The winners of the world’s biggest beer competition were announced at a ceremony on May 1, 2025, in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The World Beer Cup is the largest and most important beer competition, often called “The Olympics of Beer Competitions.” It happens every year, with the winners revealed on the last night of the Craft Brewers Conference, hosted by the Brewers Association.

This year, both the Craft Brewers Conference and the World Beer Cup Awards ceremony took place in Indianapolis. Breweries from around the world sent representatives to attend, hoping to win a medal in the most competitive beer contest. Each of the 112 categories had an average of 73 entries.

The beers are judged anonymously by a panel of experienced judges, all of whom have credentials or work in the beer industry. This year, there were 265 judges, with 132 coming from 37 countries. Because of the quality of the judges and the large number of entries, winning a World Beer Cup medal is seen as the highest recognition for a beer’s quality. Winning also often boosts sales for the brewery.

Beer Trends in the Entries

The number of entries in each category also shows trends in the beer industry. The 2025 World Beer Cup received 8,375 entries from 1,761 breweries in 49 countries. Bart Watson, the president and CEO of the Brewers Association, said in an informal meeting with beer media that the number of entries was lower than in 2024, reflecting the overall decline in the craft beer industry.

However, some breweries are still doing well, Watson said. This is shown by the 338 breweries that entered the competition for the first time. Also reflecting trends in the beer industry, the World Beer Cup added five cider categories, as more breweries are making cider to diversify their products.

The most entered categories were different types of IPA (India Pale Ale). The Juicy or Hazy IPA received 290 entries, the West Coast IPA had 253 entries, and the American-Style IPA had 208 entries. In recent years, more craft breweries have also been making lager-style beers. The German-Style Pilsener was the fourth most entered category with 186 entries. A newer style, Hoppy Lager, received 153 entries.

The Winners Are

The winners of the 2025 World Beer Cup are:

Category 1: American Wheat Beer (36 entries)

  • Gold: Fuzztail, Sunriver Brewing Co., Sunriver, OR

  • Silver: Lunar Fallout, Tilted Axis Brewing Co., Lapeer, MI

  • Bronze: Spring Valley Silk Ale, Spring Valley Brewery, Shibuya, Japan

Category 2: Fruit Beer (90 entries)

  • Gold: Altstadt Radler, Altstadt Brewery, Fredericksburg, TX

  • Silver: Hey Girl, Hey, Starr Hill Beer Hall & Rooftop, Richmond, VA

  • Bronze: Limaveza, New Realm Brewing, Atlanta, GA

Category 3: Fruit Wheat Beer (77 entries)

  • Gold: Mango Cart, Golden Road Brewing, Anaheim, CA

  • Silver: Yuzu Weiss, Yokohama Bay Brewing Co., Yokohama, Japan

  • Bronze: Samuel Adams Summer Ale, Boston Beer Co., Somerville, MA

Category 4: Field Beer (70 entries)

  • Gold: Tonya’s Still Crushing It, Blue Moon Brewing Co., Denver, CO

  • Silver: Heiwa Craft A Study in Pink, Heiwa Shuzou Co., Kainan, Japan

  • Bronze: Coconut Oil Man, Elevation Beer Co., Poncha Springs, CO

Category 5: Pumpkin Beer (26 entries)

  • Gold: Not Your Grandma’s Pumpkin Ale, Grand Junction Brewing Co., Westfield, IN
  • Silver: Pumpkin Spice J. Marie, River North Brewery, Denver, CO
  • Bronze: Pumpkin Ale, Bier Brewery and Taproom, Indianapolis, IN

Category 6: Chili Beer (55 entries)

  • Gold: Pyro’s Prost, Hop Dogma, Half Moon Bay, CA
  • Silver: Breakside All Yellow, Breakside Brewery, Portland, OR
  • Bronze: Tangerine Heat, Dakota Point Brewing, Rapid City, SD

Category 7: Herb and Spice Beer (79 entries)

  • Gold: Sansho Gose – Koji, Open Air Brewing, Kobe, Japan
  • Silver: Burma Ale, Alameda Brewing, Alameda, CA
  • Bronze: Lavender & Chamomile, Craft Beer Base, Osaka, Japan

Category 8: Chocolate Beer – 59 Entries

  • Gold: Chocolate Porter, Diatribe Brewing Co., Asheville, NC
  • Silver: Viator Obscura: Triple Chocolate, Wandering Monsters Brewing Co., Cincinnati, OH
  • Bronze: Midnight Hike, River North Brewery, Denver, CO

Category 9: Coffee Beer – 69 Entries

  • Gold: Coffee Cream Ale, Pantown Brewing Co., St. Cloud, MN
  • Silver: Squirrels Just Want to Have Fun, River North Brewery, Denver, CO
  • Bronze: Gusto Crema, Georgetown Brewing Co., Seattle, WA

