2013 Brewery and Brewer of the Year Awards Small Brewpub and Small Brewpub Brewer of the Year Sponsored by Briess Malt & Ingredients Co. Gella’s Diner & Lb. Brewing Co, Hays, KS Gerald Wyman Mid-Size Brewpub and Mid-Size Brewpub Brewer of the Year ® WINNERS LIST Beachwood BBQ & Brewing, Long Beach, CA Julian Sarago & Ian McCall Large Brewpub and Large Brewpub Brewer of the Year Sponsored by Brewers Supply Group Pelican Brewing Co, Pacifi c City, OR Darron Welch & Steve Panos Category 1: American-Style Wheat Beer, 31 Entries Brewpub Group and Brewpub Group Brewer of the Year Gold: Shredders Wheat, Baker City Brewing Co., Baker City , OR Sponsored by Brewers Supply Group Silver: American Wheat , Gella’s Diner & Lb. Brewing Co., Hays, KS Rock Bottom Brewery, Broomfi eld, CO Bronze: Super 77 Wheat, Wiley Roots Brewing Co., Greeley, CO Team Rock Bottom Category 2: American-Style Wheat Beer With Yeast, 32 Entries Very Small Brewing Company and Very Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year Gold: American Hefeweizen, Gella’s Diner & Lb. Brewing Co., Hays, KS Baker City Brewing Co, Baker City, OR Silver: Wheatfi sh, Great Northern Brewing Co., Whitefi sh, MT Marks Lanham & Eli Dickison Bronze: Helio Hefeweizen, Red Lodge Ales Brewing Co., Red Lodge, MT Small Brewing Company and Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year Category 3: Fruit Beer, 73 Entries Sponsored by Microstar Keg Management Gold: Golden Knot - Chardonnay, Blue Moon Brewing Co., Denver, CO Devils Backbone Brewing Co - Basecamp, Roseland, VA Silver: Serendipity, New Glarus Brewing Co., New Glarus, WI Jason Oliver Bronze: Sparkleberry Ale, Bell’s Brewery, Galesburg, MI Category 4: Fruit Wheat Beer, 48 Entries Mid-Size Brewing Company and Mid-Size Brewing Company Brewer of the Year Gold: Peachy Peach, Pagosa Brewing & Grill, Pagosa Springs, CO Sponsored by Brewers Supply Group Silver: Bitchin’ Berry, Great Basin Brewing Co. - Reno, Reno, NV Firestone Walker Brewing Co, Paso Robles, CA Bronze: Lilikoi Kepolo, Avery Brewing Co., Boulder, CO Matt Brynildson Category 5: Field Beer or Pumpkin Beer, 91 Entries Large Brewing Company and Large Brewing Company Brewer of the Year Gold: Elektrick Cukumbahh, Trinity Brewing Co., Colorado Springs, CO Sponsored by Beer Institute Silver: Anaheim IPA, Ram Restaurant and Brewery - Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN SandLot, Denver, CO Bronze: Splashing Pumpkin, Great South Bay Brewery, Bay Shore, NY John, Tom, Bill & Addison Category 6: Herb and Spice Beer, 134 Entries Gold: Bitterama, Namaste Brewing at the Whip In, Austin, TX Silver: Chai Milk Stout, Yak & Yeti Restaurant & Brewpub, Arvada, CO Bronze: Elba, Black Star Co-op Pub and Brewery, Austin, TX Category 7: Chocolate Beer, 39 Entries Gold: Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout, Great Divide Brewing Co., Denver, CO Category 22: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer, 117 Entries Silver: The Fix, Elysian Brewing Co., Seattle, WA Gold: Afternoon Delight, Sun King Brewing Co., Indianapolis, IN Bronze: Chocolate Meltdown, Pennsylvania Brewing Co., Pittsburgh, PA Silver: Twisted Trace, Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery, Minneapolis, MN Category 8: Coff ee Beer, 92 Entries Bronze: Barrel-Aged Full Malted Jacket, Beachwood BBQ & Brewing, Long Beach, CA Gold: Panama Joe’s Coff ee Stout, Il Vicino Brewing Co., Albuquerque, NM Category 23: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout, 89 Entries Silver: Barrel-Aged Sump Coff ee Stout, Perennial Artisan Ales, St. Louis, MO Gold: Blot Out the Sun, Three Floyds Brewing Co., Munster, IN Bronze: System of a Stout, Beachwood BBQ & Brewing, Long Beach, CA Silver: Barrel-Aged Narwhal, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico, CA Category 9: Specialty Beer, 31 Entries Bronze: Barrel Aged BORIS The Crusher, Hoppin’ Frog Brewing Co., Akron, OH Gold: Warmer, Hangar 24 Craft Brewery, Redlands, CA Category 24: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer, 76 Entries Silver: Fate Candy Bar Milk Stout, Fate Brewing Co. - Scottsdale, AZ, Scottsdale, AZ Gold: Love Child No. 3, Boulevard Brewing Co., Kansas City, MO Bronze: Pack Dog Peanut Butter Ale, Marley’s Brewery & Grille, Bloomsburg, PA Silver: Dark and Stormy, McKenzie Brew House, Glen Mills, PA Category 10: Rye Beer, 63 Entries Bronze: Pentagram, Surly Brewing Co., Brooklyn Center, MN Gold: LowRyeDer, SweetWater Brewing Co., Atlanta, GA Category 25: Aged Beer, 31 Entries Silver: Rye Smile, Triple Rock Brewery, Berkeley, CA Gold: Lovely, Bend Brewing Co., Bend, OR Bronze: RastafaRye, Blue Point Brewing Co., Patchogue, NY Silver: 2009 Big Black Voodoo Daddy, Voodoo Brewery, Meadville, PA Category 11: Specialty Honey Beer, 40 Entries Bronze: COLOSSAL ONE, Port City Brewing Co., Alexandria, VA Gold: Buzzed Bee Honey Ale, High Sierra Brewing Co., Carson City, NV Category 26: Kellerbier or Zwickelbier, 30 Entries Silver: Midas Touch, Dogfi sh Head Craft Brewery, Milton, DE Gold: Keller Pils, Prost Brewing Co., Denver, CO Bronze: West Bound Braggot, Twisted Pine Brewing Co., Boulder, CO Silver: Surfl iner Lager, Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. - Santa Barbara, Category 12: Session Beer, 56 Entries Santa Barbara, CA Gold: Beer Hunter, Pizza Port Ocean Beach, Ocean Beach, CA Bronze: Progress Pilsner, Market Garden Brewery, Cleveland, OH Silver: MCA, 21st Amendment Brewery, San Francisco, CA Category 27: Smoke Beer, 79 Entries Bronze: Torque, Kinetic Brewing Co., Lancaster, CA Gold: Second Hand Smoke, SandLot, Denver, CO Category 13: Other Strong Beer, 51 Entries Silver: Smokin’ Handsome, Yellow Springs Brewery, Yellow Springs, OH Gold: Mass Rising, Jack’s Abby Brewing, Framingham, MA Bronze: COLOSSAL TWO, Port City Brewing Co., Alexandria, VA Silver: Power Wagon, Big Sky Brewing Co., Missoula, MT Category 28: American-Style or International-Style Pilsener, 29 Entries Bronze: XX Dwarf, Detroit Beer Co., Detroit, MI Silver: Gold Leaf Lager, Devils Backbone Brewing Co. - Basecamp, Roseland, VA Category 14: Experimental Beer, 66 Entries Bronze: Gold Country Pilsner, Auburn Alehouse, Auburn, CA Gold: Hops n’ Roses, Captain Lawrence Brewing Co., Elmsford, NY Category 29: German-Style Pilsener, 56 Entries Silver: Dragon’s Milk Reserve - Smaug’s Breath, New Holland Brewing Co., Holland, MI Gold: Pivo, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA Bronze: Redrock Paardebloem, Redrock Brewery, Salt Lake City, UT Silver: Pilsner, Marble Brewery, Albuquerque, NM Category 15: Fresh Hop Ale, 46 Entries Bronze: Sunshine Pils, Tröegs Brewing Co., Hershey, PA Gold: Cent’s and Censability, Old Town Brewing Co., Portland, OR