2022
2022 Medal Winners
Our panel of judges consists of professional brewers from across Ohio. No brewer is permitted to judge a category they have also entered. The best THREE beers in each category will be awarded medals by our panel of judges. Best of Class Awards and Regional Awards will be determined by most medal points earned. Any Best of Class of Regional Award Tie-Breakers will be determined by most Golds awarded.
AMBER/RED ALE
Gold
RESTORATION BREW WORKS – STEWART IRISH RED
Silver
UPSIDE BREWING – 10 MILE AMBER ALE
Bronze
STREETSIDE BREWING – SOFA KING INDIA RED ALE
american ipa
Gold
IMMIGRANT SON BREWING – INDIA PALE ALE
Silver
MARKET GARDEN BREWING – CITRAMAX IPA
Bronze
COMBUSTION BREWING – COMBUSTION IPA
AMERICAN
LIGHT ALE
Gold
BRINK BREWING – JACKPOT JOEY GOLDEN ALE
Silver
LOCKPORT BREWING – GATEWAY AMERICAN ALE
Bronze
BELLTOWER BREWING – PUFFERBELLY CALIFORNIA COMMON
AMERICAN LAGER
Gold
EASTSIDE BREWING – EASTSIDE LITE RICE LAGER
Silver
RHINEGEIST BREWING – CHEETAH AMERICAN LAGER
Bronze
CARTRIDGE BREWING – AIRBORNE AMERICAN AMBER LAGER
AMERICAN
PALE ALE
Gold
THREE TIGERS BREWING – SMALL AXE PALE ALE
Silver
DERIVE BREWING – O.G. PALE ALE
Bronze
RHETORIC BREWING – RUSTY BUCKET PALE ALE
BELGIAN/
FRENCH ALE
Gold
CODEX BREWING – BUREAUCRACY ABBEY TRIPEL
Silver
MAIZE VALLEY BREWING – MONK IN PUBLIC BELGIAN DARK STRONG
Bronze
OLENTANGY RIVER BREWING – BELGIAN ALOHA BELGIAN ALE
BELGIAN/
FRENCH SAISON
Gold
COMBUSTION BREWING – TOURNANT DE SAISON FRENCH SAISON
Silver
BLUE HERON BREWING – ABBEY NORMAL SAISON
Bronze
DERIVE BREWING – SAISON
BROWN/DARK ALE
Gold
DERIVE BREWING – LOST LEATHERMAN ENGLISH MILD
Silver
UPSIDE BREWING – DAD JOKES BROWN ALE
Bronze
THIRD EYE BREWING – GROOVY BABY DARK MILD
COFFEE BEER
Gold
COMBUSTION BREWING – PICK ME UP COFFEE STOUT
Silver
BROADVIEW BREWING – COVERED IN CHROME PEANUT BUTTER COFFEE PORTER
Bronze
SONDER BREWING – CATO COFFEE KOLSCH
EUROPEAN LAGER
Gold
CARTRIDGE BREWING – UP THE HILL MUNICH HELLES
Silver
COMBUSTION BREWING – PELETONIA PILS GERMAN PILSNER
Bronze
COMBUSTION BREWING – OKTOBERFEST
EUROPEAN PALE
Gold
MISSING FALLS BREWING – AKRON RUGBY ALE
Silver
NARROW PATH BREWING – TIRE PATCH EUROPEAN PALE
Bronze
AKRONYM BREWING – MAC BITTER ALE
FRUIT BEER
Gold
DAYTON BEER CO – GEM CITY LIGHT WITH LIME
Silver
CROOKED CAN BREWING – WCO-ALE BELGIAN BLOOD ORANGE WITBIER
Bronze
DOUBLE EDGE BREWING – AXL RIDE TART RASPBERRY ALE
GERMAN
STYLE ALE
Gold
THIRD EYE BREWING – UNTAPPED POTENTIAL GERMAN KOLSCH
Silver
NARROW PATH – RESTLESS SEAS GERMAN GOSE
Bronze
TWIN OAST – OASTWEIZEN GERMAN HEFEWEIZEN
HERB/SPICE/
PEPPER
Gold
CARTRIDGE BREWING – HOLLOW POINT HIBISCUS ALE
Silver
NORTH WATER BREWING – MEXICAN HOT CHOCOLATE SCOOTER
Bronze
THIRD EYE BREWING – PUMPKIN P-EYE PUMPKIN BEER
IMPERIAL IPA
Gold
MADTREE BREWING – CRYO HIGH IMPERIAL IPA
Silver
