On behalf of Specialty Competitions LLC, the Washington Beer Commission and the Washington Brewers Guild, we are proud to announce the winners of the eleventh annual Washington Beer Awards®.  1,219 beers were entered in the competition by 170 Washington breweries.  All of the beers submitted must have been both brewed and made commercially available in the state of Washington.  The entries were evaluated in a blind format using the Brewers Association Style Guidelines by panels of trained beer judges who awarded Gold, Silver, and Bronze placements for each category grouping.

(You can download a PDF version of the winners list here).

  Complete Results:

Light German-Style Lagers:

Gold: Larrabee Lager Company - Larrabee Original Lager

Silver: Chuckanut Brewery - Chuckanut Fest Bier

Bronze: Kulshan Brewing Co. - K2 – Helles

German-Style Pilsners:

Gold: E9 Brewing Co - T-Dome Pilsner

Silver: Fortside Brewing Company - Fortside Pilsner

Bronze: Farmstrong Brewing Co. - Skagit Pilsner

German-Style Oktoberfests/Wiesns:

Gold: Brick West Brewing  - Festbier

Silver: Brothers Cascadia Brewing - Festbier

Bronze: Urban Family Brewing Co - Test Fest

German-Style Maerzens:

Gold: Garland Brew Werks - Oktoberfest

Silver: Heathen Brewing - Marzen Invaders

Bronze: Formula Brewing - Jacob Two Tree's

German-Style Schwarzbiers:

Gold: The Good Society Brewery & Public House - Schwarzbier

Silver: Flying Lion Brewing - Small But Tiny Dark Lager

Bronze: Bellevue Brewing Co. - Bellevue Brewing Schwarzbier

Other European Amber & Dark Beers:

Gold: Four Generals Brewing - Alt Bier

Silver: San Juan Island Brewing Company - The Late Boat Czech Dark Lager

Bronze: Obec Brewing - Czech Dark Lager

Bohemian-Style Pilsners:

Gold: Chuckanut Brewery - Chuckanut Pilsner

Silver: Wander Brewing - Czech Pils

Bronze: Stemma Brewing - Stemma Pils

Vienna-Style Lagers:

Gold: Grains Of Wrath Brewing - Vienna Lager

Silver: Uprise Brewing Co - Vienna Lager

Bronze: Obec Brewing – Granat

American-Style Light Lagers:

Gold: Sound 2 Summit Brewing - Boat Beer

Silver: Varietal Beer Company - Moxee Light

Bronze: Heathen Brewing - Heathen Light

American-Style Lagers:

Gold: Western Red Brewing - Little Tugger Lager

Silver: Distant West - American Lager

Bronze: Recluse Brew Works, LLC - RBW LAGER BEER

Contemporary American-Style Lager:

Gold: Hellbent Brewing - Tobogan Mexican Lager

Silver: Here Today Brewery & Kitchen - Lightning Harp

Bronze: Stoup Brewing – Cervecita

American-Style Pilsners:

Gold: Single Hill Brewing Company - Adams Pils

Silver: Reuben's Brews - Pilsner

Bronze: Bellevue Brewing Co. - Bellevue 1882 Lager

Contemporary American-Style Pilsners:

Gold: Single Hill Brewing Company - Super Delicious

Silver: Recluse Brew Works, LLC - Faceless Commodity

Bronze: Farmstrong Brewing Co. - Skagit Pilsner

American-Style India Pale Lagers:

Gold: Trap Door Brewing - Day Beer

Silver: Old Stove Brewing Gardens - Neighborhood Chill

Bronze: Stoup Brewing-Capitol Hill - Mixtape Romeo

Other American-Style Lagers:

Gold: Halcyon Brewing Co. - Midnight Coterie

Silver: Lucky Envelope Brewing - Yinz Jawn Pennsylvania Lager

Bronze: Single Hill Brewing Company - Flight Cancelled

Australasian, Latin American or Tropical-Style Light Lagers:

Gold: Diamond Knot Brewing Company - Cantina

Silver: Boundary Bay Brewery - Van Zandt

Bronze: Wander Brewing - See You Tomorrow

International-Style Pilseners:

