The results of Best of Chico: Beer Edition are in! Congratulations to the winners, and big thanks to everyone who participated and voted.
Best Brewery
1st Place: Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
2nd Place: Eckert Malting and Brewing
3rd Place: Great Balance Brewing Company
Best Bottle Shop
1st Place: Spike’s Bottle Shop
2nd Place: The Handle Bar
3rd Place: Mangrove Bottle Shop
Best Beer Bar
1st Place: The Handle Bar
2nd Place: Winchester Goose
3rd Place: Burgers and Brews
Best Restaurant
1st Place: Burgers and Brews
2nd Place: The Banshee
3rd Place: Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Best Beer Server
1st Place: Brandon Frankel (The Handle Bar)
2nd Place: Gary Kirby (Burgers and Brews)
3rd Place: Jenn Gruber (Sierra Nevada)
Best Place to Drink a Beer
| Home (backyard, patio) | 17 |
| The Handle Bar | 11 |
| Winchester Goose | 10 |
| Sierra Nevada | 8 |
| Bidwell Park | 5 |
| Madison Bear Garden | 4 |
| Argus (patio) | 3 |
| Outside/Anywhere/Earth | 3 |
| B Street Public House (patio) | 2 |
| Golf Course (Bidwell) | 2 |
| Scotty’s Landing | 2 |
| Burgers and Brews | 2 |
| Duffy’s Tavern | 1 |
| Pour House | 1 |
| Midtown Local | 1 |
| Studion Inn Lounge | 1 |
| Park Avenue Pub | 1 |
| Sacramento River | 1 |
| Quackers | 1 |
| U Bar | 1 |
| Red Tavern | 1 |
| Elwood’s Cyberpunk Saloon | 1 |
| Creekside | 1 |
| The Blue Room Theater | 1 |
| Chico Home Brew Club Meeting | 1 |
| With Friends | 1 |
Biggest Beer Geek
| Bri Mulvey | 9 |
| Brandon Frankel | 8 |
| Stephanie Adams | 4 |
| Keith Adams | 4 |
| Ken Grossman | 4 |
| Dave Stephens | 3 |
| Terrance Sullivan | 2 |
| Matt Nicodemus | 2 |
| Keith Bruce | 1 |
| Jake Dickman | 1 |
| Zakery Jann | 1 |
| Robert Rasner | 1 |
| Steve Dressler | 1 |
| Doug Mcklendon | 1 |
| Chris Lovett | 1 |
| Dawn McDonald | 1 |
| Peter Scalet | 1 |
| Matt Roach | 1 |
| Brian McGillivray | 1 |
| Cristopher Dalton | 1 |
| Alec Tidwell | 1 |
| Peter DiFalco | 1 |
| Jacob Dickman | 1 |
| Miles Jordan | 1 |
| Miyagi Pocock | 1 |
| Ryan Stanley | 1 |
| David Miller | 1 |
| Ted Fox | 1 |
| Patrick Abold | 1 |
| Alex Lucero | 1 |
| Rob Warner | 1 |
| Heidi Nicodemus | 1 |
| Byron Wetsch | 1 |
