2018 Best of Craft Beer Awards Winners
Brewers Across the Country (and World) compete in 5th Annual 2018 Best of Craft Beer Awards held in Bend, Oregon at Bachelor Village Resort last weekend. 234 medals were awarded to breweries from 44 states and 3 countries. I was one of the nearly 80 judges to try over 2,000 entries in total from 10,000+ containiers of beer and 156 specific beer styles.Judging took place in five sessions over a 3-day period. 245 gold, silver, and bronze medals were awarded to 152 brewery locations in a total of 86 categories.The 2018 Brewery of the Year was Breakside Brewing with 11 medals total, the most of any brewery. Interestingly 10 Barrel Brewing won the most golds of any brewery and the most for a single location but Breakside won brewery of the year with more medals total between multiple locations.Oregon breweries were also on top with 70 medals total, followed by Washington with 29 and California with 20. Below are more stats, broke down by John Lovegrove and followed by all of the medal winners listings.Number of medals per state:
| State | Medals |
| OR | 70 |
| WA | 29 |
| CA | 20 |
| TX | 12 |
| IN | 11 |
| CO | 9 |
| NM | 9 |
| NV | 9 |
| MN | 8 |
| MT | 5 |
| SC | 5 |
| MA | 4 |
| NC | 4 |
| WY | 4 |
Golds per State:
| State | Golds |
| OR | 23 |
| WA | 9 |
| CO | 5 |
| NV | 5 |
| TX | 5 |
| CA | 4 |
| MT | 3 |
| NC | 3 |
| NM | 3 |
| IN | 2 |
| MI | 2 |
| MN | 2 |
| ND | 2 |
| WY | 2 |
Oregon medal breakdown
| OR | G | S | B |
| 70 | 23 | 28 | 19 |
Oregon by Brewery (counting each separate brewing location)
| 10 Barrel Brewing Co. East Side Pub | 6 |
| Breakside Brewing (Milwaukie) | 5 |
| StormBreaker Brewing | 3 |
| Falling Sky Brewing | 3 |
| Breakside Brewing (Dekum) | 3 |
| Breakside Brewery + Beer Hall | 3 |
| Alesong Brewing and Blending | 3 |
| 10 Barrel Brewing Co. , West Side Pub | 3 |
| Wolf Tree Brewery | 2 |
| Widmer Brothers Brewing | 2 |
| Three Creeks Brewing Company | 2 |
| The Elk Horn Brewery | 2 |
| Silver Moon Brewing | 2 |
| pFriem Family Brewers | 2 |
| Pelican Brewing Company | 2 |
| Mt Tabor Brewing Company | 2 |
| Mazama Brewing | 2 |
| Great Notion Brewing | 2 |
| Ex Novo Brewing Company | 2 |
| Deschutes Brewery | 2 |
| Baerlic Brewing Company | 2 |
| Worthy Brewing Co | 1 |
| Wild Ride Brewing | 1 |
| Sunriver Brewing Company | 1 |
| Natian Brewery | 1 |
| Klamath Basin Brewing Co. | 1 |
| Immersion Brewing Company | 1 |
| Hopworks Urban Brewery | 1 |
| Hop Valley Brewing | 1 |
| Ground Breaker Brewing | 1 |
| Golden Valley Brewery | 1 |
| Gigantic Brewing | 1 |
| Fat Heads Brewery | 1 |
| Burnside Brewing Co. | 1 |
| Back Pedal Brewing | 1 |
| Alameda Brewing Co. | 1 |
Oregon by Company (combined locations) ranked by ALL Medals (Breakside wins):
| Brewery | Total | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Breakside (Combined) | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 Barrel (combined) | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Alesong Brewing and Blending | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| StormBreaker Brewing | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Falling Sky Brewing | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| The Elk Horn Brewery | 2 | 2 | ||
| Mazama Brewing | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| pFriem Family Brewers | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ex Novo Brewing Company | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Great Notion Brewing | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Baerlic Brewing Company | 2 | 2 | ||
| Pelican Brewing Company | 2 | 2 | ||
| Wolf Tree Brewery | 2 | 2 | ||
| Deschutes Brewery | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mt Tabor Brewing Company | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Silver Moon Brewing | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Widmer Brothers Brewing | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Three Creeks Brewing Company | 2 | 2 | ||
| Golden Valley Brewery | 1 | 1 | ||
| Hop Valley Brewing | 1 | 1 | ||
| Hopworks Urban Brewery | 1 | 1 | ||
| Wild Ride Brewing | 1 | 1 | ||
| Back Pedal Brewing | 1 | 1 | ||
| Burnside Brewing Co. | 1 | 1 | ||
| Gigantic Brewing | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ground Breaker Brewing | 1 | 1 | ||
| Immersion Brewing Company | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sunriver Brewing Company | 1 | 1 | ||
| Worthy Brewing Co | 1 | 1 | ||
| Alameda Brewing Co. | 1 | 1 | ||
| Fat Heads Brewery | 1 | 1 | ||
| Klamath Basin Brewing Co. | 1 | 1 | ||
| Natian Brewery | 1 | 1 |
Oregon by Company (combined locations) ranked by GOLD Medals (10 Barrel wins)
| Brewery | Total | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 10 Barrel (combined) | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Breakside (Combined) | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Alesong Brewing and Blending | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| The Elk Horn Brewery | 2 | 2 | ||
| StormBreaker Brewing | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mazama Brewing | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| pFriem Family Brewers | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ex Novo Brewing Company | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Great Notion Brewing | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Golden Valley Brewery | 1 | 1 | ||
| Hop Valley Brewing | 1 | 1 | ||
| Hopworks Urban Brewery | 1 | 1 | ||
| Wild Ride Brewing | 1 | 1 | ||
| Falling Sky Brewing | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Baerlic Brewing Company | 2 | 2 | ||
| Pelican Brewing Company | 2 | 2 | ||
| Wolf Tree Brewery | 2 | 2 | ||
| Deschutes Brewery | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mt Tabor Brewing Company | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Silver Moon Brewing | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Widmer Brothers Brewing | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Back Pedal Brewing | 1 | 1 | ||
| Burnside Brewing Co. | 1 | 1 | ||
| Gigantic Brewing | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ground Breaker Brewing | 1 | 1 | ||
| Immersion Brewing Company | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sunriver Brewing Company | 1 | 1 | ||
| Worthy Brewing Co | 1 | 1 | ||
| Three Creeks Brewing Company | 2 | 2 | ||
| Alameda Brewing Co. | 1 | 1 | ||
| Fat Heads Brewery | 1 | 1 | ||
| Klamath Basin Brewing Co. | 1 | 1 | ||
| Natian Brewery | 1 | 1 |
10 Barrel and Breakside breakdown:
| Brewery | Location | City | Medal | Beer | Award Category | Cat entries |
| 10 Barrel Brewing Co. | West Side Pub | Bend | Gold | Allure | American-Style Fruit Beer | 35 |
