Posted July 11, 2016
Ontario wins big at 2016 US Open Beer Championship
Oxford, OH – Results were today announced for the 2016 US Open Beer Championship with nearly 5,000 beers entered, up from 4,000 in 2015.
The annual competition, open to professional brewers and homebrewers, received entries from Australia, China, Venezuela, Canada, Belgium, Germany, Mexico, Sweden, Finland, Scotland and England, in addition to the United States.
Ontario brewers earend 18 medals in 15 beer categories including 4 gold, 6 silver, and 8 bronze.
Ontario winners:
American IPA
Gold – I.P.W – Upstate Brewing – New York
Silver – Fresh Squeezed IPA – Deschutes Brewery – Oregon
Bronze – Bronan – High Road Brewing – Canada
English Pale Ale
Gold – 10/6 English Pale Ale – Rabbit Hole Brewing – Texas
Silver – Cream Ale – Muskoka Brewery – Canada
Bronze – California Kolsch – Ballast Point Brewing – California
Bitter
Gold – Arkell Best Bitter – Wellington Brewing – Canada
Silver – Laughing Skull Amber – Red Brick Brewing – Georgia
Bronze – Mill Gap Bitter – Neustadt Springs Brewing – Canada
English Mild Ale
Gold – English Mild – Elm City Brewing – New Hampshire
Silver – Mill Race Dark – Grand River Brewing – Canada
Bronze – Mild Obsession – Boiler Brewing – Nebraska
Imperial Stout – English
Gold – Putin Tang – Lynnwood Brewing – North Carolina
Silver – Bolshevik Bastard Imperial Stout – Nickel Brook Brewing – Canada
Bronze – Marshal Zhukov’s Imperial Stout – Cigar City Brewing – Florida
Imperial Stout – American
Gold – O.A.S.I.S – Cherry Street Brewing – Georgia
Silver – The Abyss – Deschutes Brewery – Oregon
Bronze – Ruckus – Melvin Brewing(Alpine) – Wyoming
Bronze – Long Dark Voyage to Uranus – Sawdust City Brewing – Canada
Old Ale
Gold – Gnome Lord – The Pecan Grill & Brewery – New Mexico
Silver – Brain Bucket Imperial IPA – Wild Ride Brewing – Oregon
Bronze – Papas Old Ale – Alameda Brewing Company – Oregon
Bronze – BEER 101 Strong Ale – Niagara College Teaching Brewery – Canada
Belgian Pale Ale
Gold – GPA – Gino’s Brewing – Illinois
Silver – Continental Drift – Nickel Brook Brewing – Canada
Bronze – Laughing Lion Belgian Pale Ale – Feathers Falls Brewing
Belgian Quadrupel
Gold – Twelve – Sprecher Brewing – Wisconsin
Silver – Regicide Belgian Quad – Out of Bounds Brewing – California
Bronze – Through The Quad – Block 3 Brewing – Canada
Geman Lager / Pilsener
Gold – Little Norway Pale Lager – Sawdust City Brewing – Canada
Silver – Ta Ta – Cherry Street Brewing – Georgia
Bronze – Captain’s Log Lager – Cameron’s Brewing – Canada
Bronze – 3-4-5 Pilsner – Spencer Devon Brewing – Virginia
Marzen / Oktoberfest/Vienna
Gold – Lobo Oktoberfest – Pedernales Brewing – Texas
Silver – Sagemehl Stadt – Sawdust City Brewing – Canada
Bronze – Dirtyface Amber – Icicle Brewing – Washington
German Hefeweizen
Gold – Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier – Weihenstephan – Germany
Gold – Summertime Wheat – Rahr & Sons Brewing – Texas
Silver – Schell’s Hefeweizen – August Schell Brewing – Minnesota
Bronze – Summer Weiss – Muskoka Brewery – Ontario
Rye / Roggen Beer
Gold – Rastafa Rye Ale – Blue Point Brewing – New York
Silver – Camerons Resurrection Roggenbier – Cameron’s Brewing – Ontario
Bronze – Riptide Rye Pale Ale – Forked River Brewing – Ontario
Wood/Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
Gold – Superstition – Amsterdam Brewing – Ontario
Silver – Cherry Capital – Perrin Brewing – Michigan
Bronze – Cru – Boston Beer Company – Breinigsville – Pennsylvania
Vegetable Beer
Gold – Cool as Cuke – Muskoka Brewery – Canada
Gold – Norm – Wormtown Brewery – Massachusetts
Silver – Carver – Fullsteam Brewery – North Carolina
Bronze – Coconut Porter – Maui Brewing – Hawaii