In this competition, California craft brews are professionally judged in order to recognize the best commercially brewed beers in California.
| Category | Style | Place | Brewery | Entry Name | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best of Show | 56A - Wood- and Barrel-Aged (spirit barrel) | Audio Graph Beer Co. | Bass Clef | Los Angeles | |
| Brewery of the Year | 3 Gold, 1 Silver & 3 Bronze Medals | Morgan Territory Brewing | Tracy | ||
| Standard American Lager | 01B - Northern American-Style Lager | 1 | El Segundo Brewing Company | Harvest Legend | El Segundo |
| Standard American Lager | 01B - Northern American-Style Lager | 2 | Claremont Craft Ales | Baldy | Claremont |
| Standard American Lager | 01B - Northern American-Style Lager | 3 | Absolution Brewing Co | Cruisin' South | Torrance |
| International Lager | 02A - International Pale Lager | 1 | High-Hand Brewery | Mexican Lager | Loomis |
| International Lager | 02B - International Amber Lager | 2 | High-Hand Brewery | Dark Mexican Lager | Loomis |
| International Lager | 02A - International Pale Lager | 3 | True Symmetry Brewing Co | Suisunito | Suisun City |
| International-Style Pilsner | 03C - German-Style Pilsner | 1 | Gilman Brewing Company | West Berkeley Pils | Berkeley |
| International-Style Pilsner | 03C - German-Style Pilsner | 2 | Angel City Brewery | Goldline Pilsner | Los Angeles |
| International-Style Pilsner | 03C - German-Style Pilsner | 3 | Burgeon Beer Company | Pistil | Carlsbad |
| Bohemian-Style Pilsner (Czech Lager) | 04A - Czech Pale Lager | 1 | Solano Brewing Company | Pils Nye The Barley Guy | Vacaville |
| Bohemian-Style Pilsner (Czech Lager) | 04A - Czech Pale Lager | 2 | Mraz Brewing Company Llc | Czech Norris | El Dorado Hills |
| Bohemian-Style Pilsner (Czech Lager) | 04A - Czech Pale Lager | 3 | Puesto Cervecería | Marisi Pils | San Diego |
| Kellerbier or Zwickelbier | 05A - Kellerbier or Zwickelbier | 1 | El Segundo Brewing Company | Porto Pils | El Segundo |
| Kellerbier or Zwickelbier | 05A - Kellerbier or Zwickelbier | 2 | Antigua Brewing Company | Krush It! | San Luis Obispo |
| Kellerbier or Zwickelbier | 05A - Kellerbier or Zwickelbier | 3 | Track 424 Brewery | Chug Along Crispy Pilsner | Modesto |
| European Pale Lager | 06A - Munich-Style Helles | 1 | Sutter Buttes Brewing Co. | Prost! | Yuba City |
| European Pale Lager | 06A - Munich-Style Helles | 2 | Common Space Brewery | Hammock Street Blonde | Hawthorne |
| European Pale Lager | 06A - Munich-Style Helles | 3 | Brewbilt Brewing | Brain Bypass Helles Lager | Grass Valley |
| German/Vienna-Style Märzen | 07B - Märzen/Oktoberfestbier | 1 | Stone Church Brewing | Marzen/Oktoberfest | Corona |
| German/Vienna-Style Märzen | 07A - Vienna Lager | 2 | Hodad's Brewing Company | Brewtality | San Diego |
| German/Vienna-Style Märzen | 07A - Vienna Lager | 3 | Pedals and Pints Brewing | Hummingbird | Thousand Oaks |
| European-Style Dark Lager | 08B - Schwarzbier | 1 | Angel City Brewery | Black Lager | Los Angeles |
| European-Style Dark Lager | 08A - Munich Dunkel | 2 | Port O' Pints Brewing Co. | Dunkel | Crescent City |
| European-Style Dark Lager | 08B - Schwarzbier | 3 | Gilman Brewing Company | West Berkeley Black Lager | Berkeley |
| Bocks | 09A - Helles Bock/Maibock | 1 | Morgan Territory Brewing | Lock'd, Bock'd And Ready To Rock | Tracy |
| Bocks | 09C - Doppelbock | 2 | Lodi Beer Co | Doppelbock | Lodi |
| Bocks | 09C - Doppelbock | 3 | Morgan Territory Brewing | Lubricator | Tracy |
| American-Style Cream Ale | 10A - American-Style Cream Ale | 1 | Lucky Luke Brewing Co. | Mas O Menos | santa clarita |
| American-Style Cream Ale | 10A - American-Style Cream Ale | 2 | Gamecraft Brewing Company | Otaku | Laguna Hills |
| American-Style Cream Ale | 10A - American-Style Cream Ale | 3 | Morgan Territory Brewing | Snap Shot | Tracy |
| Kölsch | 11A - Kölsch | 1 | Headlands Brewing Company | Earth To Beer | Pittsburg |
| Kölsch | 11A - Kölsch | 2 | Crow and Wolf Brewing | Quarter Mile | Clovis |
| Kölsch | 11A - Kölsch | 3 | Hermosa Brewing | Ollie | Torrance |
| Amber mixed fermentation | 13A - California Common | 1 | Alaro Craft Brewery | Potrero | Sacramento |
| Amber mixed fermentation | 13A - California Common | 2 | Brewyard Beer Company Llc | Jewel City | Glendale |
| Amber mixed fermentation | 12A - German-Style Altbier | 3 | Amador Brewing Company | Altbier | Plymouth |
| American-Style Wheat Beer | 15A - American-Style Wheat Beer | 1 | Stone Church Brewing | Eucharist Wheat | Corona |
| American-Style Wheat Beer | 15A - American-Style Wheat Beer | 2 | Touchstone Brewing Company | High Camp | Sacramento |
| American-Style Wheat Beer | 15A - American-Style Wheat Beer | 3 | Dust Bowl Brewing Co. | American Wheat | Turlock |
| German-Style Wheat Ale | 16B - Hefeweizen | 1 | river city brewing company | River City Hefe | carmichael |
| German-Style Wheat Ale | 16B - Hefeweizen | 2 | Snowshoe Brewery | Snoweizen | Arnold |
| German-Style Wheat Ale | 16C - Dunkelweizen | 3 | Barley and Sword Brewing Company | Der Schwarzwald | San Diego |
| Berliner-Style Weisse | 17A - Berliner-Style Weisse | 1 | Alvarado Street Brewery | Howzit Punch | Salinas |
| Berliner-Style Weisse | 17A - Berliner-Style Weisse | 2 | Mike Hess Brewing | Peachy My Other Vice | San Diego |
| Berliner-Style Weisse | 17A - Berliner-Style Weisse | 3 | Cerveceria Del Pueblo | Melosa | Pasadena |
| Gose | 18B - Contemporary Gose | 1 | Party Beer Co. | Rad Dood | Los Angeles |
| Gose | 18A - Leipzig-Style Gose | 2 | San Francisco Brewing Company | Golden Gate Gose | San Francisco |
| Gose | 18B - Contemporary Gose | 3 | Pizza Port Ocean Beach | Paloma Sour | San Diego |
| American-Style Fruit Beer | 20A - Fruit beer | 1 | Solano Brewing Company | Never Frozen | Vacaville |
| American-Style Fruit Beer | 20A - Fruit beer | 2 | Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Co. | Half Dome Pomegranate Lemonade Wheat | Fresno |
| American-Style Fruit Beer | 20A - Fruit beer | 3 | The Monk's Cellar | Siesta | Roseville |
| Fruit/Spice, Veg, Spice, and Herb | 22A - Herb & Spice Beer | 1 | Angel City Brewery | Biere De Mars | Los Angeles |
| Fruit/Spice, Veg, Spice, and Herb | 20B - Fruit & Spice beer | 2 | Claremont Craft Ales | Pepper & Peaches | Claremont |
