The 2008 World Beer Cup
The 2008 World Beer Cup had 2,864 beers entered from 644 breweries in 58 countries. These craft beers competed for medals in 91 categories. Approximately 268 medals were awarded.
2008 World Beer Cup Medal Winners
Category 1: Non-Alcoholic Malt Beverage, 21 entries
Gold: Radegast Birell, Plze ský Prazdroj a.s., Pilsen, Czech Republic
Silver: Hefeweizen alkoholfrei, Alpirsbacher Klosterbräu Glauner GmbH & Co. KG,
Alpirsbach, Germany
Bronze: Organic Saps-Fit Sparkling Malt Drink, Neumarkter Lammsbräu Gebr. Ehrnsperger
e.K., Neumarkt, Germany
Category 2: American-Style Cream Ale or Lager, 23 entries
Gold: Special Export, Pabst Brewing Co., Woodridge, IL
Silver: Lone Star, Pabst Brewing Co., Woodridge, IL
Bronze: Nide Beer – The Ale, Baird Brewing Co., Numazu, Japan
Category 3: American-Style Wheat Beer, 14 entries
Gold: Crystal Wheat Ale, Pyramid Breweries Inc., Seattle, WA
Silver: Shiner Dunkelweizen, The Spoetzl Brewery, Shiner, TX
Bronze: Spanish Peaks Crystal Weiss, Spanish Peaks Brewing Co., Polson, MT
Category 4: American-Style Hefeweizen, 34 entries
Gold: Widmer Hefeweizen, Widmer Brothers Brewing Co., Portland, OR
Silver: UFO Hefeweizen, Harpoon Brewery, Boston, MA
Bronze: La Bianca, Apostel Bräu, Hauzenberg, Germany
Category 5: Rye Beer, 17 entries
Gold: Rockchuck Rye, Snake River Brewing Lander, Jackson, WY
Silver: Schremser Roggenbier, Bierbrauerei Schrems, Schrems, Austria
Bronze: Frog Rye IPA, Issaquah Brewhouse, Issaquah, WA
Category 6: Fruit and Vegetable Beer, 70 entries
Gold: Redoak Framboise Froment, Redoak, Sydney, Australia
Silver: Blue Moon Chardonnay Blonde, Blue Moon Brewing Co., Golden, CO
Bronze: Alaskan Jalapeno Imperial IPA, Alaskan Brewing Co., Juneau, AK
Category 7: Herb and Spice Beer, 67 entries
Gold: Avatar Jasmine IPA, Elysian Brewing Co., Seattle, WA
Silver: CoCoNut PorTeR, Maui Brewing Co., Lahaina, HI
Bronze: Stillwater Rye, Montana Brewing Co., Billings, MT
Category 8: Coffee Flavored Beer, 24 entries
Gold: Java The Hut, CB & Potts Restaurant & Brewery – Flatirons, Broomfield, CO
Silver: Meantime Coffee Porter, Meantime Brewing Co. Limited, London, UK
Bronze: Hitachino Nest Beer Espresso Stout, Kiuchi Brewery, Naka-City, Japan
Category 9: Specialty Beer, 20 entries
Gold: Morimoto Soba Ale, Rogue Ales, Newport, OR
Silver: 1: Orig. Dinkel Bier (Spelt Beer), Apostel Bräu, Hauzenberg, Germany
Bronze: Morimota Black Obi Soba Ale, Rogue Ales, Newport, OR
Category 10: Specialty Honey Lager or Ale, 29 entries
Gold: Blue Moon Honey Moon, Blue Moon Brewing Co., Golden, CO
Silver: Michelob Honey Lager, Anheuser-Busch Inc., St. Louis, MO
Bronze: Midas Touch, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton, DE
Category 11: Other Low Strength Ale or Lager, 15 entries
Gold: Firestone Extra Pale Ale, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA
Silver: Polygamy Porter, Utah Brewers Cooperative, Salt Lake City, UT
Bronze: Provo Girl Pilsner, Utah Brewers Cooperative, Salt Lake City, UT
Category 12: Other Strong Ale or Lager, 28 entries
Gold: Dark Horizon, Nøgne Ø, Grimstad, Norway
Silver: Double Pilsner, Odell Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO
Bronze: Dragonstooth Stout, Elysian Brewing Co., Seattle, WA
Category 13: Experimental Beer (Lager or Ale), 27 entries
Gold: Ichabod, Alpine Beer Co., Alpine, CA
Silver: Iwate Kura Beer Oyster Stout – B, Sekinoichi Shuzo Co. Ltd., Iwate, Japan
Bronze: Veritas 002: Port Brewing Co. and The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA
Category 14: Gluten Free Beer, 12 entries
Gold: Deschutes Brewery Sorghum Beer, Deschutes Brewery, Bend, OR
Silver: Sinebrychoff Light Beer, Oy Sinebrychoff Ab, Kerava, Finland
Bronze: Redbridge, Anheuser-Busch Inc., St. Louis, MO
Category 15: Wood- and Barrel-aged Beer, 21 entries
Gold: Red Brick Barrel Select, Atlanta Brewing Co., Atlanta, GA
Silver: Brown’s Whiskey Porter, Brown’s Brewing Co., Troy, NY
Bronze: Bourbon Barrel Stout, Rockyard Brewing Co., Castle Rock, CO
Category 16: Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer, 54 entries
Gold: Paradox Grain, BrewDog, Fraserburgh, UK
Silver: Elmer’s Reserve, Newport Beach Brewing Co., Newport Beach, CA
Bronze: Allagash Curieux, Allagash Brewing Co., Portland, ME
Category 17: Wood- and Barrel-aged Sour Beer, 14 entries
Gold: Cuvee de Tomme, Port Brewing Co. and The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA
Silver: Temptation, Russian River Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, CA
Bronze: Stevns CCC, Nørrebro Bryghus, Copenhagen, Denmark
Category 18: Aged Beer (Ale or Lager), 25 entries
Gold: Vintage AleSmith Old Numbskull, AleSmith Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
Silver: Hopsquatch ’06: Four Peaks Brewing Co., Tempe, AZ
Bronze: Little Korkny Ale, Nørrebro Bryghus, Copenhagen, Denmark
Category 19: Cellar or Unfiltered Beer, 34 entries
Gold: Hoepfner Kräusen, Privatbrauerei Hoepfner GmbH, Karlsruhe, Germany
Silver: Bikini Blonde Lager, Maui Brewing Co., Lahaina, HI
Bronze: Big Red Machine Fall Classic Ale, Baird Brewing Co., Numazu, Japan
Category 20: Smoke-Flavored Beer, 27 entries
Gold: Alaskan Smoked Porter 2007: Alaskan Brewing Co., Juneau, AK
Silver: Smoked Imperial Porter, Four Peaks Brewing Co., Tempe, AZ
Bronze: Nils Oscar Rökporter, The Nils Oscar Co. AB, Nyköping, Sweden
Category 21: European-Style Low-Alcohol Lager/German-Style Leicht(bier), 18 entries
Gold: Waldhaus Light Line, Privatbrauerei Waldhaus Joh. Schmid GmbH, Weilheim/Waldhaus,
Germany
Silver: Hahn Premium Light Lager, The Hahn Brewing Co. Pty Limited, Camperdown, Australia
Bronze: Gage Roads Pils, Gage Roads Brewing Co. Ltd, Perth, Australia
Category 22: German-Style Pilsener, 72 entries
Gold: Trumer Pils, Trumer Brauerei Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Silver: Waldhaus Diplom Pils, Privatbrauerei Waldhaus Joh. Schmid GmbH, Weilheim/Waldhaus,
Germany
Bronze: Troegs Sunshine Pils, Troegs Brewing Co., Harrisburg, PA
Category 23: Bohemian-Style Pilsener, 41 entries
Gold: James Squire Pilsener, The Malt Shovel Brewery Pty Limited, Camperdown, Australia
Silver: HUB Organic Lager, Hopworks Urban Brewery, Portland, OR
Bronze: Gambrinus Premium, Plze Prazdroj a.s., Pilsen, Czech Republic
Category 24: Münchner Helles, 53 entries
Gold: Urtyp Hell, Engelbráu Rettenberg, Rettenberg, Germany
Silver: Hoepfner Export, Privatbrauerei Hoepfner GmbH, Karlsruhe, Germany
Bronze: Chiemgau Hell, Schlossbrauerei Stein Wiskott GmbH & Co KG, Stein an der Traun,Germany
Category 25: Dortmunder/European Style Export or Oktoberfest, 48 entries
Gold: Luksus, JSC Aldaris, Riga, Latvia
Silver: Mariestads Export, Spendrups Brewery, Varby, Sweden
Bronze: Llano Lager, SandLot Brewery, Denver, CO
Category 26: Vienna-Style Lager, 25 entries
Gold: Vienna Lager, The Covey Restaurant & Brewery, Fort Worth, TX
Silver: Vienna Red Lager, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, Wilmington, DE
