2018 U.S. Open Beer Championship Announces Grand National Champion and 377 Medal Winners

Oxford, OH (July 9, 2018) – Breweries from South Carolina to South Korea sent in more than 6,300 beers representing more than 110 different styles for the 2018 U.S. Open Beer Championship. The competition is the only one to include beers from professional breweries and award-winning home-brewers, with judges from England, Canada and the United States.

Peticolas Brewing of Dallas, Texas was named Grand National Champion after winning three gold medals and two silver medals. It’s gold-medal-winning beers were Black Curtain Imperial Stout, Great Scot! Scottish Ale and Velvet Hammer Imperial Red Ale. Michael Peticolas, owner and brewmaster, brewed his first batch of beer, the Velvet Hammer Imperial Red Ale at the brewery on December 30, 2011.

Brink Brewing from Cincinnati, Ohio placed second winning three gold medals and a silver medal. The gold medals were awarded for Hold the Reins English Mild Ale, Father G’s Bees Brown Ale and Duncan Clan Scottish Ale. Black Tooth Brewing from Sheridan, Wyoming placed third with three gold medals and a bronze. Black Tooth’s gold medals were Bomber Mountain Amber, 1314 Barrel-Aged Scotch Ale and Copper Mule Ale.

The U.S. Open is the only major championship to allow winning beers from the AHA’s National Homebrew Competition to compete against professional breweries. This year, home brewer Randy Sauter from South Dakota won a silver medal for his Double IPA, while home brewer David Byer from North Carolina also won a silver for his american stout.

Judging in the U.S. Open Beer Championships is blind; the judges know only the categories(117 categories were judged at this year’s U.S. Open), but they do not know what beers they are tasting. The final round of judging was held at the Quarter Barrel Brewery & Pub in Oxford, Ohio.

“This competition is significant because it accepts entries from breweries around the world and allows national winning homebrews to compete,” said Dow Scoggins, director of the U.S. Open Beer Championships. “Also, two college breweries took home medals at the U.S. Open. Niagara College won 2 golds and American Harvest Brewpub at Schoolcraft College brought home a gold and silver medal.”

The U.S. Open Beer Championship also “awarded” YMCA Camp Campbell Gard in Hamilton, OH a donation of hundreds of ice packs used to pack and deliver U.S. Open Beer entries. YMCA Camp Campbell Gard near Cincinnati has one of the best summer camps in the country for special needs children.

Top 10 Breweries 2018
1. Peticolas Brewing – Texas
2. Brink Brewing Company – Ohio
3. Black Tooth Brewing Co – Wyoming
4. Cigar City Brewing – Florida
5. Revelry Brewing Company – South Carolina
6. Garage Brewing Co – California
7. Red Brick Brewing – Georgia
8. Liquid Mechanics Brewing – Colorado
9. Motorworks Brewing – Florida
10. Reuben’s Brews – Taproom – Washington

 Top 10 Most Creative Beer Names
The judges also named a “Judges Award” for the top ten “Most Creative Names.” Among the favorites:
1. Beasts of Bourbon – Liquid Mechanics Brewing
2. We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Cucumber – Columbia Craft Brewing
3. Another One Bites the Must – Peter B’s Brewpub
4. Weapon of Mash Destruction – Main & Six Brewing Company
5. Shipfaced – Silver Harbor Brewing
6. Bring Out Your Dead IPA – Black Plague Brewing
7. Hoppyright Infringement – NOLA Brewing
8. Sac Fly-PA – Knee Deep Brewing
9. Pour Decisions – Upstate Brewing Company
10. He Ain’t Heffe – Straight to Ale

2018 U.S. Open Beer Championship  Medal Winners
Golden or Blonde Ale
Gold – Wildland – Goodlife Brewing – Oregon
Silver – Scottsdale Blonde – Huss Brewing – Arizona
Bronze – Mae West – 6 Bears & A Goat Brewing – Virginia

English Summer Ale
Gold – City Flea – Taft’s Brewing – Ohio
Silver – Golden Ubu Ale – Lake Placid Craft Brewing – New York
Bronze – Family Vacation – Roadhouse Brewing – Wyoming