| Fruit/Spice, Veg, Spice, and Herb | 20B - Fruit & Spice beer | 3 | Dying Breed Brewing | Peaches And Cream | Oakdale |
| Coffee Beer | 23A - Coffee Beer | 1 | Crow and Wolf Brewing | Odyssey | Clovis |
| Coffee Beer | 23A - Coffee Beer | 2 | Touchstone Brewing Company | Alpine Start | Sacramento |
| Coffee Beer | 23A - Coffee Beer | 3 | Mike Hess Brewing | Coffee Grazias | San Diego |
| Chocolate Beer | 24A - Chocolate Beer | 1 | Antigua Brewing Company | Quetzalcoatl | San Luis Obispo |
| Chocolate Beer | 24A - Chocolate Beer | 2 | Alvarado Street Brewery | Motor Oil XX | Salinas |
| Chocolate Beer | 24A - Chocolate Beer | 3 | Smoking Cannon Brewery | Joslyn | Ramona CA |
| Smoked Beer | 25B - Smoked Porter | 1 | Geartooth Alewerks | Burned And Blackened | Placerville |
| Smoked Beer | 25C - Other Smoked Beer | 3 | Around The Horn Brewing Company | Reverse Altitude | Groveland |
| Historical Beer | 26G - Finnish-Style Sahti | 1 | Smoking Cannon Brewery | Juniper | Ramona CA |
| Historical Beer | 26E - London Brown Ale | 2 | Barley and Sword Brewing Company | Defence Of The Realm Act | San Diego |
| Historical Beer | 03A - Pre-Prohibition Pilsner | 3 | Cooperage Brewing Company | Coopacabra | Santa Rosa |
| Blonde or Golden Ale | 27A - Blonde or Golden Ale | 1 | Alosta Brewing Co. | Sally | Covina |
| Blonde or Golden Ale | 27A - Blonde or Golden Ale | 2 | Lucky Luke Brewing Co. | Luke's Original | santa clarita |
| Blonde or Golden Ale | 27A - Blonde or Golden Ale | 3 | 1886 Brewing Company | Live Stream | Orange |
| British Mild & Bitters | 28A - English-Style Mild Ale | 1 | Boring Rose Brewing Co. | Banbury Cross | Shingle Springs |
| British Mild & Bitters | 28C - Special Bitter | 2 | Stone Church Brewing | Canterbury ESB | Corona |
| British Mild & Bitters | 28B - Ordinary Bitter | 3 | Amador Brewing Company | Dirty Blonde | Plymouth |
| Standard British Ales | 29B - English-Style Porter/Brown Porter | 1 | 1886 Brewing Company | Record Beer | Orange |
| Standard British Ales | 29A - English-Style Brown Ale | 2 | Julian Beer Company | Weasel | Julian |
| Standard British Ales | 29B - English-Style Porter/Brown Porter | 3 | Lodi Beer Co | Plowshear Porter | Lodi |
| British Strong Ales | 30C - English Barleywine | 1 | Morgan Territory Brewing | Old Diablo | Tracy |
| British Strong Ales | 30C - English Barleywine | 2 | The Monk's Cellar | Heavy Robes | Roseville |
| British Strong Ales | 30A - Wee Heavy/Scotch Ale | 3 | Morgan Territory Brewing | Highland Marauder | Tracy |
| Scottish Ale | 31A - Scottish Light | 1 | Fall River Brewing Company | Kilty Pleasure | Redding |
| Scottish Ale | 31B - Scottish Heavy | 2 | El Cid Brewing Company | Scotty's Struggle | San Diego |
| Scottish Ale | 31C - Scottish Export | 3 | Barley and Sword Brewing Company | Orkney Ale | San Diego |
| Irish Red Ale | 32A - Irish Red Ale | 1 | Barley and Sword Brewing Company | Beoir Dearg | San Diego |
| Irish Red Ale | 32A - Irish Red Ale | 2 | Bravery Brewing | McMurphy's | Lancaster |
| Irish Red Ale | 32A - Irish Red Ale | 3 | Old Stump Brewing Co | Rusty Gasket | Pomona |
| Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout | 33A - Irish-Style Dry Stout | 1 | Camerado Brewing Co. | Skyvan | Cameron Park |
| Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout | 33A - Irish-Style Dry Stout | 2 | Burning Bridge Brewing | This Stout Rules | San Dimas |
| Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout | 33B - Foreign Extra Stout | 3 | Island Brewing Company | Starry Night Stout | Carpinteria |
| UK Stouts | 35A - Milk Stout/Cream Stout | 1 | Feather Falls Brewing Co. | Volcano Mudslide | Oroville |
| UK Stouts | 34A - Oatmeal Stout | 2 | 1886 Brewing Company | Loated | Orange |
| UK Stouts | 34A - Oatmeal Stout | 3 | Chapman Crafted Beer Company | Oats On The Water | Orange |
| Imperial Stouts | 36A - American Style Imperial Stout | 1 | Audio Graph Beer Co | 1313 Imperial Stout | Los Angeles |
| Imperial Stouts | 36B - British Style Imperial Stout | 2 | Geartooth Alewerks | Father Cog | Placerville |
| Imperial Stouts | 36B - British Style Imperial Stout | 3 | Lodi Beer Co | Firebox Imperial Stout | Lodi |
| American Amber & Brown Ales | 37B - American Brown Ale | 1 | Chapman Crafted Beer Company | Still The One | Orange |
| American Amber & Brown Ales | 37A - American Amber Ale | 2 | Pedals and Pints Brewing | Little Red Rider | Thousand Oaks |
| American Amber & Brown Ales | 37B - American Brown Ale | 3 | Fort Rock Brewing | FRB Brown | Rancho Cordova |
| American Porter & Stout | 38A - American Porter | 1 | FiftyFifty Brewing Co. | Donner Party Porter | Truckee |
| American Porter & Stout | 38A - American Porter | 2 | Waterman Brewing Company | Old Towne Porter | Elk Grove |
| American Porter & Stout | 38A - American Porter | 3 | Brewyard Beer Company Llc | Yasuke | Glendale |
| American Pale Ale | 39A - American Pale Ale | 1 | Cooperage Brewing Company | Coopmania | Santa Rosa |
| American Pale Ale | 39A - American Pale Ale | 2 | Artifex Brewing | Beer Paper | San Clemente |
| American Pale Ale | 39A - American Pale Ale | 3 | Validation Ale | Mo Frosty | Santa Barbara |
| English-Style India Pale Ale | 40A - English-Style India Pale Ale | 2 | Barley and Sword Brewing Company | The Edwin Fox | San Diego |
| English-Style India Pale Ale | 40A - English-Style India Pale Ale | 3 | Antigua Brewing Company | Grand Hoppening | San Luis Obispo |
| American-Style India Pale Ale | 41A - American-Style India Pale Ale | 1 | Full Circle | Speakeasy Ales & Lagers: Big Daddy IPA | Fresno |
| American-Style India Pale Ale | 41A - American-Style India Pale Ale | 2 | Discretion Brewing | Lighthouse Point IPA | Soquel |
| American-Style India Pale Ale | 41A - American-Style India Pale Ale | 3 | Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Co. | Gen Sherman IPA | Fresno |
| New England-Style IPA (Hazy IPA) | 42A - New England-Style IPA (Hazy IPA) | 1 | Pizza Port Ocean Beach | OB Haze | San Diego |
| New England-Style IPA (Hazy IPA) | 42A - New England-Style IPA (Hazy IPA) | 2 | Kern River Brewing Company | Lhazy River | Kernville |
| New England-Style IPA (Hazy IPA) | 42A - New England-Style IPA (Hazy IPA) | 3 | Headlands Brewing Company | Whoosh! | Pittsburg |
| American Imperial IPA | 43A - Double IPA | 1 | Morgan Territory Brewing | HopTomic | Tracy |
