2010 World Beer Cup Winners

Champion Brewery and Brewer Awards

Large Brewing Company Category
Asia Pacific Breweries Limited, Singapore
APB Brewing Team

Mid-Size Brewing Company Category
Firestone Walker Brewing Company, Paso Robles, CA
Matthew Brynildson

Small Brewing Company Category
Ballast Point Brewing Company, San Diego, CA
Ballast Point Brewers

Large Brewpub Category
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant
Iron Hill Brewery Team

Small Brewpub Category
Devils Backbone Brewing Company, Roseland, VA
Jason Oliver

Category 1: American-Style Cream Ale or Lager, 17 entries

• Gold: Red Dog, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI
• Silver: Old Style, Pabst Brewing Co., Woodridge, IL
• Bronze: Lone Star, Pabst Brewing Co., Woodridge, IL

Category 2: American-Style Wheat Beer, 16 entries

• Gold: Shredders Wheat, Barley Brown’s Brew Pub, Baker City, OR
• Silver: Rockfish Wheat, Blue Mountain Brewery, Afton, VA
• Bronze: DD Blonde, Hop Valley Brewing Co., Springfield, OR

Category 3: American-Style Wheat Beer with Yeast, 24 entries

• Gold: Point Horizon Wheat, Stevens Point Brewery, Stevens Point, WI
• Silver: UFO Hefeweizen, Harpoon Brewery, Boston, MA
• Bronze: Whitetail Wheat, Montana Brewing Co., Billings, MT

Category 4: Rye Beer, 22 entries

• Gold: Harvest Moon Rye, Rock Bottom Brewery - Arlington, Arlington, VA
• Silver: Rye Bob, The Grumpy Troll Brewery, Restaurant & Pizzeria, Mount Horeb, WI
• Bronze: Hoss Rye Lager, Great Divide Brewing Co., Denver, CO

Category 5: Fruit Beer or Field Beer, 86 entries

• Gold: Da’ Yoopers, Rocky Mountain Brewery, Colorado Springs, CO
• Silver: Lolita, Goose Island Beer Co., Chicago, IL
• Bronze: Ephémère Apple, Unibroue, Chambly, Canada

Category 6: Herb and Spice Beer or Chocolate Beer, 109 entries

• Gold: Coco Jones Porter, Black Raven Brewing Co., Redmond, WA
• Silver: Lemon Grass Wheat Ale, Outer Banks Brewing Station, Kill Devil Hills, NC
• Bronze: Black Licorice Lager, Short’s Brewing Co., Bellaire, MI

Category 7: Coffee Flavored Beer, 47 entries

• Gold: Dude! Where’s My Vespa?, Rock Bottom Brewery - Arlington, Arlington, VA
• Silver: Addiction, Mountain Sun Pub and Brewery, Boulder, CO
• Bronze: Morning Bear, Devils Backbone Brewing Co., Roseland, VA

Category 8: Specialty Beer, 27 entries

• Gold: Country Girl Kabocha Ale, Baird Brewing Co., Numazu, Japan
• Silver: COEDO Beniaka, Coedobrewery Kyodoshoji Corp. Ltd., Kawagoe, Japan
• Bronze: Maple Tripple, Lawson’s Finest Liquids, Warren, VT

Category 9: Specialty Honey Beer, 27 entries

• Gold: Tauras Alus su medumi, UAB “Kalnapilio - Tauro grupė”, Panevezys, Lithuania
• Silver: Bracia, Thornbridge Brewery, Bakewell, United Kingdom
• Bronze: Cable Car Amber Ale, World Brews, Novato, CA

Category 10: Session Beer, 28 entries

• Gold: Polygamy Porter, Utah Brewers Co-Op, Salt Lake City, UT
• Silver: Firestone Extra Pale Ale, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA
• Bronze: Guppie Pale Ale, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery - Chandler, Huntington Beach, CA

Category 11: Other Strong Beer, 44 entries

• Gold: Imperial Jack, 21st Amendment Brewery, San Francisco, CA
• Silver: Green Flash Stout, Green Flash Brewing Co., Vista, CA
• Bronze: Doug’s Very Noddy 40th Birthday Lager, Buckbean Brewing Co., Reno, NV