Category 10: Coffee Stout or Porter – 68 Entries

  • Gold: Midnight Sea, Morgan Territory Brewing, Tracy, CA
  • Silver: Dusk Til Dawn, Pizza Port San Clemente, San Clemente, CA
  • Bronze: Lil’ Zoomie, Brink Brewing Co., Cincinnati, OH

Category 11: Dessert Stout or Pastry Stout – 101 Entries

  • Gold: The Gateway, West Coast Brewing, Shizuoka, Japan
  • Silver: Saturday Morning Cartoons, Hackamore Brewing Co., Chanhassen, MN
  • Bronze: Happy Almonds, Moksa Brewing Co., Rocklin, CA

Category 12: Rye Beer – 36 Entries

  • Gold: Steamy Wonder, Proper Brewing Co., Salt Lake City, UT
  • Silver: Wooly Pig Farm Brewery Rye Dunkel, Wooly Pig Farm Brewery, Fresno, OH
  • Bronze: Roggenbier, Schulz Bräu Brewing Co., Knoxville, TN

Category 13: Honey Beer – 44 Entries

  • Gold: Hachimitsu Mai, Deschutes Brewery – PDX Pub, Portland, OR
  • Silver: Miss Behave, Moonraker Brewing, Cameron Park, CA
  • Bronze: Ommegang Farm Fresh Ale, Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown, NY

Category 14: Classic Non-Alcohol Ale or Lager – 72 Entries

  • Gold: Tsingtao Non-Alcoholic Wheat Beer, Tsingtao Brewery Co., Qingdao, China
  • Silver: Svyturys Ekstra Non Alko, Švyturys-Utenos alus, Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Bronze: Kölsch, Best Day Brewing, Berthoud, CO

Category 15: Hoppy Non-Alcohol Beer – 61 Entries

  • Gold: Trail Pass Hazy IPA, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico, CA
  • Silver: Disarm, Go Brewing, Naperville, IL
  • Bronze: Bird of Prey 0.2, Uiltje Brewing Co., Haarlem, Netherlands

Category 16: Specialty Non-Alcoholic Beer – 35 Entries

  • Gold: Sim! Cerveja Sem Álcool – Melancia SOUR’n Salt, Sim! Cerveja, Campinas, Brazil
  • Silver: BBNOALC, Four Winds Brewing Co., Delta, Canada
  • Bronze: New School, Go Brewing, Naperville, IL

Category 17: Session Beer or Belgian-Style Table Beer – 34 Entries

  • Gold: Table Beer, Lost Cabin Beer Co., Rapid City, SD
  • Silver: Shiner Bock, Spoetzl Brewery, Shiner, TX
  • Bronze: Saison Lily, ColdFire Barrel House, Eugene, OR

Category 18: Session India Pale Ale – 73 Entries

  • Gold: Micro Blaster, Shred Beer Co., Rocklin, CA
  • Silver: Hefty Fee, Docent Brewing, San Juan Capistrano, CA
  • Bronze: Scenic Route, Westbound & Down Brewing Co., Lafayette, CO

Category 19: Strong Porter – 58 Entries

  • Gold: Battle Axe, Fat Heads Brewery, Middleburg Heights, OH
  • Silver: Baltic Porter, Haymarket Beer Co., Bridgman, MI
  • Bronze: Baltic Porter, Nonsuch Brewing Co., Winnipeg, Canada

Category 20: Other Strong Beer (39 beers entered)

  • Gold: Imperial Dark Mast – Pond Farm Brewing Co., San Rafael, CA
  • Silver: East County Fine Malt Liquor – The Post Brewing Co., Lafayette, CO
  • Bronze: Imperial Pilsner – New Glarus Brewing Co., New Glarus, WI

Category 21: Experimental Beer (87 entries)

  • Gold: Screaming Plum – Muho Brewery, Taiwan
  • Silver: Big Trouble in Little Tokyo – Angel City Brewery, Los Angeles, CA
  • Bronze: Amalfi – Sun King Brewery, Indianapolis, IN

Category 22: Experimental IPA (70 entries)

  • Gold: Pepper & Peaches – Claremont Craft Ales, Claremont, CA
  • Silver: Infinite Glow – Highlander Beer – Salmon, Salmon, ID
  • Bronze: Rainbow Suspenders – Seapine Brewing Co., Seattle, WA

Category 23: Historical Beer (46 entries)

  • Gold: Vinter Liv – Paddlefish Brewing Co., Saint Peter, MN
  • Silver: AEgir’s Wreath – Archival Brewing, Belmont, MI
  • Bronze: Lichtenhainer – Mythmaker Brewing, Fort Collins, CO

