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The Best Beers By Style Category



TUES FEB 4, 2014 - The following beers are awarded for their outstanding performance within a beer style category or super style category within which is a grouping of similar or related beer styles. We recognize the hard work and consistency that goes into making these styles traditionally, and in new brewing traditions, fine appreciation and precision. This is truly all about showcasing an array of the world's finest brewers. Winners in this category are eligible for award certificates in gold, silver and bronze. Congratulations to all.

Pale Lager
is made up of the following styles: Pale Lager | Pilsener | Czech Pilsner (Světlý) | Dortmunder/Helles | Zwickel/Keller/Landbier | Premium Lager |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
1  Pilsner Urquell Nefiltrovaný    Czech Pilsner (Světlý)   Plzensky Prazdroj (SABMiller)   -    Czech Republic    GOLD
2  Hill Farmstead Mary    Pilsener   Hill Farmstead Brewery   Vermont    USA   GOLD
3  Birrificio Italiano Tipopils    Pilsener   Birrificio Italiano   -    Italy    GOLD
4  Mikkeller The American Dream     Premium Lager   Mikkeller   -    Denmark    GOLD
5  To Øl Raid Beer    Premium Lager   To Øl   -    Denmark    GOLD
6  Shorts Mmm Kay    Premium Lager   Shorts Brewing Co.   Michigan    USA   SILVER
7  Firestone Walker Pivo Hoppy Pils    Pilsener   Firestone Walker Brewing Co.   California    USA   SILVER
8  Ruhstaller Gilt Edge Kuchinski Hop Ranch    Pilsener   Ruhstaller   California    USA   SILVER
9  Croocked Moon Pretty Little Thang    Zwickel/Keller/Landbier   Croocked Moon Brewing   -    Denmark    SILVER
10  Victory Prima Pils    Pilsener   Victory Brewing Company   Pennsylvania    USA   SILVER
11  Heater Allen Pils    Pilsener   Heater Allen Brewing Co.   Oregon    USA   BRONZE
12  Mikkeller P1 Radio Pilsner    Premium Lager   Mikkeller   -    Denmark    BRONZE
13  Únětické Pivo 12° Nefiltrované    Czech Pilsner (Světlý)   Únětický Pivovar   -    Czech Republic    BRONZE
14  Zehendner Mönchsambacher Lagerbier    Zwickel/Keller/Landbier   Brauerei Zehendner   Bavaria    Germany    BRONZE
15  Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold    Dortmunder/Helles   Great Lakes Brewing Company   Ohio    USA   BRONZE


Bock, Strong Lager
is made up of the following styles: Malt Liquor | Dunkler Bock | Doppelbock | Eisbock | Strong Pale Lager/Imperial Pils | Heller Bock |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
1  Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock    Doppelbock   Brauerei Aying   Bavaria    Germany    GOLD
2  Schneider Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock    Eisbock   Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn   Bavaria    Germany    GOLD
3  Jack’s Abby Mass Rising    Strong Pale Lager/Imperial Pils   Jack’s Abby Brewing   Massachusetts    USA   GOLD
4  Jack’s Abby Hoponius Union    Strong Pale Lager/Imperial Pils   Jack’s Abby Brewing   Massachusetts    USA   GOLD
5  Jack’s Abby The ABCS    Strong Pale Lager/Imperial Pils   Jack’s Abby Brewing   Massachusetts    USA   GOLD
6  Weihenstephaner Korbinian    Doppelbock   Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan   Bavaria    Germany    SILVER
7  Jack’s Abby Kiwi Rising    Strong Pale Lager/Imperial Pils   Jack’s Abby Brewing   Massachusetts    USA   SILVER
8  Merciless Blood Stains    Eisbock   Merciless Brewing   -    Netherlands    SILVER
9  Gänstaller-Bräu Green Gold IPA (104 Germany Meets USA)    Strong Pale Lager/Imperial Pils   Gänstaller-Bräu   Bavaria    Germany    SILVER
10  The Bruery Humulus Lager    Strong Pale Lager/Imperial Pils   The Bruery   California    USA   SILVER
11  Andechser Doppelbock Dunkel    Doppelbock   Klosterbrauerei Andechs   Bavaria    Germany    BRONZE
12  North Coast Oliver Twist 20th Anniversary Ale    Doppelbock   North Coast Brewing Company   California    USA   BRONZE
13  Kulmbacher Eisbock    Eisbock   Kulmbacher Brauerei (Schörghuber)   Bavaria    Germany    BRONZE
14  Birra del Borgo My Antonia    Strong Pale Lager/Imperial Pils   Birra del Borgo   -    Italy    BRONZE
15  BrewDog / 8 Wired Dog Wired    Strong Pale Lager/Imperial Pils   BrewDog   -    Scotland    BRONZE


