2025 U.S. Open Beer Championship Medal Winner and Best in Class
1: English Pale Ale         
Gold: Mirror Pond Pale Ale – Deschutes Brewery – Oregon
Silver: Whitechapel – Three Wide Brewing – Texas
Bronze: Special Pale Ale – Wellington Brewery – Ontario

2: American Pale Ale                  
Gold: 29-Eighty – Full Fledged Brewing Co. – Iowa
Silver: Dance of Days – Atlas Brew Works – Washington DC
Bronze: Rippin – Sunriver Brewing Company – Oregon

3: American Strong Pale Ale         
Gold: Green Envy – Fullsteam Brewery – North Carolina
Silver: Lucid AF – Liquid Mechanics Brewing – Colorado
Bronze: Electri-Fly IPA – Wild Ride Brewing – Oregon

4: International-Style Pale Ale 
Gold: Smooth Transitions – 12 West Brewing Co – Arizona
Silver: Goldengrass – New Terrain Brewing – Colorado
Bronze: Pool Service – Alvarado Street Brewery – California –

5: Australian-Style Pale Ale            
Gold: Dragontail – Icicle Brewing Company – Washington
Silver: Bondi Beach Party – Sunriver Brewing Company – Oregon
Bronze: Skip – Rhinegeist Innovation Brewery – Ohio

6: Hazy/Juicy Pale Ale      
Gold: Deep Pale Haze – Knee Deep Brewing – California
Silver: Prismatic Muse – Third Eye Brewing Company (Hamilton) – Ohio
Bronze: Mojira – Site-1 Brewing Co – Nebraska

7: Hazy/Juicy Strong Pale Ale     
Gold: AntiMatter – Brothership Brewing- Illinois
Silver: Heavenly Daze – Zilker Brewing Co. – Texas
Bronze: Silver Spaceship – ODD Muse Brewing Company – Texas

8: Specialty Pale Ale           
Gold: Palapa – Idyll Hounds Brewing Co. – Florida
Silver: E.T Fonio Home – Flix Brewhouse Albuquerque – New Mexico
Bronze: What’sa-bro – Toms River Brewing – New Jersey

9 (A-B): Single Hop Pale Ale
Gold: Bell’s Smitten – Bell’s Brewery – Michigan
Silver: Separation Anxiety – Berryessa Brewing Co – California
Bronze: Basic Decency – Venn Brewing Company – Minnesota

10: British-Style IPA
Gold: Castillo – Alaro Craft Brewery – California
Silver: Tall Mast – McFleshman’s Brewing Co. – Wisconsin
Bronze: London’s Hoppin’     Full Fledged Brewing Co. – Iowa

11: Imperial IPA   
Gold: 25th Anniversary XX IPA – Half Moon Bay Brewing Company – California
Silver: Scorpius Morchella – Toppling Goliath Brewing Company – Iowa
Bronze: Smile Medication – Hop Dogma Brewing Company – California
Bronze: White Label Mai Tai – Alvarado Street Brewery – California

12: Triple IPA  
Gold: Dr. Lupulin – Revision Brewing Company – Nevada
Silver: Spartan Squatch – No-Li Brewhouse – Washington
Bronze: Seismic Sue – Toppling Goliath Brewing Company – Iowa

13: American IPA     
Gold: West Coast Select – Evans Brewing Co – California
Silver: Lost – New Terrain Brewing – Colorado
Bronze: Langdon – Cellar West Brewery – Colorado
Bronze: Des Moines IPA – Confluence Brewing Company – Iowa

14: Session IPA
Gold: Gentle Giant – Primal Brewery – North Carolina
Silver: Sesh Coast Lager – Evans Brewing Co – California
Bronze: Corporate Estate – Celestial Beerworks – Texas

15: Brut IPA     
Gold: Poppin’ Bottles – Flix Brewhouse – Des Moines – Iowa
Silver: Like Falling Off a Bike – Christopher Burgess – Colorado
Bronze: Summer IPA – Old Stump Brewing Co. – California

16: Fruit IPA       
Gold: Mastiff – Boss Dog Brewing – Ohio
Silver: Regal Beagle – Boss Dog Brewing – Ohio
Bronze: The Big O – Sugar Creek Brewing Company – North Carolina

17: West Coast Style IPA    
Gold: Rave at the Roxbury – Sunriver Brewing Company – Oregon
Silver: Sticky Bear – Moonraker Brewing – California
Bronze: Tasty Waves – Project 9 Brewing – Washington

18: New Zealand IPA       
Gold: Muka Laka Hiki – Hop Dogma Brewing Company – California
Silver: Spinning Backfist – Line Creek Brewing Co. – Georgia
Bronze: DDH Mando Fun – Corn Coast Brewing – Nebraska

19: New England/Juicy IPA            
Gold: Planet Pulp – Triple C Brewing Company – North Carolina
Silver: Cryo Camper IPA – Cooper Landing Brewing Co. – Alaska

Silver: Uncurious – Druthers Brewing Co. – New York
Bronze: Meet Me at Doo Wops – Lost Shoe Brewing – Massachusetts

20: New England/Juicy DIPA
Gold: Indistinguishable From Magic – Triptych Brewing – Illinois
Silver: Sauced in Space – Brothership Brewing – Illinois
Bronze: King Sue – Toppling Goliath Brewing Company – Iowa

21: Experimental IPA
Gold: Lil’ SLURP – NoDa Brewing Company – North Carolina
Silver: EZ Baked – Replay Brewing – South Carolina
Bronze: Byclops – SDB Brewing Company – California

22: Milkshake IPA
Gold: Jelly Brain – Third Eye Brewing (Sharonville) – Ohio
Silver: Strawberry Double Marbles – More Brewing Company- Illinois
Bronze: Pineapple Comet      Mosinee Brewing Company – Wisconsin

23 (A-B): Single Hop IPA
Gold: Gold Top – Brink Brewing – Ohio
Silver: Island Hopper IPA – Pilot Brewing – North Carolina
Bronze: Bury Me In Strata – The Southern Growl Beer Company – South Carolina

24: Classic Irish Dry Stout
Gold: O’Dark Thirty – 6 Bears & A Goat Brewing Company – Virginia
Silver: Splittin’ B’s – Buckstin Brewing Company – Texas
Bronze: Dry Irish Stout – Union Bear Brewing – Texas

25: Foreign Stout
Gold: Der Reisende – Adams Street Brewery – Illinois
Silver: Reformation – Wooden Cask – Kentucky
Bronze: Island in the Sun – Missing Falls Brewery – Ohio

26: American Stout
Gold: Stone Cimmerian Portal – Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station – California
Silver: Bell’s Kalamazoo Stout – Bell’s Brewery – Michigan
Bronze: Short Notice Stout – Bickersons Brewhouse – Washington

27: Cream Stout
Gold: Hoochie Mama – StillFire Brewing – Georgia
Silver: Moozie – Brink Brewing – Ohio
Bronze: Milk Man Milk Stout – Confluence Brewing Company – Iowa

28: Oatmeal Stout
Gold: Thunderball – Eudora Brewing Company – Ohio
Silver: Not a Cure for Baldness – Buck Bald Brewing – North Carolina
Bronze: Overnight Oats – Wild Barley Kitchen and Brewery – Texas

29: British Imperial Stout
Gold: Beast of Burton – Oregon City Brewing – Oregon
Silver: Boris the Spider – Spider Bite Beer Co – New York
Bronze: Midnight Release – Flix Brewhouse El Paso – Texas

30: American Imperial Stout
Gold: Hardware Store – Franklins Restaurant  Brewery and General Store – Maryland
Silver: Ape Hanger – Big Ugly Brewing – Virginia
Bronze: Navel Gazer – New Heights Brewing – Tennessee

31: Imperial Stout Specialty
Gold: Front Toward Enemy – Armor Brewing Company – Texas
Silver: Blackberry Imperial Stout – Sons of Toil Brewing – Ohio
Bronze: Clarabelle Milk Stout – Lakeville Brewing Company – Minnesota

33 (A): Pastry Stout
Gold: Ascend – Sandy Springs Brewing Co. – Ohio
Silver: Glazed & Unusual – Flix Brewhouse – Texas
Bronze: Mint Condition – Vallensons Brewing Company – Texas

33 (B-C): Pastry Stout
Gold: Kodiak’s Revenge BBA – Raspberry Pâczki    Ike & Oak Brewing Co- Illinois
Silver: Deez Cocoa-Nuts        Savage Craft Ale Works – South Carolina
Bronze: Lernaean Hydra         Fabled Brew Works – Kentucky

34: Golden Stout
Gold: The Breakfast Klub Vol. 2 – TapRoom Beer Co – California
Silver: Faux      The Seventh Tap Brewing Project – Louisiana
Bronze: Legion              Crow and Wolf – California

35: Breakfast Stout
Gold: Maple Barrel Aged Viator Obscura – Wondering Monsters Brewing – Ohio
Silver: Odyssey –  Crow and Wolf – California
Bronze: Volcano Mudslide – Feather Falls Brewing Company – California

36: Golden or Blonde Ale
Gold: Now What? –  Saddle Mountain Brewing Company – Arizona
Silver: Sunlight Cream Ale – Sun King Brewery – Indiana
Bronze: Truckee Blonde – FiftyFifty Brewing Co. – California
Bronze: Old Ohio Blonde Ale – Twin Oast Brewing – Ohio

37: English Summer Ale
Gold: Farmhouse – Crystal Lake Brewing- Illinois
Silver: Approachable Blonde – Municipal Brew Works – Ohio
Bronze: Yarnburner – Neoteric Brewing Company – North Carolina

38 (A-B): Bitter
Gold: Pennyfarthing – Dirigible Brewing Company – Massachusetts
Silver: Forest Moon – Port O’Pints Brewing – California
Bronze: Coach Beard – Benchtop Brewing Company – Virginia

39: ESB
Gold: Pub Ale – Bright Penny Brewing – North Carolina
Silver: Pale Ale – Boulevard Brewing Company – Missouri
Bronze: My Turn Katie ESB – Lakefront Brewery – Wisconsin

40 (A-B): English Mild Ale
Gold: Sticky Wicket – Site-1 Brewing Co – Nebraska
Silver: Hold the Reins – Brink Brewing – Ohio
Bronze: Shoemaker’s Dark Mild – Lost Shoe Brewing – Massachusetts

41: English Brown Ale
Gold: English Brown – Sons of Toil Brewing  LLC – Ohio
Silver: Squirrel Stampede – Grand Junction Brewing Company – Indiana
Bronze: English Brown – Soulmate Brewing – Vermont

42: Imperial Stout/Porter
Gold: Thick Thighs and Luscious Eyes – Hop District Community Brewing Co. – Illinois
Silver: Double Navel Gazer – New Heights Brewing – Tennessee
Bronze: Hello Darkness – River North Brewery – Colorado

43: Brown Porter
Gold: Don’t Feed The Bears – Gatlinburg Brewing Company – Tennessee
Silver: Pluff Mud Porter – Holy City Brewing – South Carolina
Bronze: Patio Porter – LUKI Brewery – Colorado

44: Robust Porter
Gold: Twenty-Two Porter – Big Ugly Brewing – Virginia
Silver: Donner Party Porter – FiftyFifty Brewing Co. – California
Bronze: Into the Void – Moontown Brewing Company – Indiana

46 (A-B): Old Ale
Gold: Mountain Man – Verboten Brewing and Barrel Project – Colorado
Silver: Deeply Rooted – Old Stump Brewing Co. – California
Bronze: Bucket of Bolts – River North Brewery – Colorado

47: English Barleywine
Gold: Three Ryes Men – Reuben’s Brews – Washington
Silver: Shipfaced – Silver Harbor Brewing – Michigan
Bronze: It’s All Happening – Celestial Beerworks – Texas

48 (A-C): American Barleywine
Gold: Crouching Cougar – Feather Falls Brewing Company – California
Silver: Old Groundhog – Market Garden Brewery – Ohio
Bronze: Man Candy – Evans Brewing Co – California

49 (A-C): Scottish Ale
Gold: Clandestine – Saddle Mountain Brewing Company – Arizona
Silver: 10 Day – Flix Brewhouse Madison – Wisconsin
Bronze: Kilt and Dagger – Flix Brewhouse  Carmel – Indiana

50 (A-B): Strong Scottish Ale
Gold: Hammer Throw – Lost Province Brewing Co – North Carolina
Silver: Wallace Tavern Scotch Ale – Market Garden Brewery – Ohio
Bronze: Mulligan – Grand Junction Brewing Company – Indiana
Bronze: Old Crank – Schoolcraft Brewery – Michigan

51: Irish Red Ale
Gold: Langered – Missing Falls Brewery – Ohio
Silver: Red Right Return – Marker 48 Brewing – Florida
Bronze: Irish Redhead – MichiganckDuff’s Brewing Co       ID

52: American Amber/Red Ale
Gold: Mavericks Amber – Half Moon Bay Brewing Company – California
Silver: 3 Sisters American Red Ale – Wild Ride Brewing – Oregon
Bronze: Michigan Amber – Big Lake Brewing – Michigan

53: Imperial Red Ale
Gold: Better Off Red – Inver Grove Brewing Company – Minnesota
Silver: El Lupulo Libre – The Brew Kettle – Ohio
Bronze: Resin Rapture – Lupulin Brewing Company – Minnesota

54: American Brown Ale
Gold: Throwback Brown – Hodad’s Brewing Company – California
Silver: Not a Planet – Site-1 Brewing Co – Nebraska
Bronze: Buster Brown Ale – Dingo Dog Brewing Company – North Carolina

55: American Black Ale
Gold: Fantasia Has No Boundaries – Hop Dogma Brewing Company – California
Silver: Solar Eclipse of the Hop – Southern Ohio Brewing – Ohio
Bronze: IT HUNTS AT NIGHT – SHADOW GROVE BREWING – California

56: German Altbier
Gold: Alternative Medicine – Lakeville Brewing Company – Minnesota
Silver: Waha Negra – Oklawaha Brewing Company – North Carolina
Bronze: Rubber Chicken Red – Franklins Restaurant Brewery and General Store – Maryland

57: German Kolssch
Gold: Lake Hopp’r – Ivanhoe Park Brewing Co. – Florida
Silver: Brandstafter – Incendiary Brewing Company – North Carolina
Bronze: Kolsch – Union Bear Brewing – plano – Texas

58 (A): German Wheat Ale
Gold: Krystal – Schnitz Ale Brewery – Ohio
Bronze: Elm Hill Kristallweiss – Lock 15 Brewing Co – Ohio

58 (E): South German Weizenbock
Gold: Shadowhorn – Flix Brewhouse-SAT – Texas
Silver: Braunschweiger Weizenbock – Silver Bluff Brewing Company – Georgia
Silver: Konig Morder – The Brew Kettle – Ohio
Bronze: El Carlito – No Label Brewing Co – Texas

59: German Hefeweizen
Gold: Oasteweizen Hefeweizen – Twin Oast Brewing – Ohio
Silver: Southern Heaven Hefeweizen – Tucker Brewing Co. – Georgia
Bronze: Hefeweizen – Sons of Toil Brewing  LLC – Ohio

60: French and Belgian Saison
Gold: Le Saison –  Vista Brewing – Texas
Silver: New Slang Belgian Saison – Americana Beer Company – North Carolina
Bronze: Little Batteau – Braided River Brewing – Alabama

61: Belgian Pale Ale
Gold: 1205 to Antwerp – Wild Barley Kitchen and Brewery – Texas
Silver: Crazy Train – Fretboard Brewing Co. – Ohio

62 (A-C): Belgian and French Ale
Gold: BierKraft Bière de Garde – BierKraft – Oklahoma
Silver: If You Want Blond… – BBGB Brewery and Hop Farm- Illinois
Bronze: Feral Garden Gnome – Liability Brewing Co. – South Carolina

63: Belgian Dubbel
Gold: Dubbel Down – Braided River Brewing – Alabama
Silver: Belgian Dubbel – Sugar Creek Brewing Company – North Carolina
Bronze: Coriolis Effect – Loose Ends Brewing – Ohio
Bronze: Chugboat Island – Buckstin Brewing Company – Texas

64: Belgian Tripel
Gold: Bel Ringer – 9th Hour Brewing Company- Illinois
Silver: One Brew To Rule Them All – Flix Brewhouse – Texas
Bronze: Lorentz Force – Loose Ends Brewing – Ohio

65: Belgian Quadrupel
Gold: Belgian Quad – Sugar Creek Brewing Company – North Carolina
Silver: Two Brewers are Better Than One – Silver Harbor Brewing – Michigan
Bronze: Nakatomi Nights – Flix Brewhouse-SAT – Texas

66 (A-B): Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale
Gold: Suwanee Devil – StillFire Brewing – Georgia
Silver: Grand Cabaret – The Common Beer Company – Ohio
Bronze: Tienne              Three Wide Brewing – Texas

67 (A-E): Belgian Lambic
Gold: Squared Pants – 2 Silos Brewing Co – Virginia
Silver: Stupid Sexy Flanders – Sun King Brewery – Indiana
Bronze: Faithful Instruction – Monday Night Brewing – Georgia
Bronze: The Forever Echo of Your Laugh – Forgotten Road Ales – North Carolina

68: Belgian Witbier
Gold: Blue Heron Wit – Oregon City Brewing – Oregon
Silver: White Goblin – Mathews Brewing Company – Florida
Bronze: White Ale – Castle Island – Massachusetts

69: Berliner Weisse
Gold: Split Paths – Big Grove Brewery – Cedar Rapids – Iowa
Silver: Over the Top Berliner Weisse – Lock 15 Brewing Co – Ohio
Bronze: Dragonball P – Oregon City Brewing – Oregon