English Pale Ale
Gold – Special Pale Ale – Wellington Brewing – Ontario
Silver – Royal Scandal – Peticolas Brewing – Texas
Bronze – 10/6 English Pale Ale – Rabbit Hole Brewing – Texas

English IPA
Gold – Birra Morena IPA – Drive Beer s.r.l. – Italy
Silver – IPA – Yee-Haw Brewing – Tennessee
Bronze – Recess IPA – Crow Hop Brewing – Colorado

Imperial IPA
Gold – Not a Double IPA – Appalachian Mountain Brewery – North Carolina
Gold – Dare Devil Rip Cord – Daredevil Brewing – Indiana
Silver – Double IPA – Randy Sauter – Homebrewer
Bronze – Double Overhead – Maui Brewing – Hawaii

Triple IPA
Gold – Dire Wolf IPA – Alameda Brewing – Oregon
Silver – Simtra Triple IPA – Knee Deep Brewing – California
Bronze – Big Mother – Mother Earth Brew Company – California
Bronze – Citra High – Madtree Brewing – Ohio

Bitter
Gold – Beer 101 Bitter – Niagara College – Ontario
Silver – You Bitter Beware – American Harvest Brewpub – Michigan
Bronze – Automatic Amber Ale – Mash Lab Brewing – Colorado
Bronze – Rio Blanco Pale Ale – Real Ale Brewing – Texas

ESB
Gold – Hooligans – Hopstix – Georgia
Silver – Broken English – Gino’s Brewing – Illinois
Bronze – Santa Fe Pale Ale – Sante Fe Brewing – New Mexico

English Mild Ale
Gold – Hold the Reins – Brink Brewing – Ohio
Silver – Barn Find Brown – Mash Lab Brewing – Colorado
Bronze – Saddle Bronc Brown – Black Tooth Brewing – Wyoming

Brown Ale
Gold – Father G’s Bees – Brink Brewing Company – Ohio
Silver – Bye Felicia! – Hansa Brewery – Ohio
Bronze – Nut Brown – Zipline Brewing – Nebraska

Strong/Imperial Brown Ale
Gold – Queen Melba – Spider Bite Beer Company – New York
Silver – Hooter Brown Ale – Oyster City Brewing – Florida
Bronze – #InsertHypeHere – Grand Junction Brewing – Indiana

Brown Porters
Gold – Clifford Porter – Clifford Brewing – Ontario
Silver – Black Butte Porter – Deschutes Brewing – Oregon
Silver – Maduro – Cigar City Brewing – Florida
Bronze – Capella Porter – Ecliptic Brewing – Oregon

Robust Porters
Gold – Donner Party Porter – FiftyFifty Brewing – California
Silver – Porter – Blue Pants Brewery – Alabama
Bronze – Smoked Pecan Porter – Lost Signal Brewing – Missouri
Bronze – Black Strap Molasses Porter – Waikiki Brewing – Hawaii

Imperial Porter
Gold – Black Eye – Scratchtown Brewing – Nebraska
Silver – Imperial Tanilla – Knee Deep Brewing – California
Bronze – Robust Porter – Reuben’s Brews Taproom – Washington

Classic Irish Dry Stout
Gold – Dry Irish Stout – Little City Brewing – North Carolina
Silver – Revelation Stout – Public House Brewing – Missouri
Bronze – Dry Stout – Reuben’s Brews – Taproom – Washington

Foreign Stout
Gold – Ziko’s Rage – 26 Degree Brewing – Florida
Silver – Seven Seas Stout – Hopstix – Georgia
Bronze – Foreign Exchange Stout – The Exchange Brewery – Ontario
Bronze – Black Bear Stout – Alameda Brewing – Oregon

American Stout
Gold – Gentlemens Stout – Bron Yr Aur Brewing – Washington
Silver – Session RIS – David Byer – Homebrewer
Bronze – IMOS – Max Lager’s Wood-Fired Grill & Brewery – Georgia

Cream Stout
Gold – 7 Layer Stout – Bowigens Beer Company – Florida
Silver – Moozie – Brink Brewing – Ohio
Bronze – Vespers Nine – Moonraker Brewing – California

Oatmeal Stout
Gold – Stout – Feather Falls Brewing – California
Silver – Skinny Dipping Stout – Sawdust City Brewing – Ontario
Bronze – Grinding Stone – Morgan Territory Brewing – California
Bronze – Sweet Miss – Beaver Island Brewing – Minnesota