Bronze: Lochsa Lager, Ram Restaurant & Brewery – Boise, Boise, ID
Category 27: German-Style Märzen, 28 entries
Gold: Goss Märzen, Brauerei Goss, Deuerling, Germany
Silver: Weltenburger Kloster Anno 1050, Klosterbrauerei Weltenburg GmbH, Kelheim, Germany
Bronze: Latvijas Sevikais, JSC Aldaris, Riga, Latvia
Category 28: European-Style Dark/Münchner Dunkel, 38 entries
Gold: Weltenburger Kloster Barock Dunkel, Klosterbrauerei Weltenburg GmbH, Kelheim,
Germany
Silver: Munich Dunkel, C.H. Evans Brewing/Albany Pump Station, Albany, NY
Bronze: Ottenbräu 1348 Dunkles Lager, Ottenbräu, Abensberg, Germany
Category 29: German-Style Schwarzbier, 30 entries
Gold: Shounan Liebe, Kumazawa Brewing Co., Kanagawa, Japan
Silver: Samuel Adams Black Lager, Boston Beer Co., Boston, MA
Bronze: Eisenbahn Dunkel, Cervejaria Sudbrack Ltda., Blumenau, Brazil
Category 30: Traditional German-Style Bock, 21 entries
Gold: Bock Lager, Elk Grove Brewery and Restaurant, Elk Grove, CA
Silver: Lakefront Bock, Lakefront Brewery, Inc., Milwaukee, WI
Bronze: Troegenator, Troegs Brewing Co., Harrisburg, PA
Category 31: German-Style Heller Bock/Maibock, 31 entries
Gold: Hoepfner Maibock, Privatbrauerei Hoepfner GmbH, Karlsruhe, Germany
Silver: Maibock, Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant, Topeka, KS
Bronze: Rahr’s Bucking Bock, Rahr & Sons Brewing LP, Fort Worth, TX
Category 32: German-Style Strong Bock, 38 entries
Gold: Freudenberger Märkator, Brauerei Märkl, Freudenberg, Germany
Silver: Doppelbock Dunkel, Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg, Vorchdorf, Austria
Bronze: JW Dundee’s Doppelbock, High Falls Brewing Co., Rochester, NY
Category 33: American-Style Light Lager, 34 entries
Gold: Old Milwaukee Light, Pabst Brewing Co., Woodridge, IL
Silver: Lone Star Light, Pabst Brewing Co., Woodridge, IL
Bronze: Natural Light, Anheuser-Busch Inc., St. Louis, MO
Category 34: American-Style Lager, 48 entries
Gold: Tooheys Extra Dry, Tooheys Pty Limited, Lidcombe, Australia
Silver: Michelob Lager, Anheuser-Busch Inc., St. Louis, MO
Bronze: Narragansett Lager, Narragansett Brewing Co., Providence, RI
Category 35: American-Style Specialty Lager, 28 entries
Gold: Steel Reserve, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI
Silver: Busch Ice, Anheuser-Busch Inc., St. Louis, MO
Bronze: Mickey’s Ice, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI
Category 36: American-Style Amber Lager, 33 entries
Gold: Orlio Organic Common Ale, Orlio Organic Beer Co., South Burlington, VT
Silver: Old Scratch Amber Lager, Flying Dog Brewery, Denver, CO
Bronze: Brooklyn Lager, The Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, NY
Category 37: American-Style Dark Lager, 18 entries
Gold: Black Diamond Lager, Bend Brewing Co., Bend, OR
Silver: Canterbury, Pacific Western Brewing, Prince George, Canada
Bronze: Waterloo Dark, Brick Brewing Co. Ltd., Waterloo, Canada
Category 38: Australasian, Latin American or Tropical-Style Light Lager, 33 entries
Gold: Anchor Ice, Asia Pacific Breweries Limited, Singapore
Silver: Imperial, Cerveceria Hondureña, S.A. de C.V., San Pedro Sala, Honduras
Bronze: Paceña Tropical Extra, Cervecería Boliviana Nacional S.A. , La Paz, Bolivia
Category 39: International-Style Lager, 51 entries
Gold: Ursus Premium, Ursus Breweries, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Silver: Egils Gull, The Brewery Egill Skallagrímsson, Reykjavik, Iceland
Bronze: Knappstein Enterprise Reserve Lager, The Knappstein Enterprise Brewery, Clare, Australia
