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2023 World Beer Cup gold-medal winners from the U.S.

Richard Suter
·7 min read

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(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Twenty-seven years after the inaugural event, the World Beer Cup is still going strong, introducing different styles of beer to the masses while handing out the proverbial hardware to breweries across the globe for their best-of-the-best efforts.

Overall, there are 111 beer categories in the competition—hard to believe, but true—which highlights and leaves little doubt as to why it’s considered the “Olympics of beer.”

And if the final tally is any indication, the craft brewers in the United States should toast one for such a collectively incredible job.

Here are the gold-winning U.S. breweries …

Gold: American Wheat Beer

(Neal Huttenhow, the brewmaster for Saddle Mountain Brewing Company, USA TODAY Network)
(Neal Huttenhow, the brewmaster for Saddle Mountain Brewing Company, USA TODAY Network)

Taildragger 5G — Saddle Mountain Brewing Co.

Gold: American-Style Amber Lager

(Noon Whistle Brewing)
(Noon Whistle Brewing)

Bruski — Noon Whistle Brewing

Gold: American-Style Amber/Red Ale

(BattleMage Brewing Co.)
(BattleMage Brewing Co.)

Summon Ifrit — BattleMage Brewing Co.

Gold: American-Style Black Ale or American-Style Stout

(Grains of Wrath Brewing – Portland)
(Grains of Wrath Brewing – Portland)

Falling Up — Grains of Wrath Brewing – Portland

Gold: American-Style Brown Ale

Janet’s Brown Ale — Wondrous Brewing Co.

Gold: American-Style Cream Ale

(Rhinegeist Brewery)
(Rhinegeist Brewery)

Cheetah — Rhinegeist Brewery

Gold: American-Style Imperial Stout

(Chetco Brewing Co.)
(Chetco Brewing Co.)

Block & Tackle Imperial Stout — Chetco Brewing Co.

Gold: American-Style India Pale Ale

(Fat Head’s Brewery & Saloon)
(Fat Head’s Brewery & Saloon)

Head Hunter — Fat Head’s Brewery & Saloon

Gold: American-Style Lager

(FiftyFifty Brewing Co.)
(FiftyFifty Brewing Co.)

Tahoe American Lager — FiftyFifty Brewing Co.

Gold: American-Style Pale Ale

(MadeWest Brewing Co.)
(MadeWest Brewing Co.)

MadeWest Pale — MadeWest Brewing Co.

Gold: American-Style Pilsener

(von C Brewing)
(von C Brewing)

O.G Pils — von C Brewing

Gold: American-Style Sour Ale

(Escape Brewing Co.)
(Escape Brewing Co.)

Poolside Chill — Escape Brewing Co.

Gold: American-Style Strong Pale Ale

(Sunriver Brewing Co.)
(Sunriver Brewing Co.)

Something Dank This Way Comes — Sunriver Brewing Co.

Gold: Australian-Style Pale Ale

(Blue Point Brewing Co.)
(Blue Point Brewing Co.)

Feel Good — Blue Point Brewing Co.

Gold: Belgian-Style Abbey Ale

(Sugar Creek Brewing Co.)
(Sugar Creek Brewing Co.)

Quad — Sugar Creek Brewing Co.

Gold: Belgian-Style Sour Ale

(New Glarus Brewing Co.)
(New Glarus Brewing Co.)

Vintage 2022 — New Glarus Brewing Co.

Gold: Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale

(Schussboom Brewing Co.)
(Schussboom Brewing Co.)

Lit Out From Reno — Schussboom Brewing Co.

Gold: Belgian-Style Tripel

(Redwood Brewing Co.)
(Redwood Brewing Co.)

Nectar Of The Gods — Redwood Brewing Co.

Gold: Belgian-Style Witbier

(Avery Brewing Co.)
(Avery Brewing Co.)

White Rascal — Avery Brewing Co.

Gold: Bohemian-Style Pilsener

(Chainline Brewing Co.)
(Chainline Brewing Co.)

Polaris Pilsner — Chainline Brewing Co.

Gold: Brett Beer

(Cinderlands Beer Co. – Foederhouse)
(Cinderlands Beer Co. – Foederhouse)

Four Threads — Cinderlands Beer Co. – Foederhouse

Gold: British-Style Imperial Stout

(Verboten Brewing & Barrel Project)
(Verboten Brewing & Barrel Project)

Others in Darkness — Verboten Brewing & Barrel Project

Gold: Brown Porter

Brown Porter — Incendiary Brewing Co. – Westbend

Gold: Chili Beer

(Comrade Brewing Co.)
(Comrade Brewing Co.)

Yellow Fever — Comrade Brewing Co.

Gold Medal: Chocolate Beer

(North Brewery – RiNo)
(North Brewery – RiNo)

Midnight Hike River — North Brewery – RiNo

Gold Medal: Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout

(Danville Brewing Co.)
(Danville Brewing Co.)

Lucky Four Leaf — Danville Brewing Co.

