Denver
International
Beer
Competition
The 2025 Competition took place on November 15th and 16th
Congratulations to the 2025 Best of Show Winners!
1st Place: 29 Brews Tipsy Tortoise American IPA, Coachella, CA
2nd Place: Feather Falls Brewing Company, Crouching Cougar American Barleywine, Oroville, CA
3rd Place: True North Ale Company, True North Pale Ale, Ipswich, MA
Congratulations to the all of the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medal Winners!
Brewery |
Beer |
Location |
Style |
Medal |
| Rheinzeit is 20/20 | River North Brewery | Denver, CO | Altbier | Silver |
| Mexican Amber Lager | Los Dos Potrillos Cerveceria | Parker, CO | Altbier | Silver |
| Blown Tire | Knuckle Puck Brewing | Longmont, CO | American Amber Ale | Gold |
| Carlson | The Elizabeth brewing company | Elizabeth, CO | American Amber Ale | Silver |
| Object K | Site-1 Brewing Co. | Omaha, NE | American Amber Ale | Silver |
| Rez Rage Red | 29 Brews | Coachella, CA | American Amber Ale | Bronze |
| Crouching Cougar | Feather Falls Brewing Company | Oroville, CA | American Barleywine | Gold |
| Secret Squirrel | 28 Songs Brewhouse + Kitchen | Boerne, TX | American Brown Ale | Gold |
| Tipsy Tortoise | 29 Brews | Coachella, CA | American IPA | Gold |
| I Didn’t Hear No Bell | River North Brewery | Denver, CO | American IPA | Gold |
| Uncle Joe’s IPA | BBGB Brewery | North Aurora, IL | American IPA | Silver |
| Tropical Snow Dance IPA | Platt Park Brewing Company | Denver, CO | American IPA | Silver |
| Companion Planting | Bissell Brothers | Portland, ME | American IPA | Silver |
| LDP IPA | Los Dos Potrillos Cerveceria | Parker, CO | American IPA | Silver |
| Grants Gold IPA | Brewscape Beer Company | Hayden, ID | American IPA | Silver |
| Cali Boy West Coast IPA | No Label | Katy, TX | American IPA | Silver |
| Kansas Classic IPA | Drop the H Brewing Company | Pittsburg, KA | American IPA | Bronze |
| Lack Of Color | G5 Brewing Company | Beloit, WI | American IPA | Bronze |
| West Coast IPA | Old 121 Brewhouse | Lakewood, CO | American IPA | Bronze |
| LightHouse | Seven Sirens Brewing Company | Bethlehem, PA | American Lager | Silver |
| Cement City | Flood Zone Brewery | Union Bridge, MD | American Lager | Bronze |
| Hard Hats and Six Packs | No Label | Katy, TX | American Lager | Bronze |
| Los Dos Potrillos Cerveceria | Mexican Lager | Parker, CO | American Lager | Bronze |
| True North Ale Company | Linebrook Lager | Ipswich, MA | American Lager | Bronze |
| Brewscape Beer Company | Mountain Breeze Maize | Hayden, ID | American Light Lager | Silver |
| True North Ale Company | Willowdale | Ipswich, MA | American Pale Ale | Gold |
| River North Brewery | Colorado IPA | Denver, CO | American Pale Ale | Silver |
| 29 Brews | Hoppin Aussie Hops | Coachella, CA | American Pale Ale | Silver |
| Grossen Bart Brewery | 720 Pale Ale | Longmont, CO | American Pale Ale | Silver |
| Los Dos Potrillos Cerveceria | Boat Yazz Pale Ale | Parker, CO | American Pale Ale | Silver |
| The Elizabeth brewing company | Broadway and main | Elizabeth, CO | American Pale Ale | Bronze |
| Base Camp Beer Works | Rescue Dog Chocolate Porter | Grand Junction, CO | American Porter | Silver |
| Turkey Creek Brewery | Black Bear Stout | Hollister, MO | American Stout | Gold |
| Base Camp Beer Works | Lemon Squeezer Wheat | Grand Junction, CO | American Wheat Beer | Silver |
| True North Ale Company | Scale Breaker | Ipswich, MA | Autumn Seasonal Beer | Silver |
