(St. Louis, Missouri)

Missouri has a vital and worthy craft beer scene that all too often gets unfairly overlooked…

And now the Missouri Craft Brewers Guild have announced the winners of the first-ever Missouri Beer Cup, the Show-Me State’s only statewide beer competition dedicated exclusively to Missouri craft breweries.

The awards were presented on Monday, November 10, during the Missouri Craft Brewers Guild’s Annual Conference at Boulevard Brewing Company in Kansas City. The Missouri Beer Cup is the only professional beer competition run and organized by the Missouri Craft Brewers Guild to showcase the outstanding quality and variety of Missouri craft beer and the brewers who make them.

This year, Missouri breweries submitted 181 beers across 36 categories, all evaluated by a panel of certified judges to determine the best beers in Missouri. Let’s start with the biggest winners of this inaugural competition

Brewery of the Year – Under 1,000 Barrels: BKS Artisan Ales, Kansas City

Brewery of the Year – Over 1,000 Barrels: Boulevard Brewing Company, Kansas City

And now, (drum roll please) a complete listing of all of this year’s big winners by category….

The 2025 Missouri Beer Cup Winners

American Amber or Red / Vienna
GOLD: Vienna Lager – Narrow Gauge Brewing Co., Florissant
SILVER: Big Head Red – East Forty Brewing, Blue Springs
BRONZE: Rooftop Red Lager – Border Brewing Co., Kansas City

American and German Dark Beers
GOLD: Winterbock – Kansas City Bier Co., Kansas City
SILVER: I’ll Bee Bock – Bee’s Knees Brewing Co, LLC, Versailles
BRONZE: Munich Dunkel – The Saint Louis Brewery / Schlafly Beer, St. Louis

American and German Light Lagers
GOLD: Cerveza Royale – Stockyards Brewing Co., Kansas City
SILVER: Let’s Go Lager – Kansas City Bier Co., Kansas City
BRONZE: City Wide Light – 4 Hands Brewing Co., St. Louis

American and German Pilsners
GOLD: Pure Pils – Kansas City Bier Co., Kansas City
SILVER: Pivo Project New Zealand Style Pilsner – BKS Artisan Ales, Kansas City
BRONZE: Italian Pilsner – Springfield Brewing Co., Springfield

American Cream Ale
GOLD: River Cream Ale – River Bluff Brewing, St. Joseph & Kansas City
SILVER: Cream Ale – Public House Brewing Co., Rolla
BRONZE: Boulevard Light – Boulevard Brewing Co., Kansas City

American-Style India Pale Ale – SPONSORED BY MALTEUROP MALTING COMPANY
GOLD: Never Say IPA – Kansas City Bier Co., Kansas City
SILVER: Right Track IPA – East Forty Brewing, Blue Springs
BRONZE: Incarnation – 4 Hands Brewing Co., St. Louis

American-Style Lager
GOLD: Union Lager – River Bluff Brewing, St. Joseph & Kansas City
SILVER: Little Birds – Blue Jay Brewing Co., St. Louis
BRONZE: BSB – POG Brewing Co., Cleveland

American-Style Maerzen / Oktoberfest
GOLD: Mayhem Marzen – Springfield Brewing Co., Springfield
SILVER: Oktoberfest – Good News Brewing Co., O’Fallon
BRONZE: Oktoberfest – East Forty Brewing, Blue Springs

American-Style Pale Ale
GOLD: Strata Fresh Hop – Logboat Brewing Co., Columbia
SILVER: Lucent Galaxies Pale Ale – Transparent Brewing Co., Grandview
BRONZE: The Colony APA – Bee’s Knees Brewing Co, LLC, Versailles

American-Style Sour Ale
GOLD: Margarita-Style Squeeze – Springfield Brewing Co., Springfield
SILVER: Nudie Suit – Stockyards Brewing Co., Kansas City
BRONZE: Phases of the Moon – Volume One – 4 Hands Brewing Co., St. Louis

Belgian-Style Ale
GOLD: Lingering Effect – Wire Road Brewing Co., Battlefield
SILVER: Sandy Dunes – River Bluff Brewing, St. Joseph & Kansas City
BRONZE: Untethered Rage – Third Wheel Brewing, St. Peters

Bohemian-Style Pilsener
GOLD: Pivo Project Bohemian Style Pilsner – BKS Artisan Ales, Kansas City
SILVER: FloMO Pils – Narrow Gauge Brewing Co., Florissant
BRONZE: Czech Pils – Good News Brewing Co., O’Fallon

Chocolate or Pumpkin Beers
GOLD: Chocolate Stout – Boulevard Brewing Co., Kansas City
SILVER: Pumpkin Ale – The Saint Louis Brewery / Schlafly Beer, St. Louis
BRONZE: Chocolate Milk Stout – 4 Hands Brewing Co., St. Louis

Coffee-Flavored Beer
GOLD: The Devil’s Invention – 4 Hands Brewing Co., St. Louis
SILVER: Hazelnut Coffee Milk Stout – Good News Brewing Co., O’Fallon
BRONZE: Coffee Stout – The Saint Louis Brewery / Schlafly Beer, St. Louis

English-Style Dark Mild Ale
GOLD: Rockhill & Locust – BKS Artisan Ales, Kansas City
SILVER: Mamoot – Logboat Brewing Co., Columbia
BRONZE: Ale for Uncles, Daddies and Baddies – Diametric Brewing Co, Lee’s Summit

English-Style Ales – Other
GOLD: Atlantic – Narrow Gauge Brewing Co., Florissant
SILVER: Pale Ale – Boulevard Brewing Co., Kansas City
BRONZE: OG Bob American Brown Ale – Tie & Timber Beer Co, Springfield

French and Belgian-Style Saison
GOLD: Tank 7 – Boulevard Brewing Co., Kansas City
SILVER: Grand Champ – Wire Road Brewing Co., Battlefield
BRONZE: Belle Bottoms Saison – Stockyards Brewing Co., Kansas City

Fruit Beer
GOLD: Lima Fresca – Border Brewing Co., Kansas City
SILVER: A Fistful of Island Vibes – East Forty Brewing, Blue Springs
BRONZE: Strawberry Blonde Ale – Border Brewing Co., Kansas City

Fruit Wheat Ale or Lager
GOLD: Honored Society – The Goat Brewing Co, Lee’s Summit
BRONZE (TIE): Peachy Pipe Dream – 4 Hands Brewing Co., St. Louis
BRONZE (TIE): Freshly Squeezed Blueberry Lemonade Wheat – Fringe Beerworks, Lee’s Summit

German Oktoberfest / Wiesen / Märzen
GOLD: Fest Friends – Friendship Brewing Co., Wentzville
SILVER: ArrowRed Lager – Kansas City Bier Co., Kansas City
BRONZE: Festbier – Kansas City Bier Co., Kansas City

German-Style Kölsch
GOLD: Kickstand Kölsch Style Ale – Transparent Brewing Co., Grandview
SILVER: Inspiration – Lost Art Taproom, Knob Knoster

German-Style Wheat
GOLD: Weizenbock – Kansas City Bier Co., Kansas City
SILVER: Hazy Hive Hefe – Bee’s Knees Brewing Co, LLC, Versailles
BRONZE: Okay! – Blue Jay Brewing Co., St. Louis

Herbs / Spice / Chili Beer
GOLD: Poblano Pils – Hold Fast Brewing, Springfield
SILVER: Jack Blast Pumpkin Spice – Tie & Timber Beer Co, Springfield
BRONZE: At Last – Third Wheel Brewing, St. Peters

Imperial or Double India Pale Ale
GOLD: Double Current – West Coast Style Double IPA – BKS Artisan Ales, Kansas City
SILVER: Space Camper – Boulevard Brewing Co., Kansas City
BRONZE: High Thread Count Double IPA – Transparent Brewing Co., Grandview

