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The World Beer Cup, known as "The Olympics of Beer Competition"¹, is one of several major beer competitions.² It was founded by Association of Brewers President Charlie Papazian.

The World Beer Cup is held every two years. The first competition, held in 1996 in Vail, Colorado, featured 600 beers from 250 breweries. The 2008 Cup featured 2,864 entries from 644 breweries from 58 countries. As of 2006, awards are given in 91 categories.

The 2008 World Beer Cup was held in San Diego, California, from April 14 - 19, 2008.

Contents 1 Winners 1.1 Brewery Awards 1.1.1 Champion Brewery (Small) 1.1.2 Champion Brewery (Medium) 1.1.3 Champion Brewery (Large) 1.1.4 Champion Brewpub (Small) 1.1.5 Champion Brewpub (Large) 1.2 HYBRID/MIXED BEER STYLE 1.2.1 Non-Alcoholic (Beer) Malt Beverage 1.2.2 Non-Alcoholic Malt Tonic 1.2.3 American-Style Cream Ale or Lager 1.2.4 American-Style Wheat Ale or Lager 1.2.5 American-Style Wheat Beer 1.2.6 American-Style Hefeweizen 1.2.7 Rye Beer 1.2.8 Fruit and Vegetable Beer 1.2.9 Herb and Spice Beer 1.2.10 Coffee Flavored Beer 1.2.11 Specialty Beer 1.2.12 Specialty Honey Lager or Ale 1.2.13 Other Low Strength Ale or Lager 1.2.14 Other Strong Ale or Lager 1.2.15 Experimental Beer (Lager or Ale) 1.2.16 Wood- and Barrel-aged Beer 1.2.17 Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer 1.2.18 Aged Beer (Ale or Lager) 1.2.19 Cellar or Unfiltered Beer 1.2.20 Smoke-Flavored Beer 1.3 LAGER BEER STYLES 1.3.1 Styles of European and German Origin 1.3.1.1 European-Style Low-Alcohol Lager/German-Style Leicht(bier) 1.3.1.2 German-Style Pilsener 1.3.1.3 Bohemian-Style Pilsener 1.3.1.4 Münchner (Munich)-Style Helles 1.3.1.5 Dortmunder/European-Style Export or German-Style Oktoberfest/Wiesen (Meadow) 1.3.1.6 Vienna-Style Lager 1.3.1.7 German-Style Märzen 1.3.1.8 European-Style Dark/Münchner Dunkel 1.3.1.9 German-Style Schwarzbier 1.3.1.10 Traditional German-Style Bock 1.3.1.11 German-Style Heller Bock/Maibock 1.3.1.12 German-Style Strong Bock 1.3.2 Styles of North American Origin 1.3.2.1 American-Style Light Lager 1.3.2.2 American-Style Low-Carbohydrate Light Lager 1.3.2.3 American-Style "Light" Amber Lager 1.3.2.4 American-Style Lager 1.3.2.5 American-Style Premium Lager 1.3.2.6 Dry Lager 1.3.2.7 American-Style Ice Lager 1.3.2.8 American-Style Malt Liquor 1.3.2.9 American-Style Specialty Lager 1.3.2.10 American-Style Amber Lager 1.3.2.11 American-Style Dark Lager 1.3.3 Styles of Other Origin 1.3.3.1 Australasian, Latin American or Tropical-Style Light Lager 1.3.3.2 European-Style Pilsener 1.3.3.3 International-Style Lager 1.3.3.4 Baltic Porter 1.4 ALE BEER STYLES 1.4.1 Styles of Belgian and French Origin 1.4.1.1 Belgian-Style White (or Wit) /Belgian-Style Wheat 1.4.1.2 Belgian-and French-Style Ale 1.4.1.3 French-Belgian-Style Saison 1.4.1.4 French-Style Bière de Garde 1.4.1.5 Belgian-Style Pale Ale 1.4.1.6 Belgian-Style Sour Ale 1.4.1.7 Belgian-Style Lambic 1.4.1.8 Belgian-Style Flanders/Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale 1.4.1.9 Belgian-Style Abbey Ale 1.4.1.10 Belgian-Style Dubbel 1.4.1.11 Belgian-Style Tripel 1.4.1.12 Belgian-Style Strong Ale 1.4.1.13 Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale 1.4.1.14 Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale 1.4.1.15 Other Belgian-Style Ale 1.4.2 Styles of British Origin 1.4.2.1 English-Style Summer Ale 1.4.2.2 Classic English-Style Pale Ale 1.4.2.3 English-Style India Pale Ale 1.4.2.4 Ordinary Bitter 1.4.2.5 Special Bitter or Best Bitter 1.4.2.6 (English-Style) Extra Special Bitter or Strong Bitter 1.4.2.7 Scottish-Style Ale 1.4.2.8 English-Style Mild Ale 1.4.2.9 English-Style Brown Ale 1.4.2.10 Brown Porter 1.4.2.11 Robust Porter 1.4.2.12 Sweet Stout 1.4.2.13 Oatmeal Stout 1.4.2.14 Strong Scotch Ale 1.4.2.15 British-Style Imperial Stout 1.4.2.16 Old Ale 1.4.2.17 Strong Ale 1.4.2.18 Barley Wine-Style Ale 1.4.3 Styles of German Origin 1.4.3.1 German-Style Kölsch/Köln-Style Kölsch 1.4.3.2 German-Style Brown Ale/Düsseldorf-Style Altbier 1.4.3.3 South German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier 1.4.3.4 German-Style Pale Wheat Ale 1.4.3.5 German-Style Dark Wheat Ale 1.4.3.6 South German-Style Dunkel Weizen/Dunkel Weissbier 1.4.3.7 South German-Style Weizenbock/Weissbock 1.4.4 Styles of Irish Origin 1.4.4.1 Irish-Style Red Ale 1.4.4.2 Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout 1.4.4.3 Foreign (Export)-Style Stout 1.4.5 Styles of North American Origin 1.4.5.1 Golden or Blonde Ale 1.4.5.2 American-Style Pale Ale 1.4.5.3 American-Style Strong Pale Ale 1.4.5.4 India Pale Ale 1.4.5.5 American-Style India Pale Ale 1.4.5.6 Imperial or Double India Pale Ale 1.4.5.7 American-Style Amber/Red Ale 1.4.5.8 Imperial or Double Red Ale 1.4.5.9 American-Style Brown Ale 1.4.5.10 American-Style Sour Ale 1.4.5.11 American-Style Stout 1.4.5.12 American-Style Extra Special Bitter or Strong Bitter 1.4.5.13 American-Style Wheat Wine Ale 1.4.5.14 American-Style Imperial Stout 1.4.6 Styles of Other Origin 1.4.6.1 International Pale Ale 1.4.6.2 Other International Ale 1.5 Links 1.6 References

