2025 Brewers Cup of California Winners 

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Best in Show: “Progenitor” (Kellerbier) by Geisthaus Brewing Company

Brewery of the Year: Morgan Territory

Guild of the Year: Los Angeles County Brewers Guild

Table 1: Altbier (5 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Cerveceria Del Pueblo Antigua German-Style Altbier
2nd Lodi Beer Company Anniversary Alt Bier German-Style Altbier
3rd Black Hammer Brewing Company Ctrl Alt Repeat German-Style Altbier

 

Table 2: American IPAs (138 Entries) 

 

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Auburn Alehouse Cross Rut IPA West Coast-Style India Pale Ale
2nd Trademark Brewing  Codebreaker West Coast-Style India Pale Ale
3rd Topa Topa Brewing Co. We Love LA West Coast-Style India Pale Ale
HM Three Mile Brewing Company Angry Goat American-Style India Pale Ale

 

Table 3: American Wheat/Rye (9 Entries)

 

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Canyon Lakes Brewery Walk Or Ryed? Rye Ale or Lager with or without Yeast
2nd Stone Church Brewing Eucharist Wheat Light American Wheat Ale or Lager with Yeast
3rd Claremont Craft Ales  Jacaranda Rye Ale or Lager with or without Yeast
HM Trinity County Brewing Company Hayfork Hefeweizen Light American Wheat Ale or Lager with Yeastt

 

Table 4: American-Style Amber Lagers (14 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Wagon Wheel Brewing Company Elbow Bender American-Style Amber Lager
2nd Eureka Brewing Company Tacos & Beer American-Style Amber Lager
3rd June Lake Brewing Chingona Amber Lager American-Style Amber Lager

 

Table 5: American-Style Amber/Red Ale (28 Entries) 

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Lincoln Beer Company Railsplitter  American-Style Amber/Red Ale
2nd Far Field Brewing Company INFRARED American-Style Amber/Red Ale
3rd Half Moon Bay Brewing Company Mavericks Amber Ale American-Style Amber/Red Ale

 

Table 6: American-Style Brown Ale (15 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Hodad’s Brewing Company Throwback American-Style Brown Ale
2nd Three Mile Brewing Company Barkada American-Style Brown Ale
3rd Wild Fields Brewhouse Three Bridges  American-Style Brown Ale

Table 7: American-Style Cream Ale or Lager (21 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Morgan Territory Brewing Snap Shot American-Style Cream Ale or Lager
2nd Del Cielo Brewing Orale American-Style Cream Ale or Lager
3rd Malibu Brewing Company Sand And Sea Mexican Lager American-Style Cream Ale or Lager

 

Table 8: American-Style Dark/Amber Lager (9 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Bottle Logic Brewing Lagerithm American-Style Dark Lager
2nd Porchlight Brewing  Oktoberbeast American-Style Maerzen/Oktoberfest
3rd Touchstone Brewing Company Oktoberbeast  American-Style Maerzen/Oktoberfest

 

Table 9: American-Style Lagers (49 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Epidemic Ales  Lager At World’s End American-Style Lager
2nd Creature Comforts Brewing Co. – Los Angeles Pils, Baby! Contemporary American-Style Pilsener
3rd Auburn Alehouse Gold Country Pilsner American-Style Pilsener

 

Table 10: American-Style Light Lager (28 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st San Fernando Brewing Company Del Valle Lager American-Style Light Lager
2nd Bright Spark Brewing Game Day Lager American-Style Light Lager
3rd Lucky Luke Brewing Co. Lucky Light American-Style Light Lager

 

Table 11: American-Style Pale Ales (47 Entries)

 

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Common Space Brewery Good Signs American-Style Strong Pale Ale
2nd Fieldwork Brewing Company Hellflower American-Style Strong Pale Ale
3rd Angel City Brewery IPA American-Style Strong Pale Ale
HM Puesto Cerveceria Puesto IPA American-Style Strong Pale Ale

 