70: Leipzig-Style Gose
Gold: The Dare – Druthers Brewing Co. – New York
Silver: Gose – Ponysaurus Brewing – North Carolina

71: Fruit Gose
Gold: Blood Orange Gose – Armor Brewing Company – Texas
Silver: Prickly Pear Dough Boiz – Liquid Mechanics Brewing – Colorado
Bronze: Fresca Muerte – Phantom Canyon Brewing – Colorado

72: Contemporary Gose
Gold: Aloha State of Mind – COVA Brewing Company – Virginia
Silver: Huckleberry Cheesecake Gose          Pilot Brewing – North Carolina
Bronze: Punk Fuzz – MachineHead Brewing Co. – California

73: Other Kettle Sours
Gold: Mother Fluffer – Afterglow Brewing – Virginia
Silver: Pastry Fiend: Key Lime Pie – Bru Daddy’s Brewing Co. – Pennsylvania
Bronze: Funky Diablo – Third Eye Brewing (Sharonville) – Ohio

74: Smoothie Sour
Gold: Reapers Eye – Atrium Brewing – Kentucky
Silver: Lovely Patrol: Double (POG Juice) – Forgotten Road Ales – North Carolina
Bronze: Beach Vibes – Savage Craft Ale Works – South Carolina

75 (A-B): Light Lager
Gold: Quarryman’s Reserve – Break Rock Brewing Company – Massachusetts
Silver: Ultra Secret Enigma – Liability Brewing Co. – South Carolina
Bronze: 87 – Evans Brewing Co – California

76 A: American-Style Lager
Gold: American Lager – Central Machine Works Brewery – Texas
Silver: Utica Club – FX Matt Brewery – New York
Bronze: Coolwater – Sunriver Brewing Company – Oregon

76 B: American-Style Pilsener
Gold: Bullpen – Atlas Brew Works – Washington DC
Silver: Cerveza Mecanica – Liquid Mechanics Brewing – Colorado
Bronze: Purr Pils – The Southern Growl Beer Company – South Carolina

77: American Premium Lager
Gold: Delux Lager – Cooper Landing Brewing Co – Alaska
Silver: Blackberry Smoke American Lager – New Realm Brewing – Georgia
Bronze: T-Town Lager – Inside the Five Brewing Company – Ohio

78: American Amber
Gold: De Nada –  Appalachian Mountain Brewery – North Carolina
Silver: Can I Pet Your Dog? –   Ope Brewing Co – Wisconsin
Bronze: Elbow Bender – Wagon Wheel Brewing – California

79: California Common Beer
Gold: 1915 – Ivanhoe Park Brewing Co. – Florida
Silver: Last Day at the Office – Neoteric Brewing Company – North Carolina
Bronze: 1702 Steam Engine – Mountain Layers Brewing CO. – North Carolina

80: Bohemian-Style Pilsener
Gold: Quiet Light – Nine Giant Brewing – Ohio
Silver: Little Waves – Big Ditch Brewing Company – New York
Bronze: Nederlager – Buckstin Brewing Company – Texas

81: German-Style Pilsener
Gold: An Honest Man – New Berlin Brewing Company – Ohio
Silver: A Cold One – Reformation Brewery – Georgia
Bronze: Shimmer Pils – Discretion Brewing – California
Bronze: Pils – Wicked Weed Brewing – North Carolina

82 A: International-Style Pilsener
Gold: Famosa – Cervecería Centro Americana S.A. – Guatemala
Silver: El Vaquero – Cranky Sam Brewing – Montana
Bronze: Golden Dharma – Oak Highlands Brewery – Texas

82 B: Italian Pilsener
Gold: Antico – Geisthaus Brewing Company – California
Silver: Antonio – Brother Chimp Brewing- Illinois
Bronze: Fight! Flight! Or Pizza! – Moonraker Brewing – California

82 C: New Zealand Lager
Gold: Sentries of the Broken Brain – Geisthaus Brewing Company – California
Silver: Pilsmarillion  – Big Ugly Brewing – Virginia
Bronze: Pilz with Frilz – Sandy Springs Brewing Co. – Ohio

82 D: Australasian, Latin American, or Tropical-Style Light Lager
Gold: City Lager – Turning Point Beer – Texas
Silver: Vaquera – Wagon Wheel Brewing – California
Bronze: Shibata – Maui Brewing Co – Hawaii

82 E: Rice Lager
Gold:  Migoto Rice Lager – Big Island Brewhaus – Hawaii
Silver: Rice Lager – Ponysaurus Brewing – North Carolina
Bronze:  Rice Lager – Central Machine Works Brewery – Texas

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83: Mexican Lager/Pilsener
Gold: San Carlos Especial – Riverlands Brewing Company- Illinois
Silver: Lucha Libre – Flix Brewhouse-SAT – Texas
Bronze: El OVNI – Brothership Brewing- Illinois
Bronze: Fiesta de Sol – Site-1 Brewing Co – Nebraska

84: Munchner Helles
Gold: Helles Lager – Central Machine Works Brewery – Texas
Silver: High Point Helles – Wild Leap Brew Co – Georgia
Bronze: Haus Helles – Wicked Weed Brewing – North Carolina

85: Munchner Dunkel
Gold: Flannel Weather – The Bier Garden – North Carolina
Silver: Penn Dark – Penn Brewery – Pennsylvania
Bronze: Decrepify – Geisthaus Brewing Company – California

86 (A-B): Marzen/Oktoberfest
Gold: Oktoberfest – Spilled Grain Brewhouse – Minnesota
Silver: Follow the Lederhosen – Moontown Brewing Company – Indiana
Bronze: Dirndl Dance – Moontown Brewing Company – Indiana

87: Vienna-Style Lager
Gold: Vienna  VA Lager – Caboose Brewing Company – Virginia
Silver: Wherever I May Foam – Magnanimous Brewing – Florida
Bronze: Red Moon Rising – Mutation Brewing Co. – Georgia

