2023 Medal Winners
Our panel of judges consists of professional brewers from across Ohio. No brewer is permitted to judge a category they have also entered. The best THREE beers in each category will be awarded medals by our panel of judges. Best of Class Awards and Regional Awards will be determined by most medal points earned. Any Best of Class of Regional Award Tie-Breakers will be determined by most Golds awarded.
AMBER/RED ALE
Gold
THREE TIGERS - FIREHOUSE
Silver
BRANCH AND BONE - CRUMBLE
Bronze
HOFRAUHAUS CLEVELAND - CLE RED
american ipa
Gold
AKRONYM - HOSE HANDLER
Silver
FORBIDDEN ROOT - THROUGH THE TREES
Bronze
THREE TIGERS - DANKO
AMERICAN
LIGHT ALE
Gold
BLUE HERON - MATRIMONY ALE
Silver
COMBUSTION - WANDERLUST
Bronze
SOUTHERN OHIO BREWING - 818
AMERICAN LAGER
Gold
IMMIGRANT SON - AMERICAN PILSNER
Silver
COMBUSTION - SIR VEZA
Bronze
MADTREE - LEGENDARY LAGER
AMERICAN
PALE ALE
Gold
PARSONS NORTH - JUICY PALE ALE
Silver
SCHNITZ - STAGHORN LEGHORN
Bronze
THUNDERWING - LIFESIGHT
BELGIAN/
FRENCH ALE
Gold
MAIZE VALLEY - MONK IN PUBLIC
Silver
TWIN OAST - SUGAR ROCK
Bronze
AEONIAN BREWING - OPAL
BELGIAN/
FRENCH SAISON
Gold
PHOENIX BREWING - BIG SPRING SAISON
Silver
FORBIDDEN ROOT - WELL POSITIONED
Bronze
LOCK 15 - HALE FARMHOUSE SAISON
BROWN/DARK ALE
Gold
STREETSIDE - BLACK CATS
Silver
THIRD EYE - INNER SIGHT
Bronze
NOBLE BEAST - MURDER BALLADS BALTIC PORTER
COFFEE BEER
Gold
COMBUSTION - ANTIDOTE
Silver
SOUTHERN OHIO BREWING - GOOD MORNING 818
Bronze
MASTHEAD - SINGLE ORIGIN STOUT
EUROPEAN LAGER
Gold
BRANCH AND BONE - MORIBUND
Silver
COMBUSTION - DUNKEL
Bronze
NOBLE BEAST - PAPPY PILSNER
EUROPEAN PALE
Gold
PHOENIX BREWING - TREFFENWOLF GERMAN IPA
Silver
WRECKING CREW BREWING - CRICKET STOMPER
Bronze
SOUTHERN OHIO BREWING - BLOWN FUSE
FRUIT BEER
Gold
BIKER BREWHOUSE - AMERICAN PIE
Silver
DAYTON BEER CO - LOBO LOCO
Bronze
ROYAL DOCKS - CRAY ENOUGH DIPA
GERMAN
STYLE ALE
Gold
BLUE HERON - YES HEFE
Silver
THIRD EYE - UNTAPPED POTENTIAL
Bronze
NARROW PATH - RESTLESS SEAS
HERB/SPICE/
PEPPER
Gold
WANDERING GRIFFIN - OLE MEXICAN STOUT
Silver
COMBUSTION - SIAMESE DREAM
Bronze
NEW ALES - OMG BECKY LOOK AT THAT PUMPKIN
IMPERIAL IPA
Gold
MADTREE - PHANTOM FOREST
Silver
MASTHEAD - WET CASE SCENARIO
Bronze
MASTHEAD - HOP JOURNAL
IMPERIAL
STOUT/Porter
Gold
LOCK 15 - SWINEHEART STOUT
Silver
COMBUSTION - IMPERIAL STOUT
Bronze
BOSS DOG BREWING - RUBBER CITY STOUT
NEIPA/HAZY IPA
Gold
DERIVE - FRIENDS DOWN SOUTH
Silver
MARKET GARDEN - COSMIC HAZE
Bronze
MASTHEAD - HAZY HEADLINES
NEPA/HAZY PALE
Gold
FORBIDDEN ROOT - WATCHER OF THE SKYS
Silver
AKRONYM - HENRY
Bronze
STREETSIDE - SUH BRUH
SCOTCH/SMOKED
BEER
Gold
NOBLE BEAST - EMBERS ONLY SMOKED HELLES
Silver
MARKET GARDEN - WALLACE TAVERN SCOTCH ALE
Bronze
COMBUSTION - BRASKY
SOUR/WILD
WITH FRUIT
Gold
PRETENTIOUS - QUIXOTIC
Silver
BLUE HERON - TROPICOOL
Bronze
NARROW PATH - POG KETTLE SOUR
SOUR/WILD BEER
Gold
NARROW PATH - OUD BRUIN
Silver
NOBLE BEAST - EAU ROUGE
Bronze
N/A
SPECIALTY/
HYBRID BEER
Gold
SOUTHERN OHIO BREWING - KING SORRY
Silver
NORTH WATERS - THANKSGIVING SECRET SAUCE
Bronze
BRANCH AND BONE - DIMMER
SPECIALTY/
ADJUNCT STOUT
Gold
PARSONS NORTH - CHAI SPICED IMPERIAL STOUT
Silver
RESTORATION BREWING - BUZZ-BRULEE
Bronze
COMBUSTION - SECRET DESTROYER
STOUT
Gold
THIRD EYE - HIGHER PURPOSE
Silver
LOCK 15 - FOREST LODGE MAPLE STOUT
Bronze
BRINK - MOOZIE
WHEAT BEER
Gold
CROOKED CAN - CLOUD CHASER
Silver
MARKET GARDEN - PROSPERITY WHEAT
Bronze
MARKET GARDEN - PROSPERITY WHEAT
WOOD BARREL
UNDER 8% ABV
Gold
HOFBRAUHAUS CLEVELAND - BBA DOPPELBOCK
Silver
MISSING FALLS - LILYWHITE
Bronze
STREETSIDE - TIKI TIME
WOOD BARREL
OVER 8% ABV
Gold
WARPED WING - RIFFIN ON HIGH
Silver
SOMEWHERE IN PARTICULAR - CASKED AVENGER
Bronze
THIRD EYE - KELLYS PRIVATE STASH
BEST OF SHOW
BLUE HERON BREWING - MATRIMONY ALE
Regional Awards
Central
COMBUSTION BREWING
Northwest
TWIN OAST BREWING
Northeast
LOCK 15 BREWING
Greater Cleveland
BLUE HERON BREWING
West Central
SOUTHERN OHIO BREWING
Southeast
N/A
Southwest
THIRD EYE BREWING
bREWERY SIZE Awards
Best Large Brewery (Greater than 15,000 bbls)
MADTREE BREWING
Best Medium Brewery (Less than 15,000 but greater than 5,000 bbls)
MARKET GARDEN BREWING
Best Small Brewery (Less than 5,000 but greater than 1,000 bbls)
COMBUSTION BREWING
Best Nano Brewery (Less than 1,000 bbls)
BLUE HERON BREWING