California Commercial Craft Beer Competition 2023 Results

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Congratulations to HiDef Brewing for winning Best of Show with their Bass Clef Barley Wine, a Wood and Barrel Aged beer!

We also commend The Monk’s Cellar for capturing Brewery of the Year with 3 Gold Medals and 1 Silver Medal!

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Category	Brewery	Style	Entry Name	Place
Best of Show	HiDef Brewing	Wood-and-Barrel-Aged (Spirit)	Bass Clef Barley Wine
2023 Brewery of the Year	The Monk’s Cellar	3 Gold Medals & 1 Silver Medal
01: American Light Lager	Jackrabbit Brewing Company	01A – American Light Lager	Ohaguro	1
02: American Style Lager	Fogbelt Brewing Co	01B – Northern American-Style Lager	Redwood Lager	1
03: International Pale Lager	Tilted Mash Brewing	02A – International Pale Lager	Mo’fun	1
04: International Amber/Dark Lager	Del Cielo Brewing	02B – International Amber Lager	Morena Mia	1
05: European-Style Pilsner	Artifex Brewing	03B – European-Style Pilsner	Forza O-Side	1
06: German-Style Pilsner	Device Brewing Company	03C – German-Style Pilsner	Pincushion	1
07: Czech Lager	Canyon Club Brewery	04A – Czech Pale Lager	Beta Tested Pilsner	1
08: Pale European Lager	Brewbilt Brewing	06A – Munich-Style Helles	Brain Bypass Helles Lager	1
09: Vienna/Märzen Lager	Homebound Brew Haus	07A – Vienna Lager	Scout	1
10: Dark European Lager	Pocock Brewing Company	08A – Munich Dunkel	Pococktoberfest	1
11: Bock	Clandestine Brewing	09B – Traditional German-Style Bock	Bocklash	1
12: American-Style Cream Ale	21st Amendment Brewery	10A – American-Style Cream Ale	El Sully	1
13: Kölsch	Faultline Brewing Co	11A – Kölsch	Lakeside Kolsch	1
15: American-Style Wheat Beer	Snowshoe Brewery	15A – American-Style Wheat Beer	Apricot Wheat	1
16: Weissbier	Kairoa Brewing Company	16B – Hefeweizen	Hasselhef	1
17: Berliner-Style Weisse	Smoking Cannon Brewery	17A – Berliner-Style Weisse	Kerr	1
18: Gose	San Francisco Brewing Company	18A – Leipzig-Style Gose	Golden Gate Gose	1
19: Rye Beer	Oscars Brewing Company	19A – Rye beer	Bear Meets Otter	1
20: Fruit Beer	Mike Hess Brewing	20A – Fruit beer	Apricot Hop Cloud	1
21: Fruit or Herb/Spice Beer	South of North Brewing Co.	22A – Herb & Spice Beer	Horchata Stout	1
22: Coffee Beer	Brams Beer	23A – Coffee Beer	Brams Coffee Cacao Stout	1
23: Chocolate Beer	Smoking Cannon Brewery	24A – Chocolate Beer	Joslyn	1
24: Bamberg-Style Rauchbier	Danville Brewing Company	25A – Bamberg-Style Rauchbier	Station 31	1
25: Historical Styles	Pocock Brewing Company	26E – London Brown Ale	The Old Road	1
26: Blonde or Golden Ale	Tarantula Hill Brewing Co	27A – Blonde or Golden Ale	Tarantula Hill Blonde	1
28: Bitters	Summer Fox Brewing Company	28C – Special Bitter	Santa Fe Ave Pub Ale	1
27: English Dark Ales	Standard Deviant Brewing	29A – English-Style Brown Ale	English Brown Ale	1
29: UK Strong	Danville Brewing Company	30C – English Barleywine	Granny’s Tipple	1
30: Scottish/Irish Ales	Waterman Brewing Company	32A – Irish Red Ale	Bald Ron’s Irish Red Ale	1
31: English Stouts	Del Cielo Brewing	33B – Foreign Extra Stout	Smooth Ride	1
