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Here’s the complete list of ALL the breweries that took home medals at the GABF this year…and the beers the won in each style category!
| Medal | Beer Name | Brewery | City | State | Category | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Quadtum Leap | Revelry Brewing Co. | Charleston | SC | Aged Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Lock, Stock and Brandy Barrel | Maize Valley Craft Brewery | Hartville | OH | Aged Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Solzhenitsyn | Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant – Media | Media | PA | Aged Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Whitewall Wheat | Crank Arm Brewing Co. | Raleigh | NC | American-Belgo-Style Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | #4.5 Dry Hopped Saison | Brown Truck Brewery | High Point | NC | American-Belgo-Style Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Mischief | The Bruery | Placentia | CA | American-Belgo-Style Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Pecos Amber Lager | Texas Beer Co. | Taylor | TX | American-Style Amber Lager | 2018 |
| Silver | Märzen | Sudwerk Brewing Co. | Davis | CA | American-Style Amber Lager | 2018 |
| Bronze | Oktoberfest | Lager Heads Brewing Co. | Medina | OH | American-Style Amber Lager | 2018 |
| Gold | West Coast Swing Amber | The Mitten Brewing Co. | Grand Rapids | MI | American-Style Amber/Red Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Sepia Amber | Hopping Gnome Brewing Co. | Wichita | KS | American-Style Amber/Red Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Avalon Amber Ale | Slack Tide Brewing Co. | Cape May Court House | NJ | American-Style Amber/Red Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Alpha Force Double Tap | Uberbrew | Billings | MT | American-Style Black Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Black the Riipper | Riip Beer Co. | Huntington Beach | CA | American-Style Black Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Midnight Moonlight | Fat Head’s Brewery | Middleburg Heights | OH | American-Style Black Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Davy Brown Ale | Figueroa Mountain Brewing | Buellton | CA | American-Style Brown Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Groundswell Piloncillo Brown Ale | Groundswell Brewing Co. | Santee | CA | American-Style Brown Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Wallops Island | Rocket Frog Brewing Co. | Reston | VA | American-Style Brown Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Gateway Cream Ale | Lockport Brewery | Bolivar | OH | American-Style Cream Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Dayblazer Easygoing Ale | New Belgium Brewing Co. – Ft. Collins | Fort Collins | CO | American-Style Cream Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | El Sully | 21st Amendment Brewery | San Leandro | CA | American-Style Cream Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Raspberry Twist Lager | Garage Brewing Co. | Temecula | CA | American-Style Fruit Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Cherry Blonde | Ignite Brewing Co. | Barberton | OH | American-Style Fruit Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Tropic Maelstrom | Peter B’s Brewpub | Monterey | CA | American-Style Fruit Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Bine | Root Down Brewing Co. | Phoenixville | PA | American-Style India Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Not an IPA (P.S. it’s an IPA) | Appalachian Mountain Brewery – Portsmouth | Portsmouth | NH | American-Style India Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | West Coast IPA is Dead! | Green Cheek Beer Co. | Orange | CA | American-Style India Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Lager | Appalachian Mountain Brewery – Boone | Boone | NC | American-Style Lager or American-Style Malt Liquor | 2018 |
| Silver | American Lager | Castle Island Brewing Co. | Norwood | MA | American-Style Lager or American-Style Malt Liquor | 2018 |
| Bronze | Lumino | Unsung Brewing Co. | Tustin | CA | American-Style Lager or American-Style Malt Liquor | 2018 |
| Gold | B.Right On Pale Ale | Ocean Beach Brewery | San Diego | CA | American-Style Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Neighborhood | Ventura Coast Brewing Co. | Ventura | CA | American-Style Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Charlatan | Maplewood Brewing Co. | Chicago | IL | American-Style Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Rocket 100 | The Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co. | Austin | TX | American-Style Pilsener | 2018 |
