ATLANTA, GA – The winners of the 2013 United States Open Beer Championship were announced earlier this week, and several Canadian breweries – or more specifically, Ontario breweries – took home medals in a pool of more than 2500 beers judged in 68 style categories. In addition, a pair of participating Canadian breweries received awards in two special categories.
Canadian medal winners included the following:
English Summer Ale
SILVER – First Draft Ale – Niagara College
English Pale Ale
BRONZE – S.P.A. – Wellington County Brewing
Imperial IPA
GOLD – Immodest Imperial IPA – Nickel Brook
Bitter
SILVER – Arkell Best Bitter – Wellington County Brewing
BRONZE – Butler’s Bitter – Niagara College
English Mild Ale
GOLD – Everard – Neustadt Springs Brewery
SILVER – Mill Race Mild – Grand River Brewing
Old Ale
BRONZE – Iron Duke – Wellington County Brewing
Barley Wine
SILVER – 2012 Barley Wine – Mill Street Brewery
Scottish Ale
SILVER – Scottish Pale Ale – Neustadt Springs Brewery
Irish Red Ale
BRONZE – GRB IRA – Grand River Brewing
German Alt
SILVER – Ol’ Woody Alt – Sawdust City Brewing
German Wheat
BRONZE – Brewmaster Wheat – Niagara College
American Premium Lager
SILVER – Neustadt Lager – Neustadt Springs Brewery
Marzen / Oktoberfest
SILVER – 456 Marzen Lager – Neustadt Springs Brewery
American Cream Ale
GOLD – Cameron’s Cream Ale – Cameron’s Brewing
Coffee Beer
BRONZE – Coffee Porter – Mill Street Brewery
Wood Barrel Imperial Stout
SILVER – Long Dark Voyage to Uranus – Sawdust City
Thanks to their 1 Gold and 3 Silver medals, Neustadt Springs Brewery was named #4 in the Top 10 Breweries of 2013, and Sawdust City’s Long, Dark Voyage to Uranus took the top spot on the Judges’ Award: Most Creative Names list.
The full list of winners is posted on the US Open Beer Championship website.
Missed.
Wood Barrel Imperial Stout
SILVER – Long Dark Voyage to Uranus – Sawdust Brewing
Thanks, Andrew – I’ll add it now.