32: Imperial Stouts	Hidef Brewing	36A – American Style Imperial Stout	Black Hole	1
33: American Amber Ale	San Francisco Brewing Company	37A – American Amber Ale	Alcatraz Amber	1
34: American Brown Ale	Calicraft Brewing Company	37B – American Brown Ale	Oaktown Brown Ale	1
35: American Porter/Stout	Etna Brewing Co	38A – American Porter	Old Grind Porter	1
36: American Pale Ale	Grass Valley Brewing Co.	39A – American Pale Ale	Gold Pan Pale	1
37: English-Style India Pale Ale	Antigua Brewing Company	40A – English-Style India Pale Ale	Grand Hoppening	1
38: American-Style India Pale Ale	My Yard Live Beer Co.	41A – American-Style India Pale Ale	Flight Of The Kiwi’s	1
39: New England-Style IPA (Hazy IPA)	Logoff Brewing	42A – New England-Style IPA (Hazy IPA)	Hazy Lazy Days	1
40: Double IPA	My Yard Live Beer Co.	43A – Double IPA	Lawn Darts	1
41: Triple IPA	Knee Deep Brewing Co.	43B – Triple IPA	Simtra	1
42: Specialty IPA	Dying Breed Brewing	44D – Red IPA	Wanted Red Or Alive	1
43: American Strong Ale	1886 Brewing Company	45D – Other American Strong Ales	Rare Conundrum	1
44: Belgian-Style Witbier	The Monk’s Cellar	46A – Belgian-Style Witbier	Biere Blanche	1
45: Classic Saison	The Monk’s Cellar	47A – Classic Saison	Mates In Belgium	1
46: Specialty Saison	The Monk’s Cellar	48A – Specialty Saison	Cellmates	1
47: Belgian Blond/Pale Ale	Kairoa Brewing Company	49B – Belgian Blond Ale	Cheeky Buggah	1
48: Belgian Strong Ales	Super Owl Brewing	50B – Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Don’t Call Me Francis	1
49: Trappist Style Ale	Apogee Brewing Co.	51C – Trappist Tripel	Monks In Space	1
50: Belgian Sour	Angel City Brewery	53B – Gueuze	Trois Annees Cuvee	1
51: American Wild Ale	Mraz Brewing Company Llc	54B – Mixed Culture Beer	Guava Lava	1
52: Wood- and Barrel-Aged (Wine)	Clandestine Brewing	55A – Wood- and Barrel-Aged (stored in barrels previously containing wine, port, or sherry)	Quad Pro Quo	1
53: Wood- and Barrel-Aged (Spirit)	Hidef Brewing	56A – Wood- and Barrel-Aged (stored in barrels previously containing distilled spirits i.e. brandy, bourbon, etc)	Bass Clef Barley Wine	1
54: Alternative Sugar Beverage	Absolution Brewing Co	57C – Honey Beer	Rector 2023	1
55: Experimental Beer	Shadow Puppet Brewing Company	58A – Experimental Beer	Needle Tip	1
56: Session Beer	Pizza Port Ocean Beach	59A – Session Beer (beer less than or equal to 5% abv.)	Guillaume	1
57: Chili Beer	Angel City Brewery	60A – Chili Beer	Srirachelada	1
58: Cider	Windy Ridge Cellars	C1A – New World Cider	Windy Ridge Cellars – Imperial Hard Apple Cider	1
01: American Light Lager	MacLeod Ale Brewing Co.	01A – American Light Lager	Van Ice	2
02: American Style Lager	Puesto Cervecería	01B – Northern American-Style Lager	Puesto Clara	2
03: International Pale Lager	Sacrament Brewing	02A – International Pale Lager	Are You There God? It’s Me… Lager.	2
04: International Amber/Dark Lager	Oscars Brewing Company	02C – International Dark Lager	Papa Bear	2
05: European-Style Pilsner	South of North Brewing Co.	03B – European-Style Pilsner	Strega Italian Pilsner	2
06: German-Style Pilsner	Common Space Brewery	03C – German-Style Pilsner	Fresh Pils Of L.A.	2