Winners

Brewery Awards

Champion Brewery (Small)

Year	Brewery	Brew Master	Location
2004	Oggi's Pizza and Brewing Company	Tom Nickel	San Clemente, California
2006	Brauerei Michael Plank	Michael Plank	Laaber, Germany
2008	Port Brewing Company and The Lost Abbey	Tomme Arthur	San Marcos, California

Champion Brewery (Medium)

Year	Brewery	Brew Master	Location
2004	Firestone Walker Fine Ales	Matthew Brynildson	Paso Robles, California
2006	Firestone Walker Fine Ales	Matthew Brynildson	Paso Robles, California
2008	Privatbrauerei Hoepfner	Peter Bucher	Karlsruhe, Germany

Champion Brewery (Large)

Year	Brewery	Brew Master	Location
2004	Miller Brewing Company	Dr. David S. Ryder	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2006	Miller Brewing Company	Dr. David S. Ryder	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2008	Blue Moon Brewing Company	Warren Quilliam	Golden, Colorado

Champion Brewpub (Small)

Year	Brewery	Brew Master	Location
2004	Laurelwood Pub & Brewery	Christian Ettinger	Portland, Oregon
2006	Piece Brewery	Jonathan Cutler	Chicago, Illinois
2008	Bend Brewing Company	Tonya Cornett	Bend, Oregon

Champion Brewpub (Large)

Year	Brewery	Brew Master	Location
2004	Russian River Brewing Company	Vinnie Cilurzo	Santa Rosa, California
2006	Russian River Brewing Company	Vinnie Cilurzo	Santa Rosa, California
2008	Pelican Pub & Brewery	Darron R. S. Welch	Pacific City, Oregon

HYBRID/MIXED BEER STYLE

Non-Alcoholic (Beer) Malt Beverage

Year	Medal	Brew	Brewery	Location
1996	Gold	Radegast Birell	Radegast Brewery JSC	Nosovice, Czech Republic
1998	Gold	Clausthaler Extra Herb	Binding Brauerei	Frankfurt, Germany
	Silver	Kronenbeir	Antarctica Brewing	São Paulo, Brazil
	Bronze	O'Douls Amber	Anheuser-Busch	St. Louis, Missouri
2000	Gold	Clausthaler Classic	Binding Brauerei	Frankfurt, Germany
	Silver	Rolinck Free	Privatbrauerei A. Rolinck	Steinfurt, Germany
	Bronze	Clausthaler Extra Herb	Binding Brauerei	Frankfurt, Germany
2002	Gold	O'Douls Amber	Anheuser-Busch	St. Louis, Missouri
	Silver	Radegast Birell	Radegast Brewery JSC	Nosovice, Czech Republic
	Bronze	Genesee Non-Alcoholic	High Falls Brewing Company	Rochester, New York
2004	Gold	Clausthaler Lager	Radeberger-Gruppe AG	Frankfurt, Germany
	Silver	O'Douls Amber	Anheuser-Busch	St. Louis, Missouri
	Bronze	Kirner Frei	Kirner Privatbrauerei	Kirn, Germany
2006	Gold	O'Douls	Anheuser-Busch	St. Louis, Missouri
	Silver	Baltika Non-Alcoholic	Baltika Brewery	Saint Petersburg, Russia
	Bronze	O'Douls Amber	Anheuser-Busch	St. Louis, Missouri
2008	Gold	Radegast Birell	Plzeňský Prazdroj	Pilsen, Czech Republic
	Silver	Hefeweizen alkoholfrei	Alpirsbacher Klosterbräu Glauner	Alpirsbach, Germany
	Bronze	Organic Saps-Fit Sparkling Malt Drink	'Neumarkter Lammsbräu Gebr. Ehrnsperger e. K.	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Germany

Non-Alcoholic Malt Tonic

Year	Medal	Brew	Brewery	Location
2004	Silver	Power Malt Vanilla	Danish Brewery Group, Inc.	Miami, Florida
	Bronze	Xtra Malt	Samba Brewing Company	San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago
2006	Gold	Distelhäuser Malz	Distelhäuser Brauerei	Tauberbischofsheim, Germany
	Silver	Xtra Malt	Samba Brewing Company	San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago
	Bronze	Sport-Malz	Eder & Heylands Brauerei	Großostheim, Germany

