World Beer Cup Awards 2024

April 26, 2024 By Jay Brooks

The 2024 World Beer Cup Awards were announced a few days ago in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was the 11th time for the now-annual international competition, with a record 9,300 entries from 2,060 breweries in 50 countries, judged by 280 judges (including yours truly). This year, 329 awards were given in 110 separate categories (and 172 subcategories) to breweries in 19 countries. Congratulations to all the winners.

The category that received the most entries was the same as it was last year, and for the past few years before that. You probably won’t be surprised to learn that “Juicy or Hazy IPA” had the most beer entries, with 326. But “West-Coast Style IPA” may finally be making a comeback, as it came in second, with 281 beers entered. And as craft lagers have been gaining momentum, “German-Style Pilsener” had the third-most entries, with 221. The top five was rounded out by “American-Style IPA,” with 213, and “Wood & Barrel-Aged Strong Stout,” with 198. Hops are still king, but lagers are definitely making a play to cut into their dominance.

American breweries did rather well overall, winning 262 total medals, or nearly eighty-percent of all the medals. The next closest country was Canada, with 17, followed by Germany, with a dozen. Some of the reasons for that, of course, is that there are so many U.S. breweries who enter the competition, but it’s an impressive showing nonetheless. Nineteen different countries won at least one medal.

Within the United States, California won the Lion’s share of medals, bringing home 61, or almost one-quarter of all American medals, and almost twenty-percent of all medals, meaning nearly one in five medals went to a California brewery. You probably knew that California breweries are well known for hop forward beers like IPAs and Pale Ales, but that was confirmed rather dramatically by the results in two categories this year. In both “American-Style IPA” and “West-Coast Style IPA,” two of the most highly competitive categories, all six medals were won by California breweries.

World Beer Cup Winners 2024

Category 1: American Wheat Beer – 50 Entries
Gold: Miner’s Gold Hefeweizen, Lewis & Clark Brewing Co., Helena, MT
Silver: Lunar Fallout, Tilted Axis Brewing Co., Lapeer, MI
Bronze: Spring Valley Silk Ale, Spring Valley Brewery, Shibuya, Japan
Category 2: Fruit Beer – 101 Entries
Gold: Rose Brut, Cerveza 7 Vidas, Tacna, Peru
Silver: Big Island Citrus Blonde Ale, Excelsior Brewing Co., Excelsior, MN
Bronze: Blood Orange IPA, No.18 Brewing & Co., Wuhan, China
Category 3: Fruit Wheat Beer – 95 Entries
Gold: Yuzu Weiss, Yokohama Bay Brewing Co., Yokohama, Japan
Silver: Kabosu Saison, Beppu Brewery, Beppu, Japan
Bronze: Victory Brewing Company Malibu Dream Beer, Brewers at 4001 Yancey, Charlotte, NC
Category 4: Field Beer – 51 Entries
Gold: Templin Family Guava Coconut, Templin Family Brewing, Salt Lake City, UT
Silver: Lime Cucumber Gose, Urban South Brewery – New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
Bronze: Rhu Barbed, Karbach Brewing Co., Houston, TX
Category 5: Pumpkin Beer – 33 Entries
Gold: Pumpkin in Lager, Karbach Brewing Co., Houston, TX
Silver: Ryes of the Pumpkin King, Sound 2 Summit Brewery, Snohomish, WA
Bronze: Pumpkin Spice Bucket of Bolts, River North Brewery, Denver, CO
Category 6: Chili Beer – 67 Entries
Gold: Philly Chili, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant – Newtown, Newtown, PA
Silver: Jalapeño IPA, Masthead Brewing Co., Cleveland, OH
Bronze: Lil’ Salmon Fire, Sacred Waters Brewing Co., Kalispell, MT
Category 7: Herb and Spice Beer – 111 Entries
Gold: Ginzu, 10 Barrel Brewing Co. – Westside, Bend, OR
Silver: Sudoku, O.H.S.O Brewery – Gilbert, Gilbert, AZ
Bronze: Sweet Chai O’ Mine, HUDL Brewing Co., Las Vegas, NV
Category 8: Chocolate Beer – 52 Entries
Gold: Whistler Winter Dunkel, Whistler Brewing Co., Whistler, Canada
Silver: Chocolate Stout, Fort Myers Brewing Co., Fort Myers, FL
Bronze: Table Talk Brownie Lava Pie Stout, Wormtown Brewery, Worcester, MA
Category 9: Coffee Beer – 69 Entries
Gold: Calf Fiend, ISM Brewing, Long Beach, CA
Silver: Golden Stout, Karl Strauss Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
Bronze: Morning Drive, Trademark Brewing, Long Beach, CA

Karl Strauss Brewery / *Photo © Brewers Association*

Category 10: Coffee Stout or Porter – 90 Entries
Gold: Nightmare Fuel, River North Brewery, Denver, CO
Silver: Breakfast Oatmeal Stout, Cerveza 7 Vidas, Tacna, Peru
Bronze: Lil Zoomie, Brink Brewing Co., Cincinnati, OH
Category 11: Dessert Stout or Pastry Stout – 71 Entries
Gold: Kauai Pie, Bull & Bush Brewery, Denver, CO
Silver: Churro 10W-40 Imperial Stout, Hi-Wire Brewing Co., Asheville, NC
Bronze: Dark Layers Pastry Stout, Beervana Brewing Co., Yeongdeungpo-gu, Korea
Category 12: Rye Beer – 41 Entries
Gold: Roggenbier, Schulz Bräu Brewing, Knoxville, TN
Silver: The Hills Have Ryes, Spearfish Brewing Co., Spearfish, SD
Bronze: Simpatico, Formula Brewing, Issaquah, WA
Category 13: Honey Beer – 66 Entries
Gold: Hachimitsu Mai, Deschutes Brewery – Portland Pub, Bend, OR
Silver: Kostka-busser, Culture Brewing Co., Solana Beach, CA
Bronze: Sweet Wings, Hoptown Brewing Co., Mooresville, NC
Category 14: Non-Alcohol Beer – 140 Entries
Gold: Black Butte Non-Alcoholic, Deschutes Brewery, Bend, OR
Silver: Soul Sour, Athletic Brewing Co. – CT, Milford, CT
Bronze: Night Strike, Leader Brewing, Palm Bay, FL
Category 15: Session Beer or Belgian-Style Table Beer – 55 Entries
Gold: Swift Half, Station 26 Brewing Co., Denver, CO
Silver: Table Coupage, Sundial Brewing and Blending, Barrington, IL
Bronze: Grisette, DÚA Sparkling Beer, Oviedo, Spain
Category 16: Session India Pale Ale – 72 Entries
Gold: Micro Blaster, Shred Beer Co., Rocklin, CA
Silver: Foxglove, Grand Fir Brewing, Portland, OR
Bronze: Wild Gravity, Bend Brewing Co., Bend, OR
Category 17: Strong Porter – 73 Entries
Gold: Harry Porter, Noble Ale Works, Anaheim, CA
Silver: Cabin Season, Chapman Crafted Beer, Orange, CA
Bronze: The Hot Stove, Texas Leaguer Brewing Co., Missouri City, TX
Category 18: Other Strong Beer – 38 Entries
Gold: Peppercorn Imperial Wit, Monkless Belgian Ales, Bend, OR
Silver: East County Fine Malt Liquor, The Post Brewing Co., Lafayette, CO
Bronze: Goat Headed Trinity, Beer Flag, Oslo, Norway
Category 19: Experimental Beer – 126 Entries
Gold: Hill & Hollow: Cayuga, Cinderlands Beer Co. – Foederhouse, Pittsburgh, PA
Silver: NBeer Kanpai Saki-Inspired Ale, NBeer Craft Brewing Co., Chengdu, China
Bronze: Rice Rice Baby!, The Good Society Brewery & Public House, Seattle, WA
Category 20: Experimental India Pale Ale – 93 Entries
Gold: Kross IPA Pomelo, Southern Brewing Co., Santiago, Chile
Silver: Kumi Lizard Invasion, Broad Leaf Brewery & Spirits, Grand Rapids, MI
Bronze: Ride-On Tropical, Golden Road Brewing – Anaheim, Anaheim, CA
Category 21: Historical Beer – 44 Entries
Gold: Level Common, Hopkins Farm Brewery, Havre de Grace, MD
Silver: Hunting Lodge, Jackknife Brewing, Kelowna, Canada
Bronze: Good Familiars, Soundgrowler Brewing Co., Tinley Park, IL
Category 22: Gluten-Free Beer – 51 Entries
Gold: Session Ale, TWØBAYS Brewing Co., Dromana, Australia
Silver: Buckberry Sour, Revelation Craft Brewing Co., Georgetown, DE
Bronze: La Gosa Rita, Lakefront Brewery, Milwaukee, WI
Category 23: American-Belgo-Style Ale – 37 Entries
Gold: Sandy Dunes, River Bluff Brewing, Saint Joseph, MO
Silver: Farmhand, Remlinger Brewing, Carnation, WA
Bronze: Capitulation, Monkless Belgian Ales, Bend, OR
Category 24: American-Style Sour Ale – 142 Entries
Gold: Dinosour Stone Fruit, Phillips Brewing and Malting Co., Victoria, Canada
Silver: Howzit Punch, Alvarado Street Brewery, Salinas, CA
Bronze: Fancy Meeting You Beer, Alamo Beer Co., San Antonio, TX
Category 25: Brett Beer – 47 Entries
Gold: Neon Butterfly, Deschutes Brewery, Bend, OR
Silver: Abrikoos, pFriem Cascade Locks Barrel House, Hood River, OR
Bronze: Short King, Cambridge Brewing Co., Cambridge, MA
Category 26: Mixed-Culture Brett Beer – 49 Entries
Gold: Never Been Wrong, Thompson Island Brewing Co., Rehoboth Beach, DE
Silver: Abiogenesis #10, IMBIB Custom Brews, Reno, NV
Bronze: Idyll Forest – Soirée, Pryes Brewing Co., Minneapolis, MN
Category 27: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer – 47 Entries
Gold: 24th Annual Strong Ale Festival Blend, Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA
Silver: Sensationator, Deschutes Brewery – Portland Pub, Bend, OR
Bronze: Smokin’ Barrel, Silver Reef Brewing Co., Saint George, UT
Category 28: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer – 163 Entries
Gold: Perpetual Peace, No Label Brewing Co., Katy, TX
Silver: Balcones Edition 2023 – Barley Wine, Brouwerij de Molen, Bodegraven, Netherlands
Bronze: Prince George, Frogtown Brewery, Los Angeles, CA
Category 29: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout – 198 Entries
Gold: Dripping Maple, Kane Brewing Co., Ocean, NJ
Silver: Nocino Imperial Stout, Combustion Brewery & Taproom, Pickerington, OH
Bronze: Tie XII, Monday Night Brewing – Garage, Atlanta, GA
Category 30: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer – 31 Entries
Gold: Hops n’ Roses, Captain Lawrence Brewing Co., Elmsford, NY
Silver: Bière des Charentes, Blind Enthusiasm Brewing Co. – The Monolith, Edmonton, Canada
Bronze: Staying Hoptimistic, Cascade Brewing, Dayton, OR
Category 31: Fruited Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer – 72 Entries
Gold: The Virtue of Patience, Bold Monk Brewing Co., Atlanta, GA
Silver: Red Giant, True Anomaly Brewing Co., Houston, TX
Bronze: I Don’t Want To Wait, 1840 Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI
Category 32: Kellerbier or Zwickelbier – 81 Entries
Gold: Weiherer Kräusen Hell, Brauerei-Gasthof Kundmüller, VierethTrundstadt, Germany
Silver: Line in the Sand, Formula Brewing, Issaquah, WA
Bronze: Frischling, Fischer’s Brauhaus Mössingen, Mössingen, Germany
Category 33: Smoke Beer – 67 Entries
Gold: Mas Fuego, Silver Reef Brewing Co., Saint George, UT
Silver: Weiherer Rauch, Brauerei-Gasthof Kundmüller, Viereth-Trundstadt, Germany
Bronze: Smokey the Beer, Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant, Topeka, KS
Category 34: International Light Lager – 192 Entries
Gold: Prost Leichtbier, Prost Brewing Co., Denver, CO
Silver: Day Drinker Light Lager, Pedal Haus Brewery, Chandler, AZ
Bronze: Wander Litely, Wander Brewing, Bellingham, WA
Category 35: International Pilsener – 133 Entries
Gold: Venga, Cerveceria Colorado, Denver, CO
Silver: Chillzner, Craft Coast Beer & Tacos, Oceanside, CA
Bronze: Mexican Lager, Union Bear Brewing Co. – Denton, Denton, TX
Category 36: International Lager – 100 Entries
Gold: Nado, Coronado Brewing Co., Coronado, CA
Silver: Lager Japonaise, La Knowlton Co., Knowlton, Canada
Bronze: Tora!, Fall Brewing Co. – Production, San Diego, CA
Category 37: Hoppy Lager – 162 Entries
Gold: Ice-Fu!, North Park Beer Co., San Diego, CA
Silver: Branching Out, Everywhere, Orange, CA
Bronze: It Just Works, Green Cheek Beer Co., Orange, CA

Green Cheek Brewing / *Photo © Brewers Association*

Category 38: Munich-Style Dunkel – 65 Entries
Gold: Munich Dunkles, Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant, Topeka, KS
Silver: G.G., Exile Brewing Co., Des Moines, IA
Bronze: Wilson Street Dunkel, Sturdy Shelter Brewing, Batavia, IL
Category 39: International Dark Lager – 129 Entries
Gold: The Dark, Third Window Brewing Co., Santa Barbara, CA
Silver: Secret Secret, Wayfinder Beer, Portland, OR
Bronze: Tmavé, Copper Furrow Brewing, Helena, MT
Category 40: German-Style Pilsener – 221 Entries
Gold: Pilsner, pFriem Family Brewers, Hood River, OR
Silver: Pilsner, Seapine Brewing Co., Seattle, WA
Bronze: DownShift, Transmission Brewing, Ventura, CA
Category 41: Bohemian-Style Pilsener – 152 Entries
Gold: Bublina, BarrieHaus Beer Co., Tampa, FL
Silver: Czechs Out, Bright Ideas Brewing, Westfield, MA
Bronze: Minoh Beer Pilsner, Minoh Beer, Minoh-shi, Japan
Category 42: Munich-Style Helles – 181 Entries
Gold: Clutch, Transmission Brewing, Ventura, CA
Silver: Chasing Planes, Formula Brewing, Issaquah, WA
Bronze: Hell Yes, The Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co., Austin, TX
Category 43: Dortmunder/Export or German-Style Oktoberfest – 76 Entries
Gold: Skol Crusher Dortmunder, Gemüt Biergarten, Columbus, OH
Silver: Dortmunder, Lupulin Brewing, Big Lake, MN
Bronze: Smooth Exportations, Denver Beer Co. – Olde Town Arvada, Arvada, CO
Category 44: Vienna-Style Lager – 102 Entries
Gold: Ludwig, Brother Chimp Brewing, North Aurora, IL
Silver: Vienna Lager, Grains of Wrath Brewing, Camas, WA
Bronze: Vienna Lager, Von Ebert Brewing – Glendoveer, Portland, OR
Category 45: German-Style Maerzen or Franconian-Style Rotbier – 54 Entries
Gold: Marchtoberfest, Galveston Island Brewing, Galveston, TX
Silver: Falltoberfest, Launch Pad Brewery, Aurora, CO
Bronze: Bamberger Hofbräu® Rotbier, Weyermann® Braumanufaktur, Bamberg, Germany

Weyermann Braumanufaktur / *Photo © Brewers Association*

Category 46: German-Style Schwarzbier – 95 Entries
Gold: Nachtkrapp, Ogopogo Brewing, San Gabriel, CA
Silver: Dark and Marvelous, Flix Brewhouse – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, OK
Bronze: Surrender Cobra, Big Beach Brewing Co., Gulf Shores, AL
Category 47: German-Style Bock or Maibock – 77 Entries
Gold: Ain’t Afraid of No Goats, Metazoa Brewing Co., Indianapolis, IN
Silver: Skoolhouse Bock, Moontown Brewing Co., Whitestown, IN
Bronze: Blind Tiger Bock, Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant, Topeka, KS
Category 48: German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock – 87 Entries
Gold: Doppelbock, Northbound Smokehouse & Brewpub, Minneapolis, MN
Silver: Loose Handle, Loose Ends Brewing, Centerville, OH
Bronze: Doppel (doppel) Bock (bock), BeerClub Brewing, Mora, MN
Category 49: American-Style Lager – 108 Entries
Gold: Cole’s Light Lager, Wild Ride Brewing, Redmond, OR
Silver: Linebrook Lager, True North Ale Co., Ipswich, MA
Bronze: Orlando Lager, New York Beer Project – Orlando, Winter Garden, FL
Category 50: Contemporary American-Style Lager – 80 Entries
Gold: Zona, 12 West Brewing, Mesa, AZ
Silver: Golden Hour Light, Savage Craft Ale Works, West Columbia, SC
Bronze: Invert, COVA Brewing Co., Norfolk, VA
Category 51: American-Style Pilsener – 126 Entries
Gold: 401K, Freetail Brewing Co., San Antonio, TX
Silver: Capiche?, Paperback Brewing Co., Glendale, CA
Bronze: Pre-Prohibition Pilsner, Shaketown Brewing Co., North Vancouver, Canada
Category 52: American-Style Cream Ale – 110 Entries
Gold: Amendment Lager, 21st Amendment Brewery, San Leandro, CA
Silver: Classic Lager, Blue Mountain Brewery, Afton, VA
Bronze: Top Rope, The Post Brewing Co., Lafayette, CO

21st Amendment Brewery / *Photo © Brewers Association*

Category 53: American-Style Amber Lager – 92 Entries
Gold: Chismosa, Old Caz Beer, Rohnert Park, CA
Silver: Tack Shack, Grand Fir Brewing, Portland, OR
Bronze: Pacifica Common, South Horizon Brewing, Kochi, Japan
Category 54: Australian-Style Pale Ale – 43 Entries
Gold: Dragontail, Icicle Brewing Co., Leavenworth, WA
Silver: Mountain Standard, Odell Brewing, Fort Collins, CO
Bronze: XPA, Craft Coast Beer & Tacos, Oceanside, CA
Category 55: International Pale Ale – 97 Entries
Gold: Pale 586, Faction Brewing, Alameda, CA
Silver: Colorado Pale Ale, Westbound & Down Brewing Co. – Idaho Springs, Idaho Springs, CO
Bronze: Chief Peak, Topa Topa Brewing Co. – HQ, Ventura, CA

Faction Brewing / *Photo © Brewers Association*

Category 56: Extra Special Bitter – 62 Entries
Gold: ESB, Old 121 Brewhouse, Lakewood, CO
Silver: Ellieigh’s ESB, 1886 Brewing Co., Orange, CA
Bronze: Ruh Roh, Metazoa Brewing Co. – Production, Indianapolis, IN
Category 57: New Zealand-Style India Pale Ale – 65 Entries
Gold: Wannabe Wallaby, Riip Beer Co., Huntington Beach, CA
Silver: Wastelandia IPA, Grains of Wrath Brewing, Camas, WA
Bronze: Breakside Thriving Metropolis, Breakside Brewery, Portland, OR

Breakside Brewing / *Photo © Brewers Association*

Category 58: Barley Wine-Style Ale – 61 Entries
Gold: Three Ryes Men, Reuben’s Brews – The Taproom, Seattle, WA
Silver: Grow Old With You, Verboten Brewing, Loveland, CO
Bronze: Baaah-ley Wine, Goat Patch Brewing Co., Colorado Springs, CO
Category 59: German-Style Koelsch – 151 Entries
Gold: Banquetera, Buqui Bichi Brewing, Hermosillo, Mexico
Silver: Kodiak Kolsch, Bear Chase Brewing Co., Bluemont, VA
Bronze: Ridge Hippy, MAP Brewing Co., Bozeman, MT
Category 60: German-Style Sour Ale – 38 Entries
Gold: German Sparkle Party, 10 Barrel Brewing Co. – Eastside, Bend, OR
Silver: Riviera, 10 Barrel Brewing Co. – Westside, Bend, OR
Bronze: Baywindow, 10 Barrel Brewing Co. – Westside, Bend, OR

10 Barrel Brewing / *Photo © Brewers Association*

Category 61: Specialty Berliner-Style Weisse – 36 Entries
Gold: Cactus Makes Perfect, Oregon City Brewing Co., Oregon City, OR
Silver: Mandacaru Atômico, Caatinga Rocks, Maceió, Brazil
Bronze: Kampot, 3 Brasseurs, Montreal, Canada
Category 62: Contemporary Gose – 59 Entries
Gold: Goiabinha, Suricato, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Silver: Wild Pear, Blue Mountain Brewery, Afton, VA
Bronze: Guava In Berlin, Green Cheek Beer Co. – Costa Mesa, Costa Mesa, CA
Category 63: South German-Style Hefeweizen – 138 Entries
Gold: Goggle Fogger, Fat Head’s Brewery, Middleburg Heights, OH
Silver: Bayreuther Hefe-Weissbier, Bayreuther Bierbrauerei, Bayreuth, Germany
Bronze: Prosperity Wheat Beer, Market Garden Craft Brewery, Cleveland, OH
Category 64: German-Style Leichtes or Kristal Weizen – 19 Entries
Gold: Ladenburger Kristallweizen, Brauerei Ladenburger, Neuler, Germany
Silver: Maisel’s Weisse Leicht, Brauerei Gebr. Maisel, Bayreuth, Germany
Bronze: Weihenstephaner Kristallweissbier, Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan, Freising, Germany
Category 65: South German-Style Bernsteinfarbenes Weizen – 14 Entries
Gold: Ayinger Urweisse, Brauerei Aying Franz Inselkammer, Aying, Germany
Silver: SUNMAI Formosa Wheat, Long Sun Brewing Co., New Taipei City, Taiwan
Bronze: Kurpfalzbräu Ur-Weizen, Weldebräu, Plankstadt, Germany
Category 66: South German-Style Dunkel Weizen – 21 Entries
Gold: Junk In Da Trunkel Dunkel, Pizza Port Ocean Beach, San Diego, CA
Silver: Dunkleosteus, Fat Head’s Brewery, Middleburg Heights, OH
Bronze: Doc’s Dunkelweizen, Gravely Brewing Co., Louisville, KY
Category 67: South German-Style Weizenbock – 38 Entries
Gold: Weizenbock, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. – Mills River, Mills River, NC
Silver: Weiherer Weizenbock, Brauerei-Gasthof Kundmüller, VierethTrundstadt, Germany
Bronze: Weihenstephaner Vitus, Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan, Freising, Germany
Category 68: German-Style Altbier – 44 Entries
Gold: Little Düssel Do-Ya, Bent Paddle Brewing Co., Duluth, MN
Silver: Alt, Yokohama Beer, Yokohama, Japan
Bronze: Altbier, Double Clutch Brewing Co., Evanston, IL
Category 69: Belgian-Style Ale or French-Style Ale – 27 Entries
Gold: No Medal
Silver: Bindlestiff, Dock Street Brewery, Philadelphia, PA
Bronze: Towhead, The Lone Girl Brewing Co., Waunakee, WI
Category 70: Belgian-Style Witbier – 89 Entries
Gold: Optimal Wit, Port City Brewing Co., Alexandria, VA
Silver: Belgian Wheat, Devils Backbone Brewing Co., Roseland, VA
Bronze: Upland Wheat, Upland Brewing Co., Bloomington, IN
Category 71: Classic Saison – 55 Entries
Gold: Valor, Tooth and Nail Brewing Co., Ottawa, Canada
Silver: Farmhouse Saison, Cellar West Brewery, Lafayette, CO
Bronze: Plough & Harrow, ISM Brewing, Long Beach, CA
Category 72: Specialty Saison – 77 Entries
Gold: Provence Farmhouse, Goose Island – Seoul Brewhouse, Seoul, Korea
Silver: Saison du Rosier, Cellador Ales, Torrance, CA
Bronze: Piglette, Brewery Bhavana, Raleigh, NC
Category 73: Belgian-Style Flanders Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale – 20 Entries
Gold: Flanders Redux, True Anomaly Brewing Co., Houston, TX
Silver: Oud Jeremiah, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery – Brea, Brea, CA
Bronze: Sour Power, Juguetes Perdidos, Caseros, Argentina
Category 74: Belgian-Style Sour Ale – 38 Entries
Gold: Homage to the Old Ones, Blind Enthusiasm Brewing Co. – The Monolith, Edmonton, Canada
Silver: Chance, Luck & Magic 2020, Garage Project, Wellington, New Zealand
Bronze: Spontaneous Manifesto, Blind Enthusiasm Brewing Co. – The Monolith, Edmonton, Canada
Category 75: Belgian-Style Blonde Ale – 38 Entries
Gold: Betty the Gnome, Turtle Stack Brewery, La Crosse, WI
Silver: Trip d’automne, Siboire, Sherbrooke, Canada
Bronze: Sylvanus Blonde, Brasserie du Mont Blanc, La Motte-Servolex, France
Category 76: Belgian-Style Strong Blonde Ale – 51 Entries
Gold: Treachery, 12Degree Brewing, Louisville, CO
Silver: Kroon, Wallenpaupack Brewing Co., Hawley, PA
Bronze: Painted Devil, Bartlett Hall, San Francisco, CA
Category 77: Belgian-Style Dubbel – 31 Entries
Gold: La Trappe Dubbel, Bierbrouwerij de Koningshoeven, Berkel-Enschot, Netherlands
Silver: Dubbel Crit, Tonality Brewing Co., Mundelein, IL
Bronze: OB Bubble Dubbel, Kilowatt Brewing, San Diego, CA
Category 78: Belgian-Style Tripel – 66 Entries
Gold: La Fin du Monde, Unibroue, Guelph, Canada
Silver: Allagash Tripel, Allagash Brewing Co., Portland, ME
Bronze: Adrianne, Fieldwork Brewing Co., Berkeley, CA

