Colorado breweries raked within the {hardware} at this yr’s U.S. Open Beer Championship, amassing 38 medals in fashion classes from American-style pilsener to imperial porter.
The winners, introduced throughout a reside stream Monday evening, had been chosen from a pool of greater than 9,000 entries, competitors organizers stated. In all, Colorado beer makers scored 9 gold medals, 18 silver and 11 bronze. That haul surpasses final yr’s when native beer makers took house 33 awards.
Denver’s Bull & Bush Brewery made the most important exhibiting with six medals, together with a gold for its imperial pastry stout Kauai Pie. Verboten Brewing & Barrel Mission in Loveland and River North Brewery in Denver adopted with 5 medals every. Aurora’s Launch Pad Brewery and Lafayette’s Cellar West Brewery every garnered 4.
The U.S. Open Beer Championship permits house brewers to compete with professionals, a rarity amongst contests. It served Citadel Rock resident Christopher Burgess effectively; he scored gold within the Brut IPA class and was considered one of simply three house brewers to put this yr.
See the native U.S. Open Beer Championship winners beneath and go to the competitors web site to see the total listing of medal-winning beers.
Gold
American fruit beer (tangerine) — Tangerine Yum Yum, Denver Beer Co., Denver
American-style pilsener — Blind Tiger, Denver Beer Co., Denver
Belgian pale ale — Belgian Pale Ale, Cellar West Brewery, Lafayette
Brut IPA — Like Falling Off a Bike, house brewer Christopher Burgess, Citadel Rock
English barleywine — Develop Previous With You, Verboten Brewing and Barrel Mission, Loveland
Imperial pastry stout — Kauai Pie, Bull & Bush Brewery, Denver
Imperial porter — Howdy Darkness, River North Brewery, Denver
Kentucky Widespread — Offended Banjo, Verboten Brewing and Barrel Mission, Loveland
Candy stout or cream stout — Wired Greasy Grinder, Knuckle Puck Brewing, Longmont
Silver
American fruit (blueberry) — Blueberry Strudel, Downhill Brewing, Greenwood Village
American fruit (lime) — Cape Canaveral, Launch Pad Brewery, Aurora
Barrel-aged English barleywine — Magnificent Desolation (Russell 8 yr), Launch Pad Brewery, Aurora
Belgian and French ale — Junebug, Echo Brewing Co., Erie
Belgian-style fruit beer — Trippy G.O.A.T, LUKI Brewery, Arvada
Chocolate or cocoa beer — Midnight Hike, River North Brewery, Denver
Collaboration beer — Muncherwein, Liquid Mechanics Brewing (Lafayette) and Verboten Brewing & Barrel Mission (Loveland)
Collaboration beer (IPA) — West Coast Cartel, Liquid Mechanics Brewing Co. (Lafayette) and Cannonball Creek Brewing Co. (Golden)
English darkish delicate — Squirrels & Scooters, Bull & Bush Brewery, Denver
English summer time ale — Blotter, Cellar West Brewery, Lafayette
Worldwide-style pale ale — Mi Vida, Denver Beer Co., Denver
Non-alcoholic NEIPA — Gruvi NA Juicy IPA, Gruvi, Denver
Oatmeal stout — Pure Creativeness, Verboten Brewing and Barrel Mission, Loveland
Previous/sturdy ale — Bucket of Bolts, River North Brewery, Denver
Different kettle sours — Sippin’ on Stardust, Launch Pad Brewery, Aurora
Spirits barrel-aged beer — Gin Barrel-Aged Keep Elegant, Verboten Brewing and Barrel Mission, Loveland
Tea beer — Nappy Nap Time, Bull & Bush Brewery, Denver
Zwickelbier/Kellerbier — Kneebone, Cellar West Brewery, Lafayette
Bronze
American barleywine — Soul of Time, River North Brewery, Denver
American fruit (basic) — Bitter Shakedown Get together with Blackberry, Past the Mountain Brewing Co., Boulder
American single hop pale ale — Balloon Boys Large Journey, Downhill Brewing, Greenwood Village
Australian-style pale ale — Polynesian Pale Ale, Cellar West Brewery, Lafayette
Barrel-aged sturdy beer — Royal Oil, Bull & Bush Brewery, Denver
British/Russian imperial stout — Mr. Sandman, River North Brewery, Denver
Worldwide-style pale ale — Goldengrass, New Terrain Brewing Co., Golden
Rum barrel-aged beer — Ghoul Gas: Rum Diaries, Bull & Bush Brewery, Denver
Specialty pale ale — Purple Cobras, LUKI Brewery, Arvada
Sturdy bock — Illuminator, Launch Pad Brewery, Aurora
Wooden/barrel-aged fruit beer — Hucklesherry Hounds, Bull & Bush Brewery, Denver
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