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, Ontario.
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December 18, 2020 by Joe Wallace
The 2020 U.S. Open Beer Championships are over and you can check out all the winners. The list of “10 favorite beer names” is some hardcore pun action. U.S. Open beer judges always enjoy the creativity behind the names that breweries demonstrate for their products, selected subjectively – based on laughter volume at the conclusion of the judging. This year’s Top 10 Favorite Beer Names included:
Top 10 Favorite Beer Names
1. Menace to Sobriety Stout – Hank Hudson Brewing – New York
2. Purple Floors and Dinosaurs IPA – Double Branch Brewing – Florida
3. Breaking Bud IPA – Knee Deep Brewing – California
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 the National AHA Homebrew Competition.