| 10 Barrel Brewing Co. | East Side Pub | Bend | Gold | Brilliant | Historical Beer or Other Strong Ale or Lager | 10 |
| 10 Barrel Brewing Co. | East Side Pub | Bend | Gold | Dark Queen | Munchner Dunkel or European-Style Dark Lager | 16 |
| 10 Barrel Brewing Co. | East Side Pub | Bend | Gold | Passionate Envy | Fruit Wheat Beer | 20 |
| 10 Barrel Brewing Co. | East Side Pub | Bend | Gold | Raspberry Crush | American-Style Sour Ale | 27 |
| 10 Barrel Brewing Co. | East Side Pub | Bend | Gold | RedeuX | Strong Ale or Old Ale | 13 |
| 10 Barrel Brewing Co. | West Side Pub | Bend | SIlver | Femme de la Rouge | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer | 30 |
| 10 Barrel Brewing Co. | East Side Pub | Bend | Silver | Juicy Meet Zesty | Experimental Beer | 26 |
| 10 Barrel Brewing Co. | West Side Pub | Bend | Bronze | Midnight in Antwerp | Belgian-Style Quadrupel or Dark Strong Ale | 16 |
| Breakside Brewery | Dekum | Portland | Gold | Breakside Black Lager | German-Style Schwarzbier | 18 |
| Breakside Brewery | Slabtown | Portland | Gold | Breakside Cuddle Puddle | American-Style Pale Ale | 59 |
| Breakside Brewery | Milwaukie | Milwaukie | Gold | Breakside Pilsner | German-Style Pilsener | 28 |
| Breakside Brewery | Slabtown | Portland | Gold | Lunch Break ISA | Australian-Style Pale Ale or International-Style Pale Ale | 15 |
| Breakside Brewery | Milwaukie | Milwaukie | Silver | Breakside Cultivating Mass | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer | 86 |
| Breakside Brewery | Dekum | Portland | Silver | Breakside Dunkel | Munchner Dunkel or European-Style Dark Lager | 16 |
| Breakside Brewery | Slabtown | Portland | Silver | Breakside Mexican Coffee Stout | Coffee Beer | 41 |
| Breakside Brewery | Milwaukie | Milwaukie | Bronze | Breakside IPA | American-Style India Pale Ale | 150 |
| Breakside Brewery | Milwaukie | Milwaukie | Bronze | Breakside Passionfruit Sour | American-Style Sour Ale | 27 |
| Breakside Brewery | Dekum | Portland | Bronze | Breakside Vienna Lager | German-Style Marzen or Oktoberfest/Wiesn | 28 |
| Breakside Brewery | Milwaukie | Milwaukie | Bronze | What Rough Beast | Northeast-Style India Pale Ale | 67 |
Full Medal, Category, Category Entry, Brewery, Beer, City, State, Year of all the beers that were awarded medals at the 2018 Best of Craft Beer Awards:
| Medal | Award Category | Category Entries | Brewery | Beer | City | State | Year |
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| Gold | American Origin Lager Styles | 35 | Wild Ride Brewing | Brenna A Amber Lager | Redmond | OR | 2018 |
| Silver | American Origin Lager Styles | 35 | Kulshan Brewing Co. | Premium Lager | Bellingham | WA | 2018 |
| Bronze | American Origin Lager Styles | 35 | Brasserie Saint James | Santiago | Reno | NV | 2018 |
| Gold | American-Belgo-Style Ale | 10 | North Pier Brewing Company | Buckrider | Benton Harbor | MI | 2018 |
| Silver | American-Belgo-Style Ale | 10 | Taxman Brewing Company | Triple-Hopped Exemption | Bargersville | IN | 2018 |
| Gold | American-Style Amber or Red Ale | 46 | Barrel Mountain Brewing | Ash Cloud Amber | Battle Ground | WA | 2018 |
| Silver | American-Style Amber or Red Ale | 46 | Waconia Brewing Company | 255 Amber Ale | Waconia | MN | 2018 |
| Bronze | American-Style Amber or Red Ale | 46 | Three Creeks Brewing Company | Firestorm Red | Sisters | OR | 2018 |
| Gold | American-Style Barleywine or Wheatwine or British-Style Barleywine | 15 | Pryes Brewing Company | Pryes Barleywine | Minneapolis | MN | 2018 |
| Bronze | American-Style Barleywine or Wheatwine or British-Style Barleywine | 15 | Scratchtown Brewing Co. | Snipe Hunter | Ord | NE | 2018 |
| Silver | American-Style Barleywine or Wheatwine or British-Style Barleywine | 15 | Spilled Grain Brewhouse | False Hope | Annandale | MN | 2018 |
| Silver | American-Style Black Ale | 17 | Firestone Walker Brewing Co. | Wookus | Paso Robles | CA | 2018 |
| Gold | American-Style Black Ale | 17 | Hopworks Urban Brewery | Secession Cascadian Dark Ale | Portland | OR | 2018 |
| Bronze | American-Style Black Ale | 17 | Knee Deep Brewing Co. | Midnight Hoppyness | Auburn | CA | 2018 |
| Gold | American-Style Brown Ale | 26 | Canyon Lakes Golf Course and Brewery | OB Brown | San Ramon | CA | 2018 |
| Bronze | American-Style Brown Ale | 26 | Rabbit Hole Brewing | Rapture Fusion Brown Ale | Justin | TX | 2018 |
| Silver | American-Style Brown Ale | 26 | StormBreaker Brewing | Winter Coat | Portland | OR | 2018 |
| Gold | American-Style Cream Ale | 19 | Infamous Brewing Company | Hijack | Austin | TX | 2018 |
| Bronze | American-Style Cream Ale | 19 | Klamath Basin Brewing Co. | Klamath Basin Blonde | Klamath Falls | OR | 2018 |
| Silver | American-Style Cream Ale | 19 | Postdoc Brewing | Blondilocks | Redmond | WA | 2018 |
| Gold | American-Style Fruit Beer | 35 | 10 Barrel Brewing Co. , West Side Pub | Allure | Bend | OR | 2018 |
| Bronze | American-Style Fruit Beer | 35 | IMBĪB Custom Brews | Black Currant Nevada Weisse | Reno | NV | 2018 |
| Silver | American-Style Fruit Beer | 35 | O.H.S.O. Brewery | Popcycle | Phoenix | AZ | 2018 |
| Gold | American-Style Imperial Stout or Imperial Porter | 34 | Drekker Brewing Company | The Nightman Cometh | Fargo | ND | 2018 |
| SIlver | American-Style Imperial Stout or Imperial Porter | 34 | GearTooth AleWerks | Father Cog | San Jose | CA | 2018 |
| Bronze | American-Style Imperial Stout or Imperial Porter | 34 | Renegade Brewing Company | Hammer Imperial Stout | Denver | CO | 2018 |
| Bronze | American-Style India Pale Ale | 150 | Breakside Brewing (Milwaukie) | Breakside IPA | Milwaukie | OR | 2018 |
| Gold | American-Style India Pale Ale | 150 | Georgetown Brewing Company | Lucille IPA | Seattle | WA | 2018 |
| Silver | American-Style India Pale Ale | 150 | Melvin Brewing--Alpine | Melvin IPA | Alpine | WY | 2018 |
| Gold | American-Style Pale Ale | 59 | Breakside Brewery + Beer Hall | Breakside Cuddle Puddle | Portland | OR | 2018 |
| Bronze | American-Style Pale Ale | 59 | Silver Moon Brewing | Get Sum Pale Ale | Bend | OR | 2018 |
| Silver | American-Style Pale Ale | 59 | Whalers Brewing Company | Rise | Wakefield | RI | 2018 |
| Gold | American-Style Sour Ale | 27 | 10 Barrel Brewing Co. East Side Pub | Raspberry Crush | Bend | OR | 2018 |
| Bronze | American-Style Sour Ale | 27 | Breakside Brewing (Milwaukie) | Breakside Passionfruit Sour | Milwaukie | OR | 2018 |
| Silver | American-Style Sour Ale | 27 | Lanikai Brewing Company | Rubbah Slippah | Kailua | HI | 2018 |
| Gold | American-Style Stout | 25 | Bron Yr Aur Brewing Co. | Gentlemen`s Stout | Naches | WA | 2018 |
| Bronze | American-Style Stout | 25 | Old Schoolhouse Brewery | Hooligan Stout | Winthrop | WA | 2018 |