Category 24: Gluten-Free Beer (39 entries)

  • Gold: Pacific Ale – TWØBAYS Brewing Co., Australia
  • Silver: Winter Lager – Orange Bike Brewing Co., Portland, ME
  • Bronze: Met at Midnight – Armored Cow Brewing Co., Charlotte, NC

Category 25: American-Belgo-Style Ale (31 entries)

  • Gold: Breakside Spring Day – Breakside Brewery, Milwaukie, OR
  • Silver: Dear You – Ratio Beerworks, Denver, CO
  • Bronze: Picked Last – Fieldwork Brewing Co., Berkeley, CA

Category 26: American-Style Sour Ale (106 entries)

  • Gold: Howzit Punch – Alvarado Street Brewery, Salinas, CA
  • Silver: Limoilou Beach – La Souche, Canada
  • Bronze: Tropic Desert – Other Brother Beer Co., Seaside, CA

Category 27: Brett Beer (38 entries)

  • Gold: Free Range Farmhouse Ale – Sun King Brewery, Indianapolis, IN
  • Silver: Pear Saison – Firestone Walker Brewing, Paso Robles, CA
  • Bronze: Wild Side – Jing-A Brewing, Beijing, China

Category 28: Mixed-Culture Brett Beer (52 entries)

  • Gold: Brett Para 3 – Cervecería Kürüf, Argentina
  • Silver: Bobbi – Fair Isle Brewing, Seattle, WA
  • Bronze: Frank On Sled – Deadman Brewery, Hong Kong

Category 29: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer (37 entries)

  • Gold: Dr. Sleep – San Fernando Brewing Co., San Fernando, CA
  • Silver: A.5 – Eighty-Three Brewery, Akron, OH
  • Bronze: Sensationator – Deschutes Brewery, Portland, OR

Category 30: Strong Barrel-Aged Beer (136 entries)

  • Gold: Perpetual Peace – No Label Brewing Co., Katy, TX
  • Silver: Anniversary Year 5 – Lumberbeard Brewing, Spokane, WA
  • Bronze: Afterlife Elixir – Aslin Beer Co., Alexandria, VA

Category 31: Barrel-Aged Strong Stout (117 entries)

  • Gold: Depth Dweller – Indigo Reef Brewing Co., Mount Pleasant, SC
  • Silver: Elagabalus – Caius Farm Brewery, Branford, CT
  • Bronze: Deth’s Tar – Revolution Brewing, Chicago, IL

Category 32: Barrel-Aged Sour Beer (83 entries)

  • Gold: The Virtue of Patience – Bold Monk Brewing Co., Atlanta, GA
  • Silver: Gin Golden Sour – Stodgy Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO
  • Bronze: Broliner Weisse – Wooden Bear Brewing Co., Greenfield, IN

Category 33: Kellerbier or Zwickelbier (55 entries)

  • Gold: Broumy – Pivovar Matuška, Czech Republic
  • Silver: Pilsners are Lagers – Benchtop Brewing Co., Norfolk, VA
  • Bronze: Karbach Kellerbier – Karbach Brewing, Houston, TX

Category 34: Smoke Beer (73 entries)

  • Gold: Weiherer Rauch – Kundmüller Brewery, Germany
  • Silver: Daisy Lampkin – Late Addition Brewing, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Bronze: Smokey the Beer – Blind Tiger Brewery, Topeka, KS

Category 35: American Light Lager (134 entries)

  • Gold: Clubhaus Lager – Von Ebert Brewing, Portland, OR
  • Silver: Old Fortwaukee – Coopersmith’s Pub & Brewing, Fort Collins, CO
  • Bronze: Really Decent – Werk Force Brewing Co., Plainfield, IL

Category 36: International Light Lager (86 entries)

  • Gold: Solveza – Peaceful Side Brewery, Maryville, TN
  • Silver: Yucatan Sunrise – Full Distance Brewing Co., Stafford, VA
  • Bronze: Snow Dust – Sacred Waters Brewing Co., Kalispell, MT

Category 37: International-Style Pilsner (80 entries)

  • Gold: Birkebeinerpils – Victor 23, Portland, OR
  • Silver: Hi-Wire Lager – Hi-Wire Brewing, Asheville, NC
  • Bronze: Icicle Premium Pilsner – Icicle Brewing Co., Leavenworth, WA

Category 38: International-Style Lager (103 entries)

  • Gold: Yamagata – Original Pattern Brewing, Oakland, CA
  • Silver: Otaku Hyper Dry – GameCraft Brewing, Laguna Hills, CA
  • Bronze: Rice Breaker – Hana Koa Brewing Co., Honolulu, HI

Category 39: Hoppy Lager (155 entries)

