Golden Beverage Tasting & Chili Cook-Off ~ Saturday, October 19, 2024
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.
2024 Award Winners
2024 JUDGES CHOICE WINNERS
Red
1st Colin Plumley/Golden Young Professionals – “Space Balls The Chili”
2nd Oliver Greener – “Radical Red”
Green
1st Brian Bennett – “Smokin' Mountain Top Green Chili”
2nd Donald Rosier – “Kind Of A Pig Deal”
Other
1st Christa Smith/Golden Young Professionals – “Papa’s Knockout Chili”
Restaurant - Red
1st Tommyknocker Brewery – “Big Red Bock”
Restaurant - Green
1st Trailhead Taphouse & Kitchen – “Trailhead's Pork Green Chili”
2nd Bridgewater Grill/Golden Hotel – “Rosa's Award-Winning Pork Green Chili”
Restaurant - Other
1st Trailhead Taphouse & Kitchen – “Colorado Fall Chili”
2024 PEOPLES CHOICE WINNERS
Red – Colin Plumley/Golden Young Professionals – “Space Balls the Chili"
Green – Bridgewater Grill/Golden Hotel – “Rosa's Award-Winning Pork Green Chili”
Other – Christa Smith/Golden Young Professionals - “Papa’s Knockout Chili”
Showmanship – Vinny Lupo - "Pepper in Some Fun"
2024 BEER AWARD WINNERS
Beer/beverage awards are selected by a distinguished panel of certified Cicerones (professional certification for beer experts).
Juicy / Hazy IPA – Bells
IPA – Holidaily
Oktober Fest – Prost
Fruited Wheat - Bells
2023 Award Winners
2023 JUDGES CHOICE WINNERS
Red
1st Laura Brockman – “Panama Red”
2nd Ben Harris – “License to Chill”
Green
1st Michael Hanak – “My Green Hog Haven”
2nd Rhonda Yeager – “Gringa Momma’s Green Chili”
Other
1st Christa Smith/Golden Young Professionals – “Papa’s Knockout Chili”
2nd Chris Hill – “Chills White Chicken Chili”
Restaurant - Red
1st Tommyknocker Brewery – “Butte Head Red”
2nd Table Mountain Grill & Cantina – “Texas Terror – Spiced Up Beef Chili”
Restaurant - Green
1st Table Mountain Grill & Cantina – “A Hatch Made in Heaven – Pork Chili”
2nd Trailhead Taphouse & Kitchen – “Trailhead J-Hatch”
Restaurant - Other
1st Trailhead Taphouse & Kitchen – “Smoked White Chicken”
2nd Table Mountain Grill & Cantina – “Mmm Soo Good – Unami Bomb Mushroom Chili”
2023 PEOPLES CHOICE WINNERS
Red – Table Mountain Grill & Cantina – “Texas Terror – Spiced Up Beef Chili”
Green – Michael Hanak – “My Green Hog Haven”
Other – Chris Hill - “Chill’s White Chicken Chili”
Showmanship – Nate Ramirez & Team
2023 BEER AWARD WINNERS
Beer/beverage awards are selected by a distinguished panel of certified Cicerones (professional certification for beer experts).
IPA – Holidailly Fat Randy
Lager / Pils / Blonde – Grit & Glory 6666 Pilsner
Dunkel / Marzen / Amber / Brown – Sam Adam’s Oktoberfest
Fruit / Spice – Blue Moon Mango Wheat
Juicy / Hazy IPA – Hop Valley Stash Panda
Imperial – Oskar Blues Barrel Aged Ten Fidy
Seltzer – Topo Margarita
FMB (Flavored Malt Beverage) – New Belgium Voodoo Ranger Hardcharged Tea
Canned Cocktails – Dogfish Head Bar Cart Cranberry Mule
Ciders – Woodchuck Bluebeery
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