| Silver | American-Style Stout | 25 | Silver Moon Brewing | Darkside Stout | Bend | OR | 2018 |
| Silver | American-Style Strong Pale Ale | 35 | 54° 40` Brewing Company | Half Cocked IPA | Washougal | WA | 2018 |
| Gold | American-Style Strong Pale Ale | 35 | Hop Valley Brewing | BubbleStash | Eugene | OR | 2018 |
| Bronze | American-Style Strong Pale Ale | 35 | Melvin Brewing--Alpine | Hubert | Alpine | WY | 2018 |
| Gold | Australian-Style Pale Ale or International-Style Pale Ale | 15 | Breakside Brewery + Beer Hall | Lunch Break ISA | Portland | OR | 2018 |
| Silver | Australian-Style Pale Ale or International-Style Pale Ale | 15 | Worthy Brewing Co | Strata IPA | Bend | OR | 2018 |
| Bronze | Baltic-Style Porter | 11 | Alameda Brewing Co. | Alameda Baltic Porter | Portland | OR | 2018 |
| Silver | Baltic-Style Porter | 11 | Flix Brewhouse Albuquerque | Darth Malt | Albuquerque | NM | 2018 |
| Gold | Baltic-Style Porter | 11 | Island Brewing Company | Blackbird Porter | Carpinteria | CA | 2018 |
| Bronze | Belgian Style Lambic or Fruit Lambic or Gueuze Lambic | 9 | Big Bend Brewing Company | Spontaneity | Alpine | TX | 2018 |
| Gold | Belgian Style Lambic or Fruit Lambic or Gueuze Lambic | 9 | Brasserie Saint James | Lambic Grand Cru | Reno | NV | 2018 |
| Silver | Belgian Style Lambic or Fruit Lambic or Gueuze Lambic | 9 | pFriem Family Brewers | Frambozen | Hood River | OR | 2018 |
| Bronze | Belgian-Style Blonde Ale or Pale Ale | 15 | Acoustic Ales Brewing | Paler Shade of Pale | San Diego | CA | 2018 |
| Gold | Belgian-Style Blonde Ale or Pale Ale | 15 | Anthem Brewing Company | Golden One | Oklahoma City | OK | 2018 |
| Silver | Belgian-Style Blonde Ale or Pale Ale | 15 | Kulshan Brewing Co. | Belgian Blonde | Bellingham | WA | 2018 |
| Bronze | Belgian-Style Dubbel | 12 | Spilled Grain Brewhouse | The Dubbe Abides | Annandale | MN | 2018 |
| Gold | Belgian-Style Dubbel | 12 | Sugar Creek Brewing Company | Sugar Creek Dubbel | Charlotte | NC | 2018 |
| Silver | Belgian-Style Dubbel | 12 | Vintage Brewing Co | Dedication | Madison | WI | 2018 |
| Bronze | Belgian-Style Flanders Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale | 15 | Alesong Brewing and Blending | Cherry Parliament | Eugene | OR | 2018 |
| SIlver | Belgian-Style Flanders Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale | 15 | Burnside Brewing Co. | Fable Flanders Red | Portland | OR | 2018 |
| Gold | Belgian-Style Flanders Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale | 15 | IMBĪB Custom Brews | IMBĪB Flanders Red Ale | Reno | NV | 2018 |
| Bronze | Belgian-Style Fruit Beer | 13 | Flix Brewhouse Albuquerque | Rubus Rosa | Albuquerque | NM | 2018 |
| Gold | Belgian-Style Fruit Beer | 13 | Sun King Brewing Company | Cherry Busey | Indianapolis | IN | 2018 |
| SIlver | Belgian-Style Fruit Beer | 13 | The Tap Brewery | Apricot Parship | Bloomington | IN | 2018 |
| Bronze | Belgian-Style Quadrupel or Dark Strong Ale | 16 | 10 Barrel Brewing Co. , West Side Pub | Midnight in Antwerp | Bend | OR | 2018 |
| Gold | Belgian-Style Quadrupel or Dark Strong Ale | 16 | Straight to Ale | Seventh Anniversary Belgian Quad | Huntsville | AL | 2018 |
| Silver | Belgian-Style Quadrupel or Dark Strong Ale | 16 | Wolf Tree Brewery | The Belgian Dip | Seal Rock | OR | 2018 |
| Bronze | Belgian-Style Table Beer or Other Belgian-Style Ale | 11 | Abbey Brewing Company, LLC | Monks` Ale | Santa Fe | NM | 2018 |
| Silver | Belgian-Style Table Beer or Other Belgian-Style Ale | 11 | Birds Fly South Ale Project | Weatherman | Greenville | SC | 2018 |
| Gold | Belgian-Style Table Beer or Other Belgian-Style Ale | 11 | Thirsty Monk Brewery | Wiser Monk | Asheville | NC | 2018 |
| Silver | Belgian-Style Tripel or Pale Strong Ale | 27 | Abbey Brewing Company, LLC | Monks` Tripel | Santa Fe | NM | 2018 |
| Gold | Belgian-Style Tripel or Pale Strong Ale | 27 | Bitter Sisters Brewery | Family Trip Belgian Tripel | Addison | TX | 2018 |
| Bronze | Belgian-Style Tripel or Pale Strong Ale | 27 | Reformation Brewery | Jude | Woodstock | GA | 2018 |
| Gold | Belgian-Style Witbier | 14 | Flix Brewhouse Albuquerque | Luna Rosa | Albuquerque | NM | 2018 |
| Bronze | Belgian-Style Witbier | 14 | Newburyport Brewing Company | Plum Island Belgian White | Newburyport | MA | 2018 |
| Silver | Belgian-Style Witbier | 14 | Sugar Creek Brewing Company | Sugar Creek White Ale | Charlotte | NC | 2018 |
| Silver | Berliner-Style Weisse | 9 | IMBĪB Custom Brews | Nevada Weisse | Reno | NV | 2018 |
| Gold | Berliner-Style Weisse | 9 | Wicked Barley Brewing Company | Beach Buzz Berliner Weisse | Jacksonville | FL | 2018 |
| Bronze | Berliner-Style Weisse with Fruit or Flavor Added | 16 | Dry County Brewing Company | NeonBerries | Kennesaw | GA | 2018 |
| Silver | Berliner-Style Weisse with Fruit or Flavor Added | 16 | Firestone Walker Brewing Co. | Bretta Rose | Paso Robles | CA | 2018 |
| Gold | Berliner-Style Weisse with Fruit or Flavor Added | 16 | IMBĪB Custom Brews | Huckleberry Nevada Weisse | Reno | NV | 2018 |
| Bronze | Bohemian-Style Pilsener | 26 | Chainline Brewing Company | Polaris Pilsner | Kirkland | WA | 2018 |
| Silver | Bohemian-Style Pilsener | 26 | Mazama Brewing | Deadline Pilsner | Corvallis | OR | 2018 |
| Gold | Bohemian-Style Pilsener | 26 | Reuben`s Brews (Taproom) | Pilsner | Seattle | WA | 2018 |
| Gold | Brett Beer | 17 | Alesong Brewing and Blending | Terroir Pinot Gris | Eugene | OR | 2018 |
| Silver | Brett Beer | 17 | Gigantic Brewing | Fantastic Voyage | Portland | OR | 2018 |
| Bronze | Brett Beer | 17 | Standard Brewing | Apostle | Seattle | WA | 2018 |
| Silver | British-Style Bitter | 15 | Baerlic Brewing Company | Pioneer ESB | Portland | OR | 2018 |
| Bronze | British-Style Bitter | 15 | Bier Brewery | ESB | Indianapolis | IN | 2018 |
| Gold | British-Style Bitter | 15 | Firestone Walker Brewing Co. | DBA | Paso Robles | CA | 2018 |
| Gold | British-style Imperial Stout | 17 | Lynnwood Brewing Concern | Putin Tang | Raleigh | NC | 2018 |
| Silver | British-style Imperial Stout | 17 | The Tap Brewery | Kill the Lights | Bloomington | IN | 2018 |
| Bronze | British-style Imperial Stout | 17 | Wormtown Brewery | Spies Like Us | Worcester | MA | 2018 |
| Silver | Brown Porter | 24 | Deschutes Brewery | Black Butte Porter | Bend | OR | 2018 |
| Gold | Brown Porter | 24 | Sockeye Brewing | Power House Porter | Boise | ID | 2018 |
| Bronze | Brown Porter | 24 | Three Creeks Brewing Company | FivePine Chocolate Porter | Sisters | OR | 2018 |
| Silver | California Common Beer | 10 | Lost Cabin Beer Company | Dakota Common | Rapid City | SD | 2018 |
| Bronze | California Common Beer | 10 | O.H.S.O. Brewery | 89Ale | Phoenix | AZ | 2018 |
