Beer Competition

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 2024 – Dubbed the “Olympics of Beer,” the World Beer Cup 2024 stands as the world’s most prestigious beer competition. Hosted annually alongside the Craft Brewers Conference® & BrewExpo America®, it showcases the finest in global brewing.

Celebrating Brewing Artistry Since 1996
Founded in 1996, the World Beer Cup promotes the craft and innovation of brewing while educating consumers about diverse beer styles and flavors. This international competition highlights exceptional beers, driving awareness and appreciation for brewing excellence worldwide.

“When industry experts recognize standout beers, consumers can trust they’re tasting the best brews available,” said Chris Williams,  Cup Competition Director.

The Pinnacle of Beer Competitions
This competition evaluates beers across more than 100 categories, awarding gold, silver, and bronze medals only when judges identify three outstanding examples of a style. This selective process ensures that only the highest-quality beers earn recognition.

Global Competition: Brewers worldwide vie for prestigious awards.
Rigorous Judging: Expert panels assess beers for style accuracy and quality.
Consumer Trust: Award-winning beers guide enthusiasts to top-tier brews.
Experience the 2024 World Beer Cup in Las Vegas
Held during the Craft Brewers Conference in Las Vegas, the 2024 World Beer Cup unites brewers, industry professionals, and beer lovers. Visit worldbeercup.org for results, event highlights, and more.

Contact: World Beer Cup Team
Email: info@worldbeercup.org
Website: worldbeercup.org

Click Here To View The List Of The 2024 Award Winners.

About the Brewers Association
The Brewers Association, the not-for-profit trade organization dedicated to promoting and protecting America’s small and independent craft brewers, proudly hosts the World Beer Cup, known as the “Olympics of Beer.” Founded in 1978, the association supports over 5,700 member breweries by fostering innovation, advocating for industry interests, and providing resources to enhance brewing quality and business success. Through events like the World Beer Cup and the Craft Brewers Conference® & BrewExpo America®, the Brewers Association celebrates global brewing excellence, educates consumers about diverse beer styles, and strengthens the vibrant craft beer community. Learn more at brewersassociation.org.

 

 

 

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Third Eye Brewing and the U.S. Open Beer Championship partnered to set a world record for the largest beer float.

To celebrate National Stout Month, which is February, Kelly Montgomery from Third Eye Brewing and Dow Scoggins from the U.S. Open Beer Championship created the World’s Largest Beer Float using 9 liters(27 12oz cans) of Higher Purpose Milk Stout and 36 scoops of Graeter’s Vanilla Ice Cream. Kelly, a co-owner of Third Eye and the brewery’s head brewer, and Dow Scoggins, founder of the U.S. Open Beer Championships, which is based in Oxford, both always wanted to hold a world record. So, they both got to check off “Hold a world record” from their bucket list.

About the Third Eye Brewing
Third Eye Brewing is an award-winning brewery that believes in lots of experimentation and trying new things to help open your Third Eye! In 2023, the brewery won 2 gold medals and two silver medals at the Great American Beer Festival and was named Brewery of the Year 1,001-2,000 Barrels.

The brewery prides itself on always keeping its beer menu fresh with new rotating styles and their goal is to make sure everyone can always find a few favorites on tap, even those who claim
to be non-beer drinkers!

Also, in 2023, Third Eye Brewing opened its new production brewery in Hamilton, Ohio while their original brewery thrives in Sharonsville, Ohio. Both breweries are located near the Cincinnati Metro Area.

About the U.S. Open Beer Championship
The U.S. Open Beer Championship was founded in 2009 and judges more beer styles than any other competition in the world. The U.S. Open is also the only major beer competition to allow the gold medal winners of the AHA’s National Homebrew Competition to participate. The U.S. Open judging is held at the U.S. Open Event Center in Oxford, Ohio. The U.S. Open became the first beer competition to be held in its venue, a 6,000-square-foot Amish pole barn on a small farm. The barn consists of a judging area, a serving area, two 450-square-foot coolers, an office, and a nano brewery. To see “The Barn”, Click here to see a YouTube video of the 15th Anniversary of the U.S. Open Beer Championship.

About National Stout Month
National Stout Month, celebrated every February, is a tribute to one of craft beer’s most beloved and versatile styles: the stout. This month-long event invites breweries, bars, and beer enthusiasts across the United States to honor the rich, roasty, and often decadent flavors of stouts, from classic Irish dry stouts to innovative barrel-aged imperial stouts. Breweries often release special stout variants, host tap takeovers, and organize tasting events to showcase the style’s diversity, featuring flavors like coffee, chocolate, vanilla, or even experimental ingredients like chili or fruit. National Stout Month not only highlights the creativity of brewers but also brings communities together to savor these bold, comforting beers during the chilly winter season, making it a must-experience for craft beer lovers.

 

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The 2019 Los Angeles International Beer Competition, held April 13-14 at the historic Fairplex in Pomona, was a suds-soaked showdown that drew over 1,000 entries from breweries worldwide across 100 categories, blind-judged by a panel of BJCP pros and industry vets to crown the globe’s top pours—from snappy German Pilsners and juicy West Coast IPAs to funky barrel-aged sours and roasty rye beers. San Diego breweries absolutely crushed it, snagging 71 medals (a record haul) including clean sweeps in American-Style Stout and Rye Beer categories, with standouts like Eppig Brewing’s Meister N. German Wheat Beer taking gold and Deft Brewing racking up six medals for their bold stouts and lagers. El Segundo Brewing Company’s Old Jetty claimed the ultimate Best of Show crown for its masterful amber lager, while locals like Angel City’s That Voodoo that Yuzu (gold in Wood and Barrel-Aged Sour) and Artifex’s Artifexican (gold in American-Style Cream Ale) proved SoCal’s craft scene was firing on all cylinders. Winners got prime real estate at the LA County Fair’s beer tavern, where thirsty crowds sampled medalists amid live music and food trucks—making this comp not just a judging fest, but a launchpad for shelf stars. If you’re chasing timeless California classics, hunt down these 2019 champs; they’re the pours that put LA on the international beer map. Cheers to a golden year!

Results of the 2019 Los Angeles International Beer Competition
2019 Best of Show: El Segundo Brewing Company, Old Jetty

1 – American-Style Wheat Beer
Gold Medal: Eppig Brewing, Meister N. German Wheat Beer
Bronze Medal: Stanley Park Brewing, Stanley Park Brewing Sunsetter

2 – American-Style Wheat Beer with Yeast
Gold Medal: Scotty’s Bierwerks, American Dark Wheat
Silver Medal: Lengthwise Brewing Company, Harvest Moon Wheat Ale

3 – American-Style Fruit Beer
Gold Medal: Four Peaks Brewing Co., Peach Ale
Silver Medal: Four Sons Brewing, Vacation
Bronze Medal: TAPS Brewery, Smooth Razz

4 – Fruit Wheat Beer
Gold Medal: Sprecher Brewing Co., Grapefruit Radler
Silver Medal: Garage Brewing Co., Mango Hefeweizen
Bronze Medal: Garage Brewing Co., Sweet Orange Wit

5 – Belgian-Style Fruit Beer
Gold Medal: Dust Bowl Brewing, Twisted Monk
Silver Medal: Brewyard Beer Company, Tropico
Bronze Medal: Brewheim, Brewheim Bramble on Saison
Honorable Mention: Flix Brewhouse – Chandler, Wit with Fruit

7 – Field Beer
Gold Medal: Bartlett Brewing Co. (Bartlett Hall), Layer Bar
Silver Medal: Barley Forge Brewing Co., The Patsy
Bronze Medal: Smoking Cannon Brewery, Paxton

8 – Chili Beer
Gold Medal: Rock Bottom Brewery – Nashville, Jalapeno Lager
Silver Medal: River Rat Brewery, Tabasco Barrel Aged Imperial Milk Stout

9 – Herb and Spice Beer
Gold Medal: Danville Brewing Company, Oatmeal Raisin Cookie
Silver Medal: Inland Warf Brewing, Winter Warmer
Bronze Medal: Absolution Brewing Co., Cerveza de Champurrado

