Overview

• Judges awarded 347 medals to 273 breweries and cideries after seven days of blind tastings by roughly 250 judges.
• DESTIHL Brewery’s TourBus Double Dry Hopped Hazy IPA won gold in Juicy/Hazy IPA, the most-entered category with 301 submissions.
• Colorado producers posted a standout showing with 40 medals, including multiple golds, plus three Brewery of the Year honors for Westbound & Down, River North, and Cannonball Creek.
• Eight Brewer(s) of the Year were named across size classes, including Westbound & Down, River North, Cannonball Creek, Fat Head’s, UPP Liquids, Third Eye, Zeus Brewing, and Allagash.
• Organizers implemented a one-time Vera Hop class and three new lager styles, while cider integration continued with Gowan’s Heirloom Cider earning Cidermaker of the Year and Fruited Cider drawing the most cider entries.