8,234 entries from 66 countries compete at the “Olympics of Beer”
The results are in for the World’s best beers! The Brewers Association announced the results of the 2018 World Beer Cup awards. The largest competition to date, the awards were presented at the conclusion of the Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America® at Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The Brewers Association introduced the World Beer Cup competition in 1996 to celebrate the art and science of brewing by recognizing outstanding achievement.
Beers were judged during six sessions over a period of three days by an elite panel of 295 judges from 33 countries—72 percent of whom were from outside the United States. Judges evaluated 8,234 beers—a 25 percent increase in the number of entries from the 2016 World Beer Cup. Of the 2,515 participating breweries, 807 were from outside the United States.
Out of a possible 303 awards in 101 beer style categories, 302 were awarded. One gold award was not given in Category 36, International-Style Pilsener.
“Beer brings people together,” said Charlie Papazian, founder and past president, Brewers Association. “The World Beer Cup showcases the breadth of the global brewing community and winning an award symbolizes one of the greatest brewing achievements. Congratulations to all the winners on this remarkable accomplishment.”
Winners of the World Beer Cup — the largest competition in the beer industry — were presented awards this week at the Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America at Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The World Beer Cup competition is held every two years, and this year’s competition had 25 percent more entries than in 2016.
Breweries from the following 15 countries won awards in 2018. The United States had the most award-winning beers with a whopping 242 awards.
Here’s the list of 2018 winners:
| Award | Beer Name | Brewery | Category | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | Solzhenitsyn | Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant – Media | Aged Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Vladislav | Diebolt Brewing Co. | Aged Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Oblivious | Griffin Claw Brewing Co. | Aged Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Brother Harker Patersbier | Barrel Head Brewhouse | American-Belgo-Style Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Klipspringer | Metazoa Brewing Co. | American-Belgo-Style Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Juxtapose | Four Winds Brewing Co. | American-Belgo-Style Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | 89Ale | O.H.S.O. Brewery – Paradise Valley | American-Style Amber Lager | 2018 |
| Gold | Brooklyn Lager | Brooklyn Brewery | American-Style Amber Lager | 2018 |
| Silver | Tragedy of the Common | Iowa Brewing Co. | American-Style Amber Lager | 2018 |
| Bronze | Truckee River Red | Great Basin Brewing Co. – Sparks | American-Style Amber/Red Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Ole Prospector | BNS Brewing & Distilling Co. | American-Style Amber/Red Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Faction Red | Faction Brewing Co. | American-Style Amber/Red Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Hoppa Emeritus | Beachwood BBQ & Brewing – Long Beach | American-Style Black Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Bivouac Black IPA | Hutton & Smith Brewing Co. | American-Style Black Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Midnight Moonlight | Fat Heads Brewery – Middleburg Heights | American-Style Black Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Restraint | Institution Ale Co. | American-Style Brown Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Cell Block 304 | Parkersburg Brewing Co. | American-Style Brown Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Mr. Dynamite | Mad Chef Craft Brewing | American-Style Brown Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | HoliDAVE | Artifex Brewing Co. | American-Style Imperial Stout | 2018 |
| Gold | Cultivating Mass | Cooperage Brewing Co. | American-Style Imperial Stout | 2018 |
| Silver | Black Walnut Belgian Imperial Stout | Raised Grain Brewing Co. | American-Style Imperial Stout | 2018 |