| Durango Beer and Ice Company | Ghost Train Pumpkin Ale | Durango, CO | Autumn Seasonal Beer | Bronze |
| Wild Heart Brewing | Bad & Broujee | Hartsville, SC | Belgian Blond Ale | Silver |
| True North Ale Company | Vincianne | Ipswich, MA | Belgian Blond Ale | Silver |
| Feather Falls Brewing Company | Charging Buffalo | Oroville, CA | Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Gold |
| Port O’Pints Brewing Co. | Sneaker Wave | Crescent City, CA | Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Silver |
| Mad Macks Brewing | Dubbel Trouble | Golden, CO | Belgian Dubbel | Silver |
| Bissell Brothers | Historic Fiction | Portland, ME | Belgian Single | Silver |
| Port O’Pints Brewing Co. | 3 Sisters | Crescent City, CA | Belgian Tripel | Silver |
| Mad Macks Brewing | Monks Chalice | Golden, CO | Belgian Tripel | Bronze |
| Readington Brewery & Hop Farm | Jack the Tripel | Readington Township, NJ | Belgian Tripel | Bronze |
| Platt Park Brewing Company | Blackberry Berliner Weisse | Denver, CO | Berliner Weisse | Silver |
| Bissell Brothers | Oi! | Portland, ME | Best Bitter | Bronze |
| Soulmate Brewing | Black IPA | Morrisville, VT | Black IPA | Silver |
| Shadow Grove Brewing | It Hunts at Night | San Fernando, CA | Black IPA | Silver |
| Site-1 Brewing Co. | Shadow Figures | Omaha, NE | Black IPA | Bronze |
| 29 Brews | Chairman’s Blonde | Coachella, CA | Blonde Ale | Silver |
| 28 Songs Brewhouse + Kitchen | Bonfire Blonde | Boerne, TX | Blonde Ale | Bronze |
| River North Brewery | West End Squirrels | Denver, CO | British Brown Ale | Gold |
| Mountain Toad Brewing | Natterjack Irish Red | Golden, CO | British Brown Ale | Silver |
| Soulmate Brewing | Brown Ale | Morrisville, VT | British Brown Ale | Silver |
| The Elizabeth brewing company | Meadowlark | Elizabeth, CO | British Brown Ale | Bronze |
| Clarion River Brewing Company | Leatherwood | Clarion, PA | British Brown Ale | Bronze |
| 28 Songs Brewhouse + Kitchen | Golden Heron | Boerne, TX | British Golden Ale | Gold |
| Los Dos Potrillos Cerveceria Castle Rock | Bill Clark Golden Ale | Castle Rock, CO | British Golden Ale | Gold |
| Soulmate Brewing | Cali Common | Morrisville, VT | California Common | Silver |
| True North Ale Company | Five Leaves Left | Ipswich, MA | Classic Style Smoked Beer | Silver |
| Fiction Beer Company | Ryld Rumpus | Denver, CO | Commercial Specialty Beer | Bronze |
| 29 Brews | Chairman’s Mexican Lager | Coachella, CA | Cream Ale | Silver |
| True North Ale Company | Cerveza | Ipswich, MA | Cream Ale | Silver |
| Los Dos Potrillos Cerveceria Castle Rock | Castle Rock Mexican Lager | Castle Rock, CO | Cream Ale | Bronze |
| Knuckle Puck Brewing | Top Corns | Longmont, CO | Cream Ale | Bronze |
| Meier’s Creek Brewing Company | Back Woods Trail | Cazenovia, NY | Czech Dark Lager | Silver |
| Feather Falls Brewing Company | Raging Raptor | Oroville, CA | Czech Premium Pale Lager | Silver |
| Littleton Brewing Company | Czech Premium Pilsner | Littleton, CO | Czech Premium Pale Lager | Silver |
| Drop the H Brewing Company | Premium Pils | Pittsburg, KA | Czech Premium Pale Lager | Bronze |
| Excalibur Brewing | Queens Dopplebock | Spring, TX | Doppelbock | Silver |
| Feather Falls Brewing Company | Doppel Down | Oroville, CA | Doppelbock | Silver |
| True North Ale Company | Alefinity | Ipswich, MA | Double IPA | Gold |
| The Elizabeth brewing company | brucesky brewski | Elizabeth, CO | Dunkles Weissbier | Gold |
| Feather Falls Brewing Company | Slam Dunkel | Oroville, CA | Dunkles Weissbier | Bronze |