10 – Pumpkin Spice Beer
Gold Medal: Twin Creeks Brewing Company, Twin Creeks Imperial Pumpkin Ale
Silver Medal: Papa Marces Cerveceria, Pumpkin: The Musical
Bronze Medal: Rahr & Sons Production Team, Pumpkin Ale

11 – Chocolate or Cocoa Beer
Gold Medal: Belching Beaver Brewery, Mexican Chocolate Peanut Butter Stout
Silver Medal: Riip Beer Company, Flannels and Flip Flops
Bronze Medal: Urban Roots Brewery & Smokehouse, Chocolate Moustache

12 – Coffee Beer
Gold Medal: Rahr & Sons Brewing Company, Iron Joe
Silver Medal: Tricia LaRue, Cabra Loca Espresso Milk Stout
Bronze Medal: Phantom Ales, Kona Coffee Lager – Hazelnut

13 – Specialty Beer
Gold Medal: Eppig Brewing, Count Maltula Cereal Imperial Milk Stout
Silver Medal: Indian Joe Brewing, Ham for the Holidays
Bronze Medal: Garage Brewing Co., Kumquat Brut IPA
Honorable Mention: Moonraker Brewing, Hollow Bones

14 – Rye Beer
Gold Medal: Pizza Port – Carlsbad, Palapa
Silver Medal: Papa Marces Cerveceria, Ryesilience
Bronze Medal: Burning Beard, Roggen the Lightning

15 – Honey Beer
Gold Medal: Booze Brothers Brewing Co., Honey Bloom
Silver Medal: SLO Brew, Hazy Honey Blonde

16 – Session Beer
Gold Medal: Burgeon Beer Company, Clever Kiwi
Silver Medal: Pizza Port – San Diego, Guillaume

17 – Session India Pale Ale
Gold Medal: Karl Strauss Brewing Company, Mosaic Session IPA
Silver Medal: Holy City Brewing, Paradise IPA
Bronze Medal: Pizza Port – Carlsbad, Ponto

18 – Other Strong Beer
Gold Medal: High Water Brewing, Aphotic Imperial Porter

19 – Experimental Beer
Gold Medal: Arts District Brewing Company, Umbra Tertia
Silver Medal: Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Feral Vinifera
Bronze Medal: Four Sons Brewing, PB&K

20 – Fresh Hop Beer
Silver Medal: Deft Brewing, Patio Hops & Geysers

21 – Historical Beer
Gold Medal: Deft Brewing, DoubleDeft Secret
Silver Medal: South Park Brewing, Skol
Bronze Medal: Dempseys Restaurant and Brewery, How Many Dan’s Does It

22 – Gluten Free Beer
Silver Medal: Willies Superbrew, Sparkling Mango & Passionfruit
Bronze Medal: Willies Superbrew, Sparkling Pomegranate & Acai

23 – American-Belgo-Style Ale
Gold Medal: Rouleur Brewing Company, PUNCHEUR Pale Ale
Silver Medal: Rock Bottom – La Jolla, Epic Joyride WIPA
Bronze Medal: Innovation Brew Works, Cattle Rancher

24 – American-Style Sour Ale
Gold Medal: Smog City Brewing Co., June Lady
Silver Medal: Almanac Beer Co., Farmer’s Reserve No. 5
Bronze Medal: Lost Winds Brewing Company, Single pHin Sour with Blueberries

25 – Brett Beer
Gold Medal: King Harbor Brewing Company, Ride The Wild
Silver Medal: Cucapa Brewing Co., Bocanegra Wild Ale & Barbera
Bronze Medal: Papa Marces Cerveceria, The Funk For Red October

26 – Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer
Gold Medal: Nebraska Brewing Company, Blanc is the New White
Silver Medal: BJ’s Restaurants & Brewery- Reno, BJ’s Whiskers

27 – Wood and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer
Gold Medal: 3 Punk Ales, Barley Legal
Silver Medal: AleSmith Brewing Company, Cinnamon Vanilla Barrel-Aged Speedway Stout
Bronze Medal: BJ’s Brewhouse, Papa Grande

28 – Wood and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout
Gold Medal: Sprecher Brewing Co., Czar Brew
Silver Medal: Pizza Port – Carlsbad Village, 2018 Strong Ale
Bronze Medal: Riip Beer Company, Death Ditch

29 – Wood and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
Gold Medal: Angel City Brewery, That Voodoo that Yuzu
Silver Medal: Garage Brewing Co., Gin Barrel Gose
Bronze Medal: 42 North Brewing Company, Confucious Wild Ale w/ Apricot

31 – Kellerbier or Zwickelbier
Gold Medal: Hop Dogma, Ol’ Keller
Silver Medal: Woodfour Brewing, New Ridge Lager
Bronze Medal: Urban Chestnut Brewing Company, Zwickel

32 – Smoke Beer
Gold Medal: South Park Brewing, Bread & Smoke
Silver Medal: Pedal Haus Brewery, Rauchbier Märzen
Bronze Medal: Brewyard Beer Company, Smoking Redhead
Honerable Mention: Stone Brewing Co. – Liberty Station, Rogalian

33 – American-Style Pilsner
Gold Medal: Urban Chestnut Brewing Company, Urban Underdog American Lager
Silver Medal: United States Beverage, Moosehead Breweries – Moosehead Lager
Bronze Medal: Old Stump Brewing Co., Torrey Pines Pilsner

34 – International-Style Pilsner
Gold Medal: Knee Deep Brewing Company, Hola Señor
Silver Medal: Angel City Brewery, Little Tokyo Super Dry
Bronze Medal: Eppig Brewing, Eppig Special Lager

35 – American-Style or German-Style Light Light Lager
Gold Medal: Danville Brewing Company, Lagerade
Silver Medal: Pedal Haus Brewery, Day Drinker Light Lager
Bronze Medal: Rahr & Sons Brewing Company, Rahr’s Blonde

36 – American-Style Lager or Ice Lager or Malt Lager
Gold Medal: Phantom Ales, Beaver Pointe River Lager
Silver Medal: Trustworthy Brewing Co., Gigil Rice Pilsner
Bronze Medal: Thorn Brewing Company, Barrio Lager

37 – American-Style Cream Ale
Gold Medal: Artifex Brewing Company, Artifexican
Silver Medal: Angel City Brewery, Cream Ale
Bronze Medal: Ballast Point, Ballast Point Lager

38 – American-Style Amber Lager
Gold Medal: El Segundo Brewing Company, Casa Azul
Silver Medal: Brewyard Beer Company, Jewel City
Bronze Medal: Bhramari Brewing Company, Painted Fortune

39 – German-Style Pilsner
Gold Medal: Eagle Rock Brewery, Amwolf
Silver Medal: Brewyard Beer Company, Sparkling Joy
Bronze Medal: Pigeon Head Brewery, Pigeon Head Pilsner

40 – Bohemian-Style Pilsner
Gold Medal: Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co., Paradise Road
Silver Medal: Thorn Brewing, Golden Hills Pils
Bronze Medal: Draughtsmen Aleworks, Czech Please

41 – Munich-Style Helles
Gold Medal: 2kids Brewing Company, Five Finger Discount
Silver Medal: Speakeasy Ales & Lagers, Hail to the Chief Helles
Bronze Medal: Green Flash Brewing, Baja Bound

42 – Dortmunder or German-Style Oktoberfest
Gold Medal: Barley Forge Brewing Co., Grandpa Tractor
Silver Medal: Hansa Brewery, Oktoberfest

43 – Vienna-Style Lager
Gold Medal: Rip Current Brewing Company, Corriente Negra Mexican Lager
Silver Medal: Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co., Danish Red Lager
Bronze Medal: Left Coast Brewing Co., Una Mas

44 – German-Style Maerzen
Gold Medal: 14 Cannons, Marooner Märzen
Silver Medal: Great Basin Brewing Company, Oktoberfest
Bronze Medal: Thorn Brewing Company, Marty Zen

45 – European-Style Dark Lager/Munich-Style Dunkel
Gold Medal: Church Brew Works, Pious Monk Dunkel
Silver Medal: Beachwood BBQ – Long Beach, Dunkle As a Skunkle
Bronze Medal: Pedal Haus Brewery, Tmave Pivo

46 – Dark Lager
Gold Medal: TAPS Brewery, Schwarzbier
Silver Medal: Enegren Brewing, Nighthawk
Bronze Medal: Last Name Brewing, California Black Beer