| Gold | California Common Beer | 10 | Philipsburg Brewing Company | Flint Creek Common | Philipsburg | MT | 2018 |
| Silver | Chili Pepper Beer | 18 | Black Cloister Brewing Co. | Rekindle | Toledo | OH | 2018 |
| Bronze | Chili Pepper Beer | 18 | Ravenna Brewing Co | Juan Carolita Jalapeno Kölch | Seattle | WA | 2018 |
| Gold | Chili Pepper Beer | 18 | Sierra Blanca Brewing Co | Green Cile Cerveza | Moriarty | NM | 2018 |
| Gold | Chocolate or Cocoa Beer | 20 | Icicle Brewing Company | Dark Persuasion | Leavenworth | WA | 2018 |
| Bronze | Chocolate or Cocoa Beer | 20 | Old Rail Brewing Co. | Cow Catcher Milk Stout | Mandeville | LA | 2018 |
| Silver | Chocolate or Cocoa Beer | 20 | Red Horn Coffee House and Brewing Co. | Superfly Jimmy Snicka | Cedar Park | TX | 2018 |
| Silver | Coffee Beer | 41 | Breakside Brewery + Beer Hall | Breakside Mexican Coffee Stout | Portland | OR | 2018 |
| Bronze | Coffee Beer | 41 | Ex Novo Brewing Company | Quaker Shaker | Portland | OR | 2018 |
| Gold | Coffee Beer | 42 | Insight Brewing Company | Banshee Cutter | Minneapolis | MN | 2018 |
| Silver | Dortmunder/European-Style Export | 9 | Falling Sky Brewing | Light Pillar Pilsner | Eugene | OR | 2018 |
| Gold | Dortmunder/European-Style Export | 9 | Snake River Brewing Co. | Rolling Thunder Dortmunder | Jackson | WY | 2018 |
| Bronze | Double Red Ale or Imperial Red Ale | 17 | Falling Sky Brewing | Retrograde Red Ale | Eugene | OR | 2018 |
| Gold | Double Red Ale or Imperial Red Ale | 17 | Freetail Brewing Co.-Brewpub | Vader Saber | San Antonio | TX | 2018 |
| SIlver | Double Red Ale or Imperial Red Ale | 17 | Reuben`s Brews | Life on Mars | Seattle | WA | 2018 |
| Silver | English-Style Mild Ale or Brown Ale | 17 | Bier Brewery | Barley Buddy Brown | Indianapolis | IN | 2018 |
| Gold | English-Style Mild Ale or Brown Ale | 17 | Flix Brewhouse Albuquerque | Dr. Brownstone | Albuquerque | NM | 2018 |
| Bronze | English-Style Mild Ale or Brown Ale | 17 | NoCoast Beer Co. | Low Brow | Oskaloosa | IA | 2018 |
| Bronze | English-Style Summer Ale or Pale Ale or India Pale Ale | 17 | Island Brewing Company | Hopliner IPA | Carpinteria | CA | 2018 |
| SIlver | English-Style Summer Ale or Pale Ale or India Pale Ale | 17 | Kettlehouse Brewery | Fresh Bongwater Hemp Ale | Bonner | MT | 2018 |
| Gold | English-Style Summer Ale or Pale Ale or India Pale Ale | 17 | Roak Brewing Co. | Live Wire | Royal Oak | MI | 2018 |
| Silver | Experimental Beer | 26 | 10 Barrel Brewing Co. East Side Pub | Juicy Meet Zesty | Bend | OR | 2018 |
| Gold | Experimental Beer | 26 | Carolina Bauernhaus Ales | Source Series Opuntia | Anderson | SC | 2018 |
| Silver | Field Beer | 15 | Hop Dogma Brewing Company | Cucumber Rocket Surgery | El Granada | CA | 2018 |
| Gold | Field Beer | 15 | The Elk Horn Brewery | Samoa Stout | Eugene | OR | 2018 |
| Bronze | Field Beer | 15 | Waconia Brewing Company | Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter | Waconia | MN | 2018 |
| Gold | French & Belgian-Style Saison or Biere de Garde | 22 | Fiction Beer Company | Deep Roots | Denver | CO | 2018 |
| Silver | French & Belgian-Style Saison or Biere de Garde | 22 | Immersion Brewing Company | Little Fawn Saison | Bend | OR | 2018 |
| Bronze | French & Belgian-Style Saison or Biere de Garde | 22 | Taxman Brewing Company | Tax Saison | Bargersville | IN | 2018 |
| Gold | Fruit Wheat Beer | 20 | 10 Barrel Brewing Co. East Side Pub | Passionate Envy | Bend | OR | 2018 |
| Silver | Fruit Wheat Beer | 20 | Back Pedal Brewing | Abacaxi | Portland | OR | 2018 |
| Bronze | Fruit Wheat Beer | 20 | Sierra Blanca Brewing Co | Cherry Wheat | Moriarty | NM | 2018 |
| Bronze | German-Style Altbier | 12 | Fat Heads Brewery | Altbier | Portland | OR | 2018 |
| Gold | German-Style Altbier | 12 | Great Basin Brewing Company | Wild Horse Alt | Sparks | NV | 2018 |
| Silver | German-Style Altbier | 12 | Straub Brewery | Ancient Alt | St Marys | PA | 2018 |
| Bronze | German-Style Kolsch or Kellerbier/Zwickelbier Ale | 29 | Dru Bru | Kolsch | Snoqualmie Pass | WA | 2018 |
| Gold | German-Style Kolsch or Kellerbier/Zwickelbier Ale | 29 | Liquid Mechanics Brewing Co. | Kolsch | Lafayette | CO | 2018 |
| SIlver | German-Style Kolsch or Kellerbier/Zwickelbier Ale | 29 | StormBreaker Brewing | Total ReKolsch | Portland | OR | 2018 |
| Bronze | German-Style Marzen or Oktoberfest/Wiesn | 28 | Breakside Brewing (Dekum) | Breakside Vienna Lager | Portland | OR | 2018 |
| Gold | German-Style Marzen or Oktoberfest/Wiesn | 28 | Golden Valley Brewery | Oktoberfest | McMinnville | OR | 2018 |
| Silver | German-Style Marzen or Oktoberfest/Wiesn | 28 | Waconia Brewing Company | Oktoberfest | Waconia | MN | 2018 |
| Gold | German-Style Pilsener | 28 | Breakside Brewing (Milwaukie) | Breakside Pilsner | Milwaukie | OR | 2018 |
| Bronze | German-Style Pilsener | 28 | Discretion Brewing | Shimmer Pils | Soquel | CA | 2018 |
| Silver | German-Style Pilsener | 28 | Stoup Brewing | German Style Pils | Seattle | WA | 2018 |
| Gold | German-Style Schwarzbier | 18 | Breakside Brewing (Dekum) | Breakside Black Lager | Portland | OR | 2018 |
| Silver | German-Style Schwarzbier | 18 | Fiction Beer Company | Alternate Present | Denver | CO | 2018 |
| Bronze | German-Style Schwarzbier | 18 | Widmer Brothers Brewing | Dark Perspective | Portland | OR | 2018 |
| Silver | German-Style Wheat Beer | 34 | Altmeyer & Lewis Brewing Company | A&L Hefeweizen | San Marcos | TX | 2018 |
| Bronze | German-Style Wheat Beer | 34 | Faultline Brewing Company | Hefeweizen | Sunnyvale | CA | 2018 |
| Gold | German-Style Wheat Beer | 34 | Nine Band Brewing Co | Hoopsnake Hefeweizen | Allen | TX | 2018 |
| Gold | Gluten-Free Beer | 15 | Departed Soles Brewing Co. | Rick Rolled-Oat Coffee Stout | Jersey City | NJ | 2018 |
| Bronze | Gluten-Free Beer | 15 | Departed Soles Brewing Co. | New Jersey Ninja | Jersey City | NJ | 2018 |
| Silver | Gluten-Free Beer | 15 | Ground Breaker Brewing | Pale Ale | Portland | OR | 2018 |
| Gold | Golden or Blonde Ale | 39 | Danville Brewing Company | 925 Blonde | Danville | CA | 2018 |
| Bronze | Golden or Blonde Ale | 39 | Great Basin Brewing Company | 39N Blonde Ale | Sparks | NV | 2018 |
| Silver | Golden or Blonde Ale | 39 | Pelican Brewing Company | Kiwanda Cream Ale | Pacific City | OR | 2018 |
| Gold | Herb and Spice Beer | 32 | Alaskan Brewing Co | Spruce IPA | Juneau | AK | 2018 |
| Bronze | Herb and Spice Beer | 32 | Danville Brewing Company | Oatmeal Raisin Cookie | Danville | CA | 2018 |
| Silver | Herb and Spice Beer | 32 | Earth Eagle Brewings | Comptonia | Portsmouth | NH | 2018 |
| Gold | Historical Beer or Other Strong Ale or Lager | 10 | 10 Barrel Brewing Co. East Side Pub | Brilliant | Bend | OR | 2018 |
