DENVER (KDVR) — Several Colorado breweries were deemed winners in the World Beer Cup, known as “the Olympics of beer.”
The annual World Beer Cup is “the most prestigious beer competition in the world,” according to the competition’s website.
Beer brewers across the globe celebrate the art and science of brewing in the competition, which recognizes brewing excellence in more than 100 categories, the website states.
Industry professionals evaluate and judge hundreds of beer entries on many levels to determine the finest available on the global market. The winners are granted bronze, silver and gold awards.
“On a professional level, beer evaluation is a form of peer review. The results are public, so consumers can learn what beers meet a high level of quality and what beers exemplify certain styles as interpreted by the judges,” World Beer Cup competition director Chris Williams said.
There are three winners for each of the 110 categories, and this year 21 locally brewed beers were deemed winners.
Bronze winners
Beer nameBreweryCategoryLocationTop RopeThe Post Brewing Co.American-Style Cream AleLafayetteBaaah-ley WineGoat Patch Brewing Co.Barley Wine-Style AleColorado SpringsSmooth ExportationsDenver Beer Co. – Olde Town ArvadaDortmunder/Export or German-Style OktoberfestArvadaGreen Flash: Hazy West Coast IPASweetWater Brewing Co. – Fort CollinsJuicy or Hazy Pale AleFort CollinsAspen Hazy IPAAspen Hazy IPAJuicy or Hazy Strong Pale AleAspenPumpkin Spice Bucket of BoltsRiver North BreweryPumpkin BeerDenverWorld Beer Cup 2024: Colorado breweries win bronze awards
Silver winners
Beer nameBreweryCategoryLocationMountain StandardOdell BrewingAustralian-Style Pale AleFort CollinsGrow Old With YouVerboten BrewingBarley Wine-Style AleLovelandFarmhouse SaisonCellar West BreweryClassic SaisonLafayetteFalltoberfestLaunch Pad BreweryGerman-Style Maerzen or Franconian-Style RotbierAuroraColorado Pale AleWestbound & Down Brewing Co. – Idaho SpringsInternational Pale AleIdaho SpringsEast County Fine Malt LiquorThe Post Brewing Co.Other Strong BeerLafayetteWorld Beer Cup 2024: Colorado breweries win silver awards
Gold winners
Beer nameBreweryCategoryLocationTreachery12Degree BrewingBelgian-Style Strong Blonde AleLouisvilleFrench Lager Bière AmbréeBanded Oak Brewing Co.Belgian-Style Strong Specialty AleDenverDry Irish StoutBent Barley Brewing Co.Classic Irish-Style Dry StoutAuroraNightmare FuelRiver North BreweryCoffee Stout or PorterDenverKauai PieBull & Bush BreweryDessert Stout or Pastry StoutDenverESBOld 121 BrewhouseExtra Special BitterLakewoodProst LeichtbierProst Brewing Co.International Light LagerDenverVengaCerveceria ColoradoInternational PilsenerDenverSwift HalfStation 26 Brewing Co.Session Beer or Belgian-Style Table BeerDenverWorld Beer Cup 2024: Colorado breweries win gold awards
A full list of the beers awarded in the 2024 World Beer Cup can be found online.
