The 2020 North Carolina Brewers Cup is the largest craft beer competition of North Carolina. ALL North Carolina commercial brewers are invited to participate in this BJCP sanctioned beer competition, sponsored by Pro Refrigeration, Inc. and ABS Commercial, and administered by the North Carolina Craft Brewers Guild.
Best in Show
Gold – Copperline Amber Ale – Carolina Brewery
Silver – Ponder Lager – Thirsty Monk Brewery
Bronze – Foothills Brewing – Dead & Berried Blackberry Imperial Stout
Fourth – No.10 American Light Lager – Brown Truck Brewery
Session IPA
Gold – Driveway Sesh – Cabarrus Brewing Company
Silver – HopJob Session IPA – Foothills Brewing
Bronze – Casual Sesh – Little Brother Brewing
American Lager
Gold – No.10 American Light Lager – Brown Truck Brewery
Silver – Pre Game – The Unknown Brewing Company
Bronze – Baller Beer – Cabarrus Brewing Company
Light American Hybrid
Gold – Euchre Golden Ale – Lost Worlds Brewing
Silver – Over The Moon – Vecino Brewing Company
Bronze – Emmer American Wheat – Lost Worlds Brewing
Alternative Fermentation
Gold – Sky Blue Kolsch – Carolina Brewery
Silver – Kolsch Ale – Oaklyn Springs Brewery
Bronze – Kommunity – Devil’s Logic Brewing
Fourth – Fly Kid Kolsch – Middle James Brewing
International Lager
Gold – Ponder Lager – Thirsty Monk Brewery
Silver – Penguin Pils – Legion Brewing
International Pilsner
Gold – Oaklyn Springs Brewery Pils – Oaklyn Springs Brewery
Silver – Ledermolesen – Mad Mole Brewing
Bronze – Czech Pilsner – Carolina Brewery
Malty European Lager
Gold – Stinnes Helles Lager – Lost Worlds Brewing
Silver – Bock to the Future – Clouds Brewing
Bronze – Slow Chill Munich Helles – Oskar Blues Brewery
Fourth – Depot Maypole Maibock – Craftboro Brewing
European Amber Lager
Gold – Holographic Dreamscape – Town Brewing Company
Silver – Bobby Beer – Oklawaha Brewing Company
Bronze – #DADGAMESTRONG – Cabarrus Brewing Company
Dark European Lager
Gold – Cold Weather Gear – Cavendish Brewing Company
Silver – ‘Goat’ Bullock Bock – Bull City Burger and Brewery
Bronze – Merganser – Bill’s Brewing Co.
Fourth – Doppelbock – Oaklyn Springs Brewery
European Wheat Beer
Gold – Civil Rest – Little Brother Brewing
Silver – Hedrick’s – Four Saints Brewing Company
Bronze – Weizenbahn – Sidetracked Brewery
Fourth – Bock To Work – Bombshell Beer Company
Pale British Beer & Bitter
Gold – Copperline Amber Ale – Carolina Brewery
Silver – English IPA – Makai Brewing Company
Bronze – Emotional Support Badger – Town Brewing Company
Porter & British Brown
Gold – Bryant’s Brown Ale – Tarboro Brewing Company
Silver – Boar Brown – Pig Pounder Brewery
Bronze – Roundhouse Robust Porter – New Sarum Brewing Company
Fourth – Ninja Porter – Asheville Brewing
Scottish & Irish Beer
Gold – Scottish Ale – Ponysaurus Brewing
Silver – Lady In Red – Bombshell Beer Company
Bronze – Nac Mac Feegle – Triskelion Brewing Company
Stout
Gold – Absolute Block – Sidetracked Brewery
Silver – Mongo – Ecusta Brewing Company
Bronze – Barrel Aged Sexual Chocolate Imperial Stout – Foothills Brewing
Strong Ale
Gold – The Voyager – Archetype Brewing
Silver – Baby Leif – The Glass Jug Beer Lab
Bronze – Belgian Dubbel – Pilot Brewing Company
American Amber & Brown Ale
Gold – Potter’s Clay – Four Saints Brewing
Silver – Lazy Bird Brown Ale – Birdsong Brewing Company
Bronze – Mole Dancer – Mad Mole Brewing Mole
Fourth – Oaklyn Springs Brewery Amber Ale – Oaklyn Springs Brewery
American Pale Ale
Gold – Humidity – Fullsteam Brewery
Silver – Palm Tree Island – Wilmington Brewing Company
Bronze – Spaceman Pale Ale – Innovation Brewing
American IPA
Gold – Reflection IPA – Radar Brewing Company
Silver – Funny Like I’m A Clown – Southern Range Brewing
Bronze – Wave Break – Bill’s Brewing Co.