| Bronze | Bailing Room | Pinthouse Pizza – S. Lamar | American-Style India Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Revision IPA | Revision Brewing Co. | American-Style India Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Radiant Beauty | Green Cheek Beer Co. | American-Style India Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Hamm’s | Miller Brewing Co. | American-Style Lager or American-Style Cream Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Old Style Lager | Pabst Brewing Co. | American-Style Lager or American-Style Cream Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Pabst Blue Ribbon | Pabst Brewing Co. | American-Style Lager or American-Style Cream Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Pennyrile Pale Ale | West Sixth Brewing Co. | American-Style Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | C-Hops | Firestone Walker Brewing Co. | American-Style Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Double Nickels | Docent Brewing | American-Style Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Guava Happens | The Rare Barrel | American-Style Sour Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Raspberry | Upland Brewing Co. – Bloomington Brewpub | American-Style Sour Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Krieky Bones | Firestone Walker Barrelworks | American-Style Sour Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Disorder | Barley Brown’s Brew Pub | American-Style Stout | 2018 |
| Gold | Black Cliffs | Boise Brewing | American-Style Stout | 2018 |
| Silver | Feeling My Oats | Swamp Rabbit Brewery & Taproom | American-Style Stout | 2018 |
| Bronze | Gore Creek IPA | Vail Brewing Co. | American-Style Strong Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Green Battles | Pinthouse Pizza – Burnet | American-Style Strong Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Breakside Wanderlust IPA | Breakside Brewery & Taproom | American-Style Strong Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Clutch’s American Wheat | Tustin Brewing Co. | American-Style Wheat Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Dark O’ the Moon | Tilted Axis Brewing Co. | American-Style Wheat Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Whacked Out Wheat | Telluride Brewing Co. | American-Style Wheat Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | BayWatch | Elk Horn Brewery | American-Style Wheat Beer with Yeast | 2018 |
| Gold | Miner’s Gold Hefeweizen | Lewis & Clark Brewing Co. | American-Style Wheat Beer with Yeast | 2018 |
| Silver | Beehive Honey Wheat | Bristol Brewing Co. | American-Style Wheat Beer with Yeast | 2018 |
| Bronze | Pete’s Stash Pale | Vail Brewing Co. | Australian-Style Pale Ale or International-Style Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Breakside Lunch Break ISA | Breakside Brewery & Taproom | Australian-Style Pale Ale or International-Style Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Nail VPA | Nail Brewing | Australian-Style Pale Ale or International-Style Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Danzig | Devils Backbone Brewing Co. – Outpost | Baltic-Style Porter | 2018 |
| Gold | Bangor Slate Baltic Porter | Two Rivers Brewing Co. | Baltic-Style Porter | 2018 |
| Silver | Doggerland | Oakshire Brewing | Baltic-Style Porter | 2018 |
| Bronze | Old Bounder | Boundary Bay Brewery & Bistro | Barley Wine-Style Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Shipfaced | Silver Harbor Brewing Co. | Barley Wine-Style Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | 10&2 | Fifty West Brewing Co. | Barley Wine-Style Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | The Roman Wolf | Bastone Brewery | Belgian- and French-Style Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Biere de Voleur | Horse Thief Hollow | Belgian- and French-Style Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Domaine DuPage | Two Brothers Brewing Co. | Belgian- and French-Style Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | LeFort | Omer Vander Ghinste | Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Hertog Jan Grand Prestige | Hertog Jan | Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | VII Kings Belgian Dark Strong | Blind Owl Brewery | Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Belgian Quad | 7venth Sun Brewery | Belgian-Style Dubbel or Belgian-Style Quadrupel | 2018 |
| Gold | Abbey Dubbel | Elm City Brewing Co. | Belgian-Style Dubbel or Belgian-Style Quadrupel | 2018 |
| Silver | BJ’s Quad | BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse – Boulder | Belgian-Style Dubbel or Belgian-Style Quadrupel | 2018 |
