2014 U.S. Open

2014 U.S. Open Medal Winners & Grand National Champion

Atlanta, GA (July 4, 2014) – Breweries from Australia to Iceland sent in more than 3,000 beers and ciders representing 81 different categories for the 2014 U.S. Open Beer Championship, the only brewery competition to include professional breweries and award-winning home-brewers. Today, judges from England, Canada, Finland and the U.S. announced the winners.

Wormtown Brewing in Worcester, MA was named Grand National Champion, winning three gold medals and one silver medal. Wormtown uses Massachusetts-grown ingredients in every beer it brews.

Stone Brewing of Escondido, CA tied 2-time Grand National Champion Deschutes Brewery of Bend, OR, for second place honors.

Judging in the U.S. Open Beer Championships is blind; the judges do not know what beers they are tasting.

Gold medal winners during the previous year at the American Homebrewers Association’s National Homebrew Competition also competed. Homebrewer Jeffrey Jantz of Albuquerque, New Mexico won a silver medal for his Rauch Katze Altbier, and Jeff Lewis of Hilliard, Ohio took home a bronze for his Brandy’s Black Lab Schwarzbier.

“We’re excited that one of newest and oldest breweries in the U.S. – and even the oldest in the world – all took home big medals,” said Dow Scoggins, director of the U.S. Open Beer Campionships. “Our grand winner, Wormtown Brewing, was founded in 2010. D.G. Yuengling & Son, founded in 1829 in Pottsville, PA, took home gold and silver. Then, the oldest brewery in the world, Weihenstephaner, founded in 1050 out of Freising, Germany, won two silvers.”

More than 20 international breweries from Iceland, Australia, Canada, Belgium, Germany, Mexico, Brazil, Sweden, Finland and England competed.

For the first time, the U.S. Open also judged three styles of ciders. Boston Beer Company in Boston, MA took home three medals and was named “Cidery of the Year” for its Angry Orchard Ciders.

Other “winners” from The U.S. Open Beer Championship are a local Atlanta Youth Soccer Club, which benefited through the donation of hundreds of ice packs used to pack and deliver U.S. Open Beer entries.

Top 10 Breweries 2014
The top 10 breweries based on the number of beers placing first (3 points), second (2 points) or third (1 points) are:

1. Wormtown Brewing – Massachusetts
2. Stone Brewing – California
2. Deschutes Brewery – Oregon
4. Blue Point Brewing – New York
4. Sprecher Brewing – Wisconsin
4. Black Tooth Brewing – Wyoming
4. Rahr & Sons Brewing – Texas
4. Reuben’s Brews – Washington
4. Boston Beer Company – Massachusetts
9. Green Bench Brewing – Florida
9. Peticolas Brewing – Texas
9. Big Island Brewhaus – Hawaii

The judges also named a “Judges Award” for the top ten “Most Creative Names.” Among the favorites:

Razzberry Princess Yum Yum
The Holly Hand Greade Quad
The Dogfather
Nerd Alert Summer Ale
Mr. Winky Brown Ale
Vienna Waits for You
The Princess Wears Girl Pants IPA
the Kimmie, the Yink and the Holy Gose
Zed the Zorcerer
Kiss My Irish Stout

2014 United States Open Medal Winners

Golden or Blonde ale
GOLD – Sweetwater 420 – Sweetwater Brewing – Georgia
SILVER – High Road Everyday Ale – Badger Hill Brewing – Minnesota
BRONZE – Golden Warrior – Valholl Brewing Company – Washington

English Summer Ale
GOLD – Twilight Summer Ale – Deschutes Brewery – Oregon
SILVER – This Season’s Blonde – Aspen Brewing Company – Colorado
SILVER – Lil Sunshine Golden Ale – Latitude 42 Brewing – Michigan
BRONZE – Nerd Alert – Monday Night Brewing – Georgia

English Pale Ale
GOLD – Ballast Point Pale Ale – Ballast Point Brewing – California
SILVER – Horseshoe Bend Pale Ale – Grand Canyon Brewing – Arizona
BRONZE – Shooter Pale Ale – City Star Brewing – Colorado

