May 2, 2025 - Food and Drink
Colorado brewers take home 21 medals in World Beer Cup
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Colorado brewers took home 21 medals Thursday in the prestigious World Beer Cup.
Why it matters: The competition is the foremost beer and cider contest, pitting Colorado breweries against the best around the globe.
State of play: Denver's River North Brewery won three medals, one each for their chocolate, pumpkin and coffee beers.
- Loveland's Verboten Brewing medaled for the fourth year in a row, scoring a third consecutive or Grow Old With You, a barleywine.
- Six first-time winners landed medals: New Terrain Brewing, Wibby Brewing, Stodgy Brewing, Mythmaker Brewing, Best Day Brewing, and Mash Lab Brewing.
The big picture: The contest drew 8,375 entries from 1,761 breweries and cideries across 49 nations. The awards were announced in Indianapolis at the annual Craft Brewers Conference, hosted by the Boulder-based Brewers Association.
Zoom in: Here's the full list of Colorado winners:
Gold medals:
- Verboten Brewing: Mountain Man (Old Ale or Strong Ale)
- Mash Lab Brewing: Burnout Brown (English-Style Brown Ale)
- New Terrain Brewing: Suntrip (Belgian-Style Witbier)
- Cellar West Brewery: Gallus (Belgian-Style Ale or French-Style Ale)
- Verboten Brewing: Grow Old With You (Barley Wine-Style Ale)
- Blue Moon Brewing: Krystal Moon (German-Style Leichtes or Kristal Weizen)
- Blue Moon Brewing: Tonya's Still Crushing It (Field Beer)
- Avery Brewing: Cold Front (German-Style Bock or Maibock)
Silver medals:
- River North Brewery: Pumpkin Spice J. Marie (Pumpkin Beer)
- Coopersmith's Pub & Brewing: Old Fortwaukee (American Light Lager)
- Stodgy Brewing: Gin Golden Sour (Wood and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer)
- Ratio Beerworks: Dear You (American-Belgo-Style Ale)
- The Post Brewing: East County Fine Malt Liquor (Other Strong Beer)
- River North Brewery: Squirrels Just Want to Have Fun (Coffee Beer)
- Westbound & Down Brewing: Westbound IPA (American-Style Strong Pale Ale)
Bronze medals:
- Elevation Beer: Coconut Oil Man (Field Beer)
- Wibby Brewing: Moondoor Dunkel (Munich-Style Dunkel)
- Mythmaker Brewing: Lichtenhainer (Historical Beer)
- Westbound & Down Brewing: Scenic Route (Session India Pale Ale)
- Best Day Brewing: Kolsch (Classical Non-Alcohol Ale or Lager)
- River North Brewery: Midnight Hike (Chocolate Beer)