Specialty
is made up of the following styles: Fruit Beer | Smoked | Spice/Herb/Vegetable |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
1  New Glarus Raspberry Tart    Fruit Beer   New Glarus Brewing Company   Wisconsin    USA   GOLD
2  New Glarus Serendipity    Fruit Beer   New Glarus Brewing Company   Wisconsin    USA   GOLD
3  New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red    Fruit Beer   New Glarus Brewing Company   Wisconsin    USA   GOLD
4  Kuhnhenn Raspberry Eisbock    Fruit Beer   Kuhnhenn Brewing   Michigan    USA   GOLD
5  New Glarus Strawberry Rhubarb    Fruit Beer   New Glarus Brewing Company   Wisconsin    USA   GOLD
6  The Bruery Smoking Wood - Rye Barrel    Smoked   The Bruery   California    USA   SILVER
7  Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock    Smoked   Brauerei Heller   Bavaria    Germany    SILVER
8  Kuhnhenn Blueberry Eisbock    Fruit Beer   Kuhnhenn Brewing   Michigan    USA   SILVER
9  Mikkeller Texas Ranger    Spice/Herb/Vegetable   Mikkeller   -    Denmark    SILVER
10  Alaskan Smoked Porter    Smoked   Alaskan Brewing Company   Alaska    USA   SILVER
11  Avery Rumpkin    Spice/Herb/Vegetable   Avery Brewing Company   Colorado    USA   BRONZE
12  Mikkeller Texas Ranger Barrel Aged (Eagle Rare Edition)    Spice/Herb/Vegetable   Mikkeller   -    Denmark    BRONZE
13  Ölvisholt Lava    Smoked   Ölvisholt Brugghús   -    Iceland    BRONZE
14  Cigar City Good Gourd Imperial Pumpkin Ale    Spice/Herb/Vegetable   Cigar City Brewing   Florida    USA   BRONZE
15  Aecht Schlenkerla Eiche Doppelbock    Smoked   Brauerei Heller   Bavaria    Germany    BRONZE


English Style Pale & Bitter
is made up of the following styles: English Pale Ale | Bitter | Golden Ale/Blond Ale | Mild Ale | Premium Bitter/ESB |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
1  Thornbridge Chiron    Golden Ale/Blond Ale   Thornbridge   Derbyshire    England    GOLD
2  Enlightenment Day Trip    Golden Ale/Blond Ale   Enlightenment Ales   Massachusetts    USA   GOLD
3  Oakham Citra Special    Golden Ale/Blond Ale   Oakham   Cambridgeshire    England    GOLD
4  Tree House Eureka    Golden Ale/Blond Ale   Tree House Brewing Company   Massachusetts    USA   GOLD
5  Southern Tier Harvest Ale    Premium Bitter/ESB   Southern Tier Brewing Company   New York    USA   GOLD
6  BrewDog Dead Pony Club    Golden Ale/Blond Ale   BrewDog   -    Scotland    SILVER
7  Fuller’s ESB (Bottle/Keg)    Premium Bitter/ESB   Fuller’s   Greater London    England    SILVER
8  Toccalmatto Grooving Hop    Golden Ale/Blond Ale   Birrificio Toccalmatto   -    Italy    SILVER
9  Partizan Mild    Mild Ale   Partizan   Greater London    England    SILVER
10  Moor Nor’Hop    Golden Ale/Blond Ale   Moor   Somerset    England    SILVER
11  Tired Hands Caskette    Bitter   Tired Hands Brewing Company   Pennsylvania    USA   BRONZE
12  AleSmith Anvil ESB    Premium Bitter/ESB   AleSmith Brewing Company   California    USA   BRONZE
13  Fritz Ale Extra Special Bitter    Premium Bitter/ESB   Ale Mania (Fritz Ale)   North Rhine-Westphalia    Germany    BRONZE
14  Real Ale 4-Squared    Golden Ale/Blond Ale   Real Ale Brewing Company   Texas    USA   BRONZE
15  Fyne Ales Jarl     Golden Ale/Blond Ale   Fyne Ales   -    Scotland    BRONZE


India Pale Ale
is made up of the following styles: India Pale Ale (IPA) | Black IPA |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
1  Bells Two Hearted Ale    India Pale Ale (IPA)   Bells Brewery   Michigan    USA   GOLD
2  AleSmith IPA    India Pale Ale (IPA)   AleSmith Brewing Company   California    USA   GOLD
3  Hill Farmstead Susan    India Pale Ale (IPA)   Hill Farmstead Brewery   Vermont    USA   GOLD
4  Maine Beer Lunch    India Pale Ale (IPA)   Maine Beer Company   Maine    USA   GOLD
5  Grassroots Legitimacy    India Pale Ale (IPA)   Grassroots Brewing   Vermont    USA   GOLD
6  Firestone Walker Wookey Jack Black Rye IPA    Black IPA   Firestone Walker Brewing Co.   California    USA   SILVER
7  Russian River Blind Pig IPA    India Pale Ale (IPA)   Russian River Brewing   California    USA   SILVER
8  Hill Farmstead Friendship and Reunion    India Pale Ale (IPA)   Hill Farmstead Brewery   Vermont    USA   SILVER
9  Ballast Point Sculpin IPA    India Pale Ale (IPA)   Ballast Point Brewing Company   California    USA   SILVER
10  La Cumbre Elevated IPA    India Pale Ale (IPA)   La Cumbre Brewing Company   New Mexico    USA   SILVER
11  Alpine Beer Company Nelson IPA    India Pale Ale (IPA)   Alpine Beer Company   California    USA   BRONZE
12  Maine Beer Another One    India Pale Ale (IPA)   Maine Beer Company   Maine    USA   BRONZE
13  Alpine Beer Company Duet     India Pale Ale (IPA)   Alpine Beer Company   California    USA   BRONZE
14  Fat Heads Head Hunter IPA    India Pale Ale (IPA)   Fat Head’s Brewery & Saloon   Ohio    USA   BRONZE
15  Surly Furious    India Pale Ale (IPA)   Surly Brewing Company   Minnesota    USA   BRONZE


