NASHVILLE, TN – The winners of the 2018 edition of the biannual World Beer Cup were announced earlier this week as part of the Craft Brewers Conference in Nashville. Presented by the Brewers Association, the competition featured 8,234 beers from 2,515 breweries representing 66 countries.
Among the 101 style categories, Canadian breweries were honoured with 14 of the 302 medals that were awarded, including the following:
American-Belgo-Style Ale
Silver: Juxtapose, Four Winds Brewing
Belgian-Style Flanders Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale
Bronze: Flanders Sour Ale, Rebellion Brewing
Belgian-Style Tripel
Silver: 33 Acres of Euphoria, 33 Acres Brewing
Coffee Beer
Bronze: Breakfast of Champions Coffee Lager, Riot Brewing
English-Style Mild Ale
Gold: Working Class Hero Dark Mild, Riot Brewing
Bronze: Black Tusk Ale, Whistler Brewing
Extra Special Bitter
Gold: Old Jalopy Pale Ale, Powell Brewery
French & Belgian-Style Saison
Silver: Bord du Lac, Amsterdam Brewing
Leipzig-Style Gose or Contemporary Gose
Gold: Corvus Lingonberry Lime Gose, Ravens Brewing
Ordinary or Special Bitter
Silver: Kirke, Corsaire Microbrasserie
Rye Beer
Silver: Ryes Against the Machine, Hell’s Basement Brewery
Scotch Ale
Gold: Scotch Ale Wee Heavy, Microbrasserie Gainsbourg
Smoke Beer
Silver: Smoke & Mirrors Imperial Smoked Ale, Coal Harbour Brewing
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer
Silver: Scarlet, Steamworks Brewing
The full list of winners is available on the World Beer Cup website.