As we prepare for the 2020s, it's unarguable that 2019 has culminated in the most diverse and accelerated new release schedule ever. When you see the list of 2019’s Best Beers in America, two things are very clear: all hail Michigan beer and long live the IPA beer style.
Once again in 2019, Beer Me BC has asked fans of British Columbia craft beer for their thoughts and opinions about what we’re pretty sure is the best craft beer in the world. IPAs Dominate 2019’s ‘Best Beers in America’ Poll June 19, 2019.
Matt King is a craft beer loving sports nut and runs the South Australian craft beer site, … In addition to being one of the country’s largest beer festivals, the festival is also one of the nation’s largest beer competitions.Category 7: Chili Beer - 96 Entries Gold: Jalapeno Pineapple Pils, Brickway Brewery & Distillery, Omaha, NE Silver: Bringin’ Da Heat, Devil’s Creek Brewery, Collingswood, NJ Bronze: Oyster Jalapeno Porter, Bull Island Brewing Co., Hampton, VACategory 36: American-Style Lager or American-Style Pilsener - 153 Entries Gold: Lite Reading, Pollyanna Brewing Co., Lemont, IL Silver: Valley Beer, Wren House Brewing Co., Phoenix, AZ Bronze: Schaben’s, Thunderhead Brewing Co., Kearney, NECategory 17: Session India Pale Ale - 94 Entries Gold: Gravity Check, Kern River Brewing Co. - The Backyard, Kernville, CA Silver: Trump Hands, Cannonball Creek Brewing Co., Golden, CO Bronze: That IPA, Community Beer Works, Buffalo, NYCategory 93: Belgian-Style Tripel - 83 Entries Gold: Princeps Pacis, Save The World Brewing Co., Marble Falls, TX Silver: Marvella, Red Rock Brewery - Production, Salt Lake City, UT Bronze: Triple-Whirl, 217 Brew Works, Wilson, NCCategory 21: Historical Beer - 47 Entries Silver: Afterburner Smoked Lager, Four Day Ray Brewing, Fishers, IN Bronze: Decorah Nordic Gruit, PIVO Brewery, Calmar, IACategory 69: Double Hoppy Red Ale - 49 Entries Gold: Station 101, Claremont Craft Ales, Claremont, CA Silver: Side Hike, Kern River Brewing Co., Kernville, CA Bronze: Cannon Ball, Migration Brewing Co. - Glisan, Portland, ORCategory 103: Oatmeal Stout - 69 Entries Gold: 80 Chain Stout, MAP Brewing Co., Bozeman, MT Silver: Yonder Mountain Stout, Vine Street Pub & Brewery, Denver, CO Bronze: Shaman Stout, Toltec Brewing Co., Albuquerque, NMCategory 95: Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale or Belgian-Style Quadrupel - 62 Entries Gold: Quad Damn It, Chicago Brewing Co. - Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV Silver: Séréneté Grand Cru, Bruz Beers, Denver, CO Bronze: Sisters Quad, Bitter Sisters Brewing Co., Addison, TXCategory 98: Robust Porter - 87 Entries Gold: Tabula Rasa, Second Chance Beer Co., San Diego, CA Silver: Powell Street Porter, Bartlett Hall, San Francisco, CA Bronze: Shadowcaster Porter, Folklore Brewing & Meadery, Dothan, ALCategory 19: Experimental Beer - 124 Entries Gold: Fungus Shui, Meadowlark Brewing, Sidney, MT Silver: Shibbleshabble, Primitive Beer, Longmont, CO Bronze: Fluffernutter, Kings Brewing Co., Rancho Cucamonga, CACategory 15: Non-Alcohol Beer or Alcohol-Free Beer - 17 Entries Gold: Enough Said N/A, Two Roots Brewing Co., San Diego, CA Silver: Bravus Oatmeal Stout, Bravus Brewing Co., Newport Beach, CA Bronze: Bravus Barrel-Aged Bourbon Stout, Bravus Brewing Co., Newport Beach, CACategory 26: Brett Beer - 58 Entries Gold: Who’s Brett?, The Hold By Revelry Brewing, Charleston, SC Silver: St. Eldritch, Cellar Works Brewing Co., Sarver, PA Bronze: C’Mon Sunshine, Birds Fly South Ale Project, Greenville, SCCategory 18: Other Strong Beer - 29 Entries Gold: Northstar Imperial Porter, Twisted Pine Brewing Co., Boulder, CO Silver: False Hope, Spilled Grain Brewhouse, Annandale, MN Bronze: Double Brown Ale, Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery, Santa Fe, NMCategory 20: Fresh Hop Beer - 40 Entries Gold: Fresh Hop Green Battles, Pinthouse Pizza North, Austin, TX Silver: Hop Stalker, Fat Head’s Brewery - Canton, Canton, OH Bronze: Aqua Seafoam Shame, Cloudburst Brewing, Seattle, WACategory 88: Classic Saison - 106 Entries Gold: Meadowlark, Metazoa Brewing Co., Indianapolis, IN Silver: Summer Opal, Firestone Walker - The Propagator, Marina Del Rey, CA Bronze: Gray Matter, Aspetuck Brew Lab, Bridgeport, CTCategory 29: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer - 155 Entries Gold: Knotty Dog, Big Dog’s Brewing Co., Las Vegas, NV Silver: Double Barrel Louie, Westbound & Down Brewing Co., Idaho Springs, CO Bronze: Bourbon Legend, Great Heights Brewing Co., Houston, TXCategory 77: English-Style Brown Ale - 67 Entries Gold: Bobcat Brown Ale, Bridger Brewing, Bozeman, MT Silver: Eclipse Brown Ale, Equinox Brewing, Fort Collins, CO Bronze: Mischievous Brown, Helltown Brewing, Export, PALife is an adventure, and I’m always on the hunt for the next exciting journey.
I hold a Certificate in Whisky from The Edinburgh Whisky Academy and have been writing professionally for over 15 years. Zymurgy magazine announces its 2019 'Best Beers in America' poll results. The asterisk (*) indicates the brewery meets the independent craft brewer seal definition and certification.If you love Two Hearted, then brace yourself for this news: Bell’s plans to release Double Two-Hearted in August 2019. The Great American Beer Festival is underway this weekend in Denver, Colorado.