Congratulations to the winners of the 2nd Annual San Diego Brewery Awards. We proudly present the official brewery winners:
- First Place: Hess Brewing Company
- Second Place: El Cajon Brewing
- Third Place: Iron Fist Brewing
COME CELEBRATE WITH US: 2nd Annual San Diego Brewery Awards Party
When: March 22nd
Time: 5:30pm to 8:30pm
Where: Fixtures Living 9340 Dowdy Dr, Ste 102, San Diego, CA 92126
RSVP Today: Tickets are only $15 and gets you access to the official awards along with beer and food pairings
Food & Drink: Fixtures Living Executive Chef Bridget Bueche will create beer and food pairing dishes along side Sublime AleHouse. Sublime AleHouse is North County’s latest in comfort food with a contemporary flair with 48 craft beers on tap.
PAIRING MENU:
El Cajon Brewery Cajones IPA (5oz)
Barely Buzzed Great Balls of Fire: Bacon wrapped apricots and jalapeños served with barely buzzed cheddar
Iron Fist Velvet Glove (5oz)
Grape and Brussel sprout slaw steak sandwiches and fries with a Velvet Glove Au jus
Hess Brewing Grazias (5oz)
Spicy pretzel dip w/ Grazias Beer Cheese Soup
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All San Diego County Breweries and Brew Pubs competed in the voting process between February 2 – 24 and fans were encouraged to vote for their favorite brewery. We did try a new format this year that originally launched with story submissions. There wasn’t quite enough of a response with story options so we switched to straight voting. The stories that were submitted were high quality and those fans are still winners too!
We proudly present the official fan story winners:
- 1st Place prize – $200 to Best Damn Home Brew Mart – Dave Friedman for his Mother Earth Brew Co story
- 2nd Place prize – $25 gift cards Hamilton’s Tavern and Small Bar – Omar Passons for his Ballast Point Brewing story
- 3rd Place prize – $25 to Local Habit – Kevin Bretney for his Hess Brewing Co story
Fixtures Living is a revolutionary retail concept specializing in premium lifestyle products for the home, from indoor-and outdoor-kitchens and laundry appliances to bath fixtures and decorative plumbing. This show room is spectacular.
Special thanks to food sponsor
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