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Seven tri-county breweries took home a total of eight medals during this year’s The Great American Beer Festival. (Photo courtesy of The Great American Beer Festival)
The Great American Beer Festival took place on Oct. 5-7. It is the premier beer festival and competition in the U.S. with the largest collection of beers served in a public tasting event in the country. The festival took place in Denver and five Central Coast breweries took home a total of eight medals from the competition. Here’s a list tri-county breweries and their award-winning beers.
- Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company in Buellton
- Silver: Hoppy Poppy IPA in English-Style IPAs
- Bronze: Lighter Than I Look in Dark Lagers
- Bronze: Wrangler Wheat in American-Style Wheat Beers with Yeast
- Central Coast Brewing Company in San Luis Obispo
- Gold: Monterey Street in American-Style Pale Ales
- Firestone Walker Brewing Company in Paso Robles
- Silver: 10 Buck Chuck in Mixed-Culture Brett Beers
- Bronze: Pivo in German-Style Pilsners
- Captain Fatty’s in Goleta
- Gold: Kalliope in Berliner-Style Weisse
- Casa Agria Specialty Ales in Oxnard
- Gold: El Sur in Belgian-Style Lambic or Sour Ale