Virginia Craft Brewers Cup 2016 Winners Announced

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James River Brewery won the 5th annual Virginia Craft Brewers’ Cup by scoring Best in Show for its River Runner ESB.

The Virginia Craft Brewers Guild hosted the 2016 Virginia Craft Brewers Cup Awards Tuesday August 16th. There were more than 280 brewers in attendance to celebrate excellence in craft beer.  The Virginia Craft Brewers Cup competition, managed by master Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) judge Tom Cannon, had 378 beers entered for review. The judging took place Saturday, July 30th at Fair Winds Brewing Company in Lorton, Virginia. “The Virginia Craft Beer Cup recognizes outstanding beer made by some of Virginia’s best independent craft brewers,” said Brett Vassey, President & CEO, Virginia Craft Brewers Guild. “Congratulations to every competitor and this year’s award winners.”

The 2016 Virginia Craft Brewers Cup winners are as follows:

Best of Show

First Place Best of Show James River Brewery River Runner ESB
Second Place Best of Show Old Bust Head Brewing Company Oktoberfest
Third Place Best of Show Backroom Brewery Lemon Basil Wheat Beer
Light American Beer
First Beer Hound Brewery Olde Yella
Second Wolf Hills Brewing Company Carry on Wheatward Sun
Third Beer Hound Brewery Teddy
Czech Lager
First Port City Brewing Company Downright Pilsner
Second Lost Rhino Brewing Company Rhino Chasers Pilsner
Third Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery Pony Pasture Pilsner
Munich Lager
First Fair Winds Brewing Company Hells Navigator
Second Three Notch’d Brewing Company Brew Betties Maibock
Third South Street Brewery My Personal Helles
Kolsch
First Mad Fox Brewing Company Kolsch Ale
Second Ornery Beer Company Kolsch
Third Bull and Bones Brewhaus Kolsch
German Pils and International Lager
First Sunken City Brewing Company Dam Lager
Second Back Bay Brewing Company Gringo
Third Escutcheon Brewing Company John Riggins’ 4th & 1 Pilsner
Marzen and Vienna Lager
First Old Bust Head Brewing Company Oktoberfest
Second Starr Hill Brewery Jomo
Third Caboose Brewing Company Crossroads Vienna Lager
German Wheat Beer
First Lost Rhino Brewing Company Final Glide HefeWeizen
Second Starr Hill Brewery The Love
Third River Company Brewery Farmhouse Hefeweizen
British Bitter
First James River Brewery River Runner ESB
Second Lake Anne Brew House Lord Fairfax English Pale Ale
Third Port City Brewing Company Monumental IPA
Old Ale and Wee Heavy
First Backroom Brewery The Ferminator
Second Heritage Brewing Company King’s Mountain
Third Redbeard Brewing Company 221B Baker Brown
Darker European Beer
First Ardent Craft Ales Schwarzbier
Second Big Ugly Brewing Company Ghost Rider Porter
Third Bull and Bones Brewhaus Appalachia Alt
British Dark Ale
First Pleasure House Brewing No Waves
Second Midnight Brewery Not My Job
Third Three Notch’d Brewing Company No Veto Brown Ale
Irish Red Ale
First Dirt Farm Brewing Red Meri
Second Pale Fire Brewing Company Red Molly
Third Capitol City Brewing Company Irish Red Ale
Irish Stout
First Backroom Brewery Oatmeal Stout
Second Final Gravity Brewing Company Irish Goodbye
Third Old 690 Brewing Company Old 690 Chocolate Milk Stout
American Blonde and Brown Ale
First Caboose Brewing Company Caboose Brown Ale
Second Castleburg Brewery and Taproom Bishop’s Brown Ale
Third Legend Brewing Company Brown Ale
American Pale Ale
First Pro Re Nata Brewing Company Old Trail Pale Ale
Second Three Notch’d Brewing Company Ghost of the 43rd Pale Ale
Third Beltway Brewing Company Rain or Shine
American Amber Ale
First Final Gravity Brewing Company Fire Station 5
Second O’Connor Brewing Company Red Nun Red Ale
Third Lake Anne Brew House Reston Red
American Dark Ale
First Old Ox Brewery Black Ox
Second Sunken City Brewing Company The Columbian Coffee Stout
Third Port City Brewing Company Porter
American IPA
First The Answer Larceny
Second Fair Winds Brewing Company Howling Gale IPA
Third Old Ox Brewery Hoppy Place
Specialty IPA
First Sunken City Brewing Company Red Clay IPA
Second Lost Rhino Brewing Company Dawn Patrol Session IPA
Third Parkway Brewing Company Factory Girl Session IPA
Double IPA
First Final Gravity Brewing Company Venus Rising
Second Pale Fire Brewing Company Village Green
Third Final Gravity Brewing Company The Message
Strong Ale
First Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery Virginia Black Bear
Second Triple Crosssing Brewing Company Black Dolphin
Third Studio Brew Czardust
Belgian Blond and Saison
First The Bold Mariner Brewing Company Scurvy Dog
Second The Virginia Beer Company Saison Tournante
Third Hardywood Park Craft Brewery Singel
Sour European Ale
First Strangeways Brewing Uberlin Berliner Weisse
Second Ornery Beer Company Go Go Gose
Third Corcoran Brewing Life Gose Round
Belgian Wit, Pale Ale, and Biere de Garde
First Starr Hill Brewing Company Sublime
Second Bull and Bones Brewhaus Sun Lit Wit
Third Reaver Beach Brewing Company Full Broadside
Strong Belgian Ale
First Apocalypse Ale Works Brohead Fred
Second Garden Grove Brewing Company Death
Third Chaos Mountain Brewing Agents of Chaos
Wild Yeast Specialty Beer
First Triple Crossing Brewing Company Brett Saison Annivesary Ale
Second Reaver Beach Brewing Company Reaver’s Salvation
Third Reaver Beach Brewing Company Reaver en Noir
Fruit Beer
First The Answer Mami Cereza
Second Midnight Brewer Watermelon Lime Kolsch
Third Big Ugly Brewing Company Mango Rockers IPA
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
First Backroom Brewery Lemon Basil Wheat Beer
Second Beer Hound Brewery Snots
Third Steam Bell Beer Works Tiramisu Stout
Specialty and Experimental Beers
First Parkway Brewing Company Floyd Fest Hi-Test
Second South Street Brewery Peanut Butter Cup Soft-Serv
Third Fair Winds Brewing Company Sirens Lure
Smoked or Wood-Aged Beer
First Legend Brewing Company Bourbon Barrel Brown
Second Adventure Brewing Company 2nd Anniversary Barleywine
Third Ardent Craft Ales Boubon Barrel Aged Honey Ginger

The Virginia Craft Brewers Guild is a coalition of independent, small and commercial breweries dedicated to growing the craft beer industry in the Commonwealth.

 

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