  • Gold: Cold IPA – pFriem Family Brewers, Hood River, OR
  • Silver: Super Smash – Unsung Brewing Co., Tustin, CA
  • Bronze: Krispi Kiwi – Far Field Beer Co., Lawndale, CA

Category 40: Munich-Style Dunkel (60 entries)

  • Gold: G.G. – Exile Brewing Co., Des Moines, IA
  • Silver: Horn of Hammerhand – Flix Brewhouse, Des Moines, IA
  • Bronze: Moondoor Dunkel – Wibby Brewing, Longmont, CO

Category 41: International Dark Lager (109 beers entered)

  • Gold: Late Czech Out – Pilot Brewing Co. (Charlotte, NC)
  • Silver: Secret Secret – Wayfinder Beer (Portland, OR)
  • Bronze: Czech Style Dark Lager – Cold Bear Brewing Co. (Arnprior, Canada)

Category 42: Italian-Style Pilsener (132 entries)

  • Gold: STS Pils – Russian River Brewing Co. (Windsor, CA)
  • Silver: Hamburghini – ISM Brewing (Long Beach, CA)
  • Bronze: Pivo – Firestone Walker Brewing Co. (Paso Robles, CA)

Category 43: German-Style Pilsener (186 entries)

  • Gold: Haha Pils – Arbeiter Brewing Co. (Minneapolis, MN)
  • Silver: Kinabik Pilsner – Snake Lake Brewing Co. (Sylvan Lake, Canada)
  • Bronze: Planks – MadeWest Brewing Co. (Ventura, CA)

Category 44: Bohemian-Style Pilsener (132 entries)

  • Gold: Bay Pilsner – Yokohama Bay Brewing Co. (Yokohama, Japan)
  • Silver: Pilsner Rešov – Equal Parts Brewing (Houston, TX)
  • Bronze: Minoh Beer Pilsner – Minoh Brewery (Minoh-shi, Japan)

Category 45: Munich-Style Helles (145 entries)

  • Gold: Construct Of Quality – Cinder Block Brewery (North Kansas City, MO)
  • Silver: Kirkland Signature Helles Lager – Deschutes Brewery (Bend, OR)
  • Bronze: Hachenburger Hell – Westerwald-Brauerei H. Schneider (Hachenburg, Germany)

Category 46: Dortmunder/Oktoberfest (70 entries)

  • Gold: The Cushman – Morgan Territory Brewing (Tracy, CA)
  • Silver: Thunder from Dortmunder – Marble Brewery (Albuquerque, NM)
  • Bronze: Guldkällan – Spendrups Bryggeri (Stockholm, Sweden)

Category 47: Vienna-Style Lager (88 entries)

  • Gold: Vienna – Second Street Brewery (Santa Fe, NM)
  • Silver: Family Tradition – BarrieHaus Beer Co. (Tampa, FL)
  • Bronze: Vienna Fest Bier – Quarter Celtic Brewpub (Albuquerque, NM)

Category 48: Maerzen/Rotbier (47 entries)

  • Gold: Follow the Lederhosen – Moontown Brewing Co. (Whitestown, IN)
  • Silver: Red Vespa – Unsung Brewing Co. (Tustin, CA)
  • Bronze: Oktoberfest Gemütlichkeit – Wiseacre Brewing Co. (Memphis, TN)

Category 49: Schwarzbier (88 entries)

  • Gold: Schwarz Bear – Gatlinburg Brewing Co. (Sevierville, TN)
  • Silver: Schwarzbier – Pizza Port Imperial Beach (CA)
  • Bronze: Shady Lady – Sky Puppy Brewing (Tampa, FL)

Category 50: Bock or Maibock (77 entries)

  • Gold: Cold Front – Avery Brewing Co. (Boulder, CO)
  • Silver: Rosenbock – Ivanhoe Park Lager House (Orlando, FL)
  • Bronze: Maibock – Ocean View Brewing Co. (DE)

Category 51: Doppelbock or Eisbock (76 entries)

  • Gold: Curse The Goat – Shoreline Brewery (IN)
  • Silver: Living a Double Life – Wise Man Brewing (NC)
  • Bronze: Coconspirator – Victor 23 (Portland, OR)

Category 52: American Lager (107 entries)

  • Gold: Vacancy Classic – Vacancy Brewing (Austin, TX)
  • Silver: Cole’s Light Lager – Wild Ride Brewing (OR)
  • Bronze: Home Run Jack – 14 Cannons (CA)

Category 53: Contemporary American Lager (57 entries)

  • Gold: El Pato Loco – Able Baker Brewing Co. (Las Vegas, NV)
  • Silver: Blackberry Smoke – New Realm Brewing (Atlanta, GA)
  • Bronze: Built to Chill – Bend Brewing Co. (OR)

Category 54: American Pilsener (84 entries)