IPA
GOLD – Ethos – Tallgrass Brewing Company – Kansas
SILVER – Hoptical Illusion – Blue Point Brewing – New York
BRONZE – Devil’s Triangle – Florida Beer Company – Florida

Imperial IPA
GOLD – Hopulence – Wormtown Brewery – Massachusetts
SILVER – Hoptologist – Knee Deep Brewing – California
BRONZE – Double Battle Axe – Kelsen Brewing – New Hampshire

Bitter
GOLD – Wisco Disco – Stillmank Brewing – Wisconsin
SILVER – Mill Gap English Bitter – Neustadt Springs Brewery – Canada
BRONZE – Ordinary Bitter – Wolf HIlls Brewing – Virginia

ESB
GOLD – Minnesota Special Bitter – Badger Hill Brewing – Minnesota
SILVER – Echo Sierra Bravo – Old Rail Brewing – Louisiana
BRONZE – Calico – Ballast Point Brewing – California

English Mild Ale
GOLD – Sliding Rock Ale – BearWaters Brewing – North Carolina
SILVER – Ever Ard – Neustadt Springs Brewery – Ontario
BRONZE – Mill Race Mild – Grand River Brewing – Ontario

Brown ale
GOLD – Bunyan Badger – Badger State Brewing – Wisconsin
SILVER – County Dark Ale – Wellington Brewery – Ontario
BRONZE – Bald Eagle Brown – RJ Rockers Brewing – South Carolina

Porter
GOLD – Black Butte Porter – Deschutes Brewery – Oregon
SILVER – Port Jeff Porter – Port Jeff Brewing – New York
BRONZE – Double Decker – Brewing Bus Brewing – Florida

Robust Porter
GOLD – Night Watchman – City Star Brewing – Colorado
SILVER – Deadeye Jack – Lonerider Brewing – North Carolina
BRONZE – Velvet Hammer Vanilla Porter – Lake Bluff Brewing – Illinois

Classic Irish Dry Stout
GOLD – Irish Stout – Sprecher Brewing – Wisconsin
SILVER – Kiss my Irish Stout – Lynnwood Brewing – North Carolina
BRONZE – Classic Dry Irish Stout – Reuben’s Brews – Washington

Foreign Stout
GOLD – Worthog Stout – Bootstrap Brewing – Colorado
SILVER – Elda M – No Label Brewing – Texas
BRONZE – White Street Stout – White Street Brewing – North Carolina

American Stout
GOLD – Stumpy Ridge Stout – Black Tooth Brewing – Wyoming
SILVER – Obsidian Stout – Deschutes Brewery – Oregon
BRONZE – LUNA LLENA – Santa Fe Beer Factory – Mexico

Cream Stout
GOLD – Cigar City Brunch – Cigar City Brewpub – Florida
SILVER – Secret Stache Stout – Finch’s Beer Company – Illinois
BRONZE – Sweet Stout – Motorworks Brewing – Florida

Oatmeal Stout
GOLD – Alaskan Oatmeal Stout – Alaskan Brewing Company – Alaska
SILVER – The Poet – New Holland Brewing – Michigan
BRONZE – Blue Point Oatmeal Stout – Blue Point Brewing – New York

Imperial Stout
GOLD – Zhukov’s Imperial Stout – Cigar City Brewing – Florida
GOLD – Stone Imperial Russian Stout – Stone Brewing – California
SILVER – Long, Dark Voyage to Uranus – Sawdust City Brewing – Canada
BRONZE – Black Xantus – Humboldt Brewing – California

Old Ale
GOLD – Jackhammer – Arbor Brewing Company – Michigan
SILVER – Iron Duke – Wellington Brewery – Canada
BRONZE – Brewmaster Strong – Niagara College Teaching Brewery – Canada

Barley Wine
GOLD – Beard Envy – Red Brick Brewing – Georgia
GOLD – Stentorian – Valiant Brewing – California
SILVER – Old Howling Bastard – Blue Point Brewing – New York
BRONZE – Hangman – Lonerider Brewing – North Carolina

Scottish Ale
GOLD – Scotch Ale – Guadalupe Brewing – Texas
SILVER – Kilt Lifter – Pike Brewing – Washington
BRONZE – Scottish Pale Ale – Neustadt Springs Brewery – Canada

