South Bay Brewery Wins Big At Great American Beer Festival

LAWNDALE, CA — One beer maker in the South Bay left the 40th annual American Beer Festival with gold medals this year.

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.

Far Field Beer Co., located at 4471 W Rosecrans Ave. in Lawndale, took home the gold medal with its Two Wheeler lavender sour for best Herb and Spice Beer. Far Field describes the brew as a "lavender lemonade for grown-ups" that has a floral and citrusy aroma.

See the full list of winning brews across California here.