47 – Bock
Gold Medal: Rip Current Brewing Company, Breakline Bock
Silver Medal: Enegren Brewing, Maibock
Bronze Medal: Point Beer, Point Bock Beer

48 – German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock
Gold Medal: Bonesaw Brewing, Amputator
Silver Medal: Sprecher Brewing Co., Dopple Bock
Bronze Medal: GameCraft Brewing, Goat Simulator

49 – Baltic-Style Porter
Gold Medal: Rok House Brewing Co., Beowulf Baltic Porter

50 – Golden or Blonde Ale
Gold Medal: Beachwood BBQ – Huntington Beach, Foam Top
Silver Medal: Great Basin Brewing Company, 39 North Blonde Ale
Bronze Medal: Deft Brewing, Bay Park Blonde

51 – German-Style Kolsch
Gold Medal: HopSaint Brewing Company, Kolsch Enough
Silver Medal: Mike Hess Brewing, Claritas
Bronze Medal: Faultline Brewing, Kolsch

52 – English-Style Summer Ale
Gold Medal: Deft Brewing, DeftHopt Golden
Silver Medal: Rock Bottom – La Jolla, San Diego Sunset Blonde

53 – Classic English-Style Pale Ale
Gold Medal: Alosta Brewing Co., Elias
Silver Medal: The Stalking Horse, West Pico Pale
Bronze Medal: Sprecher Brewing Co., Hop on Top

54 – English-Style India Pale Ale
Gold Medal: Boqueron Brewing, Boquerón Brewing Co. CrashBoat IPA
Silver Medal: South Park Brewing, In the Meantime
Bronze Medal: Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co., Hoppy Poppy IPA

55 – Australian-Style Pale Ale
Gold Medal: HopSaint Brewing Company, Pure Intention

56 – International-Style Pale Ale
Gold Medal: Garage Brewing Co., Garage Pale Ale
Silver Medal: South Lake Tahoe Craft Beer, Angora IPA
Bronze Medal: Burgeon Beer Company, Canopy Tour

57 – American-Style Pale Ale
Gold Medal: Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co., Figueroa Mountain Mosaic
Silver Medal: BJ’s Restaurants & Brewery- Chandler, BJ’s Piranha Pale Ale
Bronze Medal: Stanley Park Brewing, Stanley Park Brewing Windstorm
Honorable Mention: Alosta Brewing Co., D Street XPA

58 – Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale
Gold Medal: Last Name Brewing, #HungerSucks
Silver Medal: Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Mind Haze
Bronze Medal: Beachwood BBQ – Huntington Beach, Hazer’s Edge

59 – American-Style Strong Pale Ale
Gold Medal: Burgeon Beer Company, Treevana
Silver Medal: Urban Roots Brewery & Smokehouse, Like Riding A Bike
Bronze Medal: Thorn Brewing Company, Relay IPA

60 – American-Style India Pale Ale
Gold Medal: GameCraft Brewing, Pay to Win
Silver Medal: Common Space Brewery, YAY! SAYER IPA
Bronze Medal: Burning Beard, Dankness Visible

61 – Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale
Gold Medal: Knee Deep Brewing Company, Oopsie D’hazy
Silver Medal: Garage Brewing Co., Hazy #8
Bronze Medal: Beachwood BBQ – Huntington Beach, 28 Haze Later
Honorable Mention: Rouleur Brewing Company, DOPEUR Juicy IPA

62 – Imperial India Pale Ale
Gold Medal: Moonraker Brewing, All Hops on Deck
Silver Medal: Ritual Brewing Co., Ritual Double Dab – DIPA
Bronze Medal: SLO Brew, Still Frothy

63 – Juicy or Hazy Imperial or Double India Pale Ale
Gold Medal: Moonraker Brewing, Girls Just Wanna Have Sun
Silver Medal: Black Market Brewing, Gold
Bronze Medal: Santa Monica Brew Works, Head in the Clouds

64 – American-Style Amber/Red Ale
Gold Medal: BJ’s Restaurants & Brewery- Chandler, BJ’s Oasis Amber
Silver Medal: San Fernando Brewing Company, O’Melveny Red Ale
Bronze Medal: Smog City Brewing Co., Sabre-Toothed Squirrel

65 – Double Hoppy Red Ale
Gold Medal: Pizza Port – Carlsbad, Sharkbite Red
Silver Medal: Wiens Brewing, Dawnrider
Bronze Medal: Scotty’s Bierwerks, American Strong

66 – Imperial Red Ale
Gold Medal: Big Sexy Brewing, Gifted Gunslinger
Silver Medal: Claremont Craft Ales, Happy Days
Bronze Medal: Trustworthy Brewing Co., Brass Jar Hoppy Amber

67 – English-Style Mild Ale
Gold Medal: Pizza Port – San Diego, Skidmark
Silver Medal: Pizza Port – San Clemente, Nerf Herder
Bronze Medal: Flix Brewhouse – Albuquerque, The Brown Basilisk

68 – Ordinary or Special Bitter
Gold Medal: South Park Brewing, Robert Smith’s Smooth
Silver Medal: The Stalking Horse, Minions
Bronze Medal: Firestone Walker Brewing Co., DBA

69 – Extra Special Bitter
Gold Medal: Three Weavers Brewing, Deep Roots
Silver Medal: 2kids Brewing Company, Poppycock ESB
Bronze Medal: Brick Vault Brewery & BBQ, Emory Peak ESB

70 – Scottish-Style Ale
Gold Medal: Beachwood BBQ – Long Beach, Glenlongbeach
Silver Medal: Flix Brewhouse – Chandler, Scottish
Bronze Medal: Eppig Brewing, Granite City Scottish Export

71 – Irish-Style Red Ale
Gold Medal: Four Sons Brewing, O’Sonset
Silver Medal: Alosta Brewing Co., Manky Langer Irish Red
Bronze Medal: Kokopelli Beer Company, Blarney Stone

72 – English-Style Brown Ale
Gold Medal: Fort Point Beer Company, Westfalia
Silver Medal: Pizza Port – Carlsbad Village, shagadellic brown
Bronze Medal: Peter B’s Brewpub, Inclusion Amber

73 – American-Style Brown Ale
Gold Medal: Black Market Brewing, Shakedown
Silver Medal: Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co., Davy Brown
Bronze Medal: Old Stump Brewing Co., Nut Job Brown Ale

74 – American-Style Black Ale
Gold Medal: Claremont Craft Ales, Buddy
Silver Medal: Wiens Brewing, Deprivation
Bronze Medal: Riip Beer Company, Black the Riipper

75 – German-Style Sour Ale
Gold Medal: Mike Hess Brewing, Peach My Other Vice
Silver Medal: Euryale Brewing Company, Halia Sour Cherry Gose
Bronze Medal: Papa Marces Cerveceria, Zest Of Friends

76 – German-Style Altbier
Gold Medal: Stone Brewing Co. – Liberty Station, Space Bar Friends
Silver Medal: Enegren Brewing, Valkyrie
Bronze Medal: Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Company, Firefall Red

77 – South German-Style Hefewizen
Gold Medal: Pizza Port – San Diego, Flying Hawaiian
Silver Medal: Karl Strauss Brewing Company, Windansea Wheat
Bronze Medal: Stanley Park Brewing, Summer Hefeweizen

78 – German-Style Wheat Ale
Silver Medal: Pizza Port – San Diego, Junk In Da Trunkel Dunkel

79 – Belgian-Style Blonde Ale or Pale Ale
Gold Medal: Pizza Port – Carlsbad Village, Twerp
Silver Medal: Bonesaw Brewing, Le Petit Demon
Bronze Medal: Flix Brewhouse – Albuquerque, Pale Full of Bricks

80 – Belgian-Style Witbier
Gold Medal: Four Peaks Brewing Co., White Ale
Silver Medal: Tortugo Brewing Company, Isabela White
Bronze Medal: Pedal Haus Brewery, Biere Blanche

81 – Classic French and Belgian-Style
Gold Medal: Beachwood BBQ – Long Beach, Un Atout
Silver Medal: 2kids Brewing Company, Rocket Powered Geese
Bronze Medal: Dorćol Distilling and Brewing, Coq Hardi Saison

82 – Specialty Saison
Gold Medal: Fort Point Beer Company, Resonance
Silver Medal: Conflux Brewing Company, Ginger Lemongrass Farmhouse Saison
Bronze Medal: Papa Marces Cerveceria, Is It Bretty Yet?

