2022 Best of Craft Beer Awards Winners announced
During the weekend of March 4-6th, professional brewers and judges from as far away as Switzerland descended upon the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center in Central Oregon to judge over 2,700 entries in the 2022 Best of Craft Beer Awards competition.
Breweries of all sizes sent over 16,000 containers of their finest product for evaluation across 56 categories.
Judging took place during a 3-day, six session period by over 100 of the most qualified international judges. They awarded 165 gold, silver, and bronze medals to 129 brewery locations around the world.
2022 Brewery of the Year – Deschutes Public House | Bend, Oregon
Deschutes received awards for the following:
Gold medal for Black Butte Non-Alcoholic in the Non-Alcoholic Beer Category
Gold medal for Bines & Sunshine in the Juicy or Hazy IPA category
Gold medal for Honey Dip Dubbel in the Specialty Grains & Fermentables category
Silver medal for Peach Cobbler in the Flavored Beers category
Bronze medal for Belgian Blonde in the Belgian Ales category
“To have won an award in the competitive Hazy/Juicy IPA category is incredible. Our team is ecstatic and looking for opportunities to get this IPA out into the market to celebrate this win and share it with our fans,” Vega added.
“I’m very proud of our entire operations team involved in this,” said Scott Birdwell Brewing Operations Manager at Deschutes. “So much is required to be successful in competitions like this and to make great beer in general. Our continuous scrutiny and refinement of recipes, top-notch sensory and quality programs, and encouraging our co-owners to develop as judges to learn from our industry and our peers are just a few of the things that make recognition like this possible!”
Most-Entered Style Categories
American-Style India Pale Ale – 160 entries
Dark European Lagers (127 entries)
Vienna Lager, Maerzen, Oktoberfest, Dunkel, Schwarzbier, European Dark Lager, American Dark Lager
Flavored Beers (86 entries)
Herb & Spice Beer, Chili Pepper Beer, Chocolate/Cocoa Beer, Pumpkin Spice Beer
Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale (160 entries)
Red Beers (103 entries)
American Amber/Red, Irish Red, Altbier, American Amber Lager, American Maerzen/Oktoberfest
Stouts (80 entries)
Dry Irish Stout, Sweet/Cream/Milk Stout, Oatmeal Stout, Export Stout, American Stout
About Best of Craft Beer Awards:
The Best of Craft Beer Awards just completed its 8th year of competition seeing a successive growth rate in participating breweries year over year. In that short amount of time, the competition has grown to be the third largest professional brewing competition in North America.