2008 Brewers Association World Beer Cup Winners

 

 

World Beer Cup Champion Brewery and Brewmaster

Small Brewing Company

Brauerei Michael Plank

Michael Plank

 

World Beer Cup Champion Brewery and Brewmaster

Mid-Size Brewing Company

Firestone Walker Brewing Co.

Matthew Brynildson World Beer Cup Champion Brewery and Brewmaster

 

Large Brewing Company

Miller Brewing Co.

Dr. David S. Ryder World Beer Cup Champion Brewery and Brewmaster

 

Small Brewpub

Piece Brewing Co.

Jonathan Cutler World Beer Cup Champion Brewery and Brewmaster

 

Large Brewpub

Russian River Brewing Co.

Vinnie Cilurzo

 

Category: 1 Non-Alcoholic Malt Tonic – 3 Entries

Gold: Distelhäuser Malz, Distelhäuser Brauerei, Tauberbischofsheim, Germany

Silver: Xtra Malt (Non-Alcoholic), Samba Brewing Co., San Juan, Trinidad

Bronze: Sport-Malz, Eder & Heylands Brauerei GmbH & Co. KG, Grossostheim, Germany

 

Category: 2 Non-Alcoholic (Beer) Malt Beverage – 19 Entries

Gold: O’Doul’s, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., St. Louis, MO

Silver: Baltika N o 0 Non-Alcoholic, Baltika Breweries, St. Petersburg, Russia

Bronze: O’Doul’s Amber, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., St. Louis, MO

 

Category: 3 American Cream Ale or Lager – 22 Entries

Gold: Old Style, Pabst Brewing Co., San Antonio, TX

Silver: Pilsen, Cervepar S.A., Ypane, Paraguay

Bronze: Session Premium Lager, Full Sail Brewing, Hood River, OR

 

Category: 4 American-Style Wheat Beer – 10 Entries

Gold: Cascade Blonde Lager, Cascade Brewing Co., Abbotsford, Australia

Silver: Leinenkugel’s Honey Weiss, Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co., Chippewa Falls, WI

Bronze: Pyramid Crystal Weizen, Pyramid Breweries, Inc., Portland, OR

 

Category: 5 American-Style Hefeweizen – 24 Entries

Gold: Haru Urara, Iganosato Mokumoku, Iga, Japan

Silver: Shiner Hefeweizen, The Spoetzl Brewery, Shiner, TX

Bronze: Pyramid Hefeweizen, Pyramid Breweries, Inc., Portland, OR

 

Category: 6 Rye Beer – 8 Entries

Gold: Worryin’ Ale, Piece Brewing Co., Chicago, IL

Silver: Roggen Rock, Redrock Brewing Co., Salt Lake City, UT

Bronze: Amberjaque Rye Ale, Lazy Magnolia Brewing Co., Kiln, MS

 

Category: 7 Fruit and Vegetable Beer – 41 Entrie

Gold: Redbach, Palm Breweries Belgium Site Brewery Rodenbach, Roeselare, Belgium

Silver: Fruitesse Kriek, Liefmans Breweries, Dentergem, Belgium

Bronze: Fruitesse Framboos, Liefmans Breweries, Dentergem, Belgium

 

Category: 8 Herb and Spice Beer – 52 Entries

Gold: Coconut Porter, Maui Brewing Co./Fish & Game Rotisserie, Lahaina, HI

Silver: Jack Whacker Wheat, Tommyknocker Brewery, Idaho Springs, CO

Bronze: Leinenkugel’s Sunset Wheat, Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co., Chippewa Falls, WI

 

Category: 9 Coffee Flavored Beer – 23 Entries

Gold: Meantime Coffee, Meantime Brewing Co. Ltd., Greenwich, England

Silver: Big Daddy Espresso Stout, Twisted Pine Brewing Co., Boulder, CO

Bronze: Founders Breakfast Stout, Founders Brewing Co., Grand Rapids, MI

 

Category: 10 Specialty Beer – 17 Entries

Gold: Pullman Brown Ale, Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery, Flossmoor, IL

