2018 World Beer Cup® Winners Announced

Don't they usually break down winners by state, too, or does someone else do that? Maybe it just hasn't come out yet?

 

You may be thinking of the GABF winners list. That one you can sort by state:
https://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/the-competition/winners/

 

That's the one. Thanks!

 

Congratulations to Melvin, Altitude and Black Tooth representing Wyoming!

 

Versatility thy name is Firestone Walker- 3 golds and a silver. Pretty damn nice on its own, but they also break down as: Bitter, Kellerbier, APA and sour. Now they need to re-release that APA on its own!

 

Another year, another set of medalists in hotly-contested categories that have sub-4.0 averages or less than 10 ratings on BA... another forum thread full of posts grousing about differences between style guidelines and what "the people" like.

 

Can't tell if you think this is a bad thing, or just just one that prompts complaints?

Which would you personally rather take faith in- BA ratings with more inputs despite some level of various biases, or blind rankings by a handful of trained judges?

 

Pretty much look like Colorado was the overall wiener.. well done, bois

 

I know this wasn't directed at me, but it's a question worth a whole thread of its own. And my answer would be the BA ratings. I find that they're more in line with what I'm looking for, particularly IPAs. I've been underwhelmed by a good amount of GABF and WBC medalists in the IPA/IIPA categories. BA ratings certainly suffer from biases, but some beers became hyped because they were that damn good to begin with.

 

Hmm, was that a misspelling or....?

Cheers!

 

Where's the NE IPA category?

 

Miller Light won best Light Beer in 2016, please tell me how these awards matter?

 

The BA has categories added for the 2018 GABF. A good guess is that WBC 2020 will have those too.

Look up juicy hazy categories.
https://www.brewersassociation.org/resources/brewers-association-beer-style-guidelines/#222

 

Drank the gold medal Revision IPA by chance in Boise a week ago. I can vouch for it that it is an amazing IPA. Feel pretty lucky to have stumbled upon it by accident!

 

That's cool. Little old Loveland Ale Works won a bronze medal for Guava Sour. And Little Machine in Denver (small, relatively new) won the Silver.

Rockyard in Castle Rock won a gold for German-style Pilsener.

 

It's not a surprise any more, but I noted that Bob "Medal Machine" Barrar brewer for 2SP Brewing [and formerly Iron Hill Media] grabbed yet another medal for his "The Russian" imperial stout. Barrar and this beer in particular have consistently won awards over the years well beyond getting lucky.

 

I don't have the final numbers, but it certainly looks like CA is going to be the overall winner. Strong showing from OR as expected. Colorado represents ~29 / 303 medals. Good showing from PA as well.

 

*** our PA

 

Old Style Gets the W I mean gold.. for those who don't get my Wrigley reference.