Fourth – Modern Transparency – The Glass Jug Beer Lab
Speciality IPA
Gold – Black IPA – French Broad River Brewery
Silver – Soulvation IPA – Innovation Brewing
Bronze – THE VAPORS – New Anthem Beer Project
New England / Hazy IPA
Gold – Party In The Back – Bill’s Brewing Co.
Silver – Label Fiasco – Wilmington Brewing Company
Bronze – Reptar Juice – Twenty-Six Acres Brewing Co.
Double IPA
Gold – CLAPBACK – New Anthem Beer Project
Silver – Concern Hubris – Lynnwood Brewing
Bronze – Haziversary – Oklawaha Brewing Company
Belgian & French Ale
Gold – Abby Blonde – Thirsty Monk Brewery
Silver – Marilyn MonMole – Mad Mole Brewing
Bronze – Walk The Earth, No. 5 – Archetype Brewing
European Sour Ale
Gold – Trier Berliner Weisse – Lost Worlds Brewing
Silver – Elara – Legion Brewing Co
Historical Beer
Gold – Divine Barrel Brewing – The Big Lubelski
Silver – Key Lime Gose – Makai Brewing Company
Brett, Mixed, & Wild Ale
Gold – The Era is Now – DSSOLVR
Silver – SHE JUST DANCED AWAY – New Anthem Beer Project
Bronze – Whistleblower – Sidetracked Brewery
Fourth – Woodshed Blend #2 – Thirsty Monk Brewery
Fruit Beer
Gold – Ocean Potion – Pitt Street Brewing
Silver – Tainted Valkyrie – Triskelion Brewing Company
Bronze – The Limest Thing We Have – Divine Barrel Brewing
Fourth – Javaberry Cream Stout – Haw River Farmhouse Ales
Specialty Fruit and Fruit & Spice
Gold – Company Tart Pop – Trophy Brewing
Silver – Peach – Divine Barrel Brewing
Bronze – Habanero Lime Wheat Pig – Pig Pounder Brewery
Spice, Herb or Vegetable Beer
Gold – Southern Basil – Fullsteam Brewery
Silver – Dulce Muerte w/Coconut – Incendiary Brewing Company
Bronze – Jalapeno Pale Ale – Birdsong Brewing Company
Wood-Aged Beer
Gold – Dead & Berried Blackberry Imperial Stout – Foothills Brewing
Silver – Maple Bourbon – Twenty-Six Acres Brewing
Bronze – Torn Paper Leaves: Brazilian Oak – Haw River Farmhouse Ales
Smoked Beer
Gold – Temporal Justice – Vecino Brewing Company
Silver – Paloma Pig – Pig Pounder Brewery
Bronze – The Big Slow – Little Brother Brewing
Specialty Beer
Gold – Dark Side of the Tart: Raspberry – Dry Falls Brewing
Silver – Ready To Rye’d Lager – Gypsy Road Brewing
Bronze – Whitewall Wheat – Crank Arm Brewing
Fourth – Ocracoke Jam Box – 1718 Brewing
NC Home-Grown Beer
Gold – Brown Paper Bag – Legion Brewing Co
Silver – OK Lunch – Southern Strain Brewing
Bronze – Quest for the Mole Grail – Little Brother Brewing
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