Silver: Morimoto Black Obi Soba Ale, Rogue Ales, Newport, OR

Bronze: Southern Pecan Nut Brown Ale, Lazy Magnolia Brewing Co., Kiln, MS

 

Category: 11 Specialty Honey Lager or Ale – 29 Entries

Gold: Redoak Honey Ale, Redoak, Sydney, Australia

Silver: Midas Touch, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton, DE

Bronze: McGuire’s Millennium Ale, McGuire’s Irish Pub #1, Pensacola, FL

 

Category: 12 Other Strong Ale or Lager – 21 Entries

Gold: Dragonstooth Stout, Elysian Brewing Co., Seattle, WA

Silver: Northstar Imperial Porter, Twisted Pine Brewing Co., Boulder, CO

Bronze: Olde Knicker Kicker, Oak Creek Brewing Co., Sedona, AZ

 

Category: 13 Experimental Beer (Lager or Ale) – 22 Entries

Gold: Blootvoetse Bruin, Walking Man Brewing, Stevenson, WA

Silver: König Pilsener-Gluten Free, König Brauerei GmbH, Duisburg, Germany

Bronze: Samuel Adams Utopias 2005, Boston Beer Co., Boston, MA

 

Category: 14 Wood- and Barrel-aged Beer – 46 Entries

Gold: Bourbon County Stout, Goose Island Beer Co., Chicago, IL

Silver: Old Woody, Schooner’s Grille & Brewery, Antioch, CA

Bronze: Hitachino Nest Beer Japanese Classic Ale, Kiuchi Syuzou, Naka, Japan

 

Category: 15 Cellar or Unfiltered Beer – 23 Entries

Gold: Caldera Pilsener Bier, Caldera Brewing Co., Ashland, OR

Silver: Schlappeseppel Kellerbier, Eder & Heylands Brauerei GmbH & Co. KG, Grossostheim, Germany

Bronze: Naturtrüb, Alpirsbacher Klosterbrauerei, Alpirsbach, Germany

 

Category: 16 Smoke-Flavored Beer – 21 Entries

Gold: Redoak Rauch, Redoak, Sydney, Australia

Silver: Smokin’ Willie Smoked Porter, Moose’s Tooth Brewing Co., Anchorage, AK

Bronze: Smolder Bock, Outer Banks Brewing Station, Kill Devil Hills, NC

 

Category: 17 European-Style Low-Alcohol Lager/German-Style Leicht(bier) – 12 Entries

Gold: Freudenberger Leicht, Brauerei Märkl, Freudenberg, Germany

Silver: Hahn Premium Light, Hahn Brewing Co., Camperdown, Australia

Bronze: Cascade Premium Light, Cascade Brewing Co., Abbotsford, Australia

 

Category: 18 German-Style Pilsener – 54 Entries

Gold: Trumer Pils, Trumer Brauerei Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

Silver: Waldhaus Diplom Pils, Privatbrauerei Waldhaus Joh. Schmid GmbH, Weilheim, Germany

Bronze: Pfungstaedter Edel Pils Premium, Pfungstaedter Brauerei Hildebrand GmbH & Co. KG, Pfungstadt, Germany

 

Category: 19 Bohemian-Style Pilsener – 39 Entries

Gold: Imperial, Královsky Pivovar Kru sovice, Kru sovice, Czech Republic

Silver: CZECHVAR – Premium Czech Lager, Budejovicky Budvar, n.p. dba B.B.N.P., C. Budejovice, Czech Republic

Bronze: Pils, Alpirsbacher Klosterbrauerei, Alpirsbach, Germany

 

Category: 20 Münchner-Style Helles – 44 Entries

Gold: Hofmühl Hell, Privatbrauerei Hofmühl GmbH, Eichstätt, Germany

Silver: Aktien Hell, Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren AG, Kaufbeuren, Germany

Bronze: Löwenbrau, InBev, Brussels, Belgium

 

Category: 21 European-Style Pilsener – 61 Entries

Gold: Birra Moretti, Heineken Italia S.p.A., Milano, Italy

Silver: Ursus Premium, S.C. Ursus Breweries S.A., Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Bronze: Spezial, Alpirsbacher Klosterbrauerei, Alpirsbach, Germany

