2018 Winners
On behalf of Specialty Competitions LLC and the Washington Beer Commission, we are proud to announce the winners of the sixth annual Washington Beer Awards®. 1,297 beers were entered in the competition by 181 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).
(PDF of shelf labels of winners here).
German Pale Lagers:
Gold: Mirage - Ski Mask
Silver: Beardslee Public House - Duh Dortmunder
Bronze: Barrel Mountain Brewing - Luv Ya Lager
German-Style Pilsners:
Gold: Grains Of Wrath Brewing - Luger Pils
Silver: Kulshan Brewing Co. - K2 - Kulshan Pilsner
Bronze: Wander Brewing - Doglost
Bohemian-Style Pilsners:
Gold: Bron Yr Aur Brewing Co. - Heisenberg Pils
Silver: Chuckanut Brewery - Chuckanut Pilsner
Bronze: Reuben's Brews - Pilsner
American-Style Pilsners:
Gold: Airways Brewing - Pre Flight Pilsner
Silver: Farmstrong Brewing Co. - Cold Beer Skagit Pils
Bronze: Yakima Craft Brewing Co. - Pilsnerd
Vienna-Style Lagers:
Gold: Chuckanut Brewery - Chuckanut Vienna Lager
Silver: Grains Of Wrath Brewing - Austro-Naut
Bronze: Triceratops Brewing Company - Pennsyltucky Lager
German Dark Lagers:
Gold: Cloudburst Brewing - No Mistakes
Silver: Redhook Brewery - Dunkel Town
Bronze: Chuckanut Brewery - Chuckanut Dunkel
American-Style Lagers:
Gold: Loowit Brewing Company - Loowit Lager
Silver: Odin Brewing Co. - Freya's Gold Lager
Bronze: Pacific Brewing & Malting Co. - 1897 Pale Lager
Other American-Style Lagers:
Gold: Kulshan Brewing Co. - James Street - Amber Lager
Silver: Brothers Cascadia Brewing - Crazy 88
Bronze: Lowercase Brewing - MEXICAN LAGER
International Lagers:
Gold: 54-40 Brewing Company - 1862
Silver: Mollusk Brewing - Dexter Daily
Bronze: Chuckanut Brewery - Chuckanut Mexican Lager
Bocks and Doppelbocks:
Gold: Kulshan Brewing Co. - K2 - Kulshan Maibock
Silver: Hopworks Urban Brewery Vancouver - Doppel 07
Bronze: Chuckanut Brewery - Chuckanut Doppelbock
German-Style Kölsch:
Gold: Watts Brewing Company - The Leafcutter (as Kellerbier)
Silver: Watts Brewing Company - The Leafcutter (as Kolsch)
Bronze: Icicle Brewing Company - Snow Creek Kolsch
Other German Amber Beers:
Gold: Chuckanut Brewery - Chuckanut Marzen
Silver: Resonate Brewery + Pizzeria - Lithium
Bronze: Dru Bru - Copper
German Wheat Beers:
Gold: North 47 Brewing Co. - Amber Waves
Silver: Dru Bru - Hefeweizen
Bronze: Cairn Brewing - Donnie Dunkel (Weizen)
American Wheat Beers:
Gold: Three Magnets Brewing - Shig Faced
Silver: Populuxe Brewing - Bring That Wheat Back
Bronze: Fish Brewing Company - Dunkelweizen
Rye Beers:
Gold: Dreadnought Brewing - Red Elvis
Silver: Loowit Brewing Company - Grimlock Rye Porter
Bronze: Lowercase Brewing - IPA
American-Style Cream Ales:
Gold: Wet Coast Brewing Co. - Wet Coast Cream Ale
Silver: Bron Yr Aur Brewing Co. - Beaver Deceiver
Bronze: Flyers Restaurant And Brewery - Penn Cove Pilsner
Golden or Blonde Ales:
Gold: Dick's Brewing Co. - Golden Ale
Silver: North 47 Brewing Co. - Bitchin Betty
Bronze: McMenamins Breweries - Nebraska Bitter
Session Beers:
Gold: Bainbridge Brewing - Mosquito Fleet Session IPA
Silver: Brothers Cascadia Brewing - Best Day Ever
Bronze: Fremont Brewing - Session Pale
Ordinary & Special/Best Bitters:
Gold: Rainy Daze Brewing - Test Drive Amber
Silver: Dick's Brewing Co. - Dick's Best Bitter
Bronze: Puyallup River Brewing Co. - English Pale Ale
Extra Special Bitters:
Gold: San Juan Island Brewing - Bull Kelp ESB
Silver: Elysian Brewing - The Wise
Bronze: Ravenna Brewing Company - ESB-Real
English Pale Ales:
Gold: Flyers Restaurant And Brewery - Humbles Blonde Ale
Silver: Port Townsend Brewing Co - Hop Diggidy
Bronze: Stones Throw Brewery - Flat Penny Pale
English Dark Ales:
Gold: Puyallup River Brewing Co. - British Bronze
Silver: Foggy Noggin Brewing - Butch's Brew
Bronze: Cardinal Craft Brewing - Brown Ale
British Strong Ales:
Gold: Cairn Brewing - Wee Heavy
Silver: White Bluffs Brewing - Mighty Knight Imperial Stout
Bronze: Barrel Mountain Brewing - Winch It Out Stout
Scottish Shilling Ales:
Gold: Bron Yr Aur Brewing Co. - Bonnie Doon Scottish Ale
Silver: Postdoc Brewing - Kilty MacSporran
Bronze: Geaux Brewing - Wee Y'at?