British Imperial Stout
Gold – Marshall Zhukov’s Imperial Stout – Cigar City Brewing – Florida
Silver – Brusier – Emmett’s Brewing – Illinois
Bronze – Putin Tang – Lynnwood Brewing Concern – North Carolina

American Imperial Stout
Gold – Black Curtain – Peticolas Brewing – Texas
Silver – Little Betty – Nebraska Brewing – Nebraska
Bronze – The Troll – Raleigh Brewing – North Carolina

American Imperial Stout non-traditional(brewed with coffee, maple, chocolate etc)
Gold – Morning Delight – Toppling Goliath Brewing – Iowa
Silver – Sasquatch – 903 Brewers – Texas
Bronze – O.A.S.I.S – Cherry Street Brewing – Georgia
Bronze – Motivator – Crank Arm Brewing – North Carolina

Old Ale
Gold – Beer 101 Strong – Niagara College – Ontario
Silver – Pilgrim’ Dole – New Holland Brewing – Michigan
Bronze – Bearded Man – Spilled Grain Brewhouse – Minnesota

English Barley Wine
Gold – Big Barleywine – Zaftig Brewing – Ohio
Gold – Thresher – Motorworks Brewing – Florida
Silver – Melisseus Barleywine – Alameda Brewing – Oregon
Bronze – Shipfaced – Silver Harbor Brewing – Michigan

American Barley Wine
Gold – Birthday Brew #8 – Wormtown Brewery – Massachusetts
Silver – Sledge Hammer – Peticolas Brewing – Texas
Bronze – Hog Body – Metazoa Brewing – Indiana

Scottish Ale
Gold – Great Scot! – Peticolas Brewing – Texas
Silver – Scottish Ale – White Street Brewing – North Carolina
Bronze – Bonnie Doon – Bron Yr Aur Brewing – Washington

Strong Scottish Ale
Gold – Duncan Clan – Brink Brewing – Ohio
Silver – Velvet Charmer – Yee-Haw Brewing – Tennessee
Bronze – Wee Bit Left – Metazoa Brewing – Indiana

Irish Red Ale
Gold – Bomber Mountain Amber – Black Tooth Brewing – Wyoming
Silver – Vixen Irish Red Ale – Old Bust Head Brewing – Virginia
Bronze – Alaskan Amber – Alaska Brewing Company – Alaska

American Amber / Red
Gold – Mississippi Red – Stormbreaker Brewing – Oregon
Silver – A-10 Hop-Hog Copperpoint Brewing – Florida
Bronze – Waimea Red – Maui Brewing – Hawaii
Bronze – Insane Mane – White Lion Brewing – Massachusetts

Imperial Red Ale
Gold – G’Knight – Oskar Blues Brewery – Colorado
Gold – Velvet Hammer – Peticolas Brewing – Texas
Silver – Recovery Red – Municipal Brew Works – Ohio
Bronze – Wreak Havoc – Bootstrap Brewing – Colorado

American Pale Ale
Gold – American Harvest Pale Ale – American Harvest Brewpub – Michigan
Silver – Ghost Ship – Moonraker Brewing – California
Bronze – Pompano Pale – 26 Degree Brewing – Florida
Bronze – Samuel Adams Pale Ale – Samuel Adams Brewing – Pennsylvania

Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale
Gold – Mashing of Teeth – Soundgrowler Brewing – Illinois
Silver – Batch 1020 – Big Grove Brewing – Iowa
Bronze – Major Haze – Strike Brewing – California

American IPA
Gold – Hops De Leon – Torched Hop Brewing – Georgia
Silver – You Can Feel the Love in This Room – Woodland Empire Ale Craft – Idaho
Bronze – SoDank – Lost Cabin Beer Company – South Dakota

West Coast IPA
Gold – Lucille – Georgetown Brewing – Washington
Silver – BGB IPA – Big Grove Brewery – Iowa
Bronze – 7K IPA – Santa Fe Brewing – New Mexico

New England/Juicy IPA
Gold – Hop to Trot – Columbia Craft Brewing Company – South Carolina
Silver – State of Haze – Revision Brewing – Nevada
Bronze – WTF(Where’s the filter) – Copperpoint Brewing – Florida
Bronze – You Like A Da Juice – Brothers Cascadia Brewing

