Bronze in Berliner Weisse
Guava Dreams
Del Cielo Brewing Co., Martinez, CA
- Category
- Berliner Weisse
- Entries
- 38
- ABV
- 4.5%
- IBU
- 9
- Style
- Kettle Sour
- Malts
- Not Found
- Yeast
- Not Found
- Adjuncts
- Not Found
Hops
Not Found
Hop Profile
| Form | Use | Farm or Lot | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling | Sterling | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | untappd.com |
Hop Profile Cards
Sterling
- Origin Country
- United States
- Alpha Acid
- 6 to 9%
- Oils
- 1.3 to 1.9 mL per 100 g
- US Acreage
- 44 acres in 2025, 1 states
- Medal Beers in 2026
- 4
- Breeder
- Not stated on the John I. Haas sheet
Aroma
Tarragon, orange blossom, lemon pepper
Grown by
Not Found
Research Notes
Guava Dreams is a kettle sour from Del Cielo Brewing Co., whose taproom is at 701 Escobar Street in Martinez, California.
Award
| Category | Medal | Entries | Brewery | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64, Berliner-Style Weisse | Bronze (3rd place) | 38 | Del Cielo Brewing Co. | Martinez, CA |
Specs
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Style | Kettle Sour | Del Cielo: award winning beers |
| ABV | 4.5% | Del Cielo: Guava Dreams listing |
| IBU | 9 | Del Cielo: Guava Dreams listing |
| Hops | Sterling | Del Cielo: Guava Dreams listing |
| Malts and grains | Not Found | Not Found |
| Yeast | Not Found | Not Found |
| Adjuncts, fruit, spices | Not Found | Not Found |
| Other | Not Found | Not Found |
Brewery Description
No brewery description of Guava Dreams was found; the awards page shows only an image captioned "Kettle Sour" and a list of medals.
Tasting Notes
Not Found
Ingredients
The matching beer listing names the hop recorded above. Other ingredient fields were outside this targeted field pass.
Hop Profile
| Hop as Published | Variety | Form | Use | Lot or Farm | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling | Sterling | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | untappd.com |
Brewing Details
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Color (SRM) | Not Found | Not Found |
| Original gravity | Not Found | Not Found |
| Final gravity | Not Found | Not Found |
| Water | Not Found | Not Found |
| Process | Not Found | Not Found |
Style Context
As category context only, the Brewers Association guideline for Berliner-Style Weisse calls for a light, very dry, highly carbonated beer with sharp lactic sourness, 2.8 to 5.0 percent ABV and 3 to 6 IBU. The published strength fits the category range; bitterness exceeds it.
Awards History
| Year | Competition | Category | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Great American Beer Festival | Berliner-Style Weisse | Bronze |
Generated from the loaded results for this brewery and beer name, not researched separately; years not loaded are not covered.
Brewery Context
Del Cielo Brewing Co. is in Martinez, CA. Brewery type in Open Brewery DB: Microbrewery.
Links checked 2026-10-14: Website, Untappd.
Related
- Brewery: Del Cielo Brewing Co.
- Hop varieties: Sterling
Links
- Del Cielo: Guava Dreams listing
- Beer page on brewery site
- Del Cielo Brewing Co.
- Del Cielo: Martinez menu
- Brewers Association: beer style guidelines
Gaps
- Not Found: Description, Tasting notes, Color (SRM), Original gravity, Final gravity, Hop form, Hop use, Hop lot or farm, Malts and grains, Yeast, Adjuncts, Water, Process. Checked untappd.com, delcielobrewing.com, delcielobrewing.com, delcielobrewing.com, web searches recorded in the research notes, earlier passes' brewery and web searches recorded in the research notes.
Research Notes
- The brewery awards page lists earlier medals for the beer: GABF 2020 gold (Fruited American Style), Brewers Cup of California 2019 gold and 2024 bronze, Cal State Expo 2019 bronze, and Battle of the Brews 2024 gold (best sour and mead).
- The Martinez menu page loads no beer list, so no ABV or IBU was found.
- The web search budget ran out before the beer could be searched on Untappd.
- No 2026 medal announcement from the brewery was found.
- Researched 2026-10-13.
- Field pass 2026-10-13: The exact Del Cielo Untappd listing supplies ABV, IBU and the hop variety recorded in the specs table. These are product figures, not independently verified measurements of the competition batch.
- Deep dive pass 2026-10-14: no new source was found.