83 – Belgian and French-Style Ale
Gold Medal: Flix Brewhouse – Carmel, Super Power Potion
Silver Medal: Ladyface Ale Co., La Grisette
Bronze Medal: Chula Vista Brewery, Sin Paredes

84 – Belgian-Style Lambic or Sour Ale
Gold Medal: Beachwood Blendery, Chaos is a Friend of Mine
Silver Medal: Mraz Brewing Company, Drinking with Friends
Bronze Medal: Mraz Brewing Company, Curator

85 – Belgian-Style Dubbel or Quadrupel
Gold Medal: Imperial Western Beer Co., Figgy Pudding
Silver Medal: Olde Salem Brewing Co., Sabotage
Bronze Medal: BJ’s Restaurants & Brewery- Reno, BJ’s Abbey Normal Quad

86 – Belgian-Style Tripel
Gold Medal: Dempsey’s Restaurant and Brewery, Tres Hombres
Silver Medal: Bluebird Brasserie, What a Trip
Bronze Medal: Burning Beard, Panic at the Nunnery

87 – Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale
Gold Medal: Imperial Western Beer Co., Ahoy-Hoy
Silver Medal: Thorn Brewing, Fornication
Bronze Medal: Rouleur Brewing Company, SOLOIST Golden Strong Ale

88 – Other Belgian-Style Ale
Gold Medal: Bluebird Brasserie, Strangely Attractive
Silver Medal: Draughtsmen Aleworks, Mini Monk
Bronze Medal: Riip Beer Company, Mandarina Rustica

89 – Brown Porter
Gold Medal: Deft Brewing, Dawn of the Deft
Silver Medal: Broxton, Maeby
Bronze Medal: Holy City Brewing, Pluff Mud Porter

90 – Robust Porter
Gold Medal: Founders Brewing, Porter
Silver Medal: Faultline Brewing, London Porter
Bronze Medal: Babe’s BBQ & Brewhouse, Babe’s Pigsleys Porter

91 – Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout
Gold Medal: Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co., Stearn’s Stout
Silver Medal: Pocock Brewing Company, It’s My Island
Bronze Medal: Last Name Brewing, Dropkick Mercy

92 – Export Stout
Gold Medal: Yorkshire Square Brewery, Castle Dangerous
Silver Medal: Stone Brewing Co. – Liberty Station, Brut(ish) Imperial Stout
Bronze Medal: Island Brewing Company, Starry Night Stout

93 – American-Style Stout
Gold Medal: Stone Brewing Co. – Liberty Station, Cimmerian Portal
Silver Medal: Smoking Cannon Brewery, Coehorn
Bronze Medal: Papa Marces Cerveceria, Astout Observation

94 – Sweet Stout or Cream Stout
Gold Medal: Danville Brewing Company, Slippery Rail
Silver Medal: Twin Creeks Brewing Company, Winter Night Milk Stout
Bronze Medal: Great Basin Brewing Company, Outlaw Stout

95 – Oatmeal Stout
Gold Medal: Scotty’s Bierwerks, Oatmeal Stout
Silver Medal: Deft Brewing, Day of the Deft
Bronze Medal: Flix Brewhouse – Albuquerque, Marvelous Oatmeal Stout

96 – Imperial Stout
Gold Medal: Rip Current Brewing Company, Rescue Buoy Imperial Stout
Silver Medal: Tricia LaRue, Anthony’s Pacification Russian Imperial Stout
Bronze Medal: Ritual Brewing Co., Ritual Big Deluxe – Imperial Oat Stout

97 – Scotch Ale
Gold Medal: Bonfire Brewing, Kilt Dropper Scotch Ale
Silver Medal: Pizza Port – San Clemente, Way Heavy
Bronze Medal: Beachwood BBQ – Long Beach, Full Malted Jacket

98 – Old Ale or Strong Ale
Gold Medal: El Segundo Brewing Company, Old Jetty
Silver Medal: AleSmith Brewing Company, AleSmith Private Stock Ale
Bronze Medal: BJ’s Brewhouse, BJ’s Jeremiah Red

99 – Barley Wine Style Ale
Gold Medal: Island Brewing Company, Big Island Barley Wine
Silver Medal: Revelry Brewing Co., Chateau Revelry
Bronze Medal: Tricia LaRue, Barley Wine

100 – Standard Cider & Perry
Gold Medal: Common Cider Company, Blackberry Sangria
Silver Medal: Boston Beer Company, Angry Orchard the Old Fashioned
Bronze Medal: ACE Cider, ACE Pineapple Craft Cider

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The 2022 Great American Beer Festival (GABF), held in Denver, Colorado, marked its 40th anniversary as the nation’s premier beer competition and festival. Organized by the Brewers Association, the event celebrated the finest craft breweries in the United States, with the Brewery of the Year awards recognizing excellence across various production size categories. These awards, determined by points from medals won (gold: 6 points, silver: 5 points, bronze: 4 points), highlighted breweries that demonstrated consistent quality and innovation in their craft.

The 2022 GABF competition was the most competitive to date, with 9,904 entries from 2,154 breweries judged across 98 beer categories and 177 styles, including Collaboration and Pro-Am competitions. A panel of 235 beer experts from seven countries evaluated the entries over nine days, awarding 300 medals to 268 breweries. The Brewery of the Year awards were given in seven categories based on brewery size (measured by annual barrel production) and one for brewery groups, reflecting the diversity of the U.S. craft beer industry.

2022 U.S. Great American Beer Festival Brewery Winners
0-250 Barrels Brewery and Brewer of the Year
Sponsored by Prairie Malt
Double Clutch Brewing Co. – Evanston, IL
Scott Frank

251–500 Barrels Brewer and Brewery of the Year
Sponsored by Brewers Supply Group
The Big Friendly – Oklahoma City, OK
Will Quinlin

501–1,000 Barrels Brewer and Brewery of the Year
Sponsored by Fermentis
Wild Fields Brewhouse – Atascadero, CA
R2J2 and Kayla Morrow

1,001–2,000 Barrels Brewer and Brewery of the Year
Sponsored by ABS Commercial
Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant – Topeka KS
John Dean & Alvaro Canizales

2,001–5,000 Barrels Brewer and Brewery of the Year
Sponsored by Brewers Supply Group
North Park Beer Co – San Diego, CA
North Park Beer Co Brew Team

5,001–15,000 Barrels Brewery and Brewer of the Year
Sponsored by Country Malt Group
Ghost Town Brewing – Oakland, CA
Ghost Town Brewing Team

15,001–100,000 Barrels Brewery and Brewer of the Year
Sponsored by Briess Malt & Ingredients Co.
Left Hand Brewing Co – Longmont, CO
Left Hand Brewing Team

Brewery Group Brewery and Brewer of the Year
Sponsored by Live Oak Bank
Precarious Beer Project – Williamsburg, VA
Precarious Beer Project Brew Team

 

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Nashville, Tennessee, hosted the 2018 World Beer Cup on May 3 at the Music City Center, where more than 2,500 breweries from 66 countries entered 8,234 beers across 101 style categories. Judged by 295 international experts over six days, the biennial competition—widely known as the “Olympics of Beer”—was organized by the Brewers Association to recognize brewing excellence. U.S. breweries dominated the awards, capturing 242 medals, ahead of Canada and Belgium.

Port City Brewing Co. of Virginia won Brewery of the Year in the medium-sized category, while California’s The Lost Abbey claimed the title for small breweries. Notable international medals included gold for Germany’s Greif Bräu Pils from Brauerei Greif and silver for Australia’s Hornet IPA from Black Hops Brewing. The ceremony concluded with brewers sharing stories and toasts, highlighting the global craft-beer community’s spirit of innovation and collaboration.