| Bronze | Historical Beer or Other Strong Ale or Lager | 10 | Natian Brewery | "Full Pour" Imperial India Pale Lager | Portland | OR | 2018 |
| Silver | Historical Beer or Other Strong Ale or Lager | 10 | Wolf Tree Brewery | Spruce Tip Gruit | Seal Rock | OR | 2018 |
| Bronze | Imperial or Double India Pale Ale | 71 | Deschutes Brewery | Hop Henge Imperial IPA | Bend | OR | 2018 |
| Gold | Imperial or Double India Pale Ale | 71 | StormBreaker Brewing | Triple Double IPA | Portland | OR | 2018 |
| Silver | Imperial or Double India Pale Ale | 71 | Sunriver Brewing Company | Resin Nation | Sunriver | OR | 2018 |
| Silver | Irish-Style Dry Stout or Export Stout | 22 | Barrel Mountain Brewing | Starway Stout | Battle Ground | WA | 2018 |
| Bronze | Irish-Style Dry Stout or Export Stout | 22 | Cedar Springs Brewing Company | Eire | Cedar Springs | MI | 2018 |
| Gold | Irish-Style Dry Stout or Export Stout | 22 | NoCoast Beer Co. | Trend Bucker | Oskaloosa | IA | 2018 |
| Bronze | Irish-Style Red Ale | 18 | Ballast Point Brewing | Piper Down | San Diego | CA | 2018 |
| Gold | Irish-Style Red Ale | 18 | Old Bust Head Brewing Company | Vixen | Vint Hill | VA | 2018 |
| Silver | Irish-Style Red Ale | 18 | Wallace Brewing Company | Redlight Irish Red Ale | Wallace | ID | 2018 |
| SIlver | Leipzig-Style Gose or Contemporary Gose | 16 | Eastlake Craft Brewery | Kirby Pucker #8 | Minneapolis | MN | 2018 |
| Bronze | Leipzig-Style Gose or Contemporary Gose | 16 | Flix Brewhouse - Carmel | Key Lime Mario Gose | Carmel | IN | 2018 |
| Gold | Leipzig-Style Gose or Contemporary Gose | 16 | Kulshan Brewing Co. | Gose | Bellingham | WA | 2018 |
| Bronze | Light American Wheat Beer | 13 | Infamous Brewing Company | Sex A Peel | Austin | TX | 2018 |
| Gold | Light American Wheat Beer | 13 | Philipsburg Brewing Company | Haybag Hefeweizen | Philipsburg | MT | 2018 |
| SIlver | Light American Wheat Beer | 13 | Widmer Brothers Brewing | Hefe | Portland | OR | 2018 |
| Gold | Mixed-Culture Brett Beer or Wild Beer | 25 | IMBĪB Custom Brews | Abiogenesis #5 | Reno | NV | 2018 |
| Silver | Mixed-Culture Brett Beer or Wild Beer | 25 | Revelry Brewing Co. | Ramblin` Rubus | Charleston | SC | 2018 |
| Bronze | Mixed-Culture Brett Beer or Wild Beer | 25 | Standard Brewing | Time Crystals #2 | Seattle | WA | 2018 |
| Gold | Munchner Dunkel or European-Style Dark Lager | 16 | 10 Barrel Brewing Co. East Side Pub | Dark Queen | Bend | OR | 2018 |
| Silver | Munchner Dunkel or European-Style Dark Lager | 16 | Breakside Brewing (Dekum) | Breakside Dunkel | Portland | OR | 2018 |
| Bronze | Munchner Dunkel or European-Style Dark Lager | 16 | NOLA Brewing Co. | Darkest Before Dawn | New Orleans | LA | 2018 |
| Gold | Munich-Style Helles | 20 | Barrel Mountain Brewing | Luv Ya Lager | Battle Ground | WA | 2018 |
| Silver | Munich-Style Helles | 20 | Engrained Brewing Company | German Lager | Springfield | IL | 2018 |
| Bronze | Munich-Style Helles | 20 | Newburyport Brewing Company | Maritime Lager | Newburyport | MA | 2018 |
| Gold | Northeast-Style Imperial or Double India Pale Ale | 23 | Fiction Beer Company | Logic is Relative | Denver | CO | 2018 |
| Bronze | Northeast-Style Imperial or Double India Pale Ale | 23 | Great Notion Brewing | Juice Box DIPA | Portland | OR | 2018 |
| Silver | Northeast-Style Imperial or Double India Pale Ale | 23 | Moonraker Brewing Company | Dojo | Auburn | CA | 2018 |
| Bronze | Northeast-Style India Pale Ale | 67 | Breakside Brewing (Milwaukie) | What Rough Beast | Milwaukie | OR | 2018 |
| Silver | Northeast-Style India Pale Ale | 67 | Chainline Brewing Company | Tune Up IPA | Kirkland | WA | 2018 |
| Gold | Northeast-Style India Pale Ale | 67 | Great Notion Brewing | Space Invader | Portland | OR | 2018 |
| Silver | Northeast-Style Pale Ale | 19 | Fortside Brewing Company | Orange Whip | Vancouver | WA | 2018 |
| Bronze | Northeast-Style Pale Ale | 19 | Ten Pin Brewing | Gutterball | Moses Lake | WA | 2018 |
| Gold | Northeast-Style Pale Ale | 19 | Triptych Brewing | Dank Meme | Savoy | IL | 2018 |
| Silver | Oatmeal Stout | 17 | Talisman Brewing Company | Iron Age | Ogden | UT | 2018 |
| Gold | Oatmeal Stout | 17 | The Elk Horn Brewery | Sasquatch Shadow | Eugene | OR | 2018 |
| Bronze | Oatmeal Stout | 17 | Vintage Brewing Co | Scaredy Cat | Madison | WI | 2018 |
| Bronze | Other Lager | 15 | Deep Ellum Brewing Company | Deep Ellum Lager | Dallas | TX | 2018 |
| Gold | Other Lager | 15 | Ex Novo Brewing Company | The Most Interesting Lager in the World | Portland | OR | 2018 |
| Silver | Other Lager | 15 | Mt Tabor Brewing Company | Loro Negro - Dark Mexican Lager | Portland | OR | 2018 |
| Silver | Pumpkin Spice or Pumpkin/Squash Beer | 15 | Bier Brewery | Pumpkin Ale | Indianapolis | IN | 2018 |
| Bronze | Pumpkin Spice or Pumpkin/Squash Beer | 15 | Boston Beer Co-DBA Samuel Adams Brewing Company | Samuel Adams Fat Jack | Boston | MA | 2018 |
| Gold | Pumpkin Spice or Pumpkin/Squash Beer | 15 | Postdoc Brewing | Kilty MacPumpkin | Redmond | WA | 2018 |
| Gold | Robust Porter | 27 | Badass Backyard Brewing | Warpath Robust Porter | Spokane Valley | WA | 2018 |
| Bronze | Robust Porter | 27 | Mt Tabor Brewing Company | Crown Point Porter | Portland | OR | 2018 |
| Silver | Robust Porter | 27 | Stoup Brewing | Stoup Robust Porter | Seattle | WA | 2018 |
| Silver | Rye Beer or German-Style Rye Ale | 21 | Falling Sky Brewing | Lion`s Eye Rye | Eugene | OR | 2018 |
| Bronze | Rye Beer or German-Style Rye Ale | 21 | Vintage Brewing Co | Rye Havoc | Madison | WI | 2018 |
| SIlver | Scotch Ale | 19 | Black Cloister Brewing Co. | True Scotsman | Toledo | OH | 2018 |
| Gold | Scotch Ale | 19 | High Hops Brewery | Windsor`s Wee Heavy | Windsor | CO | 2018 |
| Bronze | Scotch Ale | 19 | Island Brewing Company | Jubilee Ale | Carpinteria | CA | 2018 |
| Silver | Scottish-Style Ale | 14 | Bron Yr Aur Brewing Co. | Scottish Ale | Naches | WA | 2018 |
| Gold | Scottish-Style Ale | 14 | Talisman Brewing Company | Uplifted | Ogden | UT | 2018 |
| Bronze | Scottish-Style Ale | 14 | Yee-Haw Brewing LLC | Eighty | Johnson City | TN | 2018 |
| Gold | Session India Pale Ale or Session Beer or Non-Alcoholic Malt Beverage | 34 | Fargo Brewing Company | Haze Craze | Fargo | ND | 2018 |
| Silver | Session India Pale Ale or Session Beer or Non-Alcoholic Malt Beverage | 34 | Melvin Brewing | Snow sessions | Jackson | WY | 2018 |
| Bronze | Session India Pale Ale or Session Beer or Non-Alcoholic Malt Beverage | 34 | Triptych Brewing | Little Secret | Savoy | IL | 2018 |
| Bronze | Smoked-Malt Beer | 13 | Orlison Brewing Company | My Mom`s Smokin` Scotch | Airway Heights | WA | 2018 |
| Gold | Smoked-Malt Beer | 13 | pFriem Family Brewers | Rauch Helles | Hood River | OR | 2018 |
