Breweries from South Carolina to South Korea sent in more than 6,300 beers representing more than 110 different styles for the 2018 U.S. Open Beer Championship. The competition is the only one to include beers from professional breweries and award-winning home-brewers, with judges from England, Canada and the United States.
Judging in the U.S. Open Beer Championships is blind; the judges know only the categories(117 categories were judged at this year’s U.S. Open), but they do not know what beers they are tasting. The final round of judging was held at the Quarter Barrel Brewery & Pub in Oxford, Ohio.
“This competition is significant because it accepts entries from breweries around the world and allows national winning homebrews to compete,” said Dow Scoggins, director of the U.S. Open Beer Championships. “Also, two college breweries took home medals at the U.S. Open. Niagara College won 2 golds and American Harvest Brewpub at Schoolcraft College brought home a gold and silver medal.”
Congratulations to our Dayton Winners:
Hairless Hair Brewery
Honey Beer
Gold – Honey Kickback Kolsch
Wood/Barrel-Aged Scotch Ale
Bronze – Kings Reserve
The Dayton Beer Co
American Style Fruit Beer
Bronze – Hidden Paradise
Wood / Barrel Aged Pale Beer
Silver – Ein Fass 1850
Wood / Barrel Aged Pale Beer
Silver – Ein Fass 1850
Fifth Street Brewpub
Herb and Spice Beer
Bronze – Mint Cookie Stout
Wood / Barrel Aged Strong Beer
Bronze – BA Schmidion Damme
Check out the entire list of winners here.