| American Imperial IPA | 43A - Double IPA | 2 | SeaQuake Brewing | Wicked Aunt Tammy | Crescent City |
| American Imperial IPA | 43A - Double IPA | 3 | Gilman Brewing Company | Banjo Cat | Berkeley |
| Specialty IPA | 44F - White IPA | 1 | CUVER | By Her Bootstraps | Santa Rosa |
| Specialty IPA | 44B - Black IPA | 2 | Norco Brewing Company | Black Tornado | Norco |
| Specialty IPA | 44D - Red IPA | 3 | Claremont Craft Ales | Happy Days | Claremont |
| US Strongs | 14A - Baltic-Style Porter | 1 | Darkheart Brewing | Baltic Seas Baltic Porter | Antelope |
| US Strongs | 45A - American Barleywine | 2 | Island Brewing Company | Big Island Barleywine | Carpinteria |
| US Strongs | 45C - Imperial Porter | 3 | Feather Falls Brewing Co. | Angry Mama Bear | Oroville |
| Belgian-Style Witbier | 46A - Belgian-Style Witbier | 1 | The Monk's Cellar | Biere Blanche | Roseville |
| Belgian-Style Witbier | 46A - Belgian-Style Witbier | 2 | Santa Monica Brew Works | Santa Monica Brew Works Wit Beer | Santa Monica, CA |
| Belgian-Style Witbier | 46A - Belgian-Style Witbier | 3 | Taproom Beer Company | TapRoom White | San Diego |
| Classic Saison | 47A - Classic Saison | 1 | Super Owl Brewing | Tony Saisono | Davis |
| Classic Saison | 47A - Classic Saison | 2 | Alvarado Street Brewery | Spotlight Effect | Salinas |
| Classic Saison | 47A - Classic Saison | 3 | Standard Deviant Brewing | Saison | San Francisco |
| Specialty Saison | 48A - Specialty Saison | 1 | Cellador Ales | Saison Du Rosier | Torrance |
| Specialty Saison | 48A - Specialty Saison | 2 | The Monk's Cellar | Tavern De Belgium | Roseville |
| Specialty Saison | 48A - Specialty Saison | 3 | Rincon Brewery | Fleur DeMer | Ventura |
| Belgian & French-Style Ale | 49E - Bière de Garde | 1 | BRAMS Beer | BRAMS French Pilsner | Monrovia |
| Belgian & French-Style Ale | 49B - Belgian Blond Ale | 2 | Amador Brewing Company | Martha | Plymouth |
| Belgian & French-Style Ale | 49B - Belgian Blond Ale | 3 | El Segundo Brewing Company | Break Of Dawn | El Segundo |
| Belgian Strongs | 50B - Belgian Dark Strong Ale | 1 | Feather Falls Brewing Co. | Charging Buffalo | Oroville |
| Belgian Strongs | 51C - Trappist Tripel | 2 | Pizza Port Brewing Co Carlsbad Village | Apollyon | Carlsbad |
| Belgian Strongs | 51B - Trappist Dubbel | 3 | Super Owl Brewing | My Cousin Frankie | Davis |
| Belgian Sours | 52C - Other Belgian-Style Sour Ale | 1 | BJ's Restaurant & Brewery | Razz-Jerry Tart | West Covina |
| Belgian Sours | 52B - Flanders Red Ale | 2 | BJ's Restaurant & Brewery | Oud Jeremiah | West Covina |
| Belgian Sours | 52B - Flanders Red Ale | 3 | Mraz Brewing Company Llc | The Cardinal | El Dorado Hills |
| American Wild Ale | 54A - Brett Beer | 1 | San Francisco Brewing Company | Brettannosaurus Rex | San Francisco |
| American Wild Ale | 54B - Mixed Culture Beer | 2 | Mraz Brewing Company Llc | Peach The Magic Dragon | El Dorado Hills |
| American Wild Ale | 54B - Mixed Culture Beer | 3 | Audio Graph Beer Co | Fuzzbox | Los Angeles |
| Barrel-Aged beers | 56A - Wood- and Barrel-Aged (spirit barrel) | 1 | Audio Graph Beer Co | Bass Clef | Los Angeles |
| Barrel-Aged beers | 56A - Wood- and Barrel-Aged (spirit barrel) | 2 | Morgan Territory Brewing | Old Diablo-Slow Burn | Tracy |
| Barrel-Aged beers | 56A - Wood- and Barrel-Aged (spirit barrel) | 3 | Frogtown Brewery | Prince George | Los Angeles |
| Other malt/grain/sugar | 57C - Honey Beer | 1 | Blue Note Brewing Company | Rising Together | Woodland |
| Other malt/grain/sugar | 19A - Rye beer | 2 | Northern Pine Brewing | Rye God Rye | Oceanside |
| Other malt/grain/sugar | 57C - Honey Beer | 3 | Absolution Brewing Co | Rector 2024 | Torrance |
| Experimental Beer | 58A - Experimental Beer | 1 | Cellador Ales | Revealed Truth | Torrance |
| Experimental Beer | 58A - Experimental Beer | 2 | Malibu Brewing Company | Canyon Rosé Lager | Westlake Village |
| Experimental Beer | 58A - Experimental Beer | 3 | Antigua Brewing Company | Darkside | San Luis Obispo |
| Session Beer | 59A - Session Beer (beer less than or equal to 5% abv.) | 1 | CUVER | Pepperwood | Santa Rosa |
| Session Beer | 59A - Session Beer (beer less than or equal to 5% abv.) | 2 | Cellador Ales | The Smoke | Torrance |
| Session Beer | 59A - Session Beer (beer less than or equal to 5% abv.) | 3 | Del Cielo Brewing | Vato Loco | Martinez |
| Chili Beer | 60A - Chili Beer | 1 | Mraz Brewing Company Llc | Miss Scoville | El Dorado Hills |
| Chili Beer | 60A - Chili Beer | 2 | Feather Falls Brewing Co. | Wild Hare | Oroville |
| Chili Beer | 60A - Chili Beer | 3 | Malibu Brewing Company | Hatch Chili Lager | Westlake Village |
| Cider | C2B - Cider with Other Fruit | 1 | Nevada County Mead Company: Bad Monkey Cider | Black Currant Cider | Penn Valley |
| Cider | C2B - Cider with Other Fruit | 2 | Ponderosa Cider Co. | Imperial Strawberry | Auburn |
| Cider | C2B - Cider with Other Fruit | 3 | Ponderosa Cider Co. | Cherry + Yuzu | Auburn |
| Kombucha | K1E - Experimental Kombucha | 1 | Shorebirds Brewing Company | Fresh Squeeze | Rancho Cordova |
| Kombucha | K1D - Fruit and Herb/Spice Kombucha | 2 | Mraz Brewing Company Llc | Rose' All Day | El Dorado Hills |
| Kombucha | K1B - Fruit Kombucha | 3 | Shorebirds Brewing Company | Guru Magic | Rancho Cordova |
| Category | Brewery | Style | Entry Name | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best of Show | HiDef Brewing | Wood-and-Barrel-Aged (Spirit) | Bass Clef Barley Wine | |
| 2023 Brewery of the Year | The Monk’s Cellar | 3 Gold Medals & 1 Silver Medal | ||
| 01: American Light Lager | Jackrabbit Brewing Company | 01A - American Light Lager | Ohaguro | 1 |
| 02: American Style Lager | Fogbelt Brewing Co | 01B - Northern American-Style Lager | Redwood Lager | 1 |
| 03: International Pale Lager | Tilted Mash Brewing | 02A - International Pale Lager | Mo'fun | 1 |
| 04: International Amber/Dark Lager | Del Cielo Brewing | 02B - International Amber Lager | Morena Mia | 1 |
| 05: European-Style Pilsner | Artifex Brewing | 03B - European-Style Pilsner | Forza O-Side | 1 |
| 06: German-Style Pilsner | Device Brewing Company | 03C - German-Style Pilsner | Pincushion | 1 |
| 07: Czech Lager | Canyon Club Brewery | 04A - Czech Pale Lager | Beta Tested Pilsner | 1 |
| 08: Pale European Lager | Brewbilt Brewing | 06A - Munich-Style Helles | Brain Bypass Helles Lager | 1 |
