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2015 Great International Beer Festival – Competition Results

Great International Beer & Cider Competition – October 23, 2015 ̶ Providence, RI

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ̶ October 26, 2015

The 19th Annual Great International Beer & Cider Competition was held on Friday, October 23, 2015, in Providence, Rhode Island, one day before the 22nd Annual Great International Beer Festival. Festivals of America produced both events. New England beer newspaper Yankee Brew News was the media sponsor of the competition.

Six hundred eighty (680) beers and ciders from breweries and cideries across the U.S. and from around the world entered the competition. One hundred-twenty (120) professional brewers, beer industry professionals (retail and distribution) and beer journalists acted as judges in a blind tasting format. First, second and third place awards were presented in 59 categories of ales, lagers and ciders. The judges knew only the style and subcategory of each beer and cider.

Since the competition began in 1997, over 2,000 beers and ciders have been judged. The awards were presented during the afternoon session of the beer festival, announced by Yankee Brew News Editor-in-Chief Gregg Glaser. On the floor of the festival, held at the Rhode Island Convention Center, over 3,500 beer lovers were able to sample over 250 beers and ciders.

The 20th Annual Great International Beer & Cider Competition and the 23rd Annual Great International Beer Festival will take place in November 2015 in Providence. The Ninth Annual Great International Spring Beer Festival will take place April 9, 2016, in Providence  ̶  www.beerfestamerica.com.

Great International Beer & Cider Competition – October 23, 2015 ̶ Providence, RI

59 Award Categories

WHEAT – 1A – AMERICAN
1 – Honeyspot Road – Two Roads Brewing – Stratford, CT
2 – Leisure Time Wheat Lager – Jackʼs Abby Brewing – Framingham, MA
3 – Miami Weiss – Franklinʼs Brewery – Hyattsville, MD

WHEAT – 1B – GERMAN
1 – No Limits – Two Roads Brewing – Stratford, CT
2 – Hefeweizen – Kretschmann Brewing – Webster, MA
3 -Zeppelin Hefeweizen – Revival Brewing – Cranston, RI

WHEAT – 1C-D – WEIZENBOCK/DUNKELWEIZEN
1 – Weizenbock – Franklinʼs Brewery – Hyattsville, MD
2 – Weizenbock – Kansas City Bier Co. – Kansas City, MO
3 – Hingham Hay-Rider – Hingham Beer Works – Hingham, MA

LIGHT ALE – 2B-E – MIXED: CREAM ALE/OTHER
1 – Saranac Gev IV Session IPA – FX Matt Brewing – Utica, NY
2 – Flagship – Grey Sail Brewing of RI – Westerly, RI
3 – Daytime – Lagunitas Brewing – Petaluma, CA

LIGHT ALE – 2D ‒ KÖLSCH
1 ‒ Kölsch – Trinity Brewhouse – Providence, RI
2 – Keene Kölsch – Elm City Brewing – Keene, NH
3 – Brewmaster 1635 Kölsch – Newburyport Brewing – Newburyport, MA

LIGHT ALE – 2C – GOLDEN
1 – Big Wave Golden Ale – Kona Brewing – Kailua-Kona, HI
2 – Vineyard Summer Ale – Bad Martha Farmerʼs Brewery, Edgartown, MA
3 – Deckbeer – Northampton Brewing – Northampton, MA

BRITISH/IRISH ALE – 3A – ENGLISH BITTER
1 – Saranac Pale Ale – FX Matt Brewing – Utica, NY
2 – Uncle Bobʼs – Riverwalk Brewing – Newburyport, MA
3 – Old Golden Hen – Greene King / Morland Brewery, Suffolk, UK

BRITISH/IRISH ALE – 3D – SCOTTISH
1 – Belhaven Scottish Oat Ale – Greene King / Morland Brewery, Suffolk, UK
2 – Whole Hog Scotch Ale – Stevens Point Brewery – Stevens Point, WI
3 – Belhaven Scottish Ale – Greene King / Morland Brewery, Suffolk, UK

BRITISH/IRISH ALE – 3B – ENGLISH ESB
1 – Trainʼs Best – Firefly Hollow Brewing – Bristol, CT
2 – Old Speckled Hen – Greene King / Morland Brewery, Suffolk, UK
3 – ESB – Redhook Ale Brewery – Portsmouth, NH

BRITISH/IRISH ALE – 3C – IRISH RED
1 – Samuel Adams Irish Red – Boston Beer Co. – Boston, MA
2 – Red Lantern – Firefly Hollow Brewing – Bristol, CT
3 – Murphyʼs Red Ale – Murphyʼs Brewery, Ireland