Scotch Ales:
Gold: Heathen Brewing - Highland Charge
Silver: Silver City Brewery - Magnificent Bastard
Bronze: Cairn Brewing - Don't Call Me Irish
Irish Red Ales:
Gold: Kulshan Brewing Co. - K2 - Red Cap
Silver: Whitewall Brewing Company - Sassy Lassie
Bronze: Heathen Brewing - Arson
Brown Porters:
Gold: Ram Restaurant & Brewery - Disorder Porter
Silver: Machine House Brewery - Porter
Bronze: Old Schoolhouse Brewery - Uncle Big's Brown
Robust Porters:
Gold: Flying Bike Cooperative Brewery - Phinneywood
Silver: Stoup Brewing - Robust Porter
Bronze: Airways Brewing - Curbside Porter
Strong Porters:
Gold: Sound Brewery - Baltic Porter
Silver: Melvin Brewing Bellingham - Melixor Baltica
Bronze: Bent Bine Brew Co. - Peaceable American Porter
Sweet/Cream Stouts:
Gold: Four Generals Brewing - Buddhahed Milk Stout
Silver: Cairn Brewing - Thor's Hammer
Bronze: Wet Coast Brewing Co. - Sneak Thief Stout
Oatmeal Stouts:
Gold: Backwoods Brewing Company - Ridge Run Stout
Silver: Rainy Daze Brewing - Built For Comfort
Bronze: Barrel Mountain Brewing - Starway Stout
Irish Stouts:
Gold: Wander Brewing - Correspondent
Silver: Dick's Brewing Co. - Dick's Cream Stout
Bronze: Reuben's Brews - Dry Stout
American-Style Stouts:
Gold: Aslan Brewing Company - American Stout
Silver: Top Rung Brewing Company - My Dog Scout Stout
Bronze: Old Schoolhouse Brewery - Hooligan Stout
American-Style Imperial Stouts:
Gold: Black Raven Brewing - Grandfather Raven
Silver: Heathen Brewing - Epitaph
Bronze: Bale Breaker Brewing Co. - Wood & Wire Imperial Stout
American-Style Pale Ales:
Gold: Odd Otter Brewing Co. - Ottzel Quatzel
Silver: Stoup Brewing - Mosaic Pale
Bronze: Grains Of Wrath Brewing - Papermaker Pale
American-Style Strong Pale Ales:
Gold: Melvin Brewing Bellingham - Tiger Style
Silver: Grains Of Wrath Brewing - Overkill IPA
Bronze: Everybody's Brewing - Mountain Mama Pale Ale
American Amber Ales:
Gold: Valholl Brewing Company - Valkyrie Red
Silver: Chainline Brewing Company - Recumbent
Bronze: Manfish Brewing - Red-Headed Step Child
American-Style Brown Ales:
Gold: Iron Goat Brewing - Brown
Silver: Flying Bike Cooperative Brewery - Gentle Ben
Bronze: Trap Door Brewing - Uptown Brown
American-Style Black Ales:
Gold: Reuben's Brews - Small Batch Brewery - Black Imperial IPA
Silver: Trusty Brewing Company - Dark Marc
Bronze: North 47 Brewing Co. - Nightmare 21
American-Style India Pale Ales:
Gold: Hellbent Brewing Company - Gate City IPA
Silver: White Bluffs Brewing - Fans In Denial
Bronze: Georgetown Brewing Company - Bodhizafa
American-Style India Pale Ales - Northeastern Substyle:
Gold: McMenamins Breweries - Egyptian Cotton IPA
Silver: Brothers Cascadia Brewing - You Like 'A Da Juice
Bronze: Airways Brewing - Luxury Jet
Imperial or Double India Pale Ales:
Gold: Cash Brewing Co - Top Spin Double IPA
Silver: Good Brewing Co. - 100% Pink Boots
Bronze: Sumerian Brewing Co. - Hopruption Double IPA