Competition Highlights
Most-entered categories in 2018:
377 entries in Category 93, American-Style India Pale Ale
196 entries in Category 94, Imperial India Pale Ale
196 entries in Category 28, Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer
190 entries in Category 29, Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout
Number of countries represented: 66

2018 World Beer Cup Winners

Category 1: American-Style Wheat Beer – 53 Entries
Gold: Dark O’ the Moon, Tilted Axis Brewing Co., Lapeer, MI
Silver: Whacked Out Wheat, Telluride Brewing Co., Telluride, CO
Bronze: Clutch’s American Wheat, Tustin Brewing Co., Tustin, CA

Category 2: American-Style Wheat Beer with Yeast – 40 Entries
Gold: Miner’s Gold Hefeweizen, Lewis & Clark Brewing Co., Helena, MT
Silver: Beehive Honey Wheat, Bristol Brewing Co., Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze: BayWatch, Elk Horn Brewery, Eugene, OR

Category 3: Fruit Beer – 118 Entries
Gold: Chchchch-Cherry Bomb, Melvin Brewing – Jackson, Jackson, WY
Silver: Razz Against the Machine, Little Machine, Denver, CO
Bronze: American Sour Ale with Guava, Loveland Aleworks, Loveland, CO

Category 4: Fruit Wheat Beer – 70 Entries
Gold: Mango Cart, Golden Road Brewing, Los Angeles, CA
Silver: Passionate Envy, 10 Barrel Brewing Co. – Bend Pub, Bend, OR
Bronze: Bitchin’ Berry, Great Basin Brewing Co., Reno, NV

Category 5: Belgian-Style Fruit Beer – 52 Entries
Gold: Nectarine Golden Ale, pFriem Family Brewers, Hood River, OR
Silver: Rosetta, Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown, NY
Bronze: Wallflower Spring Saison, Fat Bottom Brewing Co., Nashville, TN

Category 6: Pumpkin Beer – 33 Entries
Gold: 5 Phantoms Pumpkin Spice Barleywine, Philipsburg Brewing Co., Philipsburg, MT
Silver: Pumpkin Ale, Bier Brewery and Taproom, Indianapolis, IN
Bronze: Pope’s Imperial Pumpkin Ale, Millersburg Brewing Co., Millersburg, OH

Category 7: Field Beer – 74 Entries
Gold: Tupiniquim Pecan Imperial Stout, Cervejaria Tupiniquim, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Silver: The Patsy, Barley Forge Brewing Co., Costa Mesa, CA
Bronze: Beet Cream Ale, Cogstone Brewing Co., Colorado Springs, CO

Category 8: Chili Beer – 57 Entries
Gold: McFate Hatch Chile Gatos, McFate Brewing Co., Scottsdale, AZ
Silver: Datil, Motorworks Brewing, Bradenton, FL
Bronze: Heat of the Night, Hoparazzi Brewing Co., Anaheim, CA

Category 9: Herb and Spice Beer – 142 Entries
Gold: Spruce IPA, Alaskan Brewing Co., Juneau, AK
Silver: Lohn Bier Carvoeira, Cervejaria Lohn, Lauro Mueller, Brazil
Bronze: Taiwan Head Brewers Start of Autumn Tea Ale, Taiwan Head Brewers Brewing Co.,
New Taipei City, Taiwan

Category 10: Chocolate Beer – 77 Entries
Gold: Genesee Brew House Pilot Batch Dark Chocolate Scotch Ale, Genesee Brewing Co. – Genesee
Brew House, Rochester, NY
Silver: Somebody Else’s Dream, Fort Myers Brewing Co., Fort Myers, FL
Bronze: Assault N Fudgery, Barrage Brewing Co., Farmingdale, NY

Category 11: Coffee Beer – 71 Entries
Gold: Gusto Crema, Georgetown Brewing Co., Seattle, WA
Silver: Pablo Escobeer, Beachwood BBQ & Brewing – Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
Bronze: Breakfast of Champions Coffee Lager, Riot Brewing Co., Chemainus, Canada

Category 12: Coffee Stout or Porter – 157 Entries
Gold: Portola Breakfast Stout, Tustin Brewing Co., Tustin, CA
Silver: Mocha Machine, Beachwood BBQ & Brewing – Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach, CA
Bronze: Odin, Cerveceria Rámuri, Tijuana, Mexico

Category 13: Specialty Beer – 61 Entries
Gold: Double Stack, Great Notion Brewing, Portland, OR
Silver: SUNMAI Buckwheat Lager, Long Sun Brewing Co., New Taipei City, Taiwan
Bronze: Campfire Stout, High Water Brewing, Stockton, CA

Category 14: Rye Beer – 54 Entries
Gold: Red Rocker, Cromarty Brewing Co., Cromarty, United Kingdom
Silver: Ryes Against the Machine, Hell’s Basement Brewery, Medicine Hat, Canada
Bronze: Panic Switch, Platform Beer Co., Cleveland, OH

Category 15: Honey Beer – 65 Entries
Gold: Honey Please, Armadillo Ale Works, Denton, TX
Silver: Belgian Honey Blonde, No Clue Craft Brewery, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Bronze: Jetty, Great South Bay Brewery, Bay Shore, NY

Category 16: Session Beer – 48 Entries
Gold: Fernson Farmhouse Ale, Fernson Brewing Co., Sioux Falls, SD
Silver: Session Pale Ale, Center of the Universe Brewing Co., Ashland, VA
Bronze: Peacekeeper, Launch Pad Brewery, Aurora, CO

Category 17: Session India Pale Ale – 103 Entries
Gold: Trump Hands, Cannonball Creek Brewing Co., Golden, CO
Silver: Hop Tamer Session IPA, Higherground Brewing Co., Hamilton, MT
Bronze: Tuna, Half Acre Beer Co., Chicago, IL

Category 18: Other Strong Beer – 51 Entries
Gold: Anodyne, Revolver Brewing, Granbury, TX
Silver: Grateful Haze Porter, Bellefonte Brewing Co., Wilmington, DE
Bronze: ZOZ #3 Golden, Brasserie 35, Turuçu, Brazil

Category 19: Experimental Beer – 130 Entries
Gold: Sn4 Cuvée, Logsdon Farmhouse Ales, Hood River, OR
Silver: Hickory Peach Wee Heavy, The Intrepid Sojourner Beer Project, Denver, CO
Bronze: Wild Barrels Project #5, Lost Forty Brewing, Little Rock, AR

Category 20: Fresh or Wet Hop Ale – 21 Entries
Gold: More Like Bore-O-Phyll, Call To Arms Brewing Co., Denver, CO
Silver: This Year’s Crop Wet Hop, Pinthouse Pizza – Burnet, Austin, TX
Bronze: Fresh Frozen, Cloudburst Brewing, Seattle, WA

Category 21: Historical Beer – 61 Entries
Gold: Pilsner, Old Town Brewing, Portland, OR
Silver: Subtilus, Werk Force Brewing Co., Plainfield, IL
Bronze: Pantomime Horse, Community Beer Works, Buffalo, NY

Category 22: Gluten-Free Beer – 28 Entries
Gold: Gueten Beer, Sleeping Giant Brewing Co., Denver, CO
Silver: IPA No. 5, Ground Breaker Brewing, Portland, OR
Bronze: Copperhead, ALT Brew, Madison, WI

Category 23: American-Belgo-Style Ale – 42 Entries
Gold: Klipspringer, Metazoa Brewing Co., Indianapolis, IN
Silver: Juxtapose, Four Winds Brewing Co., Delta, Canada
Bronze: Brother Harker Patersbier, Barrel Head Brewhouse, San Francisco, CA

Category 24: American-Style Sour Ale – 130 Entries
Gold: Raspberry, Upland Brewing Co. – Bloomington Brewpub, Bloomington, IN
Silver: Krieky Bones, Firestone Walker Barrelworks, Buellton, CA
Bronze: Guava Happens, The Rare Barrel, Berkeley, CA

Category 25: Brett Beer – 58 Entries
Gold: Saison Trystero, Our Mutual Friend Brewing, Denver, CO
Silver: Genetic Drift with Peaches, Speciation Artisan Ales, Comstock Park, MI
Bronze: Fantastic Voyage, Gigantic Brewing Co., Portland, OR

Category 26: Mixed Culture Brett Beer – 55 Entries
Gold: The Thief, Societe Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
Silver: ZuurPruin, Logsdon Farmhouse Ales, Hood River, OR
Bronze: TBD Peach Sour, Columbus Brewing Co., Columbus, OH