 

Category: 22 Dortmunder/European-Style Export – 25 Entries

Gold: Hatz Export, Hofbrauhaus Hatz AG, Rastatt, Germany

Silver: Alpenstoff, Brauerei Bürgerbräu August Röhm & Söhne KG, Bad Reichenhall, Germany

Bronze: Kalnapilis Grand, AB “Kalnapilio-Tauro Grupe”, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

Category: 23 Vienna-Style Lager – 25 Entries

Bronze: Schaumburger Landbier, Schaumburger Privat-Brauerei GmbH, Stadthagen, Germany

 

Category: 24 German-Style Märzen/Oktoberfest – 29 Entries

Silver: Vienna, Rock Bottom Brewery-Bellevue, Bellevue, WA

Bronze: Ottenbräeu Märzen, Ottenbräu, Abensberg, Germany

 

Category: 25 European-Style Dark/Münchner Dunkel – 36 Entries

Gold: Original Unterbaarer Dunkel, Schlossbrauerei Unterbaar, Baar/Schwaben, Germany

Silver: Distelhäuser Landbier, Distelhäuser Brauerei, Tauberbischofsheim, Germany

Bronze: Weltenburger Kloster Barock Dunkel, Klosterbrauerei Weltenburg GmbH, Kelheim, Germany

 

Category: 26 German-Style Schwarzbier – 26 Entries

Gold: Gordon Biersch Schwarzbier, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group, Chattanooga, TN

Silver: Shonan Liebe, Kumazawa Brewing Co., Chigasaki, Japan

Bronze: Georgi Sud, Ritter St. Georgenbrauerei Karl Gloßner GmbH & Co. KG, Nennslingen, Germany

 

Category: 27 Traditional German-Style Bock – 28 Entries

Gold: Butthead Bock, Tommyknocker Brewery, Idaho Springs, CO

Silver: Birra Moretti La Rossa, Heineken Italia S.p.A., Milano, Italy

Bronze: Troegenator, Tröegs Brewing Co., Harrisburg, PA

 

Category: 28 German-Style Heller Bock/Maibock – 19 Entries

Gold: JW Dundee’s Pale Bock, High Falls Brewing Co., Rochester, NY

Silver: Barre Maibock, Privatbrauerei Ernst Barre GmbH, Lübbecke, Germany

Bronze: Blonde Doppelbock, Capital Brewery Co. Inc., Middleton, WI

 

Category: 29 German-Style Strong Bock – 27 Entries

Gold: Dark Doppelbock, Capital Brewery Co. Inc., Middleton, WI

Silver: Y¨sbok, SNAB, Purmerend, Netherland

Bronze: Red Cock Doppelbock, Maui Brewing Co./Fish & Game Rotisserie, Lahaina, HI

 

Category: 30 American-Style Light Lager – 22 Entries

Gold: Miller Lite, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI

Silver: Lone Star Light, Pabst Brewing Co., San Antonio, TX

Bronze: Michelob Light, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., St. Louis, MO

 

Category: 31 American-Style Low-Carbohydrate Light Lager – 5 Entries

Gold: Egils Lite, The Brewery Egill Skallagrimsson Ltd., Reykjavik, Iceland

Silver: Pure Blonde, Foster’s Australia, Abbotsford, Australia

Bronze: Cobra Lower Cal Lower Carb, Cobra Beer Ltd., London, England

 

Category: 32 American-Style “Light” Amber Lager – 6 Entries

Gold: Shiner Light, The Spoetzl Brewery, Shiner, TX

Silver: Michelob Ultra Amber, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., St. Louis, MO

Bronze: Samuel Adams Light, Boston Beer Co., Boston, MA

 

Category: 33 American-Style Lager – 20 Entries

Gold: Miller High Life, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI

Silver: Bahia, Industrias La Constancia, San Salvador, El Salvador

 