| Silver | NZ Pils | Wolverine State Brewing Co. | Ann Arbor | MI | American-Style Pilsener | 2018 |
| Bronze | Howdy Beer | The Post Brewing Co. | Lafayette | CO | American-Style Pilsener | 2018 |
| Gold | Kveik 1 | Shades of Pale Brewery | Park City | UT | American-Style Sour Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Brevity | Brewery Silvaticus | Amesbury | MA | American-Style Sour Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Wicked Shifty | Shoe Tree Brewing Co. | Carson City | NV | American-Style Sour Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Hooligan Stout | Old Schoolhouse Brewery | Winthrop | WA | American-Style Stout | 2018 |
| Silver | P2P | 10 Barrel Brewing Co. | Bend | OR | American-Style Stout | 2018 |
| Bronze | Black Cliffs | Boise Brewing | Boise | ID | American-Style Stout | 2018 |
| Gold | Green Battles IPA | Pinthouse Pizza North | Austin | TX | American-Style Strong Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Easy Runaway | Old Schoolhouse Brewery | Winthrop | WA | American-Style Strong Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Lucky Day | Central Coast Brewing Co. – Higuera St. | San Luis Obispo | CA | American-Style Strong Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Sweet As Pacific Ale | GoodLife Brewing Co. | Bend | OR | American-Style Wheat Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Goofy Footed | Escape Brewing Co. | Trinity | FL | American-Style Wheat Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Easy, Breezy, Beautiful | Cloudburst Brewing | Seattle | WA | American-Style Wheat Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Miner’s Gold | Lewis & Clark Brewing Co. | Helena | MT | American-Style Wheat Beer with Yeast | 2018 |
| Silver | Fuzztail | Sunriver Brewing | Sunriver | OR | American-Style Wheat Beer with Yeast | 2018 |
| Bronze | Hefeweizen | Widmer Brothers Brewing | Portland | OR | American-Style Wheat Beer with Yeast | 2018 |
| Gold | Sunshine Express | Butcherknife Brewing Co. | Steamboat Springs | CO | Australian-Style Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Strata IPA | Worthy Brewing Co. | Bend | OR | Australian-Style Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Flavor Country | Austin Beerworks | Austin | TX | Australian-Style Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Odin’s Sword | Big Island Brewhaus | Kamuela | HI | Baltic-Style Porter | 2018 |
| Silver | Death and the Maiden | Cambridge Brewing Co. | Cambridge | MA | Baltic-Style Porter | 2018 |
| Bronze | Bangor Slate Baltic Porter | Two Rivers Brewing Co. | Easton | PA | Baltic-Style Porter | 2018 |
| Gold | Chicago Overcoat | Midnight Pig Beer | Plainfield | IL | Barley Wine-Style Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Barnacled Manatee | Walking Tree Brewery | Vero Beach | FL | Barley Wine-Style Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Bear Temper | Trustworthy Brewing Co. | Burbank | CA | Barley Wine-Style Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | 5 Branches Biere de Garde | Munkle Brewing Co. | Charleston | SC | Belgian- and French-Style Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Biere de Garde | Blackberry Farm Brewery | Walland | TN | Belgian- and French-Style Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Abby Blonde | Thirsty Monk Pub Brewery | Denver | CO | Belgian- and French-Style Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Jean-Claude Van Blond | Wit’s End Brewing Co. | Denver | CO | Belgian-Style Blonde Ale or Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Singel | Hardywood West Creek | Richmond | VA | Belgian-Style Blonde Ale or Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Blonde Betty | Smuggler’s Brewpub | Telluride | CO | Belgian-Style Blonde Ale or Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | BJ’s Quad | BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery – Boulder | Boulder | CO | Belgian-Style Dubbel or Quadrupel | 2018 |
| Silver | Kung Fu Smurf | Bastone Brewery | Royal Oak | MI | Belgian-Style Dubbel or Quadrupel | 2018 |
| Bronze | Deduction | Taxman Brewing Co. | Bargersville | IN | Belgian-Style Dubbel or Quadrupel | 2018 |
