The Best Beers In America, According To The Great American Beer Festival

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The Great American Beer Festival is not only an annual festival showcasing beers from across the nation. Hosted by the Brewers Association, the trade association representing America’s small and independent breweries, the Great American Beer Festival is also a judged beer competition. Winners of the 2024 edition of the competition were announced at a celebration on October 12 at the Denver Convention Center, which is home to the festival every year.

Contents
Category 1: American Wheat Beer – 50 EntriesCategory 2: American Fruit Beer – 108 EntriesCategory 3: Fruit Wheat Beer – 89 EntriesCategory 4: Field Beer – 57 EntriesCategory 5: Pumpkin Beer – 100 EntriesCategory 6: Chili Beer – 76 EntriesCategory 7: Herb and Spice Beer – 83 EntriesCategory 8: Chocolate Beer – 34 EntriesCategory 9: Coffee Beer – 66 EntriesCategory 10: Coffee Stout or Porter – 50 EntriesCategory 11: Dessert Stout or Pastry Stout – 55 EntriesCategory 12: Rye Beers – 45 EntriesCategory 13: Honey Beer – 50 EntriesCategory 14: Pale Non-Alcohol Beer – 55 EntriesCategory 15: Amber to Dark Non-Alcohol Beer – 9 EntriesCategory 16: Specialty Non-Alcohol Beer – 37 EntriesCategory 17: Session Beer or Belgian-Style Table Beer – 32 EntriesCategory 18: Session India Pale Ale – 64 EntriesCategory 19: Strong Porter – 43 EntriesCategory 20: Other Strong Beer – 27 EntriesCategory 21: Experimental India Pale Ale – 86 EntriesCategory 22: Experimental Beer – 75 EntriesCategory 23: Historical Beer – 54 EntriesCategory 24: Gluten-Free Beer – 48 EntriesCategory 25: American-Belgo-Style Ale – 35 EntriesCategory 26: American Sour Ale – 19 EntriesCategory 27: Fruited American Sour Ale – 165 EntriesCategory 28: Brett Beer – 36 EntriesCategory 29: Mixed-Culture Brett Beer – 49 EntriesCategory 30: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer – 41 EntriesCategory 31: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer – 109 EntriesCategory 32: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout – 131 EntriesCategory 33: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer – 29 EntriesCategory 34: Fruited Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer – 66 EntriesCategory 35: Kellerbier or Zwickelbier – 58 EntriesCategory 36: Smoke Beer – 62 EntriesCategory 37: American-Style Light Lager – 157 EntriesCategory 38: International Light Lager – 130 EntriesCategory 39: American-Style Lager – 148 EntriesCategory 40: Contemporary American-Style Lager – 95 EntriesCategory 41: American Pilsener – 114 EntriesCategory 42: International-Style Pilsener – 119 EntriesCategory 43: American Cream Ale – 118 EntriesCategory 44: Hoppy Lager – 157 EntriesCategory 45: American Amber Lager – 165 EntriesCategory 46: German-Style Pilsener – 175 EntriesCategory 47: Bohemian-Style Pilsener – 135 EntriesCategory 48: Italian-Style Pilsener – 83 EntriesCategory 49: Munich-Style Helles – 135 EntriesCategory 50: Dortmunder or German-Style Oktoberfest – 210 EntriesCategory 51: Vienna-Style Lager – 123 EntriesCategory 52: German-Style Maerzen – 195 EntriesCategory 53: German Dark Lager – 140 EntriesCategory 54: International Dark Lager – 96 EntriesCategory 55: Bock – 42 EntriesCategory 56: German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock – 36 EntriesCategory 57: German-Style Koelsch – 167 EntriesCategory 58: German Sour Ale – 37 EntriesCategory 59: Specialty Berliner-Style Weisse – 54 EntriesCategory 60: Contemporary Gose – 47 EntriesCategory 61: German-Style Altbier – 45 EntriesCategory 62: German Wheat Ale – 55 EntriesCategory 63: South German-Style Hefeweizen – 129 EntriesCategory 64: English Mild or Bitter – 50 EntriesCategory 65: Extra Special Bitter – 62 EntriesCategory 66: Golden or Blonde Ale – 129 EntriesCategory 67: English Ale – 52 EntriesCategory 68: Scottish-Style Ale – 48 EntriesCategory 69: Irish-Style Red Ale – 75 EntriesCategory 70: English-Style Brown Ale – 42 EntriesCategory 71: American-Style Brown Ale – 65 EntriesCategory 72: American Black Ale or American Stout – 66 EntriesCategory 73: Belgian-Style Ale or French-Style Ale – 64 EntriesCategory 74: Belgian-Style Witbier – 57 EntriesCategory 75: Classic Saison – 60 EntriesCategory 76: Specialty Saison – 46 EntriesCategory 77: Belgian-Style Sour Ale – 36 EntriesCategory 78: Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale – 77 EntriesCategory 79: Belgian-Style Abbey Ale – 71 EntriesCategory 80: Belgian Fruit Beer – 45 Entries81: Brown Porter – 46 EntriesCategory 82: Robust Porter – 58 EntriesCategory 83: Stout – 52 EntriesCategory 84: Sweet Stout or Cream Stout – 37 EntriesCategory 85: Oatmeal Stout – 56 EntriesCategory 86: Imperial Stout – 58 EntriesCategory 87: Scotch Ale – 38 EntriesCategory 88: Old Ale or Strong Ale or Barley Wine – 62 EntriesCategory 89: International-Style Pale Ale – 107 EntriesCategory 90: New Zealand India Pale Ale – 105 EntriesCategory 91: American-Style Pale Ale – 128 EntriesCategory 92: Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale – 94 EntriesCategory 93: American-Style Strong Pale Ale – 109 EntriesCategory 94: Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale – 151 EntriesCategory 95: American Amber/Red Ale – 124 EntriesCategory 96: Strong Red Ale – 56 EntriesCategory 97: Imperial India Pale Ale – 117 EntriesCategory 98: Juicy or Hazy Imperial India Pale Ale – 150 EntriesCategory 99: Fresh Hop Beer – 85 EntriesCategory 100: West Coast IPA – 292 EntriesCategory 101: American-Style India Pale Ale – 217 EntriesCategory 102: Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale – 349 EntriesCategory 201: Tannic Cider – 29 EntriesCategory 202: No/Low-Tannin Cider – 55 EntriesCategory 203: Fruited or Botanical Cider – 74 EntriesCategory 204: Experimental or Barrel-Aged Cider – 46 EntriesCategory 205: Single Varietal Cider – 29 EntriesCategory 500: Pro-Am Comp – 52 Entries501: Collab Comp – 95 Entries