| 09: Vienna/Märzen Lager | Homebound Brew Haus | 07A - Vienna Lager | Scout | 1 |
| 10: Dark European Lager | Pocock Brewing Company | 08A - Munich Dunkel | Pococktoberfest | 1 |
| 11: Bock | Clandestine Brewing | 09B - Traditional German-Style Bock | Bocklash | 1 |
| 12: American-Style Cream Ale | 21st Amendment Brewery | 10A - American-Style Cream Ale | El Sully | 1 |
| 13: Kölsch | Faultline Brewing Co | 11A - Kölsch | Lakeside Kolsch | 1 |
| 15: American-Style Wheat Beer | Snowshoe Brewery | 15A - American-Style Wheat Beer | Apricot Wheat | 1 |
| 16: Weissbier | Kairoa Brewing Company | 16B - Hefeweizen | Hasselhef | 1 |
| 17: Berliner-Style Weisse | Smoking Cannon Brewery | 17A - Berliner-Style Weisse | Kerr | 1 |
| 18: Gose | San Francisco Brewing Company | 18A - Leipzig-Style Gose | Golden Gate Gose | 1 |
| 19: Rye Beer | Oscars Brewing Company | 19A - Rye beer | Bear Meets Otter | 1 |
| 20: Fruit Beer | Mike Hess Brewing | 20A - Fruit beer | Apricot Hop Cloud | 1 |
| 21: Fruit or Herb/Spice Beer | South of North Brewing Co. | 22A - Herb & Spice Beer | Horchata Stout | 1 |
| 22: Coffee Beer | Brams Beer | 23A - Coffee Beer | Brams Coffee Cacao Stout | 1 |
| 23: Chocolate Beer | Smoking Cannon Brewery | 24A - Chocolate Beer | Joslyn | 1 |
| 24: Bamberg-Style Rauchbier | Danville Brewing Company | 25A - Bamberg-Style Rauchbier | Station 31 | 1 |
| 25: Historical Styles | Pocock Brewing Company | 26E - London Brown Ale | The Old Road | 1 |
| 26: Blonde or Golden Ale | Tarantula Hill Brewing Co | 27A - Blonde or Golden Ale | Tarantula Hill Blonde | 1 |
| 28: Bitters | Summer Fox Brewing Company | 28C - Special Bitter | Santa Fe Ave Pub Ale | 1 |
| 27: English Dark Ales | Standard Deviant Brewing | 29A - English-Style Brown Ale | English Brown Ale | 1 |
| 29: UK Strong | Danville Brewing Company | 30C - English Barleywine | Granny's Tipple | 1 |
| 30: Scottish/Irish Ales | Waterman Brewing Company | 32A - Irish Red Ale | Bald Ron's Irish Red Ale | 1 |
| 31: English Stouts | Del Cielo Brewing | 33B - Foreign Extra Stout | Smooth Ride | 1 |
| 32: Imperial Stouts | Hidef Brewing | 36A - American Style Imperial Stout | Black Hole | 1 |
| 33: American Amber Ale | San Francisco Brewing Company | 37A - American Amber Ale | Alcatraz Amber | 1 |
| 34: American Brown Ale | Calicraft Brewing Company | 37B - American Brown Ale | Oaktown Brown Ale | 1 |
| 35: American Porter/Stout | Etna Brewing Co | 38A - American Porter | Old Grind Porter | 1 |
| 36: American Pale Ale | Grass Valley Brewing Co. | 39A - American Pale Ale | Gold Pan Pale | 1 |
| 37: English-Style India Pale Ale | Antigua Brewing Company | 40A - English-Style India Pale Ale | Grand Hoppening | 1 |
| 38: American-Style India Pale Ale | My Yard Live Beer Co. | 41A - American-Style India Pale Ale | Flight Of The Kiwi's | 1 |
| 39: New England-Style IPA (Hazy IPA) | Logoff Brewing | 42A - New England-Style IPA (Hazy IPA) | Hazy Lazy Days | 1 |
| 40: Double IPA | My Yard Live Beer Co. | 43A - Double IPA | Lawn Darts | 1 |
| 41: Triple IPA | Knee Deep Brewing Co. | 43B - Triple IPA | Simtra | 1 |
| 42: Specialty IPA | Dying Breed Brewing | 44D - Red IPA | Wanted Red Or Alive | 1 |
| 43: American Strong Ale | 1886 Brewing Company | 45D - Other American Strong Ales | Rare Conundrum | 1 |
| 44: Belgian-Style Witbier | The Monk's Cellar | 46A - Belgian-Style Witbier | Biere Blanche | 1 |
| 45: Classic Saison | The Monk's Cellar | 47A - Classic Saison | Mates In Belgium | 1 |
| 46: Specialty Saison | The Monk's Cellar | 48A - Specialty Saison | Cellmates | 1 |
| 47: Belgian Blond/Pale Ale | Kairoa Brewing Company | 49B - Belgian Blond Ale | Cheeky Buggah | 1 |
| 48: Belgian Strong Ales | Super Owl Brewing | 50B - Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Don't Call Me Francis | 1 |
| 49: Trappist Style Ale | Apogee Brewing Co. | 51C - Trappist Tripel | Monks In Space | 1 |
| 50: Belgian Sour | Angel City Brewery | 53B - Gueuze | Trois Annees Cuvee | 1 |
| 51: American Wild Ale | Mraz Brewing Company Llc | 54B - Mixed Culture Beer | Guava Lava | 1 |
| 52: Wood- and Barrel-Aged (Wine) | Clandestine Brewing | 55A - Wood- and Barrel-Aged (stored in barrels previously containing wine, port, or sherry) | Quad Pro Quo | 1 |
| 53: Wood- and Barrel-Aged (Spirit) | Hidef Brewing | 56A - Wood- and Barrel-Aged (stored in barrels previously containing distilled spirits i.e. brandy, bourbon, etc) | Bass Clef Barley Wine | 1 |
| 54: Alternative Sugar Beverage | Absolution Brewing Co | 57C - Honey Beer | Rector 2023 | 1 |
| 55: Experimental Beer | Shadow Puppet Brewing Company | 58A - Experimental Beer | Needle Tip | 1 |
| 56: Session Beer | Pizza Port Ocean Beach | 59A - Session Beer (beer less than or equal to 5% abv.) | Guillaume | 1 |
| 57: Chili Beer | Angel City Brewery | 60A - Chili Beer | Srirachelada | 1 |
| 58: Cider | Windy Ridge Cellars | C1A - New World Cider | Windy Ridge Cellars - Imperial Hard Apple Cider | 1 |
| 01: American Light Lager | MacLeod Ale Brewing Co. | 01A - American Light Lager | Van Ice | 2 |
| 02: American Style Lager | Puesto Cervecería | 01B - Northern American-Style Lager | Puesto Clara | 2 |
| 03: International Pale Lager | Sacrament Brewing | 02A - International Pale Lager | Are You There God? It's Me... Lager. | 2 |
| 04: International Amber/Dark Lager | Oscars Brewing Company | 02C - International Dark Lager | Papa Bear | 2 |
| 05: European-Style Pilsner | South of North Brewing Co. | 03B - European-Style Pilsner | Strega Italian Pilsner | 2 |
| 06: German-Style Pilsner | Common Space Brewery | 03C - German-Style Pilsner | Fresh Pils Of L.A. | 2 |
| 07: Czech Lager | Ten Mile Brewing | 04B - Czech Dark Lager | Swarthy Czechsman | 2 |
| 08: Pale European Lager | Casa Agria Specialty Ales | 05C - European-Style Export/Dortmunder | Nyland Extra | 2 |
| 09: Vienna/Märzen Lager | Ten Mile Brewing | 07A - Vienna Lager | Plethora Of Pinatas | 2 |
| 10: Dark European Lager | The Monk's Cellar | 08B - Schwarzbier | May The Schwarz Bier With You | 2 |
| 11: Bock | High-Hand Brewery | 09A - Helles Bock/Maibock | High-Hand Maibock | 2 |
| 12: American-Style Cream Ale | Cooperage Brewing Company | 10A - American-Style Cream Ale | El Coopacabra | 2 |
| 13: Kölsch | Morgan Territory Brewing | 11A - Kölsch | Super Bloom | 2 |
