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SACRAMENTO – After sorting through a record-setting number of entries, the winners of the California State Fair Commercial Beer Competition have been decided.
With the help of 33 volunteers and stewards, 118 certified beer judges (yes, that's a real title) sampled 1,580 beer entries that came from 230 California breweries in a record-breaking 64 categories.
The higher number of categories is due to the fact brewers are getting more crafty with their brews.
New categories include coffee beer, chocolate beer, honey beer and more.
The number of entries once again makes the California State Fair's competition the third largest in the country.
The California Commercial Beer Competition recognizes the best brewers in California. Only beers brewed and available for sale in California were judged in the competition. Beers are evaluated in numerous classes and judged based on taste, color, and quality.
The judging took place over a three-day period from June 7 to 9.
On the last day, a panel of judges named the Best of Show and Brewery of the Year. The Best of Show was awarded to Captain Fatty’s Brewery in Goleta for their Berliner-Style Weisse called "Kalliope."
The honor of Brewery of Year went to Mraz Brewing Co. in El Dorado Hills, which won eight gold medals.
A complete list of Commercial Beer Competition winners can be foundhttp://www.castatefair.org/2018commercialbeerresults/ here.
Captain Fatty’s Brewery and Mraz Brewing Co. will be honored along with the Best of Show winners from the Commercial Wine, Cheese, and Extra Virgin Olive Oil competitions at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 21, at a press event on the West Steps of the Capitol.
Later that evening, the winners of those competitions will sample and pour their winning product at Cal Expo during the Best of California Tasting starting at 5:30 p.m. For ticket information visit www.CAStateFair.org/gala.
There will be a chance to taste the top brews during the California State Fair.
The Best of California Brewfest happens on Saturday, July 21. Discount tickets are on sale for this 21 and older event here.
Brewfest starts at 2 p.m. for VIP ticket holders and 3:00 p.m. for general admission.
The 2018 California State Fair runs July 13 to 29.
For a full list of competition results, visit the California State Fair Web site at www.castatefair.org/participate/competitions/.
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LUCERNE, Calif. — A new outdoor activity shop will soon be opening in Lucerne.
Local media entrepreneurs John Jensen and Elizabeth Larson are launching the Konocti Bait Shack in Lucerne Harbor park to cater to park visitors.
In addition to selling outdoor related goods, tourism-related materials will be presented in the shop and on the company Web site located at www.konoctibaitshack.com.
The shack will offer fishing, boating, outdoor gear and locally produced items for people visiting the park. Anglers are expected to be the primary customers and the shack have a clear emphasis on bait and tackle.
The pair is planning to stock as much appropriate local product as they can source. Local producers of outdoor related products are invited to email
Some of the locally made items slated for inclusion are locally branded apparel, handmade fishing lures and a small assortment of locally branded general merchandise for visitors to purchase as mementos of their visit.
For those who want to check on park conditions, a live stream has been set up on www.konoctibaitshack.com/weather using bandwidth provided by Lake County Broadband Solutions.
The shack will soft open shortly with a grand opening planned for later in summer. Jensen and Larson hope the park-appropriate concession will be busy enough to support a minimum of two jobs.
“Lucerne is a beautiful town, ripe with promise, so Elizabeth and I decided to increase our investment here,” Jensen said.
Jensen is a lifelong angler who is dedicating the business to his dad, even adopting Professor Carl Jensen’s favorite toast, “para pescar y amar,” as the shack motto. He fondly remembers his dad cheerfully exclaiming the phrase to family and friends.
No strangers to startup businesses, Jensen and Larson have been central to multiple successful startups including Lake County News in 2006, Authentically Local and LION Publishers in 2011, among others.
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