Double IPA
is made up of the following styles: Imperial/Double IPA |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
1  Russian River Pliny the Elder    Imperial/Double IPA   Russian River Brewing   California    USA   GOLD
2  Russian River Pliny the Younger    Imperial/Double IPA   Russian River Brewing   California    USA   GOLD
3  Alchemist Heady Topper    Imperial/Double IPA   The Alchemist   Vermont    USA   GOLD
4  Bells Hopslam    Imperial/Double IPA   Bells Brewery   Michigan    USA   GOLD
5  Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA    Imperial/Double IPA   Three Floyds Brewing Company   Indiana    USA   GOLD
6  Hill Farmstead Abner    Imperial/Double IPA   Hill Farmstead Brewery   Vermont    USA   SILVER
7  Stone Enjoy By IPA    Imperial/Double IPA   Stone Brewing Co.   California    USA   SILVER
8  Lawson’s Finest Double Sunshine IPA    Imperial/Double IPA   Lawson’s Finest Liquids   Vermont    USA   SILVER
9  Firestone Walker Double Jack IPA    Imperial/Double IPA   Firestone Walker Brewing Co.   California    USA   SILVER
10  Hill Farmstead Society & Solitude #5    Imperial/Double IPA   Hill Farmstead Brewery   Vermont    USA   SILVER
11  Dogfish Head 90 Minute Imperial IPA    Imperial/Double IPA   Dogfish Head Brewery   Delaware    USA   BRONZE
12  Surly Abrasive Ale    Imperial/Double IPA   Surly Brewing Company   Minnesota    USA   BRONZE
13  Hill Farmstead Society & Solitude #6    Imperial/Double IPA   Hill Farmstead Brewery   Vermont    USA   BRONZE
14  Anchorage Bitter Monk Belgian Style Double IPA    Imperial/Double IPA   Anchorage Brewing Company   Alaska    USA   BRONZE
15  Hill Farmstead Double Citra    Imperial/Double IPA   Hill Farmstead Brewery   Vermont    USA   BRONZE


Low/Moderate Alcohol
is made up of the following styles: Low Alcohol | | All beers under 4.6% alcohol by volume
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
1  New Glarus Raspberry Tart    Fruit Beer   New Glarus Brewing Company   Wisconsin    USA   GOLD
2  New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red    Fruit Beer   New Glarus Brewing Company   Wisconsin    USA   GOLD
3  Arizona Wilderness Bear Wallow Berliner Weisse    Berliner Weisse   Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company   Arizona    USA   GOLD
4  Hill Farmstead Walden    American Pale Ale   Hill Farmstead Brewery   Vermont    USA   GOLD
5  Cigar City Pilot Series Phat Bottom Apple Berliner Weisse    Berliner Weisse   Cigar City Brewing   Florida    USA   GOLD
6  Pilsner Urquell Nefiltrovaný    Czech Pilsner (Světlý)   Plzensky Prazdroj (SABMiller)   -    Czech Republic    SILVER
7  New Glarus Thumbprint Series Berliner Weiss    Berliner Weisse   New Glarus Brewing Company   Wisconsin    USA   SILVER
8  Crooked Stave Vieille Artisanal    Saison   Crooked Stave   Colorado    USA   SILVER
9  Rapp Gose    Grodziskie/Gose/Lichtenhainer   Rapp Brewing Company   Florida    USA   SILVER
10  Arizona Wilderness Little Guy Rye    Specialty Grain   Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company   Arizona    USA   SILVER
11  Hill Farmstead Clara    Traditional Ale   Hill Farmstead Brewery   Vermont    USA   BRONZE
12  New Glarus Thumbprint Series Apple Ale    Fruit Beer   New Glarus Brewing Company   Wisconsin    USA   BRONZE
13  Trinity Red Swingline     Sour/Wild Ale   Trinity Brewing Company   Colorado    USA   BRONZE
14  Bend Ching Ching    Berliner Weisse   Bend Brewing Company   Oregon    USA   BRONZE
15  Jester King Das Wunderkind    Sour/Wild Ale   Jester King Brewery   Texas    USA   BRONZE


Stout
is made up of the following styles: Stout | Dry Stout | Sweet Stout | Imperial Stout | Foreign Stout |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
1  Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout)    Imperial Stout   Founders Brewing Company   Michigan    USA   GOLD
2  Toppling Goliath Kentucky Brunch    Imperial Stout   Toppling Goliath   Iowa    USA   GOLD
3  Goose Island Bourbon County Stout    Imperial Stout   Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)   Illinois    USA   GOLD
4  Bells Black Note Stout    Imperial Stout   Bells Brewery   Michigan    USA   GOLD
5  Toppling Goliath Mornin’ Delight    Imperial Stout   Toppling Goliath   Iowa    USA   GOLD
6  Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel    Imperial Stout   Mikkeller   -    Denmark    SILVER
7  AleSmith Speedway Stout (Barrel Aged with Kopi Luwak)    Imperial Stout   AleSmith Brewing Company   California    USA   SILVER
8  Firestone Walker Parabola    Imperial Stout   Firestone Walker Brewing Co.   California    USA   SILVER
9  Goose Island Bourbon County Stout - Coffee    Imperial Stout   Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)   Illinois    USA   SILVER
10  Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout - California Brandy Barrel Aged    Imperial Stout   Cigar City Brewing   Florida    USA   SILVER
11  AleSmith Speedway Stout    Imperial Stout   AleSmith Brewing Company   California    USA   BRONZE
12  Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout    Imperial Stout   Cigar City Brewing   Florida    USA   BRONZE
13  Goose Island Bourbon County Stout - Proprietor’s 2013    Imperial Stout   Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)   Illinois    USA   BRONZE
14  Bells Expedition Stout    Imperial Stout   Bells Brewery   Michigan    USA   BRONZE
15  Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout (Bourbon Vanilla Bean)    Imperial Stout   Three Floyds Brewing Company   Indiana    USA   BRONZE