New England/Juicy DIPA
Gold – Reuben’s Triple Crush – Reuben’s Brews – Taproom – Washington
Silver – Thunder Theif – Red Brick Brewing – Georgia
Bronze – Freak Parade – Drekker Brewing – North Dakota

American Brown Ale
Gold – Handsworth – Main & Six Brewing – Florida
Silver – Broad Hammer – Meddlesome Brewing – Tennessee
Bronze – Unfashionable – West Palm Brewery – Florida

American-Style Black Ale
Gold – Cowboy in Black – Lonerider Brewing – North Carolina
Silver – Black Imperial IPA – Reuben’s Brews – Taproom – Washington
Bronze – Bet on Black – Feather Falls Brewing – California

American Strong Pale ale
Gold – Even Par – La Quinta Brewing – California
Silver – Cardinal Pale Ale – Nebraska Brewing – Nebraska
Bronze – 1347 – Black Pague Brewing – California

International Style Pale Ale
Gold – Running Walker Pale Ale – Braman Brewery – Texas
Silver – Arcus Southern Pale Ale – Big Storm Brewing – Florida
Bronze – Crikey IPA – Reuben’s Brews Taproom – Washington

Altbier
Gold – Amber Altbier – Liquid Mechanics – Colorado
Silver – Alt Acquaintance – Wiseman Brewing – North Carolina
Bronze – Southern Peak Altbier – Southern Peak Brewery – North Carolina
Bronze – Samuel Adams Boston Ale – Boston Beer Company – Massachusetts

German Kolsch
Gold – Kolsch – von Trapp Brewing – Vermont
Silver – Warren Peace – Loma Brewing – California
Silver – Endless river kolsch – Mother Earth Brewing – North Carolina
Bronze – Eventide Kolsch Style Ale – Eventide Brewing – Georgia

German Wheat
Gold – EOS Hefeweizen – Nebraska Brewing – Nebraska
Silver – Edelweiss – KC Bier Co. – Missouri
Bronze – DTB German Weizen – Desperate Times Brewery – Pennsylvania

German Hefeweizen
Gold – Samuel Adams Hefeweizen – Samuel Adams Brewing – Pennsylvania
Silver – Uberweizen – Locavore Beer Works – Colorado
Silver – Hefeweizen – The Exchange Brewery – Ontario
Bronze – Weisstheimer – 8th Wonder Brewery – Texas

French / Belgian Saison
Gold – Tomorrow’s Verse – Urban Roots Brewing – California
Silver – Ocean’s Gold – Big Hart Brewing – Michigan
Bronze – Bend the Elbow – The DreamChaser’s Brewery – North Carolina

Belgian Pale Ale
Gold – Garnet – Middleton Brewing – Texas
Silver – Crazy Train – Fretboard Brewing Company – Ohio
Bronze – That Boy – Brice’s Brewing – North Carolina

French / Belgian Ale
Gold – Abby Blonde – Thirsty Monk Brewery – North Carolina
Silver – 3 Legged Elvis – Quarter Barrel – Ohio
Bronze – The Citizen – DC Brau Brewing – Washington DC

Belgian Dubbel
Gold – Sugar Creek Dubbel – Sugar Creek Brewing – North Carolina|
Gold – Westmalle Dubbel – Brouwerij der Trappisten van Westmalle – Belgium
Silver – Belgian Dubbel – Sprecher Brewing – Wisconsin
Bronze – Kodiac – Big Bear Brewing – Florida

Belgian Tripel
Gold – Trippel – New Belgium Brewing – Colorado
Silver – Freaky Deaky – Oak Highlands Brewery – Texas
Bronze – Tripel Carmel-ite – Flix Brewhouse – Indiana

Belgian Quadrupel
Gold – Baby It’s Cold Outside – Revelry Brewing – South Carolina
Gold – Quadrophobia – Brasserie Saint James – Nevada
Silver – Twelve – Sprecher Brewing – Wisconsin
Bronze – Curse – Emmett’s Brewing – Illinois