| River North Brewery | Bucket of Bolts | Denver, CO | English Barley Wine | Silver |
| Clarion River Brewing Company | Premature Burial | Clarion, PA | English Barley Wine | Silver |
| River North Brewery | Uptown Squirrel | Denver, CO | English Porter | Gold |
| Port O’Pints Brewing Co. | Del Norter Porter | Crescent City, CA | English Porter | Bronze |
| 29 Brews | Mad Bison | Coachella, CA | Experimental Beer | Silver |
| Fiction Beer Company | Kasama | Denver, CO | Experimental Beer | Silver |
| Los Dos Potrillos Cerveceria Castle Rock | Cold IPA | Castle Rock, CO | Experimental Beer | Bronze |
| Feather Falls Brewing Company | Festbier | Oroville, CA | Festbier | Gold |
| 29 Brews | Oktoberfiesta | Coachella, CA | Festbier | Silver |
| No Label | Oktoberfest | Katy, TX | Festbier | Silver |
| Littleton Brewing Company | Festbier | Littleton, CO | Festbier | Silver |
| Meier’s Creek Brewing Company | Oktoberfest | Cazenovia, NY | Festbier | Silver |
| Base Camp Beer Works | Junc Fest | Grand Junction, CO | Festbier | Bronze |
| Drop the H Brewing Company | Festbier | Pittsburg, KA | Festbier | Bronze |
| Base Camp Beer Works | Spicy Pina Colarada Milkshake IPA | Grand Junction, CO | Fruit and Spice Beer | Silver |
| Full Fledged Brewing Company | Peachful Getaway | Council Bluffs, IA | Fruit Beer | Gold |
| Full Fledged Brewing Company | Bloody Prick Sour | Council Bluffs, IA | Fruit Beer | Silver |
| River North Brewery | Soiree | Denver, CO | Fruit Beer | Silver |
| something brewery | Peach, Please!!! | Brighton, CO | Fruit Beer | Silver |
| Los Dos Potrillos Cerveceria | Agua Fresca | Parker, CO | Fruit Beer | Bronze |
| Windfall Brewing Company | Back in Black(berry) | Westminster, CO | Fruit Beer | Bronze |
| Grossen Bart Brewery | Lager Der Wahnsinn | Longmont, Co | German Helles Exportbier | Gold |
| Resolute Brewing Company | Caught Up In The West Wind | Centennial, CO | German Helles Exportbier | Gold |
| Resolute Brewing Company | The Wheel | Centennial, CO | German Pils | Gold |
| Clarion River Brewing Company | Golden Eagle | Clarion, PA | German Pils | Silver |
| Bissell Brothers | Precept | Portland, ME | German Pils | Silver |
| Grossen Bart Brewery | GB’s Perfect Pils | Longmont, CO | German Pils | Bronze |
| Flood Zone Brewery | Get Flooded | Union Bridge, MD | Hazy IPA | Gold |
| True North Ale Company | Northern Haze | Ipswich, MA | Hazy IPA | Gold |
| Meier’s Creek Brewing Company | Peakfinder | Cazenovia, NY | Hazy IPA | Gold |
| Resolute Brewing Company | Juiceosaurus | Centennial, CO | Hazy IPA | Gold |
| Eddyline Brewing Co LLC | Colorado State of Mind | Buena Vista, CO | Hazy IPA | Silver |
| Soulmate Brewing | Hazy IPA | Morrisville, VT | Hazy IPA | Silver |
| G5 Brewing Company | Anonymous Caller | Beloit, WI | Hazy IPA | Silver |
| No Label | Murkey Myers | Katy, TX | Hazy IPA | Silver |
| G5 Brewing Company | Atari Graphics | Beloit, WI | Hazy IPA | Silver |
| No Label | The 281 | Katy, TX | Hazy IPA | Silver |
| Los Dos Potrillos Cerveceria | Sol Tropical Hazy IPA | Parker, CO | Hazy IPA | Silver |
| Durango Beer and Ice Company | Trainyard Fog IPA | Durango, CO | Hazy IPA | Bronze |
| Grossen Bart Brewery | There’s Something in The Water | Longmont, CO | Hazy IPA | Bronze |
| Readington Brewery & Hop Farm | CUMULUS | Readington Township, NJ | Hazy IPA | Bronze |
| Gather Brewing Company | Main Squeeze | universal city, TX | Hazy IPA | Bronze |