| 14: Hybrid | Brewyard Beer Company Llc | 13A - California Common | Jewel City | 2 |
| 15: American-Style Wheat Beer | Lodi Beer Co | 15A - American-Style Wheat Beer | Summer Wheat | 2 |
| 16: Weissbier | Standard Deviant Brewing | 16B - Hefeweizen | Hefeweizen | 2 |
| 17: Berliner-Style Weisse | Cerveceria Del Pueblo | 17A - Berliner-Style Weisse | Lulo | 2 |
| 18: Gose | Claremont Craft Ales | 18B - Contemporary Gose | Raspberry Gose | 2 |
| 19: Rye Beer | Clandestine Brewing | 19A - Rye beer | Philly Special | 2 |
| 20: Fruit Beer | Dying Breed Brewing | 20A - Fruit beer | 50/50 Creamsicle | 2 |
| 21: Fruit or Herb/Spice Beer | Logoff Brewing | 20B - Fruit & Spice beer | Walker Texas Oranger | 2 |
| 22: Coffee Beer | Darkheart Brewing | 23A - Coffee Beer | Dark Gallows | 2 |
| 24: Bamberg-Style Rauchbier | Arts District Brewing Company | 25A - Bamberg-Style Rauchbier | Kindling | 2 |
| 25: Historical Styles | Canyon Lakes Brewery | 26F - Pre-Prohibition Porter | Ob Brown | 2 |
| 26: Blonde or Golden Ale | Frogtown Brewery | 27A - Blonde or Golden Ale | Kinky | 2 |
| 27: English Dark Ales | Taproom Beer Company | 28A - English-Style Mild Ale | How Original | 2 |
| 28: Bitters | Alosta Brewing Co. | 28D - Extra Special Bitter | Elias | 2 |
| 29: UK Strong | Alaro Craft Brewery | 30B - Old Ale | Spaniard | 2 |
| 30: Scottish/Irish Ales | Fort Rock Brewing | 32A - Irish Red Ale | Red My Mind | 2 |
| 31: English Stouts | Feather Falls Brewing Co. | 35A - Milk Stout/Cream Stout | Volcano Mudslide | 2 |
| 32: Imperial Stouts | Mike Hess Brewing | 36A - American Style Imperial Stout | Umbrix | 2 |
| 33: American Amber Ale | Faultline Brewing Co | 37A - American Amber Ale | Redwood Ale | 2 |
| 34: American Brown Ale | Tarantula Hill Brewing Co | 37B - American Brown Ale | Who's That Brown | 2 |
| 35: American Porter/Stout | Grass Valley Brewing Co. | 38B - American Stout | Western State's Stout | 2 |
| 36: American Pale Ale | Burgeon Beer Company | 39A - American Pale Ale | Collective Minds | 2 |
| 37: English-Style India Pale Ale | Alaro Craft Brewery | 40A - English-Style India Pale Ale | Castillo | 2 |
| 38: American-Style India Pale Ale | Brewery X | 41A - American-Style India Pale Ale | Inhale X-Hill | 2 |
| 39: New England-Style IPA (Hazy IPA) | Summer Fox Brewing Company | 42A - New England-Style IPA (Hazy IPA) | Joytone Hazy IPA | 2 |
| 40: Double IPA | Sudwerk Brewing Company | 43A - Double IPA | Overgrowth Imperial IPA | 2 |
| 41: Triple IPA | Dying Breed Brewing | 43B - Triple IPA | The Wrecker | 2 |
| 42: Specialty IPA | Cuver | 44A - Belgian IPA | Hoppy Don | 2 |
| 43: American Strong Ale | Project Barley Brewery | 45A - American Barleywine | Good Boy (2022) | 2 |
| 45: Classic Saison | Stone Church Brewing | 47A - Classic Saison | Saison De Church | 2 |
| 46: Specialty Saison | Apogee Brewing Co. | 48A - Specialty Saison | Lucy In The Rye | 2 |
| 47: Belgian Blond/Pale Ale | El Segundo Brewing Company | 49C - Belgian Pale Ale | Aileron | 2 |
| 48: Belgian Strong Ales | Pizza Port Brewing Co Carlsbad Village | 50A - Belgian Pale Strong Ale | Le Village | 2 |
| 49: Trappist Style Ale | Faultline Brewing Co | 51B - Trappist Dubbel | Double Trouble | 2 |
| 50: Belgian Sour | San Francisco Brewing Company | 52A - Oud Bruin | Oud Bruin | 2 |
| 51: American Wild Ale | Sidellis Lake Tahoe Inc. | 54C - Wild Specialty Beer | Slo-Ly Going Wild | 2 |
| 52: Wood- and Barrel-Aged (Wine) | Calicraft Brewing Company | 55A - Wood- and Barrel-Aged (stored in barrels previously containing wine, port, or sherry) | Red Wine Sour Cuvee | 2 |
| 53: Wood- and Barrel-Aged (Spirit) | Knee Deep Brewing Co. | 56A - Wood- and Barrel-Aged (stored in barrels previously containing distilled spirits i.e. brandy, bourbon, etc) | Distinguished Gentleman | 2 |
| 55: Experimental Beer | Frogtown Brewery | 58A - Experimental Beer | Painkiller | 2 |
| 56: Session Beer | Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Co. | 59A - Session Beer (beer less than or equal to 5% abv.) | Low Dome Blood Orange Wheat | 2 |
| 57: Chili Beer | Angel City Brewery | 60A - Chili Beer | Miche Verde | 2 |
| 58: Cider | Nitty's Cider | C2B - Cider with Other Fruit | Candlelight & Roses | 2 |
| 54: Alternative Sugar Beverage | Sage Vegan Bistro & Brewery | K1B - Fruit Kombucha | Boozy Booch | 2 |
| 01: American Light Lager | Evans Brewing Co | 01A - American Light Lager | Evan's 87 | 3 |
| 02: American Style Lager | El Segundo Brewing Company | 01B - Northern American-Style Lager | Broken Skull American Lager | 3 |
| 03: International Pale Lager | Burgeon Beer Company | 02A - International Pale Lager | Invita | 3 |
| 04: International Amber/Dark Lager | Puesto Cervecería | 02C - International Dark Lager | Puesto Negra | 3 |
| 05: European-Style Pilsner | Headlands Brewing Company | 03B - European-Style Pilsner | Pt. Bonita | 3 |
| 06: German-Style Pilsner | True Symmetry Brewing Co | 03C - German-Style Pilsner | Vitruvian Pilsner | 3 |
| 07: Czech Lager | Puesto Cervecería | 04B - Czech Dark Lager | Puesto Negra | 3 |
| 08: Pale European Lager | Ten Mile Brewing | 06A - Munich-Style Helles | Segway To Munich | 3 |
| 09: Vienna/Märzen Lager | Taproom Beer Company | 07A - Vienna Lager | Vienna Lager | 3 |
| 10: Dark European Lager | True Symmetry Brewing Co | 08B - Schwarzbier | Midnight At Noon | 3 |
| 11: Bock | Morgan Territory Brewing | 09A - Helles Bock/Maibock | Lock'd, Bock'd And Ready To Rock | 3 |
| 12: American-Style Cream Ale | Del Cielo Brewing | 10A - American-Style Cream Ale | Órale | 3 |
| 13: Kölsch | Jackrabbit Brewing Company | 11A - Kölsch | Catch Of The Day | 3 |
| 14: Hybrid | Darkheart Brewing | 12A - German-Style Altbier | Alternate Latitude With Attitude | 3 |
| 15: American-Style Wheat Beer | Antigua Brewing Company | 15A - American-Style Wheat Beer | Botanical | 3 |
| 16: Weissbier | Waterman Brewing Company | 16B - Hefeweizen | Hef 'n' Brau | 3 |
| 17: Berliner-Style Weisse | Mike Hess Brewing | 17A - Berliner-Style Weisse | Peachy My Other Vice | 3 |
| 18: Gose | Old Stump Brewing Co | 18B - Contemporary Gose | Apricot Gose | 3 |
| 20: Fruit Beer | Trademark Brewing Company | 20A - Fruit beer | A La Playa | 3 |
| 21: Fruit or Herb/Spice Beer | Antigua Brewing Company | 22A - Herb & Spice Beer | Celebration | 3 |
| 22: Coffee Beer | Mike Hess Brewing | 23A - Coffee Beer | Mhb Vietnamese Pastry Stout | 3 |