| Gold | Foxy Lady | Silver City Brewery | Bremerton | WA | Belgian-Style Fruit Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Blood-Orange Wit | Great Basin Brewing Co. – Sparks | Sparks | NV | Belgian-Style Fruit Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Kumquat Saison | Smog City Brewing Wood Cellar | Torrance | CA | Belgian-Style Fruit Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Funk Yeah | Beachwood Blendery | Long Beach | CA | Belgian-Style Lambic or Sour Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Triad | IMBIB Custom Brews | Reno | NV | Belgian-Style Lambic or Sour Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | I Am Only Memories | Orpheus Brewing | Atlanta | GA | Belgian-Style Lambic or Sour Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Midwatch | Figurehead Brewing Co. | Seattle | WA | Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Qualified | Taxman Brewing Co. | Bargersville | IN | Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Sol Hominis (The Sun Of Man) | Save the World Brewing Co. | Marble Falls | TX | Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Tripel Carmel-ite | Flix Brewhouse – Carmel | Carmel | IN | Belgian-Style Tripel | 2018 |
| Silver | Belgian Tripel | Village Idiot Brewing Co. | Mount Holly | NJ | Belgian-Style Tripel | 2018 |
| Bronze | Neighbor Girl | Paradigm Shift Brewing | Massillon | OH | Belgian-Style Tripel | 2018 |
| Gold | Biére Blanche | Pedal Haus Brewery | Tempe | AZ | Belgian-Style Witbier | 2018 |
| Silver | Optimal Wit | Port City Brewing Co. | Alexandria | VA | Belgian-Style Witbier | 2018 |
| Bronze | Allagash White | Allagash Brewing Co. | Portland | ME | Belgian-Style Witbier | 2018 |
| Gold | Baywindow | 10 Barrel Brewing Co. | Bend | OR | Berliner-Style Weisse | 2018 |
| Silver | Germophile | Rowley Farmhouse Ales | Santa Fe | NM | Berliner-Style Weisse | 2018 |
| Bronze | Nevada Weisse | IMBIB Custom Brews | Reno | NV | Berliner-Style Weisse | 2018 |
| Gold | Guten Bock | Gilded Goat Brewing Co. | Fort Collins | CO | Bock | 2018 |
| Silver | New Kids on Maibock | Independent Brewing Co. | Bel Air | MD | Bock | 2018 |
| Bronze | Blind Tiger Bock | Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant | Topeka | KS | Bock | 2018 |
| Gold | Bohemian Pilsner | Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant – Tysons Corner | McLean | VA | Bohemian-Style Pilsener | 2018 |
| Silver | Pompey’s Pilsner | Lewis & Clark Brewing Co. | Helena | MT | Bohemian-Style Pilsener | 2018 |
| Bronze | Bird Park | North Park Beer Co. | San Diego | CA | Bohemian-Style Pilsener | 2018 |
| Gold | C’mon Sunshine | Birds Fly South Ale Project | Greenville | SC | Brett Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Terroir Pinot Gris | Alesong Brewing & Blending | Eugene | OR | Brett Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Touch of Brett Mandarina | Alesong Brewing & Blending | Eugene | OR | Brett Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Maduro Brown Ale | Cigar City Brewing | Tampa | FL | Brown Porter | 2018 |
| Silver | Brown Claw | Kern River Brewing Co. | Kernville | CA | Brown Porter | 2018 |
| Bronze | Knee-Knocker Porter | Crow Hop Brewing Co. | Loveland | CO | Brown Porter | 2018 |
| Gold | White Legs Jalapeno Wheat | Tribute Brewing Co. | Eagle River | WI | Chili Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Chamuco | Künstler Brewing | San Antonio | TX | Chili Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | San Antonio Hatch Lager | Ranger Creek Brewery | San Antonio | TX | Chili Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Coco for Coxness | Copperpoint Brewing Co. | Boynton Beach | FL | Chocolate Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Genesee Brew House Pilot Batch Dark Chocolate Scotch Ale |
Genesee Brew House | Rochester | NY | Chocolate Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Chocolate Macadamia Nut Stout | Kilowatt Brewing | San Diego | CA | Chocolate Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Pale Ale | Omission Brewing Co. | Portland | OR | Classic English-Style Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | MacTarnahan’s Amber Ale | Portland Brewing Co. | Portland | OR | Classic English-Style Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Prickly Pear | Lewis & Clark Brewing Co. | Helena | MT | Classic English-Style Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Shooter McMunn’s | Lost Rhino Brewing Co. | Ashburn | VA | Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout | 2018 |