07: Czech Lager	Ten Mile Brewing	04B – Czech Dark Lager	Swarthy Czechsman	2
08: Pale European Lager	Casa Agria Specialty Ales	05C – European-Style Export/Dortmunder	Nyland Extra	2
09: Vienna/Märzen Lager	Ten Mile Brewing	07A – Vienna Lager	Plethora Of Pinatas	2
10: Dark European Lager	The Monk’s Cellar	08B – Schwarzbier	May The Schwarz Bier With You	2
11: Bock	High-Hand Brewery	09A – Helles Bock/Maibock	High-Hand Maibock	2
12: American-Style Cream Ale	Cooperage Brewing Company	10A – American-Style Cream Ale	El Coopacabra	2
13: Kölsch	Morgan Territory Brewing	11A – Kölsch	Super Bloom	2
14: Hybrid	Brewyard Beer Company Llc	13A – California Common	Jewel City	2
15: American-Style Wheat Beer	Lodi Beer Co	15A – American-Style Wheat Beer	Summer Wheat	2
16: Weissbier	Standard Deviant Brewing	16B – Hefeweizen	Hefeweizen	2
17: Berliner-Style Weisse	Cerveceria Del Pueblo	17A – Berliner-Style Weisse	Lulo	2
18: Gose	Claremont Craft Ales	18B – Contemporary Gose	Raspberry Gose	2
19: Rye Beer	Clandestine Brewing	19A – Rye beer	Philly Special	2
20: Fruit Beer	Dying Breed Brewing	20A – Fruit beer	50/50 Creamsicle	2
21: Fruit or Herb/Spice Beer	Logoff Brewing	20B – Fruit & Spice beer	Walker Texas Oranger	2
22: Coffee Beer	Darkheart Brewing	23A – Coffee Beer	Dark Gallows	2
24: Bamberg-Style Rauchbier	Arts District Brewing Company	25A – Bamberg-Style Rauchbier	Kindling	2
25: Historical Styles	Canyon Lakes Brewery	26F – Pre-Prohibition Porter	Ob Brown	2
26: Blonde or Golden Ale	Frogtown Brewery	27A – Blonde or Golden Ale	Kinky	2
27: English Dark Ales	Taproom Beer Company	28A – English-Style Mild Ale	How Original	2
28: Bitters	Alosta Brewing Co.	28D – Extra Special Bitter	Elias	2
29: UK Strong	Alaro Craft Brewery	30B – Old Ale	Spaniard	2
30: Scottish/Irish Ales	Fort Rock Brewing	32A – Irish Red Ale	Red My Mind	2
31: English Stouts	Feather Falls Brewing Co.	35A – Milk Stout/Cream Stout	Volcano Mudslide	2
32: Imperial Stouts	Mike Hess Brewing	36A – American Style Imperial Stout	Umbrix	2
33: American Amber Ale	Faultline Brewing Co	37A – American Amber Ale	Redwood Ale	2
34: American Brown Ale	Tarantula Hill Brewing Co	37B – American Brown Ale	Who’s That Brown	2
35: American Porter/Stout	Grass Valley Brewing Co.	38B – American Stout	Western State’s Stout	2
36: American Pale Ale	Burgeon Beer Company	39A – American Pale Ale	Collective Minds	2
37: English-Style India Pale Ale	Alaro Craft Brewery	40A – English-Style India Pale Ale	Castillo	2
38: American-Style India Pale Ale	Brewery X	41A – American-Style India Pale Ale	Inhale X-Hill	2
39: New England-Style IPA (Hazy IPA)	Summer Fox Brewing Company	42A – New England-Style IPA (Hazy IPA)	Joytone Hazy IPA	2
40: Double IPA	Sudwerk Brewing Company	43A – Double IPA	Overgrowth Imperial IPA	2
41: Triple IPA	Dying Breed Brewing	43B – Triple IPA	The Wrecker	2
42: Specialty IPA	Cuver	44A – Belgian IPA	Hoppy Don	2
43: American Strong Ale	Project Barley Brewery	45A – American Barleywine	Good Boy (2022)	2
45: Classic Saison	Stone Church Brewing	47A – Classic Saison	Saison De Church	2
46: Specialty Saison	Apogee Brewing Co.	48A – Specialty Saison	Lucy In The Rye	2
47: Belgian Blond/Pale Ale	El Segundo Brewing Company	49C – Belgian Pale Ale	Aileron	2
