Colorado breweries took home a whole trophy case of hardware Thursday night at what is known as the “Olympics of Beer Competitions.”
The biannual World Beer Cup Awards – presented at the Craft Brewers Conference hosted by the Boulder-based Brewers Association – celebrates the brewers who exemplify the guidelines in 101 different styles.
More than 2,500 breweries submitted beers, including 807 from outside the United States. Here are the Colorado breweries who took home medals — including nine golds:
American-style Wheat Beer
Silver: Whacked Out Wheat, Telluride Brewing Co., Telluride
American-style Wheat Beer with yeast
Silver: Beehive Honey Wheat, Bristol Brewing Co., Colorado Springs
Fruit Beer
Silver: Razz Against the Machine, Little Machine, Denver
Bronze: American Sour Ale with Guava, Loveland Aleworks, Loveland
Field Beer
Bronze: Beet Cream Ale, Cogstone Brewing Co., Colorado Springs
Session Beer
Bronze: Peacekeeper, Launch Pad Brewery, Aurora
Session India Pale Ale
Gold: Trump Hands, Cannonball Creek Brewing Co., Golden
Experimental Beer
Silver: Hickory Peach Wee Heavy, The Intrepid Sojourner Beer Project, Denver
Fresh or Wet Hop Ale
Gold: More Like Bore-O-Phyll, Call To Arms Brewing Co., Denver
Gluten-Free Beer
Gold: Gueten Beer, Sleeping Giant Brewing Co., Denver
Brett Beer
Gold: Saison Trystero, Our Mutual Friend Brewing, Denver
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer
Bronze: Bligh’s Barleywine Ale, Dry Dock Brewing Co. – North Dock, Aurora
Fruited Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
Bronze: Peach Climacteric, WeldWerks Brewing Co., Greeley
Aged Beer
Gold: Vladislav, Diebolt Brewing Co., Denver
Smoke Beer
Bronze: 18022/42, The Sandlot Brewery at Coors Field, Denver
German-Style Pilsener
Gold: Primadonna Pilsner, Rockyard American Grill & Brewing Co., Castle Rock
Dortmunder/Export or German-Style Oktoberfest
Bronze: The Weasel, C.B. & Potts / Big Horn Brewery – Fort Collins, Fort Collins
Munich-Style Dunkel or European-Style Dark Lager
Bronze: Fearless Youth, Grimm Brothers Brewhouse, Loveland
Dark Lager
Gold: Night Train, Steamworks Brewing Co., Durango
Silver: Alternate Present, Fiction Beer Co., Denver
Australian-Style Pale Ale or International-Style Pale Ale
Bronze: Pete’s Stash Pale, Vail Brewing Co., Avon
German-Style Koelsch
Bronze: NBD Kolsch, Cerberus Brewing Co., Colorado Springs
Belgian-Style Witbier
Silver: White Rascal, Avery Brewing Co., Boulder
Belgian-Style Flanders Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale
Gold: Oud Bruin, Funkwerks, Fort Collins
Belgian-Style Dubbel or Belgian-Style Quadrupel
Silver: BJ’s Quad, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse – Boulder, Boulder
English-Style Brown Ale
Gold: Big Ben Brown Ale, Bull & Bush Brewery, Denver
American-Style Strong Pale Ale
Bronze: Gore Creek IPA, Vail Brewing Co., Avon
Imperial Red Ale
Bronze: Wreak Havoc, Bootstrap Brewing, Niwot
Updated May 6, 2018 at 10 a.m. The following corrected information has been added to this article: Because of a reporter’s error, two awards for Colorado breweries were left off the original list. Colorado won nine gold awards.
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