This year, approximately 9,200 beers and ciders were judged. Beers were entered from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

According to Chris Williams, competition director for the Brewers Association, the Great American Beer Festival competition offers a snapshot of craft beer in America. The number of entries was in line with the number of entries last year, but is down from a peak of over 10,000 entries in 2022, reflecting the stagnating growth of the overall craft beer industry. And while the top three entered categories were, as usual, IPA categories, almost every other top-ten category was a lager category, evidencing the growth in popularity of craft lager. The only other ale category in the top ten was Fruited American Sour.

“It takes about 5,000 volunteer man hours to receive, unpack, sort and organize the beers,” said Williams in a telephone interview. “It is quite the amazing feat!” Williams notes that breweries must send multiple cans or bottles of each beer entered in the competition, so they can be judged through multiple rounds, by the 285 top judges from across America. That means almost 60,000 cans and bottles of beers need to be handled.

Here are the winners of the 2024 Great American Beer Festival.

Category 1: American Wheat Beer – 50 Entries

Gold: Fuzztail, Sunriver Brewing Co., Sunriver, OR

Silver: Mercy Cloud, Hobcaw Brewing Co., Mount Pleasant, SC

Bronze: Hoppla, NewSylum Brewing Co., Newtown, CT

Category 2: American Fruit Beer – 108 Entries

Gold: Hey Girl, Hey!, Starr Hill Beer Hall & Rooftop – Richmond, Richmond, VA

Silver: A La Playa, Trademark Brewing, Long Beach, CA

Bronze: Bird Light Yuzu, Strangebird, Rochester, NY

Category 3: Fruit Wheat Beer – 89 Entries

Gold: Yankee Doodle Shandy, River Bluff Brewing, Saint Joseph, MO

Silver: Enduro, Cheluna Brewing Co., Aurora, CO

Bronze: Bear Bait, Schussboom Brewing Co., Reno, NV

Category 4: Field Beer – 57 Entries

Gold: Fennel Rye Ale, Denver Beer Co. – Canworks, Denver, CO

Silver: Cucumber Lime Blonde, Third Space Brewing, Milwaukee, WI

Bronze: That Coconut Porter, Cherry Street Brewing, Cumming, GA

Category 5: Pumpkin Beer – 100 Entries

Gold: Great Pumpkin, Elysian Brewing Co., Seattle, WA

Silver: Pumpkin Spice J. Marie, River North Brewery – RiNo, Denver, CO

Bronze: Boo Ya!, Ocean View Brewing Co., Ocean View, DE

Category 6: Chili Beer – 76 Entries

Gold: El Poblano Borracho, Liquid Mechanics Brewing Co., Lafayette, CO

Silver: Jalapeño Saison, On Rotation Brewery & Kitchen, Dallas, TX

Bronze: Palisade Peak, Station 26 Brewing Co., Denver, CO

Category 7: Herb and Spice Beer – 83 Entries

Gold: Two Wheeler, Far Field Beer Co., Hawthorne, CA

Silver: HellFire Club, Armored Cow Brewing Co., Charlotte, NC

Bronze: Dill Pickle, Field Artisan Brewing, Westfield, IN

Category 8: Chocolate Beer – 34 Entries

Gold: Fudge Sickles, Fort George Brewery, Astoria, OR

Silver: Chocolate Stout, Fort Myers Brewing Co., Fort Myers, FL

Bronze: Triple Chocolate Viator Obscura, Wandering Monsters Brewing Co., Cincinnati, OH