Imperial or Double India Pale Ale - Northeastern Sub-Style:
Gold: Trap Door Brewing - Juicy Vuitton
Silver: Grains Of Wrath Brewing - Onslaught
Bronze: Reuben's Brews - Small Batch Brewery - Triple Crush
Imperial or Double Red Ales:
Gold: Resonate Brewery + Pizzeria - Red Sector
Silver: No-Li Brewhouse - Born & Raised
Bronze: Reuben's Brews - Small Batch Brewery - Life On Mars
Barleywines:
Gold: Figurehead Brewing Company - First Leg
Silver: Optimism - Ale X
Bronze: River City Brewing - Colonel Crusher
Belgo-American & International Ales:
Gold: Barrel Mountain Brewing - Silver Star Session
Silver: Chainline Brewing Company - Pump Track
Bronze: Reuben's Brews - Triumvirate
Belgian-Style Witbiers:
Gold: Lowercase Brewing - WITBIER
Silver: E NINE Brewery - E NINE Belgian White
Bronze: Flying Lion Brewing - Belgian Witbier
Belgian Ales:
Gold: Wander Brewing - Wanderale
Silver: Bainbridge Brewing - Bainbridge Blonde
Bronze: Lost Woods Brewery - Lost Woods Belgian
Abbey-Inspired Ales:
Gold: Perihelion Brewery - Quasar
Silver: Cash Brewing Co - Dubbel Header
Bronze: North Fork Pizza & Brewing Inc - Brother Crazy John
Belgian Strong Ales:
Gold: Kulshan Brewing Co. - James Street - Belgian Golden Strong
Silver: Grains Of Wrath Brewing - Brewhouse Bully
Bronze: Figurehead Brewing Company - Midwatch
Belgian and French Farmhouse Ales:
Gold: Northish Beer Company - Stable Boy
Silver: Optimism - Pride
Bronze: Fortside Brewing Company - Kanaka
Specialty Saisons:
Gold: Aslan Brewing Company - Justice Temple
Silver: Dystopian State - O.G. Farmhouse
Bronze: Cairn Brewing - Winter Sunshine
Brett Beers:
Gold: Standard Brewing - Time Crystals #2
Silver: E NINE Brewery - Aeons
Bronze: E NINE Brewery - Catharsis
Mixed Culture Brett Beers:
Gold: E NINE Brewery - Atma
Silver: Tin Dog Brewing - Mandala
Bronze: Mirage - Drie Valleien
Berliner-Style Weisses:
Gold: Wander Brewing - Foeder-Aged Berliner Weiss
Silver: Ravenna Brewing Company - North Potion
Bronze: Aslan Brewing Company - Disco Lemonade
Goses:
Gold: Ten Pin Brewing Co. - Guava Gose
Silver: Reuben's Brews - Gose
Bronze: 20 Corners Brewing Company - Mountain Berry Gose
American-Style Sour Ales:
Gold: Stoup Brewing - Pale Sour
Silver: Dirty Bucket Brewing Co - BlackBerry Sour Part Of Our Dirty Lil Pucker Collection
Bronze: Heathen Brewing - Raspberry Rhubarb Sour
Belgian and Wild Sour Beers:
Gold: Elliott Bay Brewing Company LCW - Spontaneous
Silver: Harmon Brewing Company - Flander Red
Bronze: Tin Dog Brewing - Melange Deux
American-Style Fruit Beer:
Gold: Big Block Brewing - Cherry Sour
Silver: Silver City Brewery - Sun Glitter
Bronze: Haywire Brewing Co. - U-PICK STRAWBERRY PALE ALE
Fruit Wheat Beers:
Gold: Populuxe Brewing - Raspberry Wheat
Silver: Ten Pin Brewing - Groove Pineapple Wheat
Bronze: North Jetty Brewing - Another F**king Raspberry Hef
Belgian Fruit Beers:
Gold: E NINE Brewery - The Duel
Silver: E NINE Brewery - MERAKI #2