MADTREE BREWING – PHANTOM FOREST IMPERIAL IPA
Bronze
MASTHEAD BREWING – WET CASE SCENARIO DOUBLE WEST COAST IPA
IMPERIAL
STOUT/Porter
Gold
N/A
Silver
N/A
Bronze
N/A
NEIPA/HAZY IPA
Gold
INSIDE THE FIVE BREWING – THE DEVIL WEARS HOODIES HAZY IPA
Silver
STREETSIDE BREWING – DDH ALL TOGETHER DOUBLE DRY HOPPED HAZY
Bronze
THREE TIGER BREWING – JUICE BAZOOKA HAZY IPA
NEPA/HAZY PALE
Gold
AKRONYM BREWING – HENRY HAZY PALE
Silver
SOUTHERN OHIO BREWING – MAGGIE HAZY PALE
Bronze
COMBUSTION BREWING – KANGAROO CROSSING HAZY PALE
SCOTCH/SMOKED
BEER
Gold
COMBUSTION BREWING – BRASKY SCOTCH ALE
Silver
NOBLE CREATURE CASK HOUSE – FIRE TO FACE RAUCHBIER
Bronze
CARTRIDGE BREWING – SMOKESTACK HELLES RAUCHBIER
SOUR/WILD
WITH FRUIT
Gold
PRETENTIOUS BREWING – SYBARITE WITH RASPBERRIES
Silver
PRETENTIOUS BREWING – SO PITTED SOUR BLONDE ON PEACHES
Bronze
PRETENTIOUS BREWING – SYBARITE WITH CHERRIES
SOUR/WILD BEER
Gold
PRETENTIOUS BREWING – INDIGENOUS SOUR BLONDE
Silver
NOBLE CREATURE CASK HOUSE – HOME FLANDERS RED
Bronze
LOCK 15 BREWING – 20 HR BERLINER WEISS
SPECIALTY/
HYBRID BEER
Gold
THIRD EYE BREWING – TWISTED PRETZEL GERMAN PRETZEL ALE
Silver
AVON BREWING – CHRISTMAS MIRACLE – CHRISTMAS ALE
Bronze
UPSIDE BREWING – BLEANDER PEANUT BUTTER BANANA STRAWBERRY IPA
SPECIALTY/
ADJUNCT STOUT
Gold
AVON BREWING – BLUEBERRY PANCAKE PASTRY STOUT
Silver
HOPPY DUDES – THE BETTY – WHITE CHOCOLATE ALBINO STOUT
Bronze
STREETSIDE BREWING – BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL IMP COCONUT COFFEE STOUT
STOUT
Gold
MISSING FALLS BREWING – WINTERNIGHTS STOUT
Silver
BRINK BREWING – MOOZIE MILK STOUT
Bronze
THIRD EYE BREWING – HIGHER PURPOSE
WHEAT BEER
Gold
SOUTHERN OHIO BREWING – CLOUDY NOT HAZY HEFEWEIZEN
Silver
MASTHEAD BREWING – SUPERIOR WITBIER
Bronze
CROOKED CAN BREWING – CLOUD CHASER HEFEWEIZEN
WOOD BARREL
UNDER 8% ABV
Gold
BRANCH AND BONE BREWING – ALL THOSE YESTERDAYS BBA BALTIC PORTER
Silver
COMBUSTION BREWING – BLAME IT ON THE TETONS SAISON IN WINE BARRELS
Bronze
UPSIDE BREWING – SINGE AMBER ALE AGED ON CHERRY ROASTED WOOD
WOOD BARREL
OVER 8% ABV
Gold
RHINEGEIST BREWING – RYE NIGHT WHALE
Silver
AKRONYM BREWING – GIN BARREL AGED GOLD ON THE CEILING
Bronze
STREETSIDE BREWING – JUNGLE MINDFLAYER BBA IMPERIAL PASTRY STOUT
2022 Best of Show
DERIVE BREWING - LOST LEATHERMAN ENGLISH MILD
Regional Awards
Central
COMBUSTION BREWING
Northwest
UPSIDE BREWING
Northeast
MISSING FALLS BREWING
Greater Cleveland
IMMIGRANT SON BREWING
West Central
SOUTHERN OHIO BREWING
Southeast
DOUBLE EDGE BREWING
Southwest
THIRD EYE BREWING
bREWERY SIZE Awards
Best Large Brewery (Greater than 15,000 bbls)
MADTREE BREWING
Best Medium Brewery (Less than 15,000 but greater than 5,000 bbls)
MASTHEAD BREWING
Best Small Brewery (Less than 5,000 but greater than 1,000 bbls)
COMBUSTION BREWING
Best Nano Brewery (Less than 1,000 bbls)
PRETENTIOUS BREWING