Category 9: Coffee Beer – 66 Entries

Gold: Squirrels Just Want to Have Fun, River North Brewery – RiNo, Denver, CO

Silver: Bucky, Terranaut Beer, Bend, OR

Bronze: Gusto Crema Coffee Ale, Georgetown Brewing Co., Seattle, WA

Category 10: Coffee Stout or Porter – 50 Entries

Gold: Dusk Til Dawn, Pizza Port San Clemente, San Clemente, CA

Silver: Venti is Large, Hop Dogma Brewing Co., Half Moon Bay, CA

Bronze: Shock Treatment, New Ridge Brewing Co., Philadelphia, PA

Category 11: Dessert Stout or Pastry Stout – 55 Entries

Gold: Pure Nonsense, Dade City Brew House, Dade City, FL

Silver: Coconut Cluster, Heritage Hill Brewhouse, Pompey, NY

Bronze: Peanut Butter & Jelly Tiempo, Kilowatt Brewing, San Diego, CA

Category 12: Rye Beers – 45 Entries

Gold: Crazy Jackass Ale, Great American Restaurants – Sweetwater Tavern, Centreville, VA

Silver: Roggenschnizzle, Bier Brewery and Taproom, Indianapolis, IN

Bronze: Beauty is in the Rye of the Beholder, RockSolid Brewing Co., Ball Ground, GA

Category 13: Honey Beer – 50 Entries

Gold: Hachimitsu Mai, Deschutes Brewery & Public House – PDX, Portland, OR

Silver: BeeLoved, 10 Barrel Brewing Co., Bend, OR

Bronze: Animals Strike Curious Poses, The Empourium Brewing Co., Denver, CO

Category 14: Pale Non-Alcohol Beer – 55 Entries

Gold: NARC IPA, Resident Culture, Charlotte, NC

Silver: Free Wave Hazy IPA, Athletic Brewing Co., Milford, CT

Bronze: Kolsch, Best Day Brewing, Sausalito, CA

Category 15: Amber to Dark Non-Alcohol Beer – 9 Entries

Gold: NA Dark, Fremont Brewing, Seattle, WA

Silver: Non-Alcoholic Oktoberfest, Octopi Brewing / Untitled Art, Waunakee, WI

Category 16: Specialty Non-Alcohol Beer – 37 Entries

Gold: Patagonia Provisions Non-Alcoholic Kernza Golden Brew, Deschutes Brewery, Bend, OR

Silver: Tropical Sour, Athletic Brewing Co., Milford, CT

Bronze: Special Effects Grapefruit IPA, Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, NY

Category 17: Session Beer or Belgian-Style Table Beer – 32 Entries

Gold: Saison Lily, ColdFire Brewing Co. – Barrel House, Eugene, OR

Silver: Frequency of Expansion, The Big Friendly, Oklahoma City, OK

Bronze: Guillaume, Pizza Port Ocean Beach, San Diego, CA

Category 18: Session India Pale Ale – 64 Entries

Gold: Divi, Offset Bier Co., Park City, UT

Silver: Josh’s New Tiny Shoes, Green Cheek Beer Co., Orange, CA

Bronze: Mini Ramp Session IPA, June Lake Brewing, June Lake, CA

Category 19: Strong Porter – 43 Entries

Gold: Jeff’s Baltic Porter, Green Cheek Beer Co. – Oceanside, Oceanside, CA

Silver: Magpie, Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. – Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA

Bronze: Baltic Porter, Bear Chase Brewing Co., Bluemont, VA

Category 20: Other Strong Beer – 27 Entries

Gold: Soul of a Star, HUDL Brewing Co., Las Vegas, NV

Silver: Agua Santa Imperial, Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co., Buellton, CA

Bronze: Stone LifeBlurred, Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station, San Diego, CA

