Washington Raked In 20 Good Food Awards for 2020

Reuben's Hazealicious is, officially, good.
Image: Matt Lutton / Reuben's Brews
Washington's done it again: This year, our great state brought home 20 Good Food Awards. (Just one fewer than Oregon. Insert side-eye here.)
What makes these sips and bites "good" isn't totally subjective, though: Before even being considered for a Good Food Award, entries in each category have to meet specific requirements. To be recognized in the coffee category, for example—like one Caffe Ladro roast recognized this year—roasters must promote "a safe and enjoyable work environment" by, among other things, "sponsoring or participating in social or environmental projects" like 1% for the planet.
Judges then pick three products per category from each of five U.S. regions. Some Washington businesses doubled up this year, winning two titles in a single category (we raked in the awards for chocolate, fish, honey, and pantry); others, like St. Jude Tuna and Sequim Bee Farm’s honey, got their third or fourth consecutive accolade.
Here are this year's Washington winners:
Beer
Hazealicious IPA
Reuben’s Brews, Seattle
Cheese
Sleeping Beauty
Cascadia Creamery, Trout Lake
Bonneville
Daniel's Artisan, Ferndale
Chocolate
The Bitter Nag
Bakery Nouveau, Burien
PISA Haiti
Bakery Nouveau, Burien
Cider
English Style IV
Liberty Ciderworks, Spokane
The Reserve Blend
Madrone Cider, Friday Harbor
Coffee
Guatemala Juan Alva Tello
Caffe Ladro, Seattle
Elixirs
Strawberry Peppercorn Shrub
Reverend Al’s Bona Fide Potents, Tacoma
Ginger & Hawaiian Chili Shrub
Shrub Farm, Bellingham
Fish
Wild Smoked Sockeye
Lummi Island Wild Co-op, Bellingham
Wild Pink Salmon Ikura
Lummi Island Wild Co-op, Bellingham
Dill Canned Albacore
St. Jude Tuna, Bellevue
Grains
Organic Einka & Lentil Blend
Bluebird Grain Farms, Winthrop
Honey
Dungeness Fields Spun Honey
Sequim Bee Farm, Port Angeles
Snowberry Rose
Sequim Bee Farm, Port Angeles
Pantry
The Standard Fermented Hot Sauce
HOSAco, Bellingham
Pickles
Local Cortido
Blue Bus Cultured Foods, White Salmon
Organic Eastern European Sauerkraut
OlyKraut, Olympia
Organic Smoke & Kale Sauerkraut
OlyKraut, Olympia