2015 Brewery and Brewer of the Year Awards Small Brewpub and Small Brewpub Brewer of the Year Sponsored by Briess Malt & Ingredients Co. Melvin Brewing, Jackson, WY Kirk McHale & Jeremy Tofte Mid-Size Brewpub and Mid-Size Brewpub Brewer of the Year Sponsored by Brewers Supply Group TAPS Fish House & Brewery, Corona, CA 2015 WINNERS LIST TAPS Fish House & Brewery Team Large Brewpub and Large Brewpub Brewer of the Year Category: 1 American-Style Wheat Beer - 58 Entries Gold: Super 77 Wheat, Wiley Roots Brewing Co., Greeley, CO Sponsored by Country Malt Group Silver: Whacked Out Wheat, Telluride Brewing Co., Telluride, CO Titletown Brewing Co., Green Bay, WI Bronze: Mogabi, Elevator Brewing Co. - Production Facility, Columbus, OH David Oldenburg Category: 2 American-Style Wheat Beer With Yeast - 41 Entries Very Small Brewing Company and Very Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year Gold: The Big O, O’so Brewing, Plover, WI Sponsored by Brewers Supply Group Silver: WeldWerks Hefeweizen, WeldWerks Brewing Co., Greeley, CO Rip Current Brewery, San Marcos, CA Bronze: Boulder Bend Dunkelweizen, Fish Brewing Co., Olympia, WA Paul Sangster & Guy Shobe Category: 3 American-Style Fruit Beer - 87 Entries Small Brewing Company and Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year Gold: Chchchch-Cherry Bomb, Melvin Brewing, Jackson, WY Sponsored by O-I Silver: Rasplendent, Mazama Brewing Co., Corvallis, OR Port City Brewing Co., Alexandria, VA Bronze: Apricot Blonde, Dry Dock Brewing Co. - Production Facility, Aurora, CO Port City Brewing Team Category: 4 Fruit Wheat Beer - 69 Entries Mid-Size Brewing Company and Mid-Size Brewing Company Brewer of the Year Gold: Magnolia’s Peach, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery - Chandler, Chandler, AZ Sponsored by MicroStar Logistics Silver: You’re My Boy, Blue!, Brew Bus Brewing, Tampa, FL Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA Bronze: Purple Line, Smylie Brothers Brewing Co., Evanston, IL Firestone Walker Brewing Co. Team Category: 5 Belgian-Style Fruit Beer - 63 Entries Gold: xReserve Ale 05-15 Peach and Ginger Saison, Saucony Creek Brewing Co., Kutztown, PA Large Brewing Company and Large Brewing Company Brewer of the Year Silver: Kumquat Saison, Smog City Brewing, Torrance, CA Sponsored by Beer Institute Bronze: Cherry Busey, Sun King Brewing Co., Indianapolis, IN Pabst Brewing Co., Los Angeles, CA Gregory Deuhs Category: 6 Pumpkin Beer - 56 Entries Silver: Pumpkin Grinder, Mankato Brewery, Mankato, MN Bronze: The Great Pumpkin Ale, Great Basin Brewing Co. - Sparks, Sparks, NV Category: 7 Field Beer - 52 Entries Category: 24 Brett Beer - 85 Entries Gold: Beets, Rhymes and Life, Fonta Flora Brewery, Morganton, NC Gold: (512) Wild Bear, (512) Brewing Co., Austin, TX Silver: Window Seat Coconut Almond Porter, Baxter Brewing Co., Auburn, ME Silver: Red Swingline IPA Primitif, Trinity Brewing, Colorado Springs, CO Bronze: Coconut Porter, Broken Compass Brewing, Breckenridge, CO Bronze: 2015 Golden Ale, New Glarus Brewing Co. - Hilltop, New Glarus, WI Category: 8 Chili Beer - 79 Entries Category: 25 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer - 69 Entries Gold: Fire Tiger, Lander Brewing Co., Lander, WY Gold: Wild Warehouse, Wander Brewing, Bellingham, WA Silver: Heir