LOS ANGELES - From Escondido to Redding, California breweries dominated at the 2025 U.S. Open Beer Championship.
What we know:
The U.S. Open Beer Championship crowned the best breweries in America in 152 categories on July 15 in Oxford, Ohio.
Half Moon Bay's Hop Dogma Brewing Company earned top honors as one of the best breweries of the year. In addition, Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens in Escondido took home multiple medals, including winning gold as the best American Stout for its Stone Cimmerian Portal.
Evans Brewing Company in Corona won gold for its American IPA West Coast Select and Pomona's Old Strump Brewing Co. won bronze for its Brut IPA.
See a full list of the California's winning beers below.
California's winning beers
Single Hop Pale Ale
Gold: Bell’s Smitten