The 2025 US Open Beer Championship Winners

The 2025 US Open Beer Championship just wrapped up in Ohio and they’ve just announced this year’s big winners,  the beers and breweries judged to be the best in America.

Breweries from the coast of Kona, Hawaii to the rocky coast of Portland, Maine sent more than 8,000 beers representing more than 170 diverse categories and subcategories.

Bull & Bush Brewery of Denver, Colorado, awarded the 2024 Grand National Champion by winning 3 gold medals, and 2 bronze medals. Their gold medal winners included Pimp My Rye Beer, Royal Oil, and Nappy Nap Time Tea Beer. The Bull & Bush Brewery, a Denver landmark since 1971, is a family-owned English-style pub renowned for its award-winning, hand-crafted beers.

Sun King Brewery of Indianapolis, Indiana, secured second place overall with two gold medals for Soul Shakedown Party Ale and Free Range Farmhouse Ale, three silver medals, and one bronze. Previously crowned Grand National Champion in 2019 and 2022.

Wild Barley Kitchen & Brewery out of San Antonio, Texas, placed third overall by winning 3 gold medals and a bronze medal. Gold medals included POG Slammer Wheat Beer, 1205 to Antwerp Belgian Pale Ale and Wild Dreams: Chapter 2 Sour..

The US. Open Beer Championship judges more beer styles than any other competition in the world, and this awards list is exhaustive, so here goes…

2025 US Open Beer Championship Medal Winners

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: 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

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

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