| Silver | It’s My Island | Pocock Brewing Co. | Santa Clarita | CA | Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout | 2018 |
| Bronze | Know Ego | Groundswell Brewing Co. | Santee | CA | Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout | 2018 |
| Gold | Saison | Bent Paddle Brewing Co. | Duluth | MN | Classic Saison | 2018 |
| Silver | One Arm Farmhouse Ale | Hobbs Tavern & Brewing Co. | West Ossipee | NH | Classic Saison | 2018 |
| Bronze | Hayshaker | Gunwhale Ales | Costa Mesa | CA | Classic Saison | 2018 |
| Gold | Coffee Cream Ale | Kiitos Brewing | Salt Lake City | UT | Coffee Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Mystery Airship 4.0: Temple Cascara Golden Ale | New Helvetia Brewing Co. | Sacramento | CA | Coffee Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | First Call | Modist Brewing Co. | Minneapolis | MN | Coffee Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Speargun | Snake River Brewing Co. | Jackson | WY | Coffee Stout or Porter | 2018 |
| Silver | Breakfast Stout | Founders Brewing Co. | Grand Rapids | MI | Coffee Stout or Porter | 2018 |
| Bronze | Udder Chaos | RAM Restaurant & Brewery – Seattle | Seattle | WA | Coffee Stout or Porter | 2018 |
| Gold | Iron Horse Lager | Great American Restaurants – Sweetwater Tavern Centreville | Centreville | VA | Dark Lager | 2018 |
| Silver | The Bennie | Granite City Food & Brewery | Olathe | KS | Dark Lager | 2018 |
| Bronze | Nighthawk | Enegren Brewing Co. | Moorpark | CA | Dark Lager | 2018 |
| Gold | Grandpa Tractor | Barley Forge Brewing | Costa Mesa | CA | Dortmunder or German-Style Oktoberfest | 2018 |
| Silver | Freiheit Oktoberfest Wiesn | Wayfinder Beer | Portland | OR | Dortmunder or German-Style Oktoberfest | 2018 |
| Bronze | Figtoberfest | Figueroa Mountain Brewing – Westlake Village | Westlake Village | CA | Dortmunder or German-Style Oktoberfest | 2018 |
| Gold | Midwest Red IPA | Masthead Brewing Co. | Cleveland | OH | Double Hoppy Red Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Roundhouse | Bell’s Eccentric Cafe | Kalamazoo | MI | Double Hoppy Red Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Bad Polaroid | Werk Force Brewing Co. | Plainfield | IL | Double Hoppy Red Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Get Up Offa That Brown | Golden Road Brewing – Los Angeles | Los Angeles | CA | English-Style Brown Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | My Brown Eyed Girl | Thornapple Brewing Co. | Grand Rapids | MI | English-Style Brown Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | No. 3 Brown | The Freehouse | Minneapolis | MN | English-Style Brown Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Castillo IPA | Alaro Craft Brewery | Sacramento | CA | English-Style India Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Silverspot IPA | Pelican Brewing Co. | Pacific City | OR | English-Style India Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Hoppy Poppy IPA | Figueroa Mountain Brewing | Buellton | CA | English-Style India Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Drift | First Magnitude Brewing Co. | Gainesville | FL | English-Style Mild Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Hold The Reins | Brink Brewing Co. | Cincinnati | OH | English-Style Mild Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Fools & Babies | Green Cheek Beer Co. | Orange | CA | English-Style Mild Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Liquid AC | Karl Strauss Brewing Co. – La Jolla | La Jolla | CA | English-Style Summer Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Provider | Steel Toe Brewing | St. Louis Park | MN | English-Style Summer Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Zest A Peel | Triple C Brewing | Charlotte | NC | English-Style Summer Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Feral Brute | Firestone Walker Barrelworks | Buellton | CA | Experimental Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Terroir Pinot Noir | Alesong Brewing & Blending | Eugene | OR | Experimental Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Chips & Salsa Cream Ale | Cogstone Brewing Co. | Colorado Springs | CO | Experimental Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Dissent | Steel Toe Brewing | St. Louis Park | MN | Export Stout | 2018 |
| Silver | Malpais Stout | La Cumbre Brewing Co. | Albuquerque | NM | Export Stout | 2018 |
| Bronze | Shut Up & Adore Me | Morgan Territory Brewing | Tracy | CA | Export Stout | 2018 |