Gold: Coffee Beer

(Wolf’s Ridge Brewing – Production Operations)
(Wolf’s Ridge Brewing – Production Operations)

Daybreak — Wolf’s Ridge Brewing – Production Operations

Gold: Coffee Stout or Porter

(Beale’s Beer)
(Beale’s Beer)

Brunch Stout — Beale’s Beer

Gold: Contemporary American-Style Lager

(Columbia Craft Brewing Co.)
(Columbia Craft Brewing Co.)

Macroeconomics — Columbia Craft Brewing Co.

Gold: Contemporary Gose

(COVA Brewing Co.)
(COVA Brewing Co.)

Aloha State of Mind — COVA Brewing Co.

Gold: Dortmunder/Export or German-Style Oktoberfest

(Brick West Brewing Co.)
(Brick West Brewing Co.)

Festbier — Brick West Brewing Co.

Gold: English Mild or Bitter

(Magnitude Brewing Co.)
(Magnitude Brewing Co.)

Drift First — Magnitude Brewing Co.

Gold: English-Style Brown Ale

(Green Cheek Beer Co. – Costa Mesa)
(Green Cheek Beer Co. – Costa Mesa)

Shhhhhh…This Is Ryan’s Award Winning Brown Ale — Green Cheek Beer Co. – Costa Mesa

Gold: Experimental Wood-Aged Beer

(IMBIB Custom Brews)
(IMBIB Custom Brews)

Golden Fungi — IMBIB Custom Brews

Gold: Export Stout

(Atlas Brew Works)
(Atlas Brew Works)

Silent Neighbor — Atlas Brew Works

Gold: Field Beer

(10 Barrel Brewing Co. – Bend Pub)
(10 Barrel Brewing Co. – Bend Pub)

Cucumber Crush — 10 Barrel Brewing Co. – Bend Pub

Gold: Fruit Beer

(Fort Point Beer Co.)
(Fort Point Beer Co.)

Yuzu KSA — Fort Point Beer Co.

Gold: Fruited Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer

(Lamplighter Brewing Co.)
(Lamplighter Brewing Co.)

Margot — Lamplighter Brewing Co.

Gold: German-Style Altbier

(Zipline Brewing Co.)
(Zipline Brewing Co.)

Copper Alt. — Zipline Brewing Co.

Gold: German-Style Bock or Maibock

ChewBOCKa — Confluence Brewing Co.

Gold: German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock

(3rd Planet Brewing)
(3rd Planet Brewing)

Emulator — 3rd Planet Brewing

Gold: German-Style Koelsch

(Sonder Brewing)
(Sonder Brewing)

Voss — Sonder Brewing

Gold: German-Style Maerzen or Franconian-Style Rotbier

(Quarter Celtic Brewpub)
(Quarter Celtic Brewpub)

Capri-derhosen — Quarter Celtic Brewpub

Gold: German-Style Pilsener

(Von Ebert Brewing – Pearl)
(Von Ebert Brewing – Pearl)

Pils — Von Ebert Brewing – Pearl

Gold: German-Style Schwarzbier

(Incendiary Brewing Co. – Westbend)
(Incendiary Brewing Co. – Westbend)

Schwarzbier — Incendiary Brewing Co. – Westbend

Gold: German-Style Wheat Ale

(Bearded Tang Brewery)
(Bearded Tang Brewery)

Kristal Weizen — Bearded Tang Brewery

Gold: Gluten-Free Beer

Ghostfish 8th Anniversary Beer — Ghostfish Brewing Co.

Gold: Golden or Blonde Ale

(Appalachian Mountain Brewery – Boone)
(Appalachian Mountain Brewery – Boone)

Boone Creek Blonde — Appalachian Mountain Brewery – Boone

Gold: Herb and Spice Beer

(Vintage Brewing Co.)
(Vintage Brewing Co.)

Pumpernickel Porter — Vintage Brewing Co.

Gold: Historical Beer

(PIVO Brewery)
(PIVO Brewery)

Decorah Nordic Gruit — PIVO Brewery

Gold: Honey Beer

(10 Barrel Brewing Co. – Bend Pub)
(10 Barrel Brewing Co. – Bend Pub)

BeeLoved — 10 Barrel Brewing Co. – Bend Pub

Gold: Hoppy Lager

(Freetail Brewing Co.)
(Freetail Brewing Co.)

Imagine 14 Years — Freetail Brewing Co.

Gold: Imperial India Pale Ale

(Morgan Territory Brewing)
(Morgan Territory Brewing)

Hoptomic — Morgan Territory Brewing

Gold: International Dark Lager

(Basic City Beer Co.)
(Basic City Beer Co.)

Basic Ought — Basic City Beer Co.

Gold: International India Pale Ale

NZ-Fu! — North Park Beer Co.

Gold: International Lager

(pFriem Family Brewers)
(pFriem Family Brewers)

Japanese Lager — pFriem Family Brewers

Gold: International Pale Ale

(Faction Brewing)
(Faction Brewing)

Pale 586 — Faction Brewing

Gold: International Pilsener

(Horse Thief Hollow Brewing Co.)
(Horse Thief Hollow Brewing Co.)