| River North Brewery | Mr. Sandman | Denver, CO | Imperial Stout | Silver |
| Soulmate Brewing | Imperial Stout | Morrisville, VT | Imperial Stout | Silver |
| Old 121 Brewhouse | Pride & Patriotism | Lakewood, CO | International Amber Lager | Gold |
| Platt Park Brewing Company | Velvet Ninja | Denver, CO | International Dark Lager | Gold |
| True North Ale Company | Cerveza Negra | Ipswich, MA | International Dark Lager | Silver |
| Knuckle Puck Brewing | My Friend Sancho | Longmont, CO | International Pale Lager | Gold |
| Gather Brewing Company | Uno Mas | universal city, TX | International Pale Lager | Silver |
| Littleton Brewing Company | La Cosa Cerveza | Littleton, CO | International Pale Lager | Silver |
| Feather Falls Brewing Company | Oroveza | Oroville, CA | International Pale Lager | Silver |
| Excalibur Brewing | Blood of Brian Boru | Spring, TX | Irish Red Ale | Gold |
| Turkey Creek Brewery | Irish Red Ale | Hollister, MO | Irish Red Ale | Gold |
| Base Camp Beer Works | Ruby Horsethief Irish Red | Grand Junction, CO | Irish Red Ale | Silver |
| Platt Park Brewing Company | Astronaut Amber Ale | Denver, CO | Irish Red Ale | Bronze |
| Meier’s Creek Brewing Company | Serial Keller | Cazenovia, NY | Kellerbier | Gold |
| River North Brewery | River North Pils | Denver, CO | Kellerbier | Silver |
| Full Fledged Brewing Company | Council’s Kolsch | Council Bluffs, IA | Kolsch | Gold |
| Shadow Grove Brewing | Scarecrow Bones | San Fernando, CA | Kolsch | Silver |
| G5 Brewing Company | Hindenburg In A Lightning Storm | Beloit, WI | Kolsch | Bronze |
| Grossen Bart Brewery | Friendly Mutton Chop Marzen | Longmont, CO | Marzen | Gold |
| Resolute Brewing Company | Ten Gold Dollars | Centennial, CO | Marzen | Gold |
| Full Fledged Brewing Company | Oktoberfest | Council Bluffs, IA | Marzen | Gold |
| Excalibur Brewing | Extoberfest | Spring, TX | Marzen | Silver |
| Knuckle Puck Brewing | Hocktoberfest | Longmont, CO | Marzen | Silver |
| Littleton Brewing Company | Dunkel | Littleton, CO | Munich Dunkel | Gold |
| Readington Brewery & Hop Farm | UNCLE DUNKEL | Readington Township, NJ | Munich Dunkel | Gold |
| Durango Beer and Ice Company | Durango Dark Lager | Durango, CO | Munich Dunkel | Silver |
| Eddyline Brewing Co LLC | Kickin Back Amber Lager | Buena Vista, CO | Munich Dunkel | Silver |
| Los Dos Potrillos Cerveceria Castle Rock | Castle Rock Amber Lager | Castle Rock, CO | Munich Dunkel | Bronze |
| Wild Heart Brewing | Helen | Hartsville, SC | Munich Dunkel | Bronze |
| Shadow Grove Brewing | The Adventures of Cass & Bagley Volume 2 | San Fernando, CA | Munich Helles | Gold |
| 28 Songs Brewhouse + Kitchen | Bavarian Bliss | Boerne, TX | Munich Helles | Silver |
| Brewscape Beer Company | Dad Joke | Hayden, ID | New Zealand Pilsner | Gold |
| Full Fledged Brewing Company | Stay Oatful, Dream Big | Council Bluffs, IA | Oatmeal Stout | Gold |
| Readington Brewery & Hop Farm | Old York | Readington Township, NJ | Old Ale | Bronze |
| Cogstone Brewing Company | Oud Bruin | Colorado Springs, CO | Oud Bruin | Gold |
| Soulmate Brewing | Pre-prohibition Lager | Morrisville, VT | Pre-Prohibition Lager | Bronze |
| Wild Heart Brewing | Rescue Brew 2025 | Hartsville, SC | Pre-Prohibition Lager | Bronze |
| Gather Brewing Company | Flatbed Red | universal city, TX | Red IPA | Silver |
| Site-1 Brewing Co. | Rover Red | Omaha, NE | Red IPA | Silver |
| River North Brewery | River North White | Denver, CO | Saison | Silver |
| 28 Songs Brewhouse + Kitchen | Dark Malt Rises | Boerne, TX | Schwarzbier | Gold |
| Fiction Beer Company | Alternate Present | Denver, CO | Schwarzbier | Gold |
| Clarion River Brewing Company | Sommernacht | Clarion, PA | Schwarzbier | Silver |
| Eddyline Brewing Co LLC | Jolly Roger Black Lager | Buena Vista, CO | Schwarzbier | Silver |
| Drop the H Brewing Company | Enigma — Schwarzbier | Pittsburg, KA | Schwarzbier | Bronze |
| The Elizabeth brewing company | kilts and cartwheels | Elizabeth, CO | Scottish Export | Silver |
| Platt Park Brewing Company | Pistachio Cream Ale | Denver, CO | Specialty Fruit Beer | Silver |
| Soulmate Brewing | Cold IPA | Morrisville, VT | Specialty IPA | Silver |
| Resolute Brewing Company | Hooray For Peter Pumpkinhead! | Centennial, CO | Specialty Spice Beer | Gold |
| Excalibur Brewing | Rye Barrel Aged Biscuits with Pics | Spring, TX | Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Gold |
| Bissell Brothers | Monolith | Portland, ME | Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Gold |
| Windfall Brewing Company | Anastasia | Westminster, CO | Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Silver |
| Full Fledged Brewing Company | BBA Don Mega | Council Bluffs, IA | Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Bronze |
| BBGB Brewery | Barney’s Coffee Stout | North Aurora, IL | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Gold |
| True North Ale Company | Winter Woods | Ipswich, MA | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Gold |
| Mountain Toad Brewing | Black Lemon Saison | Golden, CO | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Silver |
| River North Brewery | Squirrels Just Want to Have Fun | Denver, CO | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Silver |
| Brewscape Beer Company | Imperial Spice – Winter Warmer Pumpkin Ale | Hayden, ID | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Bronze |
| Shadow Grove Brewing | BAT! | San Fernando, CA | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Bronze |
| Knuckle Puck Brewing | Wired Greasy Grinder | Longmont, Co | Sweet Stout | Gold |
| Feather Falls Brewing Company | Volcano Mudslide | Oroville, CA | Sweet Stout | Silver |
| Brewscape Beer Company | Nutty by Nature – Dubai Chocolate Stout | Hayden, ID | Sweet Stout | Silver |
| True North Ale Company | Milk Mustache | Ipswich, MA | Sweet Stout | Bronze |
| Soulmate Brewing | Vienna Lager | Morrisville, VT | Vienna Lager | Silver |
| Soulmate Brewing | Hefeweizen | Morrisville, VT | Weissbier | Gold |
| Feather Falls Brewing Company | Dancing Trees | Oroville, CA | Weissbier | Silver |
| Kokopelli Beer Company | KBC Weizenbock | Westminster, CO | Weizenbock | Gold |
| Soulmate Brewing | Belgian white | Morrisville, VT | Witbier | Bronze |
| No Label | Perpetual Peace | Katy, TX | Wood-Aged Beer | Silver |
| Cogstone Brewing Company | Humble Braggot | Colorado Springs, CO | Braggot | Gold |
| Soulmate Brewing | Hard Seltzer | Morrisville, VT | Hard Seltzers | Gold |
Recognizing the best beer, mead, and cider from around the world
Colorado’s largest international professional beer judging event, The Denver International Beer Competition has been recognizing the best beer, mead, and cider for more than a decade. With hundreds of beers entered annually, adjudicators certified by the BJCP, and medals awarded based on total points, the Denver International Beer Competition showcases celebrates brewing excellence, and it is all done in the Denver, Colorado, the “Napa Valley of Beer!”