| Silver | Smoked-Malt Beer | 13 | Track 7 Brewing Co | Burnt Fog | Sacramento | CA | 2018 |
| Bronze | Specialty Beer or Specialty Honey Beer | 18 | Duck Foot Brewing Co. | Drink This or the Bees Die | San Diego | CA | 2018 |
| Silver | Specialty Beer or Specialty Honey Beer | 18 | La Quinta Brewing Co. | Old Town Honey Wheat | Palm Desert | CA | 2018 |
| Gold | Specialty Beer or Specialty Honey Beer | 18 | The Tap Brewery | Electric Stinger | Bloomington | IN | 2018 |
| Silver | Specialty Saison | 19 | Birds Fly South Ale Project | Rustic Sunday | Greenville | SC | 2018 |
| Bronze | Specialty Saison | 19 | Jagged Mountain Craft Brewery | Uber Slayer | Denver | CO | 2018 |
| Gold | Specialty Saison | 19 | Philipsburg Brewing Company | Don`t Call Me Honey | Philipsburg | MT | 2018 |
| Gold | Strong Ale or Old Ale | 13 | 10 Barrel Brewing Co. East Side Pub | RedeuX | Bend | OR | 2018 |
| Bronze | Strong Ale or Old Ale | 13 | Flix Brewhouse - Carmel | Omnipresent | Carmel | IN | 2018 |
| Silver | Strong Ale or Old Ale | 13 | Ill Mannered Brewing Co. | Oldmanski | Powell | OH | 2018 |
| Silver | Sweet Stout or Cream Stout | 20 | Bowigens Beer Company | 7 Layer Stout | Casselberry | FL | 2018 |
| Gold | Sweet Stout or Cream Stout | 20 | Deep Ellum Brewing Company | Local Legend | Dallas | TX | 2018 |
| Bronze | Sweet Stout or Cream Stout | 20 | Tractor Brewing Company | Milk Mustachio Sweet Stout | Albuquerque | NM | 2018 |
| Bronze | Vienna-Style Lager | 18 | Denver Beer Co | Pretzel Assassin | Denver | CO | 2018 |
| Gold | Vienna-Style Lager | 18 | Mazama Brewing | Salud | Corvallis | OR | 2018 |
| Silver | Vienna-Style Lager | 18 | Philipsburg Brewing Company | Vorfruede | Philipsburg | MT | 2018 |
| Silver | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer or Aged Beer | 13 | Baerlic Brewing Company | WoodWorker Harshmellow Mtn | Portland | OR | 2018 |
| Gold | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer or Aged Beer | 13 | Dry County Brewing Company | 3 Amigos | Kennesaw | GA | 2018 |
| Bronze | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer or Aged Beer | 13 | Revelry Brewing Co. | Quadtum Leap | Charleston | SC | 2018 |
| Gold | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Dark Beer | 12 | 4 Noses Brewing Company | Ryeciprocal | Bloomfield | CO | 2018 |
| Bronze | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Dark Beer | 12 | NoCoast Beer Co. | Hooper`s Rye | Oskaloosa | IA | 2018 |
| SIlver | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Dark Beer | 12 | Old Bust Head Brewing Company | Bourbon Barrel-Aged Gold Cup | Vint Hill | VA | 2018 |
| Gold | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Pale to Amber Beer | 9 | Alesong Brewing and Blending | French 75 | Eugene | OR | 2018 |
| Silver | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Pale to Amber Beer | 9 | Pelican Brewing Company | Queen of Hearts | Pacific City | OR | 2018 |
| Bronze | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Pale to Amber Beer | 9 | Shannon Brewing Company | Shannon Bourbon Barrel Irish Red | Keller | TX | 2018 |
| SIlver | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer | 30 | 10 Barrel Brewing Co. , West Side Pub | Femme de la Rouge | Bend | OR | 2018 |
| Gold | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer | 30 | NOLA Brewing Co. | Humid Nature | New Orleans | LA | 2018 |
| Silver | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer | 86 | Breakside Brewing (Milwaukie) | Breakside Cultivating Mass | Milwaukie | OR | 2018 |
| Gold | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer | 86 | Free Will Brewing Company | Ralphius | Perkasie | PA | 2018 |
| Bronze | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer | 86 | Ravenna Brewing Co | BA Lion Tamer Bourbon Vanilla Porter | Seattle | WA | 2018 |
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2017 Medalists
2016 Medalists
| Medal | Award Category | Category Entries | Brewery | Beer | City | State | Year |
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| Gold | American Amber | 40 | Populuxe Brewing | Citra Red | Seattle | WA | 2016 |
| Silver | American Amber | 40 | Roak Brewing | Mean Street | Royal Oak | MI | 2016 |
| Bronze | American Amber | 40 | Ballast Point Brewing | Calico | San Diego | CA | 2016 |
| Gold | American Barleywine | 15 | Ecliptic Brewing | Orange Giant Barleywine | Portland | OR | 2016 |
| Silver | American Barleywine | 15 | Newburyport Brewing | 1635 Series American Barleywine | Newburyport | MA | 2016 |
| Bronze | American Barleywine | 15 | Discretion Brewing | Winter Circle | Soquel | CA | 2016 |
| Silver | American Brown Ale | 21 | Upslope Brewing | Brown Ale | Boulder | CO | 2016 |
| Bronze | American Brown Ale | 21 | Brazos Valley Brewing | Silt Brown Ale | Brenham | TX | 2016 |
| Gold | American Brown Ale | 21 | Nine Band Brewing | Blue Lacy | Allen | TX | 2016 |
| Gold | American IPA | 134 | Breakside Brewery | Breakside IPA | Portland | OR | 2016 |
| Silver | American IPA | 134 | Reuben’s Brewing | Hop Tropic | Seattle | WA | 2016 |
| Bronze | American IPA | 134 | Standard Brewing | West Coast IPA | Seattle | WA | 2016 |
| Gold | American Lager | 7 | Pedernales Brewing Co. | Lobo Texas Lager | Fredericksburg | TX | 2016 |
| Gold | American Pale Ale | 61 | Boneyard Beer | Bone-A-Fide | Bend | OR | 2016 |
| Silver | American Pale Ale | 61 | Sunriver Brewing | Rippin’ Northwest Ale | Sunriver | OR | 2016 |
| Bronze | American Pale Ale | 61 | Newburyport Brewing | Melt Away | Newburyport | MA | 2016 |
| Gold | American Porter | 38 | Roak Brewing | Chestnut Head | Royal Oak | MI | 2016 |
| Silver | American Porter | 38 | Golden Valley Brewery | Dundee Porter | Beaverton | OR | 2016 |
| Bronze | American Porter | 38 | Mt. Tabor Brewing | SxNW Porter | Vancouver | WA | 2016 |
| Gold | American Stout | 34 | Barrel Mountain Brewing | Starway Stout | Battle Ground | WA | 2016 |
| Bronze | American Stout | 34 | Thumb Brewery | Kona Coffee Stout | Caseville | MI | 2016 |
| Silver | American Stout | 34 | Aslan Brewing | American Stout | Bellingham | WA | 2016 |
| Bronze | American Strong Ale | 11 | Wormtown Brewing | Pratt’s Strong Ale | Worcester | MA | 2016 |
| Gold | American Strong Ale | 11 | Wild Ride Brewing | Brain Bucket | Redmond | OR | 2016 |
| Bronze | American Wheat Beer | 13 | Piney River Brewing | Float Trip | Bucyrus | MO | 2016 |
| Silver | American Wheat Beer | 13 | Snoqualmie Falls Brewing | Haystack Hefeweizen | Snoqualmie | WA | 2016 |
| Gold | American Wheat Beer | 13 | Sunriver Brewing | Fuzztail | Sunriver | OR | 2016 |
| Silver | Baltic Porter | 4 | Bend Brewing | Baltic Porter | Bend | OR | 2016 |
| Gold | Baltic Porter | 4 | Water Street Brewery | Kladruber Porter | Milwaukee | WI | 2016 |
