Berkeley Brewery Wins Big At Great American Beer Festival

BERKELEY, CA — Four beer makers in the East Bay left the 40th annual American Beer Festival with medals this year, including Trumer Brewery of Berkeley, which claimed a prize in the German-Style Pilsener category.

The nation’s largest beer festival has wrapped its 2024 competition, awarding 325 medals to 273 breweries and cideries across the country. This year also marked a first for the prestigious contest with the inclusion of cider and canned cocktails.

The festival is held in Denver, Colorado every year, allowing thousands of people to try hundreds of competing beers ranging in flavor from hoppy to funky. This year, the festival hosted hundreds of breweries at the Colorado Convention Center from Oct. 10 through Oct. 12.

Breweries earned accolades across various categories, from American pilsners to sours, coffee beers, non-alcoholic brews and beyond.

Here’s who won medals in the East Bay.

Gold

• No winners.

Silver

• 21st Amendment Brewery of San Leandro received recognition for El Sully in the American Cream Ale category.

Bronze

• Ghost Town Brewing of Oakland received recognition for Nose Goblin in the Imperial India Pale Ale cetegory.
• Trumer Brewery of Berkeley received recognition for Trumer Pils in the German-Style Pilsener category.
• Wondrous Brewing Co. of Emeryville received recognition for Wondrous Hell in the International Light Lager category.

See the full list of winning brews across California here.

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