Strong Ale
is made up of the following styles: Barley Wine | English Strong Ale | American Strong Ale | Old Ale |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
1  Goose Island Bourbon County Barleywine    Barley Wine   Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)   Illinois    USA   GOLD
2  Hair of the Dog Matt     American Strong Ale    Hair of the Dog Brewing Company   Oregon    USA   GOLD
3  Lost Abbey Deliverance    American Strong Ale    Port Brewing/Lost Abbey   California    USA   GOLD
4  Samuel Adams Utopias    Barley Wine   Boston Beer Company   Massachusetts    USA   GOLD
5  Firestone Walker Sucaba    Barley Wine   Firestone Walker Brewing Co.   California    USA   GOLD
6  AleSmith Barrel Aged Old Numbskull    Barley Wine   AleSmith Brewing Company   California    USA   SILVER
7  The Bruery Bois    Old Ale   The Bruery   California    USA   SILVER
8  Port Brewing Older Viscosity    American Strong Ale    Port Brewing/Lost Abbey   California    USA   SILVER
9  Firestone Walker 17 (XVII Seventeenth Anniversary Ale)    American Strong Ale    Firestone Walker Brewing Co.   California    USA   SILVER
10  Hair of the Dog Adam from the Wood    American Strong Ale    Hair of the Dog Brewing Company   Oregon    USA   SILVER
11  Kuhnhenn Bourbon Barrel Fourth Dementia (4D) Old Ale    Old Ale   Kuhnhenn Brewing   Michigan    USA   BRONZE
12  Lost Abbey Box Set: Track #6 (Highway to Hell)    American Strong Ale    Port Brewing/Lost Abbey   California    USA   BRONZE
13  Lervig Brewers Reserve Barley Wine Aged in Bourbon Barrels (13%)    Barley Wine   Lervig Aktiebryggeri   -    Norway    BRONZE
14  Lagunitas Sucks    American Strong Ale    Lagunitas Brewing Company   California    USA   BRONZE
15  AleSmith Old Numbskull    Barley Wine   AleSmith Brewing Company   California    USA   BRONZE


Imperial, Baltic Porter
is made up of the following styles: Baltic Porter | Imperial/Strong Porter |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
1  Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break    Imperial/Strong Porter   Evil Twin Brewing   -    Denmark    GOLD
2  Hill Farmstead Birth of Tragedy    Imperial/Strong Porter   Hill Farmstead Brewery   Vermont    USA   GOLD
3  Ballast Point Victory at Sea     Imperial/Strong Porter   Ballast Point Brewing Company   California    USA   GOLD
4  Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break Bourbon Barrel Aged    Imperial/Strong Porter   Evil Twin Brewing   -    Denmark    GOLD
5  Uinta Crooked Line Labyrinth Black Ale    Imperial/Strong Porter   Uinta Brewing Company   Utah    USA   GOLD
6  Smuttynose Baltic Porter    Baltic Porter   Smuttynose Brewing Company   New Hampshire    USA   SILVER
7  Deschutes Black Butte XXV    Imperial/Strong Porter   Deschutes Brewery   Oregon    USA   SILVER
8  Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Porter     Imperial/Strong Porter   Flying Dog Brewery   Maryland    USA   SILVER
9  Hill Farmstead Fear and Trembling    Baltic Porter   Hill Farmstead Brewery   Vermont    USA   SILVER
10  Nøgne Ø / Terrapin Imperial Rye Porter    Imperial/Strong Porter   Nøgne Ø   -    Norway    SILVER
11  De Molen Tsarina Esra Imperial Porter    Imperial/Strong Porter   Brouwerij de Molen   -    Netherlands    BRONZE
12  Les Trois Mousquetaires G.C. Porter Baltique Édition Spéciale 2013 Fût de Brandy    Baltic Porter   Les Trois Mousquetaires   -    Canada    BRONZE
13  To Øl Black Ball Porter    Imperial/Strong Porter   To Øl   -    Denmark    BRONZE
14  Evil Twin Lil’ B    Imperial/Strong Porter   Evil Twin Brewing   -    Denmark    BRONZE
15  Ægir Lynchburg Natt    Imperial/Strong Porter   Ægir Bryggeri   -    Norway    BRONZE