American-Style Cream Ale or Lager

Year	Medal	Brew	Brewery	Location
1996	Gold	California Blonde Ale	Coast Range Brewing Company	Gilroy, California
	Bronze	Point Pale Ale	Stevens Point Brewery	Stevens Point, Wisconsin
1998	Gold	Lodgepole Light	Prescott Brewing Company	Prescott, Arizona
	Silver	Genesee Cream Ale	High Falls Brewing Company	Rochester, New York
	Bronze	Sandstone Cream Ale	Thunder Canyon Brewery	Tucson, Arizona
2000	Gold	Alpine Lager	Moosehead Breweries, Ltd.	Saint John, New Brunswick
	Silver	Light	Moosehead Breweries, Ltd.	Saint John, New Brunswick
	Bronze	Liebotschaner Cream Ale	Lion Brewery, Inc.	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
2002	Gold	Genesee Cream Ale	High Falls Brewing Company	Rochester, New York
	Silver	All American Cream Ale	Holy Cow! Casino, Cafe & Brewery	Las Vegas, Nevada
	Bronze	Lager	Cameron's Brewing Co.	Oakville, Ontario
2004	Silver	Extreme Cream	Terrapin Beer Co.	Athens, Georgia
	Bronze	Lightning Bold Gold	Hops Grillhouse and Brewery	Tampa, Florida
2006	Gold	Old Style	Pabst Brewing Company	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
	Silver	Pilsen	Cervepar S.A.	Ypané, Paraguay
	Bronze	Session Premium Lager	Full Sail Brewing Company	Hood River, Oregon
2008	Gold	Special Export	Pabst Brewing Company	Woodridge, Illinois
	Silver	Lone Star	Pabst Brewing Company	Woodridge, Illinois
	Bronze	Nide Beer - The Ale	Baird Brewing Company	Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan

American-Style Wheat Ale or Lager

Year	Medal	Brew	Brewery	Location
1996	Gold	Hefeweizen	Pyramid Breweries, Inc.	Seattle, Washington
	Silver	Weiss Guy Wheat	Alcatraz Brewing Company	Indianapolis, Indiana
	Bronze	Honey Wheat	Red Ass Brewing Company	Fort Collins, Colorado
2000	Gold	Weiss Guy Wheat Beer	Alcatraz Brewing Company	Tempe, Arizona
	Silver	Leinenkugel's Honey Weiss	Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company	Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
	Bronze	Hefeweizen	Pyramid Breweries, Inc.	Seattle, Washington
2002	Gold	Leinenkugel's Honey Weiss	Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company	Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
	Silver	Hefeweizen	Pyramid Breweries, Inc.	Seattle, Washington
	Bronze	Shiner Hefeweizen	Spoetzl Brewery	Shiner, Texas
In 1998, this category was split into American-Style Wheat Beer (without yeast) and American-Style Hefeweizen (with yeast). In 2000, they were rejoined, and in 2004, they were once again separated.

American-Style Wheat Beer

Year	Medal	Brew	Brewery	Location
1998	Gold	American Wheat Beer	Western Reserve Brewing	Cleveland, Ohio
	Silver	Lucknow American Wheat	Castle Springs Brewing	Moultonborough, New Hampshire
	Bronze	New World Wheat	Tied House Cafe & Brewery	Mountain View, California
2004	Gold	Shiner Winter Ale	Spoetzl Brewery	Shiner, Texas
	Silver	Leinenkugel's Honey Weiss	Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company	Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
	Bronze	Cascade Summer Blonde	Cascade Brewery	Hobart, Australia
2006	Gold	Cascade Blonde Lager	Cascade Brewery	Hobart, Australia
	Silver	Leinenkugel's Honey Weiss	Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company	Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
	Bronze	Pyramid Crystal Weizen	Pyramid Breweries, Inc.	Portland, Oregon
2008	Gold	Crystal Wheat Ale	Pyramid Breweries, Inc.	Seattle, Washington
	Silver	Shiner Dunkelweizen	Spoetzl Brewery	Shiner, Texas
	Bronze	Spanish Peaks Crystal Weiss	Spanish Peaks Brewing Company	Polson, Montana
In 1996, 2000, and 2002, this award was combined with the American-Style Hefeweizen award under the category American-Style Wheat Ale or Lager.

American-Style Hefeweizen

Year	Medal	Brew	Brewery	Location
1998	Gold	Happy Valley Hefeweizen	Desert Edge Brewery	Salt Lake City, Utah
	Silver	Weiss Guy Wheat	Alcatraz Brewing Company	Tempe, Arizona
	Bronze	Claim Jumper Hefeweizen	Bayhawk Ales	Irvine, California
2004	Gold	Widmer Hefeweizen	Widmer Brothers Brewery	Portland, Oregon
	Silver	Henry Weinhard's Hefeweizen	Blitz-Weinhard Brewing Company	Hood River, Oregon
2006	Gold	Haru Urara	Iganosato Moku Moku	Iga, Mie, Japan
	Silver	Shiner Hefeweizen	Spoetzl Brewery	Shiner, Texas
	Bronze	Pyramid Hefeweizen	Pyramid Breweries, Inc.	Seattle, Washington
2008	Gold	Widmer Hefeweizen	Widmer Brothers Brewing Company	Portland, Oregon
	Silver	UFO Hefeweizen	Harpoon Brewery	Boston, Massachusetts
	Bronze	La Bianca	Apostel Bräu	Hauzenberg, Germany
In 1996, 2000, and 2002, this award was combined with the American-Style Wheat Beer award under the category American-Style Wheat Ale or Lager.

