Congratulations To Our Winning Partners!
We’re super pumped to call out a few of our partner breweries for their recent wins at competition.
World Beer Cup
Last week at the annual Craft Brewers Conference, judges from around the world adjudicated the premier beer competition: The World Beer Cup. With 8,234 total entries from 2,515 breweries in 66 countries competing across 101 style categories, this year’s iteration of the bi-annual competition was the fiercest ever. Which is why we’re over the moon proud of Lonerider, Golden Road, 10 Barrel, and Hoegaarden for their wins in the following categories:
Category 4: Fruit Wheat Beer
- Gold – Mango Cart, Golden Road Brewing
- Silver – Passionate Envy, 10 Barrel Brewing
Category 54: Berliner-Style Weisse
- Gold – Baywindow, 10 Barrel Brewing
Category 59: Belgian-Style Witbier
- Bronze – Hoegaarden White, Hoegaarden
Category 67: Belgian-Style Tripel
- Bronze – Hoegaarden Grand Cru, Hoegaarden
Category 68: Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale
- Bronze – Julius, Hoegaarden
Category 78: English-Style Brown Ale
- Bronze – Sweet Josie, Lonerider Brewing
Carolina Championship of Beer
Additionally, on April 21st the Carolina Championship of Beer took place at Hickory Hops festival. Aviator Brewing Company and Carolina Brewery both received multiple medals for the following beers:
Gold Medals:
- Aviator Devils Tramping Ground Tripel
- Aviator Black Mamba Oatmeal Stout
- Aviator Pumpkin Beast
- Carolina Brewery Toffee Stout
Silver Medals:
- Aviator 3 Bones Kolsch-Style Ale
- Carolina Brewery Copperline Amber Ale
- Carolina Brewery Oatmeal Porter
- Carolina Brewery Honey Brown Ale
- Carolina Brewery Schwarzbier
Bronze Medals:
- Aviator Hog Wild IPA
- Aviator I Would Go Hawaiian Style IPA
- Carolina Brewery American IPA
- Carolina Brewery Sky Blue Golden Ale
Congratulations to all!