Porter
is made up of the following styles: Porter |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
1  Hill Farmstead Everett    Porter   Hill Farmstead Brewery   Vermont    USA   GOLD
2  Funky Buddha Last Snow Porter     Porter   Funky Buddha Brewery   Florida    USA   GOLD
3  Founders Porter    Porter   Founders Brewing Company   Michigan    USA   GOLD
4  Funky Buddha Maple Bacon Coffee Porter    Porter   Funky Buddha Brewery   Florida    USA   GOLD
5  Mikkeller Porter    Porter   Mikkeller   -    Denmark    GOLD
6  Fuller’s London Porter (Bottle/Keg)    Porter   Fuller’s   Greater London    England    SILVER
7  Maine Beer King Titus    Porter   Maine Beer Company   Maine    USA   SILVER
8  Nøgne Ø Porter    Porter   Nøgne Ø   -    Norway    SILVER
9  Hill Farmstead Twilight of the Idols    Porter   Hill Farmstead Brewery   Vermont    USA   SILVER
10  Dark Horse Reserve Special Black Ale    Porter   Dark Horse Brewing Company   Michigan    USA   SILVER
11  Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter    Porter   Great Lakes Brewing Company   Ohio    USA   BRONZE
12  Revolution Bean Gene    Porter   Revolution Brewing Company   Illinois    USA   BRONZE
13  Dunham LaPatt Porter Robuste vieilli en Fût de Whisky Canadien     Porter   Brasserie Dunham   Quebec    Canada    BRONZE
14  Anchor Porter    Porter   Anchor Brewing Company   California    USA   BRONZE
15  Blue Lobster Ragged Neck Rye Porter    Porter   Blue Lobster Brewing Company   New Hampshire    USA   BRONZE


Sour Ales
is made up of the following styles: Lambic Style - Fruit | Sour/Wild Ale | Berliner Weisse | Lambic Style - Gueuze | Lambic Style - Faro | Lambic Style - Unblended |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
1  New Glarus R & D Sour Fruit    Lambic Style - Fruit   New Glarus Brewing Company   Wisconsin    USA   GOLD
2  Russian River Supplication    Sour/Wild Ale   Russian River Brewing   California    USA   GOLD
3  3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze (Armand & Tommy)    Lambic Style - Gueuze   3 Fonteinen   -    Belgium    GOLD
4  Cantillon Saint Lamvinus    Lambic Style - Fruit   Cantillon   -    Belgium    GOLD
5  Russian River Beatification (Batch 002 +)    Sour/Wild Ale   Russian River Brewing   California    USA   GOLD
6  Lost Abbey Duck Duck Gooze     Sour/Wild Ale   Port Brewing/Lost Abbey   California    USA   SILVER
7  Cantillon Fou’ Foune     Lambic Style - Fruit   Cantillon   -    Belgium    SILVER
8  Jester King Atrial Rubicite    Sour/Wild Ale   Jester King Brewery   Texas    USA   SILVER
9  Cantillon Lou Pepe Framboise    Lambic Style - Fruit   Cantillon   -    Belgium    SILVER
10  Oude Quetsche Tilquin à l’Ancienne     Lambic Style - Fruit   Gueuzerie Tilquin   -    Belgium    SILVER
11  3 Fonteinen Hommage     Lambic Style - Fruit   3 Fonteinen   -    Belgium    BRONZE
12  3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze Vintage (all from 2002-*)    Lambic Style - Gueuze   3 Fonteinen   -    Belgium    BRONZE
13  Sante Adairius West Ashley    Sour/Wild Ale   Sante Adairius Rustic Ales   California    USA   BRONZE
14  Russian River Temptation    Sour/Wild Ale   Russian River Brewing   California    USA   BRONZE
15  3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze Golden Blend    Lambic Style - Gueuze   3 Fonteinen   -    Belgium    BRONZE


Belgian Session
is made up of the following styles: Belgian Ale | Saison | Bière de Garde | Abbey Dubbel |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
1  Grassroots Brother Soigné    Saison   Grassroots Brewing   Vermont    USA   GOLD
2  Sante Adairius Saison Bernice    Saison   Sante Adairius Rustic Ales   California    USA   GOLD
3  Hill Farmstead Biere de Norma    Bière de Garde   Hill Farmstead Brewery   Vermont    USA   GOLD
4  Tired Hands HandFarm    Saison   Tired Hands Brewing Company   Pennsylvania    USA   GOLD
5  Boulevard Smokestack Series - Saison-Brett    Saison   Boulevard Brewing Company   Missouri    USA   GOLD
6  Blue Lobster / Prairie Artisan Ales Little Lobster on the Prairie    Saison   Blue Lobster Brewing Company   New Hampshire    USA   SILVER
7  Hill Farmstead Flora (Satsuma Mandarin)    Saison   Hill Farmstead Brewery   Vermont    USA   SILVER
8  Hill Farmstead Civil Disobedience (Release 6)    Saison   Hill Farmstead Brewery   Vermont    USA   SILVER
9  Grassroots Convivial Suarez    Saison   Grassroots Brewing   Vermont    USA   SILVER
10  Hill Farmstead Art    Saison   Hill Farmstead Brewery   Vermont    USA   SILVER
11  Logsdon Seizoen Bretta    Saison   Logsdon Organic Farmhouse Ales   Oregon    USA   BRONZE
12  Hill Farmstead Vera Mae    Saison   Hill Farmstead Brewery   Vermont    USA   BRONZE
13  Hill Farmstead Anna    Saison   Hill Farmstead Brewery   Vermont    USA   BRONZE
14  Grassroots Arctic Saison    Saison   Grassroots Brewing   Vermont    USA   BRONZE
15  Hill Farmstead Arthur    Saison   Hill Farmstead Brewery   Vermont    USA   BRONZE


