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Miami Valley breweries capturing gold medals included Yellow Springs Brewery, Heavier Than Air Brewing Co., Fifth Street Brewpub, Dayton Beer Company, Warped Wing Brewing Company, Crooked Handle Brewing Co. and Mother Stewart's Brewing Co., according to the results released today, July 28.
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The award for "Best of Show" overall best beer went to a Cleveland brewery, Market Garden Brewery, for its Prosperity Wheat beer. Yellow Springs Brewery was named best regional brewery for west-central Ohio, which included the Dayton area, and also was named "Best Small Brewery" in the state. MadTree Brewing in Cincinnati was named "Best Large Brewery" in the state, while Market Garden Brewery won the distinction of "Best Medium-Sized Brewery." Brink Brewing Co. in Cincinnati was judged to be the best brewery in southwest Ohio.
“I was very happy with the turnout for the event in year one,” Hilgeman said. “Next year, I anticipate it will be bigger and better.”
Here are the medal results by beer style/category, as provided by Hilgeman:
Amber/Red Ale:
Gold: Mother Stewart’s Oktoberfest
Silver: Akronym Windigo Red IPA
Bronze: Maize Valley Amber Ale
American Light Ale
Gold: Ill Mannered Ill Mamma Slamma
Silver: Municipal Brew Works Approachable Blonde
Bronze: Lineage Brewing Wake Life
American Lager
Gold: Fretboard Brewing Peso in my Hand
Silver: Akronym Brewing Kernal of Truth
Bronze: Devil Wind Brewing Buccaneer
American Pale Ale
Gold: Upside Brewing 882
Silver: Yellow Springs Brewing Zoetic
Bronze: Maize Valley Loral or Yanni
American IPA
Gold: Madtree Brewing Entropic Theory
Silver: North High Brewing Mr Fahrenheit
Bronze: Yellow Springs Brewery Boat Show
Belgian Ale
Gold: Hansa Brewing Wit Wit
Silver: Cincinnati State Brewing Science
Bronze: Peko Maize Valley Monk in Public
Belgian/French Saison
Gold: Modern Methods Farmhouse 908
Silver: Little Fish Saison Du Poisson
Bronze: Ill Mannered Bringer of Joy
Brown/Dark Ale
Gold: Yellow Springs Brewery Carpet Nap
Silver: Cincinnati State Brewing Science Chit Happens
Bronze: Brink Brewing Hold the Reins
Coffee Beer
Gold: Wolfs Ridge Clear Sky Daybreak
Silver: Pretentious Brewing Derisive with Coffee
Bronze: Municipal Brewing True West Coffee Porter
European Lager
Gold: Hansa Brewing Black Flag Schwarzbier
Silver: Market Garden Nano OG Lager
Bronze: Sandy Springs Brewing Maaaay Bock
European Pale
Gold: Heavier than Air Balloon Factory
Silver: Yellow Springs Brewery Sunwave Belgian IPA
Bronze: Hansa Brewing Femdom Kolsch
Fruit Beer
Gold: Jolly Scholar POG
Silver: Hansa Brewing Mr. Meeseeks
Bronze: Lineage Brewing Tango and Bernice
German Ale
Gold: Fifth Street Brewpub Ludwigs Kolsch
Silver: Maize Valley Alt-nerative Plan
Bronze: Wolf’s Ridge Kolsch
Herb Spice Pepper
Gold: Dayton Beer Co. Gem City Lager with Jalapeno
Silver: Wolf’s Ridge Yub Nub
Bronze: Little Fish Passionfruit-habby Reinheitsgewhat
Imperial IPA
Gold: Akronym Fyxation
Silver: HIHO Brewing Madho 2.0
Bronze: Combustion Brewing Now We’re Talking DIPA
Imperial Stout/Porter
Gold: Yellow Springs Brewery Maxxout Stout
Silver: Cincinnati State Brewing Science Sugar Hill Gang
Bronze: Phoenix Brewing Mary Jane Chai Baltic Porter
New England-style IPA
Gold: Brink Brewing Afterglow
Silver: Rhinegeist Cloud 5
Bronze: Devil Wind Heading West
Scottish/Smoke Beer
Gold: Ill Mannered Malt Tank
Silver: Wolf’s Ridge Buchenrach
Bronze: Phoenix Brewing Tipped Tombstone Scotch Ale
Sour/Wild Beer
Gold: Pretentious Sybarite with Cherries
Silver: Pretentious Brewing Sybarite
Bronze: MadTree Boysen the Wood
Specialty/Hybrid/Experimental
Gold: Crooked Handle Roadside Peanut Butter Porter
Silver: Madtree Cucumberweisser
Bronze: Dayton Beer Co. Lobo Loco
Stout
Gold: Heavier than Air Brewing McCook
Silver: Brink Brewing Moozie
Bronze: Modern Methods Roast Beast
Wheat Beer
Gold: Market Garden Prosperity Wheat
Silver: Railroad Brewing 13th Warrior
Bronze: Thirsty Dog Whippet Wheat
Wood Barrel-Aged
Gold: Warped Wing Grape Creek Must
Silver: Fifth Street Brewpub Keep It
Bronze: Pretentious Brewing Magnanimous
Best Regional Breweries
West Central: Yellow Springs Brewery
Southwest: Brink Brewing
Southeast: Little Fish Brewing
Northeast: Akronym Brewing
Northwest: Modern Methods
Central: Wolf’s Ridge Brewing
Greater Cleveland: Hansa Brewing
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