Apparent, Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery, Goochland, VA Silver: Palo Santo Aged Porter, Spellbound Brewing, Mount Holly, NJ Bronze: Ballast Point Pale Ale with Serrano, Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits - Scripps Ranch, Bronze: Barrel Aged Brown Ale, Twin Peaks Brewery, Irving, TX San Diego, CA Category: 26 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer - 179 Entries Category: 9 Herb and Spice Beer - 142 Entries Gold: Melange A Trois, Nebraska Brewing Co., La Vista, NE Gold: Garden Party, Free State Brewing Co., Lawrence, KS Silver: Batch 666: Sympathy For The Devil, Sun King Brewing Co., Indianapolis, IN Silver: Allergeez, Panther Island Brewing Co., Fort Worth, TX Bronze: Ska Face, SKA Brewing, Durango, CO Bronze: Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Ale, Aftershock Brewing Co., Temecula, CA Category: 27 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout - 128 Entries Category: 10 Chocolate Beer - 65 Entries Gold: Ctayt, AC Golden Brewing Co., Golden, CO Gold: The Velvet Hog, TAPS Fish House & Brewery - Corona, Corona, CA Silver: Sherry Ink, Rhinegeist Brewing, Cincinnati, OH Silver: El Toro Coco Chocolate Stout, El Toro Brewing Co., Morgan Hill, CA Bronze: Dosvidanya, DESTIHL - Champaign, Champaign, IL Bronze: Wonka Bar, Mispillion River Brewing, Milford, DE Category: 28 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer - 137 Entries Category: 11 Coffee Beer - 149 Entries Gold: Veritas 015, The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA Gold: Zumbar Chocolate Coffee Imperial Stout, New English Brewing Co., San Diego, CA Silver: 24 Frames Per Second, Our Mutual Friend Malt & Brew, Denver, CO Silver: Mocha Machine, Beachwood BBQ & Brewing, Long Beach, CA Bronze: Sour Opal, Firestone Walker Barrelworks, Buellton, CA Bronze: Bacon and Eggs, Pizza Port Ocean Beach, San Diego, CA Category: 29 Aged Beer - 38 Entries Category: 12 Specialty Beer - 59 Entries Gold: Big Deluxe, Ritual Brewing Co., Redlands, CA Gold: Hog Cabin, Great South Bay Brewery, Bay Shore, NY Silver: Sasquatch 2014, 903 Brewers, Sherman, TX Silver: Hazelnut Brown Nectar, Rogue Ales, Newport, OR Bronze: Old Diablo, Morgan Territory Brewing, Tracy, CA Bronze: Pack Dog Peanut Butter Ale, Marley’s Brewery & Grille, Bloomsburg, PA Category: 30 Kellerbier or Zwickelbier - 45 Entries Category: 13 Rye Beer - 84 Entries Gold: STS Pils, Russian River Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, CA Gold: Blitzkrieg Bock, Fat Head’s Brewery - Portland, Portland, OR Silver: TAPS Kellerbier, TAPS Fish House & Brewery - Brea, Brea, CA Silver: Concrete Dinosaur, Right Brain Brewery, Traverse City, MI Bronze: Fargo Original, Fargo Brewing Co., Fargo, ND Bronze: Pt. Bonita Rustic Lager, Headlands Brewing Co., Mill Valley, CA Category: 31 Smoke Beer - 57 Entries Category: 14 Honey Beer - 52 Entries Gold: Smoked Märzen, 49th State Brewing Co., Denali National Park, AK Gold: Electric Stinger, The Tap Beer Co., Bloomington, IN Silver: S.S.A., Titletown Brewing Co., Green Bay, WI Silver: Honey Chamomile Wheat, Nexus Brewery, Albuquerque, NM Bronze: Smokie Robbins, Lager Heads Brewing Co., Medina, OH Bronze: Spring Fever, FiftyFifty Brewing Co., Truckee, CA Category: 32 American-Style or International-Style Pilsener - 51 Entries