Category 12: Experimental Beer, 51 entries

• Gold: 100% Brett Autumn Maple, The Bruery, Placentia, CA
• Silver: Harvest, Snipes Mountain Brewing Co., Sunnyside, WA
• Bronze: Red & White, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton, DE

Category 13: Out of Category - Traditionally Brewed Beer, 47 entries

• Gold: Fathom IPL, Ballast Point Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
• Silver: Hot Rocks Lager, Port Brewing Co., San Marcos, CA
• Bronze: State Pen Porter, Santa Fe Brewing Co., Santa Fe, NM

Category 14: Gluten Free Beer, 10 entries

• Gold: Celia Saison, The Alchemist, Waterbury, VT
• Silver: O’Brien Brown Ale, O’Brien Brewing, Bakery Hill, Australia
• Bronze: RedBridge, Anheuser-Busch InBev, St. Louis, MO

Category 15: American-Belgo-Style Ale, 46 entries

• Silver: Ommegang Biere de Mars, Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown, NY
• Bronze: Hop God, Nebraska Brewing Co., Papillion, NE

Category 16: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer, 32 entries

• Gold: Bourbon Barrel Aged Piper Down, Ballast Point Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
• Silver: Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale, Alltech’s Lexington Brewing Co., Lexington, KY
• Bronze: Pullman’s Reserve, Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery, Flossmoor, IL

Category 17: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer, 113 entries

• Gold: The Legend of the Liquid Brain Imperial, Bull & Bush Brewery, Denver, CO
• Silver: Barrel Aged La Petite Mort, Black Raven Brewing Co., Redmond, WA
• Bronze: Rudolf’s Bourbon Scotch Ale, Rock Bottom Brewery - Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Category 18: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer, 39 entries

• Gold: Creeper, SweetWater Brewing Co., Atlanta, GA
• Silver: Rodenbach Vintage, Palm Breweries N.V., Steenhuffel, Belgium
• Bronze: White Woods, Cisco Brewers Inc., Nantucket, MA

Category 19: Aged Beer, 20 entries

• Gold: Alaskan Smoked Porter 1998, Alaskan Brewing Co., Juneau, AK
• Silver: Gonzo Imperial Porter Vintage 2007, Flying Dog Brewery, Frederick, MD
• Bronze: Saint Bob’s Imperial Stout ’06, Il Vicino Brewing Co., Albuquerque, NM

Category 20: Kellerbier/Zwickelbier, 32 entries

• Gold: Störtebeker Bio “1402”, Stralsunder Brauerei GmbH, Stralsund, Germany
• Silver: VIAEMILIA, Birrificio del Ducato, Roncole Verdi, Italy
• Bronze: Hell In Keller, Uncle Billy’s Brew & Que, Austin, TX

Category 21: Smoked Beer, 35 entries

• Gold: Caldera Rauch Ur Bock, Caldera Brewing Co., Ashland, OR
• Silver: Smoke Ale, Rogue Ales, Newport, OR
• Bronze: Fujizakura Kogen Beer Rauch Bock, Fujikanko Kaihatsu Co. Ltd., Minamitsuru, Japan

Category 22: European-Style Low-Alcohol Lager/German-Style Leicht(bier), 16 entries

• Gold: Falcon Extra Brew 3.5%, Carlsberg Sverige AB, Stockholm, Sweden
• Silver: Distelhäuser Leichtes, Distelhäuser Brauerei, Tauberbischofshei, Germany
• Bronze: Pripps Blå 3.5%, Carlsberg Sverige AB, Stockholm, Sweden

Category 23: German-Style Pilsener, 69 entries

• Gold: Pilsner, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico, CA
• Silver: Trumer Pils, Trumer Brauerei, Berkeley, CA
• Bronze: Grünten-Pils, Engelbräu Rettenberg, Rettenberg, Germany

Category 24: Bohemian-Style Pilsener, 43 entries

• Gold: Golden Pilsner, Morgan Street Brewery, St. Louis, MO
• Silver: Gambrinus Excelent, Plzeňský Prazdroj a.s., Plzeň, Czech Republic
• Bronze: Velkopopovický KOZEL Premium, Plzeňský Prazdroj a.s., Plzeň, Czech Republic

