GABF 2020 OC Winners!

There were plenty of newcomers and some very pleasant surprises. With the judging circumstances this year, it was to be expected that we have such a diverse range of winners along with some very notable snubs. There’s always next year. Congratulations to all the hardware winners! (For a complete list, click here.)

OC is always a winner in my book. There was a strong showing for our little group of brewers with 12 total awards. And the winners are…

Gold:

Coffee Stout of Porter: Super Tonic, Docent Brewing, San Juan Capistrano (75 Entries)

Session India Pale Ale: Hefty Fee, Docent Brewing, San Juan Capistrano (94 Entries)

Other Strong Beer: Rico, Chihuahua Cerveza, Costa Mesa (82 Entries)

English-Style Brown Ale: Get Up Offa That Brown, Golden Road, Anaheim (55 Entries)

Belgian-Style Specialty Ale: Tangible Passion, RIIP Beer Co., Huntington Beach (47 Entries) 

-5 Total Gold Medals-


Silver:

Coffee Beer: Golden Stout, Karl Strauss, Anaheim (72 Entries) 

Coffee Stout or Porter: The Riizzo, RIIP Beer Co., Huntington Beach (75 Entries)

American-Style Black Ale or American-Style Stout: Black the Riipper, RIIP Beer Co., Huntington Beach (69 Entries)

-3 Total Silver Medals-

Bronze:

Fruited American-Style Sour Ale: Summer Sun, Stereo Brewing, Placentia (180 Entries)

Wood-and Barrel-Aged Beer: B. A. Dunkel, TAPS Brewery & Barrel Room, Tustin (65 Entries) 

Dortmunder or German-Style Oktoberfest: Funfest, Bootlegger’s Brewery, Fullerton (90 Entries) 

German Dark Lager: Umbeereon, GameCraft Brewing, Laguna Hills (98 Entries)

-4 Total Bronze Medals-

Cheers!

Gilbert “Charlie” Perez, Advanced Cicerone®