Virginia Craft Beer Cup 2016 Winners Announced
Virginia Craft Beer Cup Winners Announced at WestRock Tuesday August 16th
Richmond, Va. - The Virginia Craft Brewers Guild hosted the 2016 Virginia Craft Beer Cup Awards Tuesday August 16th at WestRock in Richmond, Virginia. There were more than 280 brewers in attendance to celebrate excellence in craft beer.
The Virginia Craft Beer Cup competition, managed by master Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) judge Tom Cannon, had 378 beers entered for review. The judging took place Saturday, July 30th at Fair Winds Brewing Company in Lorton, Virginia.
"The Virginia Craft Beer Cup recognizes outstanding beer made by some of Virginia's best independent craft brewers," said Brett Vassey, President & CEO, Virginia Craft Brewers Guild. "Congratulations to every competitor and this year's award winners."
The 2016 Virginia Craft Beer Cup winners are as follows:
Best of Show
| First Place Best of Show | James River Brewery | River Runner ESB |
| Second Place Best of Show | Old Bust Head Brewing Company | Oktoberfest |
| Third Place Best of Show | Backroom Brewery | Lemon Basil Wheat Beer |
| Light American Beer | | |
| First | Beer Hound Brewery | Olde Yella |
| Second | Wolf Hills Brewing Company | Carry on Wheatward Sun |
| Third | Beer Hound Brewery | Teddy |
| Czech Lager | | |
| First | Port City Brewing Company | Downright Pilsner |
| Second | Lost Rhino Brewing Company | Rhino Chasers Pilsner |
| Third | Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery | Pony Pasture Pilsner |
| Munich Lager | | |
| First | Fair Winds Brewing Company | Hells Navigator |
| Second | Three Notch'd Brewing Company | Brew Betties Maibock |
| Third | South Street Brewery | My Personal Helles |
| Kolsch | | |
| First | Mad Fox Brewing Company | Kolsch Ale |
| Second | Ornery Beer Company | Kolsch |
| Third | Bull and Bones Brewhaus | Kolsch |
| German Pils and International Lager | | |
| First | Sunken City Brewing Company | Dam Lager |
| Second | Back Bay Brewing Company | Gringo |
| Third | Escutcheon Brewing Company | John Riggins' 4th & 1 Pilsner |
| Marzen and Vienna Lager | | |
| First | Old Bust Head Brewing Company | Oktoberfest |
| Second | Starr Hill Brewery | Jomo |
| Third | Caboose Brewing Company | Crossroads Vienna Lager |
| German Wheat Beer | | |
| First | Lost Rhino Brewing Company | Final Glide HefeWeizen |
| Second | Starr Hill Brewery | The Love |
| Third | River Company Brewery | Farmhouse Hefeweizen |
| British Bitter | | |
| First | James River Brewery | River Runner ESB |
| Second | Lake Anne Brew House | Lord Fairfax English Pale Ale |
| Third | Port City Brewing Company | Monumental IPA |
| Old Ale and Wee Heavy | | |
| First | Backroom Brewery | The Ferminator |
| Second | Heritage Brewing Company | King's Mountain |
| Third | Redbeard Brewing Company | 221B Baker Brown |
| Darker European Beer | | |
| First | Ardent Craft Ales | Schwarzbier |
| Second | Big Ugly Brewing Company | Ghost Rider Porter |
| Third | Bull and Bones Brewhaus | Appalachia Alt |
| British Dark Ale | | |
| First | Pleasure House Brewing | No Waves |
| Second | Midnight Brewery | Not My Job |
| Third | Three Notch'd Brewing Company | No Veto Brown Ale |
| Irish Red Ale | | |
| First | Dirt Farm Brewing | Red Merl |
| Second | Pale Fire Brewing Company | Red Molly |
| Third | Capitol City Brewing Company | Irish Red Ale |
| Irish Stout | | |
| First | Backroom Brewery | Oatmeal Stout |
| Second | Final Gravity Brewing Company | Irish Goodbye |
| Third | Old 690 Brewing Company | Old 690 Chocolate Milk Stout |
| American Blonde and Brown Ale | | |
