Port Brewing, The Lost Abbey, & Tiny Bubbles Recognized in 1st Annual San Diego Beer News Awards

From Lost Abbey:

San Marcos, CA  – Port Brewing and two of its additional brands, The Lost Abbey and Tiny Bubbles, all received awards from the first annual San Diego Beer News Awards.      

Presented virtually and announced by brewers from throughout San Diego County for this years Industry Poll, Port Brewing/The Lost Abbey/ The Hop Concept/ Tiny Bubbles also received second place in “Best Brewery in North County”.

From Port Brewing, Mongo was awarded 1st place in India Pale Ale. The Lost Abbey took home 1st, and 2nd place in Barrel-Aged Sour and Wild Ale for Framboise de Amorosa and Peach Afternoon.

The Lost Abbey also took home 2nd place in the Strong Ale category for Rum Barrel-aged Angels Share and for Carnevale Ale in the Belgian category.

Tiny Bubbles Original Brut Ale received 2nd place in the non-barrel-aged sour beer category.

“The results of the First Annual San Diego Beer News Awards were an amazing affirmation of the work Port Brewing/The Lost Abbey/Tiny Bubbles brewers” said Tomme Arthur, COO and co-founder of The Lost Abbey. “Our brewer has always specialized in a wide range of beers and these awards showcase many of the style and types of flavors we are known for. Cheers to all the other winners as well!”

The industry poll awards were released on March 3rd, with the fan poll awards to be announced on March 4th as sandiegobeer.news.

About Port Brewing / The Lost Abbey / The Hop Concept/ Tiny Bubbles
Founded in 2006, Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey produce an extensive line-up of continental and American- inspired ales and lagers. Under the direction of visionary brewmaster and co-founder Tomme Arthur, the brewery has garnered dozens of awards including the 2007 Great American Beer Festival Small Brewery of the Year, The 2008 world Beer Cup Champion Small Brewery and the 2013 Champion Brewery at the San Diego International Beer Festival. The company’s beers, many of which are aged in oak barrels for 12 months or longer, are universally recognized for their complexity, unique flavors and bold boundary-pushing styles. For more information, contact Port Brewing / The Lost Abbey at 155 Mata Way, Suite 104, San Marcos, CA 92069, telephone (800) 918-6816, and on the web at www.LostAbbey.com

Full Awards List:

Winners of the first-ever San Diego Beer News Awards announced Local beer website San Diego Beer News unveils local craft fans’ and brewery employees’ choices for the county’s best beers and breweries in 26 different categories

SAN DIEGO, CA (March 4, 2021)—Today, the winners of the first- annual San Diego Beer News Awards were announced. This first- of-its-kind, all-San-Diego competition was presented by online resource, San Diego Beer News (SDBN), in coordination with banner sponsor Yakima Chief Hops. Fans nominated 386 ales and lagers from San Diego County breweries in 19 style categories, setting up a pair of ballots, one for beer enthusiasts and another for members of the local brewing industry. A total of 156 gold, silver and bronze awards were announced via a pair of “virtual award shows” featuring San Diego TV, radio and podcast personalities, as well as scores of brewers, brewery owners and members of the
brewing community.

“The goal of the San Diego Beer News Awards was to provide recognition to local breweries for the good work they do, from local beer drinkers and their industry peers,” says SDBN Founder and Executive Editor Brandon Hernández. “For a beer or brewery to be considered in a particular category, it had to be publicly nominated by a fan on social media. And for the industry poll, brewery employees could vote for any beers or
breweries they wanted except their own, allowing talent to recognize talent while maintaining authenticity across the process.”

Winners were awarded for Best Brewery in five geographic regions, with Carlsbad-based Burgeon Beer Co. (west), Vista-based Eppig Brewing (north) and Kearny Mesa’s Societe Brewing (central) unanimous choices in their areas. Escondido-based Stone Brewing (fan) and El Cajon’s Burning Beard Brewing (industry) split the east region, while North Park Beer Co. (fan) and North Park neighbors Fall Brewing (industry) split the south. Vista’s Five Suits Brewing (fan) and Miramar’s Embolden Beer Co. (industry) were named Best New Brewery, with the former sharing Best Customer Service honors with Burgeon Beer. Best Décor went to Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Escondido (fan) and Pure Project Brewing’s Bankers Hill tasting room (industry).

The most highly contested beer-style-based categories were Hazy IPA (48 nominees), Imperial IPA (42), West Coast IPA (35), Lager (33), Pilsner (29) and Dark Beer (29). Five Points’ Planet Nectaron (fan) and North Park Beer’s Art is Hard (industry) won Best Hazy IPA. Eppig’s 4th Anniversary Double IPA (fan) and San Marcos-based Port Brewing’s Mongo (industry) took Best Imperial IPA. Eppig’s 10:45 to Denver (fan) and Societe’s The Pupil (industry) shared Best West Coast IPA. Eppig’s Festbier was a unanimous winner for Best Lager, while the company’s Natural Bridge: Pilsner (fan) split Best Pilsner with Burning Beard’s Normcore (industry). Oceanside-based Belching Beaver Brewery’s Peanut Butter Milk Stout (fan) and Carmel Mountain Ranch-based Second Chance Beer Co.’s Tabula Rasa (industry) came out on top for Best Dark
Beer.

Eppig won the most awards with 15 (nine of which were gold), followed by Societe Brewing (13), San Marcos-based The Lost Abbey and Pure Project (13 each), and Miramar’s AleSmith Brewing and Burgeon (12 each). In total, 37 San Diego County breweries were recognized. A full list of winners is provided with this release.

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QUICK FACTS

San Diego Beer News Awards
January 4-29: Nominations were accepted online via San Diego Beer News Facebook and Instagram accounts
February 1-12: Fan and industry surveys were live on SDBN website (http://sandiegobeer.news)
March 3-4: Winners were announced in 26 categories via two virtual awards ceremony on SDBN’s website

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