Fieldwork Brewing / *Photo © Brewers Association*

Category 79: Belgian-Style Quadrupel – 43 Entries
Gold: Namur the Merrier Belgian-style Quad, Caiseal Beer & Spirits Co., Hampton, VA
Silver: 10ème Avenue, Microbrasserie La Souche, Québec, Canada
Bronze: Dolphin of the Desert, Julian Beer Co., Julian, CA
Category 80: Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale – 51 Entries
Gold: French Lager Bière Ambrée, Banded Oak Brewing Co., Denver, CO
Silver: Eau Bénite, Unibroue, Guelph, Canada
Bronze: Engeltjes Pis, Garage Project, Wellington, New Zealand
Category 81: Belgian Fruit Beer – 53 Entries
Gold: Raspberry Parliament, Alesong Brewing & Blending, Eugene, OR
Silver: Cerise Rouge, ColdFire Brewing – Barrel House, Eugene, OR
Bronze: Field & Oak | Golden Raspberry, Kane Brewing Co., Ocean, NJ
Category 82: English Mild or Bitter – 81 Entries
Gold: Andalusite, Bighand Bros. Beer, Kyoto, Japan
Silver: English Ordinary Bitter, Flora Hall Brewing, Ottawa, Canada
Bronze: Mamoot, Logboat Brewing Co., Columbia, MO
Category 83: English Ale – 86 Entries
Gold: Red Stone, Mezzopasso, Popoli, Italy
Silver: Working An Angle, Three Leg Run Brewery, Chester, VA
Bronze: Gumballhead, Three Floyds Brewing, Munster, IN
Category 84: English-Style Brown Ale – 54 Entries
Gold: Shaven Yak, Wichita Brewing Co., Wichita, KS
Silver: Downtown Brown, Amsterdam Brewing Co., Toronto, Canada
Bronze: Honey Drip, Bill’s Brewing Co., Wilmington, NC
Category 85: Brown Porter – 51 Entries
Gold: Brown Claw, Kern River Brewing Co., Kernville, CA
Silver: Dark Matter, Logboat Brewing Co., Columbia, MO
Bronze: Frozen Over, Crystal Lake Brewing, Crystal Lake, IL
Category 86: Robust Porter – 63 Entries
Gold: Porter, Big Timber Brewing Co., Elkins, WV
Silver: Peaklet Porter, Mountain Rambler Brewery, Bishop, CA
Bronze: Blimp Hangar, Tustin Brewing Co., Tustin, CA
Category 87: Sweet Stout or Cream Stout – 35 Entries
Gold: 30 E. Stout Street, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant – Huntingdon Valley, Huntingdon Valley, PA
Silver: Art Sweet Porter, Artmonster Brewery, Gunpo, Korea
Bronze: Irish Prenup, Barley Naked Brewing Co., Stafford, VA
Category 88: Oatmeal Stout – 68 Entries
Gold: Black Igneous, DevilCraft, Shinagawa-ku, Japan
Silver: Mountain Moonlight, Wild Fields Brewhouse, Atascadero, CA
Bronze: Oats M’gotes, Goldwater Brewing Co., Scottsdale, AZ
Category 89: British-Style Imperial Stout – 51 Entries
Gold: Touched by Chaos, Formula Brewing, Issaquah, WA
Silver: St. Patrick’s Imperial Stout, Brew Center Cervejar Especiais, Ipeúna, Brazil
Bronze: Totality, FiftyFifty Brewing Co., Truckee, CA
Category 90: Old Ale or Strong Ale – 35 Entries
Gold: St. Patrick’s Old Ale, Brew Center Cervejar Especiais, Ipeúna, Brazil
Silver: Beam Me Up (Higher), Scotty, Nexus Brewery, Albuquerque, NM
Bronze: Old Man Krautstrunk, Hutton & Smith Brewing Co., Chattanooga, TN
Category 91: Irish-Style Red Ale – 98 Entries
Gold: Rock Hill Irish Red, Barley Naked Brewing Co., Stafford, VA
Silver: Irish Goodbye, Peticolas Brewing Co., Dallas, TX
Bronze: The Librarian, Decipher Brewing, Charlottesville, VA
Category 92: Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout – 64 Entries
Gold: Dry Irish Stout, Bent Barley Brewing Co., Aurora, CO
Silver: Diatomaceous Dry Stout, Hutton & Smith Brewing Co., Chattanooga, TN
Bronze: Irish Hello, Saint Arnold Brewing Co., Houston, TX
Category 93: Export Stout – 45 Entries
Gold: Pueblito, Compañía Cervecera Hércules, Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico
Silver: Stout Cuello Negro, Cervecera Cuello Negro, Valdivia, Chile
Bronze: Zonker Stout, Snake River Brewing, Jackson, WY
Category 94: Scottish-Style Ale – 47 Entries
Gold: Shannon Drive, Forgotten Road Ales, Graham, NC
Silver: Uncle, Rhinegeist Innovation Brewery, Cincinnati, OH
Bronze: Seven Gables, Mountain Rambler Brewery, Bishop, CA
Category 95: Scotch Ale – 53 Entries
Gold: Wee Heavy Wilson, MudHen Brewing Co., Wildwood, NJ
Silver: Kill or be KILT, Quarter Celtic Brewpub, Albuquerque, NM
Bronze: Wobbly Traveler, Silver Harbor Brewing Co., Saint Joseph, MI
Category 96: Golden or Blonde Ale – 118 Entries
Gold: Mermaid Blonde Ale, Ship Bottom Brewery, Beach Haven, NJ
Silver: Amsterdam Blonde, Amsterdam Brewing Co., Toronto, Canada
Bronze: Pacific Blonde, Golden Road Brewing – Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Category 97: American-Style Pale Ale – 137 Entries
Gold: Double Nickels, Docent Brewing, San Juan Capistrano, CA
Silver: Vaquita Marina, Cervecería Wendlandt, Ensenada, Mexico
Bronze: Mosaic Mega Pint, Bend Brewing Co. – High Desert, Bend, OR
Category 98: Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale – 99 Entries
Gold: City of Dreams Pale Ale, Fort George Brewery, Astoria, OR
Silver: Small Wonder Dust, Barebottle Brewing Co., San Francisco, CA
Bronze: Green Flash: Hazy West Coast IPA, SweetWater Brewing Co. – Fort Collins, Fort Collins, CO

Barebottle Brewing / *Photo © Brewers Association*

Category 99: American-Style Strong Pale Ale – 114 Entries
Gold: Green Battles, Pinthouse Brewing, Austin, TX
Silver: Something Dank This Way Comes, Sunriver Brewing Co., Sunriver, OR
Bronze: Mai Tai P.A., Alvarado Street Brewery & Grill, Monterey, CA
Category 100: Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale – 132 Entries
Gold: Templin Family Squirrel!!, Templin Family Brewing, Salt Lake City, UT
Silver: Silver Spaceship, ODD Muse Brewing Co., Farmer’s Branch, TX
Bronze: Aspen Hazy IPA, Aspen Brewing Co., Aspen, CO
Category 101: Imperial India Pale Ale – 138 Entries
Gold: Chance Favors The Prepared Mind, Green Cheek Beer Co., Orange, CA
Silver: Rabbit Habit, Docent Brewing, San Juan Capistrano, CA
Bronze: Nose Goblin, Ghost Town Brewing, Oakland, CA
Category 102: Juicy or Hazy Imperial India Pale Ale – 145 Entries
Gold: Jimmy Buffet Ruined My Life, Swells’a Brewing, Kill Devil Hills, NC
Silver: Space Cowboi, Crooked Can Brewing Co., Winter Garden, FL
Bronze: Unfettered Soul, Strangebird, Rochester, NY
Category 103: American-Style Amber/Red Ale – 123 Entries
Gold: INFRARED, Far Field Beer Co., Lawndale, CA
Silver: Summon Ifrit, BattleMage Brewing Co., Vista, CA
Bronze: The Buzz, Hop Nation Brewing Co., Footscray, Australia
Category 104: Strong Red Ale – 48 Entries
Gold: Bone Head, Fat Head’s Brewery, Middleburg Heights, OH
Silver: Redside, Grand Fir Brewing, Portland, OR
Bronze: Cinder Beast, Sunriver Brewing Co., Sunriver, OR
Category 105: American-Style Brown Ale – 67 Entries
Gold: Lone Squirrel, Bonesaw Brewing Co., Glassboro, NJ
Silver: Lahontan Brown, Shoe Tree Brewing Co., Carson City, NV
Bronze: Bartow Brown, Drowned Valley Brewing Co., Cartersville, GA
Category 106: American-Style Black Ale or American-Style Stout – 78 Entries
Gold: Falling Up, Grains of Wrath Brewing, Camas, WA
Silver: Foca Parlante, Cervecería Wendlandt, Ensenada, Mexico
Bronze: Black Cliffs, Boise Brewing, Boise, ID
Category 107: American-Style Imperial Stout – 59 Entries
Gold: Furious Fox, Golden Fox Brewing, Decatur, IL
Silver: Night Howler Imperial Stout, Baerlic Brewing Co., Portland, OR
Bronze: The Shroud, Bravery Brewing Co., Lancaster, CA
Category 108: American-Style India Pale Ale – 213 Entries
Gold: High 6, Highland Park Brewery – Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA
Silver: Hop-Fu!, North Park Beer Co., San Diego, CA
Bronze: Single Cone, Alvarado Street Brewery, Salinas, CA
Category 109: Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale – 326 Entries
Gold: Beezer, Old Irving Brewing Co., Chicago, IL
Silver: Art Isn’t Real, MadeWest Brewing Co., Ventura, CA
Bronze: King Lupu’s Happy Juice, Project 9 Brewing Co., Seattle, WA
Category 110: West-Coast Style India Pale Ale – 281 Entries
Gold: Western Standard Time, ISM Brewing, Long Beach, CA
Silver: False Memories, Green Cheek Beer Co., Orange, CA
Bronze: Eddie’s Redux, Abnormal Beer Co., San Diego, CA

21st Amendment Brewery team / *Photo © Brewers Association*

Brussels Beer Challenge Winners 2023

November 21, 2023 By Jay Brooks

Yesterday, the winners of the 12th annual Brussels Beer Challenge were announced in Ghent, Belgium. Exactly 1,811 beers from 37 countries were judged in 8 broad styles (Pale Ale, Dark Ale, Red Ale, Pils, Stout/Porter, White, Flavoured Beers, and Specialty Beers) and then further subdivided into 91 smaller categories (lambic, abbey, chocolate beers, etc.). This year, we were judging in Turnhout, a small town around 55 miles northeast of Brussels with an amazing Playing Card Museum. We judged the beers over three days in Congratulations to all the winners!

Belgium won the most medals, with the Netherlands coming in second, and the United States in third. Here are the top twelve medal winners, by country.

Medals Won by Country:

Belgium = 81
Italy = 37
Netherlands = 34
United States = 32
China = 21
Germany = 17
Brazil = 16
France = 11
TIE: Japan = 5 / Spain = 5
Czech Republic = 4
TIE: Malta = 3 / Sweden = 3
TIE: Norway = 2 / Poland = 2 / Ukraine = 2

The 2023 Brussels Beer Challenge Winners

Category 1 — Dark Ale: Abbey / Trappist Style Dubbel

Gold: Steenbrugge Dubbel Bruin (Belgium) Brewed by Swinkels Family Brewers
Silver Bière de Garde Brune (Netherlands) Brewed by Brouwerij Duits & Lauret
Bronze: Gouverneur Dubbel (Netherlands) Brewed by Lindeboom Bierbrouwerij

Category 2 — Dark Ale: Brown Ale

Gold: Kompel Ondergronds (Belgium) Owned by Brouwerij Kompel
Gold: La Gervoise Brune (France) Brewed by Brasserie Etienne

Category 3 — Dark Ale: Dark/Black IPA

Gold: Zwarte Magie (Netherlands) Brewed by Bierbrouwerij Wentersch
Silver: Blauwst’rig (Netherlands) Owned by IV:uur Bierbrouwerij
Bronze: Regeneration (Italy) Brewed by Astesana SRL Società Agricola

Category 4 — Dark Ale: Oud Bruin (Flanders Brown Ale)

Gold: Enigma 23 (United States) Brewed by New Glarus Brewing Company

Category 5 — Dark Ale: Strong Dark Ale

Gold: Haeseveld Belgian Strong Dark (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Haeseveld
Silver: Leplan Quad Bbi (Belgium) Owned by LePlan-Vermeersch
Silver: Martha Brown Eyes (Belgium) Brewed by Belgian Brew Factory
Bronze: 30th Anniversary (United States) Brewed by New Glarus Brewing Company
Bronze: Straffe Hendrik Quadrupel (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij De Halve Maan

Category 6 — Flavoured Beer: Chocolate

Gold: Midnight Hike (United States) Brewed by River North Brewery
Silver: Chocolate Rain Milk Imperial Stout (China) Brewed by Trueman Brewing Co.

Category 7 — Flavoured Beer: Coffee

Gold: Nightmare Fuel (United States) Brewed by River North Brewery
Silver: Cappuccino Sweet Stout (Ecuador) Brewed by Sinners Microcerveceria
Bronze: Great Granny’s Cosy Coffee Cocktail (Netherlands) Brewed by Uiltje Brewing Company

Category 8 — Flavoured Beer: Field Beer

Gold: Coconut Pie Face (United States) Brewed by Revision Brewing Company
Silver: Colorado Coconut Brown Ale (Brazil) Brewed by Cervejaria Colorado
Bronze: Peanut Butter Milk Stout (United States) Brewed by Belching Beaver Brewery

Category 9 — Flavoured Beer: Fruit Beer

Gold: Avalon – Farmer’s Reserve (Norway) Brewed by Lindheim Ølkompani
Gold: Lille Lapins (Norway) Brewed by Lindheim Ølkompani
Silver: Lorre (Netherlands) Brewed by Brouwerij Homeland
Silver: Rusticana (Italy) Brewed by Claterna
Bronze: Volfas Engelman > Beer Mail > Mango Milkshake Pale Ale (Lithuania) Brewed by Volfas Engelman

Category 10 — Flavoured Beer: Herb & Spice

Gold: Le Chasseur (China) Brewed by Arber Brewing Co.
Silver: Veluwe Zoomer GraanGeluk (Netherlands) Owned by GraanGeluk
Bronze: Blonde Gingembre (France) Brewed by Brasserie-Distillerie Cap d’Ona
Bronze: Tale 7 Ginger Triple (Ghana) Brewed by Specialty Beers (Ghana) Ltd.

Category 11 — Flavoured Beer: Honey Beer

Gold: Icaro (Italy) Brewed by Diciottozerouno srl
Silver: Colorado Appia (Brazil) Brewed by Cervejaria Colorado
Bronze: Urbrew Honey Lager (China) Brewed by Urbrew (China) Craft Beer Co., Ltd

Category 12 — Flavoured Beer: Old Style Fruit-Lambic

Gold: BOON Millésime (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Boon
Silver: Kestemont Abrikozen (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Kestemont
Bronze: Oude Kriek Boon (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Boon

Category 13 — Flavoured Beer: Russian Imperial Stout Barrel Or Oaked Aged

Gold: Are You Afraid of the Dark? (United States) Brewed by Breakside Brewery & Taproom
Silver: Rum Barrel Aged Coconut Porter (United States) Brewed by pFriem Family Brewers
Bronze: BA Collab 2023: Imperial Rye Stout x La Pirata (Netherlands) Brewed by vandeStreek Bier
Bronze: Gula (Ecuador) Brewed by Sinners Microcerveceria

Category 14 — Flavoured Beer: Smoked Beer

Gold: Klosterbräu Bamberger Rauchbier (Germany) Brewed by Klosterbräu Bamberg GmbH
Gold: Ryeziskie (France) Brewed by Brasserie de la Pleine Lune
Silver: Pravda Brewery. Chornobaivka (Ukraine) Brewed by Restoracija “Na Rynku” Ltd
Silver: Templin Family Rauch Bier (United States) Brewed by Templin Family Brewing
Bronze: Kamaleon (Italy) Brewed by The Wall SRL

Category 15 — Flavoured Beer: Sweet/Milk Stout

Gold: Chocolate Milk Stout (China) Brewed by Shandong Beerjoy Brewing Co., Ltd
Silver: Flipped Milk Stout (China) Brewed by Trueman Brewing Co.
Bronze: No award.

Category 16 — Flavoured Beer: Strong Red Fruit Beer

Gold: Red by Petrus (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij De Brabandere
Silver: Nachtraaf Wild Cherry (Belgium) Owned by De Nachtraafbrouwers
Bronze: No award.

Category 17 — Flavoured Beer: Wood/Barrel Aged

Gold: Balcones Edition 2023 Barley Wine (Netherlands) Brewed by Brouwerij de Molen
Gold: BA Collab 2023: Red Quadrupel x Brouwerij Eleven (Netherlands) Brewed by vandeStreek Bier
Silver: Rusty Nail 2022 (United States) Brewed by Fremont Brewing Company
Bronze: Fourchette Grand Cru (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge

Category 18 — Lager: American-Style Pilsner

Gold: Pizzapils (Italy) Brewed by IPC srl
Silver: No award.
Bronze: No award.

Category 19 — Lager: Bohemian-Style Pilsner

Gold: Bernard Bohemian Lager 4.5 (Czech Republic) Brewed by Rodinný Pivovar Bernard A.S.
Silver: Primátor Antonín (Czech Republic) Brewed by Primátor A.S.
Bronze: Bakalar Premium Lager (Czech Republic) Brewed by Tradicní Pivovar v Rakovníku, A.S.

Category 20 — Lager: Cold IPA

Gold: Cold Shower (Italy) Brewed by Bizantina SRL
Silver: No award.
Bronze: No award.

Judging took place in a beautiful space, a former church.

Category 21 — Lager: Dark/Dunkel (Including Schwarzbier)

Gold: Gooisch Zwart (Netherlands) Brewed by Gooische Bierbrouwerij
Silver: Munich B.E. (Italy) Brewed by Birrificio Estense
Silver: Waldhaus Ohne Filter Dunkel (Germany) Brewed by Privatbrauerei Waldhaus Joh. Schmid GmbH
Bronze: Jing A – Black Velvet (China) Brewed by Carlsberg Brewery (Anhui) Company Limited
Bronze: Onyx (Portugal) Brewed by Praxis – Cervejas de Coimbra, Lda

Category 22 — Lager: German-Style Dunkel Bock/Doppelbock

Gold: 1906 Black Coupage (Spain) Brewed by Luís Romero
Silver: Mahou Maestra Dunkel (Spain) Brewed by MAHOU
Silver: Texels Juttersbock (Netherlands) Brewed by Texelse Bierbrouwerij B.V.
Bronze: Lindeboom Bock (Netherlands) Brewed by Lindeboom Bierbrouwerij

Category 23 — Lager: Eisbock

Gold: No award.
Silver: Kulmbacher Eisbock (Germany) Brewed by Kulmbacher Brauerei AG
Bronze: No award.

Category 24 — Lager: German-Style Helles- / MaiBock / Doppelbock

Gold: Alfa Krachtig Dort (Netherlands) Brewed by Meens Bierbrouwerij BV
Silver: Cisk Strong (Malta) Brewed by Simonds Farsons Cisk PLC
Bronze: Mahou Maestra Doble Lúpulo (Spain) Brewed by MAHOU

Category 25 — Lager: German-Style Märzen

Gold: Bohemia Märzen (Brazil) Brewed by Bohemia
Silver: Spring Valley Hojun 496 (Japan) Brewed by Spring Valley Brewery
Bronze: Samuel Adams OctoberFest (United States) Brewed by Boston Beer Company

Category 26 — Lager: German-Style Pilsner

Gold: Golden (United States) Brewed by Fremont Brewing Company
Silver: Caraibi (Italy) Brewed by Diciottozerouno SRL
Bronze: Gooisch Goud (Netherlands) Brewed by Gooische Bierbrouwerij

Category 27 — Lager: Helles

Gold: Bayreuther Hell (Germany) Brewed by Bayreuther Bierbrauerei AG
Silver: Waldhaus Hell (Germany) Brewed by Privatbrauerei Waldhaus Joh. Schmid GmbH
Bronze: Theresianer Premium Lager (Italy) Brewed by Theresianer Birra Italiana 1766

Category 28 — Lager: Hoppy Lager

Gold: Colorado Aipi Lager (Brazil) Brewed by Cervejaria Colorado
Silver: Maisel & Friends Hell (Germany) Brewed by Brauerei Gebr. Maisel GmbH & Co. KG
Bronze: Dama Hop Lager (Brazil) Brewed by Dama Bier

Category 29 — Lager: ICE

Gold: No award.
Silver: Kremer Golden (Brazil) Brewed by INDÚSTRIA E COMÉRCIO DE BEBIDAS Kremer E CONEXOS LTDA
Bronze: No award.

Category 30 — Lager: International Style Pilsner

Gold: Asahi Super Dry (Japan) Brewed by Asahi Breweries
Silver: Bavaria Pilsener (Netherlands) Brewed by Swinkels Family Brewers
Bronze: Mahou Clásica (Spain) Brewed by MAHOU
Bronze: Schweden Pils (Germany) Brewed by Schwarzbräu GmbH

Category 31 — Lager: Light Lager

Gold: Original (Brazil) Brewed by Ambev
Silver: Leichtes Helles (Germany) Brewed by Schwarzbräu GmbH
Bronze: Zhujiang Draft Beer 1997 (China) Brewed by Guangzhou Zhujiang Brewery Co., LTD.

Category 32 — Lager: Vienna Lager

Gold: Theresianer Vienna (Italy) Brewed by Theresianer Birra Italiana 1766
Silver: Vienna Festbier (United States) Brewed by Quarter Celtic Brewpub
Bronze: Chellerina (Italy) Brewed by Birrificio La Piazza

Category 33 — Pale&Amber Ale: (Belgian Style) Tripel

Gold: Zeezuiper (Belgium) Brewed by Scheldebrouwerij
Silver: Tripel Kanunnik (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij & Distilleerderij Wilderen
Silver: Tripel LeFort (Belgium) Brewed by Omer Vander Ghinste
Bronze: Paix Dieu (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie Caulier SRL
Bronze: St. Bernardus Tripel (Belgium) Brewed by St. Bernardus Brouwerij

Category 34 — Pale&Amber Ale: Abbey / Trappist Style Blond

Gold: Affligem Blond (Belgium) Brewed by Alken-Maes
Silver: Sint Idesbald Blond (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij L. Huyghe NV
Silver: Ter Dolen Blond (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Ter Dolen
Bronze: Corsendonk Agnus Tripel (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Corsendonk
Bronze: La Trappe Blond (Netherlands) Brewed by Bierbrouwerij de Koningshoeven B.V.

Category 35 — Pale&Amber Ale: Amber

Gold: Queue de Charrue Ambrée (Belgium) Owned by Brasserie Vanuxeem
Silver: CH’TI Originale Ambrée (France) Brewed by Brasserie Castelain
Silver: La Birra Irish Red Ale (Brazil) Brewed by La Birra Cervejaria Ltda ME
Bronze: De Maltezer (Netherlands) Owned by Stadsbrouwerij Maastricht

Category 36 — Pale&Amber Ale: American IPA (Higher Than 6.5 ABV)

Gold: Weekend Vibes IPA (United States) Brewed by Coronado Brewing Company
Silver: Craft Beer Cookout (Netherlands) Brewed by Uiltje Brewing Company
Bronze: Lush (United States) Brewed by Fremont Brewing Company

Category 37 — Pale&Amber Ale: American IPA (Less Than 6.5 ABV)

Gold: In to East Lake (China) Brewed by No. 18 Brewery
Silver: Reveille (Italy) Brewed by Astesana SRL Società Agricola
Bronze: Alaryk India Pale Ale Bio (France) Brewed by Brasserie Alaryk

Category 38 — Pale&Amber Ale: American Pale Ale

Gold: Guerrilla (Italy) Brewed by IPC srl
Gold: Ruggine (Italy) Brewed by Diciottozerouno srl
Silver: Merklinska Radost (Czech Republic) Brewed by Pivovar Petr Petružálek
Bronze: Cruiser Pale Ale (United States) Brewed by Mother Earth Brew Co.