Category 40: Baltic-Style Porter, 15 entries
Gold: Amnesia, The Grumpy Troll Restaurant & Brewery, Mount Horeb, WI
Silver: 3 Dog Night, Chama River Brewing Co., Albuquerque, NM
Bronze: Baltika N6 Porter, Baltika Breweries, St. Petersburg, Russia
Category 41: Belgian-Style White (or Wit)/Belgian-Style Wheat, 35 entries
Gold: Hoegaarden, InBev Belgium N.V./S.A., Jupille-sur-Meuse, Belgium
Silver: Ommegang Witte, Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown, NY
Bronze: Mill Street Belgian-Style Wit, Mill Street Brewery, Toronto, Canada
Category 42: Belgian- and French-Style Ale, 37 entries
Gold: Brugse Zot Blond, Brouwerij De Halve Maan, Brugge, Belgium
Silver: Matilda, Goose Island Beer Co., Chicago, IL
Bronze: Tiburon Blonde, Marin Brewing Co., Larkspur, CA
Category 43: Belgian-Style Pale Ale, 8 entries
Silver: Belgian Blonde, Black Diamond Brewing Co., Concord, CA
Bronze: Special , Brewery De Ryck, Herzele, Belgium
Category 44: Belgian-Style Sour Ale, 28 entries
Gold: Geuze Boon, Boon Brouwerij N.V., Lembeek, Belgium
Silver: Oude Geuze Ale Oud Beersel, Oud Beersel, Brussels, Belgium
Bronze: Framboise, Allentown & Bethlehem Brew Works, Allentown, PA
Category 45: Belgian-Style Flanders/Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale, 5 entries
Silver: Red Poppy, Port Brewing Co. and The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA
Bronze: Phat Phlemish Red, Upstream Brewing Co., Omaha, NE
Category 46: Belgian-Style Dubbel, 26 entries
Gold: Allagash Dubbel, Allagash Brewing Co., Portland, ME
Silver: Emmett’s Belgian-style Dubbel, Emmett’s Ale House/ Emmett’s Tavern & Brewing, West Dundee, IL
Bronze: Urthel Parlus Magnificum – Vlaemse Bock, De Leyerth, Ruiselede, Belgium
Category 47: Belgian-Style Tripel, 42 entries
Gold: Affligem Tripel, Affligem Brewery, Opwijk, Belgium
Silver: Allagash Tripel, Allagash Brewing Co., Portland, ME
Bronze: Westmalle Trappist Tripel, Westmalle Trappist Brewery, Malle, Belgium
Category 48: Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale, 24 entries
Gold: La Fin du Monde, La Brasserie Unibroue, Chambly, Canada
Silver: Mont-Saint Aubert, Brasserie De Brunehaut, Brunehaut, Belgium
Bronze: Baron’s Strong Brew, Asia Pacific Breweries Limited, Singapore
Category 49: Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale, 28 entries
Gold: Salvation, Russian River Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, CA
Silver: Malheur 12°, Brewery Malheur, Buggenhout, Belgium
Bronze: Brother David’s Double, Anderson Valley Brewing Co., Boonville, CA
Category 50: Other Belgian-Style Ale, 59 entries
Gold: Upstream Grand Cru, Upstream Brewing Co., Omaha, NE
Silver: Malheur Brut Reserve, Brewery Malheur, Buggenhout, Belgium
Bronze: Pride, Midnight Sun Brewing Co., Anchorage, AK
Category 51: English-Style Summer Ale, 20 entries
Gold: Rooster’s Y.P.A. (Yorkshire Pale Ale), Rooster’s Brewing Co. Ltd, Knaresborough, UK
Silver: “312”, Goose Island Beer Co., Chicago, IL
Bronze: Sandbagger Gold, Montana Brewing Co., Billings, MT
Category 52: Classic English-Style Pale Ale, 35 entries
Gold: MacTarnahan’s Amber Ale, Pyramid Breweries Inc., Seattle, WA
Silver: Saranac Pale Ale, F.X. Matt Brewing Co., Utica, NY
Bronze: Bass, Samlesbury Brewery, Preston, UK
Category 53: English-Style India Pale Ale, 32 entries
Gold: Wild Goose IPA, Wild Goose Brewery, Frederick, MD
Silver: On Belay IPA, Snake River Brewing Lander, Jackson, WY