| Bronze | Flanders Sour Ale | Rebellion Brewing Co. | Belgian-Style Flanders Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Oud Bruin | Funkwerks | Belgian-Style Flanders Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Olly | Free Will Brewing Co. | Belgian-Style Flanders Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Wallflower Spring Saison | Fat Bottom Brewing Co. | Belgian-Style Fruit Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Nectarine Golden Ale | pFriem Family Brewers | Belgian-Style Fruit Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Rosetta | Brewery Ommegang | Belgian-Style Fruit Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Domestique Belgian Blonde Ale | Rouleur Brewing Co. | Belgian-Style Pale Ale or Belgian-Style Blonde Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Vincianne | True North Ale Co. | Belgian-Style Pale Ale or Belgian-Style Blonde Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Gouverneur Blond | Lindeboom Bierbrouwerij | Belgian-Style Pale Ale or Belgian-Style Blonde Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Julius | InBev Belgium | Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | La Mancina | Birrificio del Forte | Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | The Cannibal | Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant – Maple Shade | Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | El Sur | Casa Agria Specialty Ales | Belgian-Style Sour Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Oude Geuze Boon VAT 108 | Brouwerij Boon | Belgian-Style Sour Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Lindemans Cuvée René Oude Kriek | Lindemans Brewery | Belgian-Style Sour Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Hoegaarden Grand Cru | InBev Belgium | Belgian-Style Tripel | 2018 |
| Gold | Tripel LeFort | Omer Vander Ghinste | Belgian-Style Tripel | 2018 |
| Silver | 33 Acres of Euphoria | 33 Acres Brewing Co. | Belgian-Style Tripel | 2018 |
| Bronze | Hoegaarden White | InBev Belgium | Belgian-Style Witbier | 2018 |
| Gold | Camden Gentlemans Wit | Camden Town Brewery | Belgian-Style Witbier | 2018 |
| Silver | White Rascal | Avery Brewing Co. | Belgian-Style Witbier | 2018 |
| Bronze | Raspberry Rickey | Brewery Rex | Berliner-Style Weisse | 2018 |
| Gold | Baywindow | 10 Barrel Brewing Co. – Bend | Berliner-Style Weisse | 2018 |
| Silver | Peach Berliner Weisse | Revelation Craft Brewing Co. | Berliner-Style Weisse | 2018 |
| Bronze | Check Pils | Beaver Island Brewing Co. | Bohemian-Style Pilsener | 2018 |
| Gold | Chuckanut Pilsner | Chuckanut Brewery | Bohemian-Style Pilsener | 2018 |
| Silver | Bobcat Pilsner | Adirondack Pub and Brewery | Bohemian-Style Pilsener | 2018 |
| Bronze | Fantastic Voyage | Gigantic Brewing Co. | Brett Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Saison Trystero | Our Mutual Friend Brewing | Brett Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Genetic Drift with Peaches | Speciation Artisan Ales | Brett Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Kill the Lights | The Tap Beer Co. | British-Style Imperial Stout | 2018 |
| Gold | Laitilan Imperiaali Stout | Laitilan Wirvoitusjuomatehdas | British-Style Imperial Stout | 2018 |
| Silver | The Russian | 2SP Brewing Co. | British-Style Imperial Stout | 2018 |
| Bronze | Ninja Porter | Asheville Brewing Co. | Brown Porter | 2018 |
| Gold | James Squire ‘Jack of Spades’ Porter | Malt Shovel Brewery | Brown Porter | 2018 |
| Silver | FivePine Chocolate Porter | Three Creeks Production | Brown Porter | 2018 |
| Bronze | Heat of the Night | Hoparazzi Brewing Co. | Chili Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | McFate Hatch Chile Gatos | McFate Brewing Co. | Chili Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Datil | Motorworks Brewing | Chili Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Assault N Fudgery | Barrage Brewing Co. | Chocolate Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Genesee Brew House Pilot Batch Dark Chocolate Scotch Ale | Genesee Brewing Co. – Genesee Brew House | Chocolate Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Somebody Else’s Dream | Fort Myers Brewing Co. | Chocolate Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Annadel Pale Ale | Third Street Aleworks | Classic English-Style Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Valley Isle ESB | Maui Brewing Co. | Classic English-Style Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Prickly Pear Pale Ale | Lewis & Clark Brewing Co. | Classic English-Style Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Faricy’s Dry Stout | Arbor Brewing Co. Microbrewery | Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout | 2018 |
| Gold | Draíocht | Galena Brewing Co. | Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout | 2018 |
| Silver | Slainte | Legion Brewing Co. | Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout | 2018 |
| Bronze | Breakfast of Champions Coffee Lager | Riot Brewing Co. | Coffee Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Gusto Crema | Georgetown Brewing Co. | Coffee Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Pablo Escobeer | Beachwood BBQ & Brewing – Long Beach | Coffee Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Odin | Cerveceria Rámuri | Coffee Stout or Porter | 2018 |