Category 39 — Pale&Amber Ale: Belgian Style IPA

Gold: Lupulus Hopera (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie Lupulus SPRL
Silver: Dikkenek Citra Hop (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie Lefebvre
Bronze: Delta IPA (Belgium) Brewed by Brussels Beer Project
Bronze: Jack’s Precious IPA (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij The Musketeers

Category 40 — Pale&Amber Ale: Belgian-Style – Spéciale Belge

Gold: Bolleke De Koninck (Belgium) Brewed by Duvel Moortgat
Silver: Rainmaker Ale (United States) Brewed by Stormcloud Brewing Company
Bronze: Patience for Eylenbosch Belgian Pale Ale (Belgium) Owned by Brouwerij Eylenbosch

Category 41 — Pale&Amber Ale: Best Bitter

Gold: No award.
Silver: No award.
Bronze: HertenHeer (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Het Nest

Category 42 — Pale&Amber Ale: Bières De Garde

Gold: Sint Idesbald Rousse (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij L. Huyghe NV
Silver: GrandMir Ambrée (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie du Grand Mir
Bronze: Ambrée Triple (France) Brewed by Brasserie-Distillerie Cap d’Ona

Category 43 — Pale&Amber Ale: Bitter

Gold: No award.
Silver: No award.
Bronze: Bertinchamps Légère (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie de Bertinchamps
Bronze: Ciapa Fiá (Italy) Brewed by Birrificio Dulac

Category 44 — Pale&Amber Ale: Double Saison

Gold: Bellerose (France) Brewed by Brasserie des Sources
Silver: Bons Voeux (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie Dupont
Bronze: Nunnans Skördeöl (Sweden) Brewed by Vreta Kloster Bryggeri

Category 45 — Pale&Amber Ale: Double IPA

Gold: Blue Tornado (Italy) Brewed by DC SRL
Silver: Page 24 Double IPA (France) Brewed by Brasserie St Germain / Page 24
Bronze: Crazy Rabbit (Italy) Brewed by Birrificio Sabino
Bronze: Drunk Lake (China) Brewed by No. 18 Brewery

Category 46 — Pale&Amber Ale: English IPA

Gold: Tsingtao India Pale Ale (China) Brewed by Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd.
Silver: Drunken Sailor IPA (Germany) Brewed by CREW Republic Brewery GmbH
Bronze: Red Stone IPA (Italy) Brewed by Birrificio Mezzopasso

Category 47 — Pale&Amber Ale: Golden Ale

Gold: Brugse Zot Blond (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij De Halve Maan
Silver: Blonden Os (Belgium) Brewed by John Martin SA
Silver: Demi de Mêlée (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij De Brabandere
Bronze: Abbaye Saint-Ghislain Blonde (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie Deseveaux

Category 48 — Pale&Amber Ale: IPA Alcohol-Free/Low

Gold: 7 Hop 7 Grain DDH IPA (Belgium) Owned by BRULO
Silver: Samuel Adams Gold Rush (United States) Brewed by Boston Beer Company
Silver: Wanderlust (Netherlands) Owned by Van Moll Craft Beer
Bronze: Brand IPA 0.0 (Netherlands) Brewed by Brand Bierbrouwerij B.V.

Category 49 — Pale&Amber Ale: Kölsch

Gold: No award.
Silver: No award.
Bronze: Seafarer (United States) Brewed by Three Weavers Brewing Co.

Category 50 — Pale&Amber Ale: Light Bitter Blond/Golden Ale

Gold: Ter Dolen Armand (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Ter Dolen
Silver: Artevelde Leute (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij L. Huyghe NV
Bronze: Chimay Dorée (Belgium) Brewed by Bières de Chimay
Bronze: St-Feuillien Five (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie St-Feuillien

Our stewards beginning to distribute the beers for us to taste.

Category 51 — Pale&Amber Ale: Modern Saison

Gold: Mannenliefde (Netherlands) Owned by Oedipus Brewing
Silver: Saison Biolithics (Belgium) Brewed by Belgo Sapiens Brewers – Brasserie Ceres Belgique SPRL
Bronze: Beau Monde (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij De Dochter van de Korenaar BV
Bronze: Tokyo White (Japan) Brewed by Far Yeast Brewing Company

Category 52 — Pale&Amber Ale: New England IPA

Gold: Hazers Gonna Haze Hazy IPA (United States) Brewed by Belching Beaver Brewery
Silver: Destihl DeadHead Tourbus Hazy IPA (United States) Brewed by Destihl Brewery
Silver: Over-the-Top (South Korea) Brewed by Artmonster Brewery, Inc.
Bronze: Have You Ever Been Yellow (Netherlands) Brewed by Uiltje Brewing Company

Category 53 — Pale&Amber Ale: Pacific IPA

Gold: West Coast IPA (United States) Brewed by pFriem Family Brewers
Silver: Scraggy Bay (Ireland) Brewed by Kinnegar Brewing
Bronze: Big Swell IPA (United States) Brewed by Maui Brewing Co.

Category 54 — Pale&Amber Ale: Session IPA

Gold: Dance Rave Dance (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie Surréaliste
Silver: Session IPA #3 Chinook (Italy) Brewed by Brewpub Trulla
Bronze: Rifle (Italy) Brewed by Il Mastio SSA

Category 55 — Pale&Amber Ale: Strong Amber

Gold: Millican Extra (Italy) Brewed by Birrificio Mezzopasso
Silver: Beer de Garde Ambrée Impériale (Netherlands) Brewed by Gooische Bierbrouwerij
Bronze: Farsons Double Red (Malta) Brewed by Simonds Farsons Cisk plc

Category 56 — Pale&Amber Ale: Strong Blonde

Gold: Bon Secours Tradition (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie Caulier SRL
Silver: OMER. Traditional Blond (Belgium) Brewed by Omer Vander Ghinste
Bronze: Martha Sexy Blond (Belgium) Brewed by Belgian Brew Factory

Category 57 — Pale&Amber Ale: Strong/Extra Special Bitter

Gold: Farsons Blue Label (Malta) Brewed by Simonds Farsons Cisk plc
Silver: No award.
Bronze: Backdoor Bitter (Italy) Brewed by Birrificio L’Orso Verde SRL

Category 58 — Pale&Amber Ale: Traditional Saison

Gold: Weizen Saison (Belgium) Brewed by L’Annexe
Silver: Double Tree Saison (China) Brewed by NEWME Brewery
Bronze: Saison Dupont (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie Dupont

Category 59 — Red Ale: American Red Ale

Gold: No award.
Silver: Ignifer (Italy) Owned by Alchimie SRL
Bronze: Babylone (Belgium) Brewed by Brussels Beer Project

Category 60 — Red Ale: Irish Red Ale

Gold: No award.
Silver: Brotas Beer Red Ale (Brazil) Brewed by Brotas Beer Industria de Bebidas LTDA
Bronze: No award.

Category 61 — Red Ale: Oud Rood (Flanders Red Ale)

Gold: Rodenbach Grand Cru (Belgium) Brewed by Swinkels Family Brewers
Silver: Rodenbach Classic (Belgium) Brewed by Swinkels Family Brewers
Bronze: Rodenbach Alexander (Belgium) Brewed by Swinkels Family Brewers

Category 62 — Speciality Beer: Alcohol-Free

Gold: Bird of Prey 0.2% (Netherlands) Owned by Uiltje Brewing Company
Silver: Affligem Blond 0.0% (Belgium) Brewed by Alken-Maes
Bronze: Force Majeure Bruin (Belgium) Owned by Force Majeure
Bronze: Vicaris NANO° (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Dilewyns

Category 63 — Speciality Beer: Barley Wine

Gold: Aged Bock (Germany) Brewed by Schwarzbräu GmbH
Silver: Father Time (United States) Brewed by River North Brewery
Bronze: Mansueto 2021 (Italy) Brewed by IPC SRL
Bronze: Rest in Peace (Germany) Brewed by CREW Republic Brewery GmbHBrewed by IPC SRL

Category 64 — Speciality Beer: Brett Beer

Gold: Eylenbosch Wild Blond (Belgium) Owned by Brouwerij Eylenbosch
Silver: Pravda Brewery. Berliner Weisse Merlot BA (Ukraine) Brewed by Restoracija “Na Rynku” Ltd
Bronze: Templin Family Fouder Brett Bier (United States) Brewed by Templin Family Brewing

Category 65 — Speciality Beer: Brut Beer

Gold: Bière Brut Methode Originale Gôde (France) Owned by Brasserie Gode
Silver: Metodo Classico 60 Mesi (Italy) Brewed by Selezione Baladin SRL
Bronze: Leopoldina Italian Grape Ale (Brazil) Brewed by Cervejaria Leopoldina

Category 66 — Speciality Beer: Gluten Free

Gold: Bavaria Pilsener Glutenfree (Netherlands) Brewed by Swinkels Family Brewers
Gold: Nun Gluten Blonde (Sweden) Brewed by Vreta Kloster Bryggeri
Silver: Mahou Cinco Estrellas Sin Gluten (Spain) Brewed by MAHOU
Bronze: Theresianer Senza Glutine (Italy) Brewed by Theresianer Birra Italiana 1766

Category 67 — Speciality Beer: Low-Alcohol

Gold: Hazy NONnetje (Netherlands) Brewed by Jopen Bier
Silver: VrIJwit (Netherlands) Owned by Brouwerij ‘t IJ
Bronze: Ana Hop (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie Lefebvre

Category 68 — Speciality Beer: Home Brewers

Gold: Sonnig Swert (Netherlands) Owned by Brouwland BV
Silver: Saison Baron (Belgium) Owned by Brouwland BV
Bronze: Prizekant (Belgium) Owned by Brouwland BV

Category 69 — Speciality Beer: Hybrid Beer

Gold: Mele Bebè (Italy) Brewed by Birrificio Sabino
Silver: Timmermans Lambicus Blanche (Belgium) Brewed by John Martin SA
Bronze: Rena Bianca (Italy) Owned by Harvest Srls

Category 70 — Speciality Beer: Low Carb Beer

Gold: No award.
Silver: Black Rice Ale (United States) Brewed by Anderson Valley Brewing Co.
Bronze: No award.

Category 71 — Speciality Beer: Old Style Gueuze-Lambic

Gold: Organic Geuze Natur-Elle (Belgium) Brewed by BV Lambiek Fabriek
Silver: Lindemans Oude Gueuze Cuvée René (Belgium) Brewed by Lindemans NV
Silver: Young & Wild Fontan-Elle (Belgium) Brewed by BV Lambiek Fabriek
Bronze: Oude Geuze Brett Elle (Belgium) Brewed by BV Lambiek Fabriek
Bronze: Oude Gueuze Tilquin à l’ancienne – Cuvée Marie-Catherine (Belgium) Brewed by Gueuzerie Tilquin S.A.

Category 72 — Speciality Beer: Other Sour Ale

Gold: Goyck (Belgium) Brewed by Lindemans NV
Silver: Wäls Berliner (Brazil) Brewed by Wäls
Bronze: Everest (Brazil) Brewed by Hop Bros Cervejaria Artesanal
Bronze: Masterpiece Van Gogh (Brazil) Brewed by Cervejaria Masterpiece

Category 73 — Speciality Beer: Sake Yeast Beer

Gold: NBeer Kanpai Saki-Inspired Ale (China) Brewed by NBeer Craft Brewing Co.
Silver: No award.
Bronze: No award.

Category 74 — Speciality Beer: Speciality Beer (Higher Than 7 ABV)

Gold: Daobrew Dandao Vanilla imperial Sour Stout (China) Brewed by Chengdu Fengshou Craft Beer Company, Ltd
Silver: Offtrail Trick Or Treat Yourself (Japan) Brewed by Far Yeast Brewing Company
Bronze: Chococonut – Imperial Dessert Stout (China) Owned by SUPERMALT (Beijing) Trade Co., Ltd.
Bronze: Gouden Carolus Whisky Infused (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Het Anker

Category 75 — Speciality Beer: Speciality Beer (Less Than 7 ABV)

Gold: Gooisch Rood (Netherlands) Brewed by Gooische Bierbrouwerij
Silver: The Headwaters IPA (Japan) Brewed by Far Yeast Brewing Company
Silver: Viva El Rye 5.0 (Netherlands) Brewed by Jopen Bier
Bronze: Capri-Derhosen (United States) Brewed by Quarter Celtic Brewpub

Category 76 — Speciality Beer: Speciality Beer: Italian Style Grape Ale

Gold: Gadduresa (Italy) Owned by Harvest Srls
Silver: Druif Rouge (United States) Brewed by pFriem Family Brewers
Bronze: La Belle des Vignes (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie Minne
Bronze: Tokée (Belgium) Owned by NovaBirra

Category 77 — Speciality Beer: Winter Ales

Gold: 21 12 (Italy) Brewed by Microbirrificio Artigianale Incanto di Iavarone Ignazio
Silver: Ter Dolen Winter (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Ter Dolen
Bronze: Gouden Carolus Christmas (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Het Anker
Bronze: Pietra Bière de Noël (France) Brewed by Brasserie Pietra

Category 78 — Stout/ Porter: American Stout

Gold: Rye Stout (Italy) Brewed by La Collina
Silver: No award.
Bronze: All Black (Netherlands) Owned by Stanislaus Brewskovitch Brouwerij BV

Category 79 — Stout/ Porter: Baltic Porter

Gold: Special One – Ibeer (Italy) Brewed by Ibeer-Spirito Agricolo SRL
Silver: Dark Porter (China) Brewed by NEWME Brewery
Bronze: Porter Baltycki Trzech Kumpli (Poland) Owned by Browar Trzech Kumpli Sp., z.o.o.

Category 80 — Stout/ Porter: Dry Stout

Gold: Brotas Beer Dry Stout (Brazil) Brewed by Brotas Beer Industria de Bebidas LTDA
Silver: Monk’s Stout Dupont (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie Dupont
Silver: Wheeler (Poland) Owned by Browar Trzech Kumpli Sp.. z.o.o.
Bronze: No award.

Category 81 — Stout/ Porter: Oatmeal Stout

Gold: No award.
Silver: No award.
Bronze: Colorado Terezinha (Brazil) Brewed by Cervejaria Colorado
Bronze: Olonella (Italy) Brewed by Birrificio Di Legnano SRL

Category 82 — Stout/ Porter: Porter

Gold: Porter (Italy) Brewed by Birra Puddu SRL
Silver: Port City Porter (United States) Brewed by Port City Brewing Company
Bronze: Bulk (Italy) Brewed by Hammer Italian Craft Beer
Bronze: Robust Porter (United States) Brewed by Reuben’s Brews

Category 83 — Stout/ Porter: Russian Imperial Stout

Gold: Hel & Verdoemenis (Netherlands) Brewed by Brouwerij de Molen
Silver: Singularity (Sweden) Brewed by Northern Light Brewery
Bronze: Paliata (Italy) Brewed by Drink Up SRL
Bronze: Wrecking Ball Imperial Stout (United States) Brewed by No-Li Brewhouse

Category 84 — Stout/ Porter: Export Stout

Gold: Cervecera Cuello Negro (Chile) Brewed by Cervecera Cuello Negro Spa
Silver: Hul Extra Stout (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij De Wilde Brouwers
Bronze: Elbow Patches (United States) Brewed by The Virginia Beer Company
Bronze: GrandMir Noire (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie du Grand Mir

Category 85 — Wheat: Dubbel Wit/Imperial White

Gold: IJwit (Netherlands) Owned by Brouwerij ‘t IJ
Silver: Dominicains Dubbel (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie 3F
Bronze: PokerFace (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Het Nest

Category 86 — Wheat: Dunkel Weizen (Doppel)Bock

Gold: TAP6 Aventinus (Germany) Brewed by Schneider Weisse G. Schneider & Sohn GmbH
Silver: No award.
Bronze: No award.

Category 87 — Wheat: Gose

Gold: NBeer Beijing GOSE Modern (China) Brewed by NBeer Craft Brewing Co.
Silver: Gosexy (Italy) Brewed by Bozner Weisse GmbH
Bronze: Haihe River Gose (China) Brewed by Trueman Brewing Co.

Category 88 — Wheat: Weizen

Gold: Sonhoshin German Style Wheat Beer (China) Brewed by Beijing Sonhoshin & Five Star Beer Co., LTD
Silver: Primátor Weizen (Czech Republic) Brewed by Primátor A.S.
Bronze: Hawley Hefeweizen (United States) Brewed by Wallenpaupack Brewing Company
Bronze: Zebra Craft Weissbier (China) Brewed by Zebra Craft Beer

Category 89 — Wheat: Weizen (Doppel)Bock

Gold: Maisel’s Weisse Bajuwarus (Germany) Brewed by Brauerei Gebr. Maisel GmbH & Co. KG
Silver: Aloha 26 (China) Brewed by GuangXi Dongming Beer Co., LTD
Bronze: No award.

Category 90 — Wheat: White IPA/Hoppy Weizen

Gold: Meteor White IPA (France) Brewed by Brasserie Meteor
Silver: TAP5 Hopfenweisse (Germany) Brewed by Schneider Weisse G. Schneider & Sohn GmbH
Bronze: Der Weizen (Germany) Owned by Tilmans Biere

Category 91 — Wheat: Witbier

Gold: Brugs Tarwebier (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij De Halve Maan
Silver: Leopoldina Witbier (Brazil) Brewed by Cervejaria Leopoldina
Silver: Nachtraaf – De Witte Raaf (Belgium) Owned by De Nachtraafbrouwers
Bronze: Ter Dolen Wit (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Ter Dolen

The Comac Trophy, awarded to the Best Beer of the Competition, this year was won by:

Millican Extra (Italy) Brewed by Birrificio Mezzopasso, in the category Pale&Amber Ale: Strong Amber

You can also find a list of the winners at the Brussels Beer Challenge website.

Brussels Beer Challenge Winners 2020

November 28, 2020 By Jay Brooks

Yesterday, the winners of the 9th annual Brussels Beer Challenge were announced. Exactly 1,546 beers from 36 countries were judged in 8 broad styles (Pale Ale, Dark Ale, Red Ale, Pils, Stout/Porter, White, Flavoured Beers, and Specialty Beers) and then further subdivided into 80 smaller categories (lambic, abbey, chocolate beers, etc.). In a normal year, I would have been there for the judging, but with Covid restrictions, the EU was not permitting Americans to fly to Europe. I had hoped to post this yesterday, but it took me this long to go through and reformat the winners into a list. Congratulations to all the winners!

Belgium won the most medals, with the United States coming in second. Here are the top medal winners, by country.

Medals Won by Country:

Belgium = 79
United States = 31
Italy = 30
Netherlands = 23
Brazil = 16
France = 13
Canada = 10
TIE: China = 9 / Germany = 9
Ireland = 6
TIE: South Korea = 3 / Taiwan = 3

The 2020 Brussels Beer Challenge Winners

Category 1 — Dark Ale: Abbey / Trappist Style Dubbel

Gold: Viven Classic Bruin (Belgium) Owned by Brouwerij Viven
Silver: Ter Dolen Donker (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Ter Dolen
Bronze: Deduction (United States) Brewed by Taxman Brewing Company
Bronze: Duits & Lauret Biere de Garde Brune (Netherlands) Brewed by Brouwerij Duits & Lauret

Category 2 — Dark Ale: Brown Ale

Gold: Dark Coffee Break (Brazil) Brewed by Wäls Ambev
Silver: Joup (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie Grain d’Orge
Bronze: Rur’ale Brune (France) Brewed by Brasserie Robiche

Category 3 — Dark Ale: Dark/Black IPA

Gold: Black Bucket (Ireland) Brewed by Kinnegar Brewing
Silver: Colorado Black Indica (Brazil) Brewed by Cervejaria Colorado
Bronze: Obaa Three (Belgium) Owned by Obaa Sprl

Category 4 — Dark Ale: Oud Bruin (Flanders Brown Ale)

Gold: No award.
Silver: Queue de Charrue vieille brune (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie Vanuxeem
Bronze: Liefmans Goudenband (Belgium) Brewed by Duvel Moortgat

Category 5 — Dark Ale: Strong Dark Ale

Gold: Qualified (United States) Brewed by Taxman Brewing Company
Silver: De Poes Bruin (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij De Poes BVBA
Silver: St.Bernardus Abt 12 (Belgium) Brewed by St.Bernardus Brouwerij
Bronze: Gladium Symphony (Italy) Brewed by Birrificio Artigianale della Presila di Verrino Anselmo & C. Sas

Category 6 — Flavoured Beer: Chocolate

Gold: Endless Love (South Korea) Brewed by Artmonster Brewery
Silver: Peanut Butter Hazelnut Caramel Chocolate Cake Stout (United States) Brewed by Hoppin’ Frog Brewing Co
Bronze: Bodebrown – Iron Maiden Trooper Brasil IPA (Brazil) Brewed by Cervejaria Bodebrown Ltda

Category 7 — Flavoured Beer: Coffee

Gold: Dadgum Coffee IPA (United States) Brewed by Rahr & Sons Brewing Co.
Silver: Goodieson Coffee Stout (Australia) Brewed by Goodieson Brewery
Bronze: Kaffee (Canada) Brewed by Microbrasserie La Souche
Bronze: Panda Nero (Ireland) Brewed by Brú Brewery

Category 8 — Flavoured Beer: Field Beer

Gold: No Award
Silver: Colorado Double Brown Coconut (Brazil) Brewed by Cervejaria Colorado
Bronze: La Diablesse (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie du Renard

Category 9 — Flavoured Beer: Fruit Beer

Gold: Daobrew Free-fall Litchi Gose (China) Brewed by Chengdu Fengshou Craft Beer Company, Ltd
Silver: Cranbic (United States) Brewed by New Glarus Brewing Company
Bronze: Markens Grøde – Farmer´s Reserve (Norway) Brewed by Lindheim Ølkompani

Category 10 — Flavoured Beer: Herb & Spice

Gold: Rumpy (United States) Brewed by Rahr & Sons Brewing Co.
Silver: SpontanBasil (Belgium) Brewed by Lindemans Brewery
Bronze: GingerGueuze (Belgium) Brewed by Lindemans Brewery
Bronze: Straf Gouden Boelsbier (Belgium) Owned by Bieren Boels

Category 11 — Flavoured Beer: Honey Beer

Gold: Bee Bock (Italy) Brewed by Ibeer
Silver: Piersech Honey Saison (Italy) Brewed by Birrificio Gardena SRL
Bronze: Bière de Miel (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie Dupont
Bronze: Wallabierke (Belgium) Owned by Wallabieke

Category 12 — Flavoured Beer: Old Style Fruit-Lambic

Gold: Kriek Mariage Parfait (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Boon
Silver: Oude Kriek Oud Beersel (Belgium) Brewed by Oud Beersel BVBA
Silver: Oude Riesling Tilquin à l’ancienne (Belgium) Brewed by Gueuzerie Tilquin S.A.
Bronze: Kriek (Belgium) Brewed by Hof ten Dormaal
Bronze: Schaarbeekse Oude Kriek Oud Beersel (Belgium) Brewed by Oud Beersel BVBA

Category 13 — Flavoured Beer: Russian Imperial Stout Barrel Or Oaked Aged

Gold: Huge Arker (United States) Brewed by Anderson Valley Brewing
Silver: Tiki Tiki (United States) Brewed by Veza Sur Brewing Company
Bronze: Parabola (United States) Brewed by Firestone

Category 14 — Flavoured Beer: Smoked Beer

Gold: Friend or Foe? (Poland) Owned by Browar Rockmill Sp. Z O.O.
Silver: Buckskin Rauchbier (Taiwan) Brewed by Buckskin, King Car Group
Bronze: Duits & Lauret Houtgerijpte Rook Dubbelbock (Netherlands) Brewed by Brouwerij Duits & Lauret
Bronze: Rauch Marzen (South Korea) Brewed by Goose Island Brewhouse Seoul

Category 15 — Flavoured Beer: Sweet/Milk Stout

Gold: No award.
Silver: No award.
Bronze: Film G Milk Stout (China) Brewed by 18 Brewery

Category 16 — Flavoured Beer: Wood/Barrel Aged (Less Than 10% ABV)

Gold: Dama Wood Selection Imperial Brown Porter (Brazil) Brewed by Renato Bazzo
Silver: Rust – Farmer’s Reseve (Norway) Brewed by Lindheim Ølkompani
Bronze: Podere La Berta – Vècc Barrel Aged (Italy) Brewed by Felsina S.p.a.

