2018 World Beer Cup Winners
It was a record-breaking night for beer.
The 2018 World Beer Cup was the largest competition to date. Just look at the numbers:
- 8,234 beers were submitted in 101 categories, up 25% from the last WBC in 2016.
- 2,515 breweries submitted entries, 807 of which were from outside the United States.
- 295 judges participated from 33 countries.
“Beer brings people together,” said Charlie Papazian, founder and past president, Brewers Association. “The World Beer Cup showcases the breadth of the global brewing community and winning an award symbolizes one of the greatest brewing achievements. Congratulations to all the winners on this remarkable accomplishment.”
Below are all of the award winners. We’ve italicized the winners from our affiliate states (Georgia, Florida, Missouri, Louisiana, Alabama, Washington and Oregon).
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
International-Style Pilsener – 64 Entries
- Gold: (None)
- Silver: Vlad the Impaler, Fretboard Brewing Co., Blue Ash, OH
- Bronze: Pedro O’Flanagan’s Mexican Lager, Quarter Celtic Brewpub, Albuquerque, NM
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
American-Style Imperial Stout – 93 Entries
- Gold: Cultivating Mass, Cooperage Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, CA
- Silver: Black Walnut Belgian Imperial Stout, Raised Grain Brewing Co., Waukesha, WI
- Bronze: HoliDAVE, Artifex Brewing Co., San Clemente, CA
Information and photos were provided by the Brewer’s Association via media release.
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