Category 25: Münchner-Style Helles, 48 entries

• Gold: Hoepfner Export, Privatbrauerei Hoepfner GmbH, Karlsruhe, Germany
• Silver: Zipfer Märzen, Brau Union Österreich AG, Linz, Austria
• Bronze: Gordon Biersch Golden Export, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group, Chattanooga, TN

Category 26: Dortmunder/European-Style Export or German-Style Oktoberfest/Wiesen (Meadow), 42 entries

• Gold: Schönramer Gold, Private Landbrauerei Schönram, Petting / Schönram, Germany
• Silver: Spezialbier Edel, Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren AG, Kaufbeuren, Germany
• Bronze: Weihnachtsbier, Alpirsbacher Klosterbräu Glauner GmbH & Co. KG, Alpirsbach, Germany

Category 27: Vienna-Style Lager, 28 entries

• Gold: Schild Brau Amber, Millstream Brewing Co., Amana, IA
• Silver: Vienna Lager, The Covey Restaurant & Brewery, Fort Worth, TX
• Bronze: Heavy Seas Marzen, Clipper City Brewing Co., Baltimore, MD

Category 28: German-Style Märzen, 28 entries

• Gold: Rocktoberfest, Rock Bottom Brewery - Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
• Silver: Gordon Biersch Marzen, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group, Chattanooga, TN
• Bronze: Festus, The SandLot, Denver, CO

Category 29: European-Style Dark/Münchner Dunkel, 33 entries

• Gold: Chuckanut Dunkel, Chuckanut Brewery, Bellingham, WA
• Silver: Weltenburger Kloster Barock Dunkel, Klosterbrauerei Weltenburg GmbH, Kelheim, Germany
• Bronze: Munich Dunkles, Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant, Topeka, KS

Category 30: German-Style Schwarzbier, 38 entries

• Gold: Black Forest Schwarzbier, Squatters Pub Brewery, Salt Lake City, UT
• Silver: TAPS Schwarzbier, TAPS Fish House & Brewery - Corona, Corona, CA
• Bronze: Schwartz Bier, Devils Backbone Brewing Co., Roseland, VA

Category 31: Traditional German-Style Bock, 25 entries

• Gold: Troegenator, Troegs Brewery, Harrisburg, PA
• Silver: Sidewinder Bock, Great American Restaurants, Centreville, VA
• Bronze: Kollaborator, Devils Backbone Brewing Co., Roseland, VA

Category 32: German-Style Heller Bock/Maibock, 26 entries

• Gold: Distelhäuser Frühlingsbock, Distelhäuser Brauerei, Tauberbischofsheim, Germany
• Silver: Kalnapilis 7.30, UAB “Kalnapilio - Tauro grupė”, Panevezys, Lithuania
• Bronze: Kloster Starkbier, Alpirsbacher Klosterbräu Glauner GmbH & Co. KG, Alpirsbach, Germany

Category 33: German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock, 43 entries

• Gold: Broken Skeg, Breakwater Brewing Co., Oceanside, CA
• Silver: Dunkles Bock, Boundary Bay Brewery, Bellingham, WA
• Bronze: Dominator Dopplebock, Sun King Brewing Co., Indianapolis, IN

Category 34: American-Style Lager, 75 entries

• Gold: Olympia, Pabst Brewing Co., Woodridge, IL
• Silver: National Bohemian, Pabst Brewing Co., Woodridge, IL
• Bronze: Coors Light, Coors Brewing Company, Golden, CO

Category 35: American-Style Specialty Lager, 19 entries

• Gold: Boulevard Pilsner, Boulevard Brewing Co., Kansas City, MO
• Silver: Mickey’s Malt Liquor, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI
• Bronze: Colt 45, Pabst Brewing Co., Woodridge, IL

Category 36: American-Style Amber Lager, 24 entries

• Gold: Numazu Lager, Baird Brewing Co., Numazu, Japan
• Silver: Upland Oktoberfest, Upland Brewing Co., Bloomington, IN
• Bronze: Riverwest Stein, Lakefront Brewery, Milwaukee, WI

Category 37: American-Style Dark Lager, 12 entries

• Gold: Session Black, Full Sail Brewing Co., Hood River, OR
• Silver: Durango Dark, Durango Brewing Co., Durango, CO
• Bronze: Ben’s Brown, Golden Hills Brewing Co., Reardan, WA

