California Commercial Craft Beer Competition 2025 Results

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Category	Style	Place	Brewery	Entry Name	City
Best of Show	01B – Northern American-Style Lager		Jackrabbit Brewing Company	The Eelest	West Sacramento
Brewery of the Year	3 Gold, 1 Silver & 1 Bronze Medals		The Monk’s Cellar		Roseville
01: Standard American Lager	01B – Northern American-Style Lager	1	Jackrabbit Brewing Company	The Eelest	West Sacramento
01: Standard American Lager	01A – American Light Lager	2	Grass Valley Brewing Company	Long Tom Lager “American Rice Lager”	Grass Valley
01: Standard American Lager	01B – Northern American-Style Lager	3	GreyWolf Brewing Co	Norco Lager	Norco
02: International Lager	02A – International Pale Lager	1	Frogtown Brewery	Survey Says	Los Angeles
02: International Lager	02B – International Amber Lager	2	Old Caz Beer	Chismosa	Rohnert Park
02: International Lager	02A – International Pale Lager	3	Hodad’s Brewing Company	Surf Punk	San Diego
03: International-Style Pilsner	03C – German-Style Pilsner	1	Three Mile Brewing Company	Beer Math	Davis
03: International-Style Pilsner	03B – European-Style Pilsner	2	Headlands Brewing Company	Pt. Bonita	Pittsburg
03: International-Style Pilsner	03C – German-Style Pilsner	3	Logoff Brewing	Zum Mond	Rancho Cordova
04: Bohemian-Style Pilsner (Czech Lager)	04A – Czech Pale Lager	1	Barley and Sword Brewing Company	Liberation!	San Diego
04: Bohemian-Style Pilsner (Czech Lager)	04A – Czech Pale Lager	2	Frogtown Brewery	Lites Out	Los Angeles
04: Bohemian-Style Pilsner (Czech Lager)	04A – Czech Pale Lager	3	FiftyFifty Brewing Co.	Tahoe Pilz	Truckee
05: German Pale Beers	06A – Munich-Style Helles	1	Brewbilt Brewing	Brain Bypass Helles	Grass Valley
05: German Pale Beers	05C – European-Style Export/Dortmunder	2	Morgan Territory Brewing	The Cushman	Tracy
05: German Pale Beers	06A – Munich-Style Helles	3	Steel Bonnet Brewing Company	Loch Lomond Lager	Scotts Valley
07: German/Vienna-Style Märzen	07A – Vienna Lager	1	Malibu Brewing Company	Big Rock	Westlake Village
07: German/Vienna-Style Märzen	07A – Vienna Lager	2	Ten Mile Brewing	Plethora Of Pinatas	Signal Hill
07: German/Vienna-Style Märzen	07B – Märzen/Oktoberfestbier	3	Two Ass Brewing Company	Marz	Auburn
08: European-Style Dark Lager	08B – Schwarzbier	1	Discretion Brewing	Oh Black Lager	Soquel
08: European-Style Dark Lager	08A – Munich Dunkel	2	Sutter Buttes Brewing Co.	Dark Knight	Yuba City
08: European-Style Dark Lager	08B – Schwarzbier	3	Touchstone Brewing Company	Deadpoint	SACRAMENTO
09: Euro Strongs	09A – Helles Bock/Maibock	1	Morgan Territory Brewing	Lock’d, Bock’d And Ready To Rock	Tracy
09: Euro Strongs	14A – Baltic-Style Porter	2	Morgan Territory Brewing	Dark Reckoning	Tracy
09: Euro Strongs	14A – Baltic-Style Porter	3	Darkheart Brewing	Baltic Porter	Antelope
10: American-Style Cream Ale / Wheat Beer	10A – American-Style Cream Ale	1	Paperback Brewing	Beer Of Champions	Glendale
10: American-Style Cream Ale / Wheat Beer	10A – American-Style Cream Ale	2	21st Amendment Brewery	Amendment Lager	San Leadro
10: American-Style Cream Ale / Wheat Beer	10A – American-Style Cream Ale	3	Malibu Brewing Company	Sand And Sea	Westlake Village
11: Kölsch	11A – Kölsch	1	Standard Deviant Brewing	Kolsch	San Francisco
