew Mart – Bronze
Category 46 (Australasian-Style Pale Ale or International-Style Pale Ale, 33 entries) – Sculpin IPA by Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits / Old Grove – Gold
Category 79 (Old Ale or Storng Ale, 40 entries) – Old Ale 2013 by AleSmith Brewing Co. – Gold
Category 80 (Barley-Wine Style Ale, 53 entries) – Old Scallywag by Coronado Brewing Co. – Silver
Category 82 (Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout, 36 entries) – The Pugilist by Societe Brewing Co. – Silver
Category 86 (American-Style Strong Pale Ale, 97 entries) – Islander IPA by Coronado Brewing Co. – Gold
Category 88 (Imperial India Pale Ale, 106 entries) – Hop 15 by Port Brewing Co. – Bronze
Category 89 (American-Style Amber/Red Ale, 90 entries) – Shark Bite Red by Pizza Port Bressi Ranch – Silver
World Beer Cup Champion Brewery and Brewmaster, Mid-Size Brewing Company: Coronado Brewing Company
Congratulations brewers!
Full list of winners can be found here.