Belgian Strong Specialty Ale
Gold – Bru Man Chu – Fat Point Brewing – Florida
Silver – Quid Pro Quad – Alameda Brewing – Oregon
Bronze – Tim the Enchanter – Cedar Springs Brewing – Michigan
Bronze – Siren Song – Roadhouse Brewing – Wyoming

Sour/Belgian Lambic
Gold – Benedictum – Real Ale Brewing – Texas
Silver – Lindemans Framboise – Lindemans – Belgium
Bronze – Fleur Cerise – Max Lager’s – Georgia

Belgian Witbier
Gold – Alpine White – Big Bend Brewery – Texas
Silver – Rocket Surgery – Hop Dogma Brewing – California
Bronze – Celis White – Celis Brewing – Texas
Bronze – Scattered Sun – Southbound Brewing – Georgia

Berliner-Style Weisse
Gold – Ain’t That a Peach – Red Hare Brewing – Georgia
Silver – Tropical Lover – Sweetwater Brewing – Georgia
Bronze – Peach Uber – Nickel Brook Brewing – Ontario

Gose
Gold – Dany Made Me Do It – Red Brick Brewing – Georgia
Silver – Land Of Rainbows – Maui Brewing – Hawaii
Silver – Gose – Reuben’s Brews – Washington
Bronze – Gose Face Killa – Melvin’s Brewing – Wyoming

Fruit Gose
Gold – Whiskey Sour – Carolina Bauernhaus Ales – South Carolina
Silver – Briney Melon Gose – Anderson Valley Brewing – California
Bronze – Tru Love – Martin House Brewing – Texas

American Light
Gold – Dreamers – West Palm Brewery – Florida
Silver – Kraftig Light – William K Busch Brewing – Missouri
Bronze – 3 Speed – Amsterdam Brewing – Ontario

American Lager/Pilsener
Gold – Lager – Castle Island Brewing – Massachusetts
Silver – Captain’s Log Lager – Cameron’s Brewing – Ontario
Bronze – Golden Pilsner – Yuengling Brewery – Pennsylvania

American Premium Lager
Gold – El Cerrito – Temblor Brewing – California
Silver – Tejas Clara – Big Bend Brewing – Texas
Bronze – Sessions Premium Lager – Full Sail Brewing – Oregon

American Amber/California Common
Gold – Toasted Lager – Blue Point Brewing – New York
Silver – Unseasonal – Arches Brewing – Georgia
Bronze – Wisconsin Amber – Capital Brewing – Wisconsin

Bohemian Pilsener
Gold – Turntable Pils – Great Lakes Brewing – Ohio
Silver – Normcore – Burning Beard Brewing – California
Bronze – Check Pils – Beaver Island Brewing – Minnesota

German Lager / Pilsener
Gold – Brau Pils – DC Brau Brewing – Washington D.C.
Silver – Pils – KC Bier Co. – Missouri
Bronze – Pivo – Firestone Walker – California

International Style Pilsner
Gold – Samuel Smith’s Pure Brewed Organic Lager – Samuel Smiths – England
Silver – Vlad – Fretboard Brewing – Ohio
Bronze – Lechuza – Dry County Brewing – Georgia
Bronze – Mexican Lager – 1323 R&D – North Carolina

American Imperial Pilsner
Gold – Wild Boy Hopped Lager – Straub Brewery – Pennsylvania
Silver – Citra Blanc – August Schell Brewing – Minnesota
Bronze – No Medal

Munchner Helles
Gold – Eternal Gates of Helles – 3 Punk Ales – California
Silver – Brew Lab Helles – Atl Brew Lab – Georgia
Bronze – Helles Creek – Kros Strain Brewing – Nebraska

 Munchner Dunkel
Gold – Thirsty Pretzels – Crooked Lane Brewing – California
Silver – Kusterer Munich Dunkel – Cedar Springs Brewing – Michigan
Bronze – Dunkel – KC Bier Co. – Missouri

Marzen / Oktoberfest/
Gold – Das Umlaut – Flix Brewhouse – Indiana
Silver – Marzen – Liquid Mechanics – Colorado
Bronze – Oktoberfest – SA DAMM – Spain

Vienna
Gold – 914 – Yonkers Brewing – New York
Silver – Sexi Mexi – Big Sexy Brewing – California
Bronze – Pretzel Assassin – Denver Beer Company – Colorado

