2019 Best of Show: El Segundo Brewing Company, Old Jetty
1 - American-Style Wheat Beer
Gold Medal: Eppig Brewing, Meister N. German Wheat Beer
Bronze Medal: Stanley Park Brewing, Stanley Park Brewing Sunsetter
2 - American-Style Wheat Beer with Yeast
Gold Medal: Scotty's Bierwerks, American Dark Wheat
Silver Medal: Lengthwise Brewing Company, Harvest Moon Wheat Ale
3 - American-Style Fruit Beer
Gold Medal: Four Peaks Brewing Co., Peach Ale
Silver Medal: Four Sons Brewing, Vacation
Bronze Medal: TAPS Brewery, Smooth Razz
4 - Fruit Wheat Beer
Gold Medal: Sprecher Brewing Co., Grapefruit Radler
Silver Medal: Garage Brewing Co., Mango Hefeweizen
Bronze Medal: Garage Brewing Co., Sweet Orange Wit
5 - Belgian-Style Fruit Beer
Gold Medal: Dust Bowl Brewing, Twisted Monk
Silver Medal: Brewyard Beer Company, Tropico
Bronze Medal: Brewheim, Brewheim Bramble on Saison
Honorable Mention: Flix Brewhouse - Chandler, Wit with Fruit
7 - Field Beer
Gold Medal: Bartlett Brewing Co. (Bartlett Hall), Layer Bar
Silver Medal: Barley Forge Brewing Co., The Patsy
Bronze Medal: Smoking Cannon Brewery, Paxton
8 - Chili Beer
Gold Medal: Rock Bottom Brewery - Nashville, Jalapeno Lager
Silver Medal: River Rat Brewery, Tabasco Barrel Aged Imperial Milk Stout
9 - Herb and Spice Beer
Gold Medal: Danville Brewing Company, Oatmeal Raisin Cookie
Silver Medal: Inland Warf Brewing, Winter Warmer
Bronze Medal: Absolution Brewing Co., Cerveza de Champurrado
10 - Pumpkin Spice Beer
Gold Medal: Twin Creeks Brewing Company, Twin Creeks Imperial Pumpkin Ale
Silver Medal: Papa Marces Cerveceria, Pumpkin: The Musical
Bronze Medal: Rahr & Sons Production Team, Pumpkin Ale
11 - Chocolate or Cocoa Beer
Gold Medal: Belching Beaver Brewery, Mexican Chocolate Peanut Butter Stout
Silver Medal: Riip Beer Company, Flannels and Flip Flops
Bronze Medal: Urban Roots Brewery & Smokehouse, Chocolate Moustache
12 - Coffee Beer
Gold Medal: Rahr & Sons Brewing Company, Iron Joe
Silver Medal: Tricia LaRue, Cabra Loca Espresso Milk Stout
Bronze Medal: Phantom Ales, Kona Coffee Lager – Hazelnut
13 - Specialty Beer
Gold Medal: Eppig Brewing, Count Maltula Cereal Imperial Milk Stout
Silver Medal: Indian Joe Brewing, Ham for the Holidays
Bronze Medal: Garage Brewing Co., Kumquat Brut IPA
Honorable Mention: Moonraker Brewing, Hollow Bones
14 - Rye Beer
Gold Medal: Pizza Port - Carlsbad, Palapa
Silver Medal: Papa Marces Cerveceria, Ryesilience
Bronze Medal: Burning Beard, Roggen the Lightning
15 - Honey Beer
Gold Medal: Booze Brothers Brewing Co., Honey Bloom
Silver Medal: SLO Brew, Hazy Honey Blonde
16 - Session Beer
Gold Medal: Burgeon Beer Company, Clever Kiwi
Silver Medal: Pizza Port - San Diego, Guillaume
17 - Session India Pale Ale
Gold Medal: Karl Strauss Brewing Company, Mosaic Session IPA
Silver Medal: Holy City Brewing, Paradise IPA
Bronze Medal: Pizza Port - Carlsbad, Ponto
18 - Other Strong Beer
Gold Medal: High Water Brewing, Aphotic Imperial Porter
19 - Experimental Beer
Gold Medal: Arts District Brewing Company, Umbra Tertia
Silver Medal: Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Feral Vinifera
Bronze Medal: Four Sons Brewing, PB&K
20 - Fresh Hop Beer
Silver Medal: Deft Brewing, Patio Hops & Geysers
21 - Historical Beer
Gold Medal: Deft Brewing, DoubleDeft Secret
Silver Medal: South Park Brewing, Skol
Bronze Medal: Dempseys Restaurant and Brewery, How Many Dan's Does It Take...