88: German-Style Schwarzbier
Gold: Shrouded Reflections of Moonlight   760 Craft Works – North Carolina
Silver: Schwarzbier – Union Bear Brewing – Plano – Texas
Bronze: Black Lager – Frost Town Brewing – Texas

89: Traditional German-Style Bock
Gold: Bock – Union Bear Brewing – Plano – Texas
Silver: Dad Bock – Pondaseta Brewing Co. – Texas
Bronze: Dunkel Bock – Sons of Toil Brewing  LLC – Ohio

90: Germn-Style Heller Bock/Maibock
Gold: Skoolhouse Bock – Moontown Brewing Company – Indiana
Silver: Heller Bock – Cranky Sam Brewing – Montana
Bronze: Not Yours  Maibock – Kros Strain Brewing – Nebraska

91 (A-B): Strong Bock
Gold: Pathinator – Narrow Path Brewing Company – Ohio
Gold: Eisbock – Penn Brewery – Pennsylvania
Silver: Balrog’s Bock – Flix Brewhouse-SAT – Texas
Bronze: Levitator – Maple Branch Craft Brewery – Texas

92: Baltic-Style Porter
Gold: Kronan – Feather Falls Brewing Company – California
Silver: BierKraft Pomorskie Porter – BierKraft – Oklahoma
Bronze: High Frequency – Project Halo Brewing – Texas

93: India Pale Lager
Gold: Hoppy Lager – Low Tide Brewing – South Carolina
Silver: Frosty Cold – Flix Brewhouse Oklahoma City – Oklahoma
Bronze: Krispi IPA – Market Garden Brewery – Ohio

94: Dortmunder Export/European-Style Export
Gold: Skortmunder – Kelsen Brewing Company – New Hampshire
Silver: Edelgard – Geisthaus Brewing Company – California
Bronze: Bobber – Logboat Brewing Company – Missouri

95 (A-B): Dark Lager
Gold: 13 Degrees – Confluence Brewing Company – Iowa
Silver: Rain Czech – Clouds Brewing – North Carolina
Bronze: El Lauro Muro – Brink Brewing – Ohio

96: American Cream Ale
Gold: Boulevard Light – Boulevard Brewing Company – Missouri
Silver: Cinco Cinco Cinco! – Shred Beer Company – California
Bronze: College Water – Benson Brewery – Nebraska

97: American-Style Wheat Beer
Gold: Float Trip – Piney River Brewing Co. – Missouri
Silver: Uncle John’s – Triple C Brewing Company – North Carolina
Bronze: 5G – Saddle Mountain Brewing Company – Arizona
Bronze: Whoopty Whoop Hefeweizen – Wild Ride Brewing – Oregon

98: American Specialty Wheat
Gold: Eclipse – Esoteric Brewing Co – Ohio
Silver: Oostanaula – River Remedy Brewing Company – Georgia

99 a: American-Style Fruit Beer – Raspberry
Gold: Anniversary Stout – Model A Brewing – South Carolina
Silver: Fresh! Raspberry – Reuben’s Brews – Washington
Bronze: Razz Becky – Pondaseta Brewing Co. – Texas

99 B: American-Style Fruit Beer – Blueberry
Gold: Blueberry Blonde – FX Matt Brewery – New York
Silver: Blue North – Wild Heart Brewing Co. – South Carolina
Bronze: Turning Violet – Hell ‘n Blazes Brewing Co. – Florida

99 C: American-Style Fruit Beer – Orange
Gold: Bell’s Oberon Light – Bell’s Brewery – Michigan
Silver: Anytime Wing Man – Flix Brewhouse Oklahoma City – Oklahoma
Bronze: Zest A Peel – Triple C Brewing Company – North Carolina

99 G: American-Style Fruit Beer – Grapefruit
Gold: Causing a Racket – Sonder Brewing – Ohio
Silver: Shiner Ruby Sunburst – Spoetzl Brewery – Texas
Bronze: Cedar Radler – Big Grove Brewery – Cedar Rapids – Iowa

99 H: American-Style Fruit Beer – Lime
Gold: Stone Buenaveza – Stone Brewing – California
Silver: Freshy Lime Lager – Market Garden Brewery – Ohio
Bronze: Southwest BLVD – Boulevard Brewing Company – Missouri

99 I: American-Style Fruit Beer – Peach
Gold: Altstadt Radler – Altstadt Brewery` – Texas
Silver: Queen City Crown – Samuel Adams – Cincinnati Taproom – Ohio

99 J: American-Style Fruit Beer – Strawberry
Gold: Strawberry Shandy – Southern Range Brewing – North Carolina
Silver: Belly Flop – Lucky Bucket Brewing Company – Nebraska
Bronze: Bella Brie – Inside the Five Brewing Company – Ohio

99 L: American-Style Fruit Beer – Mixed
Gold: Rockin’ The Rainbow Road – Fabled Brew Works – Kentucky
Silver: Wowie – Rhinegeist Brewery – Ohio
Bronze: Bubbles – Rhinegeist Brewery – Ohio

99 M: American-Style Fruit Beer – General/Other
Gold: Mango Bubbles – Rhinegeist Brewery – Ohio
Silver: Vanilla Black Currant Tart Ale – Los Dos Potrillos Cerveceria Parker – Colorado
Bronze: Sportz Fruit Punch – Turning Point Beer – Texas

100 A: Fruit Wheat Beer – Raspberry
Gold: All That Razz – StillFire Brewing – Georgia
Silver: Luna Rosa – Flix Brewhouse  Carmel – Indiana
Bronze: Raspberry Fields Forever – Flix Brewhouse Albuquerque-Coors – New Mexico

100 C: Fruit Wheat Beer – Orange
Gold: TailGate Orange – TailGate Brewery- Tennessee
Silver: Enlightenment – Third Eye Brewing Company (Hamilton) – Ohio
Bronze: Cabana Crusher – Kros Strain Brewing – Nebraska

100 E: Fruit Wheat Beer – Tangerine
Gold: Sunburst – Bullfinch Brewpub – New York
Silver: Minix145 – Line Creek Brewing Co. – Georgia
Bronze: Tang Walker – Pondaseta Brewing Co. – Texas