Category 17 — Flavoured Beer: Wood/Barrel Aged Higher Than 10% ABV)

Gold: Bush de Nuits (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie Dubuisson
Gold: Peak Triple Rum Barrel Aged (Belgium) Brewed by Belgium Peak Beer S.A
Silver: La Curita Imperial (United States) Brewed by Veza Sur Brewing Company
Bronze: Grande Réserve Fermentée en Barriques – Edition Armagnac (Belgium) Brewed by Bières de Chimay

Category 18 — Lager: American-Style Pilsner

Gold: No award.
Silver: Dama Pilsen (Brazil) Brewed by Renato Bazzo
Bronze: Firestone Lager (United States) Brewed by Firestone Walker

Category 19 — Lager: Bohemian-Style Pilsner

Gold: Pils (Italy) Brewed by Qubeer
Silver: Mama’s Little Yella Pils (United States) Brewed by Oskar Blues Brewery
Bronze: Kingpin Pils (Poland) Owned by Browar Kingpin Sp. z.o.o.

Category 20 — Lager: Dark/Dunkel (Including Schwarzbier)

Gold: Marilune Moonroe (France) Brewed by Brasserie de la Pleine Lune
Silver: Eastside Dark (United States) Brewed by Lakefront Brewery
Bronze: Slow Chill Dunkel Lager (United States) Brewed by Oskar Blues Brewery

Category 21 — Lager: German-Style Dunkel Bock/Doppelbock

Gold: Brand Dubbelbock (Netherlands) Brewed by Heineken
Silver: Weyermann® Bamberger Hofbräu® Exquisator (Germany) Brewed by Constantin Förtner
Bronze: Dubec (Italy) Brewed by Birrificio Via Priula di San Pellegrino

Category 22 — Lager: German-Style Helles- / MaiBock / Doppelbock

Gold: Maestra Doble Lúpulo (Spain) Brewed by Mahou San Miguel
Silver: Alfa Krachtig Dort (Netherlands) Brewed by Meens Bierbrouwerij B.V. NL
Bronze: Buckskin Heller Bock (Taiwan) Brewed by Buckskin, King Car Group

Category 23 — Lager: German-Style Märzen

Gold: Pietra (France) Brewed by Brasserie Pietra
Silver: Ketterer Edel (Germany) Brewed by Familienbrauerei M. Ketterer GmbH & Co. KG
Bronze: No award.

Category 24 — Lager: German-Style Pilsner

Gold: Pagoda Hill Pilsner (China) Owned by Blue Marlin Brewing Co.
Silver: Pils2 (Italy) Brewed by Birrificio Otus Srl
Bronze: AntiKorpo Brewing – Grommet (Italy) Brewed by Birrificio Cittavecchia Soc. Agr. a r.l.
Bronze: Ketterer Zwickel-pils (Germany) Brewed by Familienbrauerei M. Ketterer GmbH & Co. KG

Category 25 — Lager: Helles

Gold: Waldhaus Hell (Germany) Brewed by Privatbrauerei Waldhaus Joh. Schmid GmbH
Silver: B5 (Italy) Brewed by Birrificio Otus Srl
Bronze: Bayreuther Hell (Germany) Brewed by Bayreuther Bierbrauerei AG

Category 26 — Lager: Hoppy Lager

Gold: Dama American Lager (Brazil) Brewed by Renato Bazzo
Silver: American Jasper (Italy) Brewed by Soc.Coop. La Piazza
Bronze: American Magut (Italy) Brewed by Birrificio Lambrate
Bronze: Pils 13 – White label (Belgium) Owned by The Ministry of Belgian Beer

Category 27 — Lager: International Style Pilsner

Gold: Colorado Ribeirão Lager (Brazil) Brewed by Cervejaria Colorado
Silver: Alfa Edel Pils (Netherlands) Brewed by Meens Bierbrouwerij B.V. NL
Bronze: Estrella Damm (Spain) Brewed by S.A.Damm
Bronze: Primus (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Haacht

Category 28 — Lager: Light Lager

Gold: DL (Ireland) Brewed by Kinnegar Brewing
Silver: Brahma Duplo Malte (Brazil) Brewed by Cervejaria Ambev
Bronze: Bohemia Puro Malte (Brazil) Brewed by Cervejaria Ambev
Bronze: Brahma Chopp (Brazil) Brewed by Cervejaria Ambev

Category 29 — Lager: Vienna Lager

Gold: Vienna Festbier (United States) Brewed by Quarter Celtic Brewpub
Silver: No award.
Bronze: Gangnam Style (South Korea) Brewed by Artmonster Brewery

Category 30 — Pale&Amber Ale: (Belgian Style) Tripel

Gold: Paix Dieu (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie Caulier SPRL
Gold: Tripel LeFort (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Omer Vander Ghinste
Silver: Kompel L’or Noir (Belgium) Owned by Brouwerij Kompel
Silver: Tongerlo Tripel (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Haacht
Bronze: No award.

Category 31 — Pale&Amber Ale: Abbey / Trappist Style Blond

Gold: Ter Dolen Blond (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Ter Dolen
Silver: Lamme Goedzak (Belgium) Brewed by Scheldebrouwerij BVBA
Bronze: Herkenrode Cister (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Cornelissen
Bronze: Malheur 8 (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Malheur

Category 32 — Pale&Amber Ale: Amber

Gold: La Bonne Aventure (Canada) Brewed by Microbrasserie Pit Caribou
Silver: La Rousse du Mont Blanc (France) Brewed by Brasserie du Mont Blanc
Bronze: Donna di Cuori (Italy) Brewed by Ibeer

Category 33 — Pale&Amber Ale: American IPA (Higher Than 6.5 ABV)

Gold: Born and Raised (United States) Brewed by No-Li Brewhouse
Gold: California West Coast IPA (Italy) Brewed by Mastri Birrai Umbri Società Agricola
Silver: Revision IPA (United States) Brewed by Revision Brewing Company
Bronze: Missile (United States) Brewed by Champion Brewing Company

Category 34 — Pale&Amber Ale: American IPA (Less Than 6.5 ABV)

Gold: Bird of Prey (Netherlands) Brewed by Uiltje Brewing Company
Silver: So Hoppy! (Belgium) Brewed by Dum’s Brew
Bronze: Jopen Hop Zij Met Ons (Netherlands) Brewed by Jopen BV
Bronze: La Conquereor (Canada) Brewed by Microbrasserie Pit Caribou

Category 35 — Pale&Amber Ale: American Pale Ale

Gold: Dikke Lul 3 Bier (Netherlands) Brewed by Uiltje Brewing
Silver: Aero (Italy) Brewed by Birrificio della Granda
Silver: Day Job Pale Ale (United States) Brewed by Three Weavers Brewing, Co.
Bronze: Tiny Gangsta (China) Owned by Crafters Brewing Co.

Category 36 — Pale&Amber Ale: Belgian Style IPA

Gold: No award.
Silver: Lumunus (Netherlands) Brewed by Stadsbrouwerij 013
Bronze: Jack’s Precious IPA (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij The Musketeers
Bronze: Viven Master IPA (Belgium) Owned by Brouwerij Viven

Category 37 — Pale&Amber Ale: Best Bitter

Gold: Roger Bitter (Italy) Brewed by Birra 100Venti
Silver: La Galipette (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie Le Fou du Roi – E.L.T sprl
Bronze: Aubel Pure (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie Grain d’Orge

Category 38 — Pale&Amber Ale: Bières De Garde Ambrée

Gold: No award.
Silver: Gare de Roubaix (Italy) Brewed by Birrificio Mezzavia
Bronze: PAPITOU (Belgium) Owned by MV²O – LPDLT BV.
Bronze: St Idesbald Rousse (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij L. Huyghe

Category 39 — Pale&Amber Ale: Bitter

Gold: Doom Bar (United Kingdom) Owned by Sharps Brewery
Silver: Bertinchamps Légère (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie de Bertinchamps
Bronze: Santé Maris Otter (Belgium) Owned by Sante Beer

Category 40 — Pale&Amber Ale: Double Saison

Gold: Moinette Blonde (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie Dupont
Silver: Tank 7 (United States) Brewed by Boulevard Brewing Company
Bronze: Saison Dupont Dry Hop (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie Dupont

Category 41 — Pale&Amber Ale: English IPA

Gold: SUPER 8 IPA (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Haacht
Silver: NONNE IPA (France) Brewed by Les Brasseurs Savoyards
Bronze: Ninkasi French IPA (France) Brewed by Ninkasi Fabriques

Category 42 — Pale&Amber Ale: Golden Ale

Gold: No award.
Silver: Wilderen Goud (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij & Distilleerderij Wilderen
Bronze: St-Feuillien Five (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie St-Feuillien
Bronze: Troubadour Blond (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij The Musketeers

Category 43 — Pale&Amber Ale: Imperial IPA

Gold: Thumper (Ireland) Brewed by Kinnegar Brewing
Silver: Azz (Italy) Brewed by Birra Gaia SrL
Bronze: Jopen Heavy Cross (Netherlands) Brewed by Jopen BV

Category 44 — Pale&Amber Ale: Kölsch

Gold: La Blonde du Pêcheur (Canada) Brewed by Microbrasserie Pit Caribou
Silver: No award.
Bronze: No award.

Category 45 — Pale&Amber Ale: Light Bitter Blond/Golden Ale

Gold: Ename Pater (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Roman
Silver: Fientje (Belgium) Owned by Huisbrouwerij Fienneke- Ellen Winters
Bronze: 8 File (Italy) Brewed by La Collina Trattoria & Birrificio Artigianale
Bronze: Super Sanglier (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie Minne

Category 46 — Pale&Amber Ale: Modern Saison

Gold: Funky Brett (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie Lefebvre
Silver: Blue Butterfly (United States) Brewed by Deschutes Brewery
Bronze: 28 Saison (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie 28

Category 47 — Pale&Amber Ale: New England IPA

Gold: Loup des Saules (Canada) Brewed by Microbrasserie La Souche
Silver: Disco Ninja (United States) Brewed by Revision Brewing
Bronze: Juice Punch V10 (Netherlands) Brewed by Brouwerij Frontaal
Bronze: Master Gao Birdland (China) Brewed by Master Gao Brewing Co. of Nanjing

Category 48 — Pale&Amber Ale: Pacific IPA

Gold: Crikey IPA (United States) Brewed by Reuben’s Brews
Silver: The Pupil (United States) Brewed by Societe Brewing Company
Bronze: No award.

Category 49 — Pale&Amber Ale: Session IPA

Gold: Jackie Dunn (Canada) Brewed by Microbrasserie La Souche
Silver: La Cristal IPA (France) Brewed by Brasserie du Mont Blanc
Bronze: Canaia (Italy) Brewed by Birrificio Bradipongo S.r.l.
Bronze: Perroquet IPA (Canada) Brewed by Microbrasserie Le Trou du diable

Category 50 — Pale&Amber Ale: Strong Amber

Gold: No award.
Silver: Pauwel Kwak (Belgium) Brewed by n.v. Brouwerij Bosteels Brasserie s.a.
Bronze: Millican Extra (Italy) Brewed by Birrificio Mezzopasso

Category 51 — Pale&Amber Ale: Strong Blonde

Gold: Hapkin (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Alken-Maes
Silver: Duvel Tripel Hop Citra (Belgium) Brewed by Duvel Moortgat
Bronze: Bon Secours Blonde (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie Caulier

Category 52 — Pale&Amber Ale: Strong/Extra Special Bitter

Gold: Gatsby (Italy) Brewed by Birrificio La Villana – Centoundici srl
Silver: Royal Bitter (Italy) Brewed by Birrificio Legnone
Bronze: El Dorado (Italy) Brewed by Ibeer

Category 53 — Pale&Amber Ale: Traditional Saison

Gold: Saison Dupont Bio (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie Dupont
Silver: Saison Dupont (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie Dupont
Bronze: Biolégère (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie Dupont

Category 54 — Red Ale: American Red Ale

Gold: No award.
Silver: No award.
Bronze: Apache (Italy) Brewed by Birra 100Venti
Bronze: Scarlet Pimpernel (Ireland) Brewed by Killarney Brewing Company

Category 55 — Red Ale: Irish Red Ale

Gold: No award.
Silver: Brú Red Ale (Ireland) Brewed by Brú Brewery
Bronze: No award.

Category 56 — Red Ale: Oud Rood (Flanders Red Ale)

Gold: No award.
Silver: Tsai’s Flanders Red Ale (Taiwan) Brewed by Tsai’s Actual Brewing Co., Ltd.
Bronze: No award.

Category 57 — Speciality Beer: Alcohol-Free

Gold: Ramon (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Roman
Silver: Amstel 0.0 (Netherlands) Brewed by Heineken
Bronze: Affligem 0.0% (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Alken-Maes

Category 58 — Speciality Beer: Barley Wine

Gold: Barley Wine Brune 2017 (France) Brewed by Cap d’Ona
Silver: Base Bohemia Reserva (Brazil) Brewed by Cervejaria Bohemia
Bronze: Troost Barleywine (Netherlands) Brewed by Brouwerij Troost

Category 59 — Speciality Beer: Brut Beer

Gold: No award.
Silver: Kessbier Belgian Mango Brut (Brazil) Brewed by Kessbier Cervejaria
Bronze: Asparagus (Netherlands) Owned by Brouwerij Hommeles

Category 60 — Speciality Beer: Gluten Free

Gold: Brunehaut Triple (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie de Brunehaut
Silver: Biosfera (Italy) Brewed by Il Mastio ssa
Bronze: Blonde Bio Sans Gluten (France) Brewed by Cap d’Ona
Bronze: Grisette Blonde Bio gluten free (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie St-Feuillien

Category 61 — Speciality Beer: Low-Alcohol

Gold: BIIR – Lots off cry(o)hops almost no alcohol (Belgium) Owned by Biir Noble Brew Trading
Silver: Bakalár nealko za studena Chmelený (Czech Republic) Brewed by Tradicní Pivovar v Rakovníku, a.s.
Bronze: Maisel & Friends Alkoholfrei (Germany) Brewed by Brauerei Gebr. Maisel

Category 62 — Speciality Beer: Old Style Gueuze-Lambic

Gold: Oude Geuze Oud Beersel (Belgium) Brewed by Oud Beersel BVBA
Silver: Oude Geuze Vandervelden (Belgium) Brewed by Oud Beersel BVBA
Silver: Oude Gueuze Cuvée René (Belgium) Brewed by Lindemans Brewery
Bronze: Feral One (United States) Brewed by Firestone Walker

Category 63 — Speciality Beer: Other Sour Ale

Gold: Kriek Whiskey BA (Belgium) Brewed by Hof ten Dormaal
Silver: Praia do Meio (Brazil) Owned by Cervejaria Cozalinda
Bronze: Flower Power (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Angerik
Bronze: Summer Sour (United States) Brewed by New Glarus Brewing

Category 64 — Speciality Beer: Speciality Beer (Higher Than 7 ABV)

Gold: Apfelstrudel Doppelbock (Netherlands) Brewed by Uiltje Brewing Company
Silver: Tiramisù Imperial Stout (Italy) Brewed by Birrificio Lambrate
Bronze: Beer Van Brugge Single Malt Whiskey Infused (Belgium) Brewed by Beer Van Brugge
Bronze: Dama Oatmeal Golden Coffee Ale (Brazil) Brewed by Renato Bazzo

Category 65 — Speciality Beer: Speciality Beer (Less Than 7 ABV)

Gold: Gelders Graan Geluk (Netherlands) Owned by GraanGeluk
Silver: La Trappe Puur (Netherlands) Brewed by Bierbrouwerij de Koningshoeven B.V.
Silver: Timmermans Lambicus Faro (Belgium) Brewed by Timmermans NV
Bronze: The Harlot (United States) Brewed by Societe Brewing Company

Category 66 — Speciality Beer: Speciality Beer: Italian Style Grape Ale

Gold: L’Equilibrista (Italy) Brewed by Birra del Borgo Srl
Silver: Bienne (Belgium) Owned by Aligenti BV
Bronze: Fèlsina Birrificio – White IGA (Italy) Brewed by Felsina S.p.a.

Category 67 — Speciality Beer: Winter Ales

Gold: Pietra Brassin d’Hiver (France) Brewed by Brasserie Pietra
Silver: Gouden Carolus Christmas (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Het Anker
Bronze: Evil Santa (United States) Brewed by The Virginia Beer Co.

Category 68 — Stout/ Porter: American Stout

Gold: No award.
Silver: No award.
Bronze: All Black (Netherlands) Owned by Stanislaus Brewskovitch BV

Category 69 — Stout/ Porter: Baltic Porter

Gold: Teodorico (Italy) Brewed by Birra Mastino
Silver: No award.
Bronze: No award.

Category 70 — Stout/ Porter: Dry Stout

Gold: Le Sang d’Encre (Canada) Brewed by Microbrasserie Le Trou du diable
Silver: Cheerday Stout (China) Brewed by Hangzhou Cheerday Brewery Co., Ltd.
Bronze: Mac Lomas Stout (United States) Brewed by Quarter Celtic Brewpub

Category 71 — Stout/ Porter: Oatmeal Stout

Gold: Panty (Netherlands) Brewed by Oedipus Brewing
Silver: No award.
Bronze: No award.

Category 72 — Stout/ Porter: Porter

Gold: La Gaspésienne #13 (Canada) Brewed by Microbrasserie Pit Caribou
Silver: La Machurée (France) Brewed by SAS Brasserie Stéphanoise
Bronze: No award.

Category 73 — Stout/ Porter: Russian Imperial Stout

Gold: Dangerous (Italy) Brewed by Birrificio della Granda
Gold: Wrecking Ball (United States) Brewed by No-Li Brewhouse
Silver: B.O.R.I.S. The Crusher Oatmeal Imperial Stout (United States) Brewed by Hoppin’ Frog Brewing Co
Silver: Kollusion (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Maenhout
Bronze: No award.

Category 74 — Stout/ Porter: Stout Export

Gold: No award.
Silver: van Vollenhoven Extra Stout (Netherlands) Brewed by Brouwerij Poesiat & Kater
Bronze: Dama Stout (Brazil) Brewed by Renato Bazzo

Category 75 — Wheat: Dubbel Wit/Imperial White

Gold: Bogaerden Dubbel Tarwe Tripel (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Sako
Gold: Jopen Witte Kerst (Netherlands)Brewed by Jopen BV
Bronze: Grosse Bertha (Belgium) Owned by Brussels Beer Project

Category 76 — Wheat: Dunkel Weizen(Doppel)Bock

Gold: No award.
Silver: TAP6 Aventinus (Germany) Brewed by Schneider Weisse G. Schneider & Sohn GmbH
Bronze: Weizenbock (Netherlands) Brewed by Davo Bieren Bv

Category 77 — Wheat: Gose

Gold: La Gose IPA du Barachois (Canada) Brewed by Microbrasserie Pit Caribou
Silver: No award.
Bronze: No award.

Category 78 — Wheat: Weizen

Gold: TAP7 Original (Germany) Brewed by Schneider Weisse G. Schneider & Sohn GmbH
Silver: Primátor Weizen (Czech Republic) Brewed by Primátor A.s.
Bronze: Beluga Beer (China) Brewed by Hunan Beluga Beer Co. , Ltd
Bronze: Ketterer Ur-Weisse hell (Germany) Brewed by Familienbrauerei M. Ketterer GmbH & Co. KG

Category 79 — Wheat: White IPA/Hoppy Weizen

Gold: Blitz (Netherlands) Owned by Brouwerij Bliksem
Silver: No award.
Bronze: Daobrew CDC Chengmsterdam White IPA (China) Brewed by Chengdu Fengshou Craft Beer Company, Ltd
Bronze: Pearl of the Orient (China) Brewed by 18 Brewery

Category 80 — Wheat: Witbier

Gold: Hoegaarden White (Belgium) Brewed by Hoegaarden AB-Inbev
Silver: Blanche de Namur (Belgium) Brewed by Brasserie du Bocq
Bronze: Affligem Belgisch Wit (Belgium) Brewed by Brouwerij Alken-Maes
Bronze: La Blanche du Mont Blanc (France) Brewed by Brasserie du Mont Blanc

Tasting Director Luc De Raedemaeker (photo by Bart Van der Perre)

Interesting World Maps

December 30, 2019 By Jay Brooks

You probably knew I’m a huge map geek, so I’m always on the lookout for interesting ones. I came across a website recently boasting 100 Amazing World Maps. And while the headline may be a tad hyperbolic, some of them certainly are interesting. Here are a few that fell into that category for me. Check out the rest here if you also like this sort of thing. Enjoy.

Map of Alcohol Consumption Around the World

You’re probably not shocked to learn that Ireland, Russia, France and Germany are some of the countries that consume the most alcohol. But you may be surprised to learn that tiny Belarus consumes the most alcohol of all, with an average of 17.5 liters of pure alcohol consumed per capita every year.

Map of Drink of Choice Around the World

Looks like North and South Americans, as well as Australians, love their beer, while Asia, the Caribbean and Russia dig their spirits. Rice wine, rum and vodka, perhaps?

Map of Who Spends the Most on Booze

Ahem. Ireland?

Map of Coffee Consumption Around the World

Can’t live without your cuppa Joe in the morning? Looks like you’re not the only one! In some countries, such as those in (colder) Scandinavia, each person is drinking up to 26 pounds of coffee per year.

Map of the World’s Happiest People

It makes us smile to see a hemisphere filled with happiness!
Also, is anyone surprised that famously cordial Canada, free-spirited Australia and peaceful Scandinavia have some of the happiest locals on earth?

Map of Worldwide Tipping

Now before you go thinking a country is cheap, remember that they may pay higher wages so employees don’t need tips to make a living. (Unlike in America, which needs to get with the program.)

Map of Water Consumption Around the World

You may be surprised to learn the volume of water needed for the production of essential goods and services. This map brings the problem of water scarcity into sharp focus.

Map of Grapes Yielded by Country

Where, oh where, does your favorite wine get its grapes from?

Map of Craft Breweries in the U.S.

Think craft breweries have been popping up all around your state? You’re right, especially if you live in the western part of the country.

Map of Every Pub in the UK

You knew pubs were popular in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, but did you know they were this popular? This map cannot even begin to show each and every one of the pubs, because there are more than 48,000!

Brussels Beer Challenge Winners 2019

November 25, 2019 By Jay Brooks

Last Monday, the winners of the 8th annual Brussels Beer Challenge were announced. A little over 1,650 beers were judged in 8 broad styles (Pale Ale, Dark Ale, Red Ale, Pils, Stout/Porter, White, Flavoured Beers, Specialty Beers) and then further subdivided into 83 smaller categories (lambic, abbey, chocolate beers, etc.) by 90 judges, of which I was again privileged to be one. This year the competition was held in Mons, with entries from 35 countries. After three days of judging, the awards were announced last Monday, but it took me this long to go through and reformat the winners into a list. Congratulations to all the winners!

Belgium won the most medals, with the United States coming in second. Here are the top medal winners, by country.

