July 9, 2018, Oxford OH:
Congratulations to all, and especially to a number of Florida breweries who earned Gold, Silver and Bronze medals.
The Top Ten included a couple of Florida breweries which have somewhat regularly received accolades in various competitions:
4. Cigar City Brewing
9. Motorworks Brewing
The Most Creative Beer Name included "Weapon of Mash Destruction," by Main & Six Brewing, coming in at No. 4.
Gold Medalists from Florida are:
Foreign Stout: Ziko's Rage, 26 Degree Brewing
Cream Stout: 7 Layer Stout, Bowigens Beer Co.
British Imperial Stout: Marshal Zhukov's, Cigar City Brewing
English Barleywine: Thresher (tie), Motorworks Brewing
American Brown Ale: Handsworth, Main & Six Brewing
Belgian Strong Specialty Ale: Bru Man Chu, Fat Point Brewing
American Light: Dreamers, West Palm Beach Brewery
Vegetable Beer: Florida Ave Cucumber Berliner Weisse, Brew Bus Brewing
Coconut Beer: Marshal Zhukov's Imperial Stout, Cigar City Brewing
Chocolate/Cocoa Beer: Somebody Else's Dream, Fort Myers Brewing
Out of Bounds IPA: Mango Habanero Snowflake, Motorworks Brewing
Florida Silver Medalists:
Strong Imperial Brown Ale: Hooter Brown Ale, Oyster City Brewing
Brown Porter: Maduro (tie), Cigar City Brewing
American Amber/Red Ale: A-10, Copperpoint Brewing
International Pale Ale: Arcus Southern Pale Ale, Big Storm Brewing
Rye/Roggen Beer: Ryeght Angle IPA, Fat Point Brewing
Florida Bronze Medalists:
American Pale Ale: Pompano Pale, 26 Degree Brewing
New England/Juicy IPA: WTF (Where's the Filter) (tie), Copperpoint Brewing
Belgian Dubbel: Kodiac, Big Bear Brewing
Coffee Beer: Cold Brew Coffee Lager, Copperpoint Brewing
Wood Barrel-Aged Barleywine: The Obscure, Green Bench Brewing
Experimental Beer: 2018 Hunahpu's Imperial Stout, Cigar City Brewing
Brett Beer: Thrice Rice, Green Bench Brewing
Congratulations! The complete list of all medalists can be found in the link at the top.
Cheers,
Linda Johnson,
Certified Cicerone®
www.brewnymph.com