Schwarzbier
Gold – Dark Skies – Vista Brewing – Texas
Silver – Luchador – Platform Beer Company – Ohio
Bronze – Dark Bier – Revelry Brewing – South Carolina

Bock
Gold – Dunkel Bock – 1323 R&D – North Carolina
Silver – Bike Lock Bock – Crank Arm Brewing – North Carolina
Bronze – Bock Bier – Von Trapp Brewing – Vermont

Heller Bock/Maibock
Gold – Daredevil Maibock – Daredevil Brewing – Indiana
Silver – Rockin’ Like Bock’n – New Realm Brewing – Georgia
Bronze – DTB Helles Bock – Desparate Times Brewery – Pennsylvania

Dopple / Strong Bock
Gold – Smooth Like Jazz – Revelry Brewing – South Carolina
Silver – Goldie’s Big Bock – Lonerider Brewing – North Carolina
Bronze – Samuel Adams Double Bock – Samuel Adams Brewing – Pennsylvania
Bronze – Bockscar Bock – Old Rail Brewing – Louisiana

Baltic Porter
Gold – Moonlight Excursion – Mason Jar Lager Company – North Carolina
Silver – Right Proper – Leveneleven Brewing – North Carolina
Bronze – Darth Malt – Flix Brewhouse – New Mexico

American Cream Ale
Gold – Rod’s Cream Ale – Public House Brewing – Missouri
Silver – Cream Ale – Anderson Craft Beer – Ontario
Bronze – Unicorn Milk – Twenty-Six Acres Brewing – North Carolina

American Wheat Pale
Gold – Kottbusser – Eppig Brewing – California
Silver – Golden Censer – Apocalypse Ale Works – Virginia
Bronze – Float Trip Ale – Piney River Brewing – Missouri

American Wheat Dark
Gold – Black Walnut Wheat – Piney River Brewing – Missouri
Silver – No Medal
Bronze – No Medal

American Specialty Wheat
Gold – Window Screen Wheat – Crow Hop Brewing – Colorado
Silver – Expeditions Wheat – Grand Canyon Brewing – Arizona
Bronze – Sex A Peel – Infamous Brewing – Texas

American Style Fruit Beer
Gold – Cherry Bomb – Melvin Brewing – Wyoming
Silver – Mango Wheat – Blue Moon Brewing – Colorado
Bronze – Hidden Paradise – The Dayton Beer Co. – Ohio

Belgian Style Fruit Beer
Gold – Celis Raspberry – Celis Brewing – Texas
Silver – Desert Dawn – Southbound Brewing – Georgia
Bronze – Razzieblaster Busey – Sun King Brewing – Indiana

Vegetable Beer
Gold – Florida Ave Cucumber Berliner-Weisse – Brew Bus Brewing – Florida
Silver – Lime Cucumber Gose – Urban South Brewery – Louisiana
Bronze – Claypso – Captain Fatty’s Brewery – California

Coconut
Gold –  Coconut Marshall Zhukov’s Imperial Stout – Cigar City Brewing – Florida
Silver – Coconut Porter – Cherry Street Brewing – Georgia
Bronze – Double Vespers – Moonraker Brewing – California
Bronze – White Mountain Porter – Big Island Brewhaus – Hawaii

Pumpkin
Gold – 5 Phantoms Pumpkin Spice Barley Wine – Philipsburg Brewing – Montana
Silver – Brandy Barrel-Aged Imperial Pumpkin – Lakefront Brewing – Wisconsin
Bronze – No Medal

Herb and Spice Beer
Gold – Marshmallow Milk Stout – Garage Brewing – California
Silver – Madam Basil – Holy City Brewing – South Carolina
Bronze – Mint Cookie Stout – Fifth Street Brewpub – Ohio

Chili Beer
Gold – Westside Popper – Wabasha Brewing – Minnesota
Silver – Cortez the Killer – Cherry Street – Georgia
Bronze – Pepper Lager – 20 Corners Brewing – Washington

Chocolate / Cocoa Beer
Gold – Somebody Else’s Dream – Fort Myers Brewing – Florida
Silver – Aphrodisiac Imperial Stout – Cranker’s Brewery – Michigan
Bronze – Dark Lylith Chocolate Stout – The Phoenix Brewing – Ohio