Bronze: Vapor Cave, Glenwood Canyon Brewing Co., Glenwood Springs, CO
Category 54: Ordinary Bitter, 10 entries
Gold: Cutthroat, Uinta Brewing Co., Salt Lake City, UT
Silver: BridgePort Blue Heron Pale Ale, BridgePort Brewery, Portland, OR
Category 55: Special Bitter or Best Bitter, 23 entries
Gold: Snake River Pale Ale, Snake River Brewing, Jackson, WY
Silver: 1065 Raccoon Red, Rock Bottom Brewery – Bethesda, Bethesda, MD
Bronze: Numbers Ale, Atlanta Brewing Co., Atlanta, GA
Category 56: Extra Special Bitter or Strong Bitter, 39 entries
Gold: Standing Wave Pale Ale, Kannah Creek Brewing Co., Grand Junction, CO
Silver: The Wise ESB, Elysian Brewing Co., Seattle, WA
Bronze: Stone Pale Ale, Stone Brewing Co., Escondido, CA
Category 57: Scottish-Style Ale, 24 entries
Gold: McGarvey’s Scottish Ale, Oggi’s / Left Coast Brewing Co., San Clemente, CA
Silver: Beltaine Scottish Ale, Shoreline Brewery, Michigan City , IN
Bronze: Scottish Ale, Nasu Kohgen Beer., Ltd., Nasugun, Japan
Category 58: English-Style Mild Ale, 19 entries
Gold: Crusader Dark Mild Ale, Dragonmead Microbrewery, Warren, MI
Silver: Barnstormer Brown Ale, Flyers Restaurant and Brewery, Oak Harbor, WA
Bronze: The Mild One, Redwood Brewing Co., Flint , MI
Category 59: English-Style Brown Ale, 47 entries
Gold: BridgePort Beertown Brown, BridgePort Brewery, Portland, OR
Silver: Sweet George’s Brown, Dillon DAM Brewery, Dillon, CO
Bronze: Big Ben Brown Ale, Bull & Bush Brewery, Denver, CO
Category 60: Brown Porter, 28 entries
Gold: Porter, Bell’s Brewery, Inc., Galesburg, MI
Silver: Cutthroat Porter, Odell Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO
Bronze: St. Charles Porter, Blackstone Restaurant and Brewery, Nashville, TN
Category 61: Robust Porter, 49 entries
Gold: People’s Porter, Foothills Brewing, Winston-Salem, NC
Silver: Porter, Nøgne Ø, Grimstad, Norway
Bronze: Swan Lake Beer Porter, Hyokoyashikinomori Brewery Tentyokaku Co., Aganocity, Japan
Category 62: Sweet Stout, 15 entries
Gold: Left Hand Brewing Company Milk Stout, Left Hand Brewing Co., Longmont, CO
Silver: Outlaw Stout, Great Basin Brewing Co., Sparks, NV
Category 63: Oatmeal Stout, 35 entries
Gold: Sless’ Stimulating Stout, Iron Springs Pub & Brewery, Fairfax, CA
Silver: Sleeping Dog Oatmeal Stout, Chama River Brewing Co., Albuquerque, NM
Bronze: Velvet Merkin, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA
Category 64: Strong Scotch Ale, 43 entries
Gold: Saint Arnold Divine Reserve No. 4: Saint Arnold Brewing Co, Houston, TX
Silver: Wee Heavy, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, Wilmington, DE
Bronze: Caribou Kilt Strong Scotch, Kassik’s Kenai Brew Stop, LLC, Kenai, AK
Category 65: British-Style Imperial Stout, 16 entries
Gold: Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout, The Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, NY
Silver: High Desert Imperial Stout, Great American Restaurants, Centreville, VA
Bronze: Blackout Stout, Great Lakes Brewing Co., Cleveland, OH
Category 66: Old Ale, 17 entries
Gold: AleSmith Decadence, AleSmith Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
Silver: Upland Winter Warmer, Upland Brewing Co., Bloomington, IN
Bronze: HMS Bounty Old Ale, Dry Dock Brewing Co., Aurora, CO
Category 67: Strong Ale, 21 entries
Gold: Outback X, Bend Brewing Co., Bend, OR
Silver: Cabin Fever, Boundary Bay Brewery, Bellingham, WA
Bronze: Sopris, Glenwood Canyon Brewing Co., Glenwood Springs, CO