22 - Gluten Free Beer
Silver Medal: Willies Superbrew, Sparkling Mango & Passionfruit
Bronze Medal: Willies Superbrew, Sparkling Pomegranate & Acai
23 - American-Belgo-Style Ale
Gold Medal: Rouleur Brewing Company, PUNCHEUR Pale Ale
Silver Medal: Rock Bottom - La Jolla, Epic Joyride WIPA
Bronze Medal: Innovation Brew Works, Cattle Rancher
24 - American-Style Sour Ale
Gold Medal: Smog City Brewing Co., June Lady
Silver Medal: Almanac Beer Co., Farmer's Reserve No. 5
Bronze Medal: Lost Winds Brewing Company, Single pHin Sour with Blueberries
25 - Brett Beer
Gold Medal: King Harbor Brewing Company, Ride The Wild
Silver Medal: Cucapa Brewing Co., Bocanegra Wild Ale & Barbera
Bronze Medal: Papa Marces Cerveceria, The Funk For Red October
26 - Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer
Gold Medal: Nebraska Brewing Company, Blanc is the New White
Silver Medal: BJ's Restaurants & Brewery- Reno, BJ's Whiskers
27 - Wood and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer
Gold Medal: 3 Punk Ales, Barley Legal
Silver Medal: AleSmith Brewing Company, Cinnamon Vanilla Barrel-Aged Speedway Stout
Bronze Medal: BJ’s Brewhouse, Papa Grande
28 - Wood and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout
Gold Medal: Sprecher Brewing Co., Czar Brew
Silver Medal: Pizza Port - Carlsbad Village, 2018 Strong Ale
Bronze Medal: Riip Beer Company, Death Ditch
29 - Wood and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
Gold Medal: Angel City Brewery, That Voodoo that Yuzu
Silver Medal: Garage Brewing Co., Gin Barrel Gose
Bronze Medal: 42 North Brewing Company, Confucious Wild Ale w/ Apricot
31 - Kellerbier or Zwickelbier
Gold Medal: Hop Dogma, Ol' Keller
Silver Medal: Woodfour Brewing, New Ridge Lager
Bronze Medal: Urban Chestnut Brewing Company, Zwickel
32 - Smoke Beer
Gold Medal: South Park Brewing, Bread & Smoke
Silver Medal: Brewyard Beer Company, Smoking Redhead
Bronze Medal: Stone Brewing Co. - Liberty Station, Rogalian
33 - American-Style Pilsner
Gold Medal: Urban Chestnut Brewing Company, Urban Underdog American Lager
Silver Medal: United States Beverage, Moosehead Breweries - Moosehead Lager
Bronze Medal: Old Stump Brewing Co., Torrey Pines Pilsner
34 - International-Style Pilsner
Gold Medal: Knee Deep Brewing Company, Si Señor
Silver Medal: Angel City Brewery, Little Tokyo Super Dry
Bronze Medal: Eppig Brewing, Eppig Special Lager
35 - American-Style or German-Style Light Light Lager
Gold Medal: Danville Brewing Company, Lagerade
Silver Medal: Pedal Haus Brewery, Day Drinker Light Lager
Bronze Medal: Rahr & Sons Brewing Company, Rahr's Blonde
36 - American-Style Lager or Ice Lager or Malt Lager
Gold Medal: Phantom Ales, Beaver Pointe River Lager
Silver Medal: Trustworthy Brewing Co., Gigil Rice Pilsner
Bronze Medal: Thorn Brewing Company, Barrio Lager