Category 21: Experimental India Pale Ale – 86 Entries

Gold: Hazy Crush, New York Beer Project – Beer Lodge, Orchard Park, NY

Silver: Lavender Haze, SingleSpeed Brewing, Waterloo, IA

Bronze: East Gruesome, Lost Cabin Beer Co., Rapid City, SD

Category 22: Experimental Beer – 75 Entries

Gold: Great Wave Sake Lager, MAP Brewing Co., Bozeman, MT

Silver: Bourbon Maple Wishes and Pecan Dreams, Odd Side Ales, Grand Haven, MI

Bronze: Agrio Morado, 10 Barrel Brewing Co. – Bend Pub, Bend, OR

Category 23: Historical Beer – 54 Entries

Gold: BierKraft Grodziskie, BierKraft, McAlester, OK

Silver: Decorah Nordic Gruit, PIVO Brewery, Calmar, IA

Bronze: Kentucky Common, Blackhorse Pub & Brewery, Alcoa, TN

Category 24: Gluten-Free Beer – 48 Entries

Gold: Fat Randy, Holidaily Brewing Co., Golden, CO

Silver: Oktoberfest, Orange Bike Brewing Co., Portland, ME

Bronze: Pilsner, Orange Bike Brewing Co., Portland, ME

Category 25: American-Belgo-Style Ale – 35 Entries

Gold: Silver Medal Worthy, Launch Pad Brewery, Aurora, CO

Silver: Capitulation, Monkless Belgian Ales, Bend, OR

Bronze: Golden Strong Ale with Pink, Fowler Ranch Farm Brewery, Lincoln, CA

Category 26: American Sour Ale – 19 Entries

Gold: Bes, Little Beast Brewing, Clackamas, OR

Silver: Wicked Shifty, Shoe Tree Brewing Co., Carson City, NV

Bronze: Mirage, New Terrain Brewing Co., Golden, CO

Category 27: Fruited American Sour Ale – 165 Entries

Gold: Peach Silhouette, Hudson Valley Brewery, Beacon, NY

Silver: Funkberry Pie, Girdwood Brewing Co., Girdwood, AK

Bronze: Cactus Juice, 12Degree Brewing, Louisville, CO

Category 28: Brett Beer – 36 Entries

Gold: First Release Part 2, Peaceful Side Brewery, Maryville, TN

Silver: Belle Saison, Third Window Brewing Co., Santa Barbara, CA

Bronze: Touch of Brett, Alesong Brewing & Blending, Eugene, OR

Category 29: Mixed-Culture Brett Beer – 49 Entries

Gold: Proverbial Fork, Olfactory Brewing, San Francisco, CA

Silver: Knitting Circle S5 Batch C, Fair Isle Brewing, Seattle, WA

Bronze: Elisabeth, ColdFire Brewing Co. – Barrel House, Eugene, OR

Category 30: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer – 41 Entries

Gold: Ghoul Fuel- Rum Diaries Edition, Bull & Bush Brewery, Denver, CO

Silver: Temporary Paradise- Rum Diaries Edition, Bull & Bush Brewery, Denver, CO

Bronze: Barrel Aged Dopplebock, MORE Brewing Co., Huntley, IL

Category 31: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer – 109 Entries

Gold: Bass Clef, Audio Graph Beer Co., Los Angeles, CA

Silver: Barrel-Aged Imperial Satan’s Pony, South Street Brewery, Charlottesville, VA

Bronze: 10th Anniversary Barleywine, Creature Comforts Brewing Co., Athens, GA

Category 32: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout – 131 Entries

Gold: Western Justice, Westbound & Down Brewing Co., Idaho Springs, CO

Silver: Humongous Sleepy Chungus Bear, Werk Force Brewing Co., Plainfield, IL

Bronze: Breakside La Maison du Bang!, Breakside Brewery, Portland, OR

Category 33: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer – 29 Entries

Gold: French 75, Alesong Brewing & Blending, Eugene, OR

Silver: Madrigal, Monday Night Brewing – Garage, Atlanta, GA

Bronze: 5 On It, Long Table Brewhouse, Denver, CO

Category 34: Fruited Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer – 66 Entries

Gold: Raspberries on Acid, Blue Mountain Brewery, Afton, VA

Silver: White Dwarf, True Anomaly Brewing Co., Houston, TX

Bronze: Cassis, Moody Tongue Brewing Co., Chicago, IL

Category 35: Kellerbier or Zwickelbier – 58 Entries

Gold: Czech Plz, CraftHaus Brewery, Henderson, NV

Silver: Pilsners are Lagers, Benchtop Brewing Co., Norfolk, VA

Bronze: Tankbeer, Hopewell Brewing Co., Chicago, IL

Category 36: Smoke Beer – 62 Entries

Gold: Smoke and Embers, New Belgium Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO

Silver: Smoke Control, Burghers Brewing, Pittsburgh, PA

Bronze: Rauchbier, Port City Brewing Co., Alexandria, VA

Category 37: American-Style Light Lager – 157 Entries

Gold: Sky Dog, Wiseacre Brewing Co. – Downtown, Memphis, TN

Silver: Family Vacation, Roadhouse Brewing Co., Jackson Hole, WY

Bronze: Transmission Light, Transmission Brewing, Ventura, CA

Category 38: International Light Lager – 130 Entries

Gold: Light Lager, Seapine Brewing Co., Seattle, WA

Silver: Wakumi, Mother Earth Brew Co., Nampa, ID

Bronze: Wondrous Hell, Wondrous Brewing Co., Emeryville, CA

Category 39: American-Style Lager – 148 Entries

Gold: Down South, Appalachian Mountain Brewery, Boone, NC

Silver: Modern Classic, Counter Weight Brewing Co., Cheshire, CT

Bronze: Pat’s River Beer, MAP Brewing Co., Bozeman, MT

Category 40: Contemporary American-Style Lager – 95 Entries

Gold: Baseball, Highland Park Brewery – Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA

Silver: College Dropout, StillFire Brewing, Suwanee, GA

Bronze: Richmond Lager, Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, Richmond, VA

Category 41: American Pilsener – 114 Entries

Gold: Classic City Lager, Creature Comforts – Production Facility At Southern Mill, Athens, GA

Silver: Buccaneer’s Gold, Project 9 Brewing Co., Seattle, WA

Bronze: Happy Little Clouds, Cloudburst Brewing, Seattle, WA

Category 42: International-Style Pilsener – 119 Entries

Gold: Chillzner, Craft Coast – San Marcos, San Marcos, CA

Silver: 500 Pesos, ODD Muse Brewing Co., Dallas, TX

Bronze: Munk Lager, Munkle Brewing Co., Charleston, SC

Category 43: American Cream Ale – 118 Entries

Gold: Was Angeles Craft Beer, Uinta Brewing Co., Salt Lake City, UT

Silver: El Sully, 21st Amendment Brewery, San Leandro, CA

Bronze: Atascadero Beach, Wild Fields Brewhouse, Atascadero, CA

Category 44: Hoppy Lager – 157 Entries

Gold: Infinity Pils, Westbound & Down Brewing Co. – Westbound Mill, Lafayette, CO