| Gold | Happy Amber | MadTree Brewing 2.0 | Cincinnati | OH | Extra Special Bitter | 2018 |
| Silver | ESB | Hillman Beer | Asheville | NC | Extra Special Bitter | 2018 |
| Bronze | Bull Kelp ESB | San Juan Island Brewing Co. | Friday Harbor | WA | Extra Special Bitter | 2018 |
| Gold | Cool for the Summer | Lakes & Legends Brewing Co. | Minneapolis | MN | Field Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Coco Piña Gose | Coastal Empire Beer Co. | Savannah | GA | Field Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Hawaiian Lion Toasted Coconut & Coffee Porter | Big Top Brewing Co. | Sarasota | FL | Field Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Passionate Envy | 10 Barrel Brewing Co. | Bend | OR | Fruit Wheat Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Purple Line | Smylie Brothers Brewing Co. | Evanston | IL | Fruit Wheat Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Cherry Wheat | Sierra Blanca Brewing Co. | Moriarty | NM | Fruit Wheat Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Pink Passionfruit Sour | BearWaters Brewing Co. | Canton | NC | Fruited American-Style Sour Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Kirby Pucker No. 21 | Eastlake Craft Brewery | Minneapolis | MN | Fruited American-Style Sour Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Flaming Fury | Captain Lawrence Brewing Co. | Elmsford | NY | Fruited American-Style Sour Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Réserve Dorée de Pêche | Wooden Robot | Charlotte | NC | Fruited Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Sour Cherry Sour | Hermitage Brewing Co. | San Jose | CA | Fruited Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Zoned AG Golden Raspberry | Corralitos Brewing Co. | Watsonville | CA | Fruited Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Legendary Red | Golden City Brewery | Golden | CO | German-Style Altbier | 2018 |
| Silver | Little Red Cap | Grimm Brothers Brewhouse | Loveland | CO | German-Style Altbier | 2018 |
| Bronze | Alt 1848 | Utepils Brewing Co. | Minneapolis | MN | German-Style Altbier | 2018 |
| Gold | Smooth Like Jazz | Revelry Brewing Co. | Charleston | SC | German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock | 2018 |
| Silver | Delaminator Doppelbock | Rip Current Brewery | San Marcos | CA | German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock | 2018 |
| Bronze | St. Nigels’ Doppelbock | Front Range Brewing Co. | Lafayette | CO | German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock | 2018 |
| Gold | Colorado Kölsch | Steamworks Brewing Co. | Durango | CO | German-Style Koelsch | 2018 |
| Silver | Kascadia | 54° 40′ Brewing Co. | Washougal | WA | German-Style Koelsch | 2018 |
| Bronze | Veedels Bräu | Crooked Lane Brewing Co. | Auburn | CA | German-Style Koelsch | 2018 |
| Gold | Oktoberfest | Rahr & Sons Brewing Co. | Fort Worth | TX | German-Style Maerzen | 2018 |
| Silver | Oktoberfest | RAM Restaurant and Brewery – Lakewood | Lakewood | WA | German-Style Maerzen | 2018 |
| Bronze | Oktoberfest | Oak Highlands Brewery | Dallas | TX | German-Style Maerzen | 2018 |
| Gold | Netflix and Pils | Cannonball Creek Brewing Co. | Golden | CO | German-Style Pilsener | 2018 |
| Silver | Pilsner | pFriem Family Brewers | Hood River | OR | German-Style Pilsener | 2018 |
| Bronze | Pilsner | Ardent Craft Ales | Richmond | VA | German-Style Pilsener | 2018 |
| Gold | Bananenhängematte | FiftyFifty Brewing – Production Facility | Truckee | CA | German-Style Wheat Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Alviso Mills Hefeweizen | Santa Clara Valley Brewing | San Jose | CA | German-Style Wheat Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Doppel BLUR | Circle Brewing Co. | Austin | TX | German-Style Wheat Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Puckerberry | High Hops Brewery | Windsor | CO | Gluten-Free Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Aurochs Blonde Ale | Aurochs Brewing Co. | Emsworth | PA | Gluten-Free Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Dark Ale | Ground Breaker Brewing | Portland | OR | Gluten-Free Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | MadeWest Standard | MadeWest Brewing Co. | Ventura | CA | Golden or Blonde Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | 1956 Golden Ale | Bootstrap Brewing Co. | Niwot | CO | Golden or Blonde Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Pistol Pete’s 1888 Ale | Bosque Brewing Co. – Bosque North | Bernalillo | NM | Golden or Blonde Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Two of Tarts | Upland Brewing Co. | Bloomington | IN | Gose | 2018 |