37 - American-Style Cream Ale
Gold Medal: Artifex Brewing Company, Artifexican
Silver Medal: Angel City Brewery, Cream Ale
Bronze Medal: Ballast Point, Ballast Point Lager
38 - American-Style Amber Lager
Gold Medal: El Segundo Brewing Company, Casa Azul
Silver Medal: Brewyard Beer Company, Jewel City
Bronze Medal: Bhramari Brewing Company, Painted Fortune
39 - German-Style Pilsner
Gold Medal: Eagle Rock Brewery, Amwolf
Silver Medal: Brewyard Beer Company, Sparkling Joy
Bronze Medal: Pigeon Head Brewery, Pigeon Head Pilsner
40 - Bohemian-Style Pilsner
Gold Medal: Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co., Paradise Road
Silver Medal: Thorn Brewing, Golden Hills Pils
Bronze Medal: Draughtsmen Aleworks, Czech Please
41 - Munich-Style Helles
Gold Medal: 2kids Brewing Company, Five Finger Discount
Silver Medal: Speakeasy Ales & Lagers, Hail to the Chief Helles
Bronze Medal: Green Flash Brewing, Baja Bound
42 - Dortmunder or German-Style Oktoberfest
Gold Medal: Barley Forge Brewing Co., Grandpa Tractor
Silver Medal: Hansa Brewery, Oktoberfest
43 - Vienna-Style Lager
Gold Medal: Rip Current Brewing Company, Corriente Negra Mexican Lager
Silver Medal: Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co., Danish Red Lager
Bronze Medal: Left Coast Brewing Co., Una Mas
44 - German-Style Maerzen
Gold Medal: 14 Cannons, Marooner Märzen
Silver Medal: Great Basin Brewing Company, Oktoberfest
Bronze Medal: Thorn Brewing Company, Marty Zen
45 - European-Style Dark Lager/Munich-Style Dunkel
Gold Medal: Church Brew Works, Pious Monk Dunkel
Silver Medal: Pedal Haus Brewery, Rauchbier Märzen
Bronze Medal: Pedal Haus Brewery, Tmave Pivo
46 - Dark Lager
Gold Medal: TAPS Brewery, Schwarzbier
Silver Medal: Enegren Brewing, Nighthawk
Bronze Medal: Last Name Brewing, California Black Beer
47 - Bock
Gold Medal: Rip Current Brewing Company, Breakline Bock
Silver Medal: Enegren Brewing, Maibock
Bronze Medal: Point Beer, Point Bock Beer
48 - German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock
Gold Medal: Bonesaw Brewing, Amputator
Silver Medal: Sprecher Brewing Co., Dopple Bock
Bronze Medal: GameCraft Brewing, Goat Simulator
49 - Baltic-Style Porter
Gold Medal: Rok House Brewing Co., Beowulf Baltic Porter
50 - Golden or Blonde Ale
Gold Medal: Beachwood BBQ - Huntington Beach, Foam Top
Silver Medal: Great Basin Brewing Company, 39 North Blonde Ale
Bronze Medal: Deft Brewing, Bay Park Blonde
51 - German-Style Kolsch
Gold Medal: HopSaint Brewing Company, Kolsch Enough
Silver Medal: Mike Hess Brewing, Claritas
Bronze Medal: Faultline Brewing, Kolsch
52 - English-Style Summer Ale
Gold Medal: Deft Brewing, DeftHopt Golden
Silver Medal: Rock Bottom - La Jolla, San Diego Sunset Blonde
53 - Classic English-Style Pale Ale
Gold Medal: Alosta Brewing Co., Elias
