The World Beer Cup ceremony took place in Philadelphia on Wednesday and Colorado brewing companies took home a long list of awards, including five gold medals, 12 silver medals, and 10 bronze medals. The competition occurs on an annual basis and according to the Brewers Association, this year’s competition saw 8,166 entries submitted from a total of 1,644 breweries. With subcategories included, 186 styles of beer were judged by 255 beer and cider professionals representing 37 countries via blind-tasting protocols.

While no Colorado brewery ended up with multiple gold medals, several did get more than one award. It’s also worth noting that Colorado ended up with both the gold and silver medals in the ‘most-entered’ style category – ‘West Coast-Style India Pale Ale,’ which had 293 entrants.

Find a breakdown of the award-winners below:

Gold Medal winners:

• Bull & Bush Brewery (Denver): Ghoul Fuel-Rum Diaries Edition (Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer)
• Cannonball Creek Brewing Co. (Golden): Project Alpha 81 (West Coast-Style India Pale Ale)
• Kirin Brewery (Fort Collins, produced for U.S. market by New Belgium Brewing Co.): Kirin Light (International Light Beer)
• River North Brewery (Denver): Squirrels Just Want to Have Fun (Coffee Beer)
• Ska Brewing (Durango): True Blonde (English-Style Pale Ale)

Silver medal winners:

• Bull & Bush Brewery (Denver): Kauai Pie (Dessert or Pastry Beer)
• Cannonball Creek Brewing Co. (Golden): Mindbender (American-Style Strong Pale Ale)
• Crystal Springs Brewing Co. (Louisville): Mosaic Madness (West Coast-Style India Pale Ale)
• Hideaway Park Brewery (Winter Park): Little Mac (Australian-Style Pale Ale)
• New Belgium Brewing Co. (Fort Collins): Trippel (Belgian-Style Tripel)
• Odell Brewing Company (Fort Collins): Friek (Fruited American-Style Sour Ale)
• Peculier Ales (Windsor): Bärenbräu Bock (German-Style Bock or Maibock)
• River North Brewery (Denver): Pumpkin Spice J. Marie (Pumpkin/Squash or Pumpkin Spice Beer)
• River North Brewery (Denver): Espresso Hello Darkness (Coffee Stout or Porter)
• Telluride Brewing (Telluride): Face Down Brown (American-Style Brown Ale)
• Verboten Brewing (Loveland): Grow Old With You (Barley Wine-Style Ale)
• Westbound & Down Mill (Lafayette): Trade Deficit (Export Stout)

Bronze medal winners:

• The Empourium Brewing Company (Denver): Animals Strikes Curious Poses (Honey Beer)
• Lone Tree Brewing Company (Lone Tree): Mexican Lager (Mexican-Style Pale Lager)
• Los Dos Portrillos Cerveceria (Parker): Agua Fresca (Fruit Beer)
• Liquid Mechanics Brewing Company (Lafayette): El Poblano Borracho (Chili Beer)
• New Belgium Brewing Co. (Fort Collins): Dominga Grapefruit Paloma (Fruited American-Style Sour Ale)
• The Post Brewing Co. (Lafayette): East County Fine Malt Liquor (Other Strong Beer)
• Ratio Beerworks (Denver): Dear You (American-Belgo-Style Ale)
• The Sandlot Brewery (Coors Field, Denver): Key Lime Pie in the Sky (Fruit Wheat Beer)
• Stodgy Brewing Company (Fort Collins): Gin Barrel Sour Red (American-Style Sour or Wood & Barrel Aged Sour Beer)
• 12Degree Brewing (Louisville): Cactus Juice (Berliner-Style Weisse)

Explore the full list of award winners here.

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