Category 27: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer – 59 Entries
Gold: Queen of Hearts, Pelican Brewing Co. – Pacific City, Pacific City, OR
Silver: Double Barrel Knotty, Twin Peaks Brewing Co., Irving, TX
Bronze: Dry Hopped Brett Pale Ale, Hi-Wire Brewing – South Slope Specialty Brewery, Asheville, NC

Category 28: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer – 196 Entries
Gold: Gin Barrel O-Gii, Milwaukee Brewing Co. – 2nd Street Brewery, Milwaukee, WI
Silver: Scarlet, Steamworks Brewing Co., Burnaby, Canada
Bronze: Bligh’s Barleywine Ale, Dry Dock Brewing Co. – North Dock, Aurora, CO

Category 29: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout – 190 Entries
Gold: Thunder Hug, Wild Acre Brewing Co., Fort Worth, TX
Silver: The Baroness, Fat Bottom Brewing Co., Nashville, TN
Bronze: Three Tun, Hermitage Brewing Co., San Jose, CA

Category 30: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer – 71 Entries
Gold: Train to Beersel, Bruery Terreux, Anaheim, CA
Silver: Odyssey 008, Siren Craft Brew, Finchampstead, United Kingdom
Bronze: Petit Poisson, Little Fish Brewing Co., Athens, OH

Category 31: Fruited Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer – 117 Entries
Gold: Riserva, Weyerbacher Brewing Co., Easton, PA
Silver: Ritual Madness, Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin, FL
Bronze: Peach Climacteric, WeldWerks Brewing Co., Greeley, CO

Category 32: Aged Beer – 45 Entries
Gold: Vladislav, Diebolt Brewing Co., Denver, CO
Silver: Oblivious, Griffin Claw Brewing Co., Birmingham, MI
Bronze: Solzhenitsyn, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant – Media, Media, PA

Category 33: Kellerbier or Zwickelbier – 92 Entries
Gold: STiVO, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA
Silver: Shoat, Sterling Pig Brewery, Media, PA
Bronze: Keller Pils, Summit Brewing Co., Saint Paul, MN

Category 34: Smoke Beer – 76 Entries
Gold: Smoked Marzen, 49th State Brewing Co. – Denali National Park, Denali National Park, AK
Silver: Smoke & Mirrors Imperial Smoked Ale, Coal Harbour Brewing Co., Vancouver, Canada
Bronze: 18022/42, The Sandlot Brewery at Coors Field, Denver, CO

Category 35: Light Lager – 72 Entries
Gold: BC Light, Territorial Brewing Co., Springfield, MI
Silver: Van ICE, MacLeod Ale Brewing Co., Van Nuys, CA
Bronze: Cayaco, Cervecería de Colima, Cuauhtemoc, Mexico

Category 36: International-Style Pilsener – 64 Entries
Silver: Vlad the Impaler, Fretboard Brewing Co., Blue Ash, OH
Bronze: Pedro O’Flanagan’s Mexican Lager, Quarter Celtic Brewpub, Albuquerque, NM

Category 37: Other International-Style Lager – 81 Entries
Gold: Mountain Jam, Southbound Brewing Co., Savannah, GA
Silver: Camden Pils Lager, Camden Town Brewery, London, United Kingdom
Bronze: Four Peaks Golden Lager, Four Peaks Brewing Co., Tempe, AZ

Category 38: Baltic-Style Porter – 66 Entries
Gold: Bangor Slate Baltic Porter, Two Rivers Brewing Co., Easton, PA
Silver: Doggerland, Oakshire Brewing, Eugene, OR
Bronze: Danzig, Devils Backbone Brewing Co. – Outpost, Lexington, VA

Category 39: German-Style Pilsener – 176 Entries
Gold: Primadonna Pilsner, Rockyard American Grill & Brewing Co., Castle Rock, CO
Silver: Sprockets, Gravely Brewing Co., Louisville, KY
Bronze: Pils Lager, Fourpure Brewing Co., London, United Kingdom

Category 40: Bohemian-Style Pilsener – 92 Entries
Gold: Chuckanut Pilsner, Chuckanut Brewery, Bellingham, WA
Silver: Bobcat Pilsner, Adirondack Pub and Brewery, Lake George, NY
Bronze: Check Pils, Beaver Island Brewing Co., Saint Cloud, MN

Category 41: Muenchner-Style Helles – 122 Entries
Gold: Penn Gold, Pennsylvania Brewing Co., Pittsburgh, PA
Silver: Nashville Lager, Nashville Brewing Co., Nashville, TN
Bronze: Mass Produced Lager: Helles, Wormtown Brewery, Worcester, MA

Category 42: Dortmunder/Export or German-Style Oktoberfest – 57 Entries
Gold: Ott Spezial, Schussenrieder Brauerei, Bad Schussenried, Germany
Silver: Alpirsbacher Spezial, Alpirsbacher Klosterbreau Glauner Co., Alpirsbach, Germany
Bronze: The Weasel, C.B. & Potts / Big Horn Brewery – Fort Collins, Fort Collins, CO

Category 43: Vienna-Style Lager – 98 Entries
Gold: Hook & Hatchet, Nevin’s Brewing Co., Plainfield, IL
Silver: Gustav, Taft’s Ale House, Cincinnati, OH
Bronze: Havana Lager, Concrete Beach Brewery, Miami, FL

Category 44: German-Style Maerzen – 62 Entries
Gold: Your Move Paulie!, Independent Brewing Co., Bel Air, MD
Silver: Mayhem Maerzen, Springfield Brewing Co., Springfield, MO
Bronze: Film Fest Lager, Good City Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI

Category 45: Munich-Style Dunkel or European-Style Dark Lager – 67 Entries
Gold: I Dunkled in My Pants, Figueroa Mountain Brewing, Buellton, CA
Silver: Weltenburger Kloster Barock Dunkel, Klosterbrauerei Weltenburg, Regensburg, Germany
Bronze: Fearless Youth, Grimm Brothers Brewhouse, Loveland, CO

Category 46: Dark Lager – 99 Entries
Gold: Night Train, Steamworks Brewing Co., Durango, CO
Silver: Alternate Present, Fiction Beer Co., Denver, CO
Bronze: Černé, Chainline Brewing Co., Kirkland, WA

Category 47: German-Style Bock or Maibock – 70 Entries
Gold: Wonderland, Silver City Brewery, Bremerton, WA
Silver: Moninger Bertold Bock Dunkel, Hatz-Moninger Brauhaus, Karlsruhe, Germany
Bronze: Breakline Bock, Rip Current Brewing, San Marcos, CA

Category 48: German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock – 79 Entries
Gold: Smooth Like Jazz, Revelry Brewing Co., Charleston, SC
Silver: Doppelbock, Kansas City Bier Co., Kansas City, MO
Bronze: Double Love Honey, Lost Forty Brewing, Little Rock, AR

Category 49: American-Style Lager or American-Style Cream Ale – 122 Entries
Gold: Old Style Lager, Pabst Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI
Silver: Pabst Blue Ribbon, Pabst Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI
Bronze: Hamm’s, Miller Brewing Co., Chicago, IL

Category 50: American-Style Amber Lager – 70 Entries
Gold: Brooklyn Lager, Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, NY
Silver: Tragedy of the Common, Iowa Brewing Co., Cedar Rapids, IA
Bronze: 89Ale, O.H.S.O. Brewery – Paradise Valley, Phoenix, AZ

Category 51: Australian-Style Pale Ale or International-Style Pale Ale – 122 Entries
Gold: Breakside Lunch Break ISA, Breakside Brewery & Taproom, Milwaukie, OR
Silver: Nail VPA, Nail Brewing, Perth, Australia
Bronze: Pete’s Stash Pale, Vail Brewing Co., Avon, CO

Category 52: German-Style Koelsch – 125 Entries
Gold: Chuckanut Kolsch Style, Chuckanut Brewery, Bellingham, WA
Silver: American Harvest Kolsch, American Harvest Brewpub at Schoolcraft College, Livonia, MI
Bronze: NBD Kolsch, Cerberus Brewing Co., Colorado Springs, CO

