Awards and Accolades
We are proud to have been awarded the following prestigious national and international beer awards.
2017
North American Beer Awards
Silver: Bavarian- Style Hefeweizen for BJ’s Harvest Hefeweizen- Temple
Gold: English-Style Old Ale for Jeremiah Red- Temple
Silver: Soft Drinks for BJ’s Black Cherry Soda- West Covina
Bronze: Soft Drinks for BJ’s Cream Soda- West Covina
Silver: Flanders-Style Red or Brown Ale for Oud Jeremiah- West Covina
Silver: Saison for BJ’s Spiced Saison- Boulder
Silver: Specialty and Experimental Beers for Prickly Pear Honey Wheat
L.A International Beer Competition
Gold: Session Beer for BJ’s Lightswitch Lager- Temple
Silver: Other Strong Beer for Jeremiah Red- Temple
Gold: American-Style Cream Ale for BJ’s Brewhouse Blonde- Temple
Bronze: Scottish-Style Ale for BJ’s Oasis Amber- Temple
Gold: Specialty Saison for Spiced Saison- Boulder
2016
Great American Beer Festival
Gold: Fruited Wood and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer for Razz-Jerry Tart - Brea
Bronze: Historic Beer for Wild & Crazy Rye - Boulder
Can Can Awards
Silver: Kolsch for Brewhouse Blonde® – Chandler
World Beer Cup℠
Gold: Robust Porter for PM Porter® – West Covina
North American Beer Awards
Gold: Scottish-Style Light for Oasis® Amber - Temple
Silver: American-Style Strong Ale for BJ's Goliath Imperial Red IPA - Boulder
Silver: Other Belgian-Style Ales for Oud Kriek - West Covina
Bronze: Hybrid Style Beers for BJ's Jeremiah Red® - Reno
Bronze: American-Style Brown Ale for BJ's Nutty Brewnette® - Temple
Bronze: Flanders-Style Red or Brown Ale for Oud Jeremiah - West Covina
2015
Great American Beer Festival
Gold: Session Beer for Lightswitch® Lager – Temple
Gold: Fruit Wheat Beer for Magnolia’s Peach® - Chandler
North American Beer Awards
Gold: Kolsch for Brewhouse Blonde® Cans – Temple
Gold: Belgian-style Wit for Nit Wit® – Chandler
Gold: Carbonated Soft Drinks for Orange Cream Soda – Reno
Silver: Barrel Aged Beer for Barrel Aged Tatonka® Stout – Chandler
Bronze: Barrel Aged Beer for Barrel Aged Abbey Normal – Chandler
L.A. International Beer Competition
Gold: American-Style Black Ale for BJ’s CDA - Boulder
Gold: Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer for Whiskey Barrel Abbey - Chandler
Silver: Indigenous Beer for Got Beer – Boulder
Bronze: Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer for Whiskey Barrel Stout – Reno
Bronze: German-Style Sour Ale for BJ’s Berliner Weisse - Boulder
2014
North American Beer Awards
Gold: Brown Porter for PM Porter®- Reno
Silver: Belgian-style Witbier for Nit Wit® – Chandler
Silver: South German-style Hefeweizen for Harvest Hefeweizen®– Chandler
Silver: German Kolsch for Brewhouse Blonde®– Chandler
Bronze: American-styleCream Ale for Brewhouse Blonde®– Reno
Bronze: American Brown Ale for Nutty Brewnette®- Reno
World Beer Cup
Gold: Indigenous Beers for Wild and Crazy Rye – Boulder
Bronze: Indigenous Beers for Got Beer - Boulder
2013
North American Beer Awards
Bronze: Light Ale for Boulder Weiss – Boulder
Bronze: Scottish-Style Light for BJ's Session Scotch – Boulder
Bronze: Specialty and Experimental Beers for Got Beer – Boulder
Bronze: Flanders-Style Red or Brown Ale for Oud Jeremiah – Brea
Silver: Schwarzbier (Black Beer) for BJ's Schwarzbier – Chandler
Silver: Irish-Style Red Ale for Jeremiah Red® – Chandler
Silver: Double/Imperial Red Ale for Brewmaster's Reserve Imperial Red Ale – Chandler
Gold: Light Ale for Lightswitch® Lager – Chandler
Gold: Bavarian-Style Hefeweizen for Harvest Hefeweizen® – Chandler
Gold: Cream Ale for Brewhouse Blonde® – Reno
Gold: Carbonated Soft Drinks for BJ's Black Cherry – Reno
Bronze: Irish-Style Red Ale for Oasis® Amber – Reno
Silver: Carbonated Soft Drinks for BJ's Ginger Ale – Reno
2012
North American Beer Awards
Gold: Flanders-Style Red or Brown Ale for Flanders Red Oud Bruin – Brea
Gold: Belgian-Style Wit for Nit Wit® – Chandler
Silver: Kolsch for Brewhouse Blonde®– Chandler
Bronze: Light Ale for Lightswitch® Lager – Chandler