| Gold | Portola Breakfast Stout | Tustin Brewing Co. | Coffee Stout or Porter | 2018 |
| Silver | Mocha Machine | Beachwood BBQ & Brewing – Huntington Beach | Coffee Stout or Porter | 2018 |
| Bronze | Černé | Chainline Brewing Co. | Dark Lager | 2018 |
| Gold | Night Train | Steamworks Brewing Co. | Dark Lager | 2018 |
| Silver | Alternate Present | Fiction Beer Co. | Dark Lager | 2018 |
| Bronze | The Weasel | C.B. & Potts / Big Horn Brewery – Fort Collins | Dortmunder/Export or German-Style Oktoberfest | 2018 |
| Gold | Ott Spezial | Schussenrieder Brauerei | Dortmunder/Export or German-Style Oktoberfest | 2018 |
| Silver | Alpirsbacher Spezial | Alpirsbacher Klosterbraeu Glauner Co. | Dortmunder/Export or German-Style Oktoberfest | 2018 |
| Bronze | Red Nut | BentSpoke Brewing Co. | Double Red Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Local Shred Red | Alvarado Street Brewery | Double Red Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Born & Raised | No-Li Brewhouse | Double Red Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Sweet Josie | Lonerider Brewing Co. | English-Style Brown Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Big Ben Brown Ale | Bull & Bush Brewery | English-Style Brown Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Shaven Yak | Wichita Brewing Co. | English-Style Brown Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Orbiter IPA | Ecliptic Brewing | English-Style India Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Shanghai’d IPA | Old Town Brewing | English-Style India Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Breakside Old World IPA | Breakside Brewery & Beer Hall | English-Style India Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Black Tusk Ale | Whistler Brewing Co. | English-Style Mild Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Working Class Hero Dark Mild | Riot Brewing Co. | English-Style Mild Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Saddle Bronc Brown | Black Tooth Brewing Co. | English-Style Mild Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Bruton di Brùton | Brùton | English-Style Summer Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Beaverton Blonde | Golden Valley Brewery | English-Style Summer Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Provider | Steel Toe Brewing | English-Style Summer Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Wild Barrels Project #5 | Lost Forty Brewing | Experimental Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Sn4 Cuvée | Logsdon Farmhouse Ales | Experimental Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Hickory Peach Wee Heavy | The Intrepid Sojourner Beer Project | Experimental Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Nox Arcana | Cerveza Fauna | Export Stout | 2018 |
| Gold | Big Wall | Strike Brewing Co. | Export Stout | 2018 |
| Silver | Starway Stout | Barrel Mountain Brewing | Export Stout | 2018 |
| Bronze | Raleigh Pride | Oak & Dagger Public House | Extra Special Bitter | 2018 |
| Gold | Old Jalopy Pale Ale | Powell Street Craft Brewery | Extra Special Bitter | 2018 |
| Silver | Puddlers Row ESB | Conshohocken Brewing Co. | Extra Special Bitter | 2018 |
| Bronze | Beet Cream Ale | Cogstone Brewing Co. | Field Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Tupiniquim Pecan Imperial Stout | Cervejaria Tupiniquim | Field Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | The Patsy | Barley Forge Brewing Co. | Field Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Farmhouse | Karl Strauss Brewing Co. – 4S Ranch | French & Belgian-Style Saison | 2018 |
| Gold | La Finca Miami | The Tank Brewing Co. | French & Belgian-Style Saison | 2018 |
| Silver | Bord du Lac | Amsterdam Brewing Co. | French & Belgian-Style Saison | 2018 |
| Bronze | Fresh Frozen | Cloudburst Brewing | Fresh or Wet Hop Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | More Like Bore-O-Phyll | Call To Arms Brewing Co. | Fresh or Wet Hop Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | This Year’s Crop Wet Hop | Pinthouse Pizza – Burnet | Fresh or Wet Hop Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | American Sour Ale with Guava | Loveland Aleworks | Fruit Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Chchchch-Cherry Bomb | Melvin Brewing – Jackson | Fruit Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Razz Against the Machine | Little Machine | Fruit Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Bitchin’ Berry | Great Basin Brewing Co. | Fruit Wheat Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Mango Cart | Golden Road Brewing | Fruit Wheat Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Passionate Envy | 10 Barrel Brewing Co. – Bend Pub | Fruit Wheat Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Peach Climacteric | WeldWerks Brewing Co. | Fruited Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Riserva | Weyerbacher Brewing Co. | Fruited Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Ritual Madness | Dunedin Brewery | Fruited Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Altstadt Alt | Altstadt Brewery | German-Style Altbier | 2018 |