Category 53: German-Style Altbier – 41 Entries
Gold: Altitude Alt, Altitude Chophouse and Brewery, Laramie, WY
Silver: Alt Bier, Devils Backbone Brewing Co. – Basecamp, Roseland, VA
Bronze: Altstadt Alt, Altstadt Brewery, Fredericksburg, TX

Category 54: Berliner-Style Weisse – 48 Entries
Gold: Baywindow, 10 Barrel Brewing Co. – Bend, Bend, OR
Silver: Peach Berliner Weisse, Revelation Craft Brewing Co., Rehoboth Beach, DE
Bronze: Raspberry Rickey, Brewery Rex, Fullerton, CA

Category 55: Leipzig-Style Gose or Contemporary Gose – 81 Entries
Gold: Corvus Lingonberry Lime Gose, Ravens Brewing Co., Abbotsford, Canada
Silver: Gose Frambuesa, Casa Bruja Brewing Co., Panama City, Panama
Bronze: Ring Around the Gose, SingleSpeed Brewing Co. – Waterloo Tap Room, Waterloo, IA

Category 56: South German-Style Hefeweizen – 127 Entries
Gold: National Park Hefeweizen, Big Bend Brewing Co., Alpine, TX
Silver: COEDO Shiro, COEDO Brewery, Kawagoe, Japan
Bronze: Hirsch Hefe Weisse, Hirsch-Brauerei Honer, Wurmlingen, Germany

Category 57: German-Style Wheat Ale – 44 Entries
Gold: Saint Arnold Weedwacker, Saint Arnold Brewing Co., Houston, TX
Silver: Kristallweizen, Brauerei Gold Ochsen, Ulm, Germany
Bronze: Krieger Urweisse, Brauerei Wilhelm Krieger, Landau an der Isar, Germany

Category 58: South German-Style Weizenbock – 42 Entries
Gold: AlpenGlow, Fat Heads Brewery – North Olmsted, North Olmstead, OH
Silver: Schneider Weisse TAP 6 Mein Aventinus, Schneider Weisse G. Schneider & Sohn, Kelheim, Germany
Bronze: Plank Heller Weizenbock, Brauerei Michael Plank, Laaber, Germany

Category 59: Belgian-Style Witbier – 100 Entries
Gold: Camden Gentlemans Wit, Camden Town Brewery, London, United Kingdom
Silver: White Rascal, Avery Brewing Co., Boulder, CO
Bronze: Hoegaarden White, InBev Belgium, Hoegaarden, Belgium

Category 60: French & Belgian-Style Saison – 87 Entries
Gold: La Finca Miami, The Tank Brewing Co., Miami, FL
Silver: Bord du Lac, Amsterdam Brewing Co., Toronto, Canada
Bronze: Farmhouse, Karl Strauss Brewing Co. – 4S Ranch, San Diego, CA

Category 61: Specialty Saison – 79 Entries
Gold: Frances Farmer, Aslan Brewing Co., Bellingham, WA
Silver: Mannenliefde, Oedipus Brewing, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Bronze: Saison Anniversaire, Burning Sky Brewery, Firle, United Kingdom

Category 62: Belgian- and French-Style Ale – 34 Entries
Gold: Biere de Voleur, Horse Thief Hollow, Chicago, IL
Silver: Domaine DuPage, Two Brothers Brewing Co., Warrenville, IL
Bronze: The Roman Wolf, Bastone Brewery, Royal Oak, MI

Category 63: Belgian-Style Pale Ale or Belgian-Style Blonde Ale – 64 Entries
Gold: Vincianne, True North Ale Co., Ipswich, MA
Silver: Gouverneur Blond, Lindeboom Bierbrouwerij, Neer, Netherlands
Bronze: Domestique Belgian Blonde Ale, Rouleur Brewing Co., Carlsbad, CA

Category 64: Belgian-Style Sour Ale – 61 Entries
Gold: Oude Geuze Boon VAT 108, Brouwerij Boon, Lembeek, Belgium
Silver: Lindemans Cuvée René Oude Kriek, Lindemans Brewery, Vlezenbeek, Belgium
Bronze: El Sur, Casa Agria Specialty Ales, Oxnard, CA

Category 65: Belgian-Style Flanders Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale – 41 Entries
Gold: Oud Bruin, Funkwerks, Fort Collins, CO
Silver: Olly, Free Will Brewing Co., Perkasie, PA
Bronze: Flanders Sour Ale, Rebellion Brewing Co., Regina, Canada

Category 66: Belgian-Style Dubbel or Belgian-Style Quadrupel – 78 Entries
Gold: Abbey Dubbel, Elm City Brewing Co., Keene, NH
Silver: BJ’s Quad, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse – Boulder, Boulder, CO
Bronze: Belgian Quad, 7venth Sun Brewery, Dunedin, FL

Category 67: Belgian-Style Tripel – 100 Entries
Gold: Tripel LeFort, Omer Vander Ghinste, Bellegem, Belgium
Silver: 33 Acres of Euphoria, 33 Acres Brewing Co., Vancouver, Canada
Bronze: Hoegaarden Grand Cru, InBev Belgium, Hoegaarden, Belgium

Category 68: Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale – 70 Entries
Gold: La Mancina, Birrificio del Forte, Pietrasanta, Italy
Silver: The Cannibal, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant – Maple Shade, Maple Shade, NJ
Bronze: Julius, InBev Belgium, Hoegaarden, Belgium

Category 69: Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale – 56 Entries
Gold: Hertog Jan Grand Prestige, Hertog Jan, Arcen, Netherlands
Silver: VII Kings Belgian Dark Strong, Blind Owl Brewery, Indianapolis, IN
Bronze: LeFort, Omer Vander Ghinste, Bellegem, Belgium

Category 70: Other Belgian-Style Ale – 49 Entries
Gold: Waels Brut, Cervejaria Waels, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Silver: Soleils Amers Triple Brown Ale, Brasserie des Sources, Saint Amand Les Eaux, France
Bronze: Lux Mundi, Save the World Brewing Co., Marble Falls, TX

Category 71: English-Style Mild Ale – 38 Entries
Gold: Working Class Hero Dark Mild, Riot Brewing Co., Chemainus, Canada
Silver: Saddle Bronc Brown, Black Tooth Brewing Co., Sheridan, WY
Bronze: Black Tusk Ale, Whistler Brewing Co., Whistler, Canada

Category 72: English-Style Summer Ale – 49 Entries
Gold: Beaverton Blonde, Golden Valley Brewery, McMinnville, OR
Silver: Provider, Steel Toe Brewing, St. Louis Park, MN
Bronze: Bruton di Brùton, Brùton, Lucca, Italy

Category 73: Ordinary or Special Bitter – 43 Entries
Gold: DBA (Double Barrel Ale), Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA
Silver: Kirke, Corsaire Microbrasserie, Levis, Canada
Bronze: Encore, Lacons Brewery, Lowestoft, United Kingdom

Category 74: Classic English-Style Pale Ale – 40 Entries
Gold: Valley Isle ESB, Maui Brewing Co., Kihei, HI
Silver: Prickly Pear Pale Ale, Lewis & Clark Brewing Co., Helena, MT
Bronze: Annadel Pale Ale, Third Street Aleworks, Santa Rosa, CA

Category 75: Extra Special Bitter – 70 Entries
Gold: Old Jalopy Pale Ale, Powell Street Craft Brewery, Vancouver, Canada
Silver: Puddlers Row ESB, Conshohocken Brewing Co., Conshohocken, PA
Bronze: Raleigh Pride, Oak & Dagger Public House, Raleigh, NC

Category 76: English-Style India Pale Ale – 46 Entries
Gold: Shanghai’d IPA, Old Town Brewing, Portland, OR
Silver: Breakside Old World IPA, Breakside Brewery & Beer Hall, Portland, OR
Bronze: Orbiter IPA, Ecliptic Brewing, Portland, OR

Category 77: Scottish-Style Ale – 43 Entries
Gold: MacGavins Plaid Monkey, Monkey Paw Brewing, San Diego, CA
Silver: Taildragger Clan-Destine, Saddle Mountain Brewing Co., Goodyear, AZ
Bronze: Maxwell’s Scottish Ale, Rivertowne Brewing Co., Export, PA