Silver: Branching Out, Everywhere Beer Co., Orange, CA

Bronze: Rancho Cowabunga, Grains of Wrath – Washougal, Washougal, WA

Category 45: American Amber Lager – 165 Entries

Gold: Bateman Bier, Greenstar Brewing, Chicago, IL

Silver: Las Cruces, Wild Blue Yonder Brewing Co., Castle Rock, CO

Bronze: Big Rock Amber Lager, Malibu Brewing Co., Westlake Village, CA

Category 46: German-Style Pilsener – 175 Entries

Gold: Haha Pils, Arbeiter Brewing Co., Minneapolis, MN

Silver: Door Code, Piece Brewery, Chicago, IL

Bronze: Trumer Pils, Trumer Brewery, Berkeley, CA

Category 47: Bohemian-Style Pilsener – 135 Entries

Gold: Reality Czeck-style Pilsner, Moonlight Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, CA

Silver: River Delta Czech Pils, Silver Bluff Brewing Co., Brunswick, GA

Bronze: Parachute Pivo, Victor-23 Craft Brewery, Vancouver, WA

Category 48: Italian-Style Pilsener – 83 Entries

Gold: Zombi Shark Fight, Green Cheek Beer Co. – Costa Mesa, Costa Mesa, CA

Silver: Che Figata, Sunriver Brewing Co., Sunriver, OR

Bronze: Wolf of the Woods, Second Dawn Brewing Co., Aurora, CO

Category 49: Munich-Style Helles – 135 Entries

Gold: Helles, von Trapp Brewing, Stowe, VT

Silver: Crystal River, Glenwood Canyon Brewing Co., Glenwood Springs, CO

Bronze: Old Gold, Structures Brewing, Bellingham, WA

Category 50: Dortmunder or German-Style Oktoberfest – 210 Entries

Gold: Festbier, Glenwood Canyon Brewing Co., Glenwood Springs, CO

Silver: Festbier, Northwoods Brewing Co., Northwood, NH

Bronze: The Cushman, Morgan Territory Brewing, Tracy, CA

Category 51: Vienna-Style Lager – 123 Entries

Gold: Vienna Fest Bier, Quarter Celtic Brewpub, Albuquerque, NM

Silver: Metalmark Marzen, Morgan Territory Brewing, Tracy, CA

Bronze: Red Dawn, Bonesaw Brewing Co., Glassboro, NJ

Category 52: German-Style Maerzen – 195 Entries

Gold: Pleasantbräu Oktoberfest, Soul Brewing Co., Pleasantville, NY

Silver: Marchtoberfest, Galveston Island Brewing, Galveston, TX

Bronze: Oktoberfest, Left Hand Brewing Co., Longmont, CO

Category 53: German Dark Lager – 140 Entries

Gold: Schwarz Wulf, Greywolf Brewing, Norco, CA

Silver: Flex Fiesta Munich-Style Dark Lager, Red Horn Brewery and Roastery, Leander, TX

Bronze: Chehalis After Dark, Talking Cedar Brewing, Rochester, WA

Category 54: International Dark Lager – 96 Entries

Gold: Puesto Negra, Puesto Cerveceria, San Diego, CA

Silver: Czech-6, Eagle River Brewing Co., Gypsum, CO

Bronze: Czech Dark Lager, Structures Brewing, Bellingham, WA

Category 55: Bock – 42 Entries

Gold: Pan is Alive, IMBIB Custom Brews, Reno, NV

Silver: Lawyers, Hogs & Money, Bentonville Brewing Co., Bentonville, AR

Bronze: Hootenanny, Bankhead Brewing Co., Rowlett, TX

Category 56: German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock – 36 Entries

Gold: Eisbock, Northbound Smokehouse Brewpub, Minneapolis, MN

Silver: Co-Conspirator, Victor-23 Craft Brewery, Vancouver, WA

Bronze: Execrator, Resolute Brewing Co., Centennial, CO

Category 57: German-Style Koelsch – 167 Entries

Gold: Modern Gothic, Columbia Craft Brewing Co., Columbia, SC

Silver: Kolsch, Standard Deviant Brewing, San Francisco, CA

Bronze: Brick West Kolsch, Brick West Brewing Co., Spokane, WA

Category 58: German Sour Ale – 37 Entries

Gold: Baywindow, 10 Barrel Brewing Co. – Bend Pub, Bend, OR

Silver: Disco Lemonade, Aslan Brewing Co., Bellingham, WA

Bronze: Gose, Kulshan Brewing Co – K2, Bellingham, WA

Category 59: Specialty Berliner-Style Weisse – 54 Entries

Gold: Commander Salamander, Spring House Brewing Co., Lancaster, PA

Silver: Razzle fo’ Shazzle, Great Basin Brewing Co., Reno, NV

Bronze: Gindulgence, 10 Barrel Brewing Co. – Bend Pub, Bend, OR

Category 60: Contemporary Gose – 47 Entries

Gold: 3 Citrus Gose, Culture Brewing Co., Solana Beach, CA

Silver: It’s a G Thang Ginger Gose, Red Rock Brewing – Production, Salt Lake City, UT