| Silver | Salty by Nature | Root Down Brewing Co. | Phoenixville | PA | Gose | 2018 |
| Bronze | Brewer’s Day Off | D9 Brewing Co. | Cornelius | NC | Gose | 2018 |
| Gold | Pendragon | Royal Docks Brewhouse and Cannery | Massillon | OH | Herb and Spice Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Hazelnut Crunch | North By Northwest Restaurant and Brewery – Slaughter | Austin | TX | Herb and Spice Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Wheatstone Bridge | Tin Whiskers Brewing | St. Paul | MN | Herb and Spice Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Pushing Trees | Central Standard Brewing | Wichita | KS | Historical Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | The BIG Lubelski | Divine Barrel Brewing | Charlotte | NC | Historical Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Zungen Brecher | Home Brewing Co. | San Diego | CA | Historical Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Belgian Honey Blonde | No Clue Craft Brewery | Rancho Cucamonga | CA | Honey Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Honey Comb Cream Ale | Rock Bottom Brewery – Pittsburgh | Denver | CO | Honey Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Basil Better Have My Honey | Low Tide Brewing | Johns Island | SC | Honey Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Nobility | Noble Ale Works | Anaheim | CA | Imperial India Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Northern Lights | Moonraker Brewing Co. – Production Facility | Auburn | CA | Imperial India Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Unbridled Enthusiasm | Third Space Brewing | Milwaukee | WI | Imperial India Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Happy Days | Claremont Craft Ales | Claremont | CA | Imperial Red Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Robot | Stereo Brewing Co. | Placentia | CA | Imperial Red Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Cinder Beast | Sunriver Brewing | Sunriver | OR | Imperial Red Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Kill the Lights | The Tap Brewery | Bloomington | IN | Imperial Stout | 2018 |
| Silver | The Shroud | Bravery Brewing | Lancaster | CA | Imperial Stout | 2018 |
| Bronze | Shimmergloom | Loowit Brewing Co. | Vancouver | WA | Imperial Stout | 2018 |
| Gold | Mai Tai P.A. | Alvarado Street Brewery & Grill | Monterey | CA | International-Style Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Guayabera | Cigar City Brewing | Tampa | FL | International-Style Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | The Penske File | Faction Brewing Co. | Alameda | CA | International-Style Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Wooden Teeth | Turtle Mountain Brewing Co. | Rio Rancho | NM | International-Style Pilsener | 2018 |
| Silver | Nano – OG Lager | Market Garden Brewery | Cleveland | OH | International-Style Pilsener | 2018 |
| Bronze | Cerveza Delray | Brew Detroit | Detroit | MI | International-Style Pilsener | 2018 |
| Gold | Scarlet > Fire | Tighthead Brewing Co. | Mundelein | IL | Irish-Style Red Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | TAPS Irish Red | TAPS Fish House and Brewery – Corona | Corona | CA | Irish-Style Red Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | DEFCON Red | Comrade Brewing Co. | Denver | CO | Irish-Style Red Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | New England Style Double IPA | Black Market Brewing Co. | Temecula | CA | Juicy or Hazy Imperial or Double India Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | DDH Double IPA | Corridor Brewery & Provisions | Chicago | IL | Juicy or Hazy Imperial or Double India Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Contains No Juice | Alvarado Street Brewery | Salinas | CA | Juicy or Hazy Imperial or Double India Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Le Jus | Alarmist Brewing | Chicago | IL | Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Fairy Nectar London Double Dry Hopped | Kros Strain Brewing Co. | La Vista | NE | Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Foiken Haze | Eris Brewery and Cider House | Chicago | IL | Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Voodoo | Tin Roof Brewing Co. | Baton Rouge | LA | Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Sippin on Dank 2.0 | Kings Brewing Co. | Rancho Cucamonga | CA | Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Madame Psychosis | Fiction Beer Co. | Denver | CO | Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Keller Pils | Summit Brewing Co. | St. Paul | MN | Kellerbier or Zwickelbier | 2018 |