Silver Medal: The Stalking Horse, West Pico Pale
Bronze Medal: Sprecher Brewing Co., Hop on Top
54 - English-Style India Pale Ale
Gold Medal: Boqueron Brewing, Boquerón Brewing Co. CrashBoat IPA
Silver Medal: South Park Brewing, In the Meantime
Bronze Medal: Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co., Hoppy Poppy IPA
55 - Australian-Style Pale Ale
Gold Medal: HopSaint Brewing Company, Pure Intention
56 - International-Style Pale Ale
Gold Medal: Garage Brewing Co., Garage Pale Ale
Silver Medal: South Lake Tahoe Craft Beer, Angora IPA
Bronze Medal: Burgeon Beer Company, Canopy Tour
57 - American-Style Pale Ale
Gold Medal: Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co., Figueroa Mountain Mosaic
Silver Medal: BJ's Restaurants & Brewery- Chandler, BJ's Piranha Pale Ale
Bronze Medal: Stanley Park Brewing, Stanley Park Brewing Windstorm
58 - Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale
Gold Medal: Last Name Brewing, #HungerSucks
Silver Medal: Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Mind Haze
Bronze Medal: Beachwood BBQ - Huntington Beach, Hazer's Edge
59 - American-Stule Strong Pale Ale
Gold Medal: Burgeon Beer Company, Treevana
Silver Medal: Urban Roots Brewery & Smokehouse, Like Riding A Bike
Bronze Medal: Thorn Brewing Company, Relay IPA
60 - American-Style India Pale Ale
Gold Medal: GameCraft Brewing, Pay to Win
Silver Medal: Common Space Brewery, YAY! SAYER IPA
Bronze Medal: Burning Beard, Dankness Visible
61 - Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale
Gold Medal: Knee Deep Brewing Company, Oopsie D'hazy
Silver Medal: Garage Brewing Co., Hazy #8
Bronze Medal: Beachwood BBQ - Huntington Beach, 28 Haze Later
Honorable Mention: Rouleur Brewing Company, DOPEUR Juicy IPA
62 - Imperial India Pale Ale
Gold Medal: Moonraker Brewing, All Hops on Deck
Silver Medal: Ritual Brewing Co., Ritual Double Dab - DIPA
Bronze Medal: SLO Brew, Still Frothy
63 - Juicy or Hazy Imperial or Double India Pale Ale
Gold Medal: Moonraker Brewing, Girls Just Wanna Have Sun
Silver Medal: Black Market Brewing, Gold
Bronze Medal: Santa Monica Brew Works, Head in the Clouds
64 - American-Style Amber/Red Ale
Gold Medal: BJ's Restaurants & Brewery- Chandler, BJ's Oasis Amber
Silver Medal: San Fernando Brewing Company, O'Melveny Red Ale
Bronze Medal: Smog City Brewing Co., Sabre-Toothed Squirrel
65 - Double Hoppy Red Ale
Gold Medal: Pizza Port - Carlsbad, Sharkbite Red
Silver Medal: Wiens Brewing, Dawnrider
Bronze Medal: Scotty's Bierwerks, American Strong
66 - Imperial Red Ale
Gold Medal: Big Sexy Brewing, Gifted Gunslinger
Silver Medal: Claremont Craft Ales, Happy Days
Bronze Medal: Trustworthy Brewing Co., Brass Jar Hoppy Amber
67 - English-Style Mild Ale
Gold Medal: Pizza Port - San Diego, Skidmark
Silver Medal: Pizza Port - San Clemente, Nerf Herder