Strong Scottish Ale
GOLD – Iron Thistle – Rahr & Sons Brewing – Texas
SILVER – Old Chub – Oskar Blues Brewery – Colorado
BRONZE – Wallace, WeeHeavy – The Fort Collins Brewery – Colorado

Irish Red Ale
GOLD – Irish Goodbye – Peticolas Brewing – Texas
SILVER – Rollin Dirty – Brew Bus Brewing – Florida
BRONZE – Irish Red – Rapp Brewing – Florida

American Amber / Red
GOLD – Big Island Red Giant – Big Island Brewhaus – Hawaii
SILVER – Parallel 49 Gypsy Tears Red Ale – 2×4 Brewing – California
BRONZE – Cameron’s Auburn Ale – Cameron’s Brewing – Ontario

Imperial Red Ale
GOLD – G’Knight Imperial Red Ale – Oskar Blues Brewery – Colorado
SILVER – Red Hoppocalypse Imperial Ale – APOCALYPSE ALE WORKS – Virginia
BRONZE – Velvet Hammer – Peticolas Brewing – Texas

American Pale Ale
GOLD – The Public – DC Brau Brewing – Washington DC
SILVER – Cardinal Pale Ale – Nebraska Brewing – Nebraska
BRONZE – 8-Bit Pale Ale – Tallgrass Brewing – Kansas

American IPA
GOLD – Be Hoppier – Wormtown Brewery – Massachusetts
SILVER – Holy Humulus IPA – Big Island Brewhaus – Hawaii
BRONZE – Johnny Hash – Sweetwater Brewing – Georgia

American Brown Ale
GOLD – Paradigm Brown Ale – Kelsen Brewing – New Hampshire
SILVER – American Brown – Reuben’s Brews – Washington
BRONZE – Watership Brown – Red Hare Brewing – Georgia

American-Style Black Ale
GOLD – Malevolent – Nickel Brook Brewing – Ontario
SILVER – Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Black IPA – Stone Brewing – California
BRONZE – Black Falls – White Street Brewing – North Carolina
BRONZE – Cowboy in Black – LoneRider Brewing – North Carolina

Altbier
GOLD – ALTitude Red Ale – Front Range Brewing – Colorado
SILVER – Rauch Katze – Jeffrey Jantz – New Mexico
BRONZE – AMB Common – Appalachian Mountain Brewery – North Carolina

German Kolsch
GOLD – Full Circle – New Holland Brewing – Michigan
SILVER – Keene Kolsch – Elm City Brewing – New Hampshire
BRONZE – Green & Gold Kolsch – Widmer Brothers Brewing – Oregon

German Wheat
GOLD – Yuengling Summer Wheat – D.G. Yuengling & Son – Pennsylvania
SILVER – Weihenstephan Vitas – Weihenstephan – Germany
BRONZE – Dragons Breath – Bayern Brewing – Montana

German Hefeweizen
GOLD – Bliss – Arbor Brewing Company – Michigan
Silver – Hefeweissbier – Weihenstephan – Germany
BRONZE – WaterKeeper – Sweetwater Brewing – Georgia
BRONZE – Howling Wolf Weisse Bier – Grand Teton Brewing – Idaho

French / Belgian Saison
GOLD – Wild Flowers – Elevation Beer Company – Colorado
SILVER – ALS Farmhouse Fundraiser – Wormtown Brewery – Massachusetts
BRONZE – Homesteader Farmhouse Ale – Front Range Brewing – Colorado

Belgian Pale Ale
GOLD – The Citizen – DC Brau Brewing – Washington DC
SILVER – Criterion – Valiant Brewing – California
BRONZE – White Hatter – New Holland Brewing – Michigan

French / Belgian Ale
GOLD – Biere de Miele – Wormtown Brewery – Massachusetts
SILVER – Cuvee du Trolles – Brasserie Dubuisson Frères – Belgium
BRONZE – La Dame du Lac – Lakewood Brewing – Texas