11: Kölsch	11A – Kölsch	2	Amador Brewing Company	Kolsch	Plymouth
11: Kölsch	11A – Kölsch	3	Five Point Five Brewing Co.	King Kolsch	El Segundo
12: Amber Mixed Styles	13A – California Common	1	San Francisco Brewing Company	Fogline California Common	San Francisco
12: Amber Mixed Styles	13A – California Common	2	Ten Mile Brewing	California Common	Signal Hill
12: Amber Mixed Styles	12A – German-Style Altbier	3	Touchstone Brewing Company	Arete	SACRAMENTO
16: German-Style Wheat Ale	16C – Dunkelweizen	1	Pizza Port Ocean Beach	Junk In Da Trunkel Dunkel	San Diego
16: German-Style Wheat Ale	16B – Hefeweizen	2	Feather Falls Brewing Company	Dancing Trees	Oroville
16: German-Style Wheat Ale	16B – Hefeweizen	3	River City Brewing Company	River City Hefeweizen	Carmichael
17: German Sours	18B – Contemporary Gose	1	High-Hand Brewery	Prickly Pear Gose	Loomis
17: German Sours	18A – Leipzig-Style Gose	2	San Francisco Brewing Company	Golden Gate Gose	San Francisco
17: German Sours	18B – Contemporary Gose	3	Old Stump Brewing Co	Lemon Raspberry Gose	Pomona
19: Rye Beer	19A – Rye beer	1	Canyon Lakes Brewery	Walk Or Ryed?	San Ramon
19: Rye Beer	19A – Rye beer	2	Metabolic Brewing Co	All Rye, All Rye, All Rye	Ontario
19: Rye Beer	19A – Rye beer	3	Brewbilt Brewing	Wizard Boots Hazy Pale	Grass Valley
20: American-Style Fruit Beer	20A – Fruit beer	1	Trademark Brewing Company	A La Playa	Long Beach
20: American-Style Fruit Beer	20A – Fruit beer	2	Pizza Port Ocean Beach	Paloma	San Diego
20: American-Style Fruit Beer	20A – Fruit beer	3	Del Cielo Brewing	Fuzzing Around	Martinez
20: American-Style Fruit Beer	20B – Fruit & Spice beer	Honorable Mention	Claremont Craft Ales	Pepper & Peaches	Claremont
22: Herb & Spice Beer	22A – Herb & Spice Beer	1	South Gate Brewing Company	Oaktown Pecan Brown	Oakhurst
22: Herb & Spice Beer	22A – Herb & Spice Beer	2	Old Caz Beer	Lavender Radler	Rohnert Park
22: Herb & Spice Beer	22A – Herb & Spice Beer	3	Canyon Lakes Brewery	Canyon Lakes Galangal Wheat	San Ramon
23: Coffee Beer	23A – Coffee Beer	1	Etna Brewing Co	Yakauccino Coffee Stout	Etna
23: Coffee Beer	23A – Coffee Beer	2	Dying Breed Brewing	Hoarder Porter	Oakdale
23: Coffee Beer	23A – Coffee Beer	3	Trademark Brewing Company	Morning Drive	Long Beach
24: Chocolate Beer	24A – Chocolate Beer	1	Crow and Wolf Brewing	Legion	Clovis
24: Chocolate Beer	24A – Chocolate Beer	2	Solano Brewing Company	Mama Rosa	Vacaville
24: Chocolate Beer	24A – Chocolate Beer	3	Alvarado Street Brewery	Midnight Supreme	Salinas
25: Smoked Beers	26B – Grodziskie	1	Validation Ale	Bro! Jet Ski!	Santa Barbara
25: Smoked Beers	25C – Other Smoked Beer	2	Grass Valley Brewing Company	Dark Hollow	Grass Valley
25: Smoked Beers	25C – Other Smoked Beer	3	Touchstone Brewing Company	Smoked Session	SACRAMENTO
26: Historical Beer Styles	03A – Pre-Prohibition Pilsner	1	Creature Comforts Brewing Co. Los Angeles	Classic City Lager	los angeles
26: Historical Beer Styles	03A – Pre-Prohibition Pilsner	2	Malibu Brewing Company	Pacific Gold	Westlake Village
26: Historical Beer Styles	26F – Pre-Prohibition Porter	3	Canyon Lakes Brewery	O.B. Brown	San Ramon
27: Blonde or Golden Ale	27A – Blonde or Golden Ale	1	Fall River Brewing Company	Day Off	Redding
27: Blonde or Golden Ale	27A – Blonde or Golden Ale	2	1886 Brewing Company	Live Stream	Orange
27: Blonde or Golden Ale	27A – Blonde or Golden Ale	3	Old Caz Beer	Midas	Rohnert Park
28: UK Low Gravity Ales	28A – English-Style Mild Ale	1	Amador Brewing Company	Batch #007	Plymouth
28: UK Low Gravity Ales	28D – Extra Special Bitter	2	Bravery Brewing	Brighton ESB	Lancaster
28: UK Low Gravity Ales	31C – Scottish Export	3	Fall River Brewing Company	Kilty Pleasure	Redding
29: Standard British Ales	29B – English-Style Porter/Brown Porter	1	Standard Deviant Brewing	Porter	San Francisco
29: Standard British Ales	29B – English-Style Porter/Brown Porter	2	Two Ass Brewing Company	Uptown Porter	Auburn
29: Standard British Ales	29A – English-Style Brown Ale	3	Taproom Beer Company	A Usual Brown	San Diego
30: British Strong Ales	30A – Wee Heavy/Scotch Ale	1	Darkheart Brewing	WeeHeavenly	Antelope
30: British Strong Ales	30B – Old Ale	2	BattleMage Brewing Company	Hooded Assassin	Vista
30: British Strong Ales	30C – English Barleywine	3	Lodi Beer Co	Barleywine	Lodi
32: Irish Red Ale	32A – Irish Red Ale	1	Barley and Sword Brewing Company	Beoir Dearg	San Diego
32: Irish Red Ale	32A – Irish Red Ale	2	Fort Rock Brewing	Red My Mind	Rancho Cordova
32: Irish Red Ale	32A – Irish Red Ale	3	Pizza Port Brewing Co Carlsbad Village	Irish Hello	Carlsbad
33: Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout	33A – Irish-Style Dry Stout	1	Feather Falls Brewing Company	Celtic Dream	Oroville
33: Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout	33B – Foreign Extra Stout	2	Island Brewing Company	Starry Night Stout	Carpinteria
33: Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout	33A – Irish-Style Dry Stout	3	Barley and Sword Brewing Company	Wheeler’s Patent	San Diego
34: English Stouts	34A – Oatmeal Stout	2	Morgan Territory Brewing	Grinding Stone	Tracy
34: English Stouts	34A – Oatmeal Stout	3	Solorio Brewing Company	Solorio Oatmeal Stout	Rancho Cucamonga
36: Imperial Stouts	36B – British Style Imperial Stout	1	Geartooth Alewerks	Father Cog	Placerville
36: Imperial Stouts	36A – American Style Imperial Stout	2	Sutter Buttes Brewing Co.	Moon Sabbat	Yuba City
36: Imperial Stouts	36A – American Style Imperial Stout	3	Bravery Brewing	The Shroud	Lancaster
37: American Amber & Brown Ales	37A – American Amber Ale	1	Fowler Ranch Farm Brewery	Amberversary Ale	Lincoln
37: American Amber & Brown Ales	37A – American Amber Ale	2	BattleMage Brewing Company	Summon Ifrit	Vista
37: American Amber & Brown Ales	37A – American Amber Ale	3	Booze Brothers Brewing Co	Green Eyed Amber	Vista
38: American Porter & Stout	38A – American Porter	1	At Ease Brewing Co.	Bivouac	Sacramento
38: American Porter & Stout	38A – American Porter	2	FiftyFifty Brewing Co.	Donner Party Porter	Truckee
38: American Porter & Stout	38A – American Porter	3	Super Owl Brewing	Dark Academia	Davis
39: American Pale Ale	39A – American Pale Ale	1	Burgeon Beer Company	Party Of One	Carlsbad
39: American Pale Ale	39A – American Pale Ale	2	Super Owl Brewing	Bicycle Rights	Davis
39: American Pale Ale	39A – American Pale Ale	3	FiftyFifty Brewing Co.	CAPA	Truckee
40: English-Style India Pale Ale	40A – English-Style India Pale Ale	1	Alaro Craft Brewery	Castillo	Sacramento
40: English-Style India Pale Ale	40A – English-Style India Pale Ale	2	Blue Note Brewing Company	Hopamine	Woodland