Category 38: Australasian, Latin American or Tropical-Style Light Lager, 19 entries

• Gold: Tiger Crystal, Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd., Singapore
• Silver: Quilmes Cristal, Cervecería y Maltería Quilmes, Quilmes, Argentina
• Bronze: Landshark, Anheuser-Busch InBev, St. Louis, MO

Category 39: International-Style Lager, 58 entries

• Gold: Tiger Beer, Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd., Singapore
• Silver: Gambrinus Svĕtlé, Plzeňský Prazdroj a.s., Plzeň, Czech Republic
• Bronze: Egils Polar, Olgerdin Egill Skallagrímsson, Reykjavik, Iceland

Category 40: Baltic-Style Porter, 28 entries

• Gold: Danzig, Devils Backbone Brewing Co., Roseland, VA
• Silver: 3 Dog Night, Chama River Brewing Co., Albuquerque, NM
• Bronze: Token, Alpine Beer Co., Alpine, CA

Category 41: Belgian-Style Witbier, 47 entries

• Gold: Allagash White, Allagash Brewing Co., Portland, ME
• Silver: Ommegang Witte Wheat Ale, Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown, NY
• Bronze: Whoop Ass Witbier, Great Basin Brewing Co., Reno, NV

Category 42: Belgian- and French-Style Ale, 57 entries

• Gold: Saison Sayuri, Baird Brewing Co., Numazu, Japan
• Silver: Saison du Bastone, Bastone Brewery, Royal Oak, MI
• Bronze: Fluxus ‘09, Allagash Brewing Co., Portland, ME

Category 43: Belgian-Style Blonde Ale or Pale Ale, 41 entries

• Gold: Troubadour Blond, Brewery The Musketeers, Ursel, Belgium
• Silver: Brugse Zot Blond, Brouwerij de Halve Maan, Brugge, Belgium
• Bronze: Leffe Blonde, Anheuser-Busch InBev, St. Louis, MO

Category 44: Belgian-Style Sour Ale, 23 entries

• Gold: Geuze Mariage Parfait, Brouwerij BOON N.V., Lembeek, Belgium
• Silver: Oude Geuze Boon, Brouwerij BOON N.V., Lembeek, Belgium
• Bronze: Lambic de Hill, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, Wilmington, DE

Category 45: Belgian-Style Flanders/Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale, 20 entries

• Gold: Oude Tart, The Bruery, Placentia, CA
• Silver: Red Poppy, The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA
• Bronze: Le Serpent, Snake River Brewing, Jackson, WY

Category 46: Belgian-Style Dubbel, 29 entries

• Gold: Ommegang Abbey Ale Dubbel, Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown, NY
• Silver: Mad Monk Dubbel, Chicago Brewing Co., Las Vegas, NV
• Bronze: Abbey Dubbel, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, Wilmington, DE

Category 47: Belgian-Style Tripel, 53 entries

• Gold: Daisy Chain Tripel, Chicago Brewing Co., Las Vegas, NV
• Silver: Samuel Adams New World Triple, Boston Beer Co., Boston, MA
• Bronze: Merry Monks’ Ale, Weyerbacher Brewing Co., Easton, PA

Category 48: Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale, 33 entries

• Gold: Omer. Traditional Blond, Bockor Brewery, Bellegem, Belgium
• Silver: Revelations, Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA
• Bronze: Fin du Monde, Unibroue, Chambly, Canada

Category 49: Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale, 46 entries

• Gold: Witte Noire Imperial Amber Wheat Ale, De Proef Brouwerij, Lochristi, Belgium
• Silver: La Grivoise de Noel, Micro-Brasserie le Trou du Diable, Shawinigan, Canada
• Bronze: Brooklyn Local 2, The Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, NY

Category 50: Other Belgian-Style Ale, 35 entries

• Gold: New Norcia Abbey Ale, Malt Shovel Brewery, Camperdown, Australia
• Silver: Frozen Kriek, Sleeping Lady Brewing Co., Anchorage, AK
• Bronze: Signature Quadruple, Choc Beer Company, Krebs, OK

Category 51: English-Style Summer Ale, 24 entries

• Gold: Leghorn, Roosters Brewing Co. Ltd., Knaresborough, United Kingdom
• Silver: Y.P.A., Roosters Brewing Co. Ltd., Knaresborough, United Kingdom
• Bronze: Helios Pale Ale, Upland Brewing Co., Bloomington, IN

Category 52: Classic English-Style Pale Ale, 29 entries

• Gold: Summit Extra Pale Ale, Summit Brewing Co., Saint Paul, MN
• Silver: Michelob Pale Ale, Michelob Brewing Co., St. Louis, MO
• Bronze: Heavy Seas Pale Ale, Clipper City Brewing Co., Baltimore, MD

Category 53: English-Style India Pale Ale, 32 entries

• Gold: India Pale Ale, Goose Island Beer Co., Chicago, IL
• Silver: Brewer’s Alley India Pale Ale, Brewer’s Alley Restaurant and Brewery, Frederick, MD
• Bronze: Russell IP’eh!, Russell Brewing Co., Surrey, Canada

Category 54: Ordinary Bitter, 12 entries

• Gold: Drop Top, Widmer Brothers Brewing Co., Portland, OR
• Silver: Redoak Bitter, Redoak, Sydney, Australia
• Bronze: Cutthroat Pale Ale, Uinta Brewing Co., Salt Lake City, UT

Category 55: Special Bitter or Best Bitter, 30 entries

• Gold: Bachelor Bitter, Deschutes Brewery, Bend, OR
• Silver: Lumberyard Red, Beaver St. Brewery, Flagstaff, AZ
• Bronze: Spitfire, Shepherd Neame Ltd., Faversham, United Kingdom

Category 56: Extra Special Bitter or Strong Bitter, 24 entries

• Gold: Steep Trail Amber Ale, Black Diamond Brewing Co., Concord, CA
• Silver: Organic Velvet ESB, Hopworks Urban Brewery, Portland, OR
• Bronze: Extra Special Ale, Yards Brewing Co., Philadelphia, PA

Category 57: Scottish-Style Ale, 29 entries

• Gold: Highland Courage, Rock Bottom Brewery - Bethesda, Bethesda, MD
• Silver: MacPelican’s Scottish Style Ale, Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR
• Bronze: Russell Wee Angry Scotch Ale, Russell Brewing Co., Surrey, Canada

Category 58: English-Style Mild Ale, 23 entries

• Gold: Minerva Pale Ale, Cerveceria Minerva SA de CV, Zapopan, Mexico
• Silver: London Tavern Ale, Valley Brewing Co., Stockton, CA
• Bronze: Whistler Black Tusk Ale, Whistler Brewing Co., Vancouver, Canada

Category 59: English-Style Brown Ale, 46 entries

• Gold: Red Hydrant Ale, Big Dog’s Brewing Co., Las Vegas, NV
• Silver: Longboard Brown, Rock Bottom Brewery - La Jolla, La Jolla, CA
• Bronze: Mudslinger Ale, Redhook Ales Woodinville, Woodinville, WA

Category 60: Brown Porter, 37 entries

• Gold: Tamerlane Brown Porter, Black Raven Brewing Co., Redmond, WA
• Silver: Caldera Pilot Rock Porter, Caldera Brewing Co., Ashland, OR
• Bronze: Industrial Porter, Crown Brewing Co., Crown Point, IN

Category 61: Robust Porter, 64 entries

• Gold: Pier Rat Porter, Pizza Port San Clemente, San Clemente, CA
• Silver: Founders Porter, Founders Brewing Co., Grand Rapids, MI
• Bronze: Russian River Porter, Russian River Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, CA

Category 62: Sweet Stout, 25 entries

• Gold: Duck-Rabbit Milk Stout, The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery Inc., Farmville, NC
• Silver: Cream Stout, Redwood Brewing Co., Flint, MI
• Bronze: Udder Goodness, Rock Bottom Brewery - Desert Ridge, Phoenix, AZ

Category 63: Oatmeal Stout, 34 entries

• Gold: Oatmeal Stout, Gella’s Diner and LB Brewing Co., Hays, KS
• Silver: Velvet Merkin, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA
• Bronze: Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout, Anderson Valley Brewing Co., Boonville, CA

