Virginia Craft Beer Cup

Awards

Judges

Ann E Briated, Carter Bundy, Jason Byers, Joshua Cass, Diane Catanzaro, Graham Cecil, Michael Earle, Bryan Falman, Erik Filep, Bryan Flaherty, Chris Giacofei, Richie Gifaldi, Stephen Goadhouse, Charlie Harr, Jeff Hewit, Chris Hilgar, Steve Jarrett, Joe Kasper, Amanda Kersey, Brian Kinzie, Richard Lane, Ryan Larsen, Joel Miller, Udit Minocha, Kimberly Noonan, Kristina Page, Jake Riley, Jason Romano, Andrew Shore, Alex Spencer, William Spiesberger, Alex Storey, Dan Tatarka, Rick Theiner, Rodney Tillinghast, Edan Valkner, Mark Vick, Mark Wood

Stewards

Rodney Adams, Kaitlyn Crow, Maggie Gifaldi, Katie Kasper, Sarah Kleiner, Joseph Klem, Kate Matherly, Ethan Turner, Cathy Vick

By the Numbers

390 Entries 107 Entrants

38 Judges 9 Stewards

94 Placing Entries

Table 1: American Lager & Light Lagers

22 entries

Judges: Ann E Briated, Richard Lane (Head Judge), Joel Miller, Mark Vick, Mark Wood

1st

Twin Creeks Brewing Company

Lake Life Lager (1B: American Lager)

2nd

Harvest Gap Brewery

Stud Light (1B: American Lager)

3rd

Lost Barrel Brewing

Lost Lager (1B: American Lager)

Table 2: Cream & Blond Ales

11 entries

Judges: Diane Catanzaro, Chris Giacofei

1st

Blue Mountain Brewery

Classic Lager (1C: Cream Ale)

2nd

Water's End Brewery

Damn Beer (18A: Blonde Ale)

3rd

Tradition Brewing Company

Ameraucana (1C: Cream Ale)

Selvedge Brewing

Denim (1C: Cream Ale)

Table 3: Pilsners

14 entries

Judges: Chris Giacofei, Richie Gifaldi, Stephen Goadhouse, Rick Theiner

1st

Gloucester Brewing Company

Providence Pilsner (5D: German Pils)

2nd

Harvest Gap Brewery

PVille Rd Pilsner (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)

3rd

Benchtop Brewing Company

Crispy Whip (5D: German Pils)

Table 4: Kolsch & Leightbiers

18 entries

Judges: Joe Kasper, Brian Kinzie (Head Judge), Jason Romano, William Spiesberger

1st

Gloucester Brewing Company

Kolman (27A1: Kellerbier)

2nd

St. George Brewing Co.

Morning Dew (5A: German Leichtbier)

3rd

Selvedge Brewing

Linen (5B: Kölsch)

Table 5: Amber Lagers

23 entries

Judges: Michael Earle, Erik Filep, Bryan Flaherty, Chris Giacofei, Richie Gifaldi, Stephen Goadhouse, Jason Romano, Alex Spencer (Head Judge)

1st

Waygone Brewery

Weekend (7A: Vienna Lager)

2nd

Flying Ace Distillery and Brewery

Sombrero Mexican Lager (2B: International Amber Lager)

3rd

Full Distance Brewing

Yucatan Sunset (2B: International Amber Lager)

Table 6: IPA

24 entries

Judges: Ann E Briated, Diane Catanzaro, Chris Giacofei, Richard Lane (Head Judge), Mark Vick, Mark Wood

1st

Fair Winds Brewing Co.

Howling Gale (21A: American IPA)

2nd

New Realm Brewing Co.

Kickflipper IPA (21A: American IPA)

3rd

2 Witches Winery & Brewing Co

Wesley's Walkabout American IPA (21A: American IPA)

Table 7: Hazy IPA

30 entries

Judges: Carter Bundy, Joshua Cass, Bryan Falman, Stephen Goadhouse, Brian Kinzie (Head Judge), Ryan Larsen, William Spiesberger, Rodney Tillinghast

1st

Billsburg Brewery

TOURIST TRAP (21C: Hazy IPA)

2nd

Precarious Beer Project

Kung Fu Kittens (21C: Hazy IPA)

3rd

Tradition Brewing Company

Lil' Tantrum (21C: Hazy IPA)

Table 8: Wood Aged Beers

4 entries

Judges: Diane Catanzaro, William Spiesberger

There are no winning entries at this table.

Table 9: British Bitters/Scottish

6 entries

Judges: Brian Kinzie, Mark Wood

1st

Caiseal Beer & Spirits Co. (the Vanguard Brewpub & Distillery)

Red Ale (11C: Strong Bitter)

2nd

Parkway Brewing Company

Billy Boys Scotch Ale (14C: Scottish Export)

3rd

Nansemond Brewing Station

Mystic Maiden (27A: Historical Beer)

Table 10: Fruit

28 entries

Judges: Jason Byers, Bryan Falman, Erik Filep, Steve Jarrett, Richard Lane (Head Judge), Jake Riley, Andrew Shore, Alex Storey

1st

Blue Mountain Barrel House

Wild Pear (29C: Specialty Fruit Beer)

2nd

Olde Salem Brewing Company

Bare Necessities (29A: Fruit Beer)

3rd

Barking Rose Brewing Co + Farm

Alewife (29D: Grape Ale)

Table 11: Vegetable

16 entries

Judges: Joshua Cass, Graham Cecil, Ryan Larsen, Rodney Tillinghast

1st

Three Leg Run

Porch Pirate (30B: Autumn Seasonal Beer)

2nd

Caiseal Beer & Spirits Co. (the Vanguard Brewpub & Distillery)

Coffee Blonde Ale (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

3rd

Lost Barrel Brewing

Cucumber Lemon Hefeweizen (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

Table 12: Stouts

13 entries

Judges: Bryan Flaherty, Udit Minocha, Jake Riley, Rick Theiner

1st

Decipher Brewing

Flannery's (15B: Irish Stout)

2nd

Solstice Farm Brewery

McAfee Knob (15B: Irish Stout)

3rd

Harvest Gap Brewery

Gold Digger Irish Stout (15B: Irish Stout)

Table 13: Strong Ales

10 entries

Judges: Joshua Cass, Dan Tatarka

1st

Caiseal Beer & Spirits Co. (the Vanguard Brewpub & Distillery)

Fifth Force Imperial Stout (20C: Imperial Stout)

2nd

Twin Creeks Brewing Company

Thor's Hammer (20C: Imperial Stout)

3rd

Northern Neck Brewing Company

Russian Imperial Stout (20C: Imperial Stout)

Table 14: Porters

8 entries

Judges: Bryan Falman, Stephen Goadhouse

1st

Smartmouth Brewing Co.

As You Wish (20A: American Porter)

2nd

Cedar Run Brewery

Ol' Prince William Porter (20A: American Porter)

3rd

SuperFly Brewing Co.

MIDNIGHT TRAIN (13C: English Porter)

Table 15: American Wheat/German Weiss

18 entries

Judges: Carter Bundy, Michael Earle, Alex Spencer (Head Judge), Dan Tatarka

1st

St. George Brewing Co.

Knight's Respite (10A: Weissbier)

2nd

Bingo Beer Co.

River Day (1D: American Wheat Beer)

3rd

Full Distance Brewing

Hefe Is The Crown (10A: Weissbier)

Table 16: Pale Ales

10 entries

Judges: Richard Lane, Mark Vick

1st

Blue Mountain Brewery

Full Nelson (18B: American Pale Ale)

2nd

Oozlefinch Beers & Blending + Nost Brewing Project

Gone Bush (12B: Australian Sparkling Ale)

3rd

Random Row Brewing Co

Mosaic Pale Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)

Table 17: Double IPA

3 entries

Judges: Michael Earle, Brian Kinzie (Head Judge), Joel Miller

1st

Broken Window Brewing Company Llc.

The Tank (22A: Double IPA)

2nd

Patch Brewing Co

Bases Loaded (22A: Double IPA)

3rd

Three Leg Run

W.T.F. - Walter The Frenchie (22A: Double IPA)

Table 18: Monastic

7 entries

Judges: Chris Hilgar, Steve Jarrett

1st

Trouvaille Brewing Company

Octave (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)

2nd

Strangeways Brewing

Belgian Quad (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)

3rd

2 Witches Winery & Brewing Co

Double Double Toil And Trouble Dubbel (26B: Belgian Dubbel)

Table 19: International Lagers

12 entries

Judges: Ann E Briated, Ryan Larsen

1st

Billsburg Brewery

Classic Lager (2A: International Pale Lager)

2nd

Bald Top Brewing Company

Japanese Rice Lager (2A: International Pale Lager)

3rd

Barley Naked Brewing Company

Senior Sexy Lager (2A: International Pale Lager)

Table 20: Smoked Beers

5 entries

Judges: Diane Catanzaro, William Spiesberger

1st

South Street Brewery

BA Pony (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)

1st

Patch Brewing Co

Sea Smoke (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)

2nd

Blue Mountain Barrel House

Dark Hollow (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)

2nd

Selvedge Brewing

Threadenator (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)

3rd

Southern Revere Cellars

Three Oaks Bourbon Barrel Aged Honey Brown Lager (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)

3rd

Wildmandan Brewery

We Are Pivo (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)

Table 21: Belgian Ales

16 entries

Judges: Carter Bundy, Brian Kinzie (Head Judge), Kristina Page, Jason Romano

1st

SuperFly Brewing Co.

Down On The Farm (25B: Saison)

2nd

Great American Restaurants - Sweetwater Tavern

Amazake Sidearm Saison (25B: Saison)

3rd

Great Valley Farm Brewery and Winery

Belgian Golden Strong Ale (25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale)

Table 22: European Sours

5 entries

Judges: Bryan Flaherty, Chris Hilgar

1st

Starr Hill Brewery

Stupid Sexy Flanders (23B: Flanders Red Ale)

2nd

Strangeways Brewing

Uberlin (23A: Berliner Weisse)

3rd

Port City Brewing Company

Cobblestone Sour (23G: Gose)

Table 23: Dark European Lagers

13 entries

Judges: Jason Byers, Erik Filep, Joe Kasper, William Spiesberger

1st

Bald Top Brewing Company

Munich Dunkel (8A: Munich Dunkel)

2nd

Benchtop Brewing Company

Disturbance In The Schwartz (8B: Schwarzbier)

3rd

Iron Pipe Alewerks

Vadar Knows Best (2C: International Dark Lager)

Table 24: Strong European Lagers

4 entries

Judges: Jason Byers, Erik Filep, Joe Kasper, William Spiesberger

1st

Living Proof Beer Company

Postmaster General (9A: Doppelbock)

2nd

Big Ugly Brewing

Made Me Say Underwear (9C: Baltic Porter)

3rd

Olde Salem Brewing Company

Passing The Hat (9C: Baltic Porter)

Table 25: Irish Reds

21 entries

Judges: Graham Cecil, Bryan Falman (Head Judge), Brian Kinzie, Jake Riley, William Spiesberger, Alex Storey

1st

Brewhaha Brewing Company Llc

F"N Bob (15A: Irish Red Ale)

2nd

Twin Creeks Brewing Company

Galway Girl (15A: Irish Red Ale)

3rd

Wildmandan Brewery

Pik Ax (15A: Irish Red Ale)

Table 26: Amber Ales

7 entries

Judges: Carter Bundy, Kristina Page

1st

Rockfish Brewing Company

California Common (19B: California Common)

2nd

Cave Hill Farms Brewery

Zeigenbock (19A: American Amber Ale)

3rd

Stable Craft Brewing

Tiny Footprints (19B: California Common)

Table 27: Brown Ales

10 entries

Judges: Kristina Page, William Spiesberger

1st

Caboose Brewing Company

Boxcar Brown Ale (19C: American Brown Ale)

2nd

The Virginia Beer Company

Party Guy (13A: Dark Mild)

3rd

2 Witches Winery & Brewing Co

Millionaires Row Kentucky Common (27A2: Kentucky Common)

Table 28: American Wild Ales

7 entries

Judges: Richard Lane, Andrew Shore

1st

Fine Creek Brewing Company

Dark Sour Farmhouse Ale (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)

2nd

Fine Creek Brewing Company

2023 Bière De Coupage (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)

3rd

Fine Creek Brewing Company

Brett Tripel (28A: Brett Beer)

Table 29: Pale European Lagers

15 entries

Judges: Carter Bundy, Jason Byers, Chris Hilgar (Head Judge), Steve Jarrett, Joe Kasper, Dan Tatarka, Rick Theiner

1st

Oozlefinch Beers & Blending + Nost Brewing Project

Bergluft (4A: Munich Helles)

2nd

Great American Restaurants - Sweetwater Tavern

Kissing Bull Lager (5C: German Helles Exportbier)

3rd

Patch Brewing Co

Goldensville (5C: German Helles Exportbier)

Table 30: Specialty IPA

7 entries

Judges: Michael Earle, Brian Kinzie (Head Judge), Joel Miller

1st

Benchtop Brewing Company

New Zealand Proven Theory (21B: Specialty IPA)

2nd

Afterglow Brewing

The Wolfhound (21B2: Black IPA)

3rd

Eavesdrop Brewery

Arcane Rambler (21B2: Black IPA)

Table 31: Alt Sugar/Grain

3 entries

Judges: Brian Kinzie, Mark Wood

1st

Nansemond Brewing Station

Beenut Butter Brown Ale (31B: Alternative Sugar Beer)

2nd

St. George Brewing Co.

Honey Lager (31B: Alternative Sugar Beer)

3rd

Iron Pipe Alewerks

Beez Kneez (31B: Alternative Sugar Beer)

Best of Show

Beer

1st

St. George Brewing Co.

Knight's Respite (10A: Weissbier)

2nd

South Street Brewery

BA Pony (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)

3rd

Gloucester Brewing Company

Providence Pilsner (5D: German Pils)

Billsburg Brewery

TOURIST TRAP (21C: Hazy IPA)

Virginia Brewery of the Year

107 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	Score
1st	Caiseal Beer & Spirits Co. (the Vanguard Brewpub & Distillery)	2	1	0	11.0000020

Virginia Craft Beer Cup

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Stewards

By the Numbers

Table 1: American Lager & Light Lagers

Table 2: Cream & Blond Ales

Table 3: Pilsners

Table 4: Kolsch & Leightbiers

Table 5: Amber Lagers

Table 6: IPA

Table 7: Hazy IPA

Table 8: Wood Aged Beers

Table 9: British Bitters/Scottish

Table 10: Fruit

Table 11: Vegetable

Table 12: Stouts

Table 13: Strong Ales

Table 14: Porters

Table 15: American Wheat/German Weiss

Table 16: Pale Ales

Table 17: Double IPA

Table 18: Monastic

Table 19: International Lagers

Table 20: Smoked Beers

Table 21: Belgian Ales

Table 22: European Sours

Table 23: Dark European Lagers

Table 24: Strong European Lagers

Table 25: Irish Reds

Table 26: Amber Ales

Table 27: Brown Ales

Table 28: American Wild Ales

Table 29: Pale European Lagers

Table 30: Specialty IPA

Table 31: Alt Sugar/Grain

Best of Show

Beer

Virginia Brewery of the Year

Scoring Methodology

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners