This past weekend hundreds of food crafters and artisans from Alaska to Florida and most states in between gathered at the Ferry Building in San Francisco for the second annual Good Food Awards. The awards celebrate and recognize products in the categories of beer, charcuterie, chocolates, coffee, pickles, preserves and spirits, that are not only tasty but also sustainably and responsibly produced. And the winners are:
BEER
Alaskan Brewing Company, Smoked Porter Alaska
The Bruery, Oude Tart California
COAST Brewing Company, 32/50 Kolsch & HopArt IPA South Carolina
Drake’s Brewing Co., Drakonic Imperial Stout California
Hopworks Urban Brewery, Abominable Winter Ale & Hopworks IPA Oregon
Independence Brewing Co., Convict Hill Stout Texas
Lagunitas Brewing Company, a lil’ Sumpin’ Sumpin’ California
New Belgium Brewing, Mothership Wit Colorado
Odell Brewing Company, Odell IPA Colorado
Pagosa Brewing Company, Coconut Porter Colorado
Smuttynose Brewing, Robust Porter New Hampshire
Victory Brewing Company, Helios Ale & HopDevil Ale Pennsylvania
CHARCUTERIE
Adesso, Speck California
Creminelli Fine Meats, Bresaola Piccolo & Finnochiona Salami Utah
Cypress, Soppressata South Carolina
Fatted Calf, Pork, Rabbit, and Duck Terrine California
Formaggio Kitchen, Rabbit Pate Massachusetts
Gary West Smoked Meats, Elk Strips Oregon
La Quercia, Country Cured Bacon Iowa
Olympic Provisions, Chorizo Navarre Oregon
Red Apron Butchery, Crème de Cochon Virginia
S. Wallace Edwards and Sons, Surryano Ham Virginia
Tails and Trotters Charcuterie, Liver Pate & Pork Pastrami Oregon
5 Knives, a project of Vermont Smoke and Cure, Cob and Maple Smoked Ham Vermont
CHEESE
Avalanche Cheese Company, Cabra Blanca Colorado
Bellwether Farms, Carmody & Whole Milk Ricotta California
Canal Junction Farmstead Cheese, Charloe Ohio
Cellars at Jasper Hill (Scholten Farms), Weybridge Vermont
Garden Variety Cheese, Black Eyed Susan & Hollyhock California
Goldin Artisan Goat Cheese, Certoux Oregon
Mozzarella Company, Hoja Santa Goat Cheese Texas
Old Chatham Sheepherding Co., Kinderhook Creek New York
Rainbeau Ridge, Meredian & MontVivant New York
Rivers Edge Chevre, Sunset Bay & Valsetz Oregon
Saint Benoit Yogurt, Organic Yogurt Cheese California
Uplands Cheese, Pleasant Ridge Reserve Wisconsin
CHOCOLATE
Amano Artisan Chocolate, Guayas Utah
Dandelion Chocolate, 70% Costa Rica California
Escazu Artisan Chocolate, 60% Goat’s Milk & 65% Costa Rica North Carolina
Fresco Chocolate, 214 Madagascar 74% Washington
Lillie Belle Farms, Perfect Illusion 65 Oregon
Patric Chocolate, LLC, Signature 70% Blend Missouri
Rogue Chocolatier, Inc., Sambirano Massachusetts
Theo Chocolate, Theo and Jane Goodall 70% Dark Chocolate Washington
COFFEE
Broadway Café and Roasting Company, Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Missouri
Counter Culture Coffee, Buna Ababa – Haru North Carolina
Equator Coffees & Teas, Ethiopia Watadera FTO California
Gimme! Coffee, Colombia Finca San Luis New York
Kickapoo Coffee, Organic Biloya Yirgacheffe Wisconsin
Klatch Coffee Inc., Ethiopia Worka California
Noble Coffee Roasting, Colombia Finca San Luis Oregon
PICKLES
Ann’s Raspberry Farm and Specialty Crops, Savory Brussel Sprout Relish Ohio
Cuisine en Locale, Pickled Peaches Massachusetts
Emmy’s Pickles and Jams, Turmeric Cauliflower California
Farmhouse Culture, Smoked Jalapeno Sauerkraut California
Firefly Kitchens, Cortido Sauerkraut Washington
Let’s Be Frank, Devil Sauce California
Miss Jenny’s Pickles, Habanero Bread and Butter Pickles North Carolina
OlyKraut LLC, Eastern European Sauerkraut Washington
Real Pickles, Organic Garlic Dill Pickles Massachusetts
Sour Puss Pickles, Ramps New York
Spirit Creek Farm, Curtido Wisconsin
PRESERVES
American Spoon, Wild Thimbleberry Jam Michigan
Ann’s Raspberry Farm and Specialty Crops, Red Raspberry Gourmet Jam Ohio
Artisan Preserves, Orange Honey Marmalade California
Chez Pim, Blueberry and Golden Raspberry Jam California
Confituras, Bourbon Brown Sugar Peach Preserves Texas
Dagstani and Sons, Pear Vanilla Preserves Colorado
Farmer’s Daughter Brand, Strawberry Honeysuckle Jam North Carolina
Half-Pint Preserves, Rhubarb Strawberry Rose Petal Jam New York
HeathGlen Organic Farm & Kitchen, Blueberry Lavender Merlot Jam Minnesota
P&H Soda Co., Hibiscus Soda Syrup New York
Sweet Creek Foods, Organic Raspberry Fruit Spread Oregon
Sweet Deliverance, Concord Grape Jelly New York
The Orchard at Flathead Lake, Organic Blushing Tart Cherry Jam Montana
Wine Forest Wild Foods, Wild Elderberry Shrub California
SPIRITS
Balcones Distilling, LLC, Rumble Cask Reserve Texas
Ballast Point Brewing Company, Aged Three Sheets Rum California
Cascade Peak Spirits, Inc., Organic Nation Vodka Oregon
Clear Creek Distillery, Poire William Eau de Vie Oregon
Death’s Door Spirits, White Whiskey Wisconsin
Finger Lakes Distilling, Cherry Liqueur & McKenzie Rye Whiskey New York
Leopold Bros, Maraschino Liqueur & Tart Cherry Liqueur Colorado
Marian Farms, Ltd., California Pisco California
Peak Spirits, CapRock Gin & CapRock Vodka Colorado
Square One Organic Spirits, Organic Vodka Idaho
Wylie Howell Spirits, LLC, Whiskey, California