Competition
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BEER NEWS
Locals regain form in national brewing competition
San Diego’s performance at the 2024 U.S. Open Beer Championship was incredibly memorable, with the county’s breweries earning an all-time…
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QUAFF dominates local homebrewing contest
Held on an annual basis since 1994, the America’s Finest City Homebrew Competition (AFC) is coordinated thanks to effort and…
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Another brewing competition, another solid performance
Originally held under the name California Craft Brewers Cup, the Brewers Cup of California has steadily grown over the past…
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Pizza Port dominates local brewing competition
As one would expect, the San Diego County Fair Craft Brew Competition (previously the San Diego International Beer Competition) brings…
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NPBC flagship named top of IPA crop
Each summer, a battle for geo-specific hoppy-beer supremacy takes place in The Beaver State. That myrcene-marked melee is organized by…
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Beer Briefs: A NorCal alt-prop, a sudsy speakeasy and an enigma
With so much local beer news to report, it’s time for another installment of Beer Briefs, our quick-hit coverage of…
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A fair State Fair performance
Last week, winning beers from the 2025 edition of the California State Fair’s Commercial Brewing Competition were announced. The annual…
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Locals’ Brewers Cup runeth over
Originally introduced as a companion event to the California Craft Brewers Association’s annual California Craft Beer Summit, the Brewers Cup…
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New name, same San Diego dominance!
San Diego’s largest and most prestigious brewing competition not only has a brand-new scoring system, having adopted the same model…
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Hodad’s Brewing team scores and tours overseas
American craft-beer fans are familiar with a pair of professional brewing competitions coordinated by national trade organization, the Brewers Association.…
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