Irish-Style Red Ale
GOLD: Captain Red Beard – Lost Art Taproom, Knob Knoster
SILVER: Mullanphy’s – Narrow Gauge Brewing Co., Florissant
BRONZE: Irish Red Ale – Turkey Creek Brewery, Hollister

Juicy or Hazy Imperial or Double India Pale Ale
GOLD: Repetitions on Citra – BKS Artisan Ales, Kansas City
SILVER: Clouds – BKS Artisan Ales, Kansas City
BRONZE: OJ Run – Narrow Gauge Brewing Co., Florissant

Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale or Hazy Pale Ales – SPONSORED BY HOLLINGBERY & SON HOPS
GOLD: Citra & Mosaic – BKS Artisan Ales, Kansas City
SILVER: Counterculture – BKS Artisan Ales, Kansas City
BRONZE: Juicy Brewski – Tie & Timber Beer Co, Springfield

Light American Wheat or Blonde Ale
GOLD: Robin’s Song – River Bluff Brewing, St. Joseph & Kansas City
SILVER: Electric Nectar – Bee’s Knees Brewing Co, LLC, Versailles
BRONZE: Unfiltered Wheat Beer – Boulevard Brewing Co., Kansas City

Munich-Style Helles or Dortmunder
GOLD: Helles Gamed – Narrow Gauge Brewing Co., Florissant
SILVER: Helles Lager – Kansas City Bier Co., Kansas City
BRONZE: Helles – Logboat Brewing Co., Columbia

Other Hop Forward Beers
GOLD: Space Camper Chillbreak IPA – Boulevard Brewing Co., Kansas City
SILVER: Crisp IPA – The Saint Louis Brewery / Schlafly Beer, St. Louis
BRONZE: Dope Flannel Rye IPA – Tie & Timber Beer Co, Springfield

Porters
GOLD: Old Town Porter – Narrow Gauge Brewing Co., Florissant
SILVER: Second Breakfast Porter – East Forty Brewing, Blue Springs
BRONZE: Dark Matter – Logboat Brewing Co., Columbia

Stouts
GOLD: Sidetrack Stout – Tie & Timber Beer Co, Springfield
SILVER: Sweat Bee Stout – Bee’s Knees Brewing Co, LLC, Versailles
BRONZE: Revelation Stout – Public House Brewing Co., Rolla

Stouts – Adjunct
GOLD: Madam X Milk Stout with Coffee – Fringe Beerworks, Lee’s Summit
SILVER: Cheer Up Charlie – Third Wheel Brewing, St. Peters
BRONZE: Peanut Butter & Stout – Narrow Gauge Brewing Co., Florissant

West Coast-Style India Pale Ale
GOLD: Colors in Your Mind – BKS Artisan Ales, Kansas City
SILVER: West Bottoms IPA – Stockyards Brewing Co., Kansas City
BRONZE: Snapper – Logboat Brewing Co., Columbia

Wood and Barrel-Aged Beers
GOLD: Where Angels Fear to Tread – East Forty Brewing, Blue Springs
SILVER: Bourbon Barrel Quad – Boulevard Brewing Co., Kansas City
BRONZE: What Barrels? Barrel Aged Barleywine Ale – Transparent Brewing Co., Grandview

Other Than Beer
GOLD: Space Camper Zero Gravity – Boulevard Brewing Co., Kansas City
SILVER: Farmstand Cider – Springfield Brewing Co., Springfield
BRONZE: Cantaloupe and Acai Hard Seltzer – Diametric Brewing Co, Lee’s Summit

“The Missouri Beer Cup is about more than medals,” said Sherry Wohlgemuth, Executive Director of the Missouri Craft Brewers Guild. “The craft brewing industry is driven by collaboration and centered around building community. This new annual competition is aimed to help breweries grow, showcase our state’s craft beer talent, and give beer lovers a chance to discover their new favorite Missouri-made beers.”

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