Little Wing — Horse Thief Hollow Brewing Co.

Gold: Irish-Style Red Ale

(Ursa Minor Brewing)
(Ursa Minor Brewing)

Equanimity — Ursa Minor Brewing

Gold: Juicy or Hazy Imperial India Pale Ale

(Moonraker Brewing Co.)
(Moonraker Brewing Co.)

The Great Coneholio — Moonraker Brewing Co.

Gold: Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale

(Green Cheek Beer Co. – Costa Mesa)
(Green Cheek Beer Co. – Costa Mesa)

Wherever You Go — Green Cheek Beer Co. – Costa Mesa

Gold: Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale

(Icicle Brewing Co.)
(Icicle Brewing Co.)

Alpenhaze — Icicle Brewing Co.

Gold: Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale

(Templin Family Brewing)
(Templin Family Brewing)

Templin Family Squirrel! — Templin Family Brewing

Gold: Mixed-Culture Brett Beer

(Fair Isle Brewing)
(Fair Isle Brewing)

Knitting Circle S3 Batch C — Fair Isle Brewing

Gold: Munich-Style Helles

(Oyster City Brewing Co.)
(Oyster City Brewing Co.)

Tates Helles — Oyster City Brewing Co.

Gold: Oatmeal Stout

(Verboten Brewing & Barrel Project)
(Verboten Brewing & Barrel Project)

Pure Imagination — Verboten Brewing & Barrel Project

Gold: Old Ale or Strong Ale

(AleSmith Brewing Co.)
(AleSmith Brewing Co.)

Olde Ale — AleSmith Brewing Co.

Gold: Other Strong Beer

(Pelican Brewing Co. – Tillamook)
(Pelican Brewing Co. – Tillamook)

Superswell — Pelican Brewing Co. – Tillamook

Gold: Pumpkin Beer

(Backpocket Brewing)
(Backpocket Brewing)

Pumpkin Ale — Backpocket Brewing

Gold: Robust Porter

(DC Brau Brewing Co.)
(DC Brau Brewing Co.)

Penn Quarter Porter — DC Brau Brewing Co.

Gold: Rye Beer

(Spearfish Brewing Co.)
(Spearfish Brewing Co.)

The Hills Have Ryes — Spearfish Brewing Co.

Gold: Scotch Ale

(Beachwood Brewing – Huntington Beach)
(Beachwood Brewing – Huntington Beach)

Full Malted Jacket — Beachwood Brewing – Huntington Beach

Gold: Scottish-Style Ale

(Half Batch Brewing)
(Half Batch Brewing)

The Fulkin — Half Batch Brewing

Gold: Session Beer or Belgian-Style Table Beer

(The Good Society Brewery & Public House)
(The Good Society Brewery & Public House)

First To Fall — The Good Society Brewery & Public House

Gold: Session India Pale Ale

(Bend Brewing Co.)
(Bend Brewing Co.)

Wild Gravity — Bend Brewing Co.

Gold: Smoke Beer

(Resolute Brewing Co.)
(Resolute Brewing Co.)

Unearthing the Orb — Resolute Brewing Co.

Gold: South German-Style Hefeweizen

(Altstadt Brewery)
(Altstadt Brewery)

Altstadt Hefe — Altstadt Brewery

Gold: South German-Style Weizenbock

(Fat Head’s Brewery)
(Fat Head’s Brewery)

AlpenGlow — Fat Head’s Brewery

Gold: Specialty Beer

(Lone Pine Brewing Co. – Portland Taproom)
(Lone Pine Brewing Co. – Portland Taproom)

Imperial Maple Sunday — Lone Pine Brewing Co. – Portland Taproom

Gold: Specialty Berliner-Style Weisse

(10 Barrel Brewing Co. – Bend Pub)
(10 Barrel Brewing Co. – Bend Pub)

Gindulgence — 10 Barrel Brewing Co.

Gold: Strong Porter

(State 48 Brewery)
(State 48 Brewery)

Baltic Porter — State 48 Brewery

Gold: Strong Red Ale

(Fat Head’s Brewery)
(Fat Head’s Brewery)

Bone Head — Fat Head’s Brewery

Gold: Sweet Stout or Cream Stout

(Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant – Greenville)
(Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant – Greenville)

30 E Stout St — Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant – Greenville

Gold: Vienna-Style Lager

(High Point Brewing Co.)
(High Point Brewing Co.)

Ramstein Northern Hills Amber Lager — High Point Brewing Co.

Gold: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer

(Jessup Farm Barrel House)
(Jessup Farm Barrel House)

Ginette — Jessup Farm Barrel House

Gold: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer

(Real Ale Brewing Co.)
(Real Ale Brewing Co.)

Scots Gone Wild — Real Ale Brewing Co.

Gold: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer

(Confluence Brewing Co.)
(Confluence Brewing Co.)

Old Chungus — Confluence Brewing Co.

Gold: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout

(11 Below Brewing Co.)
(11 Below Brewing Co.)

Big Mistake — 11 Below Brewing Co.

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