  • Gold: Highwayman – Roadhouse Brewing (WY)
  • Silver: Bellevue 1882 Lager – Bellevue Brewing Co. (WA)
  • Bronze: Gold Country Pilsner – Auburn Alehouse (CA)

Category 55: Cream Ale (94 entries)

  • Gold: Bold Rush – Drake’s Brewing Co. (CA)
  • Silver: Amendment Lager – 21st Amendment (CA)
  • Bronze: Was Angeles – Uinta Brewing Co. (UT)

Category 56: American Amber Lager (82 entries)

  • Gold: 40 Mike Mike – Free Roam Brewing Co. (TX)
  • Silver: Ebb and Flow – Cloudburst Brewing (Seattle, WA)
  • Bronze: Chismosa – Old Caz Beer (CA)

Category 57: Australian Pale Ale (44 entries)

  • Gold: Hello My Alien – Breakside Brewery (Portland, OR)
  • Silver: XPA – Craft Coast (CA)
  • Bronze: How’s the Serenity – Original Pattern Brewing (Oakland, CA)

Category 58: International Pale Ale (97 entries)

  • Gold: Through The Roof – Arts District Brewing Co. (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Silver: Pale – pFriem Family Brewers (OR)
  • Bronze: Chur Enough – BKS Artisan Ales (MO)

Category 59: Extra Special Bitter (52 entries)

  • Gold: Pale Ale – Sierra Nevada (Chico, CA)
  • Silver: Railhead Red – Lumberyard Brewing Co. (AZ)
  • Bronze: Velvet Organic ESB – Hopworks Brewery (Portland, OR)

Category 60: New Zealand IPA (97 entries)

  • Gold: Perverse Inverse – Ghost Town Brewing (Oakland, CA)
  • Silver: Loyal to the Soil – Formula Brewing (WA)
  • Bronze: Modern Love – TapRoom Beer Co. (San Diego, CA)

Category 61: Barley Wine (52 entries)

  • Gold: Grow Old With You – Verboten Brewing (CO)
  • Silver: Three Ryes Men – Reuben’s Brews (Seattle, WA)
  • Bronze: Lower De Boom – 21st Amendment (CA)

Category 62: German-Style Kölsch (116 entries)

  • Gold: Daycation Gold – Highland Brewing Co. (NC)
  • Silver: Monger’s Choice – Docent Brewing (CA)
  • Bronze: Kölsch – Second Street Brewery (NM)

Category 63: Gose (45 entries)

  • Gold: Canoa Quebrada – 277 Craft Beer (Brazil)
  • Silver: Gose – Four Generals Brewing (WA)
  • Bronze: Basil Lemongrass Gose – Santa Monica Brew Works (CA)

Category 64: Berliner Weisse (35 entries)

  • Gold: Champagne Toast – Wander Brewing (WA)
  • Silver: East Side Gallery – Iron Hill Brewery (PA)
  • Bronze: Cactus Makes Perfect – Oregon City Brewing Co. (OR)

Category 65: Hefeweizen (121 entries)

  • Gold: Washout Wheat – Holy City Brewing (SC)
  • Silver: Shed & Silo – 3 Nations Brewing (TX)
  • Bronze: Hefeweizen – Dru Bru (WA)

Category 66: Leichtes or Kristal Weizen (15 entries)

  • Gold: Krystal Moon – Blue Moon Brewing Co. (CO)
  • Silver: Tsingtao Wheat Beer – Tsingtao Brewery (China)
  • Bronze: Needlerush Hefeweizen – Silver Bluff Brewing (GA)

Category 67: Bernsteinfarbenes Weizen (10 entries)

  • Gold: Apres Hefe – Fat Heads Brewery (OH)
  • Silver: Ayinger Urweisse – Brauerei Aying (Germany)
  • Bronze: No bronze medal awarded

Category 68: Dunkel Weizen (29 entries)

  • Gold: Michael Dorn-Kelweiss – Five Wits Brewing Co. (TN)
  • Silver: Big Banana Brown – Shaketown Brewing (Canada)
  • Bronze: Junk In Da Trunkel – Pizza Port Ocean Beach (CA)

Category 69: Weizenbock (31 entries)

  • Gold: Weizenbock – Sierra Nevada (Mills River, NC)
  • Silver: Alpenglow – Fat Heads Brewery (OH)
  • Bronze: Vitus – Weihenstephan (Germany)

Category 69: South German-Style Weizenbock (31 Beers Entered)

  • Gold: Weizenbock – Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Mills River, NC
  • Silver: Alpenglow – Fat Heads Brewery, Middleburg Heights, OH
  • Bronze: Weihenstephaner Vitus – Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan, Freising, Germany

Category 70: German-Style Altbier (45 Beers Entered)