Belgian Strong
is made up of the following styles: Belgian Strong Ale | Abbey Tripel | Abt/Quadrupel |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
1  Westvleteren 12 (XII)    Abt/Quadrupel   Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus   -    Belgium    GOLD
2  Rochefort Trappistes 10    Abt/Quadrupel   Brasserie Rochefort   -    Belgium    GOLD
3  Struise Pannepot    Belgian Strong Ale   De Struise Brouwers   -    Belgium    GOLD
4  St. Bernardus Abt 12    Abt/Quadrupel   St. Bernardus Brouwerij   -    Belgium    GOLD
5  Struise Pannepot Reserva    Belgian Strong Ale   De Struise Brouwers   -    Belgium    GOLD
6  Westvleteren Extra 8    Belgian Strong Ale   Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus   -    Belgium    SILVER
7  Bush de Nuits (Scaldis Prestige de Nuits)    Belgian Strong Ale   Dubuisson   -    Belgium    SILVER
8  Gouden Carolus Cuvee Van De Keizer Blauw/Blue    Belgian Strong Ale   Brouwerij Het Anker   -    Belgium    SILVER
9  Rochefort Trappistes 8    Belgian Strong Ale   Brasserie Rochefort   -    Belgium    SILVER
10  Chimay Bleue (Blue) / Grande Réserve    Belgian Strong Ale   Chimay   -    Belgium    SILVER
11  Mikkeller Nelson Sauvignon    Belgian Strong Ale   Mikkeller   -    Denmark    BRONZE
12  AleSmith Decadence 2012    Abt/Quadrupel   AleSmith Brewing Company   California    USA   BRONZE
13  De Dolle Stille Nacht Reserva 2010    Belgian Strong Ale   De Dolle Brouwers   -    Belgium    BRONZE
14  Tripel Karmeliet    Abbey Tripel   Brouwerij Bosteels   -    Belgium    BRONZE
15  Abbaye des Rocs Grand Cru    Belgian Strong Ale   Brasserie de l’Abbaye des Rocs   -    Belgium    BRONZE


American Amber/ Pale
is made up of the following styles: American Pale Ale | Amber Ale |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
1  Three Floyds Zombie Dust    American Pale Ale   Three Floyds Brewing Company   Indiana    USA   GOLD
2  Toppling Goliath pseudoSue    American Pale Ale   Toppling Goliath   Iowa    USA   GOLD
3  Hill Farmstead Edward     American Pale Ale   Hill Farmstead Brewery   Vermont    USA   GOLD
4  Three Floyds Alpha King    American Pale Ale   Three Floyds Brewing Company   Indiana    USA   GOLD
5  Hill Farmstead What Is Enlightenment?    American Pale Ale   Hill Farmstead Brewery   Vermont    USA   GOLD
6  Hill Farmstead Citra Single Hop Pale Ale    American Pale Ale   Hill Farmstead Brewery   Vermont    USA   SILVER
7  Tired Hands The Light That Spills Out Of The Hole In Your Head    American Pale Ale   Tired Hands Brewing Company   Pennsylvania    USA   SILVER
8  Maine Beer MO    American Pale Ale   Maine Beer Company   Maine    USA   SILVER
9  Hill Farmstead Nelson Sauvin Single Hop Pale Ale    American Pale Ale   Hill Farmstead Brewery   Vermont    USA   SILVER
10  Hill Farmstead Walden    American Pale Ale   Hill Farmstead Brewery   Vermont    USA   SILVER
11  AleSmith Evil Dead Red    Amber Ale   AleSmith Brewing Company   California    USA   BRONZE
12  Hill Farmstead Riwaka Single Hop Pale Ale    American Pale Ale   Hill Farmstead Brewery   Vermont    USA   BRONZE
13  Russian River Row 2/Hill 56    American Pale Ale   Russian River Brewing   California    USA   BRONZE
14  Trillium Fort Point Pale Ale    American Pale Ale   Trillium Brewing Company   Massachusetts    USA   BRONZE
15  Hill Farmstead Columbus Single Hop Pale Ale    American Pale Ale   Hill Farmstead Brewery   Vermont    USA   BRONZE


Wheat
is made up of the following styles: German Hefeweizen | Wheat Ale | Weizen Bock | Belgian White (Witbier) | German Kristallweizen |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
1  Schneider Aventinus    Weizen Bock   Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn   Bavaria    Germany    GOLD
2  Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier    German Hefeweizen   Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan   Bavaria    Germany    GOLD
3  Three Floyds Gumballhead    Wheat Ale   Three Floyds Brewing Company   Indiana    USA   GOLD
4  Weihenstephaner Vitus    Weizen Bock   Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan   Bavaria    Germany    GOLD
5  Crooked Stave St. Bretta (Summer)    Belgian White (Witbier)   Crooked Stave   Colorado    USA   GOLD
6  Schneider Weisse Tap 5 Meine Hopfen-Weisse    Weizen Bock   Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn   Bavaria    Germany    SILVER
7  New Glarus Thumbprint Series Imperial Weizen    Weizen Bock   New Glarus Brewing Company   Wisconsin    USA   SILVER
8  New Glarus Dancing Man Wheat    Weizen Bock   New Glarus Brewing Company   Wisconsin    USA   SILVER
9  Mikkeller Red/White Christmas    Belgian White (Witbier)   Mikkeller   -    Denmark    SILVER
10  Schneider Weisse Tap X Mein Nelson Sauvin    Weizen Bock   Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn   Bavaria    Germany    SILVER
11  Crooked Stave St. Bretta (Spring)    Belgian White (Witbier)   Crooked Stave   Colorado    USA   BRONZE
12  Anchorage Whiteout Wit Bier    Belgian White (Witbier)   Anchorage Brewing Company   Alaska    USA   BRONZE
13  Blue Lobster Stalkholm Syndrome    Wheat Ale   Blue Lobster Brewing Company   New Hampshire    USA   BRONZE
14  Saint Arnold Bishop’s Barrel #4    Weizen Bock   Saint Arnold Brewing Company   Texas    USA   BRONZE
15  Andechser Weissbier Hefetrüb    German Hefeweizen   Klosterbrauerei Andechs   Bavaria    Germany    BRONZE