40: English-Style India Pale Ale	40A – English-Style India Pale Ale	3	Kern river brewing company	Just Outstanding	Kernville
41: American-Style India Pale Ale	41A – American-Style India Pale Ale	1	Alvarado Street Brewery	Alvarado Goes To 11	Salinas
41: American-Style India Pale Ale	41A – American-Style India Pale Ale	2	Geartooth Alewerks	Excuse Generator	Placerville
41: American-Style India Pale Ale	41A – American-Style India Pale Ale	3	BattleMage Brewing Company	White Wolf	Vista
41: American-Style India Pale Ale	41A – American-Style India Pale Ale	Honorable Mention	1886 Brewing Company	Cowboy Chords	Orange
42: New England-Style IPA (Hazy IPA)	42A – New England-Style IPA (Hazy IPA)	1	Old Caz Beer	Free Craigs	Rohnert Park
42: New England-Style IPA (Hazy IPA)	42A – New England-Style IPA (Hazy IPA)	2	High-Hand Brewery	Kia Ora Hazy IPA	Loomis
42: New England-Style IPA (Hazy IPA)	42A – New England-Style IPA (Hazy IPA)	3	Claremont Craft Ales	35 Miles NE	Claremont
43: American Imperial IPA	43A – Double IPA	1	South Gate Brewing Company	Vibe Check Double	Oakhurst
43: American Imperial IPA	43B – Triple IPA	2	Fall River Brewing Company	Widowmaker	Redding
43: American Imperial IPA	43A – Double IPA	3	Morgan Territory Brewing	HopTomic	Tracy
44: Specialty IPA	44E – Rye IPA	1	Claremont Craft Ales	Jacaranda	Claremont
44: Specialty IPA	44D – Red IPA	2	Alvarado Street Brewery	Local Shred Red	Salinas
44: Specialty IPA	44D – Red IPA	3	Feather Falls Brewing Company	Red Sky Rye	Oroville
45: Strong American Ale	45A – American Barleywine	1	Feather Falls Brewing Company	Crouching Cougar	Oroville
45: Strong American Ale	45C – Imperial Porter	2	Island Brewing Company	Imperial Blackbird Porter	Carpinteria
45: Strong American Ale	45D – Other American Strong Ales	3	1886 Brewing Company	Rare Conundrum	Orange
47: Saisons	48A – Specialty Saison	1	The Monk’s Cellar	Summer Belle	Roseville
47: Saisons	47A – Classic Saison	2	Cold Water Brewery and Grill	Farm Snack	South Lake Tahoe
47: Saisons	48A – Specialty Saison	3	The Monk’s Cellar	Autumn Reflections	Roseville
49: Belgian Ales	46A – Belgian-Style Witbier	1	The Monk’s Cellar	Biere Blanche	Roseville
49: Belgian Ales	49B – Belgian Blond Ale	2	Absolution Brewing Co	Rector 2025	Torrance
49: Belgian Ales	49A – Belgian Table Beer	3	Standard Deviant Brewing	Helmet Head	San Francisco
50: Belgian Strong Ale	50B – Belgian Dark Strong Ale	1	1886 Brewing Company	Choir Of Angles	Orange
50: Belgian Strong Ale	50A – Belgian Pale Strong Ale	2	Pizza Port Imperial Beach	Snow White	Imperial Beach
50: Belgian Strong Ale	50B – Belgian Dark Strong Ale	3	CUVER Belgian Brewers	Dark Lioness	Windsor
51: Trappist Style Ale	51C – Trappist Tripel	1	Pizza Port San Clemente	Faceplant	San Clemente
51: Trappist Style Ale	51B – Trappist Dubbel	2	The Monk’s Cellar	Abbey Ale	Roseville
51: Trappist Style Ale	51D – Trappist Quadrupel	3	Leashless Brewing	C’est La Vie	Ventura
52: Belgian Sour Ale	52C – Other Belgian-Style Sour Ale	1	BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery	Sour Cherry Jerry	West Covina
52: Belgian Sour Ale	52B – Flanders Red Ale	2	BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery	Oud Jeremiah	West Covina
52: Belgian Sour Ale	52C – Other Belgian-Style Sour Ale	3	San Francisco Brewing Company	Peach Party Belgian-Style Fruit Lambic	San Francisco