Gold: Maelstrom Brewing Company - Pilsner

Silver: Recluse Brew Works, LLC - Ugly Mug

Bronze: Project 9 Brewing - Floating Lotus

Strong Lagers:

Gold: Airways Brewing - Bockbier

Silver: DYSTOPIAN STATE BREWING CO - High Command

Bronze: Formula Brewing - Daydream Stream

Kellerbiers or Zwickelbiers:

Gold: Formula Brewing - Bootup Sequence

Silver: Valholl Brewing - Zwickel Pilsner

Bronze: Larrabee Lager Company - Keller Pils

German-Style Kölsches:

Gold: Dru Bru - Kolsch

Silver: Moment Brewing - Kolsch

Bronze: Sound 2 Summit Brewing - Kiteboard Kolsch

German-Style Wheat Beers:

Gold: Brick West Brewing  - Big Heart

Silver: Larrabee Lager Company - White Duck

Bronze: Kulshan Brewing Co. - K2 – Hefeweizen

Rye and American Wheat Beers:

Gold: Barrel Mountain Brewing - Be Happy

Silver: White Bluffs Brewing - Rock N Brown

Bronze: Mac & Jack's Brewing Company - Serengeti Wheat

Golden or Blonde Ales:

Gold: Elliott Bay Brewing - Organic Boat Beer

Silver: Valholl Brewing - Golden Warrior

Bronze: Logan Brewing Company - Easy Mode

English-Style Bitters:

Gold: Obec Brewing - English Bitter

Silver: Rainy Daze Brewing - Test Drive Amber

Bronze: Vice Beer - AT-AT ESB

English Ales:

Gold: Kulshan Brewing Co. - Sunnyland - Transporter

Silver: Georgetown Brewing Co - Manny's

Bronze: Loowit Brewing Company - Shadow Shinobi

Irish-Style Red Ales:

Gold: Kulshan Brewing Co. - Sunnyland - Red Cap

Silver: Silver City Brewery - Ridgetop Red

Bronze: WHISTLE PUNK BREWING - Irish Red Ale

Scottish Ales:

Gold: Silver City Brewery - The Magnificent Scotch Ale

Silver: Outer Planet Brewing - Falcon Wee Heavy

Bronze: Sound 2 Summit Brewing - Sail Away Scotch Ale

Cream Ales:

Gold: Lucky Envelope Brewing - Mexican Lager (Insert Snarky Style Comment Here)

Silver: Varietal Beer Company - Two Wolves

Bronze: Resonate Brewery - Mexican Radio

International & Australasian Ales:

Gold: Grains Of Wrath Brewing - Wastelandia

Silver: Scuttlebutt Brewing Company - Option 42 Pale Ale

Bronze: Postdoc Brewing – Finest Decision XPA

British & American Strong Ales:

Gold: Grains Of Wrath Brewing - Geezer's Paradox

Silver: San Juan Island Brewing Company - King Tide Barleywine

Bronze: Brothers Cascadia Brewing – Barleywine

Robust Porters:

Gold: White Bluffs Brewing - Shadows Of Temptation

Silver: Reuben's Brews - Robust Porter

Bronze: Georgetown Brewing Co - 9 Pound

American-Style Stout:

Gold: Top Rung Brewing Company - My Dog Scout Stout

Silver: Old Stove Brewing - Dark Passage

Bronze: Stoup Brewing-Capitol Hill - Stoup American Stout

British Stouts:

Gold: Kulshan Brewing Co. - Sunnyland - Echoes In Time

Silver: Rainy Daze Brewing - Haulin Oats Stout

Bronze: Ten Pin Brewing - Snake Eye Stout

Irish Stouts:

Gold: Barrel Mountain Brewing - Starway

Silver: Elysian Brewing Co - Dragonstooth

Bronze: Hat Trick Brewing - Stouty McStouterson

American-Style Imperial Porters & Imperial Stouts:

Gold: Loowit Brewing Company - Shimmergloom

Silver: Big Barn Brewing - Black Dog Stout

Bronze: Ten Pin Brewing - Black Eyed Katy

American-Style Pale Ales:

Gold: Grains Of Wrath Brewing - Papermaker

Silver: Georgetown Brewing Co - Johnny Utah

Bronze: Stoup Brewing - N Zed Pale

Juicy or Hazy Pale Ales:

Gold: Humble Abode Brewing - Life Juice

Silver: Old Stove Brewing Gardens - Fight The Good Fight

Bronze: Icicle Brewing Company - Little Giant

American-Style Strong Pale Ales:

Gold: Hellbent Brewing - Dang! Citra IPA

Silver: Single Hill Brewing Company - Eastside

Bronze: Resonate Brewery - Atomic Punk

Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ales:

Gold: Irrelevant Beer - Psychedelic Therapy

Silver: Trap Door Brewing - Glowed Up

Bronze: Old Stove Brewing - No One Knows

American-Style Amber/Red Ales:

Gold: Old Stove Brewing Gardens - Amber Waves

Silver: Stemma Brewing - First Amber

Bronze: Terramar Brewstillery  - Amber On

Pumpkin Spice Beers:

Gold: Elysian Brewing Co - Night Owl

Silver: Elysian Brewing Co - Great Pumpkin

Bronze: Elliott Bay Brewing - Organic Mashing Pumpkin

American-Style Brown & Black Ales:

Gold: Ladd & Lass Brewing - The Night Is Dark And Full Of Terror

Silver: Fortside Brewing Company - Couve A'licious

Bronze: Ice Harbor Brewing Co. - Bruneau Brown

American-Style India Pale Ales:

Gold: Victor 23 - Imitator

Silver: Sound 2 Summit Brewing - Apex IPA

Bronze: Kulshan Brewing Co. - Sunnyland - Bastard Kat

West Coast-Style India Pale Ales:

Gold: Barrel Mountain Brewing - Unplug

Silver: Hellbent Brewing - Hop For Teacher IPA

Bronze: Uprise Brewing Co - Lucid Portal

Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ales:

Gold: Icicle Brewing Company - Enchantments

Silver: Sound 2 Summit Brewing - Ice Axe

Bronze: Wet Coast Brewing Co. - Mixtape For 1

Imperial or Double India Pale Ales:

Gold: Single Hill Brewing Company - Mind Plant

Silver: Bale Breaker Brewing Company - Bottomcutter IIPA

Bronze: Taneum Creek Brewing - Never Lift

Juicy or Hazy Imperial or Double India Pale Ales:

Gold: Trap Door Brewing - Juiced Up

Silver: Reuben's Brews Taproom - Supernova

Bronze: White Bluffs Brewing - Super NOG

Belgian-Style Witbiers:

Gold: Genus Brewing & Supply - "Erinaceus" (Genus Of The Hedgehog) V.4 Witbier

Silver: Hellbent Brewing - Wit

Bronze: Ghost Runners Brewery - Phantom Blanca

Belgian & Belgian Inspired Ales:

Gold: The Good Society Brewery & Public House - First To Fall

Silver: Dwinell Country Ales - Lookie Loo

Bronze: Echoes Brewing Company  - The Golden Blonde

Belgian Strong & Abbey Ales:

Gold: Moment Brewing - Belgian Dark Strong

Silver: White Bluffs Brewing - Monking Around

Bronze: Hat Trick Brewing - Sup Nerds

Belgian & French Farmhouse Ales:

Gold: Lucky Envelope Brewing - LE Saison

Silver: E9 Brewing Co - Vital Transformation

Bronze: Humble Abode Brewing - Rye Saison

Chili Pepper Beers:

Gold: Haywire Brewing Co. - Lizzy Enfuego

Silver: Icicle Brewing Company - Cot In The Heat

Bronze: Old Stove Brewing - Ring Of Fire

Brett Beers:

Gold: Dwinell Country Ales - Summer Blush

Silver: Dwinell Country Ales - Fever Dream

Bronze: Dwinell Country Ales – Fuzzword

German Style Sour Beers:

Gold: Kulshan Brewing Co. - K2 - Gose

Silver: Dru Bru - Peach Sour

Bronze: Narrows Brewing - Good 2 Gose

American-Style Sour Ales:

Gold: FrinGe Brewing - Project Stardust

Silver: Ashtown Brewing Co. - Orange-Strawberry Smoothie Sour

Bronze: Beach Cat Brewing - Raspberry Purree

Belgian Sour and Wild Ales:

Gold: Elliott Bay Brewing Lake City Way - Ambrosia Kreik

Silver: North Fork Brewery - Turbo Goes To Rocket

Bronze: Elliott Bay Brewing Lake City Way - DeRode Duivels

American-Style Fruit Beers:

Gold: SnowEater Brewing Co  - Rylans Dandy Shandy

Silver: Big Barn Brewing - Strawberry Blonde

Bronze: Narrows Brewing - Peachy Voyage

Fruit Wheat Beers:

Gold: Ice Harbor Brewing Co. - Ice Harbor Tangerine Hefeweizen

Silver: Ten Pin Brewing - Groove Pineapple Wheat Ale

Bronze: Resonate Brewery – Hysberia

Spiced, Field & Herb Beers:

Gold: Machine House Brewery - Stinging Nettle Ale

Silver: Beach Cat Brewing - Christmas In July

Bronze: In The Shadow Brewing - ITS HBL

Pastry Stouts, Coffee & Chocolate Beers:

Gold: Georgetown Brewing Co -  Gusto Creme Coffee Ale

Silver: Humble Abode Brewing - Peanut Butter Chocolate Porter

Bronze: Farmstrong Brewing Co. - Mike In The Morning Coffee Porter

Smoke Beers:

Gold: Here Today Brewery & Kitchen - Icarus Phase

Silver: Ladd & Lass Brewing - Short Days, Dark Nights

Bronze: Genus Brewing & Supply - "Clavaria Fumosa" (Genus Of The Smokey Spindles)

Specialty & Historical Beers:

Gold: Taneum Creek Brewing - Wild Goose Chase

Silver: Fremont Brewing - NA IPA

Bronze: Ladd & Lass Brewing - WAtucky Corn Snacks

Session Beers:

Gold: Grains Of Wrath Brewing - Ticklish Warrior

Silver: Formula Brewing - I'll Say It Once More

Bronze: Logan Brewing Company - Alchemist's Dilemma

Experimental Beers:

 Gold: Rainy Daze Brewing - Mr. Mustachio

Silver: Dru Bru - Experimental IPA #3

Bronze: Elysian Brewing Co – Punkuccino

Wood & Barrel Aged Strong Stouts:

 Gold: Matchless Brewing - Thurston County Stout 2023

Silver: Fortside Brewing Company - Bourbon Barrel Aged Night King

Bronze: Uprise Brewing Co - Phases Of The Moon

Other Wood & Barrel Aged Beers:

Gold: Lumberbeard Brewing - Anniversary Year 4

Silver: Echoes Brewing Company  - Glutinous Prime

Bronze: Postdoc Brewing - Hogus Maximus Extremis Amburana 2024

Wood & Barrel Aged Sour Beers:

 Gold: Dru Bru - Margarita Sour

Silver: Urban Family Brewing Co - Rum Dawn

Bronze: Jellyfish Brewing Company - Birra Chiara

Seltzers:

Gold: Triceratops Brewing Co - Strawberry Lemonade Hard Seltzer

Silver: Timber City Ginger Beer - Imperial Ginger Beer

Bronze: Four Eyed Guys Brewing - Strawberry Basil Hard Seltzer

Pro-Am:

Gold: Reuben's Brews and Homebrewer Drew Scoggins - Dortmunder

Silver: Beach Cat Brewing and Homebrewers Joe Murphy and Carolyn Macaulay Waldo - Joe'rchata Mexican Cream Ale

Bronze: North 47 Brewing Co and Homebrewer Tristan McCoy - Diet Smoke

Collaboration Beers:

 Gold: Scuttlebutt Brewing Company & Sound to Summit Brewing - Bridging The Trestle

Silver: Heathen Brewing & Brothers Cascadia Brewing - Marzen Invaders

Bronze: Ladd & Lass Brewing, Big Time Brewery & Halcyon Brewing - WAtucky Corn Snacks

Very Small Brewery of the Year (Sponsored by Country Malt Group): Dwinell Country Ailes

Small Brewery of the Year (Sponsored by Crosby Hops): Larrabee Lager Company

Mid-Sized Brewery of the Year (Sponsored by Yakima Chief Hops): Grains of Wrath Brewing

Large Brewery of the Year (Sponsored by Briess Malt and Ingredients): Single Hill Brewing Company