Gold: Carbonated Soft Drinks forBJ’s Orange Cream Soda – Reno
Silver: Cream Ale for Brewhouse Blonde®– Reno
Silver: Belgian-Style Wit for Nit Wit® – Reno
Silver: Barrel-Aged Beer for JW Whiskey Barrel Stout – Reno
Bronze: Carbonated Soft Drinks for BJ’s Black Cherry Soda – Reno
World Beer Cup
Gold: Indigenous Beers for Got Bier - Tacoma
Bronze: Belgian-style Flanders Oud Bruin/Oud Red Ale for Oud Jeremiah – Brea
2011
Great American Beer Festival
Silver: Field/Pumpkin Beer for Pumpkin Ale - Chandler
North American Beer Awards
Silver: Dubbel for BJ's Abbey Normal® – Chandler
Silver: Belgian Strong Pale Ale for BJ's Annual Grand Cru – Chandler
Silver: Double/Imperial Irish Red Ale for Goliath – Chandler
Bronze: Carbonated Soft Drinks for BJ’s Rootbeer – Chandler
Silver: American Pale Ale for Piranha® Pale Ale- Reno
2010
Great American Beer Festival
Gold: German-Style Wheat Ale for BJ’s Hefelightzen – Huntington Beach
World Beer Cup
Bronze: Session Beer for Guppie Pale Ale – Chandler
Los Angeles International Commercial Beer Competition
Bronze: South German-Style Hefeweizen for Harvest Hefeweizen® – West Covina
Bronze: Irish-Style Red Ale for BJ's Jeremiah Red® – West Covina
Silver: American-Style Brown Ale for Nutty Brewnette® – West Covina
North American Beer Awards
Bronze: Light Ales Ale for BJ's LightSwitch® Lager – Chandler
Gold: Belgian-Style Wit for BJ's Nit Wit® – Chandler
Gold: Kolsch for BJ's Brewhouse Blonde® – Chandler
Gold: Brown Porter for BJ's P.M. Porter® – Reno
Gold: Cream Ales for BJ's Brewhouse Blonde® – Reno
2009
Great American Beer Festival
Silver: Fruit & Vegetable Beer for Magnolia’s Peach® – Tacoma
North American Beer Awards
Bronze: American Brown Ale for Nutty Brewnette® – Chandler
Bronze: American Stout for Tatonka® Stout – Reno
Bronze: Bavarian-Style Hefeweizen for Harvest Hefeweizen® – Reno
Los Angeles County Fair
Bronze: American-Style Brown Ale for Nutty Brewnette® – West Covina
Bronze: German-Style Kolsch for BJ's Brewhouse Blonde® – West Covina
Bronze: Old Ale/Strong Ale for BJ's Jeremiah Red® – West Covina
San Diego International Beer Competition
Bronze: Light Hybrid Beer for BJ's Brewhouse Blonde® – Reno
2008
Great American Beer Festival
Gold: German-Style Wheat Ale for I’m Half the Beer I Use to Be – Chandler
Gold: American-Style Amber Lager for BJ’s Oktoberfest – Chandler
Los Angeles County Fair
Silver: German Style Kolsch for BJ’s Brewhouse Blonde® – Oxnard
Bronze: American-Style Brown Ale for Nutty Brewnette® – West Covina
Bronze: Brown Porter for BJ's P.M. Porter® – West Covina
California State Fair
Silver: Sour Ale for Sour Blonde – Roseville
Silver: American Pale Ale for Piranha® Pale Ale – Oxnard
Silver: Smoke/Wood Aged Beer for Oak-Aged Tatonka Stout – Oxnard
Bronze: Robust/Baltic Porter for Bourbon County Porter – Oxnard
San Diego Fair Craft Brewers Competition
1st: European Amber Lager for BJ’s Marzen – Chandler
North American Beer Awards
Bronze: American Brown Ale for Nutty Brewnette® – Reno
World Beer Cup
Silver: German-Style Pale Wheat Ale for I’m Half the Beer I Used to Be – Chandler
2007
Great American Beer Festival
Gold: Other Low Strength Ale or Lager for Half Wit – Chandler
Gold: Belgian-Style White for BJ's Nit Wit® – Chandler
Silver: American Style Pale Ale for Piranha Pale Ale – Portland
Bronze: Wood & Barrel-Aged Sour Beer for Barrel-Aged Cherry – Chandler
California State Fair
2nd: American Pale Ale for Piranha® Pale Ale – Roseville
2nd: American Brown Ale for Nutty Brewnette – Roseville
3rd: Sour Beers for Barrel-Aged Nutty – Roseville
3rd: Old Ale for BJ's Jeremiah Red® – Oxnard
Los Angeles County Fair
Gold: Cellar or Unfiltered Beer for Helles Keller – Brea
Gold: Belgian & French-Style Ale for Le Condor – Brea
Gold: Barley Wines for 515 Sunrise – Brea
Gold: Belgian Sour Ales for Barrel-Aged Grand Cru – Oxnard
Gold: Specialty Honey Ales or Lagers for Belgian-Style Honey Ale – Oxnard
Gold: Other Strong Ale or Lager for BJ's Jeremiah Red® – Oxnard
Silver: German-Style Kolsch for BJ’s Brewhouse Blonde – Oxnard