Medals Won by Country:

Belgium = 76
United States = 46
Italy = 24
Netherlands = 21
China = 18
France = 16
Germany = 15
Brazil = 12
Canada = 8
Taiwan = 5

The 2019 Brussels Beer Challenge Winners

Category 1 — Dark Ale: Abbey / Trappist Style Dubbel
Gold: AFFLIGEM DUBBEL (Brouwerij Alken-Maes; Belgium)
Silver: LA TRAPPE DUBBEL (Bierbrouwerij de Koningshoeven B.V.; Netherlands)
Bronze: STEENBRUGGE DUBBEL BRUIN (Brouwerij Palm – Swinkels Family Brewers Belgium; Belgium)
Certificate of Excellence: DELIRIUM NOCTURNUM (Brouwerij L. Huyghe NV; Belgium)

Category 2 — Dark Ale: Brown Ale
Gold: BRUGSE ZOT DUBBEL Brouwerij De Halve Maan (Belgium)
Silver: LA BRUNETTE Brasserie du Renard (Belgium)
Bronze: LA GERVOISE BRUNE SAS Brasserie Etienne (France)
Certificate of Excellence: TRIPLE SECRET DES MOINES BRUNE Brasserie Goudale (France)

Category 3 — Dark Ale: Dark/Black IPA
Gold: No Award
Silver: No Award
Bronze: BLACK BUCKET Kinnegar Brewing (Ireland)
Certificate of Excellence: SABRO LASER Brasserie de la Pleine Lune (France)

Category 4 — Dark Ale: Oud Bruin (Flanders Brown Ale)
Gold: QUEUE DE CHARRUE VIEILLE BRUNE Brasserie Vanuxeem (Belgium)
Silver: LIEFMANS GOUDENBAND Duvel Moortgat (Belgium)
Bronze: WEST ODNAR Firestone Walker Brewing Company (United States)

Category 5 — Dark Ale: Strong Dark Ale
Gold: CHIMAY GRANDE RÉSERVE Bières de Chimay (Belgium)
Silver: DE POES BRUIN Brouwerij De Poes BVBA (Belgium)
Bronze: TÜBINATOR Cerveceria Principal (Chile)
Certificate of Excellence: BARLEY WINE BRUNE MILLÉSIME 2017 Cap d’Ona (France)
Certificate of Excellence: LEFORT Brouwerij Omer Vander Ghinste (Belgium)

Category 6 — Flavoured Beer: Chocolate
Gold: No Award
Silver: No Award
Bronze: NOI CIOCCOLATO Noi Cervejaria (Brazil)

Category 7 — Flavoured Beer: Coffee
Gold: MACONDO COFFEE STOUT Cervecería BBC (Colombia)
Silver: BRIGADEIRO Jack’s Abby Brewing (United States)
Bronze: FOXTAIL DOUBLE STOUT Hourglass Brewing (United States)
Certificate of Excellence: PURPLE SAISON 18 Brewery (China)

Category 8 — Flavoured Beer: Field Beer
Gold: No Award
Silver: No Award
Bronze: No Award
Certificate of Excellence: TOMATO GOSE NBeer Craft Brewing Co. (China)

Category 9 — Flavoured Beer: Fruit Beer
Gold: AMBAR IMPERIAL CITRUS La Zaragozana S.A. (Spain)
Silver: MANGO GOSE NBeer Craft Brewing Co. (China)
Bronze: LILLE RØDE Lindheim Ølkompani (Norway)
Certificate of Excellence: NIUBIC SOUR NBeer Craft Brewing Co. (China)
Certificate of Excellence: RODENBACH ALEXANDER Brouwerij Rodenbach – Swinkels Family Brewers Belgium (Belgium)

Category 10 — Flavoured Beer: Herb & Spice
Gold: SUPER 8 SAISON Brouwerij Haacht (Belgium)
Silver: IJZERHARD IPA Oproer (Netherlands)
Bronze: LOHN BIER CARVOEIRA Lohn Bier (Brazil)
Bronze: BAMBERG HABANERO RAUCHBIER Cervejaria Bamberg (Brazil)

Category 11 — Flavoured Beer: Honey Beer
Gold: BIÈRE DE MIEL Brasserie Dupont (Belgium)
Silver: MAJA HONEY ALE Jeb sas di Bau’ Chiara & C (Italy)
Bronze: MEXICAN HONEY Indeed Brewing Company (United States)
Certificate of Excellence: MAJA WINTER EDITION HONEY ALE Jeb sas di Bau’ Chiara & C (Italy)

Category 12 — Flavoured Beer: Old Style Fruit-Lambic
Gold: OLD KRIEK CUVÉE RENÉ Lindemans Brewery (Belgium)
Silver: OUDE KRIEK OUD BEERSEL Oud Beersel BVBA (Belgium)
Bronze: OUDE QUETSCHE TILQUIN À L’ANCIENNE Gueuzerie Tilquin S.A. (Belgium)
Certificate of Excellence: OUDE KRIEK BOON Brouwerij Boon (Belgium)
Certificate of Excellence: SELVA SOUR Birra dell’Eremo (Italy)

Category 13 — Flavoured Beer: Pumpkin Ale
Gold: BRANDY BARREL-AGED IMPERIAL PUMPKIN ALE Lakefront Brewery (United States)
Silver: No Award
Bronze: PUMPKIN ALE Low land Brewery di Elettromeccanica di Nicola Soldani (Italy)

Category 14 — Flavoured Beer: Russian Imperial Stout Barrel Or Oaked Aged
Gold: BOURBON BARREL AGED DARK STAR Fremont Brewing (United States)
Silver: FATHER OF ALL TSUNAMIS Pelican Brewing Company (United States)
Bronze: BLACK BUTTE XXXI Deschutes Brewery (United States)
Certificate of Excellence: BLACK CURRANT BARREL AGED IMPARIAL STOUT Suzhou City Guangtu Brewing Co. (China)

Category 15 — Flavoured Beer: Smoked Beer
Gold: OTHMAR RAUCH Ootmarsummer Bierbrouwerij Heupink & Co (Netherlands)
Silver: BUCKSKIN RAUCHBIER Buckskin, King Car Group (Taiwan)
Bronze: THE WALL KAMALEON RAUCH Evo Srl (Italy)

Category 16 — Flavoured Beer: Sweet/Milk Stout
Gold: No Award
Silver: STEEL TOE STOUT Ska Brewing Company (United States)
Bronze: LOCAL LEGEND Deep Ellum Brewing Company (United States)
Bronze: SAMUEL ADAMS CREAM STOUT Boston Beer Company (United States)
Certificate of Excellence: KOFI Brasserie Atrium S.A. (Belgium)

Category 17 — Flavoured Beer: Wood/Barrel Aged (Less Than 10% ABV)
Gold: MOLE MERKIN Firestone Walker Brewing Company (United States)
Silver: RODENBACH VINTAGE Brouwerij Rodenbach – Swinkels Family Brewers Belgium (Belgium)
Bronze: BRAVO Cervejaria Backer (Brazil)
Certificate of Excellence: RESERVA SOUR WOOD Cervejaria Backer (Brazil)

Category 18 — Flavoured Beer: Wood/Barrel Aged Higher Than 10% ABV)
Gold: DUVEL BARREL AGED Duvel Moortgat (Belgium)
Silver: BAKERY: COCONUT MACAROON The Bruery (United States)
Silver: SILLY SCOTCH PINOT BARREL AGED Brasserie de Silly (Belgium)
Bronze: No Award
Certificate of Excellence: BARLEY WINE MYSTÈRE MILLÉSIME 2017 Cap d’Ona (France)

Category 19 — Lager: American-Style Pilsner
Gold: No Award
Silver: LAGER Firestone Walker Brewing Company (United States)
Bronze: TRUE LOVE Champion Brewing Company (United States)

Category 20 — Lager: Bohemian-Style Pilsner
Gold: BERNARD CELEBRATION LAGER Rodinný Pivovar Bernard a.s. (Czech Republic)
Silver: PRIMÁTOR ANTONÍN Primátor A.s. (Czech Republic)
Bronze: BITTA VON TRESEN Muttermilch – Vienna Brewery (Austria)

Category 21 — Lager: Dark/Dunkel (Including Schwarzbier)
Gold: No Award
Silver: No Award
Bronze: CERNOVAR CERNÉ Tradicní Pivovar v Rakovníku, a.s. (Czech Republic)
Certificate of Excellence: SCHWARZBIER 4 Pines Brewing Company (Australia)

Mons-1 — The City Hall in Mons, Belgium.

Category 22 — Lager: German-Style Dunkel Bock/Doppelbock
Gold: MAESTRA DUNKEL Mahou San Miguel (Spain)
Silver: BROTAS BEER BOCK Brotas Beer Industria de Bebidas LTDA (Brazil)
Bronze: WEYERMANN BAMBERGER HOFBRÄU EXQUISATOR Mich. Weyermann GmbH & Co. KG (Germany)
Certificate of Excellence: LINDEBOOM HERFSTBOCK Lindeboom Bierbrouwerij B.V. (Netherlands)

Category 23 — Lager: German-Style Eisbock
Gold: No Award
Silver: No Award
Bronze: IJSBOK SNAB Bierbrouwers (Netherlands)

Category 24 — Lager: German-Style Helles-/MaiBock/Doppelbock
Gold: BUCKSKIN HELLER BOCK Buckskin, King Car Group (Taiwan)
Silver: WOW Soralama’ SRL (Italy)
Bronze: BOCK Birrificio Bradipongo S.r.l. (Italy)
Bronze: MAESTRA DOBLE LÚPULO Mahou San Miguel (Spain)

Category 25 — Lager: German-Style Märzen
Gold: SAMUEL ADAMS OCTOBERFEST Boston Beer Company (United States)
Silver: OKTOBERFEST Ninkasi Fabriques (France)
Bronze: OKTOBERFEST STYLE pFriem Family Brewers (United States)

Category 26 — Lager: German-Style Pilsner
Gold: KIRISHIMA BEER PILSNER Kirishima Shuzo Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Silver: BUCKSKIN GERMAN PILSNER Buckskin, King Car Group (Taiwan)
Bronze: KETTERER PILS Familienbrauerei M. Ketterer GmbH & Co. KG (Germany)
Certificate of Excellence: PILS2 Birrificio Otus Srl (Italy)

Category 27 — Lager: Helles
Gold: BAYREUTHER HELL Bayreuther Bierbrauerei AG (Germany)
Gold: WALDHAUS SPEZIAL GOLD Privatbrauerei Waldhaus Joh. Schmid GmbH (Germany)
Silver: BUCKSKIN MUNICH HELLES Buckskin, King Car Group (Taiwan)

Category 28 — Lager: Hoppy Lager
Gold: AMERICAN MAGUT Birrificio Lambrate (Italy)
Gold: JOPEN CRAFT PILSENER Jopen BV (Netherlands)
Silver: SUPER CADIX Antwerpse Brouw Compagnie (Belgium)
Bronze: NORTH ARCTIC LAGER Tornion Panimo Oy (Finland)
Certificate of Excellence: LAGER DES ÉTOILES Brasserie de la Pleine Lune (France)

Category 29 — Lager: International Style Pilsner
Gold: ALFA EDEL PILS Meens Brouwerij BV (Netherlands)
Silver: LISA Birra del Borgo (Italy)
Bronze: CORNELISSEN LUXURY LAGER Brouwerij Cornelissen (Belgium)
Certificate of Excellence: CASTEL Brasimba (Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The)

Category 30 — Lager: Light Lager
Gold: UTICA CLUB PILSENER Saranac Brewery / FX Matt Brewing Co. (United States)
Silver: YANJING U8 Beijing Yanjing Brewery Co.,Ltd. (China)
Bronze: PEARL RIVER DRAFT BEER Guangzhou Zhujiang Browery CO., LTD. (China)

Category 31 — Lager: Vienna Lager
Gold: KIRISHIMA BEER AMBER Kirishima Shuzo Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Silver: LAGUNA BAJA North Coast Brewing Co Inc (United States)
Bronze: No Award

Category 32 — Pale&Amber Ale: (Belgian Style) Tripel
Gold: ST. BERNARDUS TRIPEL St. Bernardus Brouwerij (Belgium)
Silver: DELIRIUM TREMENS Brouwerij L. Huyghe NV (Belgium)
Bronze: GOUDEN CAROLUS TRIPEL Brouwerij Het Anker (Belgium)
Certificate of Excellence: BROEDER JACOB TRIPEL Brouwerij Broeder Jacob (Belgium)

Category 33 — Pale&Amber Ale: Abbey / Trappist Style Blond
Gold: TER DOLEN BLOND Brouwerij Ter Dolen (Belgium)
Silver: ST-FEUILLIEN BLONDE Brasserie St-Feuillien (Belgium)
Bronze: AFFLIGEM BLOND Brouwerij Alken-Maes (Belgium)
Certificate of Excellence: LA TRAPPE BLOND Bierbrouwerij de Koningshoeven B.V. (Netherlands)

Category 34 — Pale&Amber Ale: Altbier
Gold: BAMBERG ALTBIER Cervejaria Bamberg (Brazil)
Silver: VENLOOSCH ALT Lindeboom Bierbrouwerij B.V. (Netherlands)
Bronze: SAMUEL ADAMS BOSTON ALE Boston Beer Company (United States)

Category 35 — Pale&Amber Ale: Amber
Gold: 1410 SNAB Bierbrouwers (Netherlands)
Silver: OBAA TWO Obaa Sprl (Belgium)
Bronze: CHIPIE Archibald Microbrasserie (Canada)
Bronze: LA BONNE AVENTURE Microbrasserie Pit Caribou (Canada)

Category 36 — Pale&Amber Ale: American IPA (Higher Than 6.5 ABV)
Gold: LUSH Fremont Brewing (United States)
Silver: WEEKEND VIBES Coronado Brewing (United States)
Bronze: IPA pFriem Family Brewers (United States)
Certificate of Excellence: MELVIN IPA Melvin Brewing (United States)

Category 37 — Pale&Amber Ale: American IPA (Less Than 6.5 ABV)
Gold: STAY WEST IPA Breakside Brewery & Taproom (United States)
Gold: WANDERLUST IPA Breakside Brewery & Taproom (United States)
Bronze: BIRD OF PREY Uiltje Brewing Company (Netherlands)
Certificate of Excellence: FUMO IPA Chengdu Fengshou Craft Beer Company, Ltd (China)

Category 38 — Pale&Amber Ale: American Pale Ale
Gold: VOLCELEST OATMEAL PALE ALE Brasserie de la Vallee de Chevreuse (France)
Silver: HOP.E Birra Mastino (Italy)
Bronze: RUDE Birrificio Artigianale La Villana (Italy)
Certificate of Excellence: LEISURE LAGOON Coronado Brewing (United States)

Category 39 — Pale&Amber Ale: Belgian Style IPA
Gold: DELIRIUM ARGENTUM Brouwerij L. Huyghe NV (Belgium)
Silver: No Award
Bronze: BAPTIST IPA Brouwerij Van Steenberge (Belgium)
Bronze: JACK’S PRECIOUS IPA Brouwerij The Musketeers (Belgium)
Certificate of Excellence: BSL006 Brasserie Saint-Lazare SA (Belgium)

Category 40 — Pale&Amber Ale: Best Bitter
Gold: BAMBERG SEPULTURA ALE Cervejaria Bamberg (Brazil)
Silver: SEA FURY Sharps Brewery (United Kingdom)
Bronze: AMBROSIA Ambrosia e.U. (Austria)

Category 41 — Pale&Amber Ale: Bières De Garde Ambrée
Gold: SILLY SAISON Brasserie de Silly (Belgium)
Silver: BRASSEURS SAVOYARDS AMBRÉE Les Brasseurs Savoyards (France)
Bronze: SINT IDESBALD ROUSSE Brouwerij L. Huyghe NV (Belgium)
Certificate of Excellence: LA TRAPPE ISID’OR Bierbrouwerij de Koningshoeven B.V. (Netherlands)

Category 42 — Pale&Amber Ale: Bitter
Gold: No Award
Silver: No Award
Bronze: No Award
Certificate of Excellence: KIRKE Corsaire Microbrasserie (Canada)

Mons-3 — My awesome table for judging in Mons. A great group of tasters.

Category 43 — Pale&Amber Ale: Bitter Blond/Golden Ale
Gold: TER DOLEN ARMAND Brouwerij Ter Dolen (Belgium)
Silver: MALHEUR 6 Brouwerij Malheur (Belgium)
Bronze: REMI Brouwerij De Bock (Belgium)
Certificate of Excellence: HOUPPE Brasserie Artisanale de Namur (Belgium)

Category 44 — Pale&Amber Ale: Double Saison
Gold: SAISON DUPONT DRY HOP Brasserie Dupont (Belgium)
Silver: SAISON DU SABLIER Hourglass Brewing (United States)
Bronze: LA GUILLOTINE Brouwerij L. Huyghe NV (Belgium)
Certificate of Excellence: AUBEOLE D’ESTINNES Marie-Jeanne Nolf (Belgium)

Category 45 — Pale&Amber Ale: English IPA
Gold: MARTIN’S DOUBLE IPA 55 John Martin ‘s (Belgium)
Silver: CIBOIRE Archibald Microbrasserie (Canada)
Bronze: BURTON ENGLISH IPA Juguetes Perdidos Cerveza Artesanal (Argentina)
Bronze: SAN BLAS Lord Chambray LTD (Malta)

Category 46 — Pale&Amber Ale: Imperial IPA
Gold: L’!! (DOUBLE EXCLAMATION) Noire et Blanche Inc. (Canada)
Silver: KNOTTY DOUBLE IPA Three Weavers Brewing, Co. (United States)
Bronze: 2×4 DOUBLE IPA Melvin Brewing (United States)
Certificate of Excellence: BURIED IN HOPS Anarchy Brew Co. (United Kingdom)
Certificate of Excellence: RETREAT (THIS IS A HAZY DOUBLE IPA) The Bruery (United States)

Category 47 — Pale&Amber Ale: Kölsch
Gold: BUCKSKIN KÖLSCH Buckskin, King Car Group (Taiwan)
Silver: No Award
Bronze: DRAUGHT 4 Pines Brewing Company (Australia)

Category 48 — Pale&Amber Ale: Light Bitter Blond/Golden Ale
Gold: STRANDGAPER Scheldebrouwerij BVBA (Belgium)
Silver: KOMPEL BOVENGRONDS Brouwerij Kompel (Belgium)
Bronze: KIWANDA CREAM ALE Pelican Brewing Company (United States)
Certificate of Excellence: HERKENRODE CISTER Brouwerij Cornelissen (Belgium)

Category 49 — Pale&Amber Ale: Modern Saison
Gold: LA SAISON DU TRACTEUR Microbrasserie Le Trou du diable (Canada)
Silver: PACIFICA Birrificio Artigianale La Villana (Italy)
Bronze: NOBLESSE OBLIGE Brasserie au Baron (France)
Certificate of Excellence: CLASSIC Blackberry Farm Brewery (United States)

Category 50 — Pale&Amber Ale: New England IPA
Gold: HAZEALICIOUS Reuben’s Brews (United States)
Silver: HAZY LITTLE THING Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (United States)
Bronze: LIUXI HAZY IPA Witchcraft Brewery (China)
Bronze: WHAT ROUGH BEAST Breakside Brewery & Taproom (United States)

Category 51 — Pale&Amber Ale: Pacific IPA
Gold: No Award
Silver: No Award
Bronze: BEAK BENDER HOPPINATED INDIA PALE ALE Pelican Brewing Company (United States)
Certificate of Excellence: TKO IPA Boxing Cat Brewery (China)

Category 52 — Pale&Amber Ale: Session IPA
Gold: PALM SESSION IPA Brouwerij Palm – Swinkels Family Brewers Belgium (Belgium)
Silver: BE ADORABLE Mister B Brewery (Italy)
Bronze: 24-JUIL Oproer (Netherlands)
Certificate of Excellence: SUMMER SESSION TROPICAL IPA Brouwerij Hoop (Netherlands)

Category 53 — Pale&Amber Ale: Strong Blonde/Golden Ale
Gold: OMER. TRADITIONAL BLOND Brouwerij Omer Vander Ghinste (Belgium)
Silver: OMMEGANG Brouwerij Haacht (Belgium)
Bronze: HAPKIN Brouwerij Alken-Maes (Belgium)
Certificate of Excellence: ST-FEUILLIEN GRAND CRU Brasserie St-Feuillien (Belgium)

Category 54 — Pale&Amber Ale: Strong/Extra Special Bitter
Gold: SAWTOOTH ALE Left Hand Brewing Company (United States)
Silver: GATSBY Birrificio Artigianale La Villana (Italy)
Bronze: BRAUFACTUM PALOR Die Internationale Brau-Manufacturen GmbH (Germany)
Certificate of Excellence: MONSERRATE ROJA Cervecería BBC (Colombia)

Category 55 — Pale&Amber Ale: Traditional Saison
Gold: SAISON AVENA Brasserie Deseveaux (Belgium)
Silver: SAISON D’EPEAUTRE Scrl Brasserie De Blaugies (Belgium)
Bronze: SAISON 1900 Brasserie Lefebvre (Belgium)

Category 56 — Red Ale: American Red Ale
Gold: POTALA TIBETAN RED ALE NBeer Craft Brewing Co. (China)
Silver: KABREW GYEONGBOKGUNG Kabrew (South Korea)
Bronze: RED EYES Pravda Beer Theatre (Ukraine)

Category 57 — Red Ale: Irish Red Ale
Gold: No Award
Silver: RED & GO Birrificio Otus Srl (Italy)
Bronze: BROTAS BEER RED ALE Brotas Beer Industria de Bebidas LTDA (Brazil)

Category 58— Red Ale: Oud Rood (Flanders Red Ale)
Gold: RODENBACH GRAND CRU Brouwerij Rodenbach – Swinkels Family Brewers Belgium (Belgium)
Silver: VARVAR BREW CARMINE Varvar Brew (Ukraine)
Bronze: DUCHESSE DE BOURGOGNE Brouwerij Verhaeghe Vichte (Belgium)
Certificate of Excellence: OUD BRUNELLO Birrificio del Ducato (Italy)

Category 59 — Speciality Beer: Alcohol-Free And Low-Alcohol Beers
Gold: WANDERLUST Van Moll Craft Beer (Netherlands)
Silver: MAISEL & FRIENDS ALKOHOLFREI Brauerei Gebr. Maisel (Germany)
Bronze: BROWN ALE Big Drop (United Kingdom)
Bronze: STOUT Big Drop (United Kingdom)
Certificate of Excellence: FREAK KRIEK ZERO POINT THREE FEEL FREE MERRY CHERRY BEER The Flying Dutchman Nomad Brewing Company (Belgium)

Category 60 — Speciality Beer: Barley Wine
Gold: WEYERMANN NR. 10 BARLEY WINE Mich. Weyermann GmbH & Co. KG (Germany)
Silver: BARLEY WHAT? Brasserie Historique de l’Abbaye du Cateau (France)
Bronze: SCHWARZBRÄU AGED BOCK Schwarzbräu GmbH (Germany)
Certificate of Excellence: BREW 3000 Fremont Brewing (United States)

Category 61 — Speciality Beer: Brut Beer
Gold: MALHEUR BIÈRE BRUT Brouwerij Malheur (Belgium)
Silver: BRUT IPA Ninkasi Fabriques (France)
Bronze: DAME JEANNE “BRUT SUR LIE” Dame Jeanne (Belgium)

Category 62 — Speciality Beer: Gluten Free
Gold: No Award
Silver: GRISETTE TRIPLE BIO GLUTEN FREE Brasserie St-Feuillien (Belgium)
Bronze: CAULIER BLONDE GLUTEN FREE Brasserie 28 (Belgium)

Category 63 — Speciality Beer: Hybrid
Gold: No Award
Silver: NOORDTSINGLE Brouwerij Noordt (Netherlands)
Bronze: No Award

Category 64 — Speciality Beer: Old Style Gueuze-Lambic
Gold: OLD GUEUZE CUVÉE RENÉ Lindemans Brewery (Belgium)
Silver: OUDE GEUZE VANDERVELDEN 137 Oud Beersel BVBA (Belgium)
Bronze: OUDE GEUZE BOON BLACK LABEL EDITION N°4 Brouwerij Boon (Belgium)
Bronze: OUDE GEUZE BRETT ELLE Lambiek Fabriek VOF (Belgium)

Category 65 — Speciality Beer: Other Sour Ale
Gold: LIMOILOU BEACH Microbrasserie La Souche (Canada)
Silver: VARVAR BREW D’RYE Varvar Brew (Ukraine)
Bronze: TIMMERMANS LAMBICUS BLANCHE John Martin’s (Belgium)
Certificate of Excellence: BODEBROWN BRUT SOUR BLANC Cervejaria Bodebrown (Brazil)

Category 66 — Speciality Beer: Speciality Beer (Higher Than 7 ABV)
Gold: DRUIF BLANC pFriem Family Brewers (United States)
Silver: DANDAO Chengdu Fengshou Craft Beer Company, Ltd (China)
Silver: GOUDALE Brasserie Goudale (France)
Bronze: ROTTEN SKULL PRUNE IMPERIAL STOUT Brasserie de la Vallee de Chevreuse (France)
Certificate of Excellence: BODEBROWN – CAVE COLINAS DE PEDRAS BLACK BRUT METODO ORIGINALE Cervejaria Bodebrown (Brazil)

Category 67 — Speciality Beer: Speciality Beer (Less Than 7 ABV)
Gold: PRUIM pFriem Family Brewers (United States)
Silver: VIVEN CHAMPAGNER WEISSE Brouwerij Viven (Belgium)
Bronze: BARREN SHOWER CHAMPAGNE IPA NBeer Craft Brewing Co. (China)
Certificate of Excellence: ENTRE NOUS BLONDE Brasserie de Hosdent (Belgium)

Category 68 — Speciality Beer: Speciality Beer: Italian Style Grape Ale
Gold: LIMES Brùton (Italy)
Silver: L’EQUILIBRISTA Birra del Borgo (Italy)
Bronze: ROÈ Birrificio Sagrin (Italy)
Certificate of Excellence: BODEBROWN LA GRISETTE SUPÉRIOR Cervejaria Bodebrown (Brazil)

Category 69 — Speciality Beer: Winter Ales
Gold: PIETRA BRASSIN D’HIVER Brasserie Pietra (France)
Silver: CUVÉE DE NOËL Juguetes Perdidos Cerveza Artesanal (Argentina)
Silver: DELIRIUM NOËL Brouwerij L. Huyghe NV (Belgium)
Bronze: No Award
Certificate of Excellence: ROUSSE DE NOËL Cap d’Ona (France)

Category 70 — Stout/ Porter: American Stout
Gold: OBSIDIAN STOUT Deschutes Brewery (United States)
Silver: ALL BLACK Stanislaus Brewskovitch BV (Netherlands)
Silver: MORE COMPLICATED THAN YOUR GIRLFRIEND STOUT The Flying Dutchman Nomad Brewing Company (Belgium)
Bronze: No Award

Category 71 — Stout/ Porter: Baltic Porter
Gold: NISSOS 7 BEAUFORT Cyclades Microbrewery at Tinos island (Greece)
Silver: PORTER Brouwerij Noordt (Netherlands)
Bronze: SPECIAL ONE IBEER (Italy)