| Gold | Altitude Alt | Altitude Chophouse and Brewery | German-Style Altbier | 2018 |
| Silver | Alt Bier | Devils Backbone Brewing Co. – Basecamp | German-Style Altbier | 2018 |
| Bronze | Breakline Bock | Rip Current Brewing | German-Style Bock or Maibock | 2018 |
| Gold | Wonderland | Silver City Brewery | German-Style Bock or Maibock | 2018 |
| Silver | Moninger Bertold Bock Dunkel | Hatz-Moninger Brauhaus | German-Style Bock or Maibock | 2018 |
| Bronze | Double Love Honey | Lost Forty Brewing | German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock | 2018 |
| Gold | Smooth Like Jazz | Revelry Brewing Co. | German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock | 2018 |
| Silver | Doppelbock | Kansas City Bier Co. | German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock | 2018 |
| Bronze | NBD Kolsch | Cerberus Brewing Co. | German-Style Koelsch | 2018 |
| Gold | Chuckanut Kolsch Style | Chuckanut Brewery | German-Style Koelsch | 2018 |
| Silver | American Harvest Kolsch | American Harvest Brewpub at Schoolcraft College | German-Style Koelsch | 2018 |
| Bronze | Film Fest Lager | Good City Brewing Co. | German-Style Maerzen | 2018 |
| Gold | Your Move Paulie! | Independent Brewing Co. | German-Style Maerzen | 2018 |
| Silver | Mayhem Maerzen | Springfield Brewing Co. | German-Style Maerzen | 2018 |
| Bronze | Pils Lager | Fourpure Brewing Co. | German-Style Pilsener | 2018 |
| Gold | Primadonna Pilsner | Rockyard American Grill & Brewing Co. | German-Style Pilsener | 2018 |
| Silver | Sprockets | Gravely Brewing Co. | German-Style Pilsener | 2018 |
| Bronze | Krieger Urweisse | Brauerei Wilhelm Krieger | German-Style Wheat Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Saint Arnold Weedwacker | Saint Arnold Brewing Co. | German-Style Wheat Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Kristallweizen | Brauerei Gold Ochsen | German-Style Wheat Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Copperhead | ALT Brew | Gluten-Free Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Gueten Beer | Sleeping Giant Brewing Co. | Gluten-Free Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | IPA No. 5 | Ground Breaker Brewing | Gluten-Free Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Shinshu Roman Original Ale | REIJIN Brew Co. | Golden or Blonde Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | ’67 Blonde Ale | Public Coast Brewing Co. | Golden or Blonde Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Vega | First Magnitude Brewing Co. | Golden or Blonde Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Taiwan Head Brewers 立秋 Start of Autumn Tea Ale | Taiwan Head Brewers Brewing Co. | Herb and Spice Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Spruce IPA | Alaskan Brewing Co. | Herb and Spice Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Lohn Bier Carvoeira | Cervejaria Lohn | Herb and Spice Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Pantomime Horse | Community Beer Works | Historical Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Pilsner | Old Town Brewing | Historical Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Subtilus | Werk Force Brewing Co. | Historical Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Jetty | Great South Bay Brewery | Honey Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Honey Please | Armadillo Ale Works | Honey Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Belgian Honey Blonde | No Clue Craft Brewery | Honey Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | MadeWest Donlon | MadeWest Brewing Co. | Imperial India Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Nobility | Noble Ale Works | Imperial India Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Revision DIPA | Revision Brewing Co. | Imperial India Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Wreak Havoc | Bootstrap Brewing | Imperial Red Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Good, Not Great | StormBreaker Brewing | Imperial Red Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Red Rock | Figueroa Mountain Brewing – Arroyo Grande | Imperial Red Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Pedro O’Flanagan’s Mexican Lager | Quarter Celtic Brewpub | International-Style Pilsener | 2018 |