Dark Lager
is made up of the following styles: Dunkel/Tmavý | Schwarzbier | Amber Lager/Vienna | Oktoberfest/Märzen | Polotmavý |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
1  Rogue Farms Dirtoir Black Lager     Schwarzbier   Rogue Ales   Oregon    USA   GOLD
2  Sprecher Black Bavarian    Schwarzbier   Sprecher Brewing Company   Wisconsin    USA   GOLD
3  Ayinger Oktober Fest-Märzen    Oktoberfest/Märzen   Brauerei Aying   Bavaria    Germany    GOLD
4  Moonlight Death and Taxes    Schwarzbier   Moonlight Brewing Company   California    USA   GOLD
5  U Fleků Flekovský Tmavý Ležák 13°    Dunkel/Tmavý   Pivovar U Fleků   -    Czech Republic    GOLD
6  Midnight Sun 2009 Crew Brews: Brewtality    Schwarzbier   Midnight Sun Brewing Company   Alaska    USA   SILVER
7  Jack’s Abby Cascadian Schwarzbier    Schwarzbier   Jack’s Abby Brewing   Massachusetts    USA   SILVER
8  Grassroots Song of Spring Ale    Oktoberfest/Märzen   Grassroots Brewing   Vermont    USA   SILVER
9  Thirsty Dog Rail Dog Smoked Black Lager    Schwarzbier   Thirsty Dog Brewing Company   Ohio    USA   SILVER
10  Shorts Bourbon Barrel Sustenance Black Beer    Schwarzbier   Shorts Brewing Co.   Michigan    USA   SILVER
11  Beaus Dark Helmüt    Schwarzbier   Beaus All Natural Brewing Co.   Ontario    Canada    BRONZE
12  Great Lakes Eliot Ness    Amber Lager/Vienna   Great Lakes Brewing Company   Ohio    USA   BRONZE
13  Westbrook Dark Helmet    Schwarzbier   Westbrook Brewing   South Carolina    USA   BRONZE
14  Port Brewing Midnight Expression Lager (Moon Lit Sessions)    Schwarzbier   Port Brewing/Lost Abbey   California    USA   BRONZE
15  Lakewood Goatman     Schwarzbier   Lakewood Brewing Company   Texas    USA   BRONZE


Cider & Perry
is made up of the following styles: Cider | Perry | Ice Cider/Perry |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
1  La Face Cachée de la Pomme Neige Recolte D’Hiver    Ice Cider/Perry   La Face Cachée de la Pomme   Quebec    Canada    GOLD
2  La Face Cachée de la Pomme Neige Premiere    Ice Cider/Perry   La Face Cachée de la Pomme   Quebec    Canada    GOLD
3  Cryo de Glace Prestige    Ice Cider/Perry   Cidrerie Cryo   Quebec    Canada    GOLD
4  Domaine Pinnacle Cidre de Glace - Ice Cider    Ice Cider/Perry   Domaine Pinnacle   Quebec    Canada    GOLD
5  Cidre Dupont Réserve    Cider   Domaine Familial Louis Dupont   -    France    GOLD
6  Etienne Dupont Organic Cidre Bouché Brut de Normandie    Cider   Domaine Familial Louis Dupont   -    France    SILVER
7  La Face Cachée de la Pomme Neige Premiere Mousseux    Ice Cider/Perry   La Face Cachée de la Pomme   Quebec    Canada    SILVER
8  J.K.’s Cuvée Winterruption Farmhouse Hard Cider    Cider   Almar Orchards   Michigan    USA   SILVER
9  J.K.’s Scrumpy Orchard Gate Gold Hard Cider    Cider   Almar Orchards   Michigan    USA   SILVER
10  Etienne Dupont Cidre De Givre Eis Cider    Ice Cider/Perry   Domaine Familial Louis Dupont   -    France    SILVER
11  J.K.’s Northern Neighbour Farmhouse Cider Saskatoon Cuvee    Cider   Almar Orchards   Michigan    USA   BRONZE
12  Domaine Pinnacle Summit Selection    Ice Cider/Perry   Domaine Pinnacle   Quebec    Canada    BRONZE
13  Woodchuck Private Reserve Barrel Select Cider    Cider   Vermont Hard Cider Company, LLC   Vermont    USA   BRONZE
14  Isastegi Sagardo Naturala     Cider   Sidreria Isastegi   -    Spain    BRONZE
15  Etienne Dupont Cidre Bouché Brut de Normandie    Cider   Domaine Familial Louis Dupont   -    France    BRONZE