48: Belgian Strong Ales	Pizza Port Brewing Co Carlsbad Village	50A – Belgian Pale Strong Ale	Le Village	2
49: Trappist Style Ale	Faultline Brewing Co	51B – Trappist Dubbel	Double Trouble	2
50: Belgian Sour	San Francisco Brewing Company	52A – Oud Bruin	Oud Bruin	2
51: American Wild Ale	Sidellis Lake Tahoe Inc.	54C – Wild Specialty Beer	Slo-Ly Going Wild	2
52: Wood- and Barrel-Aged (Wine)	Calicraft Brewing Company	55A – Wood- and Barrel-Aged (stored in barrels previously containing wine, port, or sherry)	Red Wine Sour Cuvee	2
53: Wood- and Barrel-Aged (Spirit)	Knee Deep Brewing Co.	56A – Wood- and Barrel-Aged (stored in barrels previously containing distilled spirits i.e. brandy, bourbon, etc)	Distinguished Gentleman	2
55: Experimental Beer	Frogtown Brewery	58A – Experimental Beer	Painkiller	2
56: Session Beer	Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Co.	59A – Session Beer (beer less than or equal to 5% abv.)	Low Dome Blood Orange Wheat	2
57: Chili Beer	Angel City Brewery	60A – Chili Beer	Miche Verde	2
58: Cider	Nitty’s Cider	C2B – Cider with Other Fruit	Candlelight & Roses	2
54: Alternative Sugar Beverage	Sage Vegan Bistro & Brewery	K1B – Fruit Kombucha	Boozy Booch	2
01: American Light Lager	Evans Brewing Co	01A – American Light Lager	Evan’s 87	3
02: American Style Lager	El Segundo Brewing Company	01B – Northern American-Style Lager	Broken Skull American Lager	3
03: International Pale Lager	Burgeon Beer Company	02A – International Pale Lager	Invita	3
04: International Amber/Dark Lager	Puesto Cervecería	02C – International Dark Lager	Puesto Negra	3
05: European-Style Pilsner	Headlands Brewing Company	03B – European-Style Pilsner	Pt. Bonita	3
06: German-Style Pilsner	True Symmetry Brewing Co	03C – German-Style Pilsner	Vitruvian Pilsner	3
07: Czech Lager	Puesto Cervecería	04B – Czech Dark Lager	Puesto Negra	3
08: Pale European Lager	Ten Mile Brewing	06A – Munich-Style Helles	Segway To Munich	3
09: Vienna/Märzen Lager	Taproom Beer Company	07A – Vienna Lager	Vienna Lager	3
10: Dark European Lager	True Symmetry Brewing Co	08B – Schwarzbier	Midnight At Noon	3
11: Bock	Morgan Territory Brewing	09A – Helles Bock/Maibock	Lock’d, Bock’d And Ready To Rock	3
12: American-Style Cream Ale	Del Cielo Brewing	10A – American-Style Cream Ale	Órale	3
13: Kölsch	Jackrabbit Brewing Company	11A – Kölsch	Catch Of The Day	3
14: Hybrid	Darkheart Brewing	12A – German-Style Altbier	Alternate Latitude With Attitude	3
15: American-Style Wheat Beer	Antigua Brewing Company	15A – American-Style Wheat Beer	Botanical	3
16: Weissbier	Waterman Brewing Company	16B – Hefeweizen	Hef ‘n’ Brau	3
17: Berliner-Style Weisse	Mike Hess Brewing	17A – Berliner-Style Weisse	Peachy My Other Vice	3
18: Gose	Old Stump Brewing Co	18B – Contemporary Gose	Apricot Gose	3
20: Fruit Beer	Trademark Brewing Company	20A – Fruit beer	A La Playa	3
21: Fruit or Herb/Spice Beer	Antigua Brewing Company	22A – Herb & Spice Beer	Celebration	3
22: Coffee Beer	Mike Hess Brewing	23A – Coffee Beer	Mhb Vietnamese Pastry Stout	3
23: Chocolate Beer	Antigua Brewing Company	24A – Chocolate Beer	Quetzalcoatl	3