  • Gold: Lithium – Resonate Brewery, Bellevue, WA
  • Silver: Alternative Medicine – Lakeville Brewing Co., Lakeville, MN
  • Bronze: Hinterland Altbier – Hinterland Brewery, Green Bay, WI

Category 71: Belgian or French-Style Ale (26 Beers Entered)

  • Gold: Gallus – Cellar West Brewery, Lafayette, CO
  • Silver: French Kiss – Primeval Brewing, Noblesville, IN
  • Bronze: Crazy Train – Fretboard Brewing Co., Blue Ash, OH

Category 72: Belgian-Style Witbier (64 Beers Entered)

  • Gold: Suntrip – New Terrain Brewing Co., Golden, CO
  • Silver: Belgian Wheat – Devils Backbone Brewing Co., Roseland, VA
  • Bronze: Hoegaarden White – AB-Inbev Hoegaarden, Hoegaarden, Belgium

Category 73: Classic Saison (54 Beers Entered)

  • Gold: Dogwood Saison – Devils Backbone Brewing Co., Roseland, VA
  • Silver: Plough & Harrow – ISM Brewing, Long Beach, CA
  • Bronze: Belgian Blonde – Frontyard Brewing, Spicewood, TX

Category 74: Specialty Saison (40 Beers Entered)

  • Gold: Heirloom – Kane Brewing Co., Ocean, NJ
  • Silver: Sacred Tree – Phantom Farms Brewing, Cumberland, RI
  • Bronze: Foeder Aged Saison – New Realm Brewing, Atlanta, GA

Category 75: Flanders-Style Brown or Red Ale (20 Beers Entered)

  • Gold: Flanders Red – Cerveza 7 Vidas, Tacna, Peru
  • Silver: Flanders Redux – True Anomaly Brewing Co., Houston, TX
  • Bronze: Stupid Sexy Flanders – Sun King Brewery, Indianapolis, IN

Category 76: Belgian-Style Sour Ale (31 Beers Entered)

  • Gold: Erlton Street 5 – The Establishment Brewing Co., Calgary, Canada
  • Silver: Spontaneous Manifesto 2023 – Blind Enthusiasm Brewing Co., Edmonton, Canada
  • Bronze: Funk Yeah – Beachwood Blendery, Huntington Beach, CA

Category 77: Belgian-Style Blonde Ale (31 Beers Entered)

  • Gold: Feral Garden Gnome – Liability Brewing Co., Greenville, SC
  • Silver: NBeer Belgian Blonde Ale – NBeer Craft Brewing Co., Chengdu, China
  • Bronze: Rector 2025 – Absolution Brewing Co., Torrance, CA

Category 78: Belgian-Style Strong Blonde Ale (34 Beers Entered)

  • Gold: No gold medal awarded
  • Silver: Damnation – Russian River Brewing Co., Windsor, CA
  • Bronze: The Cannibal – Iron Hill Brewery, Exton, PA

Category 79: Belgian-Style Dubbel (33 Beers Entered)

  • Gold: Size 6 – Lost Shoe Brewing & Roasting Co., Marlborough, MA
  • Silver: Dubbel or Nothing – Monkless Belgian Ales, Bend, OR
  • Bronze: Discipline Dubbel – Bold Monk Brewing Co., Atlanta, GA

Category 80: Belgian-Style Tripel (68 Beers Entered)

  • Gold: Tripel Dog Dare – Big Dog’s Brewing Co., Las Vegas, NV
  • Silver: Bel Ringer – 9th Hour Brewing Co., Lake Villa, IL
  • Bronze: La Fin du Monde – Unibroue, Chambly, Canada

Category 81: Belgian-Style Quadrupel (25 Beers Entered)

  • Gold: Frosted Monk – RockSolid Brewing Co., Ball Ground, GA
  • Silver: Traced in Air – Bartlett Hall, San Francisco, CA
  • Bronze: Urbrew Adventure (Blue) Strong Dark Ale – Urbrew, Handan, China

Category 82: Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale (38 Beers Entered)

  • Gold: Quadruppel 277 – 277 Craft Beer, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
  • Silver: Hertog Jan Grand Prestige Brut – Hertog Jan, Breda, Netherlands
  • Bronze: Eschaton – Wild Heaven Beer Avondale, Decatur, GA

Category 83: Belgian Fruit Beer (70 Beers Entered)

  • Gold: Kriek – New Glarus Brewing Co., New Glarus, WI
  • Silver: Champ Du Blanc – New Glarus Brewing Co., New Glarus, WI
  • Bronze: Funk Yeah Peach – Beachwood Blendery, Huntington Beach, CA

Category 84: English Mild or Bitter (60 Beers Entered)