Category 72 — Stout/ Porter: Dry Stout
Gold: KABREW DARK ALE Kabrew (South Korea)
Silver: NITRO STOUT 4 Pines Brewing Company (Australia)
Bronze: KIRISHIMA BEER STOUT Kirishima Shuzo Co., Ltd. (Japan)

Category 73 — Stout/ Porter: Oatmeal Stout
Gold: AMBRANERA Birrificio Otus Srl (Italy)
Silver: No Award
Bronze: THE POET New Holland Brewing (United States)

Category 74 — Stout/ Porter: Porter
Gold: YANNARODDY Kinnegar Brewing (Ireland)
Silver: GASPÉSIENNE #13 Microbrasserie Pit Caribou (Canada)
Bronze: UNCINO Birrificio Artigianale La Villana (Italy)

Category 75 — Stout/ Porter: Russian Imperial Stout
Gold: RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT Crooked Spider (Netherlands)
Silver: FROM SIAN TO DON Pravda Beer Theatre (Ukraine)
Bronze: RASKOLNIKOV IMPERIAL STOUT Craft Brew Riots (Russian Federation)
Certificate of Excellence: SINGULARITY Northern Light Brewery (Sweden)

Category 76 — Stout/ Porter: Stout Export
Gold: DUITS & LAURET WINTERSTOUT Brouwerij Duits & Lauret (Netherlands)
Silver: TSUNAMI STOUT Pelican Brewing Company (United States)
Bronze: ELBOW PATCHES The Virginia Beer Company (United States)

Category 77 — Wheat: Dubbel Wit/Imperial White
Gold: WITWIT 1975 sas di Nicola Grande e C (Italy)
Silver: No Award
Bronze: No Award

Category 78 — Wheat: Dunkel Weizen
Gold: TUMMA HEILI Panimo Honkavuori (Finland)
Silver: SCHWARZBRÄU WEISSBIER DUNKEL Schwarzbräu GmbH (Germany)
Bronze: WALDHAUS SCHWARZWALD WEISSE DUNKEL Privatbrauerei Waldhaus Joh. Schmid GmbH (Germany)

Category 79 — Wheat: Dunkel Weizen(Doppel)Bock
Gold: TAP6 AVENTINUS Schneider Weisse G. Schneider & Sohn GmbH (Germany)
Silver: No Award
Bronze: No Award

Category 80 — Wheat: Gose
Gold: SALT SHAKER GOSE Suzhou City Guangtu Brewing Co., Ltd (China)
Silver: No Award
Bronze: BEIJING GOSE MODERN NBeer Craft Brewing Co. (China)

Category 81 — Wheat: Weizen
Gold: 撕BEER WEIZEN Urbrew (China) Craft Beer Co., Ltd. (China)
Silver: TAP7 ORIGINAL Schneider Weisse G. Schneider & Sohn GmbH (Germany)
Bronze: MAISEL’S WEISSE ORIGINAL Brauerei Gebr. Maisel (Germany)
Certificate of Excellence: SCHWARZBRÄU WEISSBIER HELL Schwarzbräu GmbH (Germany)
Certificate of Excellence: WEISSBIER HELL Brauerei M.C. Wieninger (Germany)

Category 82 — Wheat: White IPA/Hoppy Weizen
Gold: NIUBI WHEAT NBeer Craft Brewing Co. (China)
Silver: No Award
Bronze: BROMEO HOPPY WHEAT Boxing Cat Brewery (China)
Certificate of Excellence: LAGUNITAS LITTLE SUMPIN’ SUMPIN’ Heineken Spain (United States)

Category 83 — Wheat: Witbier
Gold: BLANCHE DE NAMUR Brasserie du Bocq (Belgium)
Silver: HOEGAARDEN WHITE AB Inbev Hoegaarden (Belgium)
Bronze: VEDETT EXTRA WHITE Duvel Moortgat (Belgium)
Certificate of Excellence: BLANCHE DE THINES Belgo Sapiens Brewers / Brasserie Ceres Belgique SPRL (Belgium)
Certificate of Excellence: LOWLANDER WHITE ALE Lowlander Beer Co. (Netherlands)

The Comac Trophy: Best in Show

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International Revelation
CHIMAY GRANDE RÉSERVE Bières de Chimay (Belgium)

Best American Beer

American Revelation — Fermentis Trophy
BOURBON BARREL AGED DARK STAR Fremont Brewing (United States)

Best Belgian Beer

Belgian Revelation
TER DOLEN BLOND Brouwerij Ter Dolen (Belgium)

Best Chinese Beer

Chinese Revelation
POTALA TIBETAN RED ALE NBeer Craft Brewing Co. (China)

Best Dutch Beer

Dutch Revelation
WANDERLUST Van Moll Craft Beer (The Netherlands)

Best French Beer

French Revelation
VOLCELEST OATMEAL PALE ALE Brasserie de la Vallee de Chevreuse (France)

Best Italian Beer

Italian Revelation
AMERICAN MAGUT Birrificio Lambrate (Italy)

Per Capita Alcohol Consumption By Country

July 13, 2017 By Jay Brooks

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The website VoucherCloud published an interactive map showing the The World’s Booziest Countries. The source they used for the data is from the recently released World Health Statistics 2017.

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The original story only lists the top fifteen countries, and identifies the United States at No. 27. Happily, they made the full list available in a Google sheet. The first number is their rank, of course, followed by the name of the country and the final number after their name is “Alcohol consumed per capita (litres).”

The Worlds Booziest Countries: Full Data

1 Lithuania 18.2
2 Belarus 16.4
3 Moldova 15.9
4 Russia 13.9
5 Czech Republic 13.7
6 Romania 13.7
7 Croatia 13.6
8 Bulgaria 13.6
9 Belgium 13.2
10 Ukraine 12.8
11 Estonia 12.8
12 Slovakia 12.3
13 Hungary 12.3
14 Latvia 12.3
15 United Kingdom 12.3
16 Poland 12.3
17 South Korea 11.9
18 Serbia 11.8
19 Namibia 11.8
20 Uganda 11.8
21 France 11.7
22 Equatorial Guinea 11.6
23 Rwanda 11.5
24 Germany 11.4
25 Slovenia 11.3
26 Australia 11.2
27 South Africa 11.2
28 Luxembourg 11.1
29 Finland 10.9
30 Ireland 10.9
31 Gabon 10.8
32 Angola 10.8
33 Seychelles 10.8
34 Portugal 10.6
35 Austria 10.6
36 Andorra 10.5
37 New Zealand 10.1
38 Denmark 10.1
39 Switzerland 10
40 Canada 10
25 Cameroon 9.9
26 Montenegro 9.6
27 Cyprus 9.3
27 United States 9.3
28 Spain 9.2
29 Nigeria 9.1
29 Argentina 9.1
30 Chile 9
31 Brazil 8.9
31 Peru 8.9
32 Sweden 8.8
32 São Tomé and Príncipe 8.8
33 Kazakhstan 8.7
33 Netherlands 8.7
33 Guyana 8.7
34 Vietnam 8.6
35 Greece 8.5
35 Zimbabwe 8.5
36 Belize 8.2
36 Botswana 8.2
36 Cape Verde 8.2
37 Grenada 8.1
37 Georgia 8.1
38 Suriname 8
39 Panama 7.9
39 Palau 7.9
39 Trinidad and Tobago 7.9
39 Republic of the Congo 7.9
40 Japan 7.8
40 Norway 7.8
40 Mongolia 7.8
40 Barbados 7.8
40 China 7.8
41 Saint Lucia 7.6
41 Burkina Faso 7.6
41 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.6
41 Italy 7.6
42 Malta 7.5
42 Iceland 7.5
43 Laos 7.3
44 Thailand 7.2
45 Venezuela 7.1
45 Niue 7.1
45 Mexico 7.1
46 Burundi 6.9
46 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.9
47 Uruguay 6.8
48 Dominican Republic 6.6
49 Paraguay 6.3
49 Tanzania 6.3
49 Haiti 6.3
50 Swaziland 6
51 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.9
51 Bolivia 5.9
52 Sierra Leone 5.7
52 Albania 5.7
52 Lesotho 5.7
53 Philippines 5.6
54 Jamaica 5.5
54 Kyrgyzstan 5.5
54 Turkmenistan 5.5
55 Puerto Rico 5.4
55 Netherlands Antilles 5.4
55 Armenia 5.4
55 Cuba 5.4
55 Liberia 5.4
55 Bahamas 5.4
55 Guinea-Bissau 5.4
56 Cambodia 5.3
57 Colombia 5.2
57 Ivory Coast 5.2
57 Chad 5.2
58 Ecuador 5.1
58 Cook Islands 5.1
58 Nicaragua 5.1
58 Uzbekistan 5.1
59 Dominica 5
59 India 5
59 Gambia 5
60 Ethiopia 4.6
61 Ghana 4.4
61 Kenya 4.4
62 Costa Rica 4.1
62 Sri Lanka 4.1
63 Mauritius 4
63 Azerbaijan 4
64 Zambia 3.9
64 North Korea 3.9
65 Honduras 3.8
65 Central African Republic 3.8
66 Nauru 3.6
67 El Salvador 3.4
68 Fiji 3.3
68 Sudan 3.3
69 Guatemala 3.1
70 United Arab Emirates 3
70 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3
70 Israel 3
71 Tajikistan 2.9
72 Macedonia 2.8
72 Samoa 2.8
73 Kiribati 2.7
74 Togo 2.6
74 Benin 2.6
75 Nepal 2.5
76 Federated States of Micronesia 2.4
76 Papua New Guinea 2.4
76 Malawi 2.4
77 Mozambique 2.3
78 Myanmar 2.2
79 Singapore 1.9
79 Turkey 1.9
79 Tuvalu 1.9
80 Madagascar 1.8
81 Maldives 1.7
82 Lebanon 1.6
82 Tunisia 1.6
83 Malaysia 1.5
84 Solomon Islands 1.4
84 Tonga 1.4
85 Vanuatu 1.3
85 Brunei 1.3
86 Mali 1.2
86 Eritrea 1.2
87 Qatar 1
87 Algeria 1
87 Iran 1
87 Timor-Leste 1
88 Bahrain 0.9
89 Syria 0.8
89 Morocco 0.8
89 Guinea 0.8
90 Indonesia 0.6
91 Oman 0.5
91 Jordan 0.5
91 Bhutan 0.5
91 Afghanistan 0.5
91 Senegal 0.5
91 Somalia 0.5
91 Niger 0.5
92 Djibouti 0.4
92 Iraq 0.4
92 Egypt 0.4
93 Yemen 0.2
93 Comoros 0.2
93 Saudi Arabia 0.2
93 Bangladesh 0.2
93 Kuwait 0.2
93 Pakistan 0.2
94 Libya 0.1
94 Mauritania 0.1

And here are the notes for each of the Top 15:

Lithuania is the booziest country in the world. Lithuanians consume 18.2 litres of pure alcohol per capita or the equivalent to 186 bottles of wine.
Belarus comes in second behind Lithuania. The country drinks 168 bottles of wine or 16.4 litres per capita.
Moldovans consume 15.9 litres of pure alcohol per capita or 163 bottles of wine.
Russia takes fourth place in the booziest country stakes. Russians consume the equivalent of 1390 vodka shots per capita.
The Czech Republic drink a huge 482 pints of beer per capita! That’s 13.7 litres of pure alcohol.
Tie for 6th:
- In Romania people consume 13.7 litres of pure alcohol per capita.
- Croatia follows closely behind Romania, consuming 13.6 per capita.
- Bulgarians drink 13.6 litres of pure alcohol or 479 pints of lager per capita.
Belgians drink 478 pints of beer per capita! That’s 13.2 litres of pure alcohol.
Tie for 8th:
- Ukranians consume 12.8 litres of pure alcohol per capita or 131 bottles of wine.
- Estonia is joint eighth with people drinking 12.8 litres of pure alcohol per capita.
Tie for 9th:
- Solvakia is joint ninth place with people consuming 12.3 litres of pure alcohol per capita.
- Hugarians consume 12.3 litres of pure alcohol per capita and take join tninth place.
- Latvians drink 12.3 litres of pure alcohol per capita which is equal to 433 pints!
- The UK is in the top 10 booziest countries. We each consume 12.3 litres of pure alcohol a year – the equivalent of around 126 bottles of wine.
- Poland is also in joint ninth place with the UK, Slovakia, Hungary and Latvia.
South Koreans drink 11.9 litres of pure alcohol per person and take the tenth place in the booziest countries place!

And here’s the note for the U.S.

The US lags behind us on 9.3 litres per person – that’s the same as 564 330ml bottles of Budweiser.

World Beer Cup Awards 2016

May 6, 2016 By Jay Brooks

The 2016 World Beer Cup Awards were announced this evening in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This was the 11th time for the biennial international competition, with a record 6,596 entries from 1,907 breweries in 55 countries, judged by 253 judges (including yours truly). This year, 287 awards were given in 96 separate categories to breweries in 16 countries. Congratulations to all the winners.

This is the second time that the competition used a lottery system. Any brewery that wants to enter their beer first registers their desire to participate in the World Beer Cup over a set period of time. Once the number of interested breweries is known, then the number of different beers each one can enter is determined. This year, every brewery could enter up to four beers. As a result, the winners were far more diverse than in any previous year. Of all 287 award winners, six breweries won three awards and 22 breweries won two, with 225 winning only one.

Not surprisingly, the category with the highest number of entries was American-Style IPA, with 275. Second was Imperial India Pale Ale, with 181 entries, and the third most-entered category was American-Style Pale Ale, with 167. The average number of entries for each category was 69 beers.

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Overall, the United States won the most medals, with 230. Germany was second, with 17, and Japan came in third, with 9. Canada won eight and the United Kingdom won seven. Belgium picked up 3 awards, while Austria and Australia each brought home two.

Within the U.S., California won the most medals, with 49. Colorado was second with 37 and Oregon was third, with 19. Pennsylvania won 11, Virginia brought home 9 and New Mexico won 7. Ohio nabbed six, Massachusetts picked up 4 and Utah 3, while Connecticut, Maine, Nebraska and New Jersey each won two.