Silver: American-Style Brown Ale for Nutty Brewnette® – Oxnard
Bronze: American-Style Pale Ale for Piranha® Pale Ale – Oxnard
2006
Great American Beer Festival
Gold: American-Style Strong Pale Ale for Big Fish – Chandler
Silver: Belgian- and French-Style Ale for Dim Wit – Chandler
Bronze: Oatmeal Stout for Lasto’s Oatmeal Stout – Portland
California State Fair
1st Gold: German Wheat & Rye for Harvest Hefeweizen®
2nd Bronze: Belgian Strong Ales for BJ’s Belgian Blonde
World Beer Cup
Silver: BJ's Nit Wit® – Chandler
2005
California State Fair
Silver: Old Ales for BJ's Jeremiah Red®
Amador County Fair
3rd: Pale Ale for Piranha® Pale Ale
2nd: Light Lagers & Other for Detour Dunkel
California Brewers Festival
1st: Roseville: Light Ales Category for BJ's Brewhouse Blonde®
LA County Fair Beer Competition
Gold: South German-Style Hefeweizen for Harvest Hefeweizen® – Oxnard
Gold: European-Style Dark for Fiesta Especial
Silver: Brown Ale for BJ's Jeremiah Red®
Silver: French-Style Saison for Kamalani Saison
Great American Beer Festival
Gold: British Stouts for Lasto's Oatmeal Stout
Bronze: Belgian-Style Wheat for BJ's Nit Wit®
2004
Colorado State Fair
Gold: Wheat Beer for Dunkelweizen
Gold: American Brown Ale for Nutty Brewnette®
Bronze: Strong Belgian/French Ale for BJ's Abbey Normal®
Los Angeles County Fair
Silver: Bitter for BJ's ESB
Bronze: Bohemian-Style Pilsner for Cesky Pilsner
Bronze: German-Style Wheat Ale for Harvest Hefeweizen®
Bronze: Belgian- and French-Style Ale for Whitecap Witbier
Great American Beer Festival
Gold: Belgian-Style Wheat for BJ's Nit Wit®
Silver: American-Style Amber Lager for Xtreme Amber
2003
Great American Beer Festival
Gold Medal: American-Style Amber Lager for Extreme Amber
Bronze Medal: Imperial/Double IPA for Imperor IPA
Los Angeles County Fair
Gold Medal: American-Style Brown Ale for Nutty Brewnette®
Gold Medal: Imperial Stout/Barley Wine for Tatonka® Stout
Silver Medal: American-Style Pale Ale for Piranha® Pale Ale
Silver Medal: Belgian-Style Abbey Ale for Jennifer
Bronze Medal: Belgian- or French-Style Ale for Whitecap Witbier
Bronze Medal : German-Style Dopplebock for Procrastinator
Bronze Medal : German-Style Kolsch/Koln-Style Kolsch for BJ's Brewhouse Blonde®
Bronze Medal: Old Ale/Strong Ale for India Pale Lager
Festival of Barrel Aged Beer
1st: Barley Wines and Strong Ales for Goliath
2002
Great American Beer Festival
Large Brewpub of The Year
Large Brewpub Brewmaster of The Year: Dan Pedersen
Gold Medal: Fruit and Vegetable Beer for Magnolia's Peach
Gold Medal: Smoke Flavored for BJ's Rauchbier
Silver Medal: Experimental Beer for Juniper Rye
Silver Medal: American-Style Pale Ale for Piranha® Pale Ale
Silver Medal: Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ales for Millennium Grand Cru
Los Angeles County Fair
Gold: American-Style Pale Ale for Piranha® Pale Ale
Silver: California Common Ale for Extreme Beer
Silver: Old Ale/Strong Ale for BJ's Jeremiah Red®
Bronze: Brown Porter for P.M. Porter®
Bronze: Kolsch-Style Ale for BJ's Brewhouse Blonde®
2001
Great American Beer Festival
Gold: Oatmeal Stout for Lasto's Oatmeal Stout
2000
Real Ale Festival
Silver: Cask Foreign or Imperial Stout for Tatonka® Stout
Great American Beer Festival
Bronze: Belgian-Style Ales for Bridal Veil Ale
Bronze: Experimental Beers for Juniper Rye
World Beer Cup
Silver: Belgian Strong Ale for Millennium Grand Cru
1999
Oregonian
Piranha Pale Ale: Portland’s Top Ten Beers
1998
National Brewpub Conference
Brewie Award
Great American Beer Festival
Bronze Medal: American-Style Pale Ale for Piranha® Pale Ale
World Beer Cup
Silver Medal: Weizenbock for Weizenator
Colorado State Fair
Silver Medal: Pale Ale for Piranha® Pale Ale
Silver Medal: Kolsch for BJ’s Brewhouse Blonde®
California State Fair
1st: Pale Ale for Piranha® Pale Ale
3rd: Kolsch for BJ’s Brewhouse Blonde®
1997
California State Fair
1st: Porter for P.M. Porter®
2nd: Continental Wheat Beer for Harvest Hefeweizen®
1996
Great American Beer Festival
Silver: Strong Ale for BJ's Jeremiah Red®