  • Gold: Extra Medium Mild – White Oak Brewing, Normal, IL
  • Silver: So Long, London – Two Frays Brewery, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Bronze: Chiastolite – Bighand Bros. Brewery, Kyoto, Japan

Category 85: English Ale (74 Beers Entered)

  • Gold: Union Jack – Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA
  • Silver: Hopadillo – Karbach Brewing, Houston, TX
  • Bronze: Shanghai’d IPA, Old Town Brewing, Portland, OR

Category 86: English-Style Brown Ale (52 entries)

  • Gold: Burnout Brown – Mash Lab Brewing, Windsor, CO
  • Silver: Oscar Wanted a Brown Ale – Pizza Port, Solana Beach, CA
  • Bronze: Rojo – Barrio Brewing Co., Tucson, AZ

Category 87: Brown Porter (49 entries)

  • Gold: Skidder Brown Ale – Big Timber Brewing, Elkins, WV
  • Silver: Mother Fuggle – Eudora Brewing Co., Kettering, OH
  • Bronze: Daisen G Beer Stout – Kumezakura Brewery, Japan

Category 88: Robust Porter (54 entries)

  • Gold: Ossuary – Ghost Town Brewing, Oakland, CA
  • Silver: Robust Porter – Reuben’s Brews, Seattle, WA
  • Bronze: Blimp Hangar Porter – Tustin Brewing Co., Tustin, CA

Category 89: Sweet or Cream Stout (35 entries)

  • Gold: Moozie – Brink Brewing Co., Cincinnati, OH
  • Silver: Hoochie Mama – StillFire Brewing, Suwanee, GA
  • Bronze: Korova – Gnarly Barley Brewing, Hammond, LA

Category 90: Oatmeal Stout (48 entries)

  • Gold: North Tower Stout – Earth Rider Brewery, Superior, WI
  • Silver: Opacus Oatmeal Stout – StormBreaker Brewing, Portland, OR
  • Bronze: Dragula – Insurgente, Tijuana, Mexico

Category 91: British Imperial Stout (38 entries)

  • Gold: Wrecking Ball – No-Li Brewhouse, Spokane, WA
  • Silver: Fayston Maple – Lawson’s Finest Liquids, Waitsfield, VT
  • Bronze: Raven’s Revenge – Beachwood Brewing, Huntington Beach, CA

Category 92: Old or Strong Ale (26 entries)

  • Gold: Mountain Man – Verboten Brewing, Loveland, CO
  • Silver: Forest Hills – Olde Hickory Brewery, Hickory, NC
  • Bronze: King in The Castle – Little Brother Brewing, NC

Category 93: Irish-Style Red Ale (97 entries)

  • Gold: Ridgetop Red – Silver City Brewery, Bremerton, WA
  • Silver: Outraged Daughters – Wise Man Brewing, Winston-Salem, NC
  • Bronze: Engine 402 – Orange Hat Brewing, Knoxville, OH

Category 94: Irish Dry Stout (57 entries)

  • Gold: Minoh Stout – Minoh Brewery, Japan
  • Silver: Sláinte – Legion Brewing, Charlotte, NC
  • Bronze: Lucky 4 Leaf – Danville Brewing Co., Danville, CA

Category 95: Export Stout (38 entries)

  • Gold: Starway – Barrel Mountain Brewing, Battle Ground, WA
  • Silver: Der Reisende – Adams Street Brewery, Chicago, IL
  • Bronze: Stoup Export Stout – Stoup Brewing, Seattle, WA

Category 96: Scottish-Style Ale (41 entries)

  • Gold: Stoneykirk – Lost Street Brewing Co., Durant, OK
  • Silver: Dragoon Amber – Dragoon Brewing Co., Tucson, AZ
  • Bronze: The Fulkin – Half Batch Brewing, Hendersonville, TN

Category 97: Scotch Ale (44 entries)

  • Gold: Higher Consciousness – Third Eye Brewing, Cincinnati, OH
  • Silver: The Magnificent Scotch Ale – Silver City Brewery, WA
  • Bronze: Lord Grizzly – Lost Cabin Beer Co., SD

Category 98: Golden/Blonde Ale (102 entries)

  • Gold: Firemans #4 – Real Ale Brewing, Blanco, TX
  • Silver: Now What? – Saddle Mountain Brewing, AZ
  • Bronze: Basecamp Blonde – Hutton & Smith Brewing, TN

Category 99: American Pale Ale (128 entries)

  • Gold: Necrocat – Ghost Town Brewing, Oakland, CA
  • Silver: Breakside Woodlawn – Breakside Brewery, OR
  • Bronze: MadeWest Pale – MadeWest Brewing, Ventura, CA

Category 100: Juicy/Hazy Pale Ale (98 entries)

