{"id":18402,"date":"2017-10-07T11:25:17","date_gmt":"2017-10-07T18:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/?p=18402"},"modified":"2017-10-09T15:35:35","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T22:35:35","slug":"san-diego-winners-from-2017s-great-american-beer-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/2017\/10\/07\/san-diego-winners-from-2017s-great-american-beer-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diego winners from 2017’s Great American Beer Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The team from Karl Strauss Brewing Company accepts a gold medal in the Honey Beer category at the 2017 Great American Beer Festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Winners from the 2017 edition of the Great American Beer Festival <\/strong><\/a>were announced earlier this morning. Held annually by brewing-industry trade organization, the Brewers Association<\/strong><\/a>, in Denver, Colorado, this year’s GABF saw\u00a0nearly 8,000\u00a0beers entered by\u00a0more than 2,000\u00a0breweries\u00a0in\u00a098 style categories.\u00a0293 were awarded gold, silver and bronze medals after being evaluated by\u00a0276 judges. GABF is the country’s largest and most prestigious professional brewing competition. San Diego County breweries have historically fared incredibly well. This year saw another strong showing with the region’s brewers racking up double-digit awards.<\/p>\n

Eleven local\u00a0brewing companies\u00a0brought home\u00a014 medals this time around, including\u00a0five golds in the Robust Porter (Second Chance Beer Co.<\/strong>)<\/a>\u00a0Honey Beer (Karl Strauss Brewing<\/strong> Company<\/strong><\/a>‘s Carlsbad brewpub), Imperial India Pale Ale (Ballast Point Brewing<\/strong><\/a>)\u00a0Other Specialty Belgian Ale (Stone Brewing World Brewing & Gardens – Liberty Station<\/strong><\/a>)\u00a0and\u00a0Session Beer (Pizza Port<\/strong><\/a>‘s Ocean Beach brewpub)\u00a0categories. That went along with\u00a0six silver medals and\u00a0three bronzes.<\/p>\n

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The Bagby Beer Company crew accepts its silver medal in the Baltic-style Porter category<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Notable is the fact\u00a0only one individual\u00a0brewing facility in the county won more than one medal, Carmel Mountain Ranch’s Second Chance with a gold and a silver.\u00a0Newly launched SouthNorte Brewing Company\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>garnered a bronze medal in the Specialty Beer category for a beer called AgaveMente that hasn’t even been released to the public yet. And Monkey Paw Brewing<\/strong><\/a>, which Coronado acquired earlier this year, earned a silver medal in the English-style Summer Ale category. Also, Vista-based Mother Earth Brew Co. <\/strong><\/a>medaled in the Fresh or Wet Hop Ale category for Fresh As It Gets, a beer brewed at its Nampa, Idaho production facility.<\/p>\n

Adding to the unofficial medal count was Belching Beaver Brewery<\/strong><\/a>, which for the second time in its history won top honors at the Alpha King Competition. Held in conjunction with GABF each year, this friendly competition crowns the brewing company that submits the hoppiest offering amid a stacked field of IPAs. Belching Beaver previously won Alpha King in 2014. On top of that, Chula Vista Brewery <\/strong><\/a>owners\u00a0Timothy and Dalia Parker <\/strong>received the Samuel Adams Brewing and Business Experienceship, following in the footsteps of Ramona-based ChuckAlek Independent Brewers<\/strong><\/a>, who earned the same opportunity in 2014.<\/p>\n

The following is a complete list of the winners from brewing facilities located within San Diego County…<\/p>\n

Gold Medals<\/span><\/p>\n