AMERICAN PALE ALE – 4A
1 – Stone Path Ale – John Harvardʼs Brew House – Framingham, MA
2 – – Pale Ale – Newburyport Brewing – Newburyport, MA
3 – X.P.A. – Upstate Brewing – Elmira, NY

AMERICAN AMBER ALE – 5A
1 – Moonrise – Firefly Hollow Brewing – Bristol, CT
2 – BRR – Widmer Bros. Brewing – Portland, OR
3 – Santaʼs Private Reserve – Rogue Ales & Spirits – Newport, OR

BLACK IPA – 6A
1 – Route of all Evil – Two Roads Brewing – Stratford, CT
2 – Black Racer – Bear Republic Brewing – Cloverdale, CA
3 – Cantankerous Crow – Gardner Ale House – Gardner, MA

IPA – 6B
1 – Battle Axe IPA – Kelsen Brewing – Derry, NH
2 – Juggernaut IPA – Northampton Brewing – Northampton, MA
3 – Greyhound IPA – Northampton Brewing – Northampton, MA

BROWN/COPPER ALE – 7A – AMERICAN BROWN
1 – Paradigm Brown Ale – Kelsen Brewing – Derry, NH
2 – Leaf Raker – Mankato Brewing – North Mankato, MN
3 – Pecan Brown Ale – Main Street Brewing – Belleville, IL

BROWN/COPPER ALE – 7B-C-D-E – MIXED: ENGLISH MILD/NORTHERN BROWN/GERMAN ALT
1 – Squeaky Bike Nut Brown Ale – Moab Brewery – Moab, UT
2 – Anacostia Ale – Franklinʼs Brewery – Hyattsville, MD
3 – Harvest Brown Ale – Brü Rm. @ BAR – New Haven, CT

PORTER – 8A – BROWN
1 – Black Butte Porter – Deschutes Brewery – Bend, OR
2 – UBU Ale – Lake Placid Brewing – Lake Placid, NY
3 – MV Porter – Bad Martha Farmerʼs Brewery, Edgartown, MA

PORTER – 8B – ROBUST
1 – Porter – Appalachian Mountain Brewery – Boone, NC
2 – Raincloud Robust Porter – Foolproof Brewing – Pawtucket, RI
3 – Hingham Smoked Porter – Hingham Beer Works – Hingham, MA

STOUT – 9A
1 – Granite Stout – 603 Brewery – Londonderry, NH
2 – Black Cat Stout – Northampton Brewing – Northampton, MA
3 – The Raffi – Tilted Barn Brewery – Exeter, RI

LAGER – 10A – BOHEMIAN PILSNER
1 – Czechvar Lager – Budějovický Budvar, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
2 – Bohemian Pils – Von Trapp Brewing – Stowe, VT
3 – Bohemia – Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma, Mexico

LAGER – 10B – CONTINENTAL PILSNER
1 – Pepperell Pilsener – Banded Horn Brewing – Biddeford, ME
2 – Olʼ Factory Pils – Two Roads Brewing – Stratford, CT
3 – Pilsner – Paradox Brewery – Schroon Lake, NY

LAGER – 10D – HELLES
1 – Kato Beer – Mankato Brewing – N. Mankato, MN
2 – Longboard Lager – Kona Brewing – Kailua-Kona, HI
3 – House Lager – Jackʼs Abby Brewing – Framingham, MA

LAGER – 10E – PREMIUM LAGER
1 – Birra Moretti – Birra Moretti Brewery – Udine, Italy, Italy
2 – Lager – Narragansett Brewing – Providence, RI
3 – Moosehead Lager – Moosehead Breweries – Saint John, NB, Canada

LAGER – 10F – DORTMUNDER/OTHER
1 – Wet Hop Pilz – Blue Point Brewing – Patchogue, NY
2 – Lagerhaus – Fort Hill Brewery – Easthampton, MA
3 – None awarded

AMBER/DARK LAGER – 11A – AMBER
1 – Toasted Lager – Blue Point Brewing – Patchogue, NY
2 – Red Flag – Fort Hill Brewery – Easthampton, MA
3 – Saranac Adirondack Lager – FX Matt Brewing – Utica, NY

AMBER/DARK LAGER – 11C – DUNKEL
1 – Dunkel – Kansas City Bier Co. – Kansas City, MO
2 – Rufous – Gardner Ale House – Gardner, MA
3 – Dorfbier – Urban Chestnut brewing – St. Louis, MO

AMBER/DARK LAGER – 11D – SCHWARZBIER
1- Smoke & Dagger – Jackʼs Abby Brewing – Framingham, MA
2 – Anniversary Lager – Main Street Brewing – Belleville, IL
3 – Conundrum – Northampton Brewing – Northampton, MA