Bronze: North Fork Pizza & Brewing Inc - No. 13 Baby
Vegetable Beers:
Gold: Airways Brewing - Batch Number 707
Silver: Métier Brewing - Coconut Porter
Bronze: Propolis Brewing - Melissa
Chili Pepper Beers:
Gold: Beardslee Public House - Pepper Lime Pils
Silver: Steam Donkey Brewing Co. - Shindig En Fuego
Bronze: 20 Corners Brewing Company - Pepper Lager
Chocolate or Cocoa Beers:
Gold: Ram Restaurant & Brewery - Cocoa Chaos
Silver: Icicle Brewing Company - DARKER Persuasion
Bronze: Icicle Brewing Company - Dark Persuasion
Coffee Beers:
Gold: Ram Restaurant & Brewery - Udder Chaos
Silver: Georgetown Brewing Company - Bob's Coffee Brown
Bronze: Top Rung Brewing Company - Three Sixty Coffee Red
Herb & Spice Beers:
Gold: Atwood Ales Farm Brewery - Mo's Saison
Silver: Ten Pin Brewing Co. - Horchata Snake Eye Stout
Bronze: Ten Pin Brewing Co. - All About That Bas-Il
Smoke Beers:
Gold: Dru Bru - Rauchbier
Silver: Walking Man Brewing - Zero Bullsh#t Monastery
Bronze: Headless Mumby Brewing - Smoked Rye Lager
Specialty & Historical Beers:
Gold: Populuxe Brewing - Maltøl
Silver: Rooftop Brewing Company - Hoppin' Honey
Bronze: The Pike Brewing Company - Pike Hive Five Honey Ale
Experimental Beers:
Gold: The Hidden Mother Brewery - Pine Tree Peppercorn Saison
Silver: The Hidden Mother Brewery - Morel Mushroom Red
Bronze: Lucky Envelope Brewing - Peanut Butter Cream Stout
Wood & Barrel Aged Beers:
Gold: Willapa Brewing Co - Double Knee Whiskey Stout
Silver: Wander Brewing - Wild Warehouse
Bronze: Ten Pin Brewing - Barrel Aged BeWILDering C
Wood & Barrel Aged Strong Beers:
Gold: Steam Donkey Brewing Co. - Shindig On The Beach
Silver: Fremont Brewing - Bourbon Barrel Aged Dark Star
Bronze: Loowit Brewing Company - Cryptodome
Wood & Barrel Aged Sour Beers:
Gold: Stoup Brewing - Funky Cold Bordelleaux
Silver: Optimism - Raspberry Solar Punk
Bronze: Wander Brewing - Plum Bob
Pro-Am:
Gold: Figurehead Brewing Company and Homebrewer Paul Navarrette - Big Wheel Brown (English Brown Ale)
Silver: Lucky Envelope Brewing and Homebrewer Blake Dopeker - Cuke Nukem (Field Beer)
Bronze: Reuben's Brews and Homebrewer Brian Hale - Game Over (Scotch Ale)
Collaboration Beers:
Gold: Lowercase Brewing and Georgetown Brewing - Italian PILSNER
Silver: Trap Door Brewing and Dwinell Country Ales - Gift Horse
Bronze: Flying Lion Brewing and Four Generals Brewing – Weizenbock
Best Washington Agricultural Product Inspired Beer: Propolis Brewing – Cherry Damiana
Best Washington Malt Beer (Sponsored by Skagit Valley Malting): Atwood Ales Farm Brewery – Triticale
Very Small Brewery of the Year (Sponsored by Crosby Hops): Grains of Wrath Brewing
Small Brewery of the Year (Sponsored by Washington Hops Commission): Populuxe Brewing
Mid-Sized Brewery of the Year (Sponsored by YCH Hops, Yakima Chief – Hopunion): E NINE Brewery
Large Brewery of the Year (Sponsored by Briess Malt and Ingredients): Wander Brewing