4 Arizona breweries bring home medals from World Beer Cup

• The competition is hosted by the Boulder, Colorado-based Brewers Association, and the winners were announced at the Craft Brewers Conference in Nashville, Tennessee.

Zoom in: Raise a pint to our winners!

• Saddle Mountain Brewing Co. (Goodyear): Gold in the American wheat beer category with Taildragger 5G and silver in the Scottish-style ale category with Taildragger Clan-Destine.
• State 48 Brewery (Multiple Valley locations): Gold in the strong porter category with Baltic Porter.
• Flying Basset Brewing (Gilbert): Bronze in the coffee beer category with Alchemist Breakfast.
• LazyG Brewhouse (Prescott): Bronze in the English ale category with Sunshine Blonde.

The big picture: The competition featured more than 10,000 beers submitted by 2,376 breweries from 51 countries.