Coffee Beer
Gold – Iron Joe – Rahr & Sons – Texas
Silver – Calfeine – Half Moon Bay Brewing
Bronze – Cold Brew Coffee Lager – Copperpoint Brewing – Florida

Rye / Roggen Beer
Gold – Rickshaw Rye – Crank Arm Brewing – North Carolina
Silver – Ryeght Angle IPA – Fat Point Brewing – Florida
Bronze – Stong Bob – Short Fuse Brewing – Illinois

Smoked / Rauch Beer
Gold – My Turn Series: Kristin – Lakefront Brewing – Wisconsin
Silver – I’ll have another 2018 – Barnaby Brewing – Alaska
Bronze – Smoked Alt – Kinkaider Brewing – Nebraska

Honey Beer
Gold – Honey Kickback Kolsch – Hairless Hare Brewery – Ohio
Silver – Honey Queen – Samuel Adams Brewing – Pennsylvania
Bronze – Summer Honey Wheat – Blue Moon Brewing – Colorado

Wood / Barrel Aged Pale Beer
Gold – Lonesome Dove – Sun King Brewing – Indiana
Silver – Ein Fass 1850 – The Dayton Beer Company – Ohio
Bronze – Trip in the Woods – Barrel-aged Tripel – Sierra Nevada Brewing – California

Wood / Barrel Aged Dark Beer
Gold – Merry World – Wise Man Brewing – North Carolina
Silver – Barrel Aged Porter – Sibling Revelry Brewing – Ohio
Bronze – Richard the Coffee Whale – Big Grove Brewery – Iowa

Wood / Barrel Aged Strong Beer
Gold – Utopias – Boston Beer Co. – Massachusetts
Silver – 20th Anniversary Ale – New Holland Brewing – Michigan
Silver – Palo Santo Marron – Dogfish Head Craft Brewery – Delaware
Bronze – BA Schmidion Damme – Fifth Street Brewpub – Ohio

Wood/Barrel-Aged Strong Stout
Gold – Barrel Aged Silhouette – Lift Bridge Brewery – Minnesota
Silver – Raw Power – Roak Brewing – Michigan
Bronze – Kentucky Bastard – Nickel Brook Brewing – Ontario

Wood/Barrel-Aged Strong Stout Non-traditional(Coffee, Chocolate, Spices etc added)
Gold – Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout – Toppling Golith Brewing – Iowa
Gold – Ol’ Rugger Aged Imperial Stout – Zaftig Brewing – Ohio
Silver – Sticky Fingers – Chilly Water Brewing Co – Indiana
Bronze – Imperial Breakfast Stout – Garage Brewing – California

Wood/Barrel-Aged Quad
Gold – Double Oaked Mastodon – Rhinegeist Brewing – Ohio
Silver – Brandy BA Regicide – Out of Bounds Brewing – California
Bronze – BA Indominus – Max Lager’s – Georgia
Bronze – Lion’s Share IV: Anniversary Ale – Lakewood Brewring – Texas

Wood/Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
Gold – Belgian Sour Quad – The 377 Brewery – New Mexico
Silver – Phantom Crew – Cape May Brewing – New Jersey
Silver – The Woodlands Cambium – Sweetwater Brewing – Georgia
Bronze – Save the Puppies 5th Anniversary Tequila Sour – Loveland Aleworks – Colorado

Wood/Barrel-Aged Fruit Sour
Gold – Mischief Managed – Monday Night Brewing – Georgia
Silver – Beipiaosaurs – Urban Articfact – Ohio
Bronze – Rambling Rubus – Revelry Brewing – South Carolina

Wood/Barrel-Aged Scotch Ale
Gold – 1314 – Black Tooth Brewing – Wyoming
Silver – Commando – Sprecher Brewing – Wisconsin
Bronze – Kings Reserve – Hairless Hare Brewery – Ohio

Wood/Barrel-Aged Barley Wine
Gold – Barleywine Ale – Central Waters Brewing – Wisconsin
Gold – §ucaba – Firestone Walker Brewing – California
Silver – 12.12.12 – Cherry Street Brewing – Georgia
Bronze – The Obsure – Green Bench Brewing – Florida

