MARYLAND CRAFT BEER COMPETITION RESULTS!
Thank you all for your patience in getting out the results of the Maryland Craft Beer Competition. A press release will hit the circuits tomorrow, as we begin our final countdown to Baltimore Craft Beer Festival this Saturday. You’ll note that below are all of the results EXCEPT the Best In Show. That’s because those winners will be announced from the stage at the festival during the VIP hour. Comptroller Franchot will be on hand to present the Best In Show awards, including the Comptroller’s Cup! That being said, if your brewery received a gold, please be sure to have someone on hand Saturday to potentially receive top honors!
Congratulations to all of our winners!!
** UPDATE 10/7/17 – Best in Show and runners-up announced**
First Place – Comptroller’s Cup
Smoked & Wood-Aged Beer: Evolution Craft Brewing Company, Wicomico County • Migration Series 2016: Chardonnay Barrel Belgian Style Ale (Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
Second Place
Pale Ale: Eastern Shore Brewing, Talbot County • Back Creek Blonde (Blonde Ale)
Third Place
Belgian-Style Beer: 7 Locks Brewing, Montgomery County • Snakeden Saison (Saison)
Honorable Mention
Pale Lager & Pilsner: Manor Hill Brewing, Howard County • Pilsner (German Pils)
| Medals | Brewery | Beer Name | Style |
| *PALE ALE* | |||
| GOLD | Eastern Shore Brewing | Back Creek Blonde | Blonde Ale |
| SILVER | Barley & Hops | Oatey McOatface | American Pale Ale |
| BRONZE | Oliver Brewing Co | Balls To The Wall | American Pale Ale |
| HONORABLE MENTION | Evolution Craft Brewing Co | Exile Red Ale | Strong Bitter |
| *AMERICAN IPA* | |||
| GOLD | Independent Brewing Co | Nasty Woman | American IPA |
| SILVER | Calvert Brewing Co | Route 4 IPA | American IPA |
| BRONZE | Eastern Shore Brewing | Situation Critical IPA | American IPA |
| *SPECIALTY IPA* | |||
| GOLD | Union Craft Brewing | Royal Farmhouse IPA | Specialty IPA |
| SILVER | Flying Dog Brewery | Raging Bitch Belgian IPA | Specialty IPA |
| BRONZE | Denizens Brewing Co | Southside Rye | Specialty IPA |
| *DOUBLE IPA* | |||
| GOLD | Manor Hill Brewing | Citra Splendor | Double IPA |
| SILVER | Oliver Brewing Co | Forearm Smash | Double IPA |
| BRONZE | Waredaca Brewing Co | Baymore | Double IPA |
| *SOUR BEER &
AMERICAN WILD ALE* |
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| GOLD | DuClaw Brewing Company | The Devil Made Me Do It | Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer |
| SILVER | Manor Hill Brewing | Barrel Project Wild Series: Oud Bruin | Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer |
| BRONZE | Barley & Hops | Old Harlot | Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer |
| *SMOKED & WOOD-AGED BEER* | |||
| GOLD | Evolution Craft Brewing Co | Migration Series 2016: Chardonnay Barrel Belgian Style Ale | Specialty Wood-Aged Beer |
| SILVER | Calvert Brewing Co | Muddy Waters Imperial Nut Brown | Specialty Wood-Aged Beer |
| BRONZE | Gypsy Brewing Co | Tripel Barrel | Specialty Wood-Aged Beer |
| *SPECIALTY &
EXPERIMENTAL BEER* |
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| GOLD | The Brookeville Beer Farm | Yellow Finch | Experimental Beer |
| SILVER | Heavy Seas | Partnerships Cigar City India Pale Lager | Mixed-Style Beer |
| BRONZE | Barley & Hops | Savage Roger | Mixed-Style Beer |
| *FRUIT BEER* | |||
| GOLD | Union Craft Brewing | Older Pro w/ Passionfruit | Specialty Fruit Beer |
| SILVER | Flying Dog Brewing | Bloodline Blood Orange Ale | Fruit Beer |
| BRONZE | Antietam Brewery | Otto’s Orchard Raspberry Ale | Fruit Beer |
| *SPICED BEER* | |||
| GOLD | Barley & Hops | Mexican Pointy Boots | Spice, Herb or Vegetable Beer |
| SILVER | Hysteria Brewing Co | Morning After | Spice, Herb or Vegetable Beer |
| BRONZE | Red Shedman Farm Brewery | Lunatic Fringe | Spice, Herb or Vegetable Beer |
| *PALE LAGER & PILSNER* | |||
| GOLD | Manor Hill Brewing | Pilsner | German Pils |
| SILVER | The Brookeville Beer Farm | Philsner | German Pils |
| BRONZE | Brewer’s Alley | Kolsch | Kolsch |
| *AMBER, DARK LAGER
& BOCK* |
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| GOLD | Calvert Brewing Co | Autumn Oktoberfest | Marzen |
| SILVER | 7 Locks Brewing | Redland Lager | Czech Amber Lager |
| BRONZE | Heavy Seas | Cutlass Amber Lager | Vienna Lager |
| *PORTER & STOUT* | |||
| GOLD | Eastern Shore Brewing | 12 Gauge Stout | American Stout |
| SILVER | Jailbreak Brewing Co | Into The Dark | American Stout |
| BRONZE | Flying Dog Brewery | Pearl Necklace Chesapeake Stout | American Stout |
| *WHEAT BEER* | |||
| GOLD | Jailbreak Brewing Co | Feed the Monkey | Weissbier |
| SILVER | Barley & Hops | Floss | Dunkels Weissbier |
| BRONZE | Antietam Brewery | Hager-Weiss Hefeweizen | Weissbier |
| *STRONG ALES* | |||
| GOLD | Franklin’s Brewery | Jack The Giant Killer | English Barleywine |
| SILVER | Heavy Seas | Partnerships Union Olde Ale | Olde Ale |
| BRONZE | Independent Brewing Co | Election Year | American Barleywine |
| *BELGIAN-STYLE BEER* | |||
| GOLD | 7 Locks Brewing | Snakeden Saison | Saison |
| SILVER | Falling Branch Brewery | Amber Waves | Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
| BRONZE | Eastern Shore Brewery | 9 Year Twitch Belgian Tripel | Belgian Tripel |
| *AMBER & BROWN ALE* | |||
| GOLD | Antietam Brewery | Witness Tree Nut Brown Ale | American Brown Ale |
| SILVER | Jailbreak Brewing Co | Infinite Amber Ale | American Amber Ale |
| BRONZE | Eastern Shore Brewing Co | St. Michaels Ale | American Amber Ale |
| HONORABLE MENTION | Union Craft Brewing | Balt Altbier | Altbier |
| *LOCAL INGREDIENT BEER* | |||
| GOLD | Brewer’s Alley | 1634 Ale | N/A |
| SILVER | Independent Brewing Co | Rusty Truck | N/A |
| BRONZE | Eastern Shore Brewing | Old Line Session IPA | N/A |