Category 64: Scotch Ale, 38 entries

• Gold: AleSmith Wee Heavy, AleSmith Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
• Silver: Three Heavy, Dry Dock Brewing Co., Aurora, CO
• Bronze: Reed’s Wee Heavy, Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA

Category 65: British-Style Imperial Stout, 24 entries

• Gold: Russian Imperial Stout, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, Wilmington, DE
• Silver: Crazy Ivan, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, Wilmington, DE
• Bronze: Jay Walker, Walking Man Brewing, Stevenson, WA

Category 66: Old Ale, 15 entries

• Gold: Fourth Dementia Olde Ale, Kuhnhenn Brewing Co., Warren, MI
• Silver: Irish Walker, Olde Hickory Brewery, Hickory, NC
• Bronze: Subzero, Rock Bottom Brewery - Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN

Category 67: Strong Ale, 26 entries

• Gold: Outback X, Bend Brewing Co., Bend, OR
• Silver: Dirty Bastard, Founders Brewing Co., Grand Rapids, MI
• Bronze: Cabin Fever, Boundary Bay Brewery, Bellingham, WA

Category 68: Barley Wine-Style Ale, 58 entries

• Gold: Little Korkny Ale Niepoort Barrel, Nørrebro Bryghus, Copenhagen N., Denmark
• Silver: Thor’s Hammer, Central City Brewing Co., Surrey, Canada
• Bronze: Alaskan Barleywine 2009, Alaskan Brewing Co., Juneau, AK

Category 69: German-Style Kӧlsch/Kӧln-Style Kӧlsch, 23 entries

• Gold: Schlafly Kolsch Ale, The Saint Louis Brewery, Inc., St. Louis, MO
• Silver: Fox Light, Fox River Brewing Company, Oshkosh, WI
• Bronze: Chaser Pale, Blackstone Brewing Co., Nashville, TN

Category 70: German-Style Brown Ale/Düsseldorf, 26 entries

• Gold: Lands End Amber, Kannah Creek Brewing Co., Grand Junction, CO
• Silver: The Detroit Dwarf, The Detroit Beer Co., Detroit, MI
• Bronze: ALT, Widmer Brothers Brewing Co., Portland, OR

Category 71: German-Style Sour Ale, 9 entries

• Gold: Berliner Weisse, Snake River Brewing, Jackson, WY
• Silver: Ich Bin Ein Berliner Weisse, Nodding Head Brewery and Restaurant, Philadelphia, PA
• Bronze: Gose, Upright Brewing Co., Portland, OR

Category 72: South German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier, 66 entries

• Gold: Hefeweizen, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA
• Silver: Baltika N°8 Wheat, Baltika Breweries, St. Petersburg, Russia
• Bronze: Top Heavy Hefeweizen, Piece Brewing Co., Chicago, IL

Category 73: German-Style Pale Wheat Ale, 13 entries

• Gold: TAP 2 Mein Kristall, Schneider Weisse, Kelheim, Germany
• Silver: Unertl Leichte Weisse, Weißbräu Unertl GmbH & Co. KG, Mühldorf, Germany
• Bronze: Distelhäuser Kristallweizen, Distelhäuser Brauerei, Tauberbischofsheim, Germany

Category 74: German-Style Dark Wheat Ale, 22 entries

• Gold: VùDù, Birrificio Italiano, Lurago Marinone, Italy
• Silver: Unertl Mühldorfer Weisse, Weißbräu Unertl GmbH & Co. KG, Mühldorf, Germany
• Bronze: Distelhäuser Dunkles Weizen, Distelhäuser Brauerei, Tauberbischofsheim, Germany

Category 75: South German-Style Weizenbock/Weissbock, 27 entries

• Gold: Plank Heller Weizenbock, Brauerei Michael Plank, Laaber, Germany
• Silver: Old Harbor Taina, Old Harbor Brewery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Bronze: AleSmith Decadence 2009, AleSmith Brewing Co., San Diego, CA

Category 76: Irish-Style Red Ale, 26 entries

• Gold: Red Trolley Ale, Karl Strauss Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
• Silver: Samuel Adams Irish Red, Boston Beer Co., Boston, MA
• Bronze: Ragtop Red, Rock Bottom Brewery - La Jolla, La Jolla, CA