Bronze Medal: Flix Brewhouse - Albuquerque, The Brown Basilisk
68 - Ordinary or Special Bitter
Gold Medal: South Park Brewing, Robert Smith's Smooth
Silver Medal: The Stalking Horse, Minions
Bronze Medal: Firestone Walker Brewing Co., DBA
69 - Extra Special Bitter
Gold Medal: Three Weavers Brewing, Deep Roots
Silver Medal: 2kids Brewing Company, Poppycock ESB
Bronze Medal: Brick Vault Brewery & BBQ, Emory Peak ESB
70 - Scottish-Style Ale
Gold Medal: Beachwood BBQ - Long Beach, Glenlongbeach
Silver Medal: Flix Brewhouse - Chandler, Scottish
Bronze Medal: Eppig Brewing, Granite City Scottish Export
71 - Irish-Style Red Ale
Gold Medal: Four Sons Brewing, O'Sonset
Silver Medal: Alosta Brewing Co., Manky Langer Irish Red
Bronze Medal: Kokopelli Beer Company, Blarney Stone
72 - English-Style Brown Ale
Gold Medal: Fort Point Beer Company, Westfalia
Silver Medal: Pizza Port - Carlsbad Village, shagadellic brown
Bronze Medal: Peter B's Brewpub, Inclusion Amber
73 - American-Style Brown Ale
Gold Medal: Black Market Brewing, Shakedown
Silver Medal: Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co., Davy Brown
Bronze Medal: Old Stump Brewing Co., Nut Job Brown Ale
74 - American-Style Black Ale
Gold Medal: Claremont Craft Ales, Buddy
Silver Medal: Wiens Brewing, Deprivation
Bronze Medal: Riip Beer Company, Black the Riipper
75 - German-Style Sour Ale
Gold Medal: Mike Hess Brewing, Peach My Other Vice
Silver Medal: Euryale Brewing Company, Halia Sour Cherry Gose
Bronze Medal: Papa Marces Cerveceria, Zest Of Friends
76 - German-Style Altbier
Gold Medal: Stone Brewing Co. - Liberty Station, Space Bar Friends
Silver Medal: Enegren Brewing, Valkyrie
Bronze Medal: Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Company, Firefall Red
77 - South German-Style Hefewizen
Gold Medal: Pizza Port - San Diego, Flying Hawaiian
Silver Medal: Karl Strauss Brewing Company, Windansea Wheat
Bronze Medal: Stanley Park Brewing, Summer Hefeweizen
78 - German-Style Wheat Ale
Silver Medal: Pizza Port - San Diego, Junk In Da Trunkel Dunkel
79 - Belgian-Style Blonde Ale or Pale Ale
Gold Medal: Pizza Port - Carlsbad Village, Twerp
Silver Medal: Bonesaw Brewing, Le Petit Demon
Bronze Medal: Flix Brewhouse - Albuquerque, Pale Full of Bricks
80 - Belgian-Style Witbier
Gold Medal: Four Peaks Brewing Co., White Ale
Silver Medal: Tortugo Brewing Company, Isabela White
Bronze Medal: Pedal Haus Brewery, Biere Blanche
81 - Classic French and Belgian-Style
Gold Medal: Beachwood BBQ - Long Beach, Un Atout
Silver Medal: 2kids Brewing Company, Rocket Powered Geese
Bronze Medal: Dorćol Distilling and Brewing, Coq Hardi Saison
82 - Specialty Saison
Gold Medal: Fort Point Beer Company, Resonance
Silver Medal: Conflux Brewing Company, Ginger Lemongrass Farmhouse Saison
Bronze Medal: Papa Marces Cerveceria, Is It Bretty Yet?
