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The 2025 “Best Of Craft Beer” Award Winners

, The 2025 “Best Of Craft Beer” Award Winners

(Courtesy Best of Craft Beer Awards)

One of America’s fastest-growing beer competitions, the “Best of Craft Beer Awards” wrapped up in Redman, Oregon.

And we’ve all of this year’s big winners for you…

During the weekend of March 14-16, professional brewers and judges from as far away as Bermuda descended upon Central Oregon to judge over 1,200 entries in the 2025 Best of Craft Beer Awards competition.

Breweries of all sizes sent their best for evaluation in 61 categories and subcategories.

Judging took place during a 3-day, five-session period by over 50 of the most qualified international judges. They awarded 135 gold, silver, and bronze medals to 87 brewery locations around the world.

2025 Large-Sized Brewery of the Year – Athletic Brewing, Milford, CT
2025 Medium-Sized Brewery of the Year – Sunriver Brewing Company, Sunriver, OR
2025 Small-size Brewery of the Year – Terranaut Beer, Bend, OR

The 2025 “Best Of Craft Beer” Award Winners

Medal Category Award Category Category Count
 Brewery Beer Name City State
Gold 1 Hop-Forward Session Beers 17 Formula Brewing Lemonade and Chill Issaquah WA
Silver 1 Hop-Forward Session Beers 17 Berryessa Brewing Co Mini Separation Anxiety Winters CA
Bronze 1 Hop-Forward Session Beers 17 Bissell Brothers Swish Silver Portland ME
Gold 2 Pale Ale 45 Grains of Wrath Brewing Papermaker Pale Camas WA
Silver 2 Pale Ale 45 Sunriver Brewing Company Bondi Beach Party Sunriver OR
Bronze 2 Pale Ale 45 Berryessa Brewing Co Separation Anxiety IPA Winters CA
Gold 3 IPA 82 Fort George Brewery Westmore Astoria OR
Silver 3 IPA 82 Moonraker Brewing Sticky Bear Cameron Park CA
Bronze 3 IPA 82 Sunriver Brewing Company Imaginbeering Sunriver OR
Gold 4 Imperial IPA 23 Lone Pine Brewing Company Tessellation Portland ME
Silver 4 Imperial IPA 23 Movement Brewing Co Angry Eagle Rancho Cordova CA
Bronze 4 Imperial IPA 23 10 Barrel Brewing Co Always Down Bend OR
Gold 5 Hazy and Juicy Pale Ale 32 Icicle Brewing Company Alpenhaze Leavenworth WA
Silver 5 Hazy and Juicy Pale Ale 32 Sunriver Brewing Company Gone Fishin’ Sunriver OR
Bronze 5 Hazy and Juicy Pale Ale 32 Blewett Brewing Fools Gold Leavenworth WA
Gold 6 Hazy and Juicy IPA 69 Spider Bite Beer Co Cosmic Cali Holbrook NY
Silver 6 Hazy and Juicy IPA 69 McMenamins Old Saint Francis School Icy Fog Bend OR
Bronze 6 Hazy and Juicy IPA 69 Ambitious Ales Professional Human Being Long Beach CA
Gold 7 Hazy and Juicy Imperial IPA 21 BreakThru Brewing Company Just a Dash Mountlake terrace WA
Silver 7 Hazy and Juicy Imperial IPA 21 TapRoom Beer Co Infiltration San Diego CA
Bronze 7 Hazy and Juicy Imperial IPA 21 Ladd & Lass Brewing Holographic Memory Seattle WA
Gold 8 Experimental Hop-Forward Beers & Other IPAs 28 Hideaway Park Brewery Back Pocket Winter Park CO
Silver 8 Experimental Hop-Forward Beers & Other IPAs 28 Silver Moon Brewing Cross Joint Terpene IPA Bend OR
Bronze 8 Experimental Hop-Forward Beers & Other IPAs 28 Lost Cabin Beer Co. Buzzard’s Roost Rapid City SD
Gold 10 Golden and Blonde Ales 20 Prairie Street Brewing Company Wavey Blonde Rockford IL
Silver 10 Golden and Blonde Ales 20 Karbach Brewing Company Love Street HOUSTON TX