Rye Beer

Year	Medal	Brew	Brewery	Location
2000	Gold	Red Eye Rye	75th Street Brewery	Kansas City, Missouri
	Silver	Captain Smith's Rye	Titanic Brewing Company	Coral Gables, Florida
	Bronze	Cutthroat Rye	Montana Brewing Company	Billings, Montana
2002	Silver	Worryin' Ale	Piece Brewery	Chicago, Illinois
	Bronze	Tuck's Rye PA	Il Vicino	Colorado Springs, Colorado
2004	Gold	Rock Chuck Rye	Snake River Brewing	Lander, Wyoming
	Silver	Rye On	Blue Corn Cafe & Brewery	Albuquerque, New Mexico
	Bronze	Tailwind Rye	Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant	Topeka, Kansas
2006	Gold	Worryin' Ale	Piece Brewery	Chicago, Illinois
	Silver	Roggen Rock	Redrock Brewing Company	Salt Lake City, Utah
	Bronze	Amberjaque Rye Ale	Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company	Kiln, Mississippi
2008	Gold	Rockchuck Rye	Snake River Brewing	Jackson, Wyoming
	Silver	Schremser Roggenbier	Bierbrauerei Schrems	Schrems, Austria
	Bronze	Frog Rye IPA	Issaquah Brewhouse	Issaquah, Washington

Fruit and Vegetable Beer

Year	Medal	Brew	Brewery	Location
1996	Gold	Liefmans Frambozen	Liefmans Breweries	Oudenaarde, Belgium
	Silver	Belgian Red Wisconsin Cherry	New Glarus Brewing Company	New Glarus, Wisconsin
	Bronze	Liefmans Kriek	Liefmans Breweries	Oudenaarde, Belgium
1998	Gold	Sweet Cherry Brown	Montana Brewing Company	Billings, Montana
	Silver	Folie Douce	Les Brasseurs De L'Anse Inc.	L'Anse-Saint-Jean, Quebec
	Bronze	Sweetwater Blue	Sweetwater Brewing Company	Atlanta, Georgia
2000	Gold	Quelque Chose	Unibroue	Chambly, Quebec
	Silver	Raspberry Leghumper	Thirsty Dog Brewing Company	Akron, Ohio
	Bronze	Apple Ale	Niagara Falls Brewing Company	Niagara Falls, Ontario
2002	Gold	Melbourn Brothers Strawberry	Melbourn Brothers Brewing	Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
	Silver	Melbourn Brothers Apricot	Melbourn Brothers Brewing	Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
	Bronze	Quelque Chose	Unibroue	Chambly, Quebec
2004	Gold	Brick Bambay	Brick Brewing Company	Waterloo, Ontario
	Silver	Wäldches Kirschbier	Wäldches-Bräu GmbH	Frankfurt, Germany
	Bronze	Transatlantique Kriek	New Belgium Brewing Company	Fort Collins, Colorado
2006	Gold	Redbach	Palm Breweries Belgium Site Brewery	Dentergem, Belgium
	Silver	Fruitesse Kriek	Liefmans Breweries	Dentergem, Belgium
	Bronze	Fruitesse Framboos	Liefmans Breweries	Dentergem, Belgium
2008	Gold	Framboise Froment	Redoak	Sydney, Australia
	Silver	Chardonnay Blonde	Blue Moon Brewing Company	Golden, Colorado
	Bronze	Jalapeno Imperial IPA	Alaskan Brewing Company	Juneau, Alaska

Herb and Spice Beer

Year	Medal	Brew	Brewery	Location
1996	Gold	Coriander Rye Ale	Bison Brewing Company	Berkeley, California
	Silver	Spiced Scotch Ale	Route South Brewery	Dallas, Texas
	Bronze	Wit Amber	Spring Street Brewing Company	New York City, New York
1998	Gold	Triple "C" Special Ale	Brew Moon	Cambridge, Massachusetts
	Silver	Lake Effect Winter Ale	Western Reserve Brewing	Cleveland, Ohio
	Bronze	Samuel Adams Winter Lager	Boston Beer Co.	Boston, Massachusetts
2000	Gold	Hitachino Nest White Ale	Kiuchi Brewery	Naka, Ibaraki, Japan
	Silver	Great Pumpkin Spiced Ale	Cottonwood Brewery	Boone, North Carolina
	Bronze	Original Vanilla Porter	Stoney Creek Brewing Company	Novi, Michigan
2002	Gold	Cerveza de Santa Rosa	Third Street Aleworks	Santa Rosa, California
	Silver	Hoppy Holidaze	Marin Brewing Company	Larkspur, California
	Bronze	Original Vanilla Porter	Stoney Creek Brewing Company	Novi, Michigan
2004	Gold	Hitachino Nest White Ale	Kiuchi Brewery	Naka, Ibaraki, Japan
	Silver	Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock	Boston Beer Co.	Boston, Massachusetts
	Bronze	Christmas City Ale	Prescott Brewing Company	Prescott, Arizona
2006	Gold	Coconut Porter	Maui Brewing Company	Lahaina, Hawaii
	Silver	Jack Whacker Wheat	Tommyknocker Brewery	Idaho Springs, Colorado
	Bronze	Sunset Wheat	Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company	Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
2008	Gold	Avatar Jasmine IPA	Elysian Brewing Company	Seattle, Washington
	Silver	Coconut Porter	Maui Brewing Company	Lahaina, Hawaii
	Bronze	Stillwater Rye	Montana Brewing Company	Billings, Montana

Coffee Flavored Beer

Year	Medal	Brew	Brewery	Location
2004	Gold	Black Sheep Espresso Stout	Thunderhead Brewing	Kearney, Nebraska
	Silver	Grand Espresso Stout	Steamworks Brewing Company	Vancouver, British Columbia
	Bronze	Espresso Stout	Big River Breweries	Chattanooga, Tennessee
2006	Gold	Coffee Porter	Meantime Brewing Co. Ltd.	London, England
	Silver	Big Daddy Espresso Stout	Twisted Pine Brewing Company	Boulder, Colorado
	Bronze	Breakfast Stout	Founders Brewing Company	Grand Rapids, Michigan
2008	Gold	Java The Hutt	CB Potts Restaurant & Brewery - Flatirons	Broomfield, Colorado
	Silver	Coffee Porter	Meantime Brewing Co. Ltd.	London, England
	Bronze	Hitachino Nest Beer Espresso Stout	Kiuchi Brewery	Naka, Ibaraki, Japan

Specialty Beer

Year	Medal	Brew	Brewery	Location
1996	Gold	Breakfast Toasted Ale	Barley & Hopps	San Mateo, California
	Silver	Schierlinger Roggen	Brauerei Thurn und Taxis	Schierling, Germany
	Bronze	Honey Hill Amber	Lion Brewery, Inc.	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
1998	Gold	Evening Toasted Ale	Barley & Hopps	San Mateo, California
	Silver	Longshot Molasses Coffee Stout	The World Homebrew Competition	Boston, Massachusetts
	Bronze	Fraoch Heather Ale	Heather Ale Ltd.	Baltimore, Maryland
2000	Gold	Maple Nut Brown Ale	Tommyknocker Brewing Company	Idaho Springs, Colorado
	Silver	Pullman Brown Ale	Flossmoor Station Brewing Company	Flossmoor, Illinois
	Bronze	Pott's Paddy	Pott's Brauerei	Oelde, Germany
2002	Gold	Big Bear	Black Bear Brewing Company	Healdsburg, California
	Silver	DeuS	Bosteels	Buggenhout, Belgium
	Bronze	Pullman Brown Ale	Flossmoor Station Brewing Company	Flossmoor, Illinois
2004	Gold	Aprihop	Dogfish Head Craft Brewery	Milton, Delaware
	Silver	Thirsty Dog California Crisp	Thirsty Dog Brewing Company	Independence, Ohio
	Bronze	St. Norbert's Abbey Ale	Titletown Brewing Company	Green Bay, Wisconsin
2006	Gold	Pullman Brown Ale	Flossmoor Station Brewing Company	Flossmoor, Illinois
	Silver	Morimoto Black Obi Soba Ale	Rogue Ales	Newport, Oregon
	Bronze	Southern Pecan Nut Brown Ale	Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company	Kiln, Mississippi
2008	Gold	Morimoto Soba Ale	Rogue Ales	Newport, Oregon
	Silver	1. Orig. Dinkel Beer (Spelt Beer)	Apostel Bräu	Hauzenberg, Germany
	Bronze	Morimoto Black Obi Soba Ale	Rogue Ales	Newport, Oregon

Specialty Honey Lager or Ale

Year	Medal	Brew	Brewery	Location
2000	Gold	Algonquin Honey Brown	Brick Brewing Company	Waterloo, Ontario
	Silver	JW Dundee's Honey Brown Lager	High Falls Brewing Company	Rochester, New York
	Bronze	Brackett	White Winter Winery	Iron River, Wisconsin
2002	Gold	Shiner Hefeweizen	Spoetzl Brewery	Shiner, Texas
	Silver	Oak Brackett	White Winter Winery	Iron River, Wisconsin
	Bronze	BumbleBeer Honey Ale	Rock Bottom Brewery	La Jolla, California
2004	Gold	JW Dundee's Honey Brown Lager	High Falls Brewing Company	Rochester, New York
	Silver	Midas Touch	Dogfish Head Craft Brewery	Milton, Delaware
	Bronze	Honey Kiss My Basswood Tripel	Titletown Brewing Company	Green Bay, Wisconsin
2006	Gold	Honey Ale	Redoak	Sydney, Australia
	Silver	Midas Touch	Dogfish Head Craft Brewery	Milton, Delaware
	Bronze	Millennium Ale	McGuire's Irish Pub	Pensacola, Florida
2008	Gold	Honey Moon	Blue Moon Brewing Company	Golden, Colorado
	Silver	Michelob Honey Lager	Anheuser-Busch	St. Louis, Missouri
	Bronze	Midas Touch	Dogfish Head Craft Brewery	Milton, Delaware

Other Low Strength Ale or Lager

Year	Medal	Brew	Brewery	Location
2008	Gold	Extra Pale Ale	Firestone Walker Fine Ales	Paso Robles, California
	Silver	Polygamy Porter	Utah Brewers Cooperative	Salt Lake City, Utah
	Bronze	Provo Girl Pilsner	Utah Brewers Cooperative	Salt Lake City, Utah