  • Gold: UCHU Relax – UCHU Brewing, Japan
  • Silver: Wisp – Lumen Beer Co., Omaha, NE
  • Bronze: Hop Magee – Danville Brewing, CA

Category 101: Strong Pale Ale (110 entries)

  • Gold: Mordant – Ghost Town Brewing, Oakland, CA
  • Silver: Westbound IPA – Westbound & Down, CO
  • Bronze: Gold Label Mai Tai – Alvarado Street Brewery, CA

Category 102: Juicy/Hazy Strong Pale Ale (135 entries)

  • Gold: Hazy IPA – pFriem Family Brewers, OR
  • Silver: Slice – Lumen Beer Co., Omaha, NE
  • Bronze: MadeWest Hazy IPA – MadeWest Brewing, CA

Category 103: Imperial IPA (116 entries)

  • Gold: Punchface Champion – Grains of Wrath Brewing, WA
  • Silver: Fall On In – MadeWest Brewing, CA
  • Bronze: House of Fu! – North Park Beer Co., CA

Category 104: Juicy/Hazy Imperial IPA (120 entries)

  • Gold: Juice Master – Shred Beer Co., CA
  • Silver: Contains No Juice – Alvarado Street Brewery, CA
  • Bronze: For 4 – Brothership Brewing, IL

Category 105: American Amber/Red Ale (98 entries)

  • Gold: Singing Coyote – Mountain Rambler Brewery, CA
  • Silver: Matador Red – 818 Brewing, CA
  • Bronze: First Amber – Stemma Brewing, WA

Category 106: Strong Red Ale (44 entries)

  • Gold: Peaked In High School – Cloudburst Brewing, Seattle, WA
  • Silver: Side Hike – Kern River Brewing, CA
  • Bronze: Imperial Red – Track 7 Brewing, CA

Category 107: American Brown Ale (63 entries)

  • Gold: Brown Ale – Second Street Brewery, NM
  • Silver: The Devil in John’s Brown – DevilCraft, Japan
  • Bronze: Boxcar Brown – Caboose Brewing, VA

Category 108: Black Ale or Stout (69 entries)

  • Gold: Cheat Codes – Breakside Brewery, OR
  • Silver: American Stout – ColdFire Brewing, OR
  • Bronze: Blackside Snap – Riip Beer Co., CA

Category 109: Imperial Stout (44 entries)

  • Gold: Fulcrum – ZwanzigZ Brewing, IN
  • Silver: Thunderbolt Stout – Valhöll Brewing, WA
  • Bronze: Lights Out – Project 9 Brewing, WA

Category 110: American IPA (208 entries)

  • Gold: Super Slap – Brewery X, Anaheim, CA
  • Silver: Party Crusher – Beachwood Brewing, CA
  • Bronze: Breakside IPA – Breakside Brewery, OR

Category 111: Juicy/Hazy IPA (290 entries)

  • Gold: Shifted Visions – Everywhere, Orange, CA
  • Silver: How To Make Friends – Hana Koa Brewing, HI
  • Bronze: Riverside NEIPA – Guggman Haus Brewing, IN

Category 112: West Coast IPA (253 entries)

  • Gold: Mosaic Takedown – Pinthouse Brewing, TX
  • Silver: Chasmic Absorption… – Ghost Town Brewing, CA
  • Bronze: Terraform – Wayward Lane Brewing, NY

Cider Categories

Category 201: Tannic Cider (18 entries)

  • Gold: 2023 Cidre Bouché – 2 Towns Ciderhouse, OR
  • Silver: English Pub – Portland Cider Co., OR
  • Bronze: Kingston Black – Bauman’s Cider, OR

Category 202: No/Low-Tannin Cider (39 entries)

  • Gold: Original Gold – Portland Cider Co., OR
  • Silver: Cosmic Crisp – 2 Towns Ciderhouse, OR
  • Bronze: 14th Anniversary – 2 Towns Ciderhouse, OR

Category 203: Fruited Cider (34 entries)

  • Gold: Raspberry Cosmic Crisp – 2 Towns Ciderhouse, OR
  • Silver: Bramble – Papa Moon Ciders, NE
  • Bronze: Guava Cider – Coronado Brewing, CA

Category 204: Spiced/Botanical Cider (14 entries)

  • Gold: Honey Lavender – Papa Moon Ciders, NE
  • Silver: Tamarind Earl Grey – Hard Candy, China
  • Bronze: Apple Pie à La Mode – Six Byrd Cider, AZ

Category 205: Specialty/Barrel-Aged Cider (12 entries)

  • Gold: 2019 Pommeau – 2 Towns Ciderhouse, OR
  • Silver: Barrel Aged Cider – Mojave Brewing, NV
  • Bronze: Imperial Bad Apple – 2 Towns Ciderhouse, OR

Published: 2nd May 2025

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