Category: 34 American-Style Premium Lager – 24 Entries

Gold: Pabst Blue Ribbon, Pabst Brewing Co., San Antonio, TX

Silver: Formosa Genuine Draft, Brick Brewing Co Ltd., Waterloo, Canada

Bronze: Henry Weinhard’s Private Reserve, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI

 

Category: 35 American-Style Specialty Lager – 14 Entries

Gold: Icehouse, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI

Silver: OE HG 800, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI

Bronze: Milwaukee’s Best Ice, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI

 

Category: 36 American-Style Amber Lager – 31 Entries

Gold: Toasted Lager, Blue Point Brewing Co., Patchogue, NY

Silver: Old Scratch Amber Lager, Flying Dog Brewery, Denver, CO

Bronze: Walkerville Lager, Walkerville Brewing Co., Windsor, Canada

 

Category: 37 American-Style Dark Lager – 11 Entries

Gold: Henry Weinhard’s Classic Dark, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI

Silver: Shiner Bock, The Spoetzl Brewery, Shiner, TX

Bronze: Black Jack, Great Lakes Brewery, Toronto, Canada

 

Category: 38 Australasian, Latin American or Tropical-Style Light Lager – 23 Entries

Gold: Norte Blanca, Cerveceria y Malteria Quilmes, Quilmes, Argentina

Silver: Kingfisher, Shepherd Neame Ltd, Faversham, England

Bronze: Bohemia Especial, Cerveceria Nacional Dominicana, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

 

Category: 39 Baltic Porter – 14 Entries

Gold: Neptune’s Nemesis, Rocky River Brewing Co., Rocky River, OH

Silver: Just Call Me George, America’s Brewing Co. @ Walter Payton’s Roundhouse, Aurora, IL

Bronze: Redoak Baltic Porter, Redoak, Sydney, Australia

 

Category: 40 Belgian-Style White (or Wit)/Belgian-Style Wheat – 32 Entries

Gold: Hoegaarden, InBev, Brussels, Belgium

Silver: Nit Wit, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery – Chandler, Huntington Beach, CA

Bronze: Wittekerke Belgian White, Bavik Brewery, Bavikhove, Belgium

 

Category: 41 French- Belgian-Style Saison – 21 Entries

Gold: Straffe Hendrik Blond, Liefmans Breweries, Dentergem, Belgium

Silver: Hennepin Farmhouse Ale, Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown, NY

Bronze: Barking Duck, Matilda Bay Brewing Co., Melbourne, Australia

 

Category: 42 Belgian-and French-Style Ale – 24 Entries

Gold: Brugse Zot, Brouwerij De Halve Maan, Bruges, Belgium

Silver: Matilda, Goose Island Beer Co., Chicago, IL

Bronze: Special De Ryck, Brewery De Ryck, Herzele, Belgium

 

Category: 43 Belgian-Style Sour Ale – 22 Entries

Gold: Rodenbach Grand Cru, Palm Breweries Belgium Site Brewery Rodenbach, Roeselare, Belgium

Silver: De Wilde Zuidentrein, Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery, Flossmoor, IL

Bronze: Festina Lente, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton, DE

 

Category: 44 Belgian-Style Dubbel – 20 Entries

Gold: C.B.C. Belgian-Style Dubbel, Chicago Brewing Co., Las Vegas, NV

Silver: Adirondack Abbey Ale, Great Adirondack Brewing Co., Lake Placid, NY

Bronze: Abbey Dubbel, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant #1, Wilmington, DE

 

Category: 45 Belgian-Style Tripel – 30 Entries

Gold: Final Absolution Trippel, Dragonmead Microbrewery, Warren, MI

Silver: Affligem Tripel, Affligem Brouwerij, Opwiik, Belgium

Bronze: Gouden Carolus Triple, Het Anker, Mechelen, Belgium

 

Category: 46 Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale – 21 Entries

Silver: Cannibal, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant #1, Wilmington, DE

Bronze: Stumblin’ Monk, Stewarts Brewing Co., Bear, DE

 

Category: 47 Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale – 18 Entries

Gold: Bonsecours Brune, Brasserie Caulier, Peruwelz, Belgium

Silver: Lozen Boer Abt, DeProef Brouwerij, Lochristi-Hijfte, Belgium

Bronze: Three Philosophers, Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown, NY