| Silver | STS Pils | Russian River Brewing Co. – Production | Santa Rosa | CA | Kellerbier or Zwickelbier | 2018 |
| Bronze | NashZwickel | Nashville Brewing Co. | Nashville | TN | Kellerbier or Zwickelbier | 2018 |
| Gold | Altitude Banquet | Altitude Chophouse and Brewery | Laramie | WY | Light Lager | 2018 |
| Silver | Awesome Beer Rice Lager | State Room Brewery | San Rafael | CA | Light Lager | 2018 |
| Bronze | Super Awesome Lager | Austin Beerworks | Austin | TX | Light Lager | 2018 |
| Gold | Druif | pFriem Family Brewers | Hood River | OR | Mixed-Culture Brett Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Citra Dry Hopped Funk Yo Couch | Wiley Roots Brewing Co. | Greeley | CO | Mixed-Culture Brett Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Coming to Fruition: Cherry | Oregon City Brewing Co. | Oregon City | OR | Mixed-Culture Brett Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Chuckanut Dunkel | Chuckanut – South Nut | Burlington | WA | Munich-Style Dunkel or European-Style Dark Lager | 2018 |
| Silver | Duck River Dunkel | Goat Island Brewing | Cullman | AL | Munich-Style Dunkel or European-Style Dark Lager | 2018 |
| Bronze | Babee Bock | Brew Kettle – Production Works | Strongsville | OH | Munich-Style Dunkel or European-Style Dark Lager | 2018 |
| Gold | Hell Yes | The Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co. | Austin | TX | Munich-Style Helles | 2018 |
| Silver | Chuckanut Helles | Chuckanut Brewery – North Nut | Bellingham | WA | Munich-Style Helles | 2018 |
| Bronze | House Lager | Jack’s Abby Brewing | Framingham | MA | Munich-Style Helles | 2018 |
| Gold | Shoshone Stout | Glenwood Canyon Brewing Co. | Glenwood Springs | CO | Oatmeal Stout | 2018 |
| Silver | Oats | Pizza Port Solana Beach | Solana Beach | CA | Oatmeal Stout | 2018 |
| Bronze | Wall of Sound | Stereo Brewing Co. | Placentia | CA | Oatmeal Stout | 2018 |
| Gold | Drunkard’s Cloak | Banded Oak Brewing Co. | Denver | CO | Old Ale or Strong Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Old Scrooge | Silver City Brewery | Bremerton | WA | Old Ale or Strong Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Rail Gun Wee Heavy | BNS Brewing & Distilling Co. | Santee | CA | Old Ale or Strong Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Sawtooth Ale | Left Hand Brewing Co. | Longmont | CO | Ordinary or Special Bitter | 2018 |
| Silver | Copperline Amber Ale | Carolina Brewery – Chapel Hill | Pittsboro | NC | Ordinary or Special Bitter | 2018 |
| Bronze | Saint Arnold Amber Ale | Saint Arnold Brewing Co. | Houston | TX | Ordinary or Special Bitter | 2018 |
| Gold | Pour le Mineur | Corridor Brewery & Provisions | Chicago | IL | Other Belgian-Style Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Call of the Void | Original Pattern Brewing Co. | Oakland | CA | Other Belgian-Style Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Red Devil | Printer’s Ale Manufacturing Co. | Carrollton | GA | Other Belgian-Style Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Golden Prairie Doppel Alt | Argus Brewery | Chicago | IL | Other Strong Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | False Hope | Spilled Grain Brewhouse | Annandale | MN | Other Strong Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Lampshade Porter | Starr Brothers Brewing Co. | Albuquerque | NM | Other Strong Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Gordgeous | NoDa Brewing Co. – NE | Charlotte | NC | Pumpkin/Squash Beer or Pumpkin Spice Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Whole Hog Pumpkin Ale | Stevens Point Brewery | Stevens Point | WI | Pumpkin/Squash Beer or Pumpkin Spice Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | 5 Phantoms Pumpkin Spice Barleywine | Philipsburg Brewing Co. – The Vault | Philipsburg | MT | Pumpkin/Squash Beer or Pumpkin Spice Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Lomporter | Lompoc Brewing – The 5th Quadrant | Portland | OR | Robust Porter | 2018 |
| Silver | Porter | Founders Brewing Co. | Grand Rapids | MI | Robust Porter | 2018 |
| Bronze | Ghost Rider Porter | Big Ugly Brewing Co. | Chesapeake | VA | Robust Porter | 2018 |