Category: 15 Session Beer - 44 Entries Gold: Rocket 100, The Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co., Austin, TX Gold: BJ’s LightSwitch Lager, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery - Temple, Temple, TX Silver: Mexican Logger, SKA Brewing, Durango, CO Silver: MCA, 21st Amendment Brewery Cafe, San Francisco, CA Bronze: Amend This!, TAPS Fish House & Brewery - Brea, Brea, CA Bronze: Guillaume, Pizza Port Ocean Beach, San Diego, CA Category: 33 German-Style Pilsener - 100 Entries Category: 16 Session India Pale Ale - 161 Entries Gold: Pivo, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA Gold: The Coachman, Societe Brewing Co., San Diego, CA Silver: Pilsner, pFriem Family Brewers, Hood River, OR Silver: Size 4, Steel Toe Brewing, St. Louis Park, MN Bronze: Pilsner, Dry Dock Brewing Co., Aurora, CO Bronze: Nose Candy, Noble Ale Works, Anaheim, CA Category: 34 Bohemian-Style Pilsener - 62 Entries Category: 17 Other Strong Beer - 43 Entries Gold: Shower Beer, Champion Brewing Co., Charlottesville, VA Gold: Ursa Minor, McCoy’s Public House, Kansas City, MO Silver: Bohemian Pilsner, von Trapp Brewing, Stowe, VT Silver: Humboldt Brownie, Mad River Brewing Co., Blue Lake, CA Bronze: Peacemaker Pilsner, Pug Ryan’s Brewing Co., Dillon, CO Bronze: Take Back the Streets, Piece Brewery, Chicago, IL Category: 35 Munich-Style Helles - 55 Entries Category: 18 Experimental Beer - 85 Entries Gold: Bucket Seat Blonde, Garage Brewing Co. & Pizzeria, Temecula, CA Gold: Mystery Airship Imperial Chocolate Porter, New Helvetia Brewing Co., Sacramento, CA Silver: Long Goodbye, Ahnapee Brewery, Algoma, WI Silver: Melt My Brain, Short’s Brewing Co., Elk Rapids, MI Bronze: Goldencold Lager, Susquehanna Brewing Co., Pittston, PA Bronze: Ramjet, Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales, Denver, CO Category: 36 Dortmunder or German-Style Oktoberfest - 48 Entries Category: 19 Fresh or Wet Hop Ale - 34 Entries Gold: Oktoberfest, Fort Collins Brewery & Tavern, Fort Collins, CO Gold: Acequia IPA, Bosque Brewing Co., Albuquerque, NM Silver: Longboard Island Lager, Craft Brew Alliance - Kona Brewery, Kailua Kona, HI Silver: Fresh Hop Superpower IPA, Comrade Brewing Co., Denver, CO Bronze: Helles Lager, Lucky Envelope Brewing, Seattle, WA Bronze: Melvin IPA, Melvin Brewing, Jackson, WY Category: 37 American-Style Lager or Light Lager - 55 Entries Category: 20 Historical Beer - 40 Entries Gold: Coors Banquet, Coors Brewing Co., Golden, CO Gold: Black Eagle Gratzer, Platform Beer Co., Cleveland, OH Silver: Summer Siesta Mexican Lager, Lone Tree Brewing Co., Lone Tree, CO Silver: Dortmunder Adambier, Blue Pants Brewery, Madison, AL Bronze: Southern Girl Lager, Sycamore Brewing, Charlotte, NC Bronze: Snow Drop, Grimm Brothers Brewhouse, Loveland, CO Category: 38 American-Style Cream Ale - 56 Entries Category: 21 Gluten-Free Beer - 24 Entries Gold: Rainier Lager, Pabst Brewing Co., Los Angeles, CA Gold: Watchstander Stout, Ghostfish Brewing Co., Seattle, WA Silver: Olympia, Pabst Brewing Co., Los Angeles, CA Silver: IPA No. 5, Ground Breaker Brewing, Portland, OR Bronze: Nuff, Dale Bros Brewery, Upland, CA Bronze: Ghostfish Grapefruit IPA, Ghostfish Brewing Co., Seattle, WA Category: 39 Vienna-Style Lager - 46 Entries Category: 22 American-Belgo-Style Ale - 71