Bronze 10 Golden and Blonde Ales 20 Long Beach Beer Labs Blonde Long Beach CA
Gold 11 Kölsch 20 Terranaut Beer Smooth Music Bend OR
Silver 11 Kölsch 20 Liquid Mechanics Brewing Kolsch Lafayette CO
Bronze 11 Kölsch 20 Van Henion Brewing Van Henion Kolsch BEND OR
Gold 12 English and Scottish Ales 30 Oregon City Brewing Co. Doc McLoughlin Scottish Ale Oregon City OR
Silver 12 English and Scottish Ales 30 Barley and Sword Brewing Company Orkney Ale San Diego CA
Bronze 12 English and Scottish Ales 30 Spilled Grain Brewhouse Mild Mannered Annandale MN
Gold 14 Red and Strong Red Beers 33 White Bluffs Brewing Red Alt Richland WA
Silver 14 Red and Strong Red Beers 33 Napa Valley Brewing Company Table Rock Calistoga CA
Bronze 14 Red and Strong Red Beers 33 Sound to Summit Brewing Night Sky Red Ale Snohomish WA
Gold 16 Porters & Brown Ales 30 Gatlinburg Brewing Company Don’t Feed the Bears Sevierville TN
Silver 16 Porters & Brown Ales 30 Flying Lion Brewing Hurdy Gurdy Baltic Porter Seattle WA
Bronze 16 Porters & Brown Ales 30 Movement Brewing Co Fat Spider Rancho Cordova CA
Gold 17 Stouts 42 Wild Ride Brewing Big Chillin’ Vanilla Stout Redmond OR
Silver 17 Stouts 42 Old Stove Brewing Dark Passage Seattle WA
Bronze 17 Stouts 42 Reuben’s Brews Foreign Export Stout Seattle WA
Gold 18 Imperial Stouts, Porters, and Brown Ales 29 White Bluffs Brewing Mighty Knight Richland WA
Silver 18 Imperial Stouts, Porters, and Brown Ales 29 Threshold Brewing & Blending Neptune Portland OR
Bronze 18 Imperial Stouts, Porters, and Brown Ales 29 Revision Brewing Company Coconut Pie Face Sparks NV
Gold 20 Strong Ales and Grain-Wines 17 Vantage Point Brewing Company Abernathy Wee Heavy Coeur d’Alene ID
Silver 20 Strong Ales and Grain-Wines 17 The Pike Brewing Company Kilt Lifter Scotch Ale Seattle WA
Bronze 20 Strong Ales and Grain-Wines 17 Danville Brewing Company Granny’s Tipple Danville CA
Gold 22 Specialty Grains & Fermentables 24 Ghostfish Brewing Company Meteor Shower Pale Lager Seattle WA
Silver 22 Specialty Grains & Fermentables 24 Oregon City Brewing Co. Rye’ll Be Bock Oregon City OR
Bronze 22 Specialty Grains & Fermentables 24 Wild Ride Brewing Bee Sting Honey Brown Ale Redmond OR
Gold 23 German and American Wheat Beers 22 Varietal Beer Company Sunflight Sunnyside WA
Silver 23 German and American Wheat Beers 22 Spilled Grain Brewhouse Pontoon Party Annandale MN
Bronze 23 German and American Wheat Beers 22 Moontown Brewing Company Hefczkowski Whitestown IN
Gold 27 Belgian Ales 20 Lost Cabin Beer Co. Table Beer Rapid City SD
Silver 27 Belgian Ales 20 Munkle Brewing Company Gully Washer Wit Charleston SC
Bronze 27 Belgian Ales 20 Figurehead Brewing Company Patersbier Seattle WA
Gold 28 Strong Belgian Ales 30 Beach Cat Brewing Belgian Golden Strong Blaine WA
Silver 28 Strong Belgian Ales 30 Flix Brewhouse San Antonio Nakatomi Nights San Antonio TX
Bronze 28 Strong Belgian Ales 30 Schussboom Brewing Tripel Cork Reno NV
Gold 29 Spontaneous Fermentation and Brett Beers 12 The Ale Apothecary Spontaneous peach Bend OR
Silver 29 Spontaneous Fermentation and Brett Beers 12 Matchless Super Bloom Tumwater WA
Bronze 29 Spontaneous Fermentation and Brett Beers 12 Oregon City Brewing Co. Coming to Fruition: Cherry Oregon City OR