 

Category: 48 Other Belgian-Style Ale – 28 Entries

Gold: Temptation, Russian River Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, CA

Silver: Malheur Bière Brut, Brewery Malheur, Buggenhout, Belgium

Bronze: Southampton Double White Ale, Southampton Publick House, Southampton, NY

 

Category: 49 English-Style Summer Ale – 19 Entries

Gold: Yorkshire Pale Ale, Rooster’s Brewing Co., Ltd., Knaresborough, England

Silver: Green Flash Extra Pale Ale, Green Flash Brewing Co., Vista, CA

Bronze: James Squire Golden Ale, Malt Shovel Brewery, Camperdown, Australia

 

Category: 50 Classic English-Style Pale Ale – 32 Entries

Gold: Pale Ale, Diamond Bear Brewing Co., Little Rock, AR

Silver: Urban Wilderness Pale Ale, Sleeping Lady Brewing Co., Anchorage, AK

Bronze: Honkers Ale, Goose Island Beer Co., Chicago, IL

 

Category: 51 English-Style India Pale Ale – 25 Entries

Gold: Squatters IPA, Utah Brewers Cooperative, Salt Lake City, UT

Silver: Centennial Ale, Lengthwise Brewing Co., Bakersfield, CA

Bronze: Man Beer, Bull & Bush Brewery, Denver, CO

 

Category: 52 Ordinary Bitter – 14 Entries

Gold: Blue Heron Pale Ale, BridgePort Brewing Co., Portland, OR

Silver: Alaskan Pale, Alaskan Brewing Co., Juneau, AK

Bronze: Cutthroat Pale Ale, Uinta Brewing Co., Salt Lake City, UT

 

Category: 53 Special Bitter or Best Bitter – 23 Entries

Gold: HMS Victory ESB, Dry Dock Brewing Co., Aurora, CO

Silver: E.S.B., Boundary Bay Brewery, Bellingham, WA

Bronze: Alaskan Boogie Ale, Alaskan Brewing Co., Juneau, AK

 

Category: 54 English-Style Extra Special Bitter or Strong Bitter – 22 Entries

Gold: ESB, Fuller, Smith & Turner Plc, London, England

Silver: Lunasea ESB, Empyrean Brewing Co., Lincoln, NE

Bronze: Savannah Pale Ale, Old Savannah Brewing Co., Savannah, GA

 

Category: 55 Scottish-Style Ale – 20 Entries

Gold: Brown Bear Brown, Rock Bottom Brewery – Bethesda, Bethseda, MD

Silver: Beltaine, Shoreline Brewery & Restaurant, Michigan City, IN

Bronze: Old Curmudgeon, Rock Bottom Brewery – Desert Ridge, Phoenix, AZ

 

Category: 56 English-Style Mild Ale – 13 Entries

Gold: Shaftebury Coastal Cream Ale, Okanagan Spring Brewery, Vernon, Canada

Silver: Dawn Patrol Dark, Pizza Port San Clemente, San Clemente, CA

Bronze: Raven Ale, R & B Brewing Co., Vancouver, Canada

 

Category: 57 English-Style Brown Ale – 37 Entries

Gold: Red Hydrant Ale, Big Dog’s Brewing Co., Las Vegas, NV

Silver: Green Flash Nut Brown Ale, Green Flash Brewing Co., Vista, CA

Bronze: Alice P. Brownie, CB & Potts – Westminster/Big Horn Brewing Co., Westminster, CO

 

Category: 58 Brown Porter – 27 Entries

Gold: Old Grind Porter, Etna Brewing Co., Etna, CA

Silver: Lazy Jake Porter, Long Valley Pub & Brewery, Long Valley, NJ

Bronze: Total Disorder Porter, Ram/Big Horn Brewing – Seattle, Seattle, WA

 

Category: 59 Robust Porter – 44 Entries

Gold: Swan Lake Beer Porter, Hyouko Yashiki No Mori Brewery, Agano, Japan

Silver: Bear Paw Porter, Grizzly Peak Brewing Co., Ann Arbor, MI

Bronze: Peg Leg, Flathead Lake Brewing Co., Bigfork, MT

 

