Sponsored by the Oregon Brewers Guild “The Best of the West” is a national competition dedicated to a single style of beer: the West Coast IPA. And unlike other competitions, it awards multiple gold and silver medals, recognizing the quality and depth of  the world-class IPAs being produced in the country.

Breweries from 22 states participated in this year’s competition, with heavy representation coming from Oregon, California, and Washington.

Medal-winning beers came from 7 states in 2025 — the 3 West Coast states as well as Texas, Colorado, Ohio, and Missouri.

California breweries led the medal count with 20 awards, followed by Oregon at 12. Breweries were limited to 3 entries regardless of size or number of locations

North Park Beer Co. won the Grand Champion IPA award for their flagship beer, Hop-Fu! North Park’s International IPA, Dead as a Doornail, was also named one of the top beers in the competition, taking the trophy in its category.

Golden, Colorado’s Cannonball Creek won the Runner-Up Grand Champion award for their beer Project Alpha; they were also one of only four breweries to win medals for all 3 of their entries into the competition

Thirty judges from 5 states evaluated the 284 entries in triplicate, making Best of the West one of the most thorough and intensive beer competitions in the world. When all was said and done, 65 beers met the criteria to enter into medal contention, and 51 beers walked away with awards.

And here are all of this year’s big winners…

Best of the West Coast 2025 Winning Breweries & Beers

2025 Grand Champion IPA

North Park Beer Co. / Hop-Fu!

2025 Runner Up Grand Champion IPA

Cannonball Creek Brewing Company / Project Alpha

2025 Very Small Brewery Champion IPA

Brujos Don Sixto

2025 Small Brewery Champion IPA

Grains of Wrath /Enemy of Average

2025 Medium Brewery Champion IPA

Moonraker Brewing / Terrestrial Menace

2025 Large Brewery Champion IPA

Pinthouse Brewing / Scorpion Disco

2025 Regional Brewery Champion IPA

Breakside Brewery / Wanderjack

2025Very Large Brewery Champion IPA

Deschutes Brewery / West Coast Steeze

2025 Champion Traditional American IPA

Victor 23 / Imitator IPA

2025 Champion WC IPA Below 6.7%

Sunriver Brewing Company / Winning Isn’t Everything (But it Sure is Nice)

2025 Champion WC IPA Above 6.7%

Cannonball Creek Brewing Company / Project Alpha

2025 Champion International IPA

North Park Beer Co. / Dead as a Doornail

2025 Champion Flagship IPA

North Park Beer Co. / Hop-Fu!

2025 Champion Oregon Hop IPA

Ghost Town Brewing / Vine Breaker

2025 Gold Medal

Breakside Brewery / Breakside IPA

2025 Gold Medal

Cannonball Creek Brewing Company / More Than A Zealand

2025 Gold Medal

Grains of Wrath / Destination Funeral

2025 Gold Medal

Halcyon Brewing / Sparkbird

2025 Gold Medal

Highland Park Brewery / Hello, LA

2025 Gold Medal

Meanwhile Brewing / Secret Beach

2025 Gold Medal

Moonraker Brewing / Captain Mo

2025 Gold Medal

Shred Beer Company / Relooped

2025 Gold Medal

Shred Beer Company / Hey Zeus!

2025 Gold Medal

Urban Roots Brewing / Hop Sabbath

2025 Gold Medal

Westbound & Down / Westbound IPA

2025 Silver Medal

Absolution Brewing Co / Reaper IPA

2025 Silver Medal

Alma Mader Brewing / Surcharge

2025 Silver Medal

Bend Brewing Co / Knee Bender

2025 Silver Medal

Breakside Brewery / Dreamers of the Golden Dream

2025 Silver Medal

Brujos / Sixes

2025 Silver Medal

Brujos / Werewolves in Portland

2025 Silver Medal

Cannonball Creek Brewing Company / Mindbender

2025 Silver Medal

Cerebral Brewing  / Conduit Lab

2025 Silver Medal

Cooperage Brewing Company / Smelltron 3030

2025 Silver Medal

Danville Brewing Company / Chux

2025 Silver Medal

Fat Head’s Brewery / Head Hunter

2025 Silver Medal

Fieldwork Brewing Company / Ghostbasket

2025 Silver Medal

Great Notion / Brewing Easy Lift

2025 Silver Medal

Heathen Brewing / Transgression

2025 Silver Medal

Hop Dogma Brewing Company / Muka Laka Hiki

2025 Silver Medal

Hop Dogma Brewing Company / Alpha Dank

2025 Silver Medal

ISM Brewing / Chepedelic

2025 Silver Medal

Level Beer / Average Joe

2025Silver Medal

Masthead Brewing Co. / Idaho Calling

2025 Silver Medal

Moonraker Brewing / Ganja Glow

2025 Silver Medal

Pinthouse Brewing / Mosaic Takedown

2025 Silver Medal

Slice Beer Co. / Declaration of Fermentation

2025 Silver Medal

Slice Beer Co. / Light the Green

2025 Silver Medal

Sunriver Brewing Company / Always Sunny in Yakima

2025 Silver Medal

Trap Door Brewing / Normcore

2025 Silver Medal

Uprise Brewing / Retrospect

2025 Silver Medal

Varietal Beer Co / Twine Climber IPA

2025 Silver Medal

Westbound & Down / DDH Westbound IPA

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(Congratulations to all of this year’s big winners…Live long and prosper!)