Belgian Dubbel
GOLD – Texas Honey Ale – Belgian Style – Guadalupe Brewing – Texas
SILVER – Mons Dubbel d’Abbaye – Belgh Brasse – Canada
BRONZE – Abbey Dubbel – Elm City Brewing – New Hampshire

Belgian Tripel
GOLD – The Third Man – Brasserie Saint James – Nevada
SILVER – Calavera Ofrenda 2013 – Cerveceria Calavera – Mexico
BRONZE – Trinity Tripel – Forked River Brewing – Ontario

Belgian Quadrupel
GOLD – Samuel Adams Tetravis – Boston Beer Company – Massachusetts
SILVER – Inspiration – Community Beer – Texas
BRONZE – Axiom – Valiant Brewing – California

Belgian Lambic
GOLD – Lindeman’s Peche – Lindemans Brewery – Belgium
SILVER – Flag Stop Series #2 – Denali Brewing – Alaska
BRONZE – Samuel Adams American Kriek – Boston Beer Company – Massachusetts

Belgian Witbier
GOLD – Weeping Willow Wit – Mother Earth Brewing – North Carolina
SILVER – Poulsbo Abbey Wit – Valholl Brewing – Washington
BRONZE – Whitey – Swamp Rabbit Brewery – South Carolina

American Light
GOLD – Kraftig Light – William K Busch Brewing – Missouri
SILVER – Yuengling Light – D.G. Yuengling & Son – Pennsylvania
BRONZE – Miners Golden – Choc Beer Company – Oklahoma

American Lager / Pilsener
GOLD – Full Sail Session Premium Lager – Full Sail Brewing – Oregon
SILVER – Grain Belt Premium – August Schell Brewing – Minnesota
BRONZE – Bowes Double Dry – Broue Alliance – Canada

American Premium Lager
GOLD – Kraftig Lager – William K Busch Brewing – Missouri
SILVER – Crescendo – Valiant Brewing – California
BRONZE – McCoy – Broue Alliance – Canada

American Amber/California Common
GOLD – American Amber Lager – Santa Fe Beer Factory – Mexico
SILVER – Toasted Lager – Blue Point Brewing – New York
BRONZE – National Common – Red Hare Brewing – Georgia

Bohemian Pilsener
GOLD – Saranac Wild Hop Pils – Saranac Brewing – New York
SILVER – Summer Pils – Sprecher Brewing – Wisconsin
BRONZE – Golden Pilsner – Morgan Street Brewery – Missouri

German Lager / Pilsener
GOLD – Soaring Eagle Pilsner – Feather Falls Casino Brewing – California
SILVER – American Pilsner – Grand Canyon Brewing – Arizona
SILVER – Breggren Beer Pilsen Extra – BERGGREN BIER – Brazil
BRONZE – Couch Lager – Burnside Brewing – Oregon

Munchner Helles, Light
GOLD – Bikini Blonde Lager – Maui Brewing – Hawaii
SILVER – When Helles Freezes Over – Morgan Street Brewing – Missouri
BRONZE – Lake House – Capital Brewery – Wisconsin

Munchner Dunkel / Dark
GOLD – Full Sail Session Black Lager – Full Sail Brewing – Oregon
SILVER – Capital Dark – Capital Brewery – Wisconsin
BRONZE – Sir Dunkle Dark Lager – Berghoff Brewery – Wisconsin

Marzen / Oktoberfest
GOLD – City Fest – Brewzzi City Place – Florida
SILVER – Oktoberfest – Black Tooth Brewing – Wyoming
BRONZE – Oktoberfest – Rahr & Sons Brewing – Texas

Schwarzbier
GOLD – Black Bear – Morgan Street Brewing – Missouri
SILVER – Black Duke – Brewzzi City Place – Florida
BRONZE – Brandy’s Black Lab Lager – Jeff Lewis – Ohio

Bock/Maibock
GOLD – Point St. Benedicts – Stevens Point Brewery – Wisconsin
SILVER – Samuel Adams Double Bock – Samuel Adams Cincinnati Brewery – Ohio
BRONZE – Mele Mai Bock – Big Island Brewhaus – Hawaii

Dopple / Strong Bock
GOLD – The Regulator – Rahr & Sons Brewing – Texas
SILVER – Celebrator Doppelbock – Ayinger – Germany
BRONZE – The Regulator – Sun King Brewing – Indiana