| 23: Chocolate Beer | Antigua Brewing Company | 24A - Chocolate Beer | Quetzalcoatl | 3 |
| 25: Historical Styles | Smoking Cannon Brewery | 26G - Finnish-Style Sahti | Smoking Longhorn | 3 |
| 26: Blonde or Golden Ale | Ten Mile Brewing | 27A - Blonde or Golden Ale | Maggie Mae | 3 |
| 28: Bitters | 1886 Brewing Company | 28D - Extra Special Bitter | Elleigh's Esb | 3 |
| 27: English Dark Ales | Temblor Brewing Company | 29A - English-Style Brown Ale | Almond Brown Ale | 3 |
| 29: UK Strong | Lodi Beer Co | 30C - English Barleywine | Barleywine | 3 |
| 30: Scottish/Irish Ales | El Cid Brewing Company | 32A - Irish Red Ale | Red Chevrons | 3 |
| 31: English Stouts | Solano Brewing Company | 35A - Milk Stout/Cream Stout | Sunday Mornings | 3 |
| 32: Imperial Stouts | Oak Park Brewing Company | 36A - American Style Imperial Stout | Stout Kang | 3 |
| 33: American Amber Ale | Sidellis Lake Tahoe Inc. | 37A - American Amber Ale | Ob Amber | 3 |
| 34: American Brown Ale | El Segundo Brewing Company | 37B - American Brown Ale | Station No. 1 | 3 |
| 35: American Porter/Stout | Waterman Brewing Company | 38A - American Porter | Old Towne Porter | 3 |
| 36: American Pale Ale | Dying Breed Brewing | 39A - American Pale Ale | Moosaic | 3 |
| 37: English-Style India Pale Ale | Grass Valley Brewing Co. | 40A - English-Style India Pale Ale | Lightnin Mike's IPA | 3 |
| 38: American-Style India Pale Ale | Chapman Crafted Beer | 41A - American-Style India Pale Ale | Welcome To Citra | 3 |
| 39: New England-Style IPA (Hazy IPA) | Brewyard Beer Company Llc | 42A - New England-Style IPA (Hazy IPA) | Citra Bang | 3 |
| 40: Double IPA | Morgan Territory Brewing | 43A - Double IPA | Hoptomic | 3 |
| 41: Triple IPA | Dust Bowl Brewing Co. | 43B - Triple IPA | Therapist Imperial IPA | 3 |
| 42: Specialty IPA | Danville Brewing Company | 44E - Rye IPA | Bar 1 | 3 |
| 43: American Strong Ale | Antigua Brewing Company | 45D - Other American Strong Ales | Thor's Hammer | 3 |
| 45: Classic Saison | Break Even Beermakers | 47A - Classic Saison | Jawbone | 3 |
| 46: Specialty Saison | Julian Beer Company | 48A - Specialty Saison | Hillside Rendezvous | 3 |
| 47: Belgian Blond/Pale Ale | Paperback Brewing | 49B - Belgian Blond Ale | Surrealist | 3 |
| 48: Belgian Strong Ales | Camerado Brewing Co. | 50B - Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Azrael | 3 |
| 50: Belgian Sour | Mraz Brewing Company Llc | 52C - Other Belgian-Style Sour Ale | Wild Meadow | 3 |
| 51: American Wild Ale | Headlands Brewing Company | 54C - Wild Specialty Beer | Solar Sour Blackberry | 3 |
| 52: Wood- and Barrel-Aged (Wine) | Porchlight Brewing Co | 55A - Wood- and Barrel-Aged (stored in barrels previously containing wine, port, or sherry) | Three Hour Tour | 3 |
| 53: Wood- and Barrel-Aged (Spirit) | Morgan Territory Brewing | 56A - Wood- and Barrel-Aged (stored in barrels previously containing distilled spirits i.e. brandy, bourbon, etc) | Old Diablo-Slow Burn | 3 |
| 54: Alternative Sugar Beverage | Old Stump Brewing Co | 57C - Honey Beer | Not Tonight Honey - Honey Blonde | 3 |
| 55: Experimental Beer | Smoking Cannon Brewery | 58A - Experimental Beer | Fuse | 3 |
| 56: Session Beer | Four Sons Brewing | 59A - Session Beer (beer less than or equal to 5% abv.) | 4 Good Times | 3 |
| 57: Chili Beer | Mraz Brewing Company Llc | 60A - Chili Beer | Just The Tip | 3 |
| 58: Cider | Nitty's Cider | C2B - Cider with Other Fruit | Gypsy Rose | 3 |
| 48: Belgian Strong Ales | Oak Park Brewing Company | 50A - Belgian Pale Strong Ale | Paint The Globe Belgian Golden Strong Ale | HM |
| Category | Style | Place | Brewery | Entry Name | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best of Show | American-Style Cream Ale | Angel City Brewery | L.A. Blonde | Los Angeles | |
| 2022 Brewery of the Year | 3 Gold Medals & 1 Silver Medal | Dust Bowl Brewing Company | Turlock | ||
| 01A - American Light Lager | Standard American Lager | 1 | Seismic Brewing Co. | Tremor California Light Lager | Santa Rosa |
| 01A - American Light Lager | Standard American Lager | 3 | Kern River Brewing Company | Kern Lite | Kernville |
| 01B - Northern American-Style Lager | Standard American Lager | 2 | Sudwerk Brewing Co. | Backyard Hero | Davis |
| 02A - International Pale Lager | International Lager | 1 | Dust Bowl Brewing Co | Taco Truck | Turlock |
| 02A - International Pale Lager | International Lager | 3 | Gamecraft Brewing Company | Los Santos | Laguna Hills |
| 02C - International Dark Lager | International Lager | 2 | Sonoma Springs Brewing Company | La Morena | Sonoma |
| 03B - European-Style Pilsner | American or International Style Pilsner | 1 | Dust Bowl Brewing Co | Hobo | Turlock |
| 03B - European-Style Pilsner | American or International Style Pilsner | 2 | Chapman Crafted Beer, Llc | Chapman Crafted Pils | Orange |
| 03C - German-Style Pilsner | American or International Style Pilsner | 3 | East Brother Beer Company | Bo Pils | Richmond |
| 04A - Czech Pale Lager | Bohemian-Style Pilsner (Czech Lager) | 2 | Sudwerk Brewing Co. | The People's Pilsner | Davis |
| 04A - Czech Pale Lager | Bohemian-Style Pilsner (Czech Lager) | 3 | 14 Cannons Brewing Company, Inc. | Patient Pilsner | Westlake Village |
| 04B - Czech Dark Lager | Bohemian-Style Pilsner (Czech Lager) | 1 | Lawless Brewing Co. | Blacklight | North Hollywood |
| 05C - European-Style Export/Dortmunder | Pale European Beer | 2 | Boomtown Brewery | Mic Czech | Los Angeles |
| 06A - Munich-Style Helles | Pale European Beer | 1 | Device Brewing Company | In the Afterglow | Sacramento |
| 06A - Munich-Style Helles | Pale European Beer | 3 | Hop Secret Brewing Company | Close Talker Lager | Monrovia |
| 07B Märzen/Oktoberfestbier | European Amber/Dark Lager | 3 | 14 Cannons Brewing Company, Inc. | Marooner Märzen | Westlake Village |
| 08B - Schwarzbier | European Amber/Dark Lager | 1 | Chapman Crafted Beer, Llc | Blogger | Orange |
| 09B - Traditional German-Style Bock | Bock | 3 | Morgan Territory Brewing | Big Bock Energy | Tracy |
| 10A - Doppelbock | Bock | 1 | Black Hammer Brewing | Bock Party | San Francisco |
| 10A - Doppelbock | Bock | 2 | Clandestine Brewing | Agent Provocator | San Jose |
| 11A - American-Style Cream Ale | American-Style Cream Ale | 1 | Angel City Brewery | L.A. Blonde | Los Angeles |