Category 68: Barley Wine-Style Ale, 61 entries
Gold: Old Diablo, Morgan Territory Brewing, Antioch, CA
Silver: Hopsquatch ’07: Four Peaks Brewing Co., Tempe, AZ
Bronze: Alaskan Barley Wine, Alaskan Brewing Co., Juneau, AK
Category 69: German-Style Kölsch/Köln-Style Kölsch, 36 entries
Gold: Wind Blown Blonde, Stewarts Brewing Co., Bear, DE
Silver: Colorado Kölsch, Steamworks Brewing Co., Durango, CO
Bronze: Kaorino Nama, Shimono Co., LTD, Chiba, Japan
Category 70: German-Style Brown Ale/Düsseldorf-Style Altbier, 22 entries
Gold: Alt and in the Way, Squatters Pub Brewery, Salt Lake City, UT
Silver: Bobsled Brown, Utah Brewers Cooperative, Salt Lake City, UT
Bronze: 1065 Fire Chief Alt, Rock Bottom Brewery – Bethesda, Bethesda, MD
Category 71: South German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier, 71 entries
Gold: Freudenberger Hefe Weizen, Brauerei Märkl, Freudenberg, Germany
Silver: Fujizakura kogen Beer “Weizen”, Fujikanko Kaihatsu Co., Minamitsuru, Japan
Bronze: Plank Hefeweizen, Brauerei Michael Plank, Laaber, Germany
Category 72: German-Style Pale Wheat Ale, 20 entries
Gold: Distelhäuser Kristallweizen, Distelhäuser Brauerei Ernst Bauer GmbH, Tauberbischofsheim, Germany
Silver: I’m Half the Beer I used to be (Harvest Light), BJ’s Restaurant and Brewery – Chandler,
Chandler, AZ
Bronze: Weihenstephan Kristall-Weissbier, Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan,
Freising, Germany
Category 73: German-Style Dark Wheat Ale, 29 entries
Gold: Schneider Weisse Original, Schneider Weisse, Kelheim, Germany
Silver: Original Plank Hefeweizen, Brauerei Michael Plank, Laaber, Germany
Bronze: Fendt Vario-Weizen, Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren AG, Kaufbeuren, Germany
Category 74: South German-Style Weizenbock/Weissbock, 19 entries
Gold: Plank Heller Weizenbock, Brauerei Michael Plank, Laaber, Germany
Silver: Penn Weizen Bock, Pennsylvania Brewing Co., Pittsburgh, PA
Bronze: Aventinus, Schneider Weisse, Kelheim, Germany
Category 75: Irish-Style Red Ale, 31 entries
Gold: Samuel Adams Irish Red, Boston Beer Co., Boston, MA
Silver: McIlhenney’s Irish Red, Alpine Beer Co., Alpine, CA
Bronze: Red Rocks, Rock Bottom Brewery – Denver, Denver, CO
Category 76: Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout, 20 entries
Gold: Blarney Sisters Dry Irish Stout, Third Street AleWorks, Santa Rosa , CA
Silver: Dark Starr Stout, Starr Hill Brewery, Crozet, VA
Bronze: Irish Stout, Morgan Territory Brewing, Antioch, CA
Category 77: Foreign (Export)-Style Stout, 26 entries
Gold: Zonker Stout, Snake River Brewing, Jackson, WY
Silver: San Quentin’s Breakout Stout, Marin Brewing Co., Larkspur, CA
Bronze: Tsunami Stout, Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR
Category 78: Golden or Blonde Ale, 39 entries
Gold: Alaskan Summer Ale, Alaskan Brewing Co., Juneau, AK
Silver: Kiwanda Cream Ale, Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR
Bronze: Red Cap, Brick Brewing Co. Ltd., Waterloo, Canada
Category 79: American-Style Pale Ale, 66 entries
Gold: Widmer Pale Ale, Widmer Brothers Brewing Co., Portland, OR
Silver: Sharptail Pale Ale, Montana Brewing Co., Billings, MT
Bronze: Maui Pale Ale, Maui Brewing Co., Lahaina, HI
Category 80: American-Style Strong Pale Ale, 52 entries
Gold: Organic IPA, Hopworks Urban Brewery, Portland, OR
Silver: Nectar IPA, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA
Bronze: Peg Leg Pale Ale, Ham’s Brewhouse, Greenville, NC
Category 81: American-Style India Pale Ale, 77 entries