Blended Barrel-Aged Beer
Gold – Beast of Bourbon – Liquid Mechanics Brewing – Colorado
Silver – Red Wine Barrel Aged Transilience – Southbound Brewing – Georgia
Bronze – Barrel Ryed – Big Sexy Brewing Company – California

Aged Beer
Gold – False Hope – Spilled Grain Brewhouse – Minnesota
Silver – Old Dirty – Melvin Brewing – Wyoming
Bronze – No Medal

Out of Bounds Pale Ale
Gold – SPF 50/50 – Redhare Brewing – Georgia
Silver – Citrus All Pro – Columbia Craft Brewing – South Carolina
Bronze – Hop Dang Diggity – Jekyll Brewing – Georgia

Out of Bounds IPA
Gold – Mango Habenero Snowflake – Motorworks Brewing – Florida
Silver – Pulp Friction – Motorworks Brewing – Florida
Bronze – Citrus IPA – Garage Brewing – California

Experimental Beer
Gold – Lightworker – Fortnight Brewing – North Carolina
Gold – Decibel Level – The DreamChaser Brewery – North Carolina
Silver – Sin Mint Temptress – Lakewood Brewing – Texas
Bronze – 2018 Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout – Cigar City Brewing – Florida

Specialty / Anything Goes
Gold – Tejano Pecano – Oak Highlands Brewery – Texas
Silver – Feisty Blonde – Hopfusion Ale Works – Texas
Bronze – Work From Home – Cerebral Brewing – Colorado

American-Belgo-Style Ale
Gold – Der Bauer – KC Bier Co – Missouri
Silver – Screaming Monk – Thirsty Monk Brewery – North Carolina
Bronze – Mosaic Saison – The Great Dane Pub and Brewing – Wisconsin

Kellerbier or Zwickelbier
Gold – Hazy River IPL – Pontoon Brewing – Georgia
Silver – Natural Bridge – Eppig Brewing – California
Bronze – FernDom – Hansa Brewery – Ohio

Brett Beer
Gold – Conjuing Cultures Vol. 1 – Red Brick Brewing – Georgia
Silver – Deep Thought – Cerebral Brewing – Colorado
Bronze – Thrice Rice – Green Bench Brewing – Florida

Sessions Beer
Gold – Peacekeeper – Launch Pad Brewery – Colorado
Silver – Hyper Retro – Platform Beer Company – Ohio
Bronze – Acide – Elevation Beer Co. – Colorado

Session IPA
Gold – Procrastinator – 8th Wonder Brewery – Texas
Silver – Roarange – White Lion Brewing – Massachusetts
Bronze – Mosaic Reprise – Little City Brewing Company – North Carolina
Bronze – HSP – Georgetown Brewing – Washington

Gluten-Free Beer
Gold – Plundered Abbey Tripel – Dark Hills Brewery
Silver – Gluten-Free Saison – The Exchange Brewery – Ontario
Bronze – Session IPA – Aurochs Brewing – Pennsylvania

Near Gluten Free
Gold – Copper Mule – Black Tooth Brewing – Wyoming
Silver – Stone Delicious IPA – Stone Brewing – California
Bronze – Daura Marzen Damm – S.A. Damm – Spain

Peanut Butter/Nuts Beer
Gold – Nutcase – Listermann Brewing – Ohio
Silver – TraXXX Night Fury – Witch’s Hat Brewing – Michigan
Bronze – Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter – Waconia Brewing – Minnesota

Tea Beer
Gold – Green Tea-Bird – Garage Brewing – California
Silver – E09 Totes-Ma-Goats – 603 Brewery – New Hampshire
Bronze – Total Teacall Pale Ale – Brick Works Brewing – Delaware

Root Beer
Gold – 1888 Root Beer – Saranac Brewing – New York
Silver – Andy’s Root Beer – Piney River Brewing – Missourt
Bronze – Root Beer – Red Hare Brewing – Georgia

Non-Alcoholic
Gold – Free Damm – S.A. Damm – Spain
Silver – Partake Brewing Pale Ale – Partake Brewing – Alberta
Bronze – Suntory All-Free – SUNTORY Tonegawa Brewery – Japan
Bronze – MADD Virgin Craft Brewed Lager – Hill Street Beverage – British Columbia