![]() The Gold for Fruit Beer went to Yuzu KSA, made by Fort Point, out of SF. ![]() It’s a great time to visit and say congrats! Applause for Beautiful Brews ![]() Many, though probably not all, of these beers should be available now. This means the Greater Bay Area (using the Bay Area Brewers Guild boundaries and excluding Morgan Territory) brought home 11 World Beer Cup awards home to 11 breweries. Morgan Territory deftly captured awards for three beers! The Gold went to Dark Reckoning in the International Dark Lager category, along with a Silver for Big Bock Energy, entered in the Bock or Maibock category and a Bronze for The Cushman, their acclaimed Dortmunder lager. Note that to get to 14, tying Canada in the medal count, we are temporarily annexing Tracy, because Morgan Territory Brewing Co., just over the hilly coast range on the edge of the valley, has long-time Bay Area ties. The number of categories is growing to reflect the new beers that brewers are making in their marketplaces.Īmong the Northern California beers that were honored were 14 medals for beers brewed near – or not very far from – SF Bay. ![]() The judges are becoming increasingly international as well, traveling to the US from 27 countries to take part in nine days of judging to determine the best expressions of 103 different beer styles. Overall, 2,493 breweries shipped over 10 thousand beers to be tasted and evaluated by 226 beer judges. This year’s competition was the biggest so far. Other winners came from Mexico, Japan, Argentina… 57 countries in all. Of the 307 winning beers, 252 were from the US, 14 from Canada, and 11 from Germany. They are also a great local micro brew with a killer organic lineup.On Thursday, May 5 in Minneapolis, 18 Northern California breweries took home prizes in the largest international commercial beer competition, the 2022 World Beer Cup. And also if you're in Chico you need to drop by Butte Creek Brewing Co or at least pick up some 6packs. You can come back east to I-5 via hwy 299, and hit Chico, CA and have a beer with me and Sierra Nevada if you haven't had enough. I'm not that much of a porter fan.but these guys had a fantastic Kona Porter that was so good I had to buy a 64oz growler for later :cross. Head up the road a bit to McKinleyville and you'll find Six Rivers Brewery, which is a great little brewery. One of my favorites is the Lost Cost Brewing company/ which has too many great beers to mention, including Downtown Brown and 8 Ball Stout. Also.they had the BIGGEST calamari steaks I've ever had which went great with their Amber Ale!Įven further north you will hit the Eureka/McKinleyville area which has several great brew pubs and bars. When we stopped in, they had a couple horseshoe pits out back and a very nice patio where you can enjoy the sea breeze. Further north is a great brewery for organic ales, Eel River Brewery. If you have time, also hit Booneville for the Anderson Valley Brewery. They've got a nice taproom and restaurant, and they brew one of my favorite pilsners(4.4%): Scrimshaw. However, I went on a brew/camping tour last summer and found some great places over on the coast. I'm from Chico, and I love Sierra Nevada beers (yes, all of them!).
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