Category: 60 Sweet Stout – 18 Entries

Gold: Milk Stout, Left Hand Brewing Co., Longmont, CO

Silver: Black Mocha Stout, Highland Brewing Co., Asheville, NC

Bronze: Cream Stout, Redwood Brewing Co., Flint, MI

 

Category: 61 Oatmeal Stout – 24 Entries

Gold: Strom Bomb Stout, Bottoms Up Brewing Co., Pinedale, WY

Silver: The Poet, New Holland Brewing Co., Holland, MI

Bronze: Blackbird Stout, Hereford & Hops Brewpub, Wausau, WI

 

Category: 62 Imperial Stout – 41 Entries

Gold: Blackout Stout, Great Lakes Brewing Co., Cleveland, OH

Silver: Night Rider Imperial Stout, Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA

Bronze: Russian Imperial Stout, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant #1, Wilmington, DE

 

Category: 63 Strong Scotch Ale – 31 Entries

Gold: Deep Lake, Glenwood Canyon Brewing Co., Glenwood Springs, CO

Silver: Fat Bastard, Silver City Brewing Co., Silverdale, WA

Bronze: Paddy’s Strong Scottish Ale, Paddy’s Brewery, Flemington, Australia

 

Category: 64 Old Ale – 17 Entries

Gold: Vintage Ale, Fuller, Smith & Turner Plc, London, England

Silver: Old Woody, Fish Brewing Co., Olympia, WA

Bronze: Shinto-Beer, Ise Kadoya Brewery, Ise, Japan

 

Category: 65 Strong Ale – 16 Entries

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

Silver: Never Summer Ale, Boulder Beer Co., Boulder, CO

Bronze: Cabin Fever, Boundary Bay Brewery, Bellingham, WA

 

Category: 66 Barley Wine-Style Ale – 47 Entries

Gold: Hopsquatch, Four Peaks Brewing Co., Tempe, AZ

Silver: Barleywine, Chama River Brewing Co., Albuquerque, NM

Bronze: Brew Brothers Barleywine, Brew Brothers Brewery, Reno, NV

 

Category: 67 German-Style Kölsch/Köln-Style Kölsch – 15 Entries

Gold: Bottom’s Up Kolsch, Rock Bottom Brewery – Campbell, Campbell, CA

Silver: Nihede Beer (Soft Type), Nanto World Co., Ltd Nanto Brewery, Nanjyo, Japan

Bronze: Kaorino-Nama, Shimono Co., Ltd, Chiba, Japan

 

Category: 68 German-Style Brown Ale/Düsseldorf-Style Altbier – 23 Entries

Gold: Redhead Amber Ale, Brew Brothers Brewery, Reno, NV

Silver: Terrapin Alt, Rock Bottom Brewery – Bethesda, Bethseda, MD

Bronze: Victory Altbier, Squatters Pub Brewery, Salt Lake City, UT

 

Category: 69 South German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier – 74 Entries

Gold: Top Heavy, Piece Brewing Co., Chicago, IL

Silver: Izumo-ji Beer Weizen, Ekinan Co. Ltd., Izumo, Japan

Bronze: Hoepfner Hefeweizen, Privatbrauerei Hoepfner, Karlsruhe, Germany

 

Category: 70 German-Style Pale Wheat Ale – 18 Entries

Gold: Plank Leichtes Hefeweizen, Brauerei Michael Plank, Laaber, Germany

Silver: Kitzmann Leichtes Weißbier, KitzmannBräu KG, Erlangen, Germany

Bronze: Ich Bin Ein Berliner Weisse, Nodding Head, Philadelphia, PA

 

Category: 71 German-Style Dark Wheat Ale – 23 Entries

Gold: Distelhäuser Dunkles Hefeweizen, Distelhäuser Brauerei, Tauberbischofsheim, Germany

Silver: Original Plank Hefeweizen, Brauerei Michael Plank, Laaber, Germany

Bronze: Emmett’s Dunkel Weizen, Emmett’s Tavern & Brewing Co., West Dundee, IL

 