| Silver | Belgian Blond Ale or Belgian Golden Strong Ale | 16 | Denali Brewing | Flag Stop #1 | Talkeetna | AK | 2016 |
| Bronze | Belgian Blond Ale or Belgian Golden Strong Ale | 16 | Brasserie Saint James | The Third Man | Reno | NV | 2016 |
| Gold | Belgian Blond Ale or Belgian Golden Strong Ale | 16 | Roadhouse Brewing | Avarice and Greed | Jackson | WY | 2016 |
| Silver | Belgian Dark Strong Ale | 20 | Potosi Brewing | Inner Sanctum | Potosi | WI | 2016 |
| Gold | Belgian Dark Strong Ale | 20 | Bend Brewing | Wicked Medicine | Bend | OR | 2016 |
| Bronze | Belgian Dark Strong Ale | 20 | High Hops Brewery | The Noble One | Windsor | CO | 2016 |
| Silver | Belgian Dubbel | 7 | Wander Brewing | Together Belgian Dubbel | Bellingham | WA | 2016 |
| Gold | Belgian Dubbel | 7 | Vintage Brewing | Dedication | Madison | WI | 2016 |
| Bronze | Belgian Dubbel | 7 | Engrained Brewing | Engrained Dubbel | Springfield | IL | 2016 |
| Silver | Belgian Pale Ale or Belgian IPA | 8 | River North Brewing | Hoppenberg Uncertainty Principle | Denver | CO | 2016 |
| Bronze | Belgian Pale Ale or Belgian IPA | 8 | Liquid Mechanics Brewing | Belgian Double IPA | Lafayette | CO | 2016 |
| Silver | Belgian Tripel | 8 | Sugar Creek Brewing | Tripel | Charlotte | NC | 2016 |
| Bronze | Belgian Tripel | 8 | Bitter Sisters Brewing | Family Trip Belgian Tripel | Addison | TX | 2016 |
| Gold | Belgian Tripel | 8 | Petaluma Hills Brewing | Tripel J | Petaluma | CA | 2016 |
| Gold | Berliner Weisse | 7 | IMBĪB Custom Brews | Berliner Weisse | Reno | NV | 2016 |
| Gold | Biere de Garde | 7 | Sugar Creek Brewing | Biere de Garde | Charlotte | NC | 2016 |
| Bronze | Biere de Garde | 7 | River North Brewing | J Marie | Denver | CO | 2016 |
| Gold | Blonde Ale | 30 | Bootstrap Brewing | 1956 Golden Ale | Niwot | CO | 2016 |
| Bronze | Blonde Ale | 30 | 57 Brewpub & Bistro | Sunkissed Blonde | Greenville | MI | 2016 |
| Silver | Blonde Ale | 30 | Kona Brewing | Big Wave Golden Ale | Kona | HI | 2016 |
| Gold | Brett Beer | 4 | Oakshire Brewing | Three Chords and the Truth | Eugene | OR | 2016 |
| Silver | Brett Beer | 4 | IMBĪB Custom Brews | Brett #4 | Reno | NV | 2016 |
| Silver | British Bitter | 15 | Klamath Basin Brewing | Crater Lake Amber Ale | Klamath Falls | OR | 2016 |
| Gold | British Bitter | 15 | Insight Brewing | Lambton Dragon | Minneapolis | MN | 2016 |
| Bronze | British Bitter | 15 | Golden Valley Brewery | Red Thistle Ale | Beaverton | OR | 2016 |
| Silver | British Brown Ale | 14 | Sockeye Brewing | Power House Porter | Boise | ID | 2016 |
| Gold | British Brown Ale | 14 | Equinox Brewing | Eclipse Brown Ale | Fort Collins | CO | 2016 |
| Bronze | British Brown Ale | 14 | Three Notch’d Brewing | No Veto | Charlottesville | VA | 2016 |
| Gold | Cascadian Dark Ale /Black IPA | 23 | Lynnwood Brewing Concern | Once You Go | Raleigh | NC | 2016 |
| Silver | Cascadian Dark Ale /Black IPA | 23 | Wolf Hollow Brewing | Midnight Dreary | Amsterdam | NY | 2016 |
| Bronze | Cascadian Dark Ale /Black IPA | 23 | Mighty Mo Brewing | Whiplash | Great Falls | MT | 2016 |
| Silver | Cream Ale | 17 | 603 Brewery | Black Ice | Londonderry | NH | 2016 |
| Bronze | Cream Ale | 17 | Grand River Brewery | Airship | Jackson | MI | 2016 |
| Gold | Cream Ale | 17 | Burnside Brewing | Couch Select | Portland | OR | 2016 |
| Silver | Czech Lager | 11 | Baerlic Brewing | Eastside Pilsner | Portland | OR | 2016 |
| Gold | Czech Lager | 11 | Buoy Beer Co. | Buoy Czech Pils | Astoria | OR | 2016 |
| Bronze | Czech Lager | 11 | Boston Beer Co. | Samuel Adams Lager | Boston | MA | 2016 |
| Silver | Dark Mild | 2 | Lineage Brewing | The Utah | Columbus | OH | 2016 |
| Bronze | Doppelbock | 10 | Burnside Brewing | Dr. Bock | Portland | OR | 2016 |
| Silver | Doppelbock | 10 | Boston Beer Co. | Samuel Adams Double Bock | Boston | MA | 2016 |
| Bronze | English Barleywine | 8 | Pagosa Brewing & Grill | Mountain NIP | Pagosa Springs | CO | 2016 |
| Silver | English Barleywine | 8 | Deschutes Brewing | Mirror Mirror | Bend | OR | 2016 |
| Silver | English Pale or IPA | 7 | Shannon Brewing | Shannon IPA | Keller | TX | 2016 |
| Gold | English Pale or IPA | 7 | Rabbit Hole Brewing | 10/6 English Pale | Justin | TX | 2016 |
| Bronze | English Pale or IPA | 7 | Badger State Brewing | Legendary Pass | Green Bay | WI | 2016 |
| Gold | English Porter | 10 | Insight Brewing | Devil’s Companion | Minneapolis | MN | 2016 |
| Silver | English Porter | 10 | Yak & Yeti Brewpub | Sherpa Porter | Arvada | CO | 2016 |
| Gold | European Sour | 6 | pFriem Family Brewers | Flanders Red | Hood River | OR | 2016 |
| Bronze | European Sour | 6 | Choc Beer Co. | Krebs Red | Krebs | OK | 2016 |
| Silver | European Sour | 6 | Deschutes Brewing | The Dissident | Bend | OR | 2016 |
| Silver | Experimental Beer | 15 | Liquid Mechanics Brewing | Peanut Butter Porter | Lafayette | CO | 2016 |
| Bronze | Experimental Beer | 15 | Grand River Brewery | Hunk A’ Burnin’ Love | Jackson | MI | 2016 |
| Gold | Experimental Beer | 15 | Wormtown Brewing | MassWhole Red Tide | Worcester | MA | 2016 |
| Gold | Foreign Extra Stout | 16 | Pelican Brewing | Tsunami Stout | Pacific City | OR | 2016 |
| Bronze | Foreign Extra Stout | 16 | Island Brewing | Starry Night Stout | Carpinteria | CA | 2016 |
| Silver | Foreign Extra Stout | 16 | Denali Brewing | Chuli Stout | Talkeetna | AK | 2016 |
| Silver | Fruit Beer | 30 | Coastal Empire Beer Co | Coco-Piña | Savannah | GA | 2016 |
| Bronze | Fruit Beer | 30 | Burnside Brewing | Sweet Heat | Portland | OR | 2016 |
| Gold | Fruit Beer | 30 | Mazama Brewing | Rasplendent | Corvallis | OR | 2016 |
| Silver | German Heritage Lager | 6 | Ecliptic Brewing | Spica Pils | Portland | OR | 2016 |
| Bronze | German Heritage Lager | 6 | Equinox Brewing | Night Ryder Munich Dunkel | Fort Collins | CO | 2016 |
| Silver | German Pils | 20 | Snake River Brewing | Monarch Pilsner | Jackson | WY | 2016 |
| Gold | German Pils | 20 | Discretion Brewing | Shimmer Pils | Soquel | CA | 2016 |
| Bronze | German PIls | 20 | Breakside Brewery | Breakside Pilsner | Portland | OR | 2016 |
| Bronze | German Wheat Beer | 19 | Mighty Mo Brewing | Woodchopper | Great Falls | MT | 2016 |
| Silver | German Wheat Beer | 19 | Engrained Brewing | Engrained Hefeweizen | Springfield | IL | 2016 |
| Gold | German Wheat Beer | 19 | Pedernales Brewing Co. | Lobo Kristall Weizen | Fredericksburg | TX | 2016 |
| Silver | Gose | 5 | Anthem Brewing | Gose | Oklahoma City | OK | 2016 |
| Gold | Gose | 5 | Reuben’s Brewing | Gose | Seattle | WA | 2016 |
| Gold | Helles or Helles Bock | 14 | Black Cloister Brewing | Helles Angel | Toledo | OH | 2016 |
| Silver | Helles or Helles Bock | 14 | Bitter Sisters Brewing | Busy Body Blonde Lager | Addison | TX | 2016 |