| Gold | Rye Dawn | Breakwater Brewing Co. | Oceanside | CA | Rye Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Unite the Clans | Third Space Brewing | Milwaukee | WI | Rye Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Rise Up Rye | Gun Hill Brewing Co. | Bronx | NY | Rye Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Real Heavy | Real Ale Brewing Co. | Blanco | TX | Scotch Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Skag | 6th and La Brea | Los Angeles | CA | Scotch Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Kilt Switch | 903 Brewers | Sherman | TX | Scotch Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Taildragger Clan-Destine | Saddle Mountain Brewing Co. | Goodyear | AZ | Scottish-Style Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Saint Arnold Oktoberfest | Saint Arnold Brewing Co. | Houston | TX | Scottish-Style Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | It Takes a Tribe Red Ale | Goat Patch Brewing Co. | Colorado Springs | CO | Scottish-Style Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Natural Bridge: Vienna Lager | Eppig Brewing | San Diego | CA | Session Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Noble Miner | Burgeon Beer Co. | Carlsbad | CA | Session Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Stonefly Session Ale | Three Creeks Production | Sisters | OR | Session Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | The Coachman | Societe Brewing Co. | San Diego | CA | Session India Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Little Downtown Tom | Three Mile Brewing Co. | Davis | CA | Session India Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Mosaic Reprise | Little City Brewing Co. | Raleigh | NC | Session India Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | St. Chuck’s Smoke | Rogue Ales Issaquah Brewhouse | Issaquah | WA | Smoke Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Pro-Pro Porter | Wormtown Brewery | Worcester | MA | Smoke Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Raucher | Wolverine State Brewing Co. | Ann Arbor | MI | Smoke Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Civil Rest | Little Brother Brewing | Greensboro | NC | South German-Style Hefeweizen | 2018 |
| Silver | Hoofer’s Hef | Bankhead Brewing Co. | Rowlett | TX | South German-Style Hefeweizen | 2018 |
| Bronze | Hefeweizen | Standard Deviant Brewing | San Francisco | CA | South German-Style Hefeweizen | 2018 |
| Gold | Graham Cracker Porter | Denver Beer Co. – Canworks | Denver | CO | Specialty Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Double Stack | Great Notion Brewing | Portland | OR | Specialty Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | I Did It All For The Cookie | FiftyFifty Brewing – Production Facility | Truckee | CA | Specialty Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Apricot Saison | 105 West Brewing Co. | Castle Rock | CO | Specialty Saison | 2018 |
| Silver | Sunken City | Insight Brewing Co. | Minneapolis | MN | Specialty Saison | 2018 |
| Bronze | Rustic Sunday | Birds Fly South Ale Project | Greenville | SC | Specialty Saison | 2018 |
| Gold | Moozie | Brink Brewing Co. | Cincinnati | OH | Sweet Stout or Cream Stout | 2018 |
| Silver | Udder Love | Beachwood Brewing | Huntington Beach | CA | Sweet Stout or Cream Stout | 2018 |
| Bronze | Melk Stout | Columbus Brewing Co. | Columbus | OH | Sweet Stout or Cream Stout | 2018 |
| Gold | Oktoberfest | SKA Brewing | Durango | CO | Vienna-Style Lager | 2018 |
| Silver | 13.Five Ofest | Blue Mountain Barrel House and Organic Brewery | Arrington | VA | Vienna-Style Lager | 2018 |
| Bronze | Vienna Lager | Grains of Wrath Brewing | Camas | WA | Vienna-Style Lager | 2018 |
| Gold | Barrel Aged Japance Off | Denver Beer Co. – Olde Town Arvada | Arvada | CO | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Redrum | Duck Foot Brewing Co. | San Diego | CA | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | beWILDering C | Ten Pin Brewing Co. | Moses Lake | WA | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | 3 Barrel Circus | River Dog Brewing Co. | Bluffton | SC | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Duck Duck Gooze | Port Brewing Co. / The Lost Abbey | San Marcos | CA | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Oak-Aged Sour | Propolis Brewing | Port Townsend | WA | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer | 2018 |
Congratulations to all the winners…”Live long and prosper!”