| 11A - American-Style Cream Ale | American-Style Cream Ale | 2 | Knee Deep Brewing | Hola Senor | Auburn |
| 11A - American-Style Cream Ale | American-Style Cream Ale | 3 | Lincoln Beer Company | Cream Ale | Burbank |
| 12A Kolsch | Kolsch | 1 | Surfridge Brewing Company | Gimme One Kolsch | El Segundo |
| 12A Kolsch | Kolsch | 2 | Artifex Brewing Company | Positive Vibe Warriors | San Clemente |
| 13A - German-Style Altbier | Amber Mixed | 2 | Amador Brewing Company | Altbier | Plymouth |
| 14A - California Common | Amber Mixed | 1 | Brewyard Beer Company | Jewel City | Glendale |
| 14A - California Common | Amber Mixed | 3 | Bullmastiff Brewery | Ultimutt Amber | Penn Valley |
| 16A - American-Style Wheat Beer | American Light Ales | 2 | Federation Brewing | Hop Springs | Oakland |
| 17B - Hefeweizen | German-Style Wheat Ale | 1 | Absolution Brewing Company | Purgatory | Torrance |
| 17B - Hefeweizen | German-Style Wheat Ale | 2 | Frogtown Brewery | Split Decision | Los Angeles |
| 17C - Dunkelweizen | German-Style Wheat Ale | 3 | Darkheart Brewing | First of the Treasure | Sacramento |
| 18A - Berliner-Style Weisse | Berliner-Style Weisse | 1 | Second Chance Beer Company | Velvet Boots | San Diego |
| 18A - Berliner-Style Weisse | Berliner-Style Weisse | 2 | Cerveceria Del Pueblo | Feijoa Berliner-Style Weisse | Pasadena |
| 18A - Berliner-Style Weisse | Berliner-Style Weisse | 3 | Border X Brewing | La Popis | Bell |
| 19B - Contemporary Gose | Gose | 1 | Sudwerk Brewing Co. | Funhouse | Davis |
| 19B - Contemporary Gose | Gose | 2 | Porchlight Brewing Company | Selleck Smooches | Sacramento |
| 19B - Contemporary Gose | Gose | 3 | Seismic Brewing Co. | Danger Zone Gose | Santa Rosa |
| 20A - Rye beer | Alternative Fermentable Beer | 2 | Federation Brewing | Utopia Planitia | Oakland |
| 21A - Fruit beer | American-Style Fruit Beer | 2 | Fort Rock Brewing | Copacoblama | Rancho Cordova |
| 21A - Fruit beer | American-Style Fruit Beer | 3 | Out of Bounds Brewing Company | Peaches and Cream Sour | Rocklin |
| 21B - Fruit & Spice beer | American-Style Fruit Beer | 1 | Flatland Brewing Company | Year 6 | Elk Grove |
| 23A - Herb & Spice Beer | Herb & Spice Beer | 1 | Far Field Beer Company | Two Wheeler | Lawndale |
| 23A - Herb & Spice Beer | Herb & Spice Beer | 2 | Fort Point Beer Company | Loose Leaf | San Francisco |
| 23A - Herb & Spice Beer | Herb & Spice Beer | 3 | Alosta Brewing Co. | Dig Tussy | Covina |
| 24A - Coffee Beer | Coffee Beer | 1 | Hop Dogma Brewing Company | Venti Is Large | Half Moon Bay |
| 24A - Coffee Beer | Coffee Beer | 2 | Fort Rock Brewing | Whitney Brewston | Rancho Cordova |
| 24A - Coffee Beer | Coffee Beer | 3 | Bird Street Brewing | Mocha Stout 1066 | Lemoore |
| 25A - Chocolate Beer | Chocolate Beer | 1 | San Francisco Brewing Company | Ghirardelli Chocolate Imperial Stout | San Francisco |
| 25A - Chocolate Beer | Chocolate Beer | 2 | Pond Farm Brewing Co. | Gran Cacao | San Rafael |
| 25A - Chocolate Beer | Chocolate Beer | 3 | Danville Brewing Company | Chocolate Raspberry Royale | Danville |
| 26A - Bamberg-Style Rauchbier | European Amber/Dark Lager | 2 | Crooked Lane Brewing Co | Bamberg Calling | Auburn |
| 27D - Kentucky Common | Alternative Fermentable Beer | 3 | Ten Mile Brewing` | Hidden Hollow | Signal Hill |
| 28A - Blonde or Golden Ale | American Light Ales | 1 | Dust Bowl Brewing Co | California Golden Ale | Turlock |
| 28A - Blonde or Golden Ale | American Light Ales | 3 | Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Company | 99 Golden Ale | Fresno |
| 29C - Special Bitter | British Mild & Bitters | 2 | Faultline Brewing Company | Faultline Special Bitter | Sunnyvale |
| 29D - Extra Special Bitter | British Mild & Bitters | 1 | 1886 Brewing Company | Elleigh's Esb | Orange |
| 29D - Extra Special Bitter | British Mild & Bitters | 3 | Hwy 50 Brewery | Left Lane Esb | Camino |
| 30A - English-Style Pale Ale | Standard British Ales | 1 | Flatland Brewing Company | Tunnel Vision | Elk Grove |
| 30B - English-Style Brown Ale | Standard British Ales | 3 | Temblor Brewing Company | Almond Brown Ale | Bakersfield |
| 30C - English-Style Porter/Brown Porter | Standard British Ales | 2 | Lodi Beer Company | Plowshear Porter | Lodi |
| 31C - English Barleywine | Strong Ales | 1 | Danville Brewing Company | Granny's Tipple | Danville |
| 33A - Irish Red Ale | Irish Red Ale | 1 | San Fernando Brewing Company | O'Melveny Red Ale | San Fernando |
| 33A - Irish Red Ale | Irish Red Ale | 2 | Karl Strauss Brewing Company | Red Trolley Ale | San Diego |
| 33A - Irish Red Ale | Irish Red Ale | 3 | Waterman Brewing Company | Bald Ron's Irish Red Ale | Elk Grove |
| 35B - Oatmeal Stout | UK Stouts | 1 | Bullmastiff Brewery | Dog House Stout | Penn Valley |
| 36A - Milk Stout/Cream Stout | UK Stouts | 2 | Hop Secret Brewing Company | What We Drink In the Shadows - Chocolate Hazelnut Stout | Monrovia |
| 36A - Milk Stout/Cream Stout | UK Stouts | 3 | Hop Secret Brewing Company | Tongue Butter - Peanut Butter Stout | Monrovia |
| 37A - American Style Imperial Stout | Imperial Stouts | 1 | Henhouse Brewing | The Beer 2000 | Santa Rosa |
| 37A - American Style Imperial Stout | Imperial Stouts | 2 | Surfridge Brewing Company | Tenebris | El Segundo |
| 37B - British Style Imperial Stout | Imperial Stouts | 3 | Super Owl Brewing | Attitude For Darkness | Davis |
| 38A - American Amber Ale | American Amber & Brown Ales | 2 | Buzzrock Brewing Co. / George Lopez's Ta Loco Brewery | Rock and Brews Red R Love | Torrance |
| 38A - American Amber Ale | American Amber & Brown Ales | 3 | Smog City Brewing Co. | Sabre-Toothed Squirrel | Torrance |
| 38B - American Brown Ale | American Amber & Brown Ales | 1 | Calicraft Brewing Co. | Oaktown Brown Ale | Walnut Creek |
| 39B - Robust Porter | American Porter & Stout | 1 | Antigua Brewing Company Llc | Pandemic | San Luis Obispo |
| 39B - Robust Porter | American Porter & Stout | 2 | South Gate Brewing Co. | Deadwood Porter | Oakhurst |
| 39B - Robust Porter | American Porter & Stout | 3 | Waterman Brewing Company | Old Towne Porter | Elk Grove |
| 40A - American Pale Ale | American Pale Ale | 1 | 1886 Brewing Company | Oneders Vol: 3 | Orange |
| 40A - American Pale Ale | American Pale Ale | 2 | Pond Farm Brewing Co. | Adrift | San Rafael |