Category 77: Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout, 22 entries

• Gold: McLuhr’s Irish Stout, Dillon DAM Brewery, Dillon, CO
• Silver: Port Truck Stout, Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA
• Bronze: Porterhouse Plain Porter, The Porterhouse Brewing Co., Dublin, Ireland

Category 78: Foreign-Style Stout, 21 entries

• Silver: Zonker Stout, Snake River Brewing, Jackson, WY
• Bronze: Spetsnaz Stout, The Grumpy Troll Brewery, Restaurant & Pizzeria, Mount Horeb, WI

Category 79: Golden or Blonde Ale, 50 entries

• Gold: Heavy Seas Gold Ale, Clipper City Brewing Co., Baltimore, MD
• Silver: Sunlight Cream Ale, Sun King Brewing Co., Indianapolis, IN
• Bronze: Aud Blonde, Russian River Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, CA

Category 80: American-Style Pale Ale, 77 entries

• Gold: Pale 31, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA
• Silver: Drakes 1500 Pale Ale, Drakes Brewing Co., San Leandro, CA
• Bronze: Mission Street Pale, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA

Category 81: American-Style Strong Pale Ale, 59 entries

• Gold: O’Brien’s IPA, Alpine Beer Co., Alpine, CA
• Silver: Hop Bomb IPA, Rock Bottom Brewery - Bellevue, Bellevue, WA
• Bronze: Lumberyard IPA, Beaver St. Brewery, Flagstaff, AZ

Category 82: American-Style India Pale Ale, 104 entries

• Gold: Norm’s Raggedy-Ass IPA, Big Rock Chop House & Brewery, Birmingham, MI
• Silver: Centennial IPA, Founders Brewing Co., Grand Rapids, MI
• Bronze: Duet, Alpine Beer Co., Alpine, CA

Category 83: Imperial India Pale Ale, 69 entries

• Gold: Hardcore IPA, BrewDog, Fraserburgh, United Kingdom
• Silver: Bonnie’s Raggedy-Ass Imperial IPA, Big Rock Chop House & Brewery, Birmingham, MI
• Bronze: Imperial IPA, Boundary Bay Brewery, Bellingham, WA

Category 84: American-Style Amber/Red Ale, 66 entries

• Gold: Rudolph’s Red, Rock Bottom Brewery - La Jolla, La Jolla, CA
• Silver: Red Rock, Triple Rock Brewery and Alehouse, Berkeley, CA
• Bronze: Odell Red Ale, Odell Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO

Category 85: Imperial Red Ale, 32 entries

• Gold: Behemoth, Three Floyds Brewing Co. LLC, Munster, IN
• Silver: Lumberyard Imperial Red, Beaver St. Brewery, Flagstaff, AZ
• Bronze: Shark Attack, Pizza Port Solana Beach, Solana Beach, CA

Category 86: American-Style Brown Ale, 40 entries

• Gold: Nut Brown Ale, Goose Island Beer Co., Chicago, IL
• Silver: Hawai’i Nui Brewing Company Hapa, Hawai’i Nui Brewing Co., Hilo, HI
• Bronze: Christmas Ale, Goose Island Beer Co., Chicago, IL

Category 87: American-Style Sour Ale, 14 entries

• Gold: Raspberry Torte, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, Wilmington, DE
• Silver: Viking Oud Bruin, Nørrebro Bryghus, Copenhagen N., Denmark
• Bronze: Wild Ale #4, Santa Fe Brewing Co., Santa Fe, NM

Category 88: American-Style Stout, 31 entries

• Gold: Black Magic Stout, Oggi’s Pizza & Brewing Co., San Clemente, CA
• Silver: Sticky Stout, Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA
• Bronze: Terminal Stout, Rock Bottom Brewery - Chicago, Chicago, IL

Category 89: American-Style Imperial Stout, 37 entries

• Gold: Seven Imperial Stout Niepoort Barrel, Nørrebro Bryghus, Copenhagen N., Denmark
• Silver: Sexual Chocolate Imperial Stout, Foothills Brewing, Winston-Salem, NC
• Bronze: Imperial Stout, Founders Brewing Co., Grand Rapids, MI

Category 90: International Pale Ale, 28 entries

• Gold: Sculpin IPA, Ballast Point Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
• Silver: Straits Pale, Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd., Singapore
• Bronze: P.L. IPA, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA