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| The California Fermentation Society is proud to announce the results of the 2007 L.A. County Fair Commercial Beer Competition. | ||||||||
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| BALLAST POINT BREWING COMPANY WINS FOUR MEDALS IN THE 2006 LOS ANGELES COUNTY FAIR COMMERCIAL BEER COMPETITION. | ||||||||
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German-Style Kolsch/Koln-Style Kolsch Gold Yellowtail Pale Ale Ballast Point Brewing Company Silver Alaskan Summer Ale Alaskan Brewing Company Bronze Hollywood Blonde The Great Beer Co. Porter Old Ale/Strong Ale
BALLAST POINT BREWING COMPANY WINS 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 PRESS RELEASEWORLD
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| Ballast Point wins a Gold Medal at the 2001 Great American Beer Festival in Denver for Calico Amber Ale! | ||||||||
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| San Diego Roundup by Rich Link Celebrator Beer News June\July 2002 |
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| Born in the USA -- and proud
of it San Diego Union-Tribune Article July 26, 2000 By Peter Rowe |
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| Event is awash in beer . . .
all for a good cause San Diego Union-Tribune Article September 22, 1999 By Peter Rowe |
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| Beer lovers learn to
brew-it-yourself San Diego Union-Tribune Article September 12, 1999 By Jeff McDonald |
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| The Homebrewer's Beer Guide
By Tamara Tuttle, MSN Sidewalk Augest 3rd 1999 |
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| He's a beer geek and proud of
it! San Diego Union-Tribune Article April 21, 1999 By Peter Rowe |
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| Ever quaff Yellowtail Ale? San Diego Union-Tribune Article March 5,1999 by Dave Dennis |
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| It's the time of year to support your local suds | ||||||||
| By Peter Rowe San Diego Union December 17, 1997Nice guys who make extremely nice beers, the folks at Ballast Point Brewing Co. wondered why their Christmas stocking contained a naughty lump of coal. Company ball caps in hand, they visited the big San Diego restaurant that had dropped their account. Customers hated the beer? they asked. No, customers loved Ballast Point beers. The beer didn't sell? No, the beer sold well. So, Ballast Point sales manager Mike Mellow wondered, what was the problem? No problem, the restaurant manager replied. But a brewing colossus' distributor wanted to take over the taps occupied by locally brewed Ballast Point. To get them, he was willing to give the restaurant 150 tickets to the upcoming Rolling Stones concert. "It's very difficult for the small breweries to compete," Mellow said. 'What we have going for us is the quality of the beer. We just brew beer, traditional ales that we like to drink." Christmas and Hanukkah coincide with the release of numerous dark, sweet, spicy seasonal beers. It's a great time to sample speciality ales and stouts-and an appropriate time to support your local brewer. BALLAST POINT CASK CONDITONED ALE (San Diego) Five Beer Bottles
You can find Ballast Point White and Ballast Point Copper Ale at many local restaurants (for the former, the list includes the Fish Market San Diego, Kemo Sabe in Hillcrest and Pizzeria Uno; for the latter, the Chart House in Cardiff, Newport Ave. Bar & Grill in O.B., and Pizza Port, Carlsbad). But to sample this outstanding unfiltered ale, you have to visit the brewery at 5401 Linda Vista Road. Fermented in a keg, the ale is dry-hopped- additional hops are added after the ingredients are boiled in a brew kettle-and sweetened with brown sugar. Nutty, soft and fragrant, the beer is also a delight to behold, as the natural carbonation cascades down your glass. SANTA'S LITTLE HELPER IMPERIAL STOUT (Solana Beach) Three Beer Bottles
Naughty and nice, this holiday warmer from Pizza Port/Solana Beach Brewery slides across the palate like liquid velvet This stout is dark and aromatic as New Orleans coffee, and nearly as sweet as Cuban coffee-a bit too sweet, masking the malts' roasted flavors. Still, an exceptionally smooth stout, perfect for sipping on a cold night by a warm fire. OUR SPECIAL ALE (San Francisco) Four Beer Bottles
Anchor Steam's 23rd annual holiday beer is topped with a huge, frothy head the color of singed caramel. This deep, dark ale is subtly spiced, and the orange flavor comes through gradually. The recipe for this seasonal beer changes annually; in previous versions, some tasters thought they detected the scent of pine trees. A friend sniffed something "woodsy" in this beer's nose. OK, but it doesn't smell like my Christmas tree. AULD ACQUAINTANCE SPICED ALE (Seattle) Three Beer Bottles
Orange juice is added to this brew, imparting a citrusy zing to a dark amber ale. Cinnamon and nutmeg keep the flavor from becoming too fruity. SOL CERVEZA (Guadalajara, Mexico) One Beer Bottle
Not exactly a holiday beer, but this Mexican import arrived here around Thanksgiving, propelled by a clever ad campaign. Alas, the ads have more taste than the beer. Fizzy and thin, Sol leaves a chemical taste in the mouth. A triumph of packaging over brewing, Sol comes in an attractive clear bottle with a nifty sunrise design. Beer BizThe first San Diego Strong Ale Festival, which is planned as an annual event, will be held tomorrow from 5 until 11 p.m. at Pizza Port, 571 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad. I've tasted, and enjoyed, three of the dozen featured locally brewed beers-an early, not quit-ready-for-release version of Ballast Point's Navigator Barley Wine, plus Pizza Port/Solana Beach Brewery's Old Boneyards Barleywine (four bottles) and Santa's Little Helper Imperial Stout (reviewed here). To sample the beers, buy a commemorative glass ($1). Four-ounce samples are $1 each. Pizza will also be sold. For information, call organizers Tom Nickel and Tomme Arthur, (619) 4817332. BREWERY ROWE appears monthly in the Food section. Peter Rowe, the proprietor, welcomes calls, (619) 293-1227; letters, c/o The San Diego Union-Tribune, P.O. Box 191, San Diego, CA 92112; and e-mail, peter.rowe@uniontrib.com |
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