Golden Beer Tasting & Chili Cook-Off ~ Saturday, October 14, 2023
Award Winners
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Judges' Choice - a group of 12+ judges, individually "blind judge" each entry for the category they are judging.
People's Choice - Event attendees select their favorite in each category, then cast their ballot tab into the appropriate voting tubes, labeled with chili cook booth numbers and chili type. Ballot tabs are then counted in each tube to determine each category winner.
2022 Award Winners
2022 JUDGES CHOICE WINNERS
Red
1st Oliver Greener – “Unruly Red”
2nd Nick Casey – “Front Range Red”
Green
1st Michael Hanak – “My Green Hog Haven – Gourmet CO Chili”
2nd Rhonda Yeager – “Gringa Momma’s Green Chili”
Other
1st Shane Flanagan – “Buckin’ Blanco”
2nd Golden Young Professionals – “Ty Ty’s Knockout Chili”
Restaurant - Red
1st Tommyknocker Brewery – “Butt Head Red”
Restaurant - Green
1st Bridgewater Grill – “Rosa’s Award Winning Pork Green Chili”
2nd Buffalo Rose – “La Rosita Chili”
2022 PEOPLES CHOICE WINNERS
Red – John Condon – “Hog Wild”
Green – Buffalo Rose – “La Rosita Chili”
Other – Chris Hill - “Chill’s White Chicken Chili”
Showmanship –
1st Golden Young Professionals
2nd Bridgewater Grill
2022 BEER AWARD WINNERS
Best Lager/Pilsner – New Belgium Mountain Time
Best Stout/Dunkel/Amber/Marzen – Warsteiner Oktoberfest
Best IPA – New Belgium Voodoo Ranger
Hazy IPA/Juicy IPA – Bootstrap Lush Puppy
Imperial IPA – Sierra Nevada Atomic Torpedo
Pale Ale – Bootstrap Stick’s Pale Ale
Fruit/Herb/Spice – Sierra Nevada Sunny Little Thing
2021 Award Winners
2021 JUDGES CHOICE WINNERS
Red
1st Mike Herman (Golden Ambassadors) - "Jackwagon Chili"
2nd Cedric Kram - "Red Sus"
Green
1st Rhonda Yeager - "Fantastic"
2nd Jason Christian - "Blazing Hot Zombie Green"
Other
1st Shane Flanagan - "Buckin' Blanco"
2nd Chris Hill - "Chills White Chicken Chili"
Restaurant - Red
1st Brett Wieber (Trailhead Taphouse & Kitchen) - "Red Cajun Chili"
2nd Vincent Vigil (Bridgewater Grill - The Golden Hotel) - "Smoked Kudu Red Chili"
Restaurant - Green
1st Brett Wieber (Trailhead Taphouse & Kitchen) - "Colorado Pork Green Chili"
2nd Vincent Vigil (Bridgewater Grill - The Golden Hotel) - "Rosa's Pork Green Chili"
2021 PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNERS
Red - Esperanza Herrera - "Epsy's Mountain Road Red Chili"
Green - Milford Brinkeroff - "Fuego Verde!"
Other - Shane Flanagan - "Buckin' Blanco"
Best Showmanship -
1st Golden Young Professionals
2nd Bridgewater Grill - The Golden Hotel