| First | Caboose Brewing Company | Caboose Brown Ale |
| Second | Castleburg Brewery and Taproom | Bishop's Brown Ale |
| Third | Legend Brewing Company | Brown Ale |
| American Pale Ale | | |
| First | Pro Re Nata Brewing Company | Old Trail Pale Ale |
| Second | Three Notch'd Brewing Company | Ghost of the 43rd Pale Ale |
| Third | Beltway Brewing Company | Rain or Shine |
| American Amber Ale | | |
| First | Final Gravity Brewing Company | Fire Station 5 |
| Second | O'Connor Brewing Company | Red Nun Red Ale |
| Third | Lake Anne Brew House | Reston Red |
| American Dark Ale | | |
| First | Old Ox Brewery | Black Ox |
| Second | Sunken City Brewing Company | The Columbian Coffee Stout |
| Third | Port City Brewing Company | Porter |
| American IPA | | |
| First | The Answer | Larceny |
| Second | Fair Winds Brewing Company | Howling Gale IPA |
| Third | Old Ox Brewery | Hoppy Place |
| Specialty IPA | | |
| First | Sunken City Brewing Company | Red Clay IPA |
| Second | Lost Rhino Brewing Company | Dawn Patrol Session IPA |
| Third | Parkway Brewing Company | Factory Girl Session IPA |
| Double IPA | | |
| First | Final Gravity Brewing Company | Venus Rising |
| Second | Pale Fire Brewing Company | Village Green |
| Third | Final Gravity Brewing Company | The Message |
| Strong Ale | | |
| First | Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery | Virginia Black Bear |
| Second | Triple Crosssing Brewing Company | Black Dolphin |
| Third | Studio Brew | Czardust |
| Belgian Blond and Saison | | |
| First | The Bold Mariner Brewing Company | Scurvy Dog |
| Second | The Virginia Beer Company | Saison Tournante |
| Third | Hardywood Park Craft Brewery | Singel |
| Sour European Ale | | |
| First | Strangeways Brewing | Uberlin Berliner Weisse |
| Second | Ornery Beer Company | Go Go Gose |
| Third | Corcoran Brewing | Life Gose Round |
| Belgian Wit, Pale Ale, and Biere de Garde | | |
| First | Starr Hill Brewing Company | Sublime |
| Second | Bull and Bones Brewhaus | Sun Lit Wit |
| Third | Reaver Beach Brewing Company | Full Broadside |
| Strong Belgian Ale | | |
| First | Apocalypse Ale Works | Brohead Fred |
| Second | Garden Grove Brewing Company | Death |
| Third | Chaos Mountain Brewing | Agents of Chaos |
| Wild Yeast Specialty Beer | | |
| First | Triple Crossing Brewing Company | Brett Saison Annivesary Ale |
| Second | Reaver Beach Brewing Company | Reaver's Salvation |
| Third | Reaver Beach Brewing Company | Reaver en Noir |
| Fruit Beer | | |
| First | The Answer | Mami Cereza |
| Second | Midnight Brewer | Watermelon Lime Kolsch |
| Third | Big Ugly Brewing Company | Mango Rockers IPA |
| Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | | |
| First | Backroom Brewery | Lemon Basil Wheat Beer |
| Second | Beer Hound Brewery | Snots |
| Third | Steam Bell Beer Works | Tiramisu Stout |
| Specialty and Experimental Beers | | |
| First | Parkway Brewing Company | Floyd Fest Hi-Test |
| Second | South Street Brewery | Peanut Butter Cup Soft-Serv |
| Third | Fair Winds Brewing Company | Sirens Lure |
| Smoked or Wood-Aged Beer | | |
| First | Legend Brewing Company | Bourbon Barrel Brown |
| Second | Adventure Brewing Company | 2nd Anniversary Barleywine |
| Third | Ardent Craft Ales | Boubon Barrel Aged Honey Ginger |
The
Virginia Craft Brewers Guild is a coalition of independent, small and commercial breweries dedicated to growing the craft beer industry in the Commonwealth.
(left to right) James River Brewery's Blake Sherman (brewer), Shannon Brown (owner), and Carlean Stevens hoist the Craft Brewers Cup.
Photo courtesy Lee Graves.
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