| Bronze | Helles or Helles Bock | 14 | Lenny Boy Brewing | Life in the South | Charlotte | NC | 2016 |
| Gold | Historical Beer | 8 | Territorial Brewing | Samsquamch Block Party | Springfield | MI | 2016 |
| Bronze | Historical Beer | 8 | WT Brews | WT Brews Grodziskie | Baldwinsville | NY | 2016 |
| Silver | Historical Beer | 8 | UpState Brewing | Common Sense | Elmira | NY | 2016 |
| Bronze | Imperial IPA | 55 | Fall River Brewing | Widowmaker Imperial IPA | Redding | CA | 2016 |
| Silver | Imperial IPA | 55 | Knee Deep Brewing | Hoparillo | Auburn | CA | 2016 |
| Gold | Imperial IPA | 55 | Boneyard Beer | Notorious | Bend | OR | 2016 |
| Silver | Imperial Stout | 31 | Wolf’s Ridge Brewing | Dire Wolf | Columbus | OH | 2016 |
| Bronze | Imperial Stout | 31 | Hop Dogma | Fides in Fermento | El Granada | CA | 2016 |
| Gold | Imperial Stout | 31 | Spider Bite Beer Co. | Boris the Spider | Holbrook | NY | 2016 |
| Bronze | Irish Red Ale | 20 | Beer Army | Fire in the Hole | New Bern | NC | 2016 |
| Silver | Irish Red Ale | 20 | Loowit Brewing | Two-Sixteen | Vancouver | WA | 2016 |
| Gold | Irish Red Ale | 20 | Old Bust Head Brew Co. | Vixen | Warrenton | VA | 2016 |
| Gold | Irish Stout | 2 | Check Six Brewing | Dugan’s Chcolate Stout | Southport | NC | 2016 |
| Silver | Kolsch | 20 | Liquid Mechanics Brewing | Kolsch | Lafayette | CO | 2016 |
| Gold | Kolsch | 20 | Dru Bru Tap Room & Brewery | Kolsch | Snoqualmie Pass | WA | 2016 |
| Bronze | Kolsch | 20 | Sockeye Brewing | Galena Gold | Boise | ID | 2016 |
| Bronze | Marzen/Oktoberfest | 16 | Pelican Brewing | Bronze God | Pacific City | OR | 2016 |
| Gold | Marzen/Oktoberfest | 16 | Pedernales Brewing Co. | Lobo Oktoberfest | Fredericksburg | TX | 2016 |
| Silver | Marzen/Oktoberfest | 16 | Old Bust Head Brew Co. | Oktoberfest | Warrenton | VA | 2016 |
| Silver | Mixed Fermentation Beer | 8 | District 9 Brewing | Ezekiel 25:17 Black Sour | Cornelius | NC | 2016 |
| Gold | Mixed Fermentation Beer | 8 | Revelry Brewing | Stupid Sexy | Charleston | SC | 2016 |
| Bronze | Mixed Fermentation Beer | 8 | Lenny Boy Brewing | Burn Down for What | Charlotte | NC | 2016 |
| Gold | Mixed-Style Beer | 26 | Insight Brewing | Sunken City | Minneapolis | MN | 2016 |
| Silver | Mixed-Style Beer | 26 | Bootstrap Brewing | Wreak Havoc | Niwot | CO | 2016 |
| Bronze | Mixed-Style Beer | 26 | Wander Brewing | Global Mutt Baltic Porter | Bellingham | WA | 2016 |
| Gold | Oatmeal Stout | 11 | Firestone Walker Brewing | Velvet Merlin | Paso Robles | CA | 2016 |
| Bronze | Oatmeal Stout | 11 | Grapevine Craft Brewery | Nightwatch Oatmeal Stout | Grapevine | TX | 2016 |
| Silver | Oatmeal Stout | 11 | Vintage Brewing | Scaredy Cat | Madison | WI | 2016 |
| Gold | Old Ale or British Strong Ale | 12 | Three Creeks Brewing | Stampede Ale | Sisters | OR | 2016 |
| Bronze | Old Ale or British Strong Ale | 12 | Wallace Brewing | Wallace Strong Ale | Wallace | ID | 2016 |
| Silver | Old Ale or British Strong Ale | 12 | Bend Brewing | Outback X | Bend | OR | 2016 |
| Bronze | Red IPA | 11 | 603 Brewery | 9th State Imperial Red IPA | Londonderry | NH | 2016 |
| Gold | Red IPA | 11 | Denver Beer Co. | Summit Sunrise | Denver | CO | 2016 |
| Silver | Red IPA | 11 | Mazama Brewing | Gillian’s Red | Corvallis | OR | 2016 |
| Silver | Saison | 29 | Old Bust Head Brew Co. | Sumerduck | Warrenton | VA | 2016 |
| Gold | Saison | 29 | Benoit Casper Brewing | Saison de Casper | Richmond | CA | 2016 |
| Bronze | Saison | 29 | Discretion Brewing | 14th Conversation | Soquel | CA | 2016 |
| Bronze | Schwarzbier | 15 | Discretion Brewing | Oh Black Lager | Soquel | CA | 2016 |
| Silver | Schwarzbier | 15 | Dru Bru Tap Room & Brewery | Schwarzbier | Snoqualmie Pass | WA | 2016 |
| Gold | Scottish Ale | 15 | Fearless Brewing | Fearless Scottish Ale | Estacada | OR | 2016 |
| Bronze | Scottish Ale | 15 | Katabatic Brewing | Scotch Ale | Livingston | MT | 2016 |
| Silver | Scottish Ale | 15 | Monday Night Brewing | Drafty Kilt | Atlanta | GA | 2016 |
| Silver | Smoked Beer | 6 | Wormtown Brewing | Slow Burn | Worcester | MA | 2016 |
| Gold | Smoked Beer | 6 | Water Street Brewery | Smoked Scotch Ale | Milwaukee | WI | 2016 |
| Bronze | Specialty IPA | 6 | Susquehanna Brewing | Southern Rye | Pittston | PA | 2016 |
| Bronze | Specialty Wild Beer | 8 | IMBĪB Custom Brews | Apricot Berliner | Reno | NV | 2016 |
| Silver | Specialty Wild Beer | 8 | Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales | Maracaibo Especial | Dexter | MI | 2016 |
| Gold | Specialty Wild Beer | 8 | Brasserie Saint James | 1904 | Reno | NV | 2016 |
| Bronze | Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | 43 | Caldera Brewing | Mogli Imperial Porter | Ashland | OR | 2016 |
| Gold | Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | 43 | Fremont Brewing | Bourbon Abominable Winter Ale | Seattle | WA | 2016 |
| Silver | Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | 43 | Deep Ellum Brewing | Wealth & Taste | Dallas | TX | 2016 |
| Gold | Spiced Beer | 52 | Sierra Blanca Brewing | Rio Grande Pancho Verde Chile Cerveza | Moriarty | NM | 2016 |
| Silver | Spiced Beer | 52 | Motorworks Brewing | Midnight Espresso | Bradenton | FL | 2016 |
| Bronze | Spiced Beer | 52 | Guadalupe Brewing | Apple Pie Texas Honey Ale | New Braunfels | TX | 2016 |
| Silver | Sweet Stout | 8 | Sierra Blanca Brewing | Milk Stout | Moriarty | NM | 2016 |
| Gold | Sweet Stout | 8 | Shannon Brewing | Shannon Chocolate Stout | Keller | TX | 2016 |
| Bronze | Sweet Stout | 8 | Tractor Brewing | Mustachio Stout | Albuquerque | NM | 2016 |
| Silver | Vienna Lager | 8 | Long Brewing | Vienna Style Lager | Newberg | OR | 2016 |
| Bronze | Vienna Lager | 8 | Anthem Brewing | Ogletoberfest | Oklahoma City | OK | 2016 |
| Gold | Vienna Lager | 8 | Motorworks Brewing | V Twin Lager | Bradenton | FL | 2016 |
| Bronze | Wee Heavy | 8 | Long Brewing | Wee Heavy | Newberg | OR | 2016 |
| Gold | Wee Heavy | 8 | Pelican Brewing | MacPelican’s Wee Heavy | Pacific City | OR | 2016 |
| Silver | Wee Heavy | 8 | High Hops Brewery | Windsor’s Wee Heavy | Windsor | CO | 2016 |
| Bronze | Witbier | 14 | Mazama Brewing | Wizard Island Wit | Corvallis | OR | 2016 |
| Gold | Witbier | 14 | River North Brewing | River North White | Denver | CO | 2016 |
| Silver | Witbier | 14 | Juniper Brewing | Milkman Wit | Redmond | OR | 2016 |
| Gold | Wood-Aged Beer | 43 | Station 26 Brewing | Dark Star Imperial Stout | Denver | CO | 2016 |
| Bronze | Wood-Aged Beer | 43 | Klamath Basin Brewing | Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stout | Klamath Falls | OR | 2016 |
| Silver | Wood-Aged Beer |
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