2023 Winners
What another fantastic year at the Ohio Craft Brewers Cup! We welcomed a record 67 breweries that entered over 400+ beers into this years competition. Congratulations to BLUE HERON BREWING for winning the Best of Show with their Matrimony Cream Ale, what a fantastic beer! Congrats to all of the winners listed below. Winners will also be posted to our website shortly. Thanks to the brewers and judges for another great year, we look forward to another great competition and hopefully adding even more breweries in 2024!
Visit our 2023 Winners page for a full list of this year’s award winning beers.
About the Ohio Craft Brewers Cup
Celebrating Ohio's Best Beers and Breweries!
The 2023 OHIO CRAFT BREWERS CUP judging will be held at The Dayton Beer Company on October 16th-20th, 2023. Registration opens August 14th and closes October 9th. All beers must arrive to our facility by October 11th. Winners will be announced on October 21st at 1p.m. and will be posted on the Ohio Craft Brewers Cup website.
For more information on how to enter, please visit our Rules & Regulations Page.
Categories
This year's Cup features TWENTY-SEVEN categories of beer.
AMBER/RED ALE
AMERICAN IPA
AMERICAN LIGHT ALE
AMERICAN LAGER
AMERICAN PALE ALE
BELGIAN/FRENCH ALE
BELGIAN/FRENCH SAISON
BROWN/DARK ALE
COFFEE BEER
EUROPEAN LAGER
EUROPEAN PALE ALE/IPA
FRUIT BEER
GERMAN STYLE ALE
HERB/SPICE/PEPPER BEER
IMPERIAL IPA
IMPERIAL STOUT/PORTER
NEW ENGLAND/HAZY IPA
NEW ENGLAND/HAZY PALE ALE
SCOTCH/SMOKED BEER
SOUR/WILD BEER WITH FRUIT
SOUR/WILD BEER
SPECIALTY/HYBRID BEER
SPECIALTY/ADJUNCT STOUT
STOUT (SWEET/OATMEAL/AMER)
WHEAT BEER
WOOD OR BARREL AGED (UNDER 8% abv)
WOOD/BARREL AGED (OVER 8% abv)
“The Ohio Craft Brewers Cup allows an equal platform for all Ohio breweries to showcase their craft and highlight the amazing beers brewed in the Buckeye State.”
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