Traditional
is made up of the following styles: Traditional Ale | Sahti/Gotlandsdricke/Koduõlu | Grodziskie/Gose/Lichtenhainer |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
1  Hair of the Dog Adam    Traditional Ale   Hair of the Dog Brewing Company   Oregon    USA   GOLD
2  Thornbridge Bracia    Traditional Ale   Thornbridge   Derbyshire    England    GOLD
3  Thornbridge Bracia (Pedro Ximénez Aged)    Traditional Ale   Thornbridge   Derbyshire    England    GOLD
4  Rapp Gose    Grodziskie/Gose/Lichtenhainer   Rapp Brewing Company   Florida    USA   GOLD
5  The Ale Apothecary Sahati    Sahti/Gotlandsdricke/Koduõlu   The Ale Apothecary   Oregon    USA   GOLD
6  Traquair Jacobite Ale    Traditional Ale   Traquair House   -    Scotland    SILVER
7  Upright Special Herbs    Traditional Ale   Upright Brewing   Oregon    USA   SILVER
8  Hill Farmstead Clara    Traditional Ale   Hill Farmstead Brewery   Vermont    USA   SILVER
9  Stillwater Debauched Brunello Barrel Aged    Traditional Ale   Stillwater Artisanal   Maryland    USA   SILVER
10  HaandBryggeriet Bestefar    Traditional Ale   HaandBryggeriet (Norway)   -    Norway    SILVER
11  Westbrook Gozu    Grodziskie/Gose/Lichtenhainer   Westbrook Brewing   South Carolina    USA   BRONZE
12  Westbrook Gose    Grodziskie/Gose/Lichtenhainer   Westbrook Brewing   South Carolina    USA   BRONZE
13  Thornbridge Bracia (Bourbon)     Traditional Ale   Thornbridge   Derbyshire    England    BRONZE
14  Haandbryggeriet Norwegian Wood    Traditional Ale   HaandBryggeriet (Norway)   -    Norway    BRONZE
15  Dupont Cervesia    Traditional Ale   Brasserie Dupont   -    Belgium    BRONZE


Mead
is made up of the following styles: Mead |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
1  Kuhnhenn Bourbon Barrel French Toast Mead    Mead   Kuhnhenn Brewing   Michigan    USA   GOLD
2  Apis Póltorak Jadwiga    Mead   Spółdzielnia Pszczelarska Apis   -    Poland    GOLD
3  B. Nektar Episode 13    Mead   B. Nektar Meadery   Michigan    USA   GOLD
4  B. Nektar The Zombies Take Manhattan     Mead   B. Nektar Meadery   Michigan    USA   GOLD
5  B. Nektar Cherry Chipotle Mead    Mead   B. Nektar Meadery   Michigan    USA   GOLD
6  Schramm’s The Heart of Darkness    Mead   Schramm’s Mead   Michigan    USA   SILVER
7  Kuhnhenn Chocolate Orange Port Pyment    Mead   Kuhnhenn Brewing   Michigan    USA   SILVER
8  Schramm’s Raspberry    Mead   Schramm’s Mead   Michigan    USA   SILVER
9  B. Nektar Zombie Killer    Mead   B. Nektar Meadery   Michigan    USA   SILVER
10  B. Nektar Miel de Garde #1    Mead   B. Nektar Meadery   Michigan    USA   SILVER
11  Schramm’s Ginger    Mead   Schramm’s Mead   Michigan    USA   BRONZE
12  Moonlight Meadery Kurt’s Apple Pie    Mead   Moonlight Meadery LLC   New Hampshire    USA   BRONZE
13  Kuhnhenn Blackberry Port Pyment     Mead   Kuhnhenn Brewing   Michigan    USA   BRONZE
14  Kuhnhenn "The Bruiser" Pyment    Mead   Kuhnhenn Brewing   Michigan    USA   BRONZE
15  Kuhnhenn Bourbon Barrel Sack Mead    Mead   Kuhnhenn Brewing   Michigan    USA   BRONZE


Sake
is made up of the following styles: Saké - Junmai | Saké - Honjozo | Saké - Ginjo | Saké - Daiginjo | Saké - Tokubetsu | Saké - Futsu-shu | Saké - Namasaké | Saké - Genshu | Saké - Koshu | Saké - Nigori | Saké - Infused | Saké - Taru |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
1  Furu-dokei Junmai Kijo Dai-koshu Sake    Saké - Koshu   Kamogawa Shuzo   -    Japan    GOLD
2  Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake    Saké - Daiginjo   Takasago Shuzo Sake Co.   -    Japan    GOLD
3  Momokawa G Joy Junmai Ginjo Genshu Sake    Saké - Genshu   SakeOne Corporation   Oregon    USA   GOLD
4  Hakutsuru (White Crane) Sayuri Nigori Sake    Saké - Nigori   Hakutsuru Sake Brewing Co.   -    Japan    GOLD
5  Ozeki (Champion) Karatamba (Dry Wave) Sake    Saké - Honjozo   Ozeki Co. (Japan)   -    Japan    GOLD
6  Suigei (Drunken Whale) Tokubetsu Junmai Sake    Saké - Tokubetsu   Suigei Shuzo Co.   -    Japan    SILVER
7  Hakutsuru (White Crane) Superior Junmai Ginjo Sake    Saké - Junmai   Hakutsuru Sake Brewing Co.   -    Japan    SILVER




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