Breweries in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties won gold in the U.S. Open Beer Championship on Monday in Oxford, Ohio.
The festival calls itself one of the largest in the nation, and Forbes magazine described it as one of the most prestigious brewery festivals in the world.
Burgeon Beer Company of Carlsbad made it to No. 10 on the list of winners with three gold medals.
Repeat winners included 1886 Brewing Company in Old Towne Orange, which received two gold medals and one silver, up from last year’s single bronze medal. Angel City Brewery in the Los Angeles Arts District, one gold, silver and bronze this year after picking up silver and bronze in 2022.
More than 9,000 brews were judged in 170 categories in this year’s competition.
There are the 2024 Southern California medal winners, listed by brewery, city, name of brew and category.
Los Angeles County
Angel City Brewery, Los Angeles: Gold medal for Apple Pomace Puncheon, Barrel-aged Brett/Wild; silver medal, Trois Années Cuvée, Belgian Fruit & Gueuze Lambic; bronze medal, Eastside Export, Dortmunder/Euro-style Export. angelcitybrewery.com
Orange County
1886 Brewing Co., Orange: Gold medal for Rare Conundrum, Imperial Red Ale; gold medal, Choir of Angels, Belgian Strong Dark Ale; silver medal, Record Brown, Brown Porter. 1886brewingco.com
Riverside County
Evans Brewing Co., Corona: Bronze medal for Quadrupel Donker, Belgian Quadrupel. evansbrewingco.com
San Diego County
Athletic Brewing Company, San Diego: Gold for Free Wave, Hazy IPA, Non-Alcoholic — NE IPA; silver medal, All Out Extra Dark, Non-Alcoholic Stout/Porter; silver medal, Atlética, Non-Alcoholic Malt Beverage; bronze medal, Run Wild IPA, Non-Alcoholic IPA. athleticbrewing.com
Burgeon Beer Company, Carlsbad: Gold medal for Keepin’ it Real, International Style Pale Ale; gold medal, Carlsbard Crush, Australian Style Pale Ale; gold medal, Family Name, Collaboration Beer – IPL. burgeonbeer.com
Hodad’s Brewing Company, San Diego: Silver medal for Surf Punk, International Style Pilsner. instagram.com/hodadsbrewing
Ketch Brewing: Gold medal for Celestial Navigation, Brut IPA; silver meda, Kamakura, International Style Pilsner. ketchbrewing.com
Kilowatt Brewing, San Diego: Gold for Brew for Ukraine, British/Russian Imperial Stout; silver medal for S3-2x Peach Cobbler, Experimental Beer; bronze medal, Maple Smoked Maibock, Specialty Beer/Anything Goes. kilowatt.beer
Lucas Orr, home brewer, San Diego: Gold medal for Kilt Dropper, Strong Scottish Ale. homebrewersassociation.org
Modern Times Beer, Point Loma: Gold medal for Chaos Grid: The Penultimate Course and bronze medal for Mt. Ultra: Coconut, Extreme Pastry Stout. moderntimesbeer.com
Stone Brewing, Escondido: Gold medal for Stone Down the Rabbit Hole Golden Stout, Specialty Beer/Anything Goes; silver medal, Delicious Citrus IPA, Near Gluten Free/Gluten Reduced Beer. stonebrewing.com
Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens — Liberty Station, San Diego: Gold medal for Lifeblurred, Strong/Imperial Brown Ale; silver medal, SMaSH Loop w/HBC 1019, Single Hopped IPA;silver medal, Pucks & Pints 6, Specialty Honey Beer. stonebrewing.com
TapRoom Beer Company, San Diego: Gold medal for Digital Chicken, International Style Pilsner; silver medal, PB Haze, Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale; bronze for Awe Yeh, Imperial Pastry Stout. taproombeerco.com
Complete list of winners: usopenbeer.com/2024medalwinners