Bronze: Wild Pear, Blue Mountain Barrel House and Organic Brewery, Arrington, VA

Category 61: German-Style Altbier – 45 Entries

Gold: Rhine Divide, 10 Barrel Brewing Co. – Portland, Portland, OR

Silver: Altbier, Double Clutch Brewing Co., Evanston, IL

Bronze: Altruism, Rock Cut Brewing Co., Estes Park, CO

Category 62: German Wheat Ale – 55 Entries

Gold: Weizenbock, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. – Mills River, Mills River, NC

Silver: Kristal Moon, Blue Moon Brewing Co., Denver, CO

Bronze: Sixpoint Brewery Mimic Weisse, Brewers At 4001 Yancey, Charlotte, NC

Category 63: South German-Style Hefeweizen – 129 Entries

Gold: Washout Wheat, Holy City Brewing, North Charleston, SC

Silver: Don’t Hassle the Hef, Westbound & Down Brewing Co. – Westbound Mill, Lafayette, CO

Bronze: Polterweiss Hefeweizen, Green Mountain Beer Co., Lakewood, CO

Category 64: English Mild or Bitter – 50 Entries

Gold: Distinguished Fellow, Project 9 Brewing Co., Seattle, WA

Silver: The Proprietor, BierKraft, McAlester, OK

Bronze: Toasty, The Brew Brothers – Scioto Downs Racino, Columbus, OH

Category 65: Extra Special Bitter – 62 Entries

Gold: Pub Ale, Pilot Brewing Co., Charlotte, NC

Silver: Brighton ESB, Bravery Brewing Co., Lancaster, CA

Bronze: Velvet Organic ESB, Hopworks Urban Brewery, Portland, OR

Category 66: Golden or Blonde Ale – 129 Entries

Gold: Kiitos Blonde Ale, Kiitos Brewing, Salt Lake City, UT

Silver: Easy Mode, Logan Brewing Co., Burien, WA

Bronze: Bench Seat, Transmission Brewing, Ventura, CA

Category 67: English Ale – 52 Entries

Gold: Kiitos Pale Ale, Kiitos Brewing, Salt Lake City, UT

Silver: Elevated Summer Ale, Goose And The Monkey Brewhouse, Lexington, NC

Bronze: Oregon Summer Ale, Bend Brewing – High Desert, Bend, OR

Category 68: Scottish-Style Ale – 48 Entries

Gold: Doc McLoughlin Scottish Ale, Oregon City Brewing Co., Oregon City, OR

Silver: Scottish Ale, Stodgy Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO

Bronze: Oasis Amber, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery – Reno, Reno, NV

Category 69: Irish-Style Red Ale – 75 Entries

Gold: Coppermind, Denver Beer Co. – Lowry Field, Denver, CO

Silver: Engine 402, Orange Hat Brewing Co., Knoxville, TN

Bronze: Equanimity, Ursa Minor Brewing, Duluth, MN

Category 70: English-Style Brown Ale – 42 Entries

Gold: Black Cats, Streetside Brewery, Cincinnati, OH

Silver: Back Country, Lewis & Clark Brewing Co., Helena, MT

Bronze: Brown Ale, Oliphant Brewing, Somerset, WI

Category 71: American-Style Brown Ale – 65 Entries

Gold: Who’s That Brown, Tarantula Hill Brewing Co., Thousand Oaks, CA

Silver: Heart of Glass, Three Wide Brewing Co., Fort Worth, TX

Bronze: Beckley Furnace Brown Ale, Norbrook Farm Brewery, Colebrook, CT

Category 72: American Black Ale or American Stout – 66 Entries

Gold: Blackside Snap, Riip Beer Co., Huntington Beach, CA

Silver: Stoup American Stout, Stoup Brewing – Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA

Bronze: A Dark in the Light, Radiant Beer Co., Anaheim, CA

Category 73: Belgian-Style Ale or French-Style Ale – 64 Entries

Gold: Le Petit Demon, Bonesaw Brewing Co. – Pilot House, Deptford, NJ

Silver: DOMESTIQUE Blonde Ale, Rouleur Brewing Co., Carlsbad, CA

Bronze: Aurora, Apogee Brewing Co., Grover Beach, CA

Category 74: Belgian-Style Witbier – 57 Entries

Gold: Allagash White, Allagash Brewing Co., Portland, ME

Silver: Breakside White, Breakside Brewery & Taproom, Milwaukie, OR

Bronze: Gully Washer Wit, Munkle Brewing Co., Charleston, SC

Category 75: Classic Saison – 60 Entries

Gold: Dogwood Saison, Devils Backbone Brewing Co. – Basecamp, Roseland, VA

Silver: Farm Out, Worthy Brewing Co., Bend, OR

Bronze: Plough & Harrow, ISM Brewing, Long Beach, CA

Category 76: Specialty Saison – 46 Entries

Gold: Lucy Loves Rye, Apogee Brewing Co., Grover Beach, CA

Silver: Mount Eden, Pure Project, Vista, CA

Bronze: Wild Honey, Cruz Blanca Brewery, Chicago, IL

Category 77: Belgian-Style Sour Ale – 36 Entries

Gold: Eau Rouge, Noble Beast Brewing Co., Cleveland, OH

Silver: Apple Pomace Puncheon, Angel City Brewery, Los Angeles, CA

Bronze: Intinction – Petite Sirah, Russian River Brewing Co. – Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa, CA