| 40A - American Pale Ale | American Pale Ale | 3 | New Helvetia Brewing Co. | (916) Pale Ale | Sacramento |
| 41A - English-Style India Pale Ale | English-Style India Pale Ale | 2 | Antigua Brewing Company Llc | Grand Hoppening | San Luis Obispo |
| 41A - English-Style India Pale Ale | English-Style India Pale Ale | 3 | Bear Republic Brewing | Racer 5 IPA | Cloverdale |
| 42A - American-Style India Pale Ale | American-Style India Pale Ale | 1 | Black Plague Brewing | Hell In the Cellar | Oceanside |
| 42A - American-Style India Pale Ale | American-Style India Pale Ale | 2 | Docent Brewing | Gimme | San Juan Capistrano |
| 42A - American-Style India Pale Ale | American-Style India Pale Ale | 3 | Tower Brewing | Famous Friends | Sacramento |
| 43A - New England-Style IPA (Hazy IPA) | New England-Style IPA (Hazy) | 1 | Old Stump Brewing Co | Pineapple Coast Hazy | Pomona |
| 43A - New England-Style IPA (Hazy IPA) | New England-Style IPA (Hazy) | 2 | Blue Note Brewing | King Neptune | Woodland |
| 43A - New England-Style IPA (Hazy IPA) | New England-Style IPA (Hazy) | 3 | Tilted Mash Brewing | Tour de Malt | Elk Grove |
| 44A - Double IPA | American Imperial IPA | 1 | Waterman Brewing Company | Thirsty Elk DIPA | Elk Grove |
| 44A - Double IPA | American Imperial IPA | 3 | Smog City Brewing Co. | Bizarre Evolution #2 | Torrance |
| 44B - Triple IPA | American Imperial IPA | 2 | Dust Bowl Brewing Co | Therapist | Turlock |
| 45D - Red IPA | Specialty IPA | 1 | Paperback Brewing Company | Satan Wears Pajamas | Glendale |
| 45D - Red IPA | Specialty IPA | 3 | Black Hammer Brewing | Perseverance | San Francisco |
| 45E - Rye IPA | Specialty IPA | 2 | Old Caz Beer | Catastrophe | Rohnert Park |
| 46A - American Barleywine | Strong Ales | 3 | Project Barley Brewery | Good Boy | Lomita |
| 46D - Other American Strong Ales | Strong Ales | 2 | 1886 Brewing Company | Rare Conundrum | Orange |
| 47A - Belgian-Style Witbier | Belgian-Style Witbier | 1 | Hop Secret Brewing Company | 8381 Wit | Monrovia |
| 47A - Belgian-Style Witbier | Belgian-Style Witbier | 2 | Super Owl Brewing | Full of Wit | Davis |
| 47A - Belgian-Style Witbier | Belgian-Style Witbier | 3 | The Monk's Cellar | Biere Blanche | Roseville |
| 48A - Classic Saison | Classic Saison | 1 | Gilman Brewing Company | Maison de Campagne | Pleasant Hill |
| 48A - Classic Saison | Classic Saison | 2 | Pond Farm Brewing Co. | Saison de Beauvoir | San Rafael |
| 48A - Classic Saison | Classic Saison | 3 | 14 Cannons Brewing Company, Inc. | White Caps | Westlake Village |
| 49A - Specialty Saison | Specialty Saison | 1 | Last Name Brewing | Amelia Beerhart | Upland |
| 49A - Specialty Saison | Specialty Saison | 2 | Cerveceria Del Pueblo | Primavera Saison | Pasadena |
| 49A - Specialty Saison | Specialty Saison | 3 | Standard Deviant Brewing | Rose Saison | San Francisco |
| 50B - Belgian Blond Ale | Belgian & French-Style Ale | 1 | Black Hammer Brewing | Sparkle Pony | San Francisco |
| 50B - Belgian Blond Ale | Belgian & French-Style Ale | 2 | 1886 Brewing Company | Pastime Paradise | Orange |
| 50C - Belgian Pale Ale | Belgian & French-Style Ale | 3 | Federation Brewing | Canticle | Oakland |
| 51A - Belgian Pale Strong Ale | Belgian Strong Ale | 3 | Broken Timbers Brewing Company | Argonaut's Gold | Anaheim |
| 51B - Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Belgian Strong Ale | 1 | Super Owl Brewing | Don't Call Me Francis | Davis |
| 51B - Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Belgian Strong Ale | 2 | Laughing Monk Brewing | 6th Gospel | San Francisco |
| 52C - Trappist Tripel | Trappist Style Ale | 2 | Project Barley Brewery | Tripel | Lomita |
| 52C - Trappist Tripel | Trappist Style Ale | 3 | Duck Foot Brewing Co. | Sasquack | San Diego |
| 52D - Trappist Quadrupel | Trappist Style Ale | 1 | The Monk's Cellar | St. Arnold | Roseville |
| 53B - Flanders Red Ale | Belgian Sour Ale | 2 | Smog City Brewing Co. | Friendly Conversation | Torrance |
| 53C - Other Belgian-Style Sour Ale | Belgian Sour Ale | 3 | Calicraft Brewing Co. | Red Wine Sour Cuvee | Walnut Creek |
| 54C - Fruit Lambic | Belgian Sour Ale | 1 | The Monk's Cellar | Fleur de Abricot | Roseville |
| 55B - Mixed Culture Beer | American Wild Ale | 1 | Sidellis Lake Tahoe Inc | Slo-Wly Going Wild | South Lake Tahoe |
| 55C - Wild Specialty Beer | American Wild Ale | 2 | Hop Dogma Brewing Company | Dogma Invictus | Half Moon Bay |
| 55C - Wild Specialty Beer | American Wild Ale | 3 | Sonoma Springs Brewing Company | Key Lime Divine | Sonoma |
| 57A - Wood- and Barrel-Aged (stored in barrels previously containing distilled spirits i.e. brandy, bourbon, etc) | Wood and Barrel Aged | 1 | Island Brewing Company | Bba Risistance | Carpinteria |
| 57A - Wood- and Barrel-Aged (stored in barrels previously containing distilled spirits i.e. brandy, bourbon, etc) | Wood and Barrel Aged | 2 | The Monk's Cellar | Four Grain | Roseville |
| 57A - Wood- and Barrel-Aged (stored in barrels previously containing distilled spirits i.e. brandy, bourbon, etc) | Wood and Barrel Aged | 3 | El Segundo Brewing Co | Old Jetty | El Segundo |
| 58C - Honey Beer | Alternative Fermentable Beer | 1 | Old Stump Brewing Co | Honey Blonde | Pomona |
| 59A - Experimental Beer | Experimental Beer | 1 | Absolution Brewing Company | Rector 2021 | Torrance |
| 59A - Experimental Beer | Experimental Beer | 2 | Jackrabbit Brewing Company | Golden Hare | West Sacramento |
| 59A - Experimental Beer | Experimental Beer | 3 | Calicraft Brewing Co. | Buzzerkeley Sour: Lacto-Bottle Conditioned | Walnut Creek |
| 59A - Experimental Beer | Experimental Beer | 5 | Bullmastiff Brewery | Sour Barrel Aged Porter | Penn Valley |
| 61A - Session Beer (beer less than or equal to 5% abv.) | Session Beer | 1 | Karl Strauss Brewing Company | Mosaic IPA | San Diego |
| 61A - Session Beer (beer less than or equal to 5% abv.) | Session Beer | 2 | Docent Brewing | Hefty Fee | San Juan Capistrano |
| 61A - Session Beer (beer less than or equal to 5% abv.) | Session Beer | 3 | Burgeon Beer Company | Clever Kiwi | Carlsbad |
| 62A - Chili Beer | Chili Beer | 1 | Four Sons Brewing | Pineapples On Fire | Huntington Beach |
| 62A - Chili Beer | Chili Beer | 2 | Angel City Brewery | Srirachelada | Los Angeles |
| 62A - Chili Beer | Chili Beer | 3 | Hidef Brewing Co. | Ostralada | Los Angeles |