Gold: IPA, Odell Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO
Silver: Union Jack IPA, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA
Bronze: India Pelican Ale, Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR
Category 82: Imperial or Double India Pale Ale, 39 entries
Gold: Hopnotic IPA, San Diego Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
Silver: Poor Man’s IPA, Pizza Port – Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA
Bronze: Dread Naught, Three Floyds Brewing Co., Munster, IN
Category 83: American-Style Amber/Red Ale, 53 entries
Gold: Hop Head Red, Green Flash Brewing Co., Vista, CA
Silver: Swan Lake Beer Amber Swan Ale, Hyokoyashikinomori Brewery Tentyokaku Co.,
Inc., Agano-city, Japan
Bronze: Red Horse Ale, Sacramento Brewing Co., Sacramento, CA
Category 84: Imperial or Double Red Ale, 22 entries
Gold: Behemoth, Three Floyds Brewing Co., Munster, IN
Silver: Organic Deranger, Laurelwood Brewing Co., Portland, OR
Bronze: Gordon, Oskar Blues Brewery, Lyons, CO
Category 85: American-Style Brown Ale, 30 entries
Gold: Doryman’s Dark Ale, Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR
Silver: Redrock Nut Brown Ale, Redrock Brewing Co., Salt Lake City, UT
Bronze: Bitch Creek, Grand Teton Brewing Co., Victor, ID
Category 86: American-Style Sour Ale, 4 entries
Silver: Eric’s Ale, New Belgium Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO
Bronze: Le Terroir, New Belgium Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO
Category 87: American-Style Stout, 20 entries
Gold: Terminal Stout, Rock Bottom Brewery – Chicago, Chicago, IL
Silver: Total Eclipse Stout, Foothills Brewing, Winston-Salem, NC
Bronze: Sticky Stout, Pizza Port – Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA
Category 88: American-Style Wheat Wine Ale, 4 entries
Gold: Winter Wheatwine, Rubicon Brewing Co., Sacramento, CA
Silver: Wheat Wine, Great Adirondack Brewing Co., Lake Placid, NY
Bronze: Star Brew, Marin Brewing Co., Larkspur, CA
Category 89: American-Style Imperial Stout, 30 entries
Gold: Gonzo Imperial Porter, Flying Dog Brewery, Denver, CO
Silver: Happy Ending, Sweetwater Brewing Co., Atlanta, GA
Bronze: Night Rider Imperial Stout, Pizza Port – Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA
Category 90: International Pale Ale, 20 entries
Gold: Winter Storm, Clipper City Brewing Co., Baltimore, MD
Silver: Saint Arnold Elissa IPA, Saint Arnold Brewing Co, Houston, TX
Bronze: Punk IPA, BrewDog, Fraserburgh, UK
Category 91: Other International Ale, 29 entries
Gold: State Pen Porter, Santa Fe Brewing Co., Santa Fe , NM
Silver: Old Dundee, Upstream Brewing Co., Omaha, NE
Bronze: Brouwer’s Imagination Series Saison, Port Brewing Co. and The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA
Champion Brewery and Brewer Awards
Brewers Association World Beer Cup 2008 Champion Brewery
Large Brewing Company Category
Blue Moon Brewing Company
Warren Quilliam
Brewers Association World Beer Cup 2008 Champion Brewery
Mid-Size Brewing Company Category
Privatbrauerei Hoepfner GmbH
Peter Bucher
Brewers Association World Beer Cup 2008 Champion Brewery
Small Brewing Company Category
Port Brewing Company and The Lost Abbey
Tomme Arthur
Brewers Association World Beer Cup 2008 Champion Brewery
Large Brewpub Category
Pelican Pub & Brewery
Darron R. S. Welch
Brewers Association World Beer Cup 2008 Champion Brewery
Small Brewpub Category
Bend Brewing Company
Tonya Cornett