100 I: Fruit Wheat Beer – Peach
Gold: Georgia Bound – Hell ‘n Blazes Brewing Co. – Florida
Silver: Happy Accidents – Silver Harbor Brewing – Michigan
Bronze: Peach Dreams – Grainworks Brewing – Ohio

100 L: Fruit Wheat Beer – Mixed
Gold: POG Slammer – Wild Barley Kitchen and Brewery – Texas
Silver: Blender Bender – Berry – Ledgeview Brewing Company – Indiana
Bronze: Mebane Skyline – Bright Penny Brewing – North Carolina

100 M: Fruit Wheat Beer – General/Other
Gold: Banana Wheat – Whistle Hop Brewing Company – North Carolina
Silver: Blueberry Cobbler Payday – Side Hustle Brewing Company – South Carolina
Bronze: Pineapple Mana Wheat – Maui Brewing Co – Hawaii

101: Belgian-Style Fruit Beer
Gold: Tangerine Saison – Flix Brewhouse Madison – Wisconsin
Silver: Orange Goblin – Mathews Brewing Company – Florida
Bronze: Painkiller – Holy City Brewing – South Carolina

102: Field Beer
Gold: Eevee Sweets – Inside the Five Brewing Company – Ohio
Silver: Groovy – False Idol Brewing – Texas
Bronze: There Gose my Pickle – Cueni Brewing Co. – Florida
Bronze: Pickle – Urban Artifact – Ohio

103 (A-B): Pumpkin
Gold: Pumpkin Ale – 2 Silos Brewing Co – Virginia
Silver: Pumpkin Spice J. Marie – River North Brewery – Colorado
Bronze: Jack Of The Lantern – Nine State Brewery – Florida

104: Coconut Beer
Gold: Dead As Dreams – Magnanimous Brewing – Florida
Silver: Zombies 608 my neighbors – Fabled Brew Works – Kentucky
Bronze: Tropic Like It’s Hop – Phantom Canyon Brewing – Colorado
Bronze: Tropic Groove – Three Wide Brewing – Texas

105: Herb & Spice Beer
Gold: Nutty Ale-Thundai – Omnium Brewing Company – New Hampshire
Silver: Dill Pickle – Field Brewing – Indiana
Bronze: Dill With It – Three Blondes Brewing – Michigan

106: Chili Pepper Beer
Gold: Pineapple Express – Mathews Brewing Company – Florida
Gold: Barrel Aged Hell Bear – Werk Force Brewing Co- Illinois
Silver: Don Jalapeño – No Label Brewing Co – Texas
Bronze: Blue Corn Lager Con Chiles – Confluence Brewing Company – Iowa

107: Chocolate or Cocoa Beer
Gold: Double Astral – Third Eye Brewing Company (Hamilton) – Ohio
Silver: Viator Obscura: Triple Chocolate – Wondering Monsters Brewing – Ohio
Bronze: Oroasis – Omnium Brewing Company – New Hampshire

108: Coffee Beer Light
Gold: Cowboy Coffee – Lost Province Brewing Co  – North Carolina
Silver: Blue Boathouse – Fox River Brewing – Wisconsin
Bronze: Spill The Beans – Blue Heron Brewery – Ohio

108: Coffee Beer Dark
Gold: Venti is Large – Hop Dogma Brewing Company – California
Silver: Barrel Aged Hazelnut Latte Speak of the Devil – Streetside Brewery – Ohio
Bronze: Lil Zoomie – Brink Brewing – Ohio

109: Rye Beer
Gold: All Rye  All Rye  All Rye – Afterglow Brewing – Virginia
Silver: Red Your Last Rytes – Liability Brewing Co. – South Carolina
Bronze: Rye’ll Be Bock – Oregon City Brewing – Oregon

110: Smoke Beer
Gold: Smoke On The Porter – Beaver Island Brewing Company – Minnesota
Silver: Mudcat Rauchbier – Muskellunge Brewing Company – Ohio
Bronze: Smoke Session – Armor Brewing Company – Texas

111: Specialty Honey Beer
Gold: Saison w/ sage and honey – Union Bear Brewing-Denton – Texas
Silver: Honey Lager – Lone Tree Brewing – Colorado
Bronze: Bear Creek Honey Brown Ale – Phantom Canyon Brewing – Colorado

113: Barrel-Aged Dark Beer
Gold: Plaid Habit – Boulevard Brewing Company – Missouri
Silver: Buffal-Oak Stout – Full Fledged Brewing Co. – Iowa

114: Barrel-Aged Strong Beer
Gold: Royal Oil – Bull & Bush Brewery – Colorado
Silver: The Brawler – Northern Row – Ohio
Bronze: Perpetual Peace – No Label Brewing Co – Texas

115: Barrel-Aged Strong Stout/Porter
Gold: GSO Barrel Select Stout 2024 – Forgotten Road Ales – North Carolina
Silver: 3 year Barrel Aged Family Reserve Sleepy Bear – Werk Force Brewing – Illinois
Bronze: Eclipse – Frey Ranch – FiftyFifty Brewing Co. – California

116: Barrel-Aged Strong/Porter Extreme (12.5%+)
Gold: Assassin – Toppling Goliath Brewing Company – Iowa
Silver: Sir Blends A-Lot #5 – Mikerphone Brewing- Illinois
Bronze: Barrel God Cuvée – 2025 Blend       Lupulin Brewing Company – Minnesota
Bronze: Rye Barrel Aged Night Whale 2023 – Rhinegeist Brewery – Ohio

117: Barrel-Aged Strong Stout/Porter Specialty 
Gold: Maple Grenade – Silver Harbor Brewing – Michigan
Silver: BA Pumpkinhead – Pontoon Brewing – Georgia
Bronze: Ammo Can: Lima One – Forgotten Road Ales – North Carolina