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Category: 1 American-Style Wheat Beer – 28 Entries
Gold: Whammy Bar Wheat, Amplified Ale Works, San Diego, CA
Silver: Whacked Out Wheat, Telluride Brewing Co., Telluride, CO
Bronze: Flash Bang, Excel Brewing Co., Breese, IL
Category: 2 American-Style Wheat Beer with Yeast – 39 Entries
Gold: Fuzztail, Sunriver Brewing, Sunriver, OR
Silver: Haybag Hefeweizen, Philipsburg Brewing Co., Philipsburg, MT
Bronze: Lost Meridian Wit, Base Camp Brewing Co., Portland, OR
Category: 3 Fruit Beer – 77 Entries
Gold: Shady Spot, Susquehanna Brewing Co., Pittston, PA
Silver: Razz Against the Machine, Little Machine, Denver, CO
Bronze: That Guava Beer, Legacy Brewing Co., Oceanside, CA
Category: 4 Fruit Wheat Beer – 46 Entries
Gold: First Peach Ale, Blue Moon Brewing Co., Golden, CO
Silver: Mr. Pineapple, SanTan Brewing Co., Chandler, AZ
Bronze: Raspberry Wheat Beer, Meantime Brewing Co., London, United Kingdom
Category: 5 Belgian-Style Fruit Beer – 58 Entries
Gold: Rosetta, Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown, NY
Silver: Coal Kriek, Gravity Brewing, Louisville, CO
Bronze: Sunken City, Insight Brewing Co., Minneapolis, MN
Category: 6 Pumpkin Beer – 25 Entries
Gold: Pump Action Imperial Pumpkin Ale, 4 Noses Brewing Co., Broomfield, CO
Silver: Tributary Jacques, Tributary Brewing Co., Kittery, ME
Bronze: Pumpkin Down, Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits – Scripps Ranch, San Diego, CA
Category: 7 Field Beer – 57 Entries
Gold: Ponce, Quest Brewing Co., Greenville, SC
Silver: Coconut Delight, Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery, Goochland, VA
Bronze: Cranberry Beet Wild Night, Swamp Head Brewery, Gainesville, FL
Category: 8 Chili Beer – 58 Entries
Gold: Yellow Fever, Comrade Brewing Co., Denver, CO
Silver: Hellcat, Fort George Brewery + Public House, Astoria, OR
Bronze: Thunder Axe, Brew Hub, Lakeland, FL
Category: 9 Herb and Spice Beer – 129 Entries
Gold: Sakura Mankai Lager, Chateau Kamiya Ushiku Brewery, Ushiku, Japan
Silver: Squatters Bumper Crop Honey Ale, Squatters Pub Brewery, Salt Lake City, UT
Bronze: Vanilla Bean Buffalo Sweat, Tallgrass Brewing Co., Manhattan, KS
Category: 10 Chocolate Beer – 80 Entries
Gold: Pasteur Street Cyclo Stout, Pasteur Street Brewing Co., Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Silver: Airporter Chocolate Porter, Marin Brewing Co., Larkspur, CA
Bronze: Kerplunk! Imperial Chocolate Stout, Spring House Brewing Co., Lancaster, PA
Category: 11 Coffee Beer – 154 Entries
Gold: Mocha Machine, Beachwood BBQ & Brewing, Long Beach, CA
Silver: Overload Stout, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant – West Chester, West Chester, PA
Bronze: Portola Breakfast Stout, Tustin Brewing Co., Tustin, CA
Category: 12 Specialty Beer – 60 Entries
Gold: Maple Bacon Coffee Porter, Funky Buddha Brewery, Oakland Park, FL
Silver: Maple Tripple Ale, Lawson’s Finest Liquids, Warren, VT
Bronze: Nut Smasher, Willoughby Brewing Co., Willoughby, OH
Category: 13 Rye Beer – 54 Entries
Gold: Rye Dawn, Breakwater Brewing Co., Oceanside, CA
Silver: Grimlock, Loowit Brewing Co., Vancouver, WA
Bronze: Uncle Dave’s Rye IPA, Discretion Brewing, Soquel, CA
Category: 14 Honey Beer – 55 Entries
Gold: Honey Chamomile Wheat, Nexus Brewery, Albuquerque, NM
Silver: Cross-Pollination, Magic Rock Brewing, Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Bronze: Long Sun Brewing Honey Beer, Long Sun Brewing, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Category: 15 Session Beer – 34 Entries
Gold: Otra Vez, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Mills River, NC
Silver: La Fete, 7venth Sun Brewery, Dunedin, FL
Bronze: Golden Dragon, Ise Kadoya Brewery, Ise, Japan
Category: 16 Session India Pale Ale – 111 Entries
Gold: Little Secret, Triptych Brewing, Savoy, IL
Silver: Down to Earth, 21st Amendment Brewery, San Leandro, CA
Bronze: Eternal, Northern Monk Brew Co., Leeds, United Kingdom
Category: 17 Other Strong Beer – 47 Entries
Gold: Brilliant, 10 Barrel Brewing Co., Bend, OR
Silver: Laissez-Faire, Monday Night Brewing, Atlanta, GA
Bronze: Winter Woman, Revolution Brewing Brewpub, Chicago, IL
Category: 18 Experimental Beer – 86 Entries
Gold: Arima Japan Ale, Konishi Brewing Co., Itami, Japan
Silver: Cerise Mousseux Nouveau, Manitou Brewing Co., Manitou Springs, CO
Bronze: Iwate Kura Beer Oyster Stout, Iwate Kura Beer, Ichinoseki, Japan
Category: 19 Fresh or Wet Hop Ale – 10 Entries
Silver: High Ground IPA, Manitou Brewing Co., Manitou Springs, CO
Bronze: Double Conundrum Imperial Red Fresh Hop, Aspen Brewing Co., Aspen, CO
Category: 20 Historical Beer – 27 Entries
Gold: Archetype Historical IPA, Circle Brewing Co., Austin, TX
Silver: Great Odin’s Beard Oat Ale, Third Street Aleworks, Santa Rosa, CA
Bronze: Dortmunder Adambier, Blue Pants Brewery, Madison, AL
Category: 21 Gluten-Free Beer – 40 Entries
Gold: Glutenberg India Pale Ale, Brasseurs Sans Gluten, Montreal, Canada
Silver: Glutenberg Lapsang d’Automne, Brasseurs Sans Gluten, Montreal, Canada
Bronze: A Dark Night, Departed Soles Brewing Co., Jersey City, NJ
Category: 22 American-Belgo-Style Ale – 61 Entries
Gold: Snowcat White IPA, Rock Bottom – Chicago, Chicago, IL
Silver: Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale, Boulevard Brewing Co., Kansas City, MO
Bronze: Salad Days, Pale Fire Brewing Co., Harrisonburg, VA
Category: 23 American-Style Sour Ale – 84 Entries
Gold: Confliction, Sloop Brewing, Elizaville, NY
Silver: Ensorcelled, The Rare Barrel, Berkeley, CA
Bronze: DAM Wild – Hops and Lemon Verbena, Flat Tail Brewing Co., Corvallis, OR
Category: 24 Brett Beer – 70 Entries
Gold: Blushing Star, Liquid Riot Bottling Co., Portland, ME
Silver: Sauvage, NOLA Brewing, New Orleans, LA
Bronze: La Bonte Pear, Wicked Weed Brewing, Asheville, NC
Category: 25 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer – 66 Entries
Gold: Bourbon Barrel Aged Koffi Porter, La Quinta Brewing Co., Palm Desert, CA
Silver: Rye Robustito, Drake’s Brewing Co., San Leandro, CA
Bronze: Wild Warehouse, Wander Brewing, Bellingham, WA
Category: 26 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer – 151 Entries
Gold: Bourbon Barrel Aged Jinx Remover, Fall Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
Silver: Omega Point, Olde Hickory Brewery Co., Hickory, NC
Bronze: Samuel Adams Utopias, Boston Beer Co., Boston, MA
Category: 27 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout – 152 Entries
Gold: A Night to End All Dawns, Kane Brewing, Ocean, NJ
Silver: Darkstar November, Bottle Logic Brewing, Anaheim, CA
Bronze: Ruse, Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, Richmond, VA
Category: 28 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer – 115 Entries
Gold: Love Among the Ruins, Thornbridge, Bakewell, United Kingdom
Silver: Days of Creation, Thornbridge, Bakewell, United Kingdom
Bronze: Bramble On Rose, Toolbox Brewing Co., Vista, CA
Category: 29 Aged Beer – 40 Entries
Gold: Nine-Tailed Fox, Nasu Kohgen Beer Co., Nasumachi, Japan
Silver: Solzhenitsyn, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant – Media, Media, PA
Bronze: 2012 Dr. Strangelove Barleywine, Strange Craft Beer Co., Denver, CO
Category: 30 Kellerbier or Zwickelbier – 69 Entries
Gold: Baumgartner Junghopfenpils, Brauerei Jos. Baumgartner, Schaerding, Austria
Silver: Ulmer Hexensud, Familienbrauerei Bauhoefer, Renchen, Germany
Bronze: Pilsner, Marble Brewery, Albuquerque, NM
Category: 31 Smoke Beer – 79 Entries
Gold: Ashes from the Grave, Monkey Paw Brewing, San Diego, CA
Silver: Breakside Smoked Porter, Breakside Brewery – Pub Brewery, Portland, OR
Bronze: Raucher, Wolverine State Brewing Co., Ann Arbor, MI
Category: 32 Light Lager – 45 Entries
Gold: Miller Lite, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI
Silver: Asahi The Dream, Asahi Breweries, Tokyo, Japan
Bronze: Landshark, Margaritaville Brewing Co., Wildwood, MO
Category: 33 International-Style Lager – 103 Entries
Gold: BEER, La Cumbre Brewing Co., Albuquerque, NM
Silver: Amend This!, TAPS Fish House & Brewery – Brea, Brea, CA
Bronze: Wonderstuff, Bauhaus Brew Labs, Minneapolis, MN
Category: 34 Baltic-Style Porter – 44 Entries
Gold: Apogee Baltic Porter, Morgan Territory Brewing, Tracy, CA
Silver: Cobaltic Porter, Bottle Logic Brewing, Anaheim, CA
Bronze: Black Aria Baltic Porter, Mountain Sun Breweries, Denver, CO
Category: 35 German-Style Pilsener – 108 Entries
Gold: Trumer Pils, Trumer Brauerei, Berkeley, CA
Silver: Pilsner, Dry Dock Brewing Co. – South Dock, Aurora, CO
Bronze: Saalfelder Premium, Buergerliches Brauhaus Saalfeld, Saalfeld, Germany
Category: 36 Bohemian-Style Pilsener – 65 Entries
Gold: Duchovni, Medusa Brewing Co., Hudson, MA
Silver: High Plains Pils, Canteen Brewhouse, Albuquerque, NM
Bronze: Pilsner, River Rat Brewery, Columbia, SC
Category: 37 Muenchner-Style Helles – 76 Entries
Gold: Loewenbraeu Original, Loewenbraeu, Muenchen, Germany
Silver: Aktien Hell, ABK Betriebsgesellschaft der Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren, Kaufbeuren, Germany
Bronze: Beach Blonde, Crystal Lake Brewing Co., Crystal Lake, IL
Category: 38 Dortmunder/Export or German-Style Oktoberfest – 52 Entries
Gold: Festbier, Muellerbraeu, Pfaffenhofen, Germany
Silver: Tauras Tradicinis, Kalnapilio-Tauro Grupe, Panevezys, Lithuania
Bronze: Eder’s Export, Eder & Heylands Brauerei, Grossostheim, Germany
Category: 39 Vienna-Style Lager – 57 Entries
Gold: Dock Time, Stony Creek Brewery, Branford, CT
Silver: Firebrick, August Schell Brewing Co., New Ulm, MN
Bronze: Puesta del Sol, WeldWerks Brewing Co., Greeley, CO
Category: 40 German-Style Maerzen – 34 Entries
Gold: Hissy Fit Marzen Lager, Bitter Sisters Brewing Co., Addison, TX
Silver: Rhinofest, Lost Rhino Brewing Co., Ashburn, VA
Bronze: Ur-Saalfelder, Buergerliches Brauhaus Saalfeld, Saalfeld, Germany
Category: 41 European-Style Dark/Muenchner Dunkel – 56 Entries
Gold: I Dunkled in My Pants, Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. – Arroyo Grande, Santa Barbara, CA
Silver: Mother in Lager, Karbach Brewing Co., Houston, TX
Bronze: Yee-Haw Dunkel, Yee-Haw Brewing, Johnson City, TN
Category: 42 German-Style Schwarzbier – 51 Entries
Gold: Schwartz Bier, Devils Backbone Brewing Co. – Outpost, Lexington, VA
Silver: Magnetron Schwarzbier, Metropolitan Brewing, Chicago, IL
Bronze: TAPS Schwarzbier, TAPS Fish House & Brewery – Brea, Brea, CA
Category: 43 German-Style Bock or Maibock – 75 Entries
Gold: Maibock, Stoudts Brewing Co., Adamstown, PA
Silver: Pivo Bublina, Ploughshare Brewing Co., Lincoln, NE
Bronze: Engel Bock Dunkel, Biermanufaktur ENGEL, Crailsheim, Germany
Category: 44 German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock – 53 Entries
Gold: Lucubrator, Occidental Brewing Co., Portland, OR
Silver: Warning Sign, Rockyard Brewing Co., Castle Rock, CO
Bronze: ATOR 20, Brauerei S. Riegele, Augsburg, Germany
Category: 45 American-Style Lager – 82 Entries
Gold: Rainier Lager, Pabst Brewing Co., Los Angeles, CA
Silver: High Life, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI
Bronze: Rocket 100, The Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co., Austin, TX
Category: 46 American-Style Amber Lager – 59 Entries
Gold: Steam Engine Lager, Steamworks Brewing Co., Durango, CO
Silver: Ringside Red, Boxing Cat Brewery, Shanghai, China
Bronze: Holsteiner, Argus Brewery, Chicago, IL
Category: 47 American-Style Dark Lager – 29 Entries
Gold: Jump Seat Black Lager, Lancaster Brewing Co., Lancaster, PA
Silver: El Moreno, TAPS Fish House & Brewery – Brea, Brea, CA
Bronze: Saint Patrick’s Black, Saint Patrick’s Brewing Co., Littleton, CO
Category: 48 Australian- or International-Style Pale Ale – 84 Entries
Gold: Triumvirate, Reuben’s Brews, Seattle, WA
Silver: Breakside Lunch Break ISA, Breakside Brewery, Milwaukie, OR
Bronze: Bosque IPA, Bosque Brewing Co., Albuquerque, NM
Category: 49 German-Style Koelsch – 75 Entries
Gold: Claritas, Mike Hess Brewing Co. – North Park, San Diego, CA
Silver: Feder Monde, All Rise Brewing Co., Chicago, IL
Bronze: Straub Kolsch, Straub Brewery, St. Marys, PA
Category: 50 German-Style Altbier – 56 Entries
Gold: 90 Shilling, Odell Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO
Silver: Little Red Cap, Grimm Brothers Brewhouse, Loveland, CO
Bronze: Breakside Will’s Alt, Breakside Brewery – Pub Brewery, Portland, OR
Category: 51 German-Style Sour Ale – 78 Entries
Gold: Volkssekt, Bend Brewing Co., Bend, OR
Silver: Gosebusters, Noble Ale Works, Anaheim, CA
Bronze: Original Ritterguts Gose, Ritterguts Gose, Borna, Germany
Category: 52 South German-Style Hefeweizen – 100 Entries
Gold: Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier, Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan, Freising, Germany
Silver: Premier OB Weizen, Oriental Brewery Co., Icheon-si, South Korea
Bronze: Baumgartner Weisse Hell, Brauerei Jos. Baumgartner, Schaerding, Austria
Category: 53 German-Style Wheat Ale – 62 Entries
Gold: Franziskaner Weissbier Royal, Spaten-Franziskaner-Braeu, Muenchen, Germany
Silver: Weihenstephaner Kristallweissbier, Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan, Freising, Germany
Bronze: Plank Original Hefeweizen, Brauerei Michael Plank, Laaber, Germany
Category: 54 South German-Style Weizenbock – 33 Entries
Gold: Ladenburger Weizenbock Hell, Brauerei Ladenburger, Neuler, Germany
Silver: Plank Heller Weizenbock, Brauerei Michael Plank, Laaber, Germany
Bronze: Plank Dunkler Weizenbock, Brauerei Michael Plank, Laaber, Germany
Category: 55 Belgian-Style Witbier – 78 Entries
Gold: Hoegaarden Wit, Hoegaarden Brewery, Inbev Belgium, Hoegaarden, Belgium
Silver: Gentleman’s Wit, Camden Town Brewery, London, United Kingdom
Bronze: Plum Island White, Newburyport Brewing Co., Newburyport, MA
Category: 56 French & Belgian-Style Saison – 116 Entries
Gold: Classic Saison, Blackberry Farm Brewery, Walland, TN
Silver: La Saison du Tracteur, Microbrasserie Le Trou Du Diable, Shawinigan, Canada
Bronze: Soleil Saison, 12Degree Brewing, Louisville, CO
Category: 57 Belgian- and French-Style Ale – 42 Entries
Gold: Barrel Aged Woodthrush, Little Fish Brewing Co., Athens, OH
Silver: Farnam House Biere de Garde, Farnam House Brewing Co., Omaha, NE
Bronze: Domaine DuPage, Two Brothers Brewing Co., Warrenville, IL
Category: 58 Belgian-Style Pale Ale or Blonde Ale – 60 Entries
Gold: La Trappe Trappist Blond, Bierbrouwerij de Koningshoeven, Berkel-Enschot, Netherlands
Silver: Raise the Roost, Portland Brewing, Portland, OR
Bronze: Golden Ghost, Lost Highway Brewing, Denver, CO
Category: 59 Belgian-Style Sour Ale – 46 Entries
Gold: Oude Geuze Boon Black Label, Brouwerij Boon, Lembeek, Belgium
Silver: Lindemans Oude Kriek Cuvee Rene, Lindemans Brewery, Vlezenbeek, Belgium
Bronze: Red Angel, Wicked Weed – Funkatorium, Asheville, NC
Category: 60 Belgian-Style Flanders Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale – 36 Entries
Gold: Yearling, Eagle Rock Brewery, Los Angeles, CA
Silver: Oude Tart, Bruery Terreux, Placentia, CA
Bronze: 2014 Vintage Blue Sunday, New Holland Brewing Co., Holland, MI
Category: 61 Belgian-Style Dubbel or Quadrupel – 73 Entries
Gold: Sanitarium, Bier Brewery and Taproom, Indianapolis, IN
Silver: Hertog Jan Dubbel, Hertog Jan Brouwerij, Arcen, Netherlands
Bronze: Three Philosophers, Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown, NY
Category: 62 Belgian-Style Tripel – 76 Entries
Gold: Bedotter, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant – Lancaster, Lancaster, PA
Silver: 33 Acres of Euphoria, 33 Acres Brewing Co., Vancouver, Canada
Bronze: Gnomegang, Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown, NY
Category: 63 Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale – 48 Entries
Gold: Treachery, 12Degree Brewing, Louisville, CO
Silver: Sanctuary Golden Strong Ale, Gemini Beer Co., Westminster, CO
Bronze: Deceit, Funkwerks, Fort Collins, CO
Category: 64 Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale – 37 Entries
Gold: The Sixth Glass, Boulevard Brewing Co., Kansas City, MO
Silver: Four Swords, Deep Ellum Brewing Co., Dallas, TX
Bronze: La Grivoise de Noel, Microbrasserie Le Trou Du Diable, Shawinigan, Canada
Category: 65 Other Belgian-Style Ale – 43 Entries
Gold: Supernatural, Crooked Run Brewing, Leesburg, VA
Silver: Chump Change, Oak Highlands Brewery, Dallas, TX
Bronze: Sugarfoot Belgian Table Beer, Spangalang Brewery, Denver, CO
Category: 66 English-Style Mild Ale – 38 Entries
Gold: Song In Your Heart, Discretion Brewing, Soquel, CA
Silver: Triple Crown Brown, The Mitten Brewing Co., Grand Rapids, MI
Bronze: Brockwell, Heist Brewery, Charlotte, NC
Category: 67 English-Style Summer Ale – 30 Entries
Gold: James Squires The Swindler Summer Ale, West End Brewery, Thebarton, Australia
Silver: Pacific Ale, Stone & Wood Brewing Co., Byron Bay, Australia
Bronze: True Blonde Ale, SKA Brewing Co., Durango, CO
Category: 68 Ordinary or Special Bitter – 36 Entries
Gold: Amber, Dry Dock Brewing Co. – North Dock, Aurora, CO
Silver: Sawtooth Ale, Left Hand Brewing Co., Longmont, CO
Bronze: Broken Dial, Harviestoun, Alva, United Kingdom
Category: 69 Classic English-Style Pale Ale – 33 Entries
Gold: Caldera Ashland Amber, Caldera Brewing Co., Ashland, OR
Silver: Puddlers Row ESB, Conshohocken Brewing Co., Conshohocken, PA
Bronze: Breakside ESB, Breakside Brewery – Pub Brewery, Portland, OR
Category: 70 Extra Special Bitter – 68 Entries
Gold: ESB, Bier Brewery and Taproom, Indianapolis, IN
Silver: End of Summer Beer, Mother Earth Brew Co., Vista, CA
Bronze: Old Jalopy Pale Ale, Powell Street Craft Brewery, Vancouver, Canada
Category: 71 English-Style India Pale Ale – 41 Entries
Gold: Independence Pass Ale, Aspen Brewing Co., Aspen, CO
Silver: Punjabi Pale Ale, CooperSmith’s Pub & Brewing, Fort Collins, CO
Bronze: Big Wave Bay IPA, Hong Kong Beer Co., Chai Wan, Hong Kong
Category: 72 Scottish-Style Ale – 41 Entries
Gold: Kilt Lifter, Four Peaks Brewing Co. – Wilson Street, Tempe, AZ
Silver: Druthers 80 Shilling, Druthers Brewing Co., Albany, NY
Bronze: Maltopia Scotch Ale, Hermitage Brewing Co., San Jose, CA
Category: 73 English-Style Brown Ale – 50 Entries
Gold: Boar Brown, Pig Pounder Brewery, Greensboro, NC
Silver: Sweet George’s Brown, Dillon Dam Brewery, Dillon, CO
Bronze: Brewers Special Brown Ale, New English Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
Category: 74 Brown Porter – 66 Entries
Gold: Capella Porter, Ecliptic Brewing, Portland, OR
Silver: Polygamy Nitro Porter, Utah Brewers Cooperative, Salt Lake City, UT
Bronze: Blue Nose Brown, Red Leg Brewing Co., Colorado Springs, CO
Category: 75 Robust Porter – 92 Entries
Gold: P.M. Porter, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery – West Covina, West Covina, CA
Silver: Gaspar’s Porter, Florida Beer Co., Cape Canaveral, FL
Bronze: Stranger than Fiction Porter, Collective Arts Brewing, Hamilton, Canada
Category: 76 Sweet Stout or Cream Stout – 63 Entries
Gold: Chocolate Milk Stout, Boxing Bear Brewing Co., Albuquerque, NM
Silver: Buried at Sea, Galway Bay Brewery, Galway, Ireland
Bronze: Udder Love, Beachwood BBQ & Brewing, Long Beach, CA
Category: 77 Oatmeal Stout – 67 Entries
Gold: Scaredy Cat, Vintage Brewing Co., Madison, WI
Silver: Stumblers Stout, Columbia River Brewing Co., Portland, OR
Bronze: Sasquatch Shadow, Elk Horn Brewery, Eugene, OR
Category: 78 Scotch Ale – 70 Entries
Gold: Clan Warrior Scotch Ale, Odyssey Beerwerks, Arvada, CO
Silver: AleSmith Wee Heavy, AleSmith Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
Bronze: Glasgow Butcher, Crooked Ewe Brewery & Ale House, South Bend, IN
Category: 79 British-Style Imperial Stout – 53 Entries
Gold: Arch Devil Imperial Stout, DevilCraft, Shinagawa-ku, Japan
Silver: Russian Imperial Stout, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant – Media, Media, PA
Bronze: Corvo Negro, Novo Brazil Brewing Co., Chula Vista, CA
Category: 80 Old Ale or Strong Ale – 55 Entries
Gold: Ninja Pirate, Black Lotus Brewing Co., Clawson, MI
Silver: Heini’s Good Cheer, Roundabout Brewery, Pittsburgh, PA
Bronze: Irish Walker, Olde Hickory Brewery Co., Hickory, NC
Category: 81 Barley Wine-Style Ale – 71 Entries
Gold: 2013 10&2 Barleywine, Fifty West Brewing Co., Cincinnati, OH
Silver: Old Bounder, Boundary Bay Brewery, Bellingham, WA
Bronze: Stormwatcher’s Winterfest, Pelican Brewing Co. – Pacific City, Pacific City, OR
Category: 82 Irish-Style Red Ale – 66 Entries
Gold: Reilly’s Red, Devils Backbone Brewing Co. – Outpost, Lexington, VA
Silver: Piper Down, Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits, San Diego, CA
Bronze: Red Molly, Pale Fire Brewing Co., Harrisonburg, VA
Category: 83 Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout – 42 Entries
Gold: Minoh Beer STOUT, A·J·I Beer, Minoh, Japan
Silver: Irish Stout, Carver Brewing Co., Durango, CO
Bronze: O’Connor’s Dry Irish Stout, O’Connor Brewing Co., Norfolk, VA
Category: 84 Export Stout – 52 Entries
Gold: Fade to Black, Volume 1, Left Hand Brewing Co., Longmont, CO
Silver: Spetsnaz, The Grumpy Troll Brewpub, Mount Horeb, WI
Bronze: Dirty Frank Stout, River’s Edge Brewing Co., Milford, MI
Category: 85 Golden or Blonde Ale – 82 Entries
Gold: Power & Light Pale, Independence Brewing, Austin, TX
Silver: Squatters Chasing Tail Golden Ale, Squatters Pub Brewery, Salt Lake City, UT
Bronze: German Blonde, Bemidji Brewing Co., Bemidji, MN
Category: 86 American-Style Pale Ale – 167 Entries
Gold: Pistol River Pale, Arch Rock Brewing Co., Gold Beach, OR
Silver: Pale Ale, North High Brewing, Columbus, OH
Bronze: Knotty Pine Pale Ale, Lumberyard Brewing Co., Flagstaff, AZ
Category: 87 American-Style Strong Pale Ale – 118 Entries
Gold: Lucky Day, Central Coast Brewing Co., San Luis Obispo, CA
Silver: IPA 2016, Yo-Ho Brewing Co., Saku, Japan
Bronze: Paladin, Wicks Brewing Co., Riverside, CA
Category: 88 American-Style India Pale Ale – 275 Entries
Gold: I Love It!, Noble Ale Works, Anaheim, CA
Silver: IPA, Great North Aleworks, Manchester, NH
Bronze: Santilli, Night Shift Brewing, Everett, MA
Category: 89 Imperial India Pale Ale – 181 Entries
Gold: Hop JuJu Imperial IPA, Fat Head’s Brewery – Middleburg Heights, Middleburg Heights, OH
Silver: Trebuchet, Second Street Brewery, Santa Fe, NM
Bronze: Nobility, Noble Ale Works, Anaheim, CA
Category: 90 American-Style Amber/Red Ale – 96 Entries
Gold: Epiphany Red Ale, Iron Springs Pub & Brewery, Fairfax, CA
Silver: Sabre-Toothed Squirrel, Smog City Brewing Co., Torrance, CA
Bronze: Beast of Bray Road, Second Salem Brewing Co., Whitewater, WI
Category: 91 Double Red Ale – 51 Entries
Gold: Summit Sunrise, Denver Beer Co. – Canworks, Denver, CO
Silver: Valentinus IPA, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant – Wilmington, Wilmington, DE
Bronze: Toaster Pastry, 21st Amendment Brewery, San Leandro, CA
Category: 92 Imperial Red Ale – 37 Entries
Gold: Blood Junkie, Three Weavers Brewing Co., Inglewood, CA
Silver: December Nights Imperial Red, Thorn Street Brewery, San Diego, CA
Bronze: Wreak Havoc, Bootstrap Brewing, Niwot, CO
Category: 93 American-Style Brown Ale – 81 Entries
Gold: Granola Brown Ale, Black Hog Brewing, Oxford, CT
Silver: Open Road Brown Ale, Troubled Monk Brewery, Red Deer, Canada
Bronze: Upslope Brown Ale, Upslope Brewing Co. – Flatiron Park, Boulder, CO
Category: 94 American-Style Black Ale – 67 Entries
Gold: Turmoil, Barley Brown’s Brew Pub, Baker City, OR
Silver: Carlton, Melvin Brewing – Jackson, Jackson, WY
Bronze: Midnight Moonlight, Fat Head’s Brewery – Middleburg Heights, Middleburg Heights, OH
Category: 95 American-Style Stout – 51 Entries
Gold: The Defender, Haymarket Pub & Brewery, Chicago, IL
Silver: Kilgore, Beachwood BBQ & Brewing, Long Beach, CA
Bronze: P2P, 10 Barrel Brewing Co. – Boise, Boise, ID
Category: 96 American-Style Imperial Stout – 62 Entries
Gold: Blot Out the Sun, Three Floyds Brewing Co., Munster, IN
Silver: HoliDAVE, Artifex Brewing Co., San Clemente, CA
Bronze: Happy Ending, SweetWater Brewing Co., Atlanta, GA

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Champion Brewery and Brewer Awards

Very Small Brewing Company Category
Arch Rock Brewing Co.
James Smith
Small Brewing Company Category
Noble Ale Works
Evan and The Giants
Mid-Size Brewing Company Category
Brewery Ommegang
Brewery Ommegang Brewing Team
Large Brewing Company Category
Miller Brewing Co.
Miller Brewing Co. Brewing Team
Small Brewpub Category
12Degree Brewing
Jon Howland and Tor O’Brien
Large Brewpub Category
Beachwood BBQ & Brewing
Julian Shrago, Ian McCall and Gene Wagoner

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Brussels Beer Challenge 2015

November 12, 2015 By Jay Brooks

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Last Saturday, the winners of the 4th annual Brussels Beer Challenge were announced. A little over 1,100 beers were judged in 66 categories by 75 judges, of which I was again privileged to be one. This year the competition was held in Antwerp, and there was a 36% increase in the number of beers this year over last year’s competition, which also required an additional 15 judges. After two days of judging, the awards were announced at De Koninck.

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For the second straight year, the United States came out on top, winning the most medals. Here are the top medal winners, by country.

Medals Won by Country:

United States = 60
Belgium = 46
Italy = 26
Netherlands = 23
TIE: Germany / Spain = 9
France = 6
TIE: Brazil / United Kingdom = 5
Denmark = 4
TIE: Czech Republic / Malta / Poland = 3
TIE: China / Ireland / Japan = 2

The 2015 Brussels Beer Challenge Winners

Category 1: Dark Ale: Abbey / Trappist Style Dubbel
Gold: Nucis, Kamun srl (Italy)
Silver: Diôle Brune, La Brasserie des Carrières (Belgium)
Bronze: Texels Dubbel, Texelse Bierbrouwerij BV (Netherlands)
Bronze: Moreneta Bruna-Brune, Barna Brew (Brouwerij Anders!) (Spain)
Certificate of Excellence: Terenez Brune, La brasserie du bout du monde (France)
Certificate of Excellence: Bon Secours Brune, Brasserie Caulier SPRL (Belgium)
Certificate of Excellence: Paljas Bruin, Brouwerij Henricus (Belgium)

Category 2: Dark Ale: Brown Ale
Gold: Davy Brown Ale, Figueroa Mountain Brewing (US)
Silver: UnderCover – Brown Ale, Coisbo Beer ApS (Denmark)
Bronze: Jopen 4Granen Bokbier, Jopenkerk Bierbrouwerij (Netherlands)
Certificate of Excellence: Bonfire Brown, Saugatuck Brewing (US)

Category 3: Dark Ale: Dark/Black IPA
Gold: Ebers Hopsfall 2015, Land Food & Beverage Soc. Coop. Agricola (Italy)
Silver: Turmoil, Barley Brown’s Beer (US)
Bronze: Bosuil – Tawny Owl, Brouwerij het Uiltje (Netherlands)
Certificate of Excellence: Black, Lucky Bastard (Czech Republic)

Category 4: Dark Ale: Oud Bruin (Flanders Brown Ale)
Silver: Liefmans Goudenband, Brouwerij Liefmans (Belgium)

Category 5: Dark Ale: Strong Dark Ale
Gold: Inglorious Quad, Inglorious Brew Stars (Belgium)
Gold: Edelhert Donker, De Heidebrouwerij 1 (Netherlands)
Bronze: Jopen Ongelovige Thomas – Doubting Thomas, Jopenkerk Bierbrouwerij (Netherlands)
Certificate of Excellence: Eden Quadrupel, De Lustige Brouwers (Belgium)

Category 6: Flavoured Beer: Chocolate
Gold: Zeven Zonden Invidia, Hugel (Belgium)
Silver: Global Mutt Baltic Porter, Wander Brewing (US)
Silver: Big Bad Baptist Imperial Stout, Epic Brewing (US)
Bronze: 7 Fjell Morgenstemning Coffee Stout, 7 Fjell Bryggeri (Norway)
Certificate of Excellence: Midnight Ritual, Moylan’s Brewing (US)

Category 7: Flavoured Beer: Coffee
Gold: Breakfast Stout, Barley Brown’s Beer (US)

Category 8: Flavoured Beer: Fruit Beer
Gold: Malagrika, Birrificio B94 SRL (Italy)
Silver: Boysenberry Fruit Puncheon, Wander Brewing (US)
Bronze: Red & White, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (US)
Certificate of Excellence: Mort Subite Oude Kriek Lambic, Brouwerij Alken-Maes NV (Belgium)

Category 9: Flavoured Beer: Fruit Lambic
Gold: Kriek Boon Mariage Parfait, Brouwerij Boon N.V. (Belgium)
Silver: Oude Kriek Cuvée René, Brouwerij Lindemans (Belgium)
Bronze: Oude Kriek Oud Beersel, Oud Beersel BVBA (Belgium)
Certificate of Excellence: Timmermans Oude Kriek, Timmermans (Belgium)

Category 10: Flavoured Beer: Herb & Spice
Gold: Fleur Sofronia, MC77 – Birrificio Artigianale (Italy)
Silver: Zinnbach Kung Fu Beer, Shandong ZinnBach Biotechnology Co., LTD (China)
Bronze: Glezia, Glezia Beer (Belgium)

Category 11: Flavoured Beer: Honey Beer
Gold: Humdinger, Joseph Holt Ltd (UK)
Silver: Barbãr Blonde, Brasserie Lefebvre (Belgium)
Bronze: Samuel Adams Honey Queen, Boston Beer Company (US)

Category 12: Flavoured Beer: Pumpkin ale
Silver: Samuel Adams Harvest Pumpkin Ale, Boston Beer Company (US)
Bronze: Samuel Adams Fat Jack, Boston Beer Company (US)
Certificate of Excellence: Saranac Pumpkin Ale, FX Matt Brewing (US)

Category 13: Flavoured Beer: Smoked Beer
Gold: Bax Bier Koud Vuur, Bax Bier Groningen (Netherlands)
Silver: Arsa, Birrificio Birranova (Italy)
Bronze: Roulv, Bryggeriet Frejdahl (Denmark)
Certificate of Excellence: Stray Bird Smoked Porter, Stray Bird Brewery (China)
Certificate of Excellence: Smoked Revolution, Birrificio Birranova (Italy)

