These Southern California breweries won at the 2023 U.S. Open Beer Championship
Southern California breweries took home a lot of bronze plus some other precious metals from the 2023 U.S. Open Beer Championship.
More than 9,000 brews from 3,107 entries were judged in this year’s competition, which took place in Oxford, Ohio, according to the event. Winners were listed this week on its website.
Toppling Goliath Brewing of Decorah, Iowa, won four gold medals to become the 2023 Grand National Champion.
Returning winners from last’s year’s competition include Bravus Brewing Company of Anaheim and Evans Brewing Co. of Corona.
Here are local winners from 147 categories.
Los Angeles County
Old Stump Brewing Co.: Bronze medal for Blonde Conniption, in the Golden or Blonde Ale category. 2896 Metropolitan Place, Pomona. oldstumpbrewery.com
Pocock Brewing Company: Silver medal for Despicable, American Berry/Fruit Beer; bronze medal for Pocock Root Beer, Adult Root Beer. 24907 Avenue Tibbitts, Suite B, Santa Clarita. pocockbrewing.com
Orange County
1886 Brewing Company: Bronze medal for Rare Conundrum, Imperial Red Ale. 114 N Glassell St., Orange. 1886brewingco.com
Bravus Brewing Company: Coconut Porter, Non Alcoholic Fruit & Spices. 1931 E Wright Circle, Anaheim. bravus.com
Delahunt Brewery: Silver medal for 8th Light, Cream Stout; bronze medal for Bird Law, Australian Style Pale Ale. 34091 La Plaza, Dana Point; 1011 Calle Recodo, San Clemente. delahuntbrewing.com
Gamecraft Brewing: Silver medal for Otaku, American Cream Ale. 23301 Avenida De La Carlota C, Laguna Hills. gamecraftbrewing.com
Riverside County
Evans Brewing Co.: Bronze Medal for Quadrupel Donker, Belgian Quadrupel. 2440 Railroad St. Suite A, Corona. evansbrewingco.com
San Diego County
Black Plague Brewing: Bronze medal for Beautiful Oblivion, Specialty Pale Ale. 2550 Jason Court, Oceanside. blackplaguebrewing.com.
Ketch Brewing: Gold medal for Celestial Navigation, Brut India Pale Ale; gold medal for Zwickelbier, in the category of Kellerbier or Zwickelbier; bronze medal for Dr. Billheimer’s Magic Pilsner, German Lager/Pilsner. 7889 Ostrow St., San Diego. ketchbrewing.com
Kilowatt Brewing: Gold medal for Peach Cobbler, Experimental Beer. 7576 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego. kilowatt.beer
Modern Times Beer: Bronze medal for Blackhouse, Outmeal Stout. 3725 Greenwood St., San Diego. moderntimesbeer.com
Stone Brewing: Bronze medal for Stone Delicious Citrus IPA, Near Gluten Free Beer. 1999 Citracado Parkway, Escondido. stonebrewing.com
Stone Brewing Liberty Station: Bronze medal for Lifeblood, American Brown Ale. 2816 Historic Decatur Road, Unit 116, San Diego. stonebrewing.com/visit/bistros/liberty-station
TapRoom Beer Co.: Gold medal for Bee The Buzz, Honey Beer; silver medal for Dream Machine, Münchner Dunkel. 2000 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego. taproombeerco.com
Ventura County
Tarantula Hill Brewing Co.: Gold medal, Who’s That Brown, American Brown Ale. 244 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks. tarantulahillbrewingco.com