54: Sours/Brett/Wild Ferment	53C – Fruit Lambic	1	Angel City Brewery	Fram BamBoozle	Los Angeles
54: Sours/Brett/Wild Ferment	54C – Wild Specialty Beer	2	Angel City Brewery	Apple Pomace Puncheon	Los Angeles
54: Sours/Brett/Wild Ferment	53C – Fruit Lambic	3	Fowler Ranch Farm Brewery	Paisley Peach Sour Ale	Lincoln
55: Wood- and Barrel-Aged (Wine barrels)	55A – Wood- and Barrel-Aged (stored in barrels previously containing wine, port, or sherry)	1	The Monk’s Cellar	Barrel-Aged St. Arnold	Roseville
55: Wood- and Barrel-Aged (Wine barrels)	55A – Wood- and Barrel-Aged (stored in barrels previously containing wine, port, or sherry)	2	Audio Graph Beer Co	Super Fuzz	Los Angeles
55: Wood- and Barrel-Aged (Wine barrels)	55A – Wood- and Barrel-Aged (stored in barrels previously containing wine, port, or sherry)	3	Headlands Brewing Company	Vie Dorée	Pittsburg
56: Wood- and Barrel-Aged (Spirit barrels)	56A – Wood- and Barrel-Aged (stored in barrels previously containing distilled spirits i.e. brandy, bourbon, etc)	1	El Segundo Brewing Company	Old Jetty	El Segundo
56: Wood- and Barrel-Aged (Spirit barrels)	56A – Wood- and Barrel-Aged (stored in barrels previously containing distilled spirits i.e. brandy, bourbon, etc)	2	Frogtown Brewery	Prince George	Los Angeles
56: Wood- and Barrel-Aged (Spirit barrels)	56A – Wood- and Barrel-Aged (stored in barrels previously containing distilled spirits i.e. brandy, bourbon, etc)	3	Track 424 Brewery	Bourbon Barrel Aged Black Cask Imperial Stout	Modesto
57: Alternative Fermentable Beer	57C – Honey Beer	1	Malibu Brewing Company	Happy Days	Westlake Village
57: Alternative Fermentable Beer	57C – Honey Beer	2	Morgan Territory Brewing	Bees Better Have My Honey	Tracy
57: Alternative Fermentable Beer	57C – Honey Beer	3	Absolution Brewing Co	Rector 2024	Torrance
58: Experimental Beer	58A – Experimental Beer	1	Angel City Brewery	Big Trouble In Little Tokyo	Los Angeles
58: Experimental Beer	58A – Experimental Beer	2	Creature Comforts Brewing Co. Los Angeles	Comfortably Riip’d	los angeles
58: Experimental Beer	58A – Experimental Beer	3	Norco Brewing Company	Pioneer	Norco
59: Low/No alcohol beers	59A – Session Beer (beer less than or equal to 5% abv.)	1	Jackrabbit Brewing Company	Luppolino	West Sacramento
59: Low/No alcohol beers	59A – Session Beer (beer less than or equal to 5% abv.)	2	Track 424 Brewery	Lite Track	Modesto
59: Low/No alcohol beers	59A – Session Beer (beer less than or equal to 5% abv.)	3	Sugoi Brewing Company	Biru 101	San Francisco
60: Chili Beer	60A – Chili Beer	1	Feather Falls Brewing Company	Wild Hare	Oroville
60: Chili Beer	60A – Chili Beer	2	Angel City Brewery	Miche Verde	Los Angeles
60: Chili Beer	60A – Chili Beer	3	Angel City Brewery	Srirachelada	Los Angeles
61: Cider	61 – Cider	1	River City Brewing Company	Black Currant Cider	Carmichael
61: Cider	61 – Cider	2	Sincere Cider	Sincere Cider – Dry Apple	Napa
61: Cider	61 – Cider	3	North Canyon Cider Company	Semi-Sweet Hard Apple Cider	Camino
62: Hard Kombucha/Seltzer	63 – Hard Seltzer	1	Burning Barrel Brewing Company	Desert Nectar	Rancho Cordova
62: Hard Kombucha/Seltzer	63 – Hard Seltzer	2	Four Sons Brewing	John Daly	Huntington Beach
62: Hard Kombucha/Seltzer	63 – Hard Seltzer	3	Crow and Wolf Brewing	Dark Horse	Clovis