SACRAMENTO — The winners of the California State Fair Commercial Beer Competition have been decided – northern and southern California and the central valley all have reason to be proud. With the help of 35 volunteers and stewards, 70 certified beer judges sampled approximately 1,250 beer entries that came from California breweries throughout the state.
The California State Fair Commercial Beer Competition recognizes the best brewers in California. Only beers brewed and available for sale in California were judged in the competition. Beers are evaluated in numerous classes and judged based on taste, color, and quality.
The California State Fair Commercial Beer Competition recognizes the best brewers in California. (Courtesy Photo)The judging took place over a 3-day period from June 7 – 9. On the last day, a panel of judges named the Best of Show and Brewery of the Year. The Best of Show was awarded to southern California brewery Angel City for their “California Common.” Brewery of Year went to Morgan Territory in Tracy, which won 4 first place awards. A complete list of Commercial Beer Competition winners can be found here.
Angel City and Morgan Territory will be honored along with the Best of Show winners from the Commercial Wine, Cheese, and Extra Virgin Olive Oil competitions at 10:30a.m. Thursday, June 27 at a press event on the West Steps of the Capitol. Later that evening, the winners of those competitions will sample and pour their winning product before the CA State Fair Gala during the Best of California Tasting starting at 5:30 p.m. For ticket information visit CAStateFair.org/gala
There will be a chance to taste the top brews during the California State Fair. The Best of California Brewfest happens on Saturday, July 20. Brewfest starts at 2:00 p.m. for VIP ticket holders and 3:00 p.m. for general admission. Discount tickets for Brewfest can be purchased here. The 2019 California State Fair runs July 12 – 28.
For a full list of competition results, visit the California State Fair website at www.castatefair.org/
For more information and interview requests, please contact: CA State Fair Media Center: (916) 263-3108
–California State Fair
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