83 - Belgian and French-Style Ale
Gold Medal: Flix Brewhouse - Carmel, Super Power Potion
Silver Medal: Ladyface Ale Co., La Grisette
Bronze Medal: Chula Vista Brewery, Sin Paredes
84 - Belgian-Style Lambic or Sour Ale
Gold Medal: Beachwood Blendery, Chaos is a Friend of Mine
Silver Medal: Mraz Brewing Company, Drinking with Friends
Bronze Medal: Mraz Brewing Company, Curator
85 - Belgian-Style Dubbel or Quadrupel
Gold Medal: Imperial Western Beer Co., Figgy Pudding
Silver Medal: Olde Salem Brewing Co., Sabotage
Bronze Medal: BJ's Restaurants & Brewery- Reno, BJ's Abbey Normal Quad
86 - Belgian-Style Tripel
Gold Medal: Dempsey's Restaurant and Brewery, Tres Hombres
Silver Medal: Bluebird Brasserie, What a Trip
Bronze Medal: Burning Beard, Panic at the Nunnery
87 - Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale
Gold Medal: Imperial Western Beer Co., Ahoy-Hoy
Silver Medal: Thorn Brewing, Fornication
Bronze Medal: Rouleur Brewing Company, SOLOIST Golden Strong Ale
88 - Other Belgian-Style Ale
Gold Medal: Bluebird Brasserie, Strangely Attractive
Silver Medal: Draughtsmen Aleworks, Mini Monk
Bronze Medal: Riip Beer Company, Mandarina Rustica
89 - Brown Porter
Gold Medal: Deft Brewing, Dawn of the Deft
Silver Medal: Broxton, Maeby
Bronze Medal: Holy City Brewing, Pluff Mud Porter
90 - Robust Porter
Gold Medal: Founders Brewing, Porter
Silver Medal: Faultline Brewing, London Porter
Bronze Medal: Babe's BBQ & Brewhouse, Babe's Pigsleys Porter
91 - Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout
Gold Medal: Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co., Stearn's Stout
Silver Medal: Pocock Brewing Company, It's My Island
Bronze Medal: Last Name Brewing, Dropkick Mercy
92 - Export Stout
Gold Medal: Yorkshire Square Brewery, Castle Dangerous
Silver Medal: Stone Brewing Co. - Liberty Station, Brut(ish) Imperial Stout
Bronze Medal: Island Brewing Company, Starry Night Stout
93 - American-Style Stout
Gold Medal: Stone Brewing Co. - Liberty Station, Cimmerian Portal
Silver Medal: Smoking Cannon Brewery, Coehorn
Bronze Medal: Papa Marces Cerveceria, Astout Observation
94 - Sweet Stout or Cream Stout
Gold Medal: Danville Brewing Company, Slippery Rail
Silver Medal: Twin Creeks Brewing Company, Winter Night Milk Stout
Bronze Medal: Great Basin Brewing Company, Outlaw Stout
95 - Oatmeal Stout
Gold Medal: Scotty's Bierwerks, Oatmeal Stout
Silver Medal: Deft Brewing, Day of the Deft
Bronze Medal: Flix Brewhouse - Albuquerque, Marvelous Oatmeal Stout
96 - Imperial Stout
Gold Medal: Rip Current Brewing Company, Rescue Buoy Imperial Stout
Silver Medal: Tricia LaRue, Anthony's Pacification Russian Imperial Stout
Bronze Medal: Ritual Brewing Co., Ritual Big Deluxe - Imperial Oat Stout
97 - Scotch Ale
Gold Medal: Bonfire Brewing, Kilt Dropper Scotch Ale
Silver Medal: Pizza Port - San Clemente, Way Heavy
Bronze Medal: Beachwood BBQ - Long Beach, Full Malted Jacket
98 - Old Ale or Strong Ale
Gold Medal: El Segundo Brewing Company, Old Jetty
Silver Medal: AleSmith Brewing Company, AleSmith Private Stock Ale
Bronze Medal: BJ's Brewhouse, BJ's Jeremiah Red
99 - Barley Wine Style Ale
Gold Medal: Island Brewing Company, Big Island Barley Wine
Silver Medal: Revelry Brewing Co., Chateau Revelry
Bronze Medal: Tricia LaRue, Barley Wine
100 - Standard Cider & Perry
Gold Medal: Common Cider Company, Blackberry Sangria
Silver Medal: Boston Beer Company, Angry Orchard the Old Fashioned
Bronze Medal: ACE Cider, ACE Pineapple Craft Cider