118: Barrel-Aged Breakfast Stout
Gold: Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout – Toppling Goliath Brewing Company – Iowa
Silver: Blackout Brunch – Turning Point Beer – Texas
Bronze: Brunch with Santa – Low Tide Brewing – South Carolina

120: Barrel-Aged Fruited Sour Beer
Gold: Daydreamer – Vista Brewing – Texas
Silver: The Virtue of Patience – Bold Monk Brewing Co – Georgia
Bronze: Angels in the Architecture – Bold Monk Brewing Co – Georgia
Bronze: Black Angel – Wicked Weed Brewing – North Carolina

121: Wood/Barrel-Aged Fruit Beer
Gold: How Sweet It Is – Cherry Street Brewing at Halcyon – Georgia
Silver: Huckleberry Hounds – Bull & Bush Brewery – Colorado
Bronze: Barrel Aged Skooma – Fabled Brew Works – Kentucky

122: Wood/Barrel-Aged Strong Scotch Ale
Gold: Old Chungus – Confluence Brewing Company – Iowa
Silver: Diddy Muckle – Sun King Brewery – Indiana
Bronze: Get in My Belly – Cherry Street Brewing at Halcyon – Georgia

123 (A-C): Barrel-Aged Barley Wine
Gold: Barrel Aged Matters of Importance – Narrow Path Brewing Company – Ohio
Silver: 12.12.12 2024 – Cherry Street Brewing at Vickery Village – Georgia
Bronze: Kelly’s Private Stash – Third Eye Brewing Company (Hamilton) – Ohio

124: Barrel-Aged Quad/Belgian Dark Ale
Gold: To Be Loved By You – Cherry Street Brewing at Halcyon – Georgia
Silver: Muese Valley – More Brewing Company- Illinois
Bronze: Barrel Reserve 2025 – River North Brewery – Colorado

125: Blended Barrel-Aged Beer
Gold: In the Black – Taxman Brewing Company – Indiana
Silver: Nullification – Woodland Farm Brewery – New York
Bronze: 5th Anniversary Blend – Third Eye Brewing Company (Hamilton) – Ohio

126 C: Rum Barrel-Aged Beer
Gold: Soul Shakedown Party – Sun King Brewery – Indiana
Silver: Big Hands I Know Your The One –  Unrefined Brewing – Florida
Bronze: Ghoul Fuel: The Rum Diaries – Bull & Bush Brewery – Colorado

126 D: Spirits Barrel-Aged Beer (Non-Whiskey)
Gold: Shadow King Maple Cognac – Monday Night Brewing – Georgia
Silver: The Path – Bold Monk Brewing Co – Georgia
Bronze: Double Oaked Cognac Grow Old With You – Verboten Brewing and Barrel Project – Colorado

127 (A-C): Wine Barrel-Aged Beer
Gold: Port Barrel Qualified – Taxman Brewing Company – Indiana
Silver: Heaviest Snuggz – Forbidden Root Columbus – Ohio
Bronze: Shadow King Syrah – Monday Night Brewing – Georgia

129 (A-C): Barrel-Aged German Lager
Gold: BA New Old Stock – Bissell Brothers – Maine
Silver: BA Doppelbock 2024 – Lupulin Brewing Company – Minnesota
Bronze: Bourbon Barrel Aged Toasted Pecan Dopplebock – Saddle Mountain Brewing Company – Arizona
Bronze: Wild Dreams: Chapter 2 – Wild Barley Kitchen and Brewery – Texas

130: Foeders & Casks Aged Beer
Gold: Wild Dreams: Chapter 2 – Wild Barley Kitchen and Brewery – Texas
Silver: Life – Turning Point Beer – Texas
Bronze: All is Vanity – Bold Monk Brewing Co – Georgia

131: Aged Beer
Gold: Pimp My Rye – Bull & Bush Brewery – Colorado
Silver: Old Motor Oil – Grainworks Brewing – Ohio
Bronze: Mur de Barley – Wild Barley Kitchen and Brewery – Texas

132: Experimental Beer
Gold: Astronaut Food – Urban Artifact – Ohio
Silver: Myco – Les 3 Brasseurs – Quebec
Bronze: Amalfi – Sun King Brewery – Indiana

133: Specialty Beer / Anything Goes
Gold: Diagonal Cut – Magnanimous Brewing – Florida
Silver: Mt. Giona – Urban Artifact – Ohio
Bronze: Slack Tide Lager – Tampa Bay Brewing Company – Florida

134: American-Belgo-Style Ale
Gold: Hazy Shade of Spring – Braided River Brewing – Alabama
Silver: Citra Wit – Reuben’s Brews – Washington
Bronze: Sirens Lure – Fair Winds Brewing Company – Virginia

135: Kellerbier or Zwickelbier
Gold: Kellermeister – Brink Brewing – Ohio
Silver: Bobby Beer – Oklawaha Brewing – North Carolina
Bronze: Pleasing Gene – Little Brother Brewing – North Carolina

136 (128+137): Brett Beer
Gold: Free Range Farmhouse – Sun King Brewery – Indiana
Silver: All of the Positions – Forbidden Root Columbus – Ohio
Bronze: Coming To Fruition: Cherry – Oregon City Brewing – Oregon
Bronze: Beauty In The Cracks – Twin Leaf Brewery – North Carolina

138: Session Beer
Gold: Shiner Bock – Spoetzl Brewery – Texas
Silver: Stone West Specific Pilsner – Stone Brewing – California
Bronze: Shiner Lemonade Shandy – Spoetzl Brewery – Texas

139: Gluten-Free Beer
Gold: Raspberry Pride – Neff Brewing – Oklahoma
Silver: Sibling Revelry Brewing Olly Olly Gluten Free – Sibling Revelry Brewing – Ohio
Bronze: Spacerveza – Neff Brewing – Oklahoma

140: Near Gluten Free/Gluten Reduced Beer
Gold: Stone Hefe No-Wheat-Son – Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station – California
Silver: Damn! That’s Good – The Explorium – Wisconsin
Bronze: Amber Ale – Union Bear Brewing-Denton – Texas
Bronze: UB Light – Union Bear Brewing-Denton – Texas

141: Peanut/Peanut Butter Beer
Gold: Dark Aura – Third Eye Brewing Company (Hamilton) – Ohio
Silver: Not Sorry – Southern Ohio Brewing – Ohio
Bronze: D’s Nuts – Oklawaha Brewing Company – North Carolina

142: Nut Beer
Gold: Scattered Castles – Project Halo Brewing – Texas
Silver: D’s Hazelnuts – Oklawaha Brewing Company – North Carolina
Bronze: Pistachio Cream Ale – Platt Park Brewing – Colorado

143: Tea Beer
Gold: Nappy Nap Time – Bull & Bush Brewery – Colorado
Silver: Divot – Sonder Brewing – Ohio
Bronze: Small Batch – Raspberry Tea – Urban Artifact – Ohio

144: Historical Beer – A
Gold: Sheba’s Nectar – Homebrewer LaVaughn Barker – Wisconsin
Silver: Potsdamer Stangenbier – Schulz Brau Brewing – Tennessee
Bronze: Jolly Good Brown – The Jolly Scholar – Ohio

144: Historical Beer – B: Kentucky Common
Gold: Steam Engine – Adams Street Brewery – Illinois
Silver: Switch on the Light – Lost Shoe Brewing & Roasting Company – Massachusetts
Bronze: 1850 – Burl Brew – Kentucky

144: Historical Beer – C: Grodziskie
Gold: Smocze Pragnienie – Allusion Brewing Company – Pennsylvania
Silver: Grodziskie – Goldfinger Brewing Company – Illinois
Bronze: Smoke Over Lublin – Mountain Layers Brewing CO. – North Carolina

144: Historical Beer (D-G)
Gold: A Better Burden – Narrow Path Brewing Company – Ohio
Silver: Juniper Flats – Julian Beer Company – California
Bronze: Windmills & Tulips – Wild Barley Kitchen and Brewery – Texas

145: Pink Boots Hop Blend
Gold: Stone She’s The Brewer – Stone Brewing – California
Silver: Lupulin Omen #5 – Aeonian Brewing Company – Ohio
Bronze: Her – Big Ugly Brewing – Virginia

146: Collaboration Beer: Lagers
Gold: ¿Cómo Se Dice Nice?, Los Dos Potrillos Cerveceria Castle Rock + Littleton Brewing Co.
Silver: AL PASTOR TACOS, TapRoom Beer Co. + Ravenna Brewing Co.
Bronze: Czech 10 P Lager, Monday Night Brewing + Cohesion Brewing Co.
Bronze: Dopplerbock Effect, Big Ugly Brewing + Caiseal Beer and Spirits

146: Collaboration Beer: IPAs
Gold: Friendship Bracelet, Streetside Brewery + Derive Brewing & Forbidden Root
Silver: Transplant, Wild Heart Brewing Co. + Liability Brewing,  Magnetic South, Double Stamp & Replay Brewing
Bronze: Cumming Together, Cherry Street Brewing at Vickery Village +  NoFo,  Crooked Culture, and Freedom Brew

146: Collaboration Beer: Dark Beers
Gold: Stupid Sticky Fingers, Werk Force Brewing Co. + Rocky Reef Brewing Co.
Silver: Celestial Death, River North Brewery + Third Eye Brewing
Bronze: The Awakening, Dough Daddy Brewery + Punxsutawney Brewing
Bronze: Ponyvana, Ponysaurus Brewing + Brewery Bhavana

147: Root Beer: A – Kids  
Gold: Marsh Water      Low Tide Brewing – South Carolina
Silver: Bright Penny Root Beer             Bright Penny Brewing – North Carolina
Bronze: No Label Root Beer  No Label Brewing Co – Texas

147: Root Beer: B – Adults (Spiced)
Gold: Saranac Root Beer – F.X. Matt Brewing – New York
Silver: Root Beer – Public Coast Brewing Company – Oregon
Bronze: Point Root Beer – Stevens Point Brewery – Wisconsin

148: Non-Alcoholic IPA
Gold: Hazy DDH IPA – Sober Carpenter – Quebec
Silver: Big Ditch Brewing Company – NA Burner – New York
Bronze: Space Camper Non-Alcoholic – Zero Gravity IPA – Boulevard Brewing – Missouri

149: Non-Alcoholic Stout
Gold: Black Butte Non-Alcoholic – Deschutes Brewery – Oregon
Silver: Emerald Cliffs – Athletic Brewing Company – Connecticut
Bronze: All Out Stout – Athletic Brewing Company – Connecticut
Bronze: Mash Gang – Lesser Evil  – Mash Gang – Delaware

150: Non-Alcoholic Fruit & Spices
Gold: Ripe Pursuit – Athletic Brewing Company – Connecticut
Silver: 2|170 – Urban Artifact – Ohio
Bronze: ElectroLime – Best Day Brewing – Colorado

151: Non-Alcoholic Malt Beverage: A – Lager
Gold: Daura Non- Alcoholic – Damm S.A – Spain
Silver: Free Damm – Damm S.A – Spain
Bronze: Ruthie NA – Exile Brewing Company – Iowa

151: Non-Alcoholic Malt Beverage: B – Golden/Blonde Ales
Gold: Party On Gold: Reuben’s Brews – Washington
Silver: NA Brau – DC Brau Brewing – Washington DC
Bronze: Dry Fly –  Fall River Brewing Company – California

151: Non-Alcoholic Malt Beverage: E – Wheat Ales
Gold: Yuzu Ginger Shandy – Best Day Brewing – Colorado
Silver: Gruvi Weekday Wit – Gruvi – Colorado
Bronze: Wheat Without Worry – Primal Brewery – North Carolina

152: Hop Water
Gold: Lord Citra Hop Tea – Public Coast Brewing Company – Oregon
Silver: Hop Water Grapefruit – Berryessa Brewing Co – California
Bronze: Citra-Drop Hop Water – Public Coast Brewing Company – Oregon

  2025 U.S. Open Breweries of the Year(Best in Class)