| Silver | Vlad the Impaler | Fretboard Brewing Co. | International-Style Pilsener | 2018 |
| Bronze | Leuven Irish Red Ale | Cervejaria Leuven | Irish-Style Red Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Bald Irishman | Center of the Universe Brewing Co. – Origin | Irish-Style Red Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Samuel Adams Irish Red | Boston Beer Co. | Irish-Style Red Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Keller Pils | Summit Brewing Co. | Kellerbier or Zwickelbier | 2018 |
| Gold | STiVO | Firestone Walker Brewing Co. | Kellerbier or Zwickelbier | 2018 |
| Silver | Shoat | Sterling Pig Brewery | Kellerbier or Zwickelbier | 2018 |
| Bronze | Ring Around the Gose | SingleSpeed Brewing Co. – Waterloo Tap Room | Leipzig-Style Gose or Contemporary Gose | 2018 |
| Gold | Corvus Lingonberry Lime Gose | Ravens Brewing Co. | Leipzig-Style Gose or Contemporary Gose | 2018 |
| Silver | Gose Frambuesa | Casa Bruja Brewing Co. | Leipzig-Style Gose or Contemporary Gose | 2018 |
| Bronze | Cayaco | Cervecería de Colima | Light Lager | 2018 |
| Gold | BC Light | Territorial Brewing Co. | Light Lager | 2018 |
| Silver | Van ICE | MacLeod Ale Brewing Co. | Light Lager | 2018 |
| Bronze | TBD Peach Sour | Columbus Brewing Co. | Mixed Culture Brett Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | The Thief | Societe Brewing Co. | Mixed Culture Brett Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | ZuurPruin | Logsdon Farmhouse Ales | Mixed Culture Brett Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Mass Produced Lager: Helles | Wormtown Brewery | Muenchner-Style Helles | 2018 |
| Gold | Penn Gold | Pennsylvania Brewing Co. | Muenchner-Style Helles | 2018 |
| Silver | Nashville Lager | Nashville Brewing Co. | Muenchner-Style Helles | 2018 |
| Bronze | Fearless Youth | Grimm Brothers Brewhouse | Munich-Style Dunkel or European-Style Dark Lager | 2018 |
| Gold | I Dunkled in My Pants | Figueroa Mountain Brewing | Munich-Style Dunkel or European-Style Dark Lager | 2018 |
| Silver | Weltenburger Kloster Barock Dunkel | Klosterbrauerei Weltenburg | Munich-Style Dunkel or European-Style Dark Lager | 2018 |
| Bronze | North Tower Stout | Earth Rider Brewery | Oatmeal Stout | 2018 |
| Gold | Old 41 Oatmeal Stout | Dry County Brewing Co. | Oatmeal Stout | 2018 |
| Silver | Stagecoach Stout | Figueroa Mountain Brewing – Westlake Village | Oatmeal Stout | 2018 |
| Bronze | Ninja Pirate Barleywine | Black Lotus Brewing Co. | Old Ale or Strong Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Pilgrim’s Dole | New Holland Brewing Co. | Old Ale or Strong Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Heini’s Good Cheer | Roundabout Brewery | Old Ale or Strong Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Encore | Lacons Brewery | Ordinary or Special Bitter | 2018 |
| Gold | DBA (Double Barrel Ale) | Firestone Walker Brewing Co. | Ordinary or Special Bitter | 2018 |
| Silver | Kirke | Corsaire Microbrasserie | Ordinary or Special Bitter | 2018 |
| Bronze | Lux Mundi | Save the World Brewing Co. | Other Belgian-Style Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Waels Brut | Cervejaria Waels | Other Belgian-Style Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Soleils Amers Triple Brown Ale | Brasserie des Sources | Other Belgian-Style Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Four Peaks Golden Lager | Four Peaks Brewing Co. | Other International-Style Lager | 2018 |
| Gold | Mountain Jam | Southbound Brewing Co. | Other International-Style Lager | 2018 |
| Silver | Camden Pils Lager | Camden Town Brewery | Other International-Style Lager | 2018 |
| Bronze | ZOZ #3 Golden | Brasserie 35 | Other Strong Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Anodyne | Revolver Brewing | Other Strong Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Grateful Haze Porter | Bellefonte Brewing Co. | Other Strong Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Pope’s Imperial Pumpkin Ale | Millersburg Brewing Co. | Pumpkin Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | 5 Phantoms Pumpkin Spice Barleywine | Philipsburg Brewing Co. | Pumpkin Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Pumpkin Ale | Bier Brewery and Taproom | Pumpkin Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Black Marlin Porter | Ballast Point Brewing Co. – Scripps Ranch | Robust Porter | 2018 |
| Gold | Porter | Jupiter | Robust Porter | 2018 |
| Silver | Porter | Port City Brewing Co. | Robust Porter | 2018 |
