06-05-2025
5 San Diego-area breweries earn medals at 2025 World Beer Cup
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Five craft breweries in San Diego County, plus one in Tijuana, took home medals after competing at the 2025 World Beer Cup.
The World Beer Cup, which is often considered the 'Olympics of beer competitions,' was last Thursday in Indianapolis, IN.
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A full list of the winners for the 2025 competition can be found on the World Beer Cup's website. Although no local breweries won gold, a total of eight medals were awarded for the region.
With a total of three medals, Pizza Port Brewing Company in Carlsbad won the most awards for San Diego County.
'The overall results aren't what we're used to, but that doesn't take away from the extraordinary beers that did win medals this year,' said San Diego Brewers Guild Executive Director Erik Fowler in a statement. 'Some categories had more than 100 entries, and a few even had more than 200. The World Beer Cup is highly competitive year in and year out, and San Diego will keep bringing its best year in and year out.'
The following is a list of all of the San Diego-area breweries that won awards at this year's competition:
Silver
Craft Coast Beer & Tacos, San Marcos – XPA, Australia-Style Pale Ale
Pizza Port Brewing Co., Imperial Beach – Schwarzbier, German-Style Schwarzbier
Pizza Port Brewing Co. Solana Beach – Oscar Wanted a Brown Ale, English-Style Brown Ale
Bronze
Coronado Brewing Company, Coronado – Guava Hard Cider, Fruited Cider
Insurgente (Tijuana) – Dragula, Oatmeal Stout
North Park Beer Company – House of Fu! Imperial IPA
Pizza Port Brewing Co. Ocean Beach – Junk In Da Trunkel Dunkel, South German-Style Dunkel Weizen
Taproom Beer Company (North Park) – Modern Love, New Zealand-Style IPA
Pizza Port's 'Junk In Da Trunkel Dunkel' won gold at last year's World Beer Cup, while Craft Coast Beer & Tacos' 'XPA' won bronze.
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