2018 U.S. OPEN BEER CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS
The 2018 U.S. Open Beer Championship was held in Oxford, OH and breweries from South Carolina to South Korea sent in more than 6,300 beers representing more than 110 different styles for the 2018 U.S. Open Beer Championship. The competition is the only one to include beers from professional breweries and award-winning home-brewers, with judges from England, Canada and the United States. Judging in the U.S. Open Beer Championships is blind; the judges know only the categories (117 categories were judged at this year’s U.S. Open), but they do not know which beers they are tasting.
HERE ARE THE WINNERS FROM THE PEPIN CRAFT TEAM PORTFOLIO:
BY MEDAL
| Gold |
| Blue Point – Toasted Lager |
| Florida Ave – Cucumber Berliner Weisse |
| Motorworks – Mango Habanero IPA |
| Motorworks – Thresher Barley Wine |
| Silver |
| Big Storm – Arcus Pale Ale |
| Motorworks – Pulp Friction Grapefruit IPA |
| Sweetwater – The Woodlands Cambium Barrel Aged Sour |
| Sweetwater – Tropical Lover Berliner Weisse |
| Bronze |
| Green Bench – The Obscure Barrel Aged Barley Wine |
| Green Bench – Thrice Rice Brett Beer |
| Daura – Marzen Damm Near Gluten Free |
BY CATEGORY
| Top 10 Breweries 2018 |
| #9 Motorworks Brewing – Florida |
| American Amber/California Common |
| Gold – Toasted Lager – Blue Point Brewing – New York |
| Berliner-Style Weisse |
| Silver – Tropical Lover – Sweetwater Brewing – Georgia |
| Brett Beer |
| Bronze – Thrice Rice – Green Bench Brewing – Florida |
| English Barley Wine |
| Gold – Thresher – Motorworks Brewing – Florida |
| Near Gluten Free |
| Bronze – Daura Marzen Damm – S.A. Damm – Spain |
| International Style Pale Ale |
| Silver – Arcus Southern Pale Ale – Big Storm Brewing – Florida |
| Out of Bounds IPA |
| Gold – Mango Habanero Snowflake – Motorworks Brewing – Florida |
| Silver – Pulp Friction – Motorworks Brewing – Florida |
| Vegetable Beer |
| Gold – Florida Ave Cucumber Berliner-Weisse – Florida Ave Brewing – Florida |
| Wood/Barrel-Aged Sour Beer |
| Silver – The Woodlands Cambium – Sweetwater Brewing – Georgia |
| Wood/Barrel-Aged Barley Wine |
| Bronze – The Obscure – Green Bench Brewing – Florida |
*Please keep in mind that many of these beers are not yet available for sale