Best Local Beer: 2011 San Diego International Beer Festival Results

The contest included licensed microbreweries, small and large, and was based on guidelines published by the Brewers Association. There were 43 divisions/classes and many other sub-classes, plus mead and cider competitions.

Of note, Pizza Port, with breweries in Carlsbad and Ocean Beach, came out with the Best of Show for its Poor Man's IPA and earned six medals, including three gold. And, Mission Brewery ranked high in the German-style ale contest, second only to Sunner, brewed in Koln, Germany!

And to round things out, San Diego took the field in the English-style brown ale contest.

Judging was conducted in May, but winners were announced at the recent San Diego International Beer Festival.

Micro-Brewery Beer Class Place Pizza Port Carlsbad Poor Man's IPA Imperial India
Pale Ale Gold & Best in Show Pizza Port Carlsbad Murphy's Lawger European Lager Silver Pizza Port Carlsbad Welcome Back Wipeout American-Style India
Pale Ale Silver Pizza Port OB Skidmark Brown Ale English-Style Brown Ale Gold Stone Brewing Co. Stone/Dogfish Head Unique Ingredient Beer Gold Ballast Point Brewing Co. Victory At Sea Unique Ingredient Beer Bronze Ballast Point Brewing Co.
Pale Ale English-Style Pale Ale Bronze Ballast Point Brewing Co. Calico American-Style Amber/Red Ale Bronze Alpine Beer Company Nelson IPA Rye Beer Silver Alpine Beer Company Duet American-Style IPA Silver Tailgate Beer Blacktop Blonde Golden or Blonde Beer Gold Karl Strauss Red Trolley Ale Irish-Style Red Ale Gold Rock Bottom Brewery Rock Bottom Brown Ale English-Style Brown Ale Silver Pizza Port Carlsbad Good Grief Brown English-Style Brown Ale Bronze Mission Brewery Mission Blonde German-Style Ale Silver Rock Bottom Brewery Moonlight Porter Porter Silver Pizza Port OB A.B.I.e American Stout Bold Stout Gold Alesmith Brewing Company Alesmith Decadence '10 British-Style Strong Ale Gold Alesmith Brewing Company Alesmith Old Numbskull Barley Wine Silver