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2007 L.A. County Fair Commercial Beer Competition
The California Fermentation Society is proud to announce the results of the 2007 L.A. County Fair Commercial Beer Competition.
German-Style Kolsch/Koln-Style Kolsch
Gold - Ballast Point Brewing Co. Yellowtail Ale
Robust Porter
Gold - Ballast Point Brewing Co. Black Marlin Porter
Munchner-Style Helles
Gold - Ballast Point Brewing Co. Longfin Lager
Belgian-Style White(Wit)/Wheat
Gold - Ballast Point Brewing Co. Wahoo Wheat
Imperial Or Double Red Ale
Gold - Ballast Point Brewing Co. Tongue Buckler
German-Style Strong Bock Beers
Bronze - Ballast Point Brewing Co. Navigator
Scottish-Style Ale
Silver - Ballast Point Brewing Co. Piper Down
BALLAST POINT BREWING COMPANY WINS FOUR MEDALS IN THE 2006 LOS ANGELES COUNTY FAIR COMMERCIAL BEER COMPETITION.
German-Style Kolsch/Koln-Style KolschGold Yellowtail Pale Ale Ballast Point Brewing Company
Silver Alaskan Summer Ale Alaskan Brewing Company
Bronze Hollywood Blonde The Great Beer Co.
Porter
Gold Black Marlin Porter Ballast Point Brewing Company
Robust Porter
Silver Chocolate Porter Bayhawk Ales Inc Brown Porter
Bronze Blimp Hangar Porter Tustin Brewing Co. Brown Porter
Old Ale/Strong Ale
Gold Dorado Double IPA Ballast Point Brewing Company Other Strong Ale or Lager
Silver Caber Tossed Oggi's Pizza and Brewing Co. Strong Scotch Ale
Bronze Jubilee Ale Island Brewing Co. Old Ale
American-Style Amber/Red Ale
Gold Red Rocket Bear Republic Brewing American-Style Amber/Red Ale
Silver Calico Amber Ale Ballast Point Brewing Company American-Style Amber/Red Ale
Bronze Stone Levitation Ale Stone Brewing Co American-Style Amber/Red Ale
BALLAST POINT BREWING COMPANY WINS
THREE GOLD MEDALS IN CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR COMPETITION
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (July 8, 2003) – Ballast Point Brewing Company wins three Gold Medals in the California State Fair Commercial Brewery Competition. Following up their 2002 Gold Medal Winner and "Best of Show" Calico Amber Ale, Ballast Point takes home three more Gold Medals in 2003 for their Ballast Point Piper Down Scottish-Style Light Ale, Wahoo Wheat Beer Belgian-Style White(or Wit)/Wheat and another follow-up Gold Medal for their Calico Amber Ale.
San Diego Microbrewery Ballast Point Brewing Company Wins Gold Medal in International Beer Competition
Wednesday, June 12, 2002 Aspen, Colorado.
Ballast Point Brewing Company was announced as both a gold and a bronze medal winner during the World Beer Cup. The World Beer Cup is the most prestigious global beer competition which recognizes the most outstanding beers being produced in the world today.
Ballast Point Brewing Company won the gold medal in the American Amber Ale category for their Calico Amber Ale.
Ballast Point Brewing Company also won a bronze medal (in the same competition) for their Big Eye I.P.A. (India Pale Ale ).
These awards were preceded by Ballast Point’s Calico Amber Ale winning a gold medal at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado in 2001.
Ballast Point is a 3000 bbl. per year microbrewery located in San Diego, California, U.S.A. that specializes in handcrafted traditional ales with a distinctive Southern California style.
World Beer Cup winners were selected by an international panel of brewing experts from an impressive field of 1,173 entries received from 379 breweries in 38 countries. The panel only recognizes a maximum of three beers per category, although many categories have numerous award-quality entries.
Finalists in the competition’s 70 beer-style categories are given gold, silver or bronze awards during the World Beer Cup ceremony. Only 138 breweries from 15 countries made it to the finals of the World Beer Cup, adding to the prestige of the award.
"With such a diverse list of entrants and winners, we are confident in saying that the World Beer Cup is truly an international competition that is both capable and skillful at recognizing global beer excellence," states Nancy Johnson, director of the competition. " Without a doubt, a World Beer Cup winner can truly boast that it is one of the best beers in the world."
WORLD BEER CUP 2002 WINNERS
Beers that have been selected as “the best beers in the world”.
Category: 75 American-Style Amber/Red Ale-35 Entries
Gold Calico Amber Ale, Ballast Point Brewing Company, San Diego, CA
Silver Believer's Bitter, Angelic Brewing Company, Madison, WI
Bronze Oasis Capstone ESB, Oasis Brewery, Boulder, CO
Category: 74 American-Style Amber/Red Ale-35 Entries
Gold Wipeout IPA, Pizza Port - Carlsbad Brewery, Carlsbad, CA
Silver Hoptown IPA, HopTown Brewing Company, Pleasanton, CA
Bronze Big Eye IPA, Ballast Point Brewing Company, San Diego, CA
2001 Great American Beer Festival
Ballast Point wins a Gold Medal at the 2001 Great American Beer Festival in Denver for Calico Amber Ale!
Ballast Point Brewing Company Calico Ale received a Gold medal in the American Amber Ale category. For all of us at the brewery this was a very exciting experience. We are very honored to be recognized as brewing one of the best beers in the U.S. In our category there were 71 different Amber Ales entered by some of the finest breweries in America. This category had the third highest number of entries in the entire festival.
The selection process at the GABF is known as Professional Panel Blind Tasting or PPBT for short. The GABF selects industry Professionals to sit together in small groups (Panel) and without knowing the brand name (Blind), Taste beers. The goal is to identify the best three beers that best represent that beer style. What we enjoyed most was the definition of the Gold Medal: A world-class beer that accurately exemplifies the style, displaying the proper balance of taste, aroma and appearance
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