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Ten breweries from around Michigan won awards at the 2022 US Open Beer Championship.

14 Michigan Beers Medal at International Competition Looking for some new brews to try? Check out these Mitten State beers that won medals at the 2020 U.S. Open Beer Championship.  More than 6,000 beers from all over the world competed in the challenge this year. Organizer say that judging is blind, so judges know only the categories like "Robust Porters" and "Fruity IPAs", but not the names of the actual beers or the location from which they come. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, judging was held in both the U.S. and Canada, at locations including Atlanta, GA; Oxford, Ohio; and Welland, Ont...

Michigan Beers and Breweries Bring Home The Medals The U.S. Open Beer Championship has wrapped up for this year and they've announced their 2020 winners. There is good news for Michigan beers and breweries too. The state of Michigan brought 15 winners in 3 categories including Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. Breweries from Luxembourg to Louisiana sent in over 6,000 beers representing over 140 different styles to compete for the Gold. According to the U.S. Open Beer web site, this competition is the only one to include beers from professional breweries and beers from gold medal winners from t...

Craft Beer is all the rage across Michigan and America these days. The Craft Beer industry has become very competitive here, and this year at the U.S. Open Beer Championship several Michigan breweries were honored with medals for their creations. This is considered to be one of the top three serious beer competitions in our country and brewers from across the U.S. and abroad participate in this event. This year's competition considered over 6000 beers with over 140 different styles, and while none of the Michigan Beers made the top ten, we were well represented. This competition would be para...