2014 Brewery and Brewer of the Year Awards Small Brewpub and Small Brewpub Brewer of the Year Sponsored by Briess Malt & Ingredients Co. Bastone Brewery, Royal Oak, MI Rockne Van Meter Mid-Size Brewpub and Mid-Size Brewpub Brewer of the Year Sponsored by Brewers Supply Group Brasserie Saint James, Reno, NV Josh Watterson & Matt Watterson 2014 WINNERS LIST Large Brewpub and Large Brewpub Brewer of the Year Sponsored by Country Malt Group Beachwood BBQ & Brewing, Long Beach, CA Category: 1 American-Style Wheat Beer - 31 Entries Julian Shrago & Ian McCall Gold: Red Dawn, Carson’s Brewery, Evansville, IN Silver: Yellow Armadillo, Thirsty Planet Brewing, Austin, TX Very Small Brewing Company and Very Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year Bronze: Amber Waves, 10 Barrel Brewing Co., Bend, OR Sponsored by Brewers Supply Group Draught Works, Missoula, MT Category: 2 American-Style Wheat Beer With Yeast - 44 Entries Draught Works Brew Team Gold: Whitetail Wheat, Montana Brewing Co., Billings, MT Silver: Hefeweizen, Widmer Brothers Brewing Co., Portland, OR Small Brewing Company and Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year Bronze: Wheatfish Wheat Lager, Great Northern Brewing Co., Whitefish, MT Sponsored by O-I Category: 3 American-Style Fruit Beer - 56 Entries Marble Brewery, Albuquerque, NM Gold: Raspberry Stout, Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, Richmond, VA Team Marble Silver: Sleepyhead Passion Fruit, Coda Brewing Co., Aurora, CO Mid-Size Brewing Company and Mid-Size Brewing Company Brewer of the Year Bronze: Apricot, Dry Dock Brewing Co. - North Dock, Aurora, CO Sponsored by MicroStar Keg Management Category: 4 Fruit Wheat Beer - 65 Entries Devils Backbone Brewing Co. - Outpost, Lexington, VA Gold: Apricot Ale, Pyramid Breweries, Seattle, WA DB Brewery Team Silver: Peachy Peach, Pagosa Brewing & Grill, Pagosa Springs, CO Bronze: Wasatch Apricot Hefeweizen, Wasatch Brewery, Park City, UT Large Brewing Company and Large Brewing Company Brewer of the Year Sponsored by Beer Institute Category: 5 Belgian-Style Fruit Beer - 41 Entries AC Golden, Golden, CO Gold: Raspberry Provincial, Funkwerks, Fort Collins, CO AC Golden Brewing Team Silver: Saison en Regalia, Roadhouse Brewing Co., Jackson, WY Bronze: Poire du Pélican, Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR Category: 6 Pumpkin Beer - 52 Entries Gold: Wolaver’s Pumpkin Ale, Otter Creek Brewing Co., Middlebury, VT Category: 23 American-Style Brett Beer - 44 Entries Silver: Spiced Harvest, Old Dominion Brewing Co., Dover, DE Gold: Beltane, Propolis Brewing, Port Townsend, WA Bronze: Whole Hog Pumpkin Ale, Stevens Point Brewery, Stevens Point, WI Silver: Peche ‘n Brett, Logsdon Organic Farm Brewery, Hood River, OR Bronze: Curiosity No. 2, Creature Comforts Brewing Co., Athens, GA Category: 7 Field Beer - 46 Entries Gold: Cucumber Crush, 10 Barrel Brewing Co., Bend, OR Category: 24 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer - 64 Entries Silver: 3 Pepper Ale, Rock Bottom Breweries, Broomfield, CO Gold: Bourbon Barrel Drafty Kilt, Monday Night Brewing, Atlanta, GA Bronze: Elektrick Cukumbahh, Trinity Brewing Co., Colorado Springs, CO Silver: Private Stock #472, Bastone Brewery, Royal Oak, MI Bronze: Reintarnation, Ei8ht Ball Brewing, Newport, KY Category: 8 Herb