Table 12: American-Style Stout/Black Ales (12 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Arts District Brewing Company Norm American-Style Stout
2nd Riip Beer Company Strategic Arrangement  American-Style Stout
3rd Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co Big Cone American-Style Black Ale

 

Table 13: American-Style Strong Ales (22 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Lincoln Beer Company Vanilla Carousel American-Style Imperial Porter
2nd Sutter Buttes Brewing Co. Inc. Moon Sabbat American-Style Imperial Stout
3rd Five Point Five Brewing Co. Tank Farm American-Style Imperial Stout

Table 14: Belgian Style Pale Beers (17 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Apogee Brewing Co. Aurora  Belgian-Style Blonde Ale
2nd ISM Brewing Stable Trestles Belgian-Style Session Ale
3rd Paperback Brewing Surrealist  Belgian-Style Blonde Ale

 

Table 15: Belgian-Style Strong Ales (28 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Trinity County Brewing Company  Anniversary 4 Belgian-Style Quadrupel
2nd Strong Church Trinity Belgian-Style Tripel
3rd Apogee Brewing Co. Monks In Space Belgian-Style Tripel

 

Table 16: Bocks (15 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Feather Falls Brewing Company Doppel Down German-Style Doppelbock
2nd Morgan Territory Brewing  Lubricator  German-Style Doppelbock
3rd Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. Frozen Goat South German-Style Weizenbock/Weissbock 

 

Table 17: Bohemian-Style Pilsener (24 Entries) 

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Jackrabbit Brewing Co. Dun’ Workin’ Bohemian-Style Pilsener
2nd Alaro Craft Brewery La Boheme Bohemian-Style Pilsener
3rd FiftyFifty Brewing Company Tahoe Pilz Bohemian-Style Pilsener

 

Table 18: British Stouts (17 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Morgan Territory Brewing Grinding Stone Oatmeal Stout
2nd Bravery Brewing  Korova Sweet or Cream Stout
3rd Feather Falls Brewing Company Volcano Mudslide Sweet or Cream Stout

 

Table 19: British Strong Beers (18 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Morgan Territory Brewing Old Diablo British-Style Barley Wine Ale
2nd San Fernando Brewing Company O’Melveny Red Ale Strong Ale 
3rd North Coast Brewing Co. Old Stock Ale Old Ale

 

Table 20: Chocolate Beers (10 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Burning Barrel Brewing Company Suffered From The Start Chocolate/Cocoa-Flavored Beer
2nd TapRoom Beer Company The Chocolate Klub Chocolate/Cocoa-Flavored Beer
3rd Altar Society Brewing Company Darkest Rituals Chocolate/Cocoa-Flavored Beer

 

Table 21: Coffee-Flavored Beer (24 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. Cafe Stagecoach Coffee-Flavored Beer
2nd Etna Brewing Co. Yakauccino Coffee Vanilla Stout Coffee-Flavored Beer
3rd Pizza Port – San Clemente Dusk Til Dawn Coffee-Flavored Beer

 

Table 22: Dessert Stout (11 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Moksa Brewing Company Happy Almonds Dessert Stout or Pastry Stout
2nd Moksa Brewing Company Salutations Dessert Stout or Pastry Stout
3rd Chapman Crafted Beer Company Crafted Campfire Dessert Stout or Pastry Stout

Table 23: English-Style Brown Ale (9 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Feather Falls Brewing Company Sir Charles English-Style Brown Ale
2nd Lodi Beer Company School Street Brown Ale English-Style Brown Ale
3rd Trinity County Brewing Company Ol’ Snickelfritz English-Style Brown Ale

 

Table 24: English-Style Milds and Bitters/IPA (21 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. Hoppy Poppy English-Style India Pale Ale
2nd Amador Brewing Company Dirty Blonde Special Bitter or Best Bitter
3rd Bravery Brewing Brighton ESB Extra Special Bitter

 

Table 25: European-Style Dark/Munchner Dunkel (9 Entries) 

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Movement Brewing Co. Walter Sobczech European-Style Dark/Munchner Dunkel
2nd Pond Farm Brewing Co. Daily Brot European-Style Dark/Munchner Dunkel
3rd Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. I Dunkeled In My Pants European-Style Dark/Munchner Dunkel

 

Table 26: Experimental Beer (6 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Malibu Brewing Co.  Canyon Rose’ Rice Lager Experimental Beer (Lager or Ale)
2nd Solorio Brewing Company Cheeky Peach Crumble Experimental Beer (Lager or Ale)

 

Table 27: Experimental India Pale Ale (8 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Berryessa Brewing Co. Buddha’s Hand IPA Experimental India Pale Ale
2nd Fieldwork Brewing Company Picked Last Experimental India Pale Ale
3rd Mike Hess Brewing Company Lone Pine IPA Experimental India Pale Ale

 

Table 28: Field Beer (6 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Norco Brewing Co. Pioneer Field Beer
2nd Hop Dogma Brewing Company Cucumber Rocket Surgery Field Beer
3rd Lake Arrowhead Brewing Company Srawberry Peak Field Beer

 

Table 29: Fruit Beer (32 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Angel City Brewery Grenache Grisette Belgian-Style Fruit Beer
2nd Cerveceria Del Pueblo  Melosa  Fruit Beer
3rd Bravery Brewing Lime Fatboys Cerveza Fruit Beer

 

Table 30: German Helles/Export (19 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Geisthaus Brewing Company Hallowed Munchner (Munich)-Style Helles
2nd Morgan territory Brewing Company The Cushman Dortmunder/European-Style Export
3rd Alvarado Street Brewery & Bistro – Carmel Servus! Munchner (Munich)-Style Helles

 

Table 31: German-Style Pilsener (31 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Long Beach Beer Labs Klassisch Pils German-Style Pilsener
2nd Transmission Brewing Downshift German-Style Pilsener
3rd Two Ravens Brewery Longship German-Style Pilsener

 

Table 32: German-Style Wheat/Rye (15 Entries) 

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Alvarado Street Brewery & Bistro – Carmel Bistro Hef South German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier
2nd standard deviant brewing Hefeweizen South German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier
3rd Alvarado Street Brewery & Bistro – Carmel Dunkelweizen South German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier

 

Table 33: Golden or Blonde Ale (34 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Crooked Lane Brewing Co. Hammock Time Golden or Blonde Ale
2nd Aftershock Brewing Company Love Wave Golden or Blonde Ale
3rd Long Beach Beer Labs Blonde Golden or Blonde Ale

 

Table 34: Gose (12 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st MachineHead Brewing Co. Punk Fuzz Contemporary-Style Gose
2nd San Francisco Brewing Company Golden Gate Gose Contemporary-Style Gose
3rd Old Stump Brewing Co. Raspberry Lemonade Gose Contemporary-Style Gose

 

Table 35: Hard Kombucha (3 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Midscape Fermentations Free Spirit Hard Kombucha
2nd Midscape Fermentations The Starman Hard Kombucha
3rd Midscape Fermentations Dream Big Hard Kombucha

 

Table 36: Hard Seltzer (34 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Crow and Wolf Brewing Dark Horse Hard Seltzer (Flavored Malt Beverage)
2nd Crow and Wolf Brewing Cosmonaut Hard Seltzer (Flavored Malt Beverage)
3rd DarkHeart Brewing Citrus Heights Krakens Klau Lavender Lemondrop Hard Seltzer (Flavored Malt Beverage)

 

Table 37: Hazy IPA (67 Entries)

 

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Eureka Brewing Company Just A Phaze Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale
2nd Ambitions Ales Professional Human Being Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale
3rd TapRoom Beer Company North Park Haze Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale
HM San Diego Brewing Company San Diego Hazy IPA Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale

 

Table 38: Hazy Pale Ales (34 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st CAPO Craft – Stanton Location Hazy IPA Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale
2nd Tarantula Hill Brewing Co. Liquid Candy Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale
3rd Flatland Brewing Company Psychic Burden Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale

 

Table 39: Herb and Spice Beer (15 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Strike Brewing Company Churro Beer Herb and Spice Beer
2nd Unsung Brewing Company LLC The Pickler Herb and Spice Beer
3rd LogOff Brewing  Divide By Zero Herb and Spice Beer

 

Table 40: Historical (15 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Ten Mile Brewing Hidden Hollow Kentucky Common
2nd Brewjeria Company Californio California Common Beer
3rd Fruition Brewing  Alpino A Maritima Historical Beer

 

Table 41: Honey Beer (10 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st TrustedGut  Blonde Ale With Notes of Honey Specialty Honey Lager or Ale
2nd Old Stump Brewing Co. Not Tonight Honey Specialty Honey Lager or Ale
3rd Mike Hess Brewing Company EZ Drankin Specialty Honey Lager or Ale

 

Table 42: Imperial Hazy IPA (21 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Pure Project Double Dust Juicy or Hazy Imperial or Double India Pale Ale
2nd Moksa Brewing Company Light The Beam Juicy or Hazy Imperial or Double India Pale Ale
3rd Humble Sea Brewery Hop Fusion 2.0 Juicy or Hazy Imperial or Double India Pale Ale

 

Table 43: Imperial IPA (38 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Claremont Craft Ales Triple IPA Imperial or Double India Pale Ale
2nd Morgan Territory Brewing HopTomic Imperial or Double India Pale Ale
3rd Ghost Town Brewing Nose Goblin Imperial or Double India Pale Ale

 

Table 44: India Pale Lagers (17 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Riip Beer Company Alt Aboard American-Style India Pale Lagers
2nd Ghost Town Brewing Cave Dweller American-Style India Pale Lager
3rd Topa Topa Brewing Co. KQ Express American-Style India Pale Lager

 

Table 45: International Lagers (28 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Solorio Brewing Company GOT SOL? Australasian, Latin American or Tropical-Style Light Lager
2nd Ten Mile Brewing Koji  Australasian, Latin American or Tropical-Style Light Lager
3rd Euryale Brewing Co. Madre Medusa Mexican Lager  Australasian, Latin American or Tropical-Style Light Lager

 

Table 46: International Pale Ales (34 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Tustin Brewing Co. Lolly Trolly New Zealand-Style Pale Ale
2nd Tarantula Hill Brewing Co. Call Day Australian-Style Pale Ale
3rd ISM Brewing Chepedelic New Zealand-Style Pale Ale

 

Table 47: International-Style Pilsener (26 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Tarantula Hill Brewing Co. Feel The Flow International-Style Pilsener
2nd LogOff Brewing Birra Stallone International-Style Pilsener
3rd ROM Beer Company When in ROM International-Style Pilsener

 

Table 48: Irish Stouts (13 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Feather Falls Brewing Co. Celtic Dream Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout 
2nd True Symmetry Brewing Co. Tommy’s 34 Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout 
3rd Danville Brewing Company Lucky Four Leaf Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout 

 

Table 49: Irish-Style Red Ale (20 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Pizza Port Co. – Carlsbad Village Irish Hello Irish-Style Red Ale
2nd CAPO Craft – Stanton Location Irish Red  Irish-Style Red Ale
3rd Promised Land Beer  Slainte Red  Irish-Style Red Ale

 

Table 50: Kellerbiers (6 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Geisthaus Brewing Company Progenitor Kellerbier (Cellar beer) or Zwickelbier – Lager
2nd Fruition Brewing  Slip Kellerbier (Cellar beer) or Zwickelbier – Lager
3rd Ketch Brewing Dr. Billheimers Magic Pilsner Kellerbier (Cellar beer) or Zwickelbier – Lager

 

Table 51: Kolsch-Style Ales (21 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st BrewBilt Brewing Party Eyes Kolsch German-Style Kolsch/Koln-Style Kolsch
2nd Half Moon Bay Brewing Company Kolsch German-Style Kolsch/Koln-Style Kolsch
3rd Discretion Brewing Ten Million Flowers  German-Style Kolsch/Koln-Style Kolsch

 

Table 52: Marzen/Oktoberfest (6 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Norco Brewing Co. Norctoberfest Geman-Style Marzen
2nd Geisthaus Brewing Company Stormbond  Geman-Style Marzen
3rd DarkHeart Brewing Citrus Heights Marzen Geman-Style Marzen

 

Table 53: New Zealand-Style IPA (16 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Fall Brewing Company Sweet Resistance New Zealand-Style India Pale Ale
2nd Barebottle Brewing Company NZ Envy New Zealand-Style India Pale Ale
3rd Evans Brewing Co. Tanka Jahari New Zealand-Style India Pale Ale

 

Table 54: Non-Alcoholic Malt Beverage (6 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Fieldwork Brewing Company Day Money Non-Alcoholic Malt Beverage
2nd Protector Brewery Rancho West Non Alcoholic Beer Non-Alcoholic Malt Beverage
3rd Touchstone Brewing Company Off Belay Non-Alcoholic Malt Beverage

 

Table 55: Porters (29 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Morgan Territory Brewing Company Dark Reckoning Baltic-Style Porter 
2nd Tustin Brewing Co. Blimp Hangar Porter Robust Porter
3rd Pizza Port Brewing Co. – Carlsbad Village Pine Park Porter Brown Porter

 

Table 56: Saison (9 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Stone Church Brewing  Saison De Church French- & Belgian-Style Saison
2nd Apogee Brewing Co. Lucy In The Rye French- & Belgian-Style Saison
3rd Figueroa Mountian Brewing Co. Saison French- & Belgian-Style Saison

 

Table 57: Schwarzbier (15 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st True Symmetry Brewing Co. Midnight At Noon German-Style Schwarzbier
2nd Kairoa Brewing Company Boots and Stubbies German-Style Schwarzbier
3rd Ogopogo Brewing Nachtkrapp German-Style Schwarzbier

 

Table 58: Scottish Ales (15 Entries) 

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Fieldwork Brewing Company Wrapt In Warm Flannel Scottish-Style Heavy Ale 
2nd Steel Bonnet Brewing  Numpty Scotch Ale
3rd LogOff Brewing  Dianasty Scotch Ale

 

Table 59: Smoke Beers (7 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Arts District Brewing Company Kindling Bamberg-Style Helles Rauchbier 
2nd Clandestine Brewing  Smoke And Mirrors Bamberg-Style Marzen Rauchbier
3rd Black Hammer Brewing Company Lillikoi Mezcalita Smoke Beer (Lager or Ale) 

 

Table 60: Sour/Brett/Other Yeast (29 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Burning Beard Brewing  In Praise of Bacchus Belgian-Style Lambic
2nd Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co Jam Jam BoysenBerry American-Style Sour Ale
3rd Angel City Brewery Apple Pomace Puncheon Wild Beer 

 

Table 61: Specialty Stouts (4 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st TapRoom Beer Company True Dark Specialty Stouts
2nd Black Plague Brewing Medusa Specialty Stouts
3rd Hop Secret Brewing Company Tongue Butter Specialty Stouts

 

Table 62: Vienna-Style Lager (16 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Arts District Brewing Company The Lush Vienna-Style Lager
2nd Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. Non Serviam Vienna-Style Lager
3rd Alaro Craft Brewery Adrianna Vienna-Style Lager

 

Table 63: Wit Beer (4 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st Ogopogo Brewing  Boeman Belgian-Style White (or Wit)/Belgian-Style Wheat
2nd The Monk’s Cellar Biere Blanche Belgian-Style White (or Wit)/Belgian-Style Wheat
3rd Hop Dogma Brewing Company Rocket Surgery Belgian-Style White (or Wit)/Belgian-Style Wheat

 

Table 64: Wood- And Barrel-Aged Beers (39 Entries)

Place Organization Entry Name Style
1st The Monk’s Cellar  Tradition Wood- And Barrel-Aged Dark Beer
2nd Two Ravens Brewery Raven King Wood- And Barrel-Aged Dark Beer
3rd El Segundo Brewing Co. Standard Crude Wood- And Barrel-Aged Dark Beer