California Breweries Receive 73 Medals at Great American Beer Festival

The Golden State came out on top at last week’s Great American Beer Festival held in Denver, Colorado. California breweries took home a total of 73 medals, more than double the runner up, Colorado, who finished with 32 medals in total.

In addition to California’s 73 medals, Ocean Beach Brewery of San Diego was awarded Small Brewpub and Small Brewer of the Year and FiftyFifty Brewing of Truckee was awarded Brewery Group and Brewery Group Brewer of the year.

At the ceremony at the Colorado Convention Center, 2,404 breweries entered 8,864 beers into 104 beer categories at the largest competition in the U.S. for commercially brewed beer. The full list of award winners can be found online here. 

2018 award winners at GABF from California are included below:

  • 21st Amendment
  • 6th and La Brea
  • Alaro Craft Brewery
  • Alvarado Street Brewery
  • Barley Forge Brewing
  • Beachwood Blendery
  • Beachwood Brewing
  • Black Market Brewing Co.
  • BNS Brewing and Distilling Co.
  • Bravery Brewing
  • Breakwater Brewing Co.
  • Burgeon Beer Co.
  • Central Coast Brewing Co.
  • Claremont Craft Ales
  • Corralitos Brewing Co.
  • Crooked Lane Brewing Co.
  • Drakes Brewing Co.
  • Duck Foot Brewing Co.
  • Enegren Brewing Co.
  • Eppig Brewing
  • Faction Brewing Co.
  • Fifty Fifty Brewing
  • Figueroa Mountain Brewing
  • Firestone Walker Barrelworks
  • Garage Brewing Co.
  • Green Cheek Beer Co.
  • Groundswell Brewing Co.
  • Gunwhale Ales
  • Hermitage Brewing Co.
  • Home Brewing Co.
  • Karl Strauss Brewing Co.
  • Kern River Brewing Co.
  • Kilowatt Brewing
  • Kings Brewing Co.
  • MadeWest Brewing Co.
  • Moonraker Brewing Co.
  • Morgan Territory Brewing
  • New Helvetia Brewing Co.
  • No Clue Craft Brewery
  • Noble Ale Works
  • North Park Beer Co.
  • Ocean Beach Brewery
  • Original Pattern Brewing Co.
  • Peter B’s Brewpub
  • Pizza Port Solana Beach
  • Pocock Brewing Co.
  • Port Brewing Co. / The Lost Abbey
  • Riip Beer Co.
  • Rip Current Brewery
  • Russian River Brewing Co.
  • Santa Clara Valley Brewing
  • Smog City Brewing Wood Cellar
  • Societe Brewing Co.
  • Standard Deviant Brewing
  • State Room Brewery
  • Stereo Brewing Co.
  • Sudwerk Brewing Co
  • TAPS Fish House and Brewery
  • The Bruery
  • Three Mile Brewing Co.
  • Trustworthy Brewing Co.
  • Unsung Brewing Co.
  • Ventura Coast Brewing Co.