and Spice Beer - 150 Entries Gold: Basil Beer, Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant, Topeka, KS Category: 25 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer - 107 Entries Silver: Aloha Piña, 5 Stones Artisan Brewery, Cibolo, TX Gold: Lonesome Dove, Sun King Brewery, Indianapolis, IN Bronze: Dawn Patrol Breakfast Stout, Coastal Empire Beer Co., Savannah, GA Silver: Barrel Aged 666: Sympathy for the Devil, Sun King Brewery, Indianapolis, IN Bronze: Buffalo Bock, Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery, Minneapolis, MN Category: 9 Chocolate Beer - 44 Entries Gold: Chocolatized, Pisgah Brewing Co., Black Mountain, NC Category: 26 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer - 65 Entries Silver: Death By Coconut, Oskar Blues Brewery, Longmont, CO Gold: Sour Beer #2, Two Brothers Brewing Co., Warrenville, IL Bronze: Sweet Baby Jesus!, DuClaw Brewing Co., Rosedale, MD Silver: Recolte Du Bois - Apricot, Tahoe Mountain Brewing Co. - Truckee, Truckee, CA Bronze: Yazoo Embrace the Funk “Cherry Deux Rouges”, Yazoo Brewing Co., Nashville, TN Category: 10 Coffee Beer - 116 Entries Gold: Mocha Machine, Beachwood BBQ & Brewing, Long Beach, CA Category: 27 Aged Beer - 22 Entries Silver: Batshit Crazy, MobCraft Beer, Madison, WI Gold: 2012 Great Scot!, Peticolas Brewing Co., Dallas, TX Bronze: Ascension, Community Beer Co., Dallas, TX Silver: Saint Bob’s Imperial Stout ‘07, Canteen Brewhouse, Albuquerque, NM Bronze: Brother Dewey’s Date Night, College Street Brewhouse & Pub, Lake Havasu City, AZ Category: 11 Specialty Beer - 47 Entries Gold: Campfire Stout, High Water Brewing, Chico, CA Category: 28 Kellerbier or Zwickelbier - 48 Entries Silver: Maple Tripple Ale, Lawson’s Finest Liquids, Warren, VT Gold: Gold Beach Lager, Arch Rock Brewing Co., Gold Beach, OR Bronze: Nutcase Peanut Butter Porter, Listermann/Triple Digit Brewing Co., Cincinnati, OH Silver: Surfliner Lager, Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. - Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA Bronze: 18th Rebellion, Horse Thief Hollow, Chicago, IL Category: 12 Rye Beer - 83 Entries Gold: Rye Pale Ale, The Civil Life Brewing Co., St. Louis, MO Category: 29 Smoke Beer - 55 Entries Silver: Rye of the Tiger, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant - Media, Media, PA Gold: Rauchbier, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant - Annapolis, Annapolis, MD Bronze: Rockchuck Rye, Lander Brewing Co., Lander, WY Silver: Smokejumper Smoked Imperial Porter, Left Hand Brewing Co., Longmont, CO Bronze: Alaskan Smoked Porter 2013, Alaskan Brewing Co., Juneau, AK Category: 13 Specialty Honey Beer - 56 Entries Gold: Mampara, Wicked Weed Brewing Funkatorium, Asheville, NC Category: 30 American-Style or International-Style - 41 Entries Silver: Mexican Honey, Indeed Brewing Co., Minneapolis, MN Gold: Pre-Flight Pilsner, Airways Brewing Co., Kent, WA Bronze: Blue Moon Honey Grand Cru, Blue Moon Brewing Co., Denver, CO Silver: Howdy Beer, The Post Brewing Co., Lafayette, CO Bronze: Remain In Light, Cambridge Brewing Co., Cambridge, MA Category: 14 Session Beer - 94 Entries Gold: Oatmeal Stout, Benchmark Brewing Co., San Diego, CA Category: 31 German-Style Pilsener - 75 Entries Silver: Guillaume, Pizza Port Ocean Beach, Ocean Beach, CA Gold: Pivo, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA Bronze: Mosaic Session Ale, Karl Strauss Brewing Co. - La Jolla, La Jolla, CA Silver: STS Pils, Russian River Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, CA Bronze: Tiny Bomb, Wiseacre Brewing Co., Memphis, TN Category: 15 Other Strong Beer - 43 Entries Gold: Double White, Marble Brewery, Albuquerque, NM Category: 32 Bohemian-Style Pilsener - 46 Entries Silver: Shadow of the Moon Imperial Stout, Flossmoor Station Brewing Co., Flossmoor, IL Gold: Class VI Golden Lager, Chama River Brewing Co., Albuquerque, NM Bronze: Aphotic Imperial Porter, High Water Brewing, Chico, CA Silver: Patio Pounding Pilz, LowDown Brewery + Kitchen, Denver, CO Bronze: Double Aught, Bear Republic Brewing Co., Healdsburg, CA Category: 16 Experimental Beer - 79 Entries Gold: Key Lime Pie, Short’s Brewing Co., Elk Rapids, MI Category: 33 Munich-Style Helles - 50 Entries Silver: Redrock Paardebloem, Redrock Brewing Co., Salt Lake City, UT Gold: Golden Export, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, Broomfield, CO Bronze: Black Project #1, Former Future Brewing Co., Denver, CO Silver: Saint Arnold Summer Pils, Saint Arnold Brewing Co., Houston, TX Bronze: Stammtisch Lager, Titletown Brewing Co., Green Bay, WI Category: 17 Fresh or Wet Hop Ale - 34 Entries Gold: Fresh Hop Pallet Jack IPA, Barley Brown’s Brew Pub, Baker City, OR Category: 34 Dortmunder or German-Style Oktoberfest - 26 Entries Silver: Fresh Hop Superpower IPA, Comrade Brewing Co., Denver, CO Gold: The Weasel, CB & Potts Restaurant & Brewery - Highlands Ranch, Highlands Ranch, CO Bronze: Acequia IPA, Bosque Brewing Co., Albuquerque, NM Silver: Rolling Thunder Dortmunder, Snake River Brewing, Jackson, WY Bronze: Move Back, The Sandlot, Denver, CO Category: 18 Indigenous/Regional Beer - 31 Entries Gold: Salmonberry Sour, Bend Brewing Co., Bend, OR Category: 35 American-Style Lager or Light Lager - 32 Entries Silver: Choc Lobster, Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, Rehoboth Beach, DE Gold: Miller Lite, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI Bronze: Sage Fight IPA, Deschutes Brewery, Bend, OR Silver: Coors Light, Coors Brewing Co., Golden, CO Bronze: Coors Banquet, Coors Brewing Co., Golden, CO Category: 19 Historical Beer - 21 Entries Gold: Thurston, New Helvetia Brewing Co., Sacramento, CA Category: 36 American-Style Cream Ale - 43 Entries Silver: White Eagle Smoked Wheat, RAM Restaurant & Brewery - Schaumburg, Schaumburg, IL Gold: Primo, Pabst Brewing Co., Los Angeles, CA Bronze: Poor Richard’s Tavern Spruce, Yards Brewing Co., Philadelphia, PA Silver: Old Style, Pabst Brewing Co., Los Angeles, CA Bronze: Colorado Cream Ale, Station 26 Brewing Co., Denver, CO Category: 20 Gluten-Free Beer - 20 Entries Gold: Dark Ale, Ground Breaker Brewing, Portland, OR Category: 37 Vienna-Style Lager - 48 Entries Silver: Glutart, Bonfire Brewing, Eagle, CO Gold: Danish Red Lager, Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. - Buellton, Buellton, CA Bronze: Liberation Gluten Free, Shine Brewing Co., Boulder, CO Silver: Gumps, Platt Park Brewing Co., Denver, CO Bronze: VTwin, Motorworks Brewing, Bradenton, FL Category: 21 American-Belgo-Style Ale - 69 Entries Gold: White IPA, Badger Hill Brewing, St. Louis Park, MN Category: 38 German-Style Märzen