Other Strong Ale or Lager

Year	Medal	Brew	Brewery	Location
2002	Gold	Blonde Doppelbock	Capital Brewery	Middleton, Wisconsin
	Silver	Star Brew	Marin Brewing Company	Larkspur, California
	Bronze	White Knuckle Ale	Marin Brewing Company	Larkspur, California
2004	Gold	Winter Warmer Porter	Elk Grove Brewery & Restaurant	Elk Grove, California
	Silver	Anniversary Barley Wine	Uinta Brewing Company	Salt Lake City, Utah
	Bronze	Moretti Doppio Malto	Birra Moretti	Bergamo, Italy
2006	Gold	Dragonstooth Stout	Elysian Brewing Company	Seattle, Washington
	Silver	Northstar Imperial Porter	Twisted Pine Brewing Company	Boulder, Colorado
	Bronze	Olde Knicker Kicker	Oak Creek Brewing Company	Sedona, Arizona
2008	Gold	Dark Horizon	Nøgne Ø	Grimstad, Norway
	Silver	Double Pilsner	Odell Brewing Company	Fort Collins, Colorado
	Bronze	Dragonstooth Stout	Elysian Brewing Company	Seattle, Washington

Experimental Beer (Lager or Ale)

Year	Medal	Brew	Brewery	Location
2000	Gold	Raspberry Tart	New Glarus Brewing Company	New Glarus, Wisconsin
	Silver	Old Conundrum Barley Wine	Flossmoor Station Brewing	Flossmoor, Illinois
	Bronze	German Stein Beer	Ellicottville Brewing Company	Ellicottville, New York
2002	Gold	Samuel Adams Utopias	Boston Beer Co.	Boston, Massachusetts
	Silver	Blackfin Bourbon Cask	P.H. Woods Brewery	Moreno Valley, California
	Bronze	Red Hibiscus	Bison Brewing Company	Berkeley, California
2004	Silver	Samuel Adams Millennium	Boston Beer Co.	Boston, Massachusetts
	Bronze	Winter Ale	Alaskan Brewing Company	Juneau, Alaska
2006	Gold	Blootvoetse Bruin	Walking Man Brewing	Stevenson, Washington
	Silver	Pilsener-Gluten Free	König Brauerei GmbH	Duisburg, Germany
	Bronze	Samuel Adams Utopias 2005	Boston Beer Co.	Boston, Massachusetts
2008	Gold	Ichabod	Alpine Beer Company	Alpine, California
	Silver	Iwate Kura Beer Oyster Stout - B	Sekinoichi Shuzo Co. Ltd.	Ichinoseki, Iwate, Japan
	Bronze	Veritas 002	Port Brewing Company and The Lost Abbey	San Marcos, California

Wood- and Barrel-aged Beer

Year	Medal	Brew	Brewery	Location
2004	Gold	Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout	America's Brewing Company	Aurora, Illinois, Illinois
	Silver	Redline Imperial Bourbon Stout	Rock Bottom Brewery	Chicago, Illinois
	Bronze	Enigma	New Glarus Brewing Company	New Glarus, Wisconsin
2006	Gold	Bourbon County Stout	Goose Island Brewery	Chicago, Illinois
	Silver	Old Woody	Schooner's Grille & Brewery	Antioch, California
	Bronze	Hitachino Nest Beer Japanese Classic Ale	Kiuchi Syuzou	Naka, Ibaraki, Japan
2008	Gold	Red Brick Barrel Select	Atlanta Brewing Company	Atlanta, Georgia
	Silver	Whiskey Porter	Brown's Brewing Company	Troy, New York
	Bronze	Bourbon Barrel Stout	Rockyard Brewing Company	Castle Rock, Colorado

Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer

Year	Medal	Brew	Brewery	Location
2008	Gold	Paradox Grain	BrewDog	Fraserburgh, Scotland
	Silver	Elmer's Reserve	Newport Beach Brewing Company	Newport Beach, California
	Bronze	Curieux	Allagash Brewing Company	Portland, Maine

Aged Beer (Ale or Lager)

Year	Medal	Brew	Brewery	Location
2008	Gold	Old Numbskull	AleSmith Brewing Company	San Diego, California
	Silver	Hopsquatch '06	Four Peaks Brewing Company	Tempe, Arizona
	Bronze	Little Korkny Ale	Nørrebro Bryghus	Copenhagen, Denmark

Cellar or Unfiltered Beer

Year	Medal	Brew	Brewery	Location
2006	Gold	Caldera Pilsener Beer	Caldera Brewing Company	Ashland, Oregon
	Silver	Schlappeseppel Kellerbier	Eder & Heylands Brauerei	Großostheim, Germany
	Bronze	Naturtrüb	Alpirsbacher Klosterbrauerei	Alpirsbach, Germany
2008	Gold	Kräusen	Privatbrauerei Hoepfner	Karlsruhe, Germany
	Silver	Bikini Blonde Lager	Maui Brewing Company	Lahaina, Hawaii
	Bronze	Big Red Machine Fall Classic	Baird Brewing Company	Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan

Smoke-Flavored Beer

Year	Medal	Brew	Brewery	Location
1996	Gold	Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier	Brauerei Heller-Trum	Bamberg, Germany
	Silver	Smoked Porter	Alaskan Brewing Company	Juneau, Alaska
1998	Gold	Smoke	Rogue Ales	Newport, Oregon
	Silver	Smoked Porter	Alaskan Brewing Company	Juneau, Alaska
2000	Gold	Smoked Porter	Alaskan Brewing Company	Juneau, Alaska
	Silver	Fujizakura Kogen Beer Rauch	Fujikankokaihatsu Co. Ltd.	Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi, Japan
	Bronze	Smoke	Rogue Ales	Newport, Oregon
2002	Gold	Smoke	Rogue Ales	Newport, Oregon
	Silver	Smoked Porter	Alaskan Brewing Company	Juneau, Alaska
	Bronze	Rauchbier	Echigo Beer Company Ltd.	Nishikanbaragun, Japan
2004	Gold	Kohlminator	Rocky River Brewing Company	Rocky River, Ohio
	Silver	Rauch Ur Bock	Caldera Brewing Company	Ashland, Oregon
	Bronze	Smoked Porter	Alaskan Brewing Company	Juneau, Alaska
2006	Gold	Rauch	Redoak	Sydney, Australia
	Silver	Smokin' Willie Smoked Porter	Moose's Tooth Brewing Company	Anchorage, Alaska
	Bronze	Smolder Bock	Outer Banks Brewing Station	Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
2008	Gold	Smoked Porter 2007	Alaskan Brewing Company	Juneau, Alaska
	Silver	Smoked Imperial Porter	Four Peaks Brewing Company	Tempe, Arizona
	Bronze	Rökporter	The Nils Oscar Company	Nyköping, Sweden

LAGER BEER STYLES

Styles of European and German Origin

European-Style Low-Alcohol Lager/German-Style Leicht(bier)

Year	Medal	Brew	Brewery	Location
1996	Bronze	Egger Leicht	Privatbrauerei Fritz Egger	Sankt Pölten, Austria
2000	Gold	Stag Beer	Carib Brewery	Champs Fleurs, Trinidad and Tobago
	Silver	Carib Beer	Carib Brewery	Champs Fleurs, Trinidad and Tobago
	Bronze	Beck's Light	Beck's Brewery	Bremen, Germany
2002	Gold	Bohemian Light	America's Brewing Company	Aurora, Illinois
	Silver	Beck's Light	Beck's Brewery	Bremen, Germany
	Bronze	Wojak 8.9 Plato	Browar Belgia Sp zo.o.	Kielce, Poland
2004	Gold	Coastal Light Lager	Firestone Walker Fine Ales	Paso Robles, California
	Silver	Beck's Light	Beck's Brewery	Bremen, Germany
	Bronze	Victoria Light	Compañia Cervecera de Nicaragua	Managua, Nicaragua
2006	Gold	Freudenberger Leicht	Brauerei Märkl	Freudenberg, Bavaria, Germany
	Silver	Premium Light	Hahn Brewing Company	Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
	Bronze	Cascade Premium Light	Cascade Brewery	Hobart, Australia
2008	Gold	Light Line	Privatbrauerei Waldhaus Joh. Schmid	Weilheim, Baden-Württemberg/Waldhaus, Germany
	Silver	Premium Light Lager	Hahn Brewing Company	Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
	Bronze	Pils	Gage Road Brewing Company	Perth, Western Australia, Australia

German-Style Pilsener

Year	Medal	Brew	Brewery	Location
1996	Gold	Alpine Gold Pilsner	Redwood Coast Brewing Company	Alameda, California
	Silver	Bohemia Beer	Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma Brewery	Monterrey, Mexico
	Bronze	Pilsner	B.T. McClintick Brewing Company	Janesville, Wisconsin
1998	Gold	Beck's	Beck's Brewery	Bremen, Germany
	Bronze	Herforder Pils	Brauerei Felsenkeller	Herford, Germany
2000	Gold	Pilsener	Konig-Brauerei GmbH & Co. KG	Duisburg, Germany
	Silver	Pilsener	Privatbrauerei A. Rolinck	Steinfurt, Germany
	Bronze	Pilsener	Privatbrauerei Ernst Barre GmbH	Lübbecke, Germany
2002	Gold	Premium Pils	Distelhäuser Brauerei	Distelhausen, Germany
	Silver	Pilsener	König Brauerei	Duisburg, Germany
	Bronze	Kasseler Premium Pils	Einbecker-Brauhaus AG	Einbeck, Germany
2004	Gold	Pilsener	Privatbrauerei A. Rolinck	Steinfurt, Germany
	Silver	Pilsener	Pott's Brauerei	Oelde, Germany
	Bronze	Freudenberger	Brauerei Märkl	Freudenberg, Bavaria, Germany
2006	Gold	Pils	Trumer Brauerei	Berkeley, California
	Silver	Diplom Pils	PrivatBrauerei Waldhaus Joh. Schmid GmbH	Weilheim, Baden-Württemberg/Waldhaus, Germany
	Bronze	Edel Pils Premium	Pfungstaedter Brauerei Hildebrand	Pfungstadt, Germany
2008	Gold	Pils	Trumer Brauerei Berkeley	Berkeley, California
	Silver	Diplom Pils	Privatbrauerei Waldhaus Joh. Schmid	Weilheim, Baden-Württemberg/Waldhaus, Germany
	Bronze	Sunshine Pils	Troegs Brewing Company	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Bohemian-Style Pilsener

