Breweries from Antioquia, Columbia to Columbia, South Carolina sent more than 8000 beers representing over 140 different styles to the 2021 U.S. Open Beer Championship. The main U.S. judging was held at the new U.S. Open Event Center in Oxford, Ohio. Yesterday, the U.S. Open Beer Championship announces the medal winners and Grand National Champion. Judging in the U.S. Open Beer Championships is blind; judges know only the categories, not the names or locations of beers being judged.
32 Ohio craft breweries that earned a total of 60 awards at the U.s. Open Beer Championship this year! Cincinnati’s Fretboard Brewing paced the Ohio delegation with three gold medals (Crazy Train Belgian pale ale, Bootsy brut IPA and Vlad international-style pilsner). Here are the Dayton area breweries that brought home medals:
Oatmeal Stout
Silver – Thunderball – Eudora Brewing – Ohio
American Imperial Stout
Gold – Black Solstice – FigLeaf Brewing – Ohio
American Amber
Gold – Sugar Shack – The Dayton Beer Company – Ohio
Vegetable beer
Silver – Beet Of My Heart Ale – Carillon Brewing – Ohio
Herb and Spice Beer
Gold – Ginger Pale Ale – Carillon Brewing – Ohio
See the full list of winners: http://usopenbeer.com/2021_us_open-medal-winners/
