Award-Winning Beers from Sacramento-Area Breweries

Sacramento is a craft beer town, so it comes as no surprise that its local breweries took more than two dozen medals during the California State Fair Commercial Beer Competition. This year, nearly 20 breweries from throughout the greater Sacramento area took awards, edging out thousands of entries in more than 60 categories!

Best of all, more than 30 California breweries will be pouring during Brewfest 2019. The event will be held Saturday, July 20 from 3 – 6 p.m. at the Miller Lite Racetrack Grandstand. Tickets (which include entry to the fair) are $35 in advance, or $45 for VIP tickets, which will get you in an hour earlier!

Following are the 2019 commercial beer winners from Sacramento-area breweries, their rankings and their overall categories:

Auburn

Crooked Lane Brewing Company
Thirsty Pretzels, 2^nd in Dark Lager
Dark Bent, 2^nd in Irish-Style Dry Stout
Nightfall at the Barn, 2^nd in Imperial Stout

Knee Deep Brewing Company
Hoptologist, 3^rd in Imperial IPA

Davis

Super Owl Brewing

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Bicycle Rights!, 1^st in American Pale Ale
Lighten Up, Francis, 1^st in Belgian Strong Ale
Udder Nonsense, 2^nd in Sweet Stout

Three Mile Brewing

Photo courtesy Three Mile Brewing Co.

I Like Big Beets, 1^st in Specialty Saison

Diamond Springs

Solid Ground Brewing

Gneiss, 1^st in Irish-Style Dry Stout
Devil’s Leap, 1^st in Wood- and Barrel-Aged
Rampart, 3^rd in Munich-Style Helles

Elk Grove

Tilted Mash
B.Applebum, 2^nd in American-Style Fruit Beer

Nevada City

Three Forks Bakery & Brewing Co.

Photo courtesy Three Forks Bakery & Brewing Co.

Mother’s Beach Blonde Lager, 1^st in Munich-Style Helles
Purdon Porter, 3^rd in American Porter & Stout

Rocklin/Folsom

Out of Bounds Brewing Company

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Hurly Burly, 2^nd in Wood- and Barrel-Aged
Ryebiscus Saison, 2^nd in Specialty Saison

Rancho Cordova

Fort Rock Brewing

Photo courtesy Fork Rock Brewing

FRB Brown, 1^st in American Amber & Brown Ale

Roseville

The Monk’s Cellar
Biere Blanche, 1^st in Belgian-Style Witbier

Sacramento

Alaro Craft Brewery
Castillo, 1^st in English-Style IPA

Big Sexy Brewing

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Gifted Gunslinger, 1^st in Strong American Ales
Gristmill Honey Ale, 3^rd in Honey & Alternative Sugar Beer

New Helvetia Brewing Co.
Thurston Adambier, 1^st in Historical Beer Styles

Tower Brewing Company
Puesto de Limonada, 3^rd in Gose

South Lake Tahoe

South Lake Tahoe Brewing Company
Fog Nozzle IPA, 2^nd in New England-Style IPA

Truckee

Fiftyfifty Brewing
I Did it all for the Cookie, 1^st in Experimental Beer

West Sacramento

Yolo Brewing Company
Die Hard is a Christmas Movie, 1^st in American-Style Fruit Beer

Winters

Berryessa Brewing
Separation Anxiety, 2^nd in American Pale Ale

Woodland

Blue Note Brewing

Photo courtesy Blue Note Brewing Company

Heidi German Leichtbier, 2^nd in Pale European Beer