Baltic Porter
GOLD – Sinebrychoff Porter – Oy Sinebrychoff – Finland
SILVER – Okocim Porter – Browar Okocim S.A. – Poland
BRONZE – Baltic Porter – Elm City Brewing Company – New Hampshire

American Cream Ale
GOLD – El Toro – Fullsteam Brewery – North Carolina
SILVER – Whate Blaze Honey Cream Ale – Wolf HIlls Brewing Company – Virginia
BRONZE – Cameron’s Cream Ale – Cameron’s Brewing – Ontario

American Wheat
GOLD – Rock Ryder – Lakewood Brewing – Texas
SILVER – Harley’s Ol’ One Eye Honey Wheat – City Star Brewing – Colorado
BRONZE – Baaad Boy – 3 Sheeps Brewing – Wisconsin

American Specialty Wheat
GOLD – Snap Shot – New Belgium Brewing – Colorado
SILVER – Samuel Adams Summer Ale – Samuel Adams Pennsylvania Brewery
BRONZE – 16 – Sweetwater Brewing – Georgia

Fruit Beer
GOLD – Red Whitey – Swamp Rabbit Brewery – South Carolina
SILVER – Grape Schism – Soaring Wings Brewing – Nebraska
BRONZE – Blueberry Ale – Wachusett Brewing – Massachusetts

Vegetable beer
GOLD – Samuel Adams Fat Jack – Samuel Adams Cincinnati Brewery – Ohio
SILVER – Carver – Fullsteam Brewery – North Carolina
BRONZE – Honey Jalepeno Blonde Ale – Big Top Brewing Company – Florida

Herb and Spice beer
GOLD – Ewephoria – 3 Sheeps Brewing – Wisconsin
SILVER – Mill Street Vanilla Porter – Mill Street Brewery – Canada
BRONZE – White Mountain Porter – Big Island Brewhaus – Hawaii

Chocolate / Cocoa Beer
GOLD – Samuel Smith’s Organic Chocolate Stout – Samuel Smith Brewery – England
SILVER – Shake Chocolate Porter – Boulder Beer Company – Coloardo
BRONZE – Pistols at Dawn – LoneRider Brewery – North Carolina

Coffee beer
GOLD – Cubano Espresso – Cigar City Brewing – Florida
SILVER – Big RICCS – Tallgrass Brewing – Kansas
BRONZE – Moonlight Drive – Southbound Brewing – Georgia

Rye / Roggen Beer
GOLD – Roggenbier – Reuben’s Brews – Washington
SILVER – Spring Rye – Burnside Brewing – Oregon
BRONZE – RastafaRye Ale – Blue Point Brewing – New York

Smoked / Rauch beer
GOLD – Antigoon’s Revenge – Lakewood Brewing – Texas
SILVER – Rauchbier – Brasserie Saint James – Nevada
BRONZE – Matt’s Burning Rosids – Stone Brewing – California
BRONZE – Smoked Märzen – The Fort Collins Brewery – Colorado

Barrel Aged
Wood / Barrel aged pale beer
GOLD – Saison de Banc Vert – Green Bench Brewing – Florida
SILVER – Innis & Gunn Toasted Oak IPA – Scotland
BRONZE – Batch #1 – Mystery Brewing – North Carolina

Wood / Barrel aged dark beer
GOLD – Barrel Aged Savannah Brown Ale – Coastal Empire Beer – Georgia
SILVER – Innis & Gunn Rum Aged – Innis & Gunn – Scotland
BRONZE – Bourbon Barrel Aged Winter Warmer – Rahr & Sons Brewing – Texas

Wood / Barrel aged strong beer
GOLD – Utopias – Boston Beer Company – Massachusetts
SILVER – Kalamity – Bent Brewstillery – Minnesota
BRONZE – The Trojan Barrel – Cherry Street Brewing Cooperative – Georgia
BRONZE – Melange a Trois – Nebraska Brewing – Nebraska

