U.S. Open Beer Championship Winners Announced: Florida Breweries Earn Honors

July 9, 2019: The Annual U.S. Open Beer Championship has announced its 2019 winners. Over 7000 breweries, from across the country and overseas, competed in the event, with entries in more than 130 beer style categories. Based on the individual award counts, the competition also named a "Top Ten" Brewery list. Additional honors went to the "Top 10 Most Creative Beer Names." 

The competition includes winning beers from the American Homebrew Association's National Homebrew Day to compete against entries from professional breweries. According to the U.S. Open Beer Championship, the contest judges more beer styles than any other competition in the world. Several new styles were added this year, including new barrel-aged beers, and Hemp Beer. 

Without further ado, here we go! First of all, congrats to the following Florida breweries for earning Top Ten finishes:

Main & Six Brewing, Jacksonville (No. 7)
Brew Bus Brewing, Tampa (No. 9)
Cigar City Brewing, Tampa (No. 10 tie)

making HEADlines: Florida Breweries Medal at US Open Beer Championship

making HEADlines: Florida Breweries Medal at Annual US Open Beer Championship

July 9, 2018, Oxford OH:

The Annual US Open Beer Championship winners have been announced. Over 6300 entries in over 110 categories were entered in this year's competition, which includes beers from around the world brewed  by professional brewers and award-winning homebrewers.  

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.

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FLORIDA BREWERIES MEDAL AT ANNUAL U.S. OPEN BEER CHAMPIONSHIPS