| Bronze | Panic Switch | Platform Beer Co. | Rye Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Red Rocker | Cromarty Brewing Co. | Rye Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Ryes Against the Machine | Hell’s Basement Brewery | Rye Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Wee Bit Left | Metazoa Brewing Co. | Scotch Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Scotch Ale Wee Heavy | Microbrasserie Gainsbourg | Scotch Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | McKay’s Scottish Ale | Three Creeks Brewing Co. | Scotch Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Maxwell’s Scottish Ale | Rivertowne Brewing Co. | Scottish-Style Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | MacGavins Plaid Monkey | Monkey Paw Brewing | Scottish-Style Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Taildragger Clan-Destine | Saddle Mountain Brewing Co. | Scottish-Style Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | Peacekeeper | Launch Pad Brewery | Session Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Fernson Farmhouse Ale | Fernson Brewing Co. | Session Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Session Pale Ale | Center of the Universe Brewing Co. | Session Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Tuna | Half Acre Beer Co. | Session India Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Gold | Trump Hands | Cannonball Creek Brewing Co. | Session India Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Silver | Hop Tamer Session IPA | Higherground Brewing Co. | Session India Pale Ale | 2018 |
| Bronze | 18022/42 | The Sandlot Brewery at Coors Field | Smoke Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Smoked Marzen | 49th State Brewing Co. – Denali National Park | Smoke Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Smoke & Mirrors Imperial Smoked Ale | Coal Harbour Brewing Co. | Smoke Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Hirsch Hefe Weisse | Hirsch-Brauerei Honer | South German-Style Hefeweizen | 2018 |
| Gold | National Park Hefeweizen | Big Bend Brewing Co. | South German-Style Hefeweizen | 2018 |
| Silver | COEDO Shiro | COEDO Brewery | South German-Style Hefeweizen | 2018 |
| Bronze | Plank Heller Weizenbock | Brauerei Michael Plank | South German-Style Weizenbock | 2018 |
| Gold | AlpenGlow | Fat Heads Brewery – North Olmsted | South German-Style Weizenbock | 2018 |
| Silver | Schneider Weisse TAP 6 Mein Aventinus | Schneider Weisse G. Schneider & Sohn | South German-Style Weizenbock | 2018 |
| Bronze | Campfire Stout | High Water Brewing | Specialty Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Double Stack | Great Notion Brewing | Specialty Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | SUNMAI Buckwheat Lager | Long Sun Brewing Co. | Specialty Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Saison Anniversaire | Burning Sky Brewery | Specialty Saison | 2018 |
| Gold | Frances Farmer | Aslan Brewing Co. | Specialty Saison | 2018 |
| Silver | Mannenliefde | Oedipus Brewing | Specialty Saison | 2018 |
| Bronze | Moozie | Brink Brewing Co. | Sweet Stout or Cream Stout | 2018 |
| Gold | Mo’ Winta Milk Stout | Waconia Brewing Co. | Sweet Stout or Cream Stout | 2018 |
| Silver | Udder Love | Beachwood BBQ & Brewing – Huntington Beach | Sweet Stout or Cream Stout | 2018 |
| Bronze | Havana Lager | Concrete Beach Brewery | Vienna-Style Lager | 2018 |
| Gold | Hook & Hatchet | Nevin’s Brewing Co. | Vienna-Style Lager | 2018 |
| Silver | Gustav | Taft’s Ale House | Vienna-Style Lager | 2018 |
| Bronze | Dry Hopped Brett Pale Ale | Hi-Wire Brewing – South Slope Specialty Brewery | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Queen of Hearts | Pelican Brewing Co. – Pacific City | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Double Barrel Knotty | Twin Peaks Brewing Co. | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Petit Poisson | Little Fish Brewing Co. | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Train to Beersel | Bruery Terreux | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Odyssey 008 | Siren Craft Brew | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Bligh’s Barleywine Ale | Dry Dock Brewing Co. – North Dock | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer | 2018 |
| Gold | Gin Barrel O-Gii | Milwaukee Brewing Co. – 2nd Street Brewery | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer | 2018 |
| Silver | Scarlet | Steamworks Brewing Co. | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer | 2018 |
| Bronze | Three Tun | Hermitage Brewing Co. | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout | 2018 |
| Gold | Thunder Hug | Wild Acre Brewing Co. | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout | 2018 |
| Silver | The Baroness | Fat Bottom Brewing Co. | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout | 2018 |