AMBER/DARK LAGER – 11B-E-F – MIXED: BOCK-VIENNA-OTHER
1 – Dead Guy – – Rogue Ales & Spirits – Newport, OR
2 – Session Fest – Full Sail Brewing – Hood River, OR
3 – Festbier – Kansas City Bier Co. – Kansas City, MO

OKTOBERFEST – 12A
1 – Oktoberfest – Wormtown Brewing – Worcester, MA
2 – Fest Lager – Paradox Brewery – Schroon Lake, NY
3 – Samuel Adams Octoberfest – Boston Beer Co. – Boston, MA

STRONG – 13B – BARLEYWINE
1 – Brewmaster 1635 American Barleywine – Newburyport Brewing – Newburyport, MA
2 – Old Bawdy Barleywine – Pike Brewing – Seattle, WA
3 – Tenebris – Adroit Theory Brewing – Purcellville, VA

STRONG – 13C – BELGIAN DARK STRONG
1 – 21st Anniversary Ale – Marthaʼs Exchange – Nashua NH
2 – Rococo Belgian Dark Strong – Relic Brewing – Plainville, CT
3 – Scaldis Amber – Brouwerij Dubuisson, Pipaix Belgium

STRONG – 13D – BELGIAN DUBBEL/TRIPEL
1 – Abbey Dubbel – Elm City Brewing – Keene, NH
2 – Tripel Fish – Roosterfish Brewing – Watkins Glen, NY
3 – Belgian Tripel – Gardner Ale House – Gardner, MA

STRONG – 13F – DOUBLEBOCK
1 – Samuel Adams Doublebock – Boston Beer Co. – Boston, MA
2 – Henryʼs Farm – Two Roads Brewing – Stratford, CT
3 – Liberator Doublebock – Thomas Hooker Brewing – Bloomfield, CT

STRONG – 13H – IMPERIAL IPA
1 – The Chosen One Double IPA – Tilted Barn Brewery – Exeter, RI
2 – Prospect – Foley Bros. Brewing – Brandon, VT
3 – Canal Street Big Boy – Boston Beer Works – Boston, MA

STRONG – 13L – RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT
1 – Igorʼs Dream – Two Roads Brewing – Stratford, CT
2 – Darkness – Trinity Brewhouse – Providence, RI
3 – Russian Imperial Stout – Stone Brewing – Escondido, CA

STRONG – 13L – SCOTCH ALE
1 – Boʼs Scotch Ale – Millyʼs Tavern – Manchester, NH
2 – Highland Hugh – Franklinʼs Brewery – Hyattsville, MD
3 – Perryʼs Revenge – Cottrell Brewing – Pawcatuck, CT

STRONG – 13M – OTHER
1 – Golden Delicouse – Captain Lawrence Brewing – Elmsford, NY
2 – Smashed Pumpkin – Shipyard Brewing – Portland, ME
3 – 97 Pound Weakling – Franklinʼs Brewery – Hyattsville, MD

STRONG – 13A-E-I-J – MIXED: BALTIC PORTER-BELGIAN GOLDEN STRONG-IMPERIALPILS-OLD ALE
1 – Prattʼs Strong Ale – Wormtown Brewing – Worcester, MA
2 – Fenway Redeemer – Boston Beer Works – Boston, MA
3 – Innesmouth Olde Ale – Narragansett Brewing – Providence, RI

SOUR/WILD BEERS – 14A – AMERICAN
1 – Urban Funk – Two Roads Brewing – Stratford, CT
2 – Samuel Adams Kosmic Mother Funk Grand Cru – Boston Beer Co. – Boston, MA
3 – Psychedelic Smokehouse – Franklinʼs Brewery – Hyattsville, MD

SOUR/WILD BEERS – 14B – BERLINER WEISSE
1 – Chambord du Nord – Framingham Beer Works – Framingham, MA
2 – Berliner Weisse – Wormtown Brewing – Worcester, MA
3 – Krazy Pucker – Two Roads Brewing – Stratford, CT

SOUR/WILD BEERS – 14C – FLANDERS RED BROWN
1 – Philsamic – Two Roads Brewing – Stratford, CT
2 – Samuel Adams Stony Brook Red – Boston Beer Co. – Boston, MA
3 – The Dissident – Deschutes Brewery – Bend, OR

SOUR/WILD BEERS – 14D – FRUIT LAMBIC
1 – Kriek – Two Roads Brewing – Stratford, CT
2 – LambickX – Brouwerij De Troch, Wambeek, Belgium
3 ‒ None awarded

SOUR/WILD BEERS – 14E – LAMBIC
1 – Gueuze – Two Roads Brewing – Stratford, CT
2 – Viking Froach Scottish Sour – D9 Brewing – Cornelius, NC
3 – Ezekiel 25:17 Black Sour – D9 Brewing – Cornelius, NC