Category 78: Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale – 77 Entries

Gold: Kroon, Wallenpaupack Brewing Co., Hawley, PA

Silver: Pitouchi, Attic Brewing Co., Philadelphia, PA

Bronze: Monks on the Moon, Apogee Brewing Co., Grover Beach, CA

Category 79: Belgian-Style Abbey Ale – 71 Entries

Gold: LMM Dubbel II, Lone Man Mountain Brewing Co., Driftwood, TX

Silver: Allagash Tripel, Allagash Brewing Co., Portland, ME

Bronze: Monks In Space, Apogee Brewing Co., Grover Beach, CA

Category 80: Belgian Fruit Beer – 45 Entries

Gold: My Cerise Amour, Oregon City Brewing Co., Oregon City, OR

Silver: East of Line Kriek, Awkward Brewing, Fayetteville, GA

Bronze: Vordrassil, Webb’s City Cellar by Green Bench, St. Petersburg, FL Category

81: Brown Porter – 46 Entries

Gold: Don’t Feed the Bears, Gatlinburg Brewing Co., Sevierville, TN

Silver: Slumber Car, Accomplice Beer Co., Cheyenne, WY

Bronze: Old Tom Porter, Piney River Brewing Co., Bucyrus, MO

Category 82: Robust Porter – 58 Entries

Gold: Port City Porter, Port City Brewing Co., Alexandria, VA

Silver: Peaklet, Mountain Rambler Brewery, Bishop, CA

Bronze: Dark Chocolate Love, Salish Sea Brewing Co. – Boathouse Taproom, Edmonds, WA

Category 83: Stout – 52 Entries

Gold: Correspondent, Wander Brewing, Bellingham, WA

Silver: Nebula Stout, Block 15 Brewery & Tap Room, Corvallis, OR

Bronze: Diatomaceous Dry Stout, Hutton & Smith Brewing Co. – Production Facility, Chattanooga, TN

Category 84: Sweet Stout or Cream Stout – 37 Entries

Gold: Mustachio Milk Stout, Tractor Brewing Co., Albuquerque, NM

Silver: Chocolate Milk Stout, Boxing Bear Brewing Co. – Firestone, Albuquerque, NM

Bronze: Moozie, Brink Brewing Co., Cincinnati, OH

Category 85: Oatmeal Stout – 56 Entries

Gold: Scaredy Cat, Vintage Brewing Co., Madison, WI

Silver: Buttons the Bear, Bear Chase Brewing Co., Bluemont, VA

Bronze: Brother Sam, Three Tigers Brewing Co., Granville, OH

Category 86: Imperial Stout – 58 Entries

Gold: Indie Roo, Pizza Port – Imperial Beach, Imperial Beach, CA

Silver: Kill the Lights, The Tap Brewery, Bloomington, IN

Bronze: ReVive, 10 Barrel Brewing Co. – Portland, Portland, OR

Category 87: Scotch Ale – 38 Entries

Gold: Wobbly Traveler, Silver Harbor Brewing Co., Saint Joseph, MI

Silver: Full Malted Jacket, Beachwood Brewing – Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach, CA

Bronze: Old Chub, Oskar Blues Brewery, Longmont, CO

Category 88: Old Ale or Strong Ale or Barley Wine – 62 Entries

Gold: Orange Giant, Ecliptic Brewing, Eugene, OR

Silver: Grow Old With You, Verboten Brewing, Loveland, CO

Bronze: Artemesia, Burns Family Artisan Ales Taphouse, Denver, CO

Category 89: International-Style Pale Ale – 107 Entries

Gold: Smells Like Purple Rain, Riip Beer Co., Huntington Beach, CA

Silver: Ponga, Grand Fir Brewing, Portland, OR

Bronze: Breakside Hello My Alien, Breakside Brewery – NW Slabtown, Portland, OR

Category 90: New Zealand India Pale Ale – 105 Entries

Gold: More Than A Zealand, Cannonball Creek Brewing Co., Golden, CO

Silver: Wannabe Wallaby, Riip Beer Co., Huntington Beach, CA

Bronze: Wastelandia, Grains of Wrath, Camas, WA

Category 91: American-Style Pale Ale – 128 Entries

Gold: Timbo, Highland Park Brewery – Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA

Silver: Featherweight Pale Ale, Cannonball Creek Brewing Co., Golden, CO

Bronze: Bare Bones Disco, Bird Creek Brewing, Temple, TX

Category 92: Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale – 94 Entries

Gold: Easy Eddy, Big Grove Brewery & Taproom, Iowa City, IA

Silver: Foggy Pines, Evans Brewing Co., Corona, CA

Bronze: Wisp, Lumen Beer Co., Omaha, NE

Category 93: American-Style Strong Pale Ale – 109 Entries

Gold: Something Dank This Way Comes, Sunriver Brewing Co., Sunriver, OR

Silver: Zero Degrees, Shred Beer Co., Rocklin, CA

Bronze: Independence Pass Ale IPA, Aspen Brewing Co., Aspen, CO

Category 94: Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale – 151 Entries