Category 30: Bohemian-Style Pilsener, 53 Entries Silver: Trail Head, Fat Heads Brewery, Middleburg Heights, OH Gold: Bohemian Pilsner, Ninkasi Brewing Co., Eugene , OR Bronze: Fresh Hop Pallet Jack, Barley Brown’s Brew Pub, Baker City, OR Silver: Czech Pilsner, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, Broomfi eld, CO Category 16: Indigenous Beer, 28 Entries Bronze: Bohemian Pilsner, Mother Earth Brewing, Kinston, NC Gold: Vinland 2, Mystic Brewery, Chelsea, MA Category 31: Munich-Style Helles, 42 Entries Silver: Sage Fight Imperial IPA, Deschutes Brewery Bend Public House, Bend, OR Gold: Helles Festbier, Hoppers Grill & Brewing Co., Midvale, UT Bronze: Poor Richard’s Tavern Spruce, Yards Brewing Co., Philadelphia, PA Silver: Saint Arnold Summer Pils, Saint Arnold Brewing Co., Houston, TX Category 17: Gluten-Free Beer, 14 Entries Bronze: TAPS Helles, TAPS Fish House & Brewery - Brea, Brea, CA Gold: Harvester Brewing IPA No. 1, Harvester Brewing, Portland, OR Category 32: Dortmunder or German-Style Oktoberfest, 29 Entries Silver: Gluten Free, Deschutes Brewery Bend Public House, Bend, OR Gold: Move Back, SandLot, Denver, CO Bronze: Gluten-Free Brown Ale, New Planet Beer Co., Boulder, CO Silver: Oktoberfest, Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. - Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA Category 18: American-Belgo-Style Ale, 81 Entries Bronze: Thunder from Dortmunder, Marble Brewery, Albuquerque, NM Gold: BrickStone Belgo-APA, BrickStone Brewery, Bourbonnais, IL Category 33: American-Style Lager or Light Lager, 42 Entries Silver: Belgo Hoptologist, Knee Deep Brewing Co., Lincoln, CA Gold: Budweiser Select, Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis, MO Bronze: Little Green, Flat Tail Brewing Co., Corvallis, OR Silver: Miller High Life, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI Category 19: American-Style Sour Ale, 31 Entries Bronze: Special Export, Pabst Brewing Co., Los Angeles, CA Gold: Ching Ching, Bend Brewing Co., Bend, OR Category 34: American-Style Cream Ale, 37 Entries Silver: Myrtle, The Commons Brewery, Portland, OR Gold: Natural Ice, Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis, MO Bronze: Red Poppy, The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA Silver: Old Style, Pabst Brewing Co., Los Angeles, CA Category 20: American-Style Brett Beer, 38 Entries Bronze: Rainier, Pabst Brewing Co., Los Angeles, CA Gold: Serenity, Wicked Weed Brewing, Asheville, NC Category 35: Vienna-Style Lager, 30 Entries Silver: Sanctifi cation, Russian River Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, CA Gold: Churchville Lager, Neshaminy Creek Brewing, Croydon, PA Bronze: HopSavant, Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project, Denver, CO Silver: Oktoberfest, Port City Brewing Co., Alexandria, VA Category 21: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer, 49 Entries Bronze: Octoberfest , Sly Fox Brewing Co., Pottstown, PA Gold: Hellshire III, Oakshire Brewing, Eugene, OR Category 36: German-Style Märzen, 51 Entries Silver: Barrel-Aged Frostbite Lager, Ram Restaurant and Brewery - Illinois, Wheeling, IL Gold: Rhinofest, Lost Rhino Brewing Co., Ashburn, VA Bronze: Rum Barrel Belgian Dubbel Style Ale, Three Brothers Brewing, Harrisonburg, VA Silver: Octoberfest, Great American Restaurants, Centreville,