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22 MEDALS FOR SD BREWERS AT THE 2010 WBC!!!!
Highlights from the 2010 World Beer Cup competition:
The average number of beers entered per category was 37.
The category with the most entries was Wood and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer, with 113 entries. The second most-entered category was Herb and Spice Beer or Chocolate Beer, with 108 entries. The German-Style Sour Ale category had the fewest number of entries at 9.
The 2010 World Beer Cup saw the growth of sour category beers to 85 entries in four categories (46 entries in 2008). Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour nearly tripled in size (39 entries in 2010 vs. 14 entries in 2008); American-Style Sour Ale more than tripled (14 vs. 4).
Certain categories essentially doubled in size: Coffee Flavored Beer (47 vs. 24); Baltic Porter (28 vs. 15).
The American IPA (106 vs. 77) and Imperial IPA (71 vs. 39) categories continue to grow. American IPA was the third most-entered category, relinquishing its spot as most-entered category over the past several World Beer Cup competitions.
Two new categories came in with very strong showings in 2010: Out of Category/Traditionally Brewed Beer (48 entries) and American-Belgo-Style Ale (46).
Two breweries tied for taking home the most gold awards:
Baird Brewing Co. from Numazu, Japan
Numazu Lager – American-Style Amber
Country Girl Kabocha Ale – Specialty Beer
Saison Sayuri – Belgian- and French-Style Ale
Ballast Point Brewing Co. from San Diego, CA
Bourbon Barrel Aged Piper Down Scottish Ale – Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer
Fathom IPL – Out of Category – Traditionally Brewed Beer
Sculpin IPA – International Pale Ale
Champion Brewery/Champion Brewmaster Awards
In addition, the competition bestows Champion Brewery and Champion Brewmaster awards in each of five brewery categories based on the awards won by each brewery. Four of the five are first-time Champion award winners.
The five Champion Brewery/Brewmaster award winners are:
Large Brewing Company Category
Asia Pacific Breweries Limited, Singapore
APB Brewing Team
Mid-Size Brewing Company Category
Firestone Walker Brewing Company, Paso Robles, Calif.
Matthew Brynildson
Small Brewing Company Category
Ballast Point Brewing Company, San Diego, Calif.
Ballast Point Brewers
Large Brewpub Category
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, Wilmington, Del.
Iron Hill Brewery Team
Small Brewpub Category
Devils Backbone Brewing Company, Roseland, Va.
Jason Oliver
The complete list of award winners is available for download. Photos also are available on the website WorldBeerCup.org.
The 2010 World Beer Cup was sponsored by Partner Sponsors Barth-Haas Group, Krones, Sahm, and Siemens AG.
Contact:
Julia Herz, Craft Beer Program Director
julia@brewersassociation.org
303.447.0816 x 113
Chris Swersey, Technical Brewing Projects Coordinator/Competition Manager
chris@brewersassociation.org
303.447.0816 x 154
SAN DIEGO WINNERS!
Category 11: Other Strong Beer, 44 entries
Silver: Green Flash Stout, Green Flash Brewing Co., Vista, CA
Category 13: Out of Category - Traditionally Brewed Beer, 47 entries
Gold: Fathom IPL, Ballast Point Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
Silver: Hot Rocks Lager, Port Brewing Co., San Marcos, CA
Category 16: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer, 32 entries
Gold: Bourbon Barrel Aged Piper Down, Ballast Point Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
Category 59: English-Style Brown Ale, 46 entries
Silver: Longboard Brown, Rock Bottom Brewery - La Jolla, La Jolla, CA
Category 64: Scotch Ale, 38 entries
Gold: AleSmith Wee Heavy, AleSmith Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
Bronze: Reed’s Wee Heavy, Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA
Category 33: German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock, 43 entries
Gold: Broken Skeg, Breakwater Brewing Co., Oceanside, CA
Category 40: Baltic-Style Porter, 28 entries
Bronze: Token, Alpine Beer Co., Alpine, CA
Category 45: Belgian-Style Flanders/Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale, 20 entries
Silver: Red Poppy, The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA
Category 48: Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale, 33 entries
Silver: Revelations, Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA
Category 75: South German-Style Weizenbock/Weissbock, 27 entries
Bronze: AleSmith Decadence 2009, AleSmith Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
Category 76: Irish-Style Red Ale, 26 entries
Gold: Red Trolley Ale, Karl Strauss Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
Bronze: Ragtop Red, Rock Bottom Brewery - La Jolla, La Jolla, CA
Category 77: Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout, 22 entries
Silver: Port Truck Stout, Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA
Category 81: American-Style Strong Pale Ale, 59 entries
Gold: O’Brien’s IPA, Alpine Beer Co., Alpine, CASilver: Hop Bomb IPA, Rock Bottom Brewery - Bellevue, Bellevue, WA
Category 82: American-Style India Pale Ale, 104 entries
Bronze: Duet, Alpine Beer Co., Alpine, CA
Category 84: American-Style Amber/Red Ale, 66 entries
Gold: Rudolph’s Red, Rock Bottom Brewery - La Jolla, La Jolla, CA
Category 85: Imperial Red Ale, 32 entries
Bronze: Shark Attack, Pizza Port Solana Beach, Solana Beach, CA
Category 88: American-Style Stout, 31 entries
Gold: Black Magic Stout, Oggi’s Pizza & Brewing Co., San Clemente, CA
Silver: Sticky Stout, Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA
Category 90: International Pale Ale, 28 entries
Gold: Sculpin IPA, Ballast Point Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
Brewers Association World Beer Cup 2010 Champion Brewery
Small Brewing Company Category
Ballast Point Brewing Company, San Diego, CA
Ballast Point Brewers
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14 MEDALS FOR SAN DIEGO BREWERS GUILD MEMBERS AT THE 2009 GABF!
"If the county had entered the competition as a state, it would have placed fourth. Only Colorado (45), California (39, including the county’s 14) and Oregon (22) scored more medals. “
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