Year	Medal	Brew	Brewery	Location
1996	Gold	Ruffian Pilsner	Mountain Valley Brew Pub	Suffern, New York
	Silver	Lager	Brooklyn Brewery	Brooklyn, New York
	Bronze	Pilsner	Bohemian Brewery	Torrance, California
1998	Gold	Pegasass Pilsner	Red Ass Brewing Company	Fort Collins, Colorado
	Silver	Pilsner	Holy Cow!	Las Vegas, Nevada
	Bronze	Pilsner	Iganosato Moku Moku	Iga, Mie, Japan
2000	Gold	Payton Pilsner	America's Brewing Company	Aurora, Illinois
	Silver	Lev Lion Pale Double Bock	Mestansky Pivovar	Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic
	Bronze	Golden Pilsner	Morgan Street Brewery	St. Louis, Missouri
2002	Gold	Original	Radegast Brewery JSC	Nosovice, Czech Republic
	Silver	Premium	Radegast Brewery JSC	Nosovice, Czech Republic
	Bronze	Hometown Blonde	New Glarus Brewing Company	New Glarus, Wisconsin
2004	Gold	Velkopopovický Kozel Premium	Velké Popovice Brewery JSC	Velké Popovice, Czech Republic
	Silver	Velkopopovický Kozel Výčepní Světlý	Velké Popovice Brewery JSC	Velké Popovice, Czech Republic
	Bronze	Original	Radegast Brewery JSC	Nosovice, Czech Republic
2006	Gold	Imperial	Krušovice Brewery JSC	Krušovice, Czech Republic
	Silver	Budvar	Budějovický Budvar	České Budějovice, Czech Republic
	Bronze	Pils	Alpirsbacher Klosterbrauerei	Alpirsbach, Germany
2008	Gold	James Squire Pilsener	The Malt Shovel Brewery	Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
	Silver	HUB Organic Lager	Hopworks Urban Brewery	Portland, Oregon
	Bronze	Gambrinus Premium	Plzeňský Prazdroj	Pilsen, Czech Republic

Münchner (Munich)-Style Helles

Year	Medal	Brew	Brewery	Location
1996	Gold	Premium Lager	Bow Valley Brewing Company	Canmore, Alberta
	Silver	Lager	Granville Island Brewing	Vancouver, British Columbia
	Bronze	Scrimshaw Beer	North Coast Brewing Company	Fort Bragg, California
1998	Silver	Helles	Sudwerk	Davis, California
	Bronze	Taiwan Beer	Taiwan Tobacco & Wine Monopoly Bureau	Taipei, Taiwan
2000	Silver	Helles Export	Privatbrauerei Schweiger	Markt Schwaben, Germany
	Bronze	Freudenberger Hell	Brauerei Markl	Freudenberg, Bavaria, Germany
2002	Gold	Neuschwansteiner	Hirschbräu Brauerei	Sonthofen, Germany
	Silver	Shiner Summer Stock	Spoetzl Brewery	Shiner, Texas
	Bronze	Urhell	Kitzmann – Brau KG	Erlangen, Germany
2004	Gold	Kalnapilis Original	Kalnapilio-Tauro Grupe	Vilnius, Lithuania
	Silver	Lager	Privatbrauerei Bosch	Bad Laasphe, Germany
	Bronze	Gold	Pott's Brauerei	Oelde, Germany
2006	Gold	Hell	Privatbrauerei Hofmühl GmbH	Eichstätt, Germany
	Silver	Hell	Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren AG	Kaufbeuren, Germany
	Bronze	Löwenbräu	Löwenbräu	Munich, Germany
2008	Gold	Urtyp Hell	Engelbráu Rettenberg	Rettenberg, Germany
	Silver	Export	Privatbrauerei Hoepfner	Karlsruhe, Germany
	Bronze	Chiemgau Hell	Schlossbrauerei Stein Wiskott	Stein an der Traun, Germany

Dortmunder/European-Style Export or German-Style Oktoberfest/Wiesen (Meadow)

Year	Medal	Brew	Brewery	Location
1996	Gold	Export Gold	Stoudt Brewing Company	Adamstown, Pennsylvania
	Silver	Berghoff Original Lager Beer	Joseph Huber Brewing Company	Monroe, Wisconsin
	Bronze	BCC	LECH Browary Wielkopolski SA	Poznan, Poland
1998	Gold	Red Brick Golden Lager	Atlanta Brewing Company	Atlanta, Georgia
	Silver	Herforder Edel-Export	Brauerei Felsenkeller – NRW	Herford, Germany
	Bronze	Luksus	Aldaris Brewery	Riga, Latvia
2000	Gold	Premium Lager	Grolsch Brewery	Groenlo, Netherlands
	Silver	Ekstra	Švyturys	Klaipeda, Lithuania
	Bronze	Goldkopfle	Privatbrauerei Hoepfner	Karlsruhe, Germany
2002	Gold	Goldkoepfle	Privatbrauerei Hoepfner	Karlsruhe, Germany
	Silver	Schlappeseppel Export	Eder & Heylands Brauerei	Großostheim, Germany
	Bronze	Hollendomer Florian	Brauerei Schmidmayer	Siegenburg, Germany
2004	Gold	Zeunerts Original	Kopparbergs Bryggeri	Västra Frolunda, Sweden
	Silver	Sofiero Original	Kopparbergs Bryggeri	Västra Frolunda, Sweden
	Bronze	Export	Distelhäuser Brauerei	Distelhausen, Germany
2006	Gold	Export	Hofbrauhaus Hatz AG	Rastatt, Germany
	Silver	Alpenstoff	Brauerei Bürgerbräu August Röhm & Söhne KG	Bad Reichenhall, Germany
	Bronze	Kalnapilis Grand	AB "Kalnapilio-Tauro Grupe"	Vilnius, Lithuania
2008	Gold	Luksus	Aldaris Brewery	Riga, Latvia