Wood/Barrel-Aged Strong Stout
GOLD – Silent Night – Mother Earth Brewing – North Carolina
SILVER – The Dogfather – Laughing dog Brewing – Idaho
BRONZE – 20th Anniversary – Red Brick Brewery – Georgia
BRONZE – Kentucky Bastard – Nickel Brook Brewing – Canada

Wood/Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
GOLD – French Oak Rye Sour Brown – Green Bench Brewing – Florida
SILVER – Port Barrel Wee Mac – Sun King Brewing – Indiana
BRONZE – Planette Rouge – Deschutes Brewery – Oregon

Category Special
Aged Beer
GOLD – 2012 Great Scot! – Peticolas Brewing – Texas
SILVER – Auld Heritage – Reuben’s Brews – Washington
BRONZE – Triple Lindy – BIG BEAR BREWING – Florida

Best of Show Organic Beer
GOLD – Samuel Smith’s Organic Cherry Ale – Samuel Smith Brewery – England
SILVER – Foret Saison – Brasserie Dupont – Belgium
BRONZE – Mill Street Organic Lager – Mill Street Brewery – Canada

Out of Bounds Pale Ale
GOLD – Indian Paintbrush IPA – Black Tooth Brewing – Wyoming
SILVER – Insane Rush – Bootstrap Brewing – Colorado
BRONZE – Soul Shine – Starr Hill Brewery – Virginia

Out of Bounds IPA
GOLD – White IPA – Wolf HIlls Brewing – Virginia
SILVER – The Hurricane – Southbound Brewing – Georgia
SILVER – Batch 300 – Dayton Brewing – Ohio
BRONZE – Lorenzini Blood Orange DIPA – Maui Brewing – Hawaii

Experimental Beer
GOLD – Liquid Bliss – Terripan Beer Company – Georgia
SILVER – Vanilla Bean Ascension – Community Beer Co. – Texas
BRONZE – Spring Bloom IIPA: Jerry’s Birthday Batch – Green Bench Brewing – Florida

Specialty / Anything Goes
GOLD – Minorcan Porter – BearWaters Brewing Company – North Carolina
SILVER – Smokey Mountain Schwartz – Appalachian Mountain Brewery – North Carolina
BRONZE – Kiss of the Adder – Neustadt Springs Brewery – Ontario
BRONZE – Beyond – Sprecher Brewing – Wisconsin

Sessions Beer
GOLD – Stone Go To IPA – Stone Brewing – California
SILVER – Wachusett Light IPA – Wachusett Brewing – Massachusetts
SILVER – Zed the Zorcerer – Odd 13 Brewing – Colorado
BRONZE – Big Wave Golden Ale – Kona Brewing – Hawaii

Gluten-Free Beer
GOLD – Shakparo – Sprecher Brewing – Wisconsin
SILVER – Dry Hopped Lager – Green’s Brewery – England
BRONZE – Foret Libro gluten free – DuPont – Belgium

Category Ciders
New World Ciders
GOLD – Traditions Ciderworks 2011 Riverwood Brut – 2 Towns Ciderhouse – Oregon
SILVER – Angry Orchard Green Apple – Boston Beer Company – Massachusetts
BRONZE – The Hatchet – Sonoma Cider – California

English Cider
GOLD – Angry Orchard Tradtional Cider – Boston Beer Company – Massachusetts
SILVER – Ciderboys First Press – Stevens Point Brewing – Wisconsin
Specialty Cider and Perry
GOLD – Ciderboys Peach County – Stevens Point Brewing – Wisconsin
GOLD – Cigar City Cider Homemade Apple Pie – Cigar City Cider and Mead – Florida
SILVER – London Calling – 9041-5522 Quebec – Canada
BRONZE – Angry Orchard Apple Ginger – Boston Beer Company – Massachusetts

Non-Alcoholic
Root Beer
GOLD – Saranac Root Beer – Saranac Brewery – New York
SILVER – Sprecher Rootbeer – Sprecher Brewing – Wisconsin
BRONZE – Point Premium Root Beer – Stevens Point Brewing – Wisconsin

Non-Alcoholic Beer
MADD Virgin Craft Brewed Lager – MADD Virgin Drinks – Canada
Buckler – Heineken Nederland – Netherlands
St. Pauli N.A. – St. Pauli Brauerei – Germany