25: Historical Styles	Smoking Cannon Brewery	26G – Finnish-Style Sahti	Smoking Longhorn	3
26: Blonde or Golden Ale	Ten Mile Brewing	27A – Blonde or Golden Ale	Maggie Mae	3
28: Bitters	1886 Brewing Company	28D – Extra Special Bitter	Elleigh’s Esb	3
27: English Dark Ales	Temblor Brewing Company	29A – English-Style Brown Ale	Almond Brown Ale	3
29: UK Strong	Lodi Beer Co	30C – English Barleywine	Barleywine	3
30: Scottish/Irish Ales	El Cid Brewing Company	32A – Irish Red Ale	Red Chevrons	3
31: English Stouts	Solano Brewing Company	35A – Milk Stout/Cream Stout	Sunday Mornings	3
32: Imperial Stouts	Oak Park Brewing Company	36A – American Style Imperial Stout	Stout Kang	3
33: American Amber Ale	Sidellis Lake Tahoe Inc.	37A – American Amber Ale	Ob Amber	3
34: American Brown Ale	El Segundo Brewing Company	37B – American Brown Ale	Station No. 1	3
35: American Porter/Stout	Waterman Brewing Company	38A – American Porter	Old Towne Porter	3
36: American Pale Ale	Dying Breed Brewing	39A – American Pale Ale	Moosaic	3
37: English-Style India Pale Ale	Grass Valley Brewing Co.	40A – English-Style India Pale Ale	Lightnin Mike’s IPA	3
38: American-Style India Pale Ale	Chapman Crafted Beer	41A – American-Style India Pale Ale	Welcome To Citra	3
39: New England-Style IPA (Hazy IPA)	Brewyard Beer Company Llc	42A – New England-Style IPA (Hazy IPA)	Citra Bang	3
40: Double IPA	Morgan Territory Brewing	43A – Double IPA	Hoptomic	3
41: Triple IPA	Dust Bowl Brewing Co.	43B – Triple IPA	Therapist Imperial IPA	3
42: Specialty IPA	Danville Brewing Company	44E – Rye IPA	Bar 1	3
43: American Strong Ale	Antigua Brewing Company	45D – Other American Strong Ales	Thor’s Hammer	3
45: Classic Saison	Break Even Beermakers	47A – Classic Saison	Jawbone	3
46: Specialty Saison	Julian Beer Company	48A – Specialty Saison	Hillside Rendezvous	3
47: Belgian Blond/Pale Ale	Paperback Brewing	49B – Belgian Blond Ale	Surrealist	3
48: Belgian Strong Ales	Camerado Brewing Co.	50B – Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Azrael	3
50: Belgian Sour	Mraz Brewing Company Llc	52C – Other Belgian-Style Sour Ale	Wild Meadow	3
51: American Wild Ale	Headlands Brewing Company	54C – Wild Specialty Beer	Solar Sour Blackberry	3
52: Wood- and Barrel-Aged (Wine)	Porchlight Brewing Co	55A – Wood- and Barrel-Aged (stored in barrels previously containing wine, port, or sherry)	Three Hour Tour	3
53: Wood- and Barrel-Aged (Spirit)	Morgan Territory Brewing	56A – Wood- and Barrel-Aged (stored in barrels previously containing distilled spirits i.e. brandy, bourbon, etc)	Old Diablo-Slow Burn	3
54: Alternative Sugar Beverage	Old Stump Brewing Co	57C – Honey Beer	Not Tonight Honey – Honey Blonde	3
55: Experimental Beer	Smoking Cannon Brewery	58A – Experimental Beer	Fuse	3
56: Session Beer	Four Sons Brewing	59A – Session Beer (beer less than or equal to 5% abv.)	4 Good Times	3
57: Chili Beer	Mraz Brewing Company Llc	60A – Chili Beer	Just The Tip	3
58: Cider	Nitty’s Cider	C2B – Cider with Other Fruit	Gypsy Rose	3
48: Belgian Strong Ales	Oak Park Brewing Company	50A – Belgian Pale Strong Ale	Paint The Globe Belgian Golden Strong Ale	HM

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