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(Courtesy Sacramento Area Brewers Guild)
The beer biz never sleeps at American Craft Beer. And here’s just some of what’s been happening in the beer world while you were enjoying the weekend.
San Diego Breweries Win Big In California Competition
Seven San Diego County craft breweries won Gold Medals on Friday at the 2025 Brewers Cup of California, the fifth annual statewide brewing competition put on by The Sacramento Area Brewers Guild, in partnership with San Diego Brewers Guild and other brewers guilds.
Burning Beard Brewing (El Cajon), Fall Brewing (Miramar), Hodad’s Brewing (Serra Mesa), Pizza Port Brewing (Carlsbad), Pure Project (Vista brewery), Taproom Beer Co. (North Park), and Tarantula Hill Brewing (San Marcos) each won one Gold Medal.
San Diego craft breweries took home 18 medals overall, including six Silver and five Bronze. There were two Honorable Mention accolades given out as well.
“From Carlsbad to El Cajon, craft breweries across San Diego County showed well once again in our state capital,” said Brewers Guild Executive Director Erik Fowler. “Even with some overall industry struggles the last few years, the quality of San Diego craft beer has never wavered. I am proud of our local breweries that continue to add to their trophy cases.”
This year’s Brewers Cup of California received 1,360 entries from 203 independent craft breweries. Winning beers were determined by a panel of expert judges, who determined the winning beers in 64 categories.
Words to Drink By
“You need to have each other’s back; you have to be a kind of team going through life.” – Tom Petty, American singer, guitarist, and songwriter on marriage
(Courtesy Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I)
Budweiser Brewing Introduces “Smart” Beer Dispensing System
AB InBev’s UK & Ireland-based Budweiser Brewing Group, has introduced a new “keg to tap” system that they claim will “revolutionize beer dispensing.”
Amusingly nick-named “BUDS,” the Budweiser Ultimate Dispense System will according to AB-InBev, will offer “industry first features and technologies which elevate beverage quality, improve operational efficiency and offer real-time tap-level analytics to customers”.
“BUDS combines cutting-edge dispense innovation from cellar to bar to ensure consumers always experience Budweiser Brewing Group brands at their very best”. The new system has “fully connected cellar modules and drop lines, eliminate hotspots and ensure products are always perfectly poured” plus the BUDS system comes with an automated line cleaning system which it has said “significantly reduces labor and ensures perfect execution with a regular four-week cleaning cycle”.
“Our mission was to create the most intelligent, user friendly and quality-focused dispense system on the market,” Budweiser Brewing Group on trade sales director Sunny Mirpuri said. “BUDS was designed by working with industry experts to combine cutting-edge innovations to deliver the ultimate advanced dispense package for our customers.”
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