Category 14: Flavoured Beer: Sweet/Milk Stout
Gold: Nocturna, Kamun SRL (Italy)
Silver: Steel Toe Stout, Ska Brewing (US)
Bronze: Milk Stout, Left Hand Brewing (US)

Category 15: Flavoured Beer: Wood/Barrel Aged
Gold: Black Butte ^ 3, Deschutes Brewing (US)
Silver: Keyte Jubileum, Brouwerij Strubbe (Belgium)
Bronze: Ska Face, Ska Brewing (US)

Category 16: Lager: American-Style Pilsner
Silver: Salamander Hoppy Violet Potato Lager, Browar Stu Mostów (Poland)

Category 17: Lager: Bohemian-Style Pilsner
Silver: Bohemian Pilsner, Brauerei Lemke Berlin (Germany)
Bronze: Maes Pils, Brouwerij Alken-Maes NV (Belgium)

Category 18: Lager: Dark/Dunkel (including Schwarzbier)
Gold: Bamberg Schwarzbier, Cervejaria Bamberg (Brazil)
Silver: Vadia Preta, Cerveja Vadia (Portugal)
Bronze: Premium Dark, Primátor a.s. (Czech Republic)

Category 19: Lager: German-Style Dunkel Bock/Doppelbock
Gold: Ezelenbok, SNAB Bierbrouwers (Netherlands)
Silver: Bokkepruik, Brouwerij Hommeles (Netherlands)
Bronze: Cerveza Apóstol Premium Tipo Bock, Indsutria de Cervezas y Bebidas SAS (Colombia)
Certificate of Excellence: St. Christoffel Bock, Christoffel Bieren B.V. (Netherlands)

Category 20: Lager: German-Style Helles-/MaiBock/Doppelbock
Silver: San Miguel Selecta XV, Mahou San Miguel (Spain)
Bronze: Samuel Adams Double Bock, Boston Beer Company (US)
Bronze: Alfa Super Dort, Alfa brouwerij (Netherlands)
Certificate of Excellence:

Category 21: Lager: German-Style Märzen
Gold: Oachkatzlschwoaf, Urban Chestnut Brewing (US)
Silver: Octoberfest, Wormtown Brewery (US)
Bronze: Saranac Adirondack Lager, FX Matt Brewing (US)
Certificate of Excellence:

Category 22: Lager: German-Style Pilsner
Gold: Bavik Pils, Brouwerij de Brabandere (Belgium)
Silver: Schwarzbräu Stolz der Bayern Pilsener, Schwarzbräu GmbH (Germany)
Bronze: Cisk Export, Simonds Farsons Cisk (Malta)
Certificate of Excellence: ViaEmilia, Birrificio del Ducato (Italy)

Category 23: Lager: Helles
Gold: Birra Ichnusa Cruda, Heineken Italia (Italy)
Silver: Schwarzbräu Bayerisch Hell, Schwarzbräu GmbH (Germany)
Silver: Schwarzbräu Exquisit, Schwarzbräu GmbH (Germany)
Bronze: Brixia Lager, La Curtense (Italy)
Certificate of Excellence: Estaminet, Brouwerij Palm (Belgium)
Certificate of Excellence: Birra Ichnusa, Heineken Italia (Italy)

Category 24: Lager: Ice
Bronze: Corsaire, Brasserie Lorraine (France)

Category 25: Lager: International Style Pilsner
Gold: Asahi Super Dry, Asahi Breweries, Ltd (Japan)
Silver: Schwarzbräu Schweden Pils, Schwarzbräu GmbH (Germany)
Bronze: Bierland Pilsen, Cervejaria Bierland (Brazil)
Certificate of Excellence: De Leckere Pilsener, De Leckere BV (Netherlands)

Category 26: Lager: Light Lager
Gold: McGargles Fancy Frank’s Lager, Rye River Brewing (Ireland)
Silver: Heineken Light, Heineken International (Netherlands)
Bronze: San Miguel Fresca, Mahou San Miguel (Spain)
Certificate of Excellence: Utica Club Pilsener, FX Matt Brewing (US)

Category 27: Pale & Amber Ale: (Belgian style) Tripel
Gold: Hoegaarden Grand Cru, AB Inbev (Belgium)
Silver: Bersalis Tripel, Oud Beersel BVBA (Belgium)
Bronze: Rangsken, Den Houten Molen (Belgium)
Certificate of Excellence: Gouden Carolus Tripel, Brouwerij Het Anker (Belgium)

Category 28: Pale & Amber Ale: Abbey / Trappist Style Blond
Gold: Maredsous Blond, Duvel Moortgat (Belgium)
Silver: Affligem Blond, Brouwerij Alken-Maes NV (Belgium)
Bronze: 7PK, Vzw De Winning Maatwerk / PK (Belgium)
Certificate of Excellence: ABT Fundum Blond, Columbus Management / Zonderik Beer Company (Belgium)

Category 29: Pale & Amber Ale: Altbier
Gold: Bamberg Altbier, Cervejaria Bamberg (Brazil)
Silver: Samuel Adams Boston Ale, Boston Beer Company (US)
Bronze: Flying Bison Rusty Chain, FX Matt Brewing (US)
Certificate of Excellence:

Category 30: Pale & Amber Ale: Amber
Gold: Brevis Furor, Birrificio dei Castelli (Italy)
Silver: Palm, Brouwerij Palm (Belgium)
Bronze: Doom Bar, Sharp’s Brewery (UK)
Certificate of Excellence: Blue Label Ale, Simonds Farsons Cisk (Malta)

Category 31: Pale & Amber Ale: American IPA (Greater than 6.5 ABV)
Gold: Capivara Little IPA, Cerveja Blumenau (Brazil)
Silver: Odell IPA, Odell Brewing (US)
Bronze: Sculpin, Ballast Point Brewing and Spirits (US)
Certificate of Excellence: Pallet Jack IPA, Barley Brown’s Beer (US)

Category 32: Pale & Amber Ale: American IPA (Less than 6.5 ABV)
Gold: Hopvine IPA, Schooner Exact Brewing (US)
Silver: Be Hoppy, Wormtown Brewery (US)
Bronze: Long White Cloud Pale Ale, Long White Cloud Brewing (New Zealand)

Category 33: Pale & Amber Ale: Best Bitter
Gold: Cutthroat Pale Ale, Uinta Brewing (US)
Silver: 942, Dougall’s (Spain)
Bronze: Punks Do It Bitter, Birrificio Indipendente Elav (Italy)
Certificate of Excellence: Calico, Ballast Point Brewing and Spirits (US)

Category 34: Pale & Amber Ale: Bières de Garde ambrée
Gold: Brassin d’hiver, Brasserie du Mont-Blanc (France)
Silver: Terenez Blonde, La brasserie du bout du monde (France)
Bronze: La Rousse, Brasserie du Mont-Blanc (France)
Certificate of Excellence: Rare Vos, Brewery Ommegang (US)

Category 35: Pale & Amber Ale: Bitter
Gold: Jopen Jacobus RPA, Jopenkerk Bierbrouwerij (Netherlands)
Silver: Patagonia Küne Pale Ale, Cerveza Patagonia (Argentina)
Bronze: ROCK Ale Cut, Schlossbrauerei Friedenfels GmbH (Germany)

Category 36: Pale & Amber Ale: Bitter Blond / Golden Ale
Gold: Seef Bier, Antwerpse Brouw Compagnie NV (Belgium)
Silver: Steenbrugge Blond, Brouwerij de Gouden Boom (Belgium)
Bronze: Maneblusser, Brouwerij Het Anker (Belgium)

Category 37: Pale & Amber Ale: English IPA
Gold: San Blas – English IPA, Lord Chambray (Malta)
Silver: Dales Pale Ale, Oskar Blues Brewery (US)
Bronze: Butcombe Atlantic IPA, Butcombe Brewery (UK)
Certificate of Excellence: BBP Aupa Pale Ale, Basqueland Brewing Company S.L. (Spain)

Category 38: Pale & Amber Ale: Imperial IPA
Silver: The Calling IPA, Boulevard Brewing (US)
Bronze: Dreamcrusher, Deep Ellum Brewing (US)

Category 39: Pale & Amber Ale: Kölsch
Gold: BBP Captain Norbert Kolsch, Basqueland Brewing Company S.L. (Spain)

Category 40: Pale & Amber Ale: Light Bitter Blond / Golden Ale
Gold: Atlantic, Sharp’s Brewery (UK)
Silver: Bax Bier Kon Minder, Bax Bier Groningen (Netherlands)
Bronze: Wild Jo, Brouwerij de Koninck (Belgium)

Category 41: Pale & Amber Ale: Saison
Gold: Saison Dupont Biologique, Brasserie Dupont (Belgium)
Silver: Biir – Country Belgian Farmhouse Ale, Brouwerij Montaigu – BIIR Brewer Assoc. (Belgium)
Certificate of Excellence: Saison, Brouwerij Maximus B.V. (Netherlands)

Category 42: Pale & Amber Ale: Strong Blonde / Golden Ale
Gold: Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale, Boulevard Brewing (US)
Silver: St-Feuillien Grand Cru, Brasserie St-Feuillien (Belgium)
Bronze: Hopruiter, Scheldebrouwerij bvba (BElgium)
Certificate of Excellence: Caulier Triple / Gluten Free, Caulier Developpement SA / NV (Belgium)

Category 43: Pale & Amber Ale: Strong / Extra Special Bitter
Gold: ESB/Amber, Saugatuck Brewing (US)
Silver: Leyenda, Dougall’s (Spain)

Category 44: Red Ale: American Red Ale
Gold: Daylight, Track 7 Brewing (US)
Silver: Route 77, Birrificio il Mastio (Italy)
Bronze: Pastorale, Van Moll (Netherlands)
Certificate of Excellence: Ebers American Pale Ale 2015, Land Food & Beverage Soc. Coop. Agricola (Italy)

Category 45: Red Ale: Irish Red Ale
Gold: McGargles Granny Mary’s Red Ale, Rye River Brewing (Ireland)
Silver: Red Cap Irish Style Red Ale, Kulshan Brewing (US)
Bronze: Barbarossa, Birrificio Svevo di Cisco Vito (Italy)
Certificate of Excellence:

Category 46: Red Ale: Oud Rood (Flanders Red Ale)
Gold: Rodenbach Grand Cru, Brouwerij Rodenbach (Belgium)
Silver: Samuel Adams Kosmic Mother Funk Grand Cru, Boston Beer Company (US)
Bronze: Samuel Adams Stony Brook Red, Boston Beer Company (US)
Certificate of Excellence: Rodenbach, Brouwerij Rodenbach (Belgium)

Category 47: Speciality Beer: Barley Wine
Gold: Olde School Barley Wine, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (US)
Silver: Fathead Barley Wine, Nebraska Brewing (US)
Bronze: Bohemia Reserva, Ambev S.A. (Brazil)
Certificate of Excellence: SEVEN, Coisbo Beer ApS (Denmark)

Category 48: Speciality Beer: Brut Beer
Bronze: Broeder Jacob Brut Rosé, Brouwerij Broeder Jacob (Belgium)

Category 49: Speciality Beer: Hybrid
Gold: Sun Barley Bio Blonde, Micro Birrificio Castel del Monte (Italy)
Silver: Karibu, Piccolo Birrificio Indipendente Decimoprimo (Italy)
Bronze: Brutus, Brouwerij Maximus B.V. (Netherlands)

Category 50: Speciality Beer: Lambic & Gueuze
Gold: Timmermans Oude Gueuze, Timmermans (Belgium)
Silver: Coolship Resurgam, Allagash Brewing (US)
Bronze: Sour Opal, Firestone Walker Brewing (US)
Certificate of Excellence: Gueuze Boon VAT 77, Brouwerij Boon N.V. (Belgium)

Category 51: Speciality Beer: Speciality Beer
Gold: Nonniversaire, HopSaSam (Belgium)
Silver: Petrus Aged Pale, Brouwerij de Brabandere (Belgium)
Bronze: Gulpener Ur-Hop, Gulpener Bierbrouwerij (Netherlands)
Certificate of Excellence:

Category 52: Speciality Beer: Winter Ales
Gold: Gulpener Wintervrund, Gulpener Bierbrouwerij (Netherlands)
Silver: UnderCover – Christmas Ale, Coisbo Beer ApS (Denmark)
Bronze:
Certificate of Excellence:

Category 53: Stout/Porter: American Stout
Gold: Calix Niger, Birrificio dei Castelli (Italy)
Silver: Obsidian Stout, Deschutes Brewing (US)
Bronze: Darker than your Soul, Saugatuck Brewing (US)

Category 54: Stout/Porter: Baltic Porter
Gold: Ballast Point Baltic Porter, Ballast Point Brewing and Spirits (US)
Bronze: Cornelius Porter, Sulimar Sp z o.o. (Poland)

Category 55: Stout/Porter: Dry Stout
Gold: Stringers Dry Stout, Stringers Beer (UK)
Silver: Dry Stout, Reuben’s Brews (US)
Silver: Dragoon’s Dry Irish Stout, Moylan’s Brewing (US)

Category 56: Stout/Porter: Oatmeal Stout
Gold: De Poet, New Holland Brewing (US)
Silver: Dragonstooth Stout, Elysian Brewing (US)
Certificate of Excellence: Oatmeal Stout, Blue Point Brewing (US)

Category 57: Stout/Porter: Porter
Gold: Magarìa, ‘a Magara (Italy)
Silver: Coconut Porter, Maui Brewing (US)
Bronze: Transporter, Kulshan Brewing (US)
Bronze: Arriaca Imperial Porter, Cervezas Arriaca SL (Spain)
Certificate of Excellence: Malvados Porter, Malvados Beer by Crevezart (Spain)
Certificate of Excellence: Turkunara, P3 Brewing (Italy)

Category 58: Stout/Porter: Russian Imperial Stout
Gold: Ten Fidy, Oskar Blues Brewery (US)
Silver: Mìerula, ‘a Magara (Italy)
Bronze: Ukrainian Imperial Stout, Pravda Beer Theatre (Ukraine)
Certificate of Excellence: Nautilus, Birrificio Mezzavia (Italy)

Category 59: Stout/Porter: Stout Export
Gold: Tsunami Stout, Pelican Pub & Brewery (US)
Silver: Duits & Lauret Stout, Duits & Lauret (Netherlands)
Bronze: Voreia Stout, SIRIS Microbrewery (Greece)
Certificate of Excellence: Asahi Stout, Asahi Breweries, Ltd (Japan)

Category 60: Wheat: Dubbel Wit / Imperial White
Gold: IJwit, Brouwerij ‘t IJ (Netherlands)

Category 61: Wheat: Dunkel Weizen
Bronze: Friedenfelser Dunkles Weizen, Schlossbrauerei Friedenfels GmbH (Germany)

Category 62: Wheat: Dunkel Weizen(doppel)bock
Gold: Texels Bock, Texelse Bierbrouwerij BV (Netherlands)
Bronze: TAP6 Unser Aventinus, Weisses Bräuhaus G. Schneider & Sohn GmbH (Germany)
Certificate of Excellence: Jopen Johannieter, Jopenkerk Bierbrouwerij (Netherlands)

Category 63: Wheat: Gose
Gold: Gose, pFriem Family Brewers (US)
Silver: Sun Barley Bio Blanche, Micro Birrificio Castel del Monte (Italy)

Category 64: Wheat: Weizen
Gold: Weizenbier, Primátor a.s. (Czech Republic)
Bronze: Cornelius Pszeniczny, Sulimar Sp z o.o. (Poland)
Bronze: TAP1 Meine Blonde Weisse, Weisses Bräuhaus G. Schneider & Sohn GmbH (Germany)

Category 65: Wheat: White IPA / Hoppy Weizen
Gold: Weiss Weiss Baby, Figueroa Mountain Brewing (US)
Silver: Lunette, Brasserie de la Pleine Lune (France)
Bronze: Les 4 Surfeurs de l’Apocalypso, Le Trou du diable (Canada)
Certificate of Excellence: Sirena, Birrificio Della Granda (Italy)

Category 66: Wheat: Witbier
Gold: Alkali Wit, Track 7 Brewing (US)
Gold: Montelago Litha, Birrificio il Mastio (Italy)
Silver: Blanche de Namur, Brasserie du Bocq (Belgium)
Bronze: St. Paul White, Brouwerij Sterkens Bierparadijs (Belgium)

Best Belgian Beer

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Best Belgian Beer
Saison Dupont Biologique, Brasserie Dupont (Belgium)

The Comac Trophy: Best in Show

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The Comac Trophy: Best in Show
Hopvine IPA, Schooner Exact Brewing (US)

SABMiller and Anheuser-Busch InBev Reach “Agreement In Principle”

October 13, 2015 By Jay Brooks

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While most of us were sleeping, it appears SABMiller and Anheuser-Busch InBev were quite busy, and announced this morning SABMiller and Anheuser-Busch InBev [Reach] Agreement in principle and extension of PUSU. The New York Times has an analysis of the deal, or you can read the entire Press Release from SABMiller:

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LONDON–The Boards of AB InBev (Euronext: ABI) (NYSE: BUD) and SABMiller (LSE: SAB) (JSE: SAB) announce that they have reached agreement in principle on the key terms of a possible recommended offer to be made by AB InBev for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of SABMiller (the “Possible Offer”).
Terms of Possible Offer
Under the terms of the Possible Offer, SABMiller shareholders would be entitled to receive GBP 44.00 per share in cash, with a partial share alternative (“PSA”) available for approximately 41% of the SABMiller shares.
The all-cash offer represents a premium of approximately 50% to SABMiller’s closing share price of GBP 29.34 on 14 September 2015 (being the last business day prior to renewed speculation of an approach from AB InBev).
The PSA consists of 0.483969 unlisted shares and GBP 3.7788 in cash for each SABMiller share, equivalent to a value of GBP 39.03 per SABMiller share on 12 October 2015, representing a premium of approximately 33% to the closing SABMiller share price of GBP 29.34 as of 14 September 2015. Further details of the PSA are set out below.
In addition, under the Possible Offer, SABMiller shareholders would be entitled to any dividends declared or paid by SABMiller in the ordinary course in respect of any completed six-month period ended 30 September or 31 March prior to completion of the possible transaction, which shall not exceed USD 0.2825 per share for the period ended 30 September 2015 and a further USD 0.9375 per share for the period ended 31 March 2016 (totalling USD 1.22 per share) and shall not exceed an amount to be agreed between AB InBev and SABMiller in respect of periods thereafter (which shall be disclosed in any announcement of a firm intention to make an offer).
The Board of SABMiller has indicated to AB InBev that it would be prepared unanimously to recommend the all-cash offer of GBP 44.00 per SABMiller share to SABMiller shareholders, subject to their fiduciary duties and satisfactory resolution of the other terms and conditions of the Possible Offer.
Antitrust and reverse break fee
In connection with the Possible Offer, AB InBev would agree to a “best efforts” commitment to obtain any regulatory clearances required to proceed to closing of the transaction. In addition, AB InBev would agree to a reverse break fee of USD 3 billion payable to SABMiller in the event that the transaction fails to close as a result of the failure to obtain regulatory clearances or the approval of AB InBev shareholders.
Pre-conditions
The announcement of a formal transaction would be subject to the following matters:
a) unanimous recommendation by the Board of SABMiller in respect of the all-cash offer, and the execution of irrevocable undertakings to vote in favour of the transaction from members of the SABMiller Board, in a form acceptable to AB InBev;
b) the execution of irrevocable undertakings to vote in favour of the transaction and to elect for the PSA from SABMiller’s two major shareholders, Altria Group, Inc. and BevCo Ltd., in each case in respect of all of their shareholding and in a form acceptable to AB InBev and SABMiller;
c) the execution of irrevocable undertakings to vote in favour of the transaction from AB InBev’s largest shareholders, the Stichting Anheuser-Busch InBev, EPS Participations SaRL and BRC SaRL in a form acceptable to AB InBev and SABMiller;
d) satisfactory completion of customary due diligence; and
e) final approval by the Board of AB InBev.
The Board of AB InBev fully supports the terms of this Possible Offer and expects (subject to the matters above) to give its formal approval immediately prior to announcement.
AB InBev reserves the right to waive in whole or in part any of the pre-conditions to making an offer set out in this announcement, other than c) above which will not be waived.
The conditions of the transaction will be customary for a combination of this nature, and will include approval by both companies’ shareholders and receipt of antitrust and regulatory approvals.
In view of the timetable for obtaining some of these approvals, AB InBev envisages proceeding by way of a pre-conditional scheme of arrangement in accordance with the Code.
The cash consideration under the transaction would be financed through a combination of AB InBev’s internal financial resources and new third party debt.
Further details of the PSA
The PSA comprises up to 326 million shares, which will be available for approximately 41% of the SABMiller shares. These shares would take the form of a separate class of AB InBev shares (the “Restricted Shares”)^{^[1]}, with the following characteristics:
Unlisted and not admitted to trading on any stock exchange;
Subject to a five-year lock-up from closing;
Convertible into AB InBev ordinary shares on a one for one basis after the end of that five year period;
Ranking equally with AB InBev ordinary shares with regards to dividends and voting rights; and
Director nomination rights.
SABMiller shareholders who elect for the partial share alternative will receive 0.483969 Restricted Shares^{^[2]} and GBP 3.7788 in cash for each SABMiller share.
Extension of the PUSU deadline
In accordance with Rule 2.6(a) of the Code, AB InBev was required, by not later than 5.00 pm on 14 October 2015, to either announce a firm intention to make an offer for SABMiller in accordance with Rule 2.7 of the Code or announce that it does not intend to make an offer for SABMiller, in which case the announcement will be treated as a statement to which Rule 2.8 of the Code applies.
In accordance with Rule 2.6(c) of the Code, the Board of SABMiller has requested that the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers (the “Panel”) extends the relevant deadline, as referred to above, to enable the parties to continue their talks regarding the Possible Offer. In the light of this request, an extension has been granted by the Panel and AB InBev must, by not later than 5.00 pm on 28 October 2015, either announce a firm intention to make an offer for SABMiller in accordance with Rule 2.7 of the Code or announce that it does not intend to make an offer for SABMiller, in which case the announcement will be treated as a statement to which Rule 2.8 of the Code applies. This deadline will only be extended with the consent of the Panel in accordance with Rule 2.6(c) of the Code.
AB InBev reserves the following rights:
a) to introduce other forms of consideration and/or to vary the composition of consideration;
b) to implement the transaction through or together with a subsidiary of AB InBev or NewCo or a company which will become a subsidiary of AB InBev or NewCo;
c) to make an offer (including the all-cash offer and PSA) for SABMiller at any time on less favourable terms:
(i) with the agreement or recommendation of the Board of SABMiller;
(ii) if a third party announces a firm intention to make an offer for SABMiller on less favourable terms; or
(iii) following the announcement by SABMiller of a whitewash transaction pursuant to the Code; and
d) to reduce its offer (including the all-cash offer and PSA) by the amount of any dividend that is announced, declared, made or paid by SABMiller prior to completion, save for ordinary course dividends declared or paid prior to completion, which shall not exceed USD 0.2825 per share for the period ended 30 September 2015 and a further USD 0.9375 per share for the period ended 31 March 2016 (totalling USD 1.22 per share) and shall not exceed an amount to be agreed between AB InBev and SABMiller in respect of periods thereafter (which shall be disclosed in any announcement of a firm intention to make an offer).
The announcement does not constitute an offer or impose any obligation on AB InBev to make an offer, nor does it evidence a firm intention to make an offer within the meaning of the Code. There can be no certainty that a formal offer will be made.
A further announcement will be made when appropriate.

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SABMiller Rejects Buyout Offer From A-B InBev

October 7, 2015 By Jay Brooks

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SABMiller released a statement this morning rejecting the latest takeover offer from Anheuser-Busch InBev. You may, or may not, be able to read the statements released by SABMiller on their website, and there are some fairly scary disclaimers including language that, depending on your jurisdiction, claims that the publicly available information may not be legal to read, and in such case advise you to “exit this web page.” Which while I’m sure is required by some law, probably UK law, also feels fairly ridiculous. At any rate, quite a few news outlets, such as the Wall Street Journal, Reuters and the New York Times are all reporting on it, so it must be okay for the likes of me.

The gist of it is the SABMiller board unanimously rejected ABI’s latest takeover offer, for the primary reason that they believe ABI’s offer “substantially” undervalues their company (currently the offer values SABMiller at $104 billion), among a few other technical reasons having to do with the timing, regulatory issues and others. The current offer is for roughly £65.14 billion, which is $99.76 billion dollars.

The Wall Street Journal helpfully created a graphic showing the recent history of the potential deal as it’s been unfolding.

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There’s little doubt this is not the end of it, but there will continue to be a back and forth as this high-stakes game unfolds. And it really is a game, sad to say. Apparently negotiations have been tense, which really should not come as a shock to anybody, yet you see statements like this. “AB InBev is disappointed that the board of SABMiller has rejected both of these prior approaches without any meaningful engagement.” The absurdity of that reveals the gamesmanship involved, as it plays out in the media. It’s going to be an interesting few weeks.