Category 78: English-Style Brown Ale – 66 Entries
Gold: Big Ben Brown Ale, Bull & Bush Brewery, Denver, CO
Silver: Shaven Yak, Wichita Brewing Co., Wichita, KS
Bronze: Sweet Josie, Lonerider Brewing Co., Raleigh, NC

Category 79: Brown Porter – 69 Entries
Gold: James Squire ‘Jack of Spades’ Porter, Malt Shovel Brewery, Camperdown, Australia
Silver: FivePine Chocolate Porter, Three Creeks Production, Sisters, OR
Bronze: Ninja Porter, Asheville Brewing Co., Asheville, NC

Category 80: Robust Porter – 132 Entries
Gold: Porter, Jupiter, San Leandro, CA
Silver: Porter, Port City Brewing Co., Alexandria, VA
Bronze: Black Marlin Porter, Ballast Point Brewing Co. – Scripps Ranch, San Diego, CA

Category 81: Sweet Stout or Cream Stout – 73 Entries
Gold: Mo’ Winta Milk Stout, Waconia Brewing Co., Waconia, MN
Silver: Udder Love, Beachwood BBQ & Brewing – Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach, CA
Bronze: Moozie, Brink Brewing Co., Cincinnati, OH

Category 82: Oatmeal Stout – 74 Entries
Gold: Old 41 Oatmeal Stout, Dry County Brewing Co., Kennesaw, GA
Silver: Stagecoach Stout, Figueroa Mountain Brewing – Westlake Village, Westlake Village, CA
Bronze: North Tower Stout, Earth Rider Brewery, Superior, WI

Category 83: Scotch Ale – 70 Entries
Gold: Scotch Ale Wee Heavy, Microbrasserie Gainsbourg, Gatineau, Canada
Silver: McKay’s Scottish Ale, Three Creeks Brewing Co., Sisters, OR
Bronze: Wee Bit Left, Metazoa Brewing Co., Indianapolis, IN

Category 84: British-Style Imperial Stout – 61 Entries
Gold: Laitilan Imperiaali Stout, Laitilan Wirvoitusjuomatehdas, Laitila, Finland
Silver: The Russian, 2SP Brewing Co., Aston, PA
Bronze: Kill the Lights, The Tap Beer Co., Bloomington, IN

Category 85: Old Ale or Strong Ale – 47 Entries
Gold: Pilgrim’s Dole, New Holland Brewing Co., Holland, MI
Silver: Heini’s Good Cheer, Roundabout Brewery, Pittsburgh, PA
Bronze: Ninja Pirate Barleywine, Black Lotus Brewing Co., Clawson, MI

Category 86: Barley Wine-Style Ale – 79 Entries
Gold: Shipfaced, Silver Harbor Brewing Co., Saint Joseph, MI
Silver: 10&2, Fifty West Brewing Co., Cincinnati, OH
Bronze: Old Bounder, Boundary Bay Brewery & Bistro, Bellingham, WA

Category 87: Irish-Style Red Ale – 86 Entries
Gold: Bald Irishman, Center of the Universe Brewing Co. – Origin, Ashland, VA
Silver: Samuel Adams Irish Red, Boston Beer Co., Boston, MA
Bronze: Leuven Irish Red Ale, Cervejaria Leuven, Piracicaba, Brazil

Category 88: Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout – 64 Entries
Gold: Draíocht, Galena Brewing Co., Galena, IL
Silver: Slainte, Legion Brewing Co., Charlotte, NC
Bronze: Faricy’s Dry Stout, Arbor Brewing Co. Microbrewery, Ypsilanti, MI

Category 89: Export Stout – 53 Entries
Gold: Big Wall, Strike Brewing Co., San Jose, CA
Silver: Starway Stout, Barrel Mountain Brewing, Battle Ground, WA
Bronze: Nox Arcana, Cerveza Fauna, Mexicali, Mexico

Category 90: Golden or Blonde Ale – 121 Entries
Gold: ‘67 Blonde Ale, Public Coast Brewing Co., Cannon Beach, OR
Silver: Vega, First Magnitude Brewing Co., Gainesville, FL
Bronze: Shinshu Roman Original Ale, REIJIN Brew Co., Suwa, Japan

Category 91: American-Style Pale Ale – 182 Entries
Gold: C-Hops, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA
Silver: Double Nickels, Docent Brewing, San Juan Capistrano, CA
Bronze: Pennyrile Pale Ale, West Sixth Brewing Co., Lexington, KY

Category 92: American-Style Strong Pale Ale – 124 Entries
Gold: Green Battles, Pinthouse Pizza – Burnet, Austin, TX
Silver: Breakside Wanderlust IPA, Breakside Brewery & Taproom, Milwaukie, OR
Bronze: Gore Creek IPA, Vail Brewing Co., Avon, CO

Category 93: American-Style India Pale Ale – 377 Entries
Gold: Revision IPA, Revision Brewing Co., Sparks, NV
Silver: Radiant Beauty, Green Cheek Beer Co., Orange, CA
Bronze: Bailing Room, Pinthouse Pizza – S. Lamar, Austin, TX

Category 94: Imperial India Pale Ale – 196 Entries
Gold: Nobility, Noble Ale Works, Anaheim, CA
Silver: Revision DIPA, Revision Brewing Co., Sparks, NV
Bronze: MadeWest Donlon, MadeWest Brewing Co., Ventura, CA

Category 95: American-Style Amber/Red Ale – 110 Entries
Gold: Ole Prospector, BNS Brewing & Distilling Co., Santee, CA
Silver: Faction Red, Faction Brewing Co., Alameda, CA
Bronze: Truckee River Red, Great Basin Brewing Co. – Sparks, Sparks, NV

Category 96: Double Red Ale – 54 Entries
Gold: Local Shred Red, Alvarado Street Brewery, Salinas, CA
Silver: Born & Raised, No-Li Brewhouse, Spokane, WA
Bronze: Red Nut, BentSpoke Brewing Co., Braddon, Australia

Category 97: Imperial Red Ale – 44 Entries
Gold: Good, Not Great, StormBreaker Brewing, Portland, OR
Silver: Red Rock, Figueroa Mountain Brewing – Arroyo Grande, Arroyo Grande, CA
Bronze: Wreak Havoc, Bootstrap Brewing, Niwot, CO

Category 98: American-Style Brown Ale – 78 Entries
Gold: Cell Block 304, Parkersburg Brewing Co., Parkersburg, WV
Silver: Mr. Dynamite, Mad Chef Craft Brewing, East Petersburg, PA
Bronze: Restraint, Institution Ale Co., Camarillo, CA

Category 99: American-Style Black Ale – 53 Entries
Gold: Bivouac Black IPA, Hutton & Smith Brewing Co., Chattanooga, TN
Silver: Midnight Moonlight, Fat Heads Brewery – Middleburg Heights, Middleburg Heights, OH
Bronze: Hoppa Emeritus, Beachwood BBQ & Brewing – Long Beach, Long Beach, CA

Category 100: American-Style Stout – 55 Entries
Gold: Black Cliffs, Boise Brewing, Boise, ID
Silver: Feeling My Oats, Swamp Rabbit Brewery & Taproom, Travelers Rest, SC
Bronze: Disorder, Barley Brown’s Brew Pub, Baker City, OR

Category 101: American-Style Imperial Stout – 93 Entries
Gold: Cultivating Mass, Cooperage Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, CA
Silver: Black Walnut Belgian Imperial Stout, Raised Grain Brewing
Bronze: HoliDAVE, Artifex Brewing Co., San Clemente, CA

Brewers Association
The Brewers Association, a not-for-profit trade organization founded in 2005 through the merger of the Association of Brewers and the Brewers’ Association of America, represents more than 5,600 U.S. breweries and 45,000 brewery members dedicated to promoting and protecting American craft beer. Headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, the association provides critical resources—including education, events, research, and advocacy—to support the growth and integrity of independent brewing. It publishes The New Brewer magazine, maintains the definitive seal for independent craft brewers, and organizes marquee events such as the Great American Beer Festival and the World Beer Cup, the latter often called the “Olympics of Beer.” Through its ongoing efforts, the Brewers Association champions quality, innovation, and community, ensuring small and independent brewers thrive in an evolving global marketplace.

 

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