{"id":2813,"date":"2026-07-20T22:03:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T22:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=2813"},"modified":"2026-07-20T22:03:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T22:03:53","slug":"colorado-breweries-win-30-medals-at-recent-global-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=2813","title":{"rendered":"Colorado breweries win 30 medals at recent global competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Colorado breweries collected an impressive haul of accolades that this year\u2019s U.S. Open Beer Championship, with one Denver beer maker placing second overall in the global competition.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=2811\">IMAX 70mm projectors malfunction, frustrate Colorado moviegoers on \u2018The Odyssey\u2019 opening weekend<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Ohio-based contest announced the winners on July 15 via live stream on its Facebook page. In all, local breweries brought home 30 medals, up slightly from 29 medals in 2025. Thirteen of those were gold, nine of them silver, and eight were bronze.<\/p>\n<p>The state\u2019s big winner was <strong>River North Brewery<\/strong> in Denver with six medals, including four gold. The brewery, known for big and bold recipes, placed second overall in competition and earned the title of Brewery of the Year among beer makers that make 1,001 to 2,000 barrels per year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTaking home Brewery of the Year is an incredible milestone for our brewing team, but the real victory is doing it alongside the best peers in the business,\u201d head brewer Matt Malloy said in an email statement. \u201cIron sharpens iron. It\u2019s the constant drive, collaboration, advice, and creativity of our fellow Colorado brewers that push us to innovate and improve every single day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>River North\u2019s gold medal-worthy beers were Bucket of Bolts (strong ale), Nightmare Fuel (dark coffee beer), Single Cask Adrift on the Baltic (barrel-aged German lager\/Baltic porter), and Matt\u2019s Secret Stache (extreme beer). The company also scored a silver for Hello Darkness in the imperial porter category and a bronze for Effed Up Quad in the extreme beer category.<\/p>\n<p>The extreme beer category, new this year, spotlights recipes that push the boundaries of brewing, the capabilities of yeast, and the fermentation process, Malloy said. The beers are required to be 15% ABV or higher. In addition to two medals in that category, Effed Up Quad impressed judges with its branding and was called out as one of the funniest-named beers.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Open Beer Championship honors add to a large pile of recent accolades. In April, River North Brewery was the winningest Colorado outfit at the World Beer Cup and, last year, also earned a \u201cbrewery of the year\u201d title from the prestigious Great American Beer Festival.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bull &amp; Bush Brewery<\/strong> of Denver also earned six medals \u2014 one gold, two silver, three bronze \u2014 at this year\u2019s U.S. Open Beer Championship. Several others earned two medals, including <strong>Liquid Mechanics Brewing Co.<\/strong> in Lafayette, <strong>Old 121 Brewhouse<\/strong> in Lakewood, <strong>Gilded Goat Brewing Co.<\/strong> in Fort Collins and <strong>Vail Brewing Co.<\/strong> Liquid Mechanics got an additional shout-out for its Creamy Fookin\u2019 Pints as one of the funniest-named beers.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>See the list of Colorado winners below and peep the whole list at theusopenchampionships.com.<\/p>\n<h4>Gold<\/h4>\n<p>American Strong Pale Ale \u2013 Lucid AF, Liquid Mechanics Brewing Co., Lafayette<\/p>\n<p>Australasian, Latin American or Tropical-Style Light Lager \u2013 MXL, Vail Brewing Co., Vail<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=2809\">Colorado wildfires: Memorial procession escorts pilot killed while fighting Gold Mountain fire to DIA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Barrel Aged German Lager\/Baltic Porter \u2013 Single Cask Adrift on the Baltic, River North Brewery, Denver<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Barrel Aged Strong Beer \u2013 Royal Oil 2015 Vintage, Bull &amp; Bush Brewery, Denver<\/p>\n<p>Belgian lambic and miscellaneous \u2013 Professor Funk 601, Gilded Goat Brewing Co., Fort Collins<\/p>\n<p>Contemporary Gose \u2013 Unnamed Yet, Highside Brewing, Frisco\/Fairplay\/Breckenridge<\/p>\n<p>Dark Coffee Beer \u2013 Nightmare Fuel, River North Brewery, Denver<\/p>\n<p>English Summer Ale \u2013 Sasquatch Slobber, Cellar West Brewery, Lafayette<\/p>\n<p>Extreme Beer \u2013 Matt\u2019s Secret Stache, River North Brewery, Denver<\/p>\n<p>German-Style Oktoberfest\/Wiesn \u2013 Festbier, Littleton Brewing Co., Littleton<\/p>\n<p>Nut Beer \u2013 Nutorious Pistachio Cream Ale, Platt Park Brewing Co., Denver<\/p>\n<p>Specialty Honey Beer \u2013 Honey Kolsch, Bent Barley Brewing Co., Aurora<\/p>\n<p>Strong Ale \u2013 Bucket of Bolts, River North Brewery, Denver<\/p>\n<h4>Silver<\/h4>\n<p>American Style Fruit Beer (Raspberry) \u2013 Razz Against the Cream, Bull &amp; Bush Brewery, Denver<\/p>\n<p>Barrel Aged Strong Beer \u2