BELGIAN/FRENCH – 15A – WITBIER
1 – Worcesterʼs Bravest – Wormtown Brewing – Worcester, MA
2 – Plum Island White – Newburyport Brewing – Newburyport, MA
3 – Inedit Damm – Cervecería Damm – Barcelona, Spain

BELGIAN/FRENCH – 15B – BELGIAN PALE ALE
1 – Belgian Style Pale Ale – Bronx Brewery – Bronx, NY
2 – Affligem Blonde – Brouwerij De Smedt/Brouwerij Affligem, Opwijk, Belgium
3 – Tenacious Belgian IPA – Thomas Hooker Brewing – Bloomfield, CT

BELGIAN/FRENCH – 15C – BIERE DE GARDE
1 – Red Devils – Trinity Brewhouse – Providence, RI
2 – Holiday Ale – Two Roads Brewing – Stratford, CT
3 – Bière de Garde – Roosterfish Brewing – Watkins Glen, NY

BELGIAN/FRENCH – 15E – BELGIAN BLONDE
1 – Spencer Trappist Ale – Spencer Trappist Brewery – Spencer, MA
2 – Fuzzy Logic – Portico Brewing – Cambridge, MA
3 – Via Cordis – Two Roads Brewing – Stratford, CT

BELGIAN/FRENCH – 15F – SPECIALTY
1 – Belgeastie Boys – Franklinʼs Brewery – Hyattsville, MD
2 – Apple Brown Betty – Marthaʼs Exchange – Nashua NH
3 – RIPTA Belgian Tripel IPA – Revival Brewing – Cranston, RI

BELGIAN/FRENCH – 15G – SAISON
1 – Workerʼs Stomp – Two Roads Brewing – Stratford, CT
2 – Brewmaster 1635 Saison – Newburyport Brewing – Newburyport, MA
3 – Saison – Bad Martha Farmerʼs Brewery, Edgartown, MA

GLUTEN REDUCED – 16B
1 – Omission IPA – Omission Beer – Portsmouth, NH
2 – Daura Damm – Cervecería Damm – Barcelona, Spain
3 – Omission Pale Ale – Omission Beer – Portsmouth, NH
GLUTEN FREE – 16A
1 – Farmer Willieʼs Alcoholic Ginger Beer – Farmer Willieʼs – Truro, MA
2 – New City Original Ginger Beer – New City Brewery – Easthampton, MA
3 – None awarded

FRUIT/SPICE BEERS – 17A – ALE
1 – Cherry Picker – Franklinʼs Brewery – Hyattsville, MD
2 – Coconut Porter – Maui Brewing – Kihei, HI
3 – Blueberry Wheat – Sea Dog Brewing – Portland, ME

FRUIT/SPICE BEERS – 17B – BELGIAN
1 – Belgian Strawberry – Trinity Brewhouse – Providence, RI
2 – Scaldis Pêche Mel – Brouwerij Dubuisson, Pipaix Belgium
3 – Samuel Adams American Kriek – Boston Beer Co. – Boston, MA

FRUIT/SPICE BEERS – 17C – LAGER
1 – Samuel Adams Porch Rocker – Boston Beer Co. – Boston, MA
2 – Union Station Blueberry – Union Station Brewery – Providence, RI
3 – Pumpkin Lager – Paradox Brewery – Schroon Lake, NY

CIDER – 18A – COMMON
1 – Angry Orchard Crisp Apple Cider – Angry Orchard Cider Co. – Cincinnati, OH
2 – Woodchuck Gumption – Woodchuck Hard Cider – Middlebury, VT
3 – Hard Cider – Cigar City Cider & Mead – Tampa, FL

CIDER – 18B – ENGLISH
1 – Angry Orchard Stone Dry Cider – Angry Orchard Cider Co. – Cincinnati, OH
2 – Angry Orchard Traditional Dry Cider – Angry Orchard Cider Co. – Cincinnati, OH
3 – None awarded

CIDER – 18C – FRENCH
1 – Celt Thirsty Warrior Cider – Groupe Eclore – Brittany, France
2 – None awarded
3 – None awarded

CIDER – 18D – FRUIT
1 – Rambunctious – Cigar City Cider & Mead – Tampa, FL
2 – Pear Cider – Foxcraft Hard Cider – Santa Rosa, CA
3 – Honey Plum Cider – Champlain Orchards – Shoreham, VT

CIDER – 18E – SPECIALTY
1 – Black Jack 21 – Ace Cider Co. – Sebastopol, CA
2 – Strongbow Ginger Hard Apple Cider – H. P. Bulmer, Hereford, England
3 – Macintosh & Maple Cider – Champlain Orchards – Shoreham, VT