Gold: Joyful Intuition, Everywhere Beer Co., Orange, CA

Silver: Lupulin Lab, Wicked Weed Brewing Pub, Asheville, NC

Bronze: Windows Up, Alpine Beer Co., Ft Collins, CO

Category 95: American Amber/Red Ale – 124 Entries

Gold: Pretty Good, Third Space Brewing, Milwaukee, WI

Silver: Buttface Amber, RAM Restaurant and Brewery – Production, Tacoma, WA

Bronze: Object K, Site-1 Brewing, Omaha, NE

Category 96: Strong Red Ale – 56 Entries

Gold: Wreak Havoc, Bootstrap Brewing, Longmont, CO

Silver: Rolling Rust, Grand Fir Brewing, Portland, OR

Bronze: Trash Pandamonium, Benchtop Brewing Co., Norfolk, VA

Category 97: Imperial India Pale Ale – 117 Entries

Gold: Hoptomic, Morgan Territory Brewing, Tracy, CA

Silver: Gastropod, Grand Fir Brewing, Portland, OR

Bronze: Nose Goblin, Ghost Town Brewing, Oakland, CA

Category 98: Juicy or Hazy Imperial India Pale Ale – 150 Entries

Gold: DDH Pillow, Highland Park Brewery – Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA

Silver: Mosaic Double Crush, Moonraker Brewing Co. – Production Facility, Cameron Park, CA

Bronze: Juice Master, Shred Beer Co., Rocklin, CA

Category 99: Fresh Hop Beer – 85 Entries

Gold: Fresher Than Fresh, Trap Door Brewing, Vancouver, WA

Silver: House of 1000 Cones, Moonraker Brewing Co. – Production Facility, Cameron Park, CA

Bronze: Fresh Hop King Crispy, Deschutes Brewery & Public House – PDX, Portland, OR

Category 100: West Coast IPA – 292 Entries

Gold: Codebreaker, Trademark Brewing, Long Beach, CA

Silver: Pacific Portal, Alma Mader Brewing, Kansas City, MO B

ronze: IPA for Aliens, Masthead Brewing Co., Cleveland, OH

Category 101: American-Style India Pale Ale – 217 Entries

Gold: Competition, Highland Park Brewery – Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA

Silver: One Way, Old Caz Beer, Rohnert Park, CA

Bronze: Lexical Gap, Pollyanna Brewing Co., Lemont, IL

Category 102: Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale – 349 Entries

Gold: Professional Human Being, Ambitious Ales, Long Beach, CA

Silver: Groundswell, Single Hill Brewing Co., Yakima, WA

Bronze: Crash of Rhinos, Movement Brewing Co., Rancho Cordova, CA

Category 201: Tannic Cider – 29 Entries

Gold: Classic Dry, Gowan’s Heirloom Cider, Philo, CA

Silver: Cedar Valley Blend, Paha Cider Co., Waverly, IA

Bronze: 2022 Cidre Bouché, 2 Towns Ciderhouse, Corvallis, OR

Category 202: No/Low-Tannin Cider – 55 Entries

Gold: The Russets, Snow Capped Cider, Austin, CO

Silver: Graventein, Snow Capped Cider, Austin, CO

Bronze: 10th Anniversary, 2 Towns Ciderhouse, Corvallis, OR

Category 203: Fruited or Botanical Cider – 74 Entries

Gold: Blackberry Cider, McMenamins Breweries, Portland, OR

Silver: Ozark Strawberry Rhubarb Cider, Ozark Beer Co., Rogers, AR

Bronze: Pacific Pineapple, 2 Towns Ciderhouse, Corvallis, OR

Category 204: Experimental or Barrel-Aged Cider – 46 Entries

Gold: Rosé Cider, Gowan’s Heirloom Cider, Philo, CA

Silver: 2019 Pommeau, 2 Towns Ciderhouse, Corvallis, OR

Bronze: 802 Barrel Aged, Vermont Cider Co., Middlebury, VT

Category 205: Single Varietal Cider – 29 Entries

Gold: Mountain Rose, Haykin Family Cider, Aurora, CO

Silver: Macintosh, Gowan’s Heirloom Cider, Philo, CA

Bronze: Glow – Airlie Redflesh SV, Alpenfire Cider, Port Townsend, WA

Category 500: Pro-Am Comp – 52 Entries

Gold: Piwo Grodziskie, Kansas City Bier Co. with Mike & Stephanie Butler, Kansas City, MO

Silver: Rising Sun, Crooked Lane Brewing Co. with Matt Hall, Auburn, CA

Bronze: South of Helles, Starr Hill Beer Hall & Rooftop – Richmond with Joel Miller, Richmond, VA Category

501: Collab Comp – 95 Entries

Gold: Twenty-Fold Sword, No Boat Brewing Co., Obelisk Beer Co., Snoqualmie, WA

Silver: Stupid Sticky Fingers, Werk Force Brewing Co, Rocky Reef Brewing Co., Plainfield, IL

Bronze: Spudweiser, Live Oak Brewing Co., Hold Out Brewing, Del Valle, TX

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