North Carolina's award-winning beers in 2026, sorted by region

Several North Carolina breweries earned medals at this year's World Beer Cup.

Zoom in: There were over 100 categories with dozens of entries each.

• If you're traveling through North Carolina this summer, stop in and give these award-winners a taste.

🏙️ Piedmont

• Armored Cow's Raspberry Rush 🏅 (Charlotte)
• Brewers at 4001 Yancey's Victory Sunny Monkey 🏅 (Charlotte)
• Little Brother's Pleasing Tony Italian Pilsner 🥉 (Greensboro)

⛰️ Foothills and mountains

• Olde Hickory's Forest Hills 🏅 and Imperial Stout 🥉 (Hickory)
• Diatribe's Irish Extra Stout 🏅 (Asheville)
• Wicked Weed's Lime Drop 🥈 (Asheville)
• Hi-Wire's 10W-40 Coconut Candy Bar 🥉 (Asheville)
• Mountain Layers' ALTeration 🥉 (Bryson City)

Out east 🏖️

• Swells'a's Pea Island Park Pilsner 🥈 (Kill Devil Hills)
• Tarboro Brewing Company's Tarboroughhaus 🥉 (Tarboro)