Category: 72 South German-Style Weizenbock/Weissbock – 14 Entries

Gold: Plank Heller Weizenbock, Brauerei Michael Plank, Laaber, Germany

Silver: St. Nick’s Weizenbock, Great American Restaurants, Centreville, VA

Bronze: Aventinus, Schneider Weisse, Private Weissbierbrauerei, Kelheim, Germany

 

Category: 73 Irish-Style Red Ale – 20 Entries

Gold: TAPS Irish Red, TAPS Fish House & Brewery, Brea, CA

Silver: Evolution Amber, Utah Brewers Cooperative, Salt Lake City, UT

Bronze: Gray’s Irish Style Ale, Gray Brewing Co., Janesville, WI

 

Category: 74 Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout – 16 Entries

Bronze: Stout, Ise Kadoya Brewery, Ise, Japan

 

Category: 75 Foreign (Export)-Style Stout – 20 Entries

Gold: Zonker Stout, Snake River Brewing Co., Jackson, WY

Silver: Stout, Nasu Kohgen Beer Co. Ltd., Nasumachi, Japan

 

Category: 76 Golden or Blonde Ale – 31 Entries

Gold: Whitetail Ale, Hereford & Hops Brewpub, Wausau, WI

Silver: Kiwanda Cream Ale, Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR

Bronze: Lightweight, The Alchemist, Waterbury, VT

 

Category: 77 American-Style Pale Ale – 61 Entries

Gold: Firestone Pale Ale, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA

Silver: Mission Street Pale Ale, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA

Bronze: Bill Payer Ale, Nodding Head, Philadelphia, PA

 

Category: 78 American-Style Strong Pale Ale – 39 Entries

Gold: IPA Nectar, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA

Silver: Hop Bomb IPA, Rock Bottom Brewery – Bellevue, Bellevue, WA

Bronze: Hop Knot, Four Peaks Brewing Co., Tempe, AZ

 

Category: 79 American-Style India Pale Ale – 67 Entrie

Gold: Blind Pig IPA, Russian River Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, CA

Silver: India Pelican Ale, Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR

Bronze: Stone Ruination IPA, Stone Brewing Co., Escondito, CA

 

Category: 80 Imperial or Double India Pale Ale – 30 Entries

Gold: Pliny the Elder, Russian River Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, CA

Silver: Pure Hoppiness, Alpine Beer Co., Alpine, CA

Bronze: Dorado Double IPA, Ballast Point Brewing Co., San Diego, CA

 

Category: 81 American-Style Amber/Red Ale – 48 Entries

Gold: Sharkbite Red Ale, Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA

Silver: Emigration Amber Ale, Squatters Pub Brewery, Salt Lake City, UT

Bronze: Epiphany, Iron Springs Pub & Brewery, Fairfax, CA

 

Category: 82 Imperial or Double Red Ale – 18 Entries

Gold: Shark Attack, Pizza Port Solana Beach, Solana Beach, CA

Silver: Big Phatty, Water Street Brewing & Ale House, Port Townsend, WA

Bronze: Organic Deranger, Laurelwood Brewing Co., Portland, OR

 

Category: 83 American-Style Extra Special Bitter or Strong Bitter – 8 Entries

Gold: Walking Man IPA, Walking Man Brewing, Stevenson, WA

Silver: Firestone IPA, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA

Bronze: Caldera Dry Hop Red, Caldera Brewing Co., Ashland, OR

 

Category: 84 American-Style Brown Ale – 24 Entries

Gold: Nut Brown Ale, Goose Island Beer Co., Chicago, IL

Silver: Nut Brown Ale, Redrock Brewing Co., Salt Lake City, UT

Bronze: Hemp Ale, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA

 

Category: 85 American-Style Stout – 10 Entries

Gold: Shakespeare Stout, Rogue Ales, Newport, OR

Silver: Mutiny, Flathead Lake Brewing Co., Bigfork, MT

Bronze: Sunnyside Stout, Snipes Mountain Brewery, Sunnyside, WA