Gold 30 Classic and Specialty Saisons & Farmhouse Beers 15 Flix Brewhouse – Carmel Flix Farmhouse Carmel IN
Silver 30 Classic and Specialty Saisons & Farmhouse Beers 15 TapRoom Beer Co Ethereal Gaze San Diego CA
Bronze 30 Classic and Specialty Saisons & Farmhouse Beers 15 Cold Water Brewery and Grill Farm Snack South Lake Tahoe CA
Gold 32 American and German Sour Beers 27 Golden Road Brewing Clovis Drupe Anaheim CA
Silver 32 American and German Sour Beers 27 Ike & Oak Brewing Co Tenderfoot Woodridge IL
Bronze 32 American and German Sour Beers 27 Sketchbook Brewing Co (Skokie) Catharina Sour Skokie IL
Gold 33 Experimental and Other Beers 14 Deschutes Brewery Portland Public House Sensationator Portland OR
Silver 33 Experimental and Other Beers 14 Terranaut Beer Goat Beer Bend OR
Bronze 33 Experimental and Other Beers 14 Oregon City Brewing Co. Botanical Animal Oregon City OR
Gold 35 Smoothie Sour Beers 17 Snafu Brewing Company Guava Berry Milkshake Sour North Charleston SC
Silver 35 Smoothie Sour Beers 17 Marto Brewing Company Member Berries Sioux City IA
Bronze 35 Smoothie Sour Beers 17 Ambitious Ales Berry Shower Long Beach CA
Gold 36 Mixed-Culture and Fruited Mixed-Culture Beers 17 The Ale Apothecary La Tache White Peach Bend OR
Silver 36 Mixed-Culture and Fruited Mixed-Culture Beers 17 Oregon City Brewing Co. Meteor Sour Oregon City OR
Bronze 36 Mixed-Culture and Fruited Mixed-Culture Beers 17 The Ale Apothecary Queen of Noise White Peach and Nectarine Bend OR
Gold 39A Non-Alcoholic Hop-Forward Beers 15 Athletic Brewing Company Run Wild IPA Milford CT
Silver 39A Non-Alcoholic Hop-Forward Beers 15 Deschutes Brewery Fresh Squeezed Non- Alcoholic IPA Bend OR
Bronze 39A Non-Alcoholic Hop-Forward Beers 15 Athletic Brewing Company Freewave Hazy IPA Milford CT
Gold 40B Non-Alcoholic Other Beers 21 Athletic Brewing Company Raspberry Espresso Stout Milford CT
Silver 40B Non-Alcoholic Other Beers 21 Best Day Brewing Electro-Lime Sausalito CA
Bronze 40B Non-Alcoholic Other Beers 21 Athletic Brewing Company Soul Sour Milford CT
Gold 40 Fruit & Field Beers 25 Flix Brewhouse – Carmel Luna Rosa Carmel IN
Silver 40 Fruit & Field Beers 25 Diatribe Brewing Company Hazelnut Imperial Stout Asheville NC
Bronze 40 Fruit & Field Beers 25 7 VIDAS ROSE BRUT TACNA Peru
Gold 41 Coffee and Smoke Beers 29 Steeplejack Brewing Company Amelia Grodziskie Portland OR
Silver 41 Coffee and Smoke Beers 29 Indigo Reef Brewing Company Wake Up Call Charleston SC
Bronze 41 Coffee and Smoke Beers 29 Terranaut Beer Sleep Drifter Bend OR
Gold 43 Flavored Beers 23 Wild Ride Brewing Soda Pop Shop Root Beer Porter Redmond OR
Silver 43 Flavored Beers 23 Sunriver Brewing Company Cocoa Cow Sunriver OR
Bronze 43 Flavored Beers 23 Bier Brewery and Taproom Pumpkin Ale Indianapolis IN
Gold 44 Wood- & Barrel-Aged Stouts 25 Migration Brewing Company Westward Frankie Portland OR
Silver 44 Wood- & Barrel-Aged Stouts 25 Primal Brewery Barrel Aged Corruption by Proxy Belmont NC
Bronze 44 Wood- & Barrel-Aged Stouts 25 Sunriver Brewing Company Wood Series: Whiskey Barrel Stout Sunriver OR
Gold 45 Wood- & Barrel-Aged Specialty Stouts 18 Fort George Brewery Matryoshka with Vanilla, Chocolate, Cinnamon, and Pistachio Astoria OR
Silver 45 Wood- & Barrel-Aged Specialty Stouts 18 Sketchbook Brewing Co (Skokie) Celestial – Mexican Hot Chocolate Skokie IL
Bronze 45 Wood- & Barrel-Aged Specialty Stouts 18 Sunriver Brewing Company Wood Series: Hawaiian Imperial Stout Sunriver OR
Gold 47 Strong Wood- & Barrel-Aged Beers 26 Breakside Brewery & Taproom Breakside La Maison du Bang! Milwaukie OR
Silver 47 Strong Wood- & Barrel-Aged Beers 26 Fremont Brewing Brew 8000 Seattle WA
Bronze 47 Strong Wood- & Barrel-Aged Beers 26 Bissell Brothers Mirroring Dimensions Portland ME
Gold 49 Light Lagers 36 Logboat Brewing Company Lite Logger Columbia MO
Silver 49 Light Lagers 36 Bermuda Craft Brewing Parish Pilsner Hamilton Bermuda
Bronze 49 Light Lagers 36 10 Barrel Brewing Co Money Cat Bend OR
Gold 50 North American Lagers 42 Bridger Brewing Wildlands Mexican Lager Bozeman MT
Silver 50 North American Lagers 42 Fortside Brewing Company Say Less Lager Vancouver WA
Bronze 50 North American Lagers 42 Berryessa Brewing Co Free Kittens Winters CA
Gold 51 Pale European Lagers 28 Fort George Brewery Short Sands Astoria OR
Silver 51 Pale European Lagers 28 Recluse Brew Works Grendel’s Lament – Danish-Style Pils Washougal WA
Bronze 51 Pale European Lagers 28 Formula Brewing Chasing Gains Issaquah WA
Gold 52A Amber Lagers 29 New Trail Brewing Co Crisp Amber Williamsport PA
Silver 52A Amber Lagers 29 The Good Society Brewery & Public House Love Is Love Seattle WA
Bronze 52A Amber Lagers 29 Moontown Brewing Company Follow the Lederhosen Whitestown IN
Gold 52B Dark Lagers 32 Bier Brewery and Taproom Night Lager Indianapolis IN
Silver 52B Dark Lagers 32 Dru Bru Bru Ski Patrol Cle Elum WA
Bronze 52B Dark Lagers 32 Ambitious Ales Cinco Muertes Long Beach CA
Gold 53 Bocks 22 Deschutes Brewery Portland Public House Co-Munichator Portland OR
Silver 53 Bocks 22 TapRoom Beer Co Night of Several Sleeps San Diego CA
Bronze 53 Bocks 22 Migration Brewing Company Decimator Dopplebock Portland OR
Gold 54 German Pilsner 36 Falling Sky Brewing Light Pillar Pilsner Eugene OR
Silver 54 German Pilsner 36 Bridger Brewing Premo Pilsner Bozeman MT
Bronze 54 German Pilsner 36 Movement Brewing Co Uncle Money Rancho Cordova CA
Gold 55 Czech Pilsner 17 Lumberbeard LGR SZN Spokane WA
Silver 55 Czech Pilsner 17 Shred Beer Company Noble Crusher ROCKLIN CA
Bronze 55 Czech Pilsner 17 Dirigible Brewing Company Automaton Littleton MA
Gold 56 Hop-Forward Lagers 48 Sunriver Brewing Company Che Figata Sunriver OR
Silver 56 Hop-Forward Lagers 48 Sunriver Brewing Company We Love L.A. (Malibu) Sunriver OR
Bronze 56 Hop-Forward Lagers 48 Moontown Brewing Company 86th Meridian Whitestown IN
Gold CB Collaboration Beers 11 Fall Brewing Company
(w/ Varietal Beer Company)		 Self Destruct San Diego CA
Silver CB Collaboration Beers 11 The Jolly Scholar Brewing Company (w/ Terrestrial Brewing Company) Hill of Witches Cleveland OH
Bronze CB Collaboration Beers 11 Migration Brewing Company (w/ Threshold Brewing & Blending) Hellaversary Portland OR
Gold HW Hop Waters 15 Varietal Beer Company Howl Sunnyside WA
Silver HW Hop Waters 15 Fort George Brewery Lüp Hop Water Astoria OR
Bronze HW Hop Waters 15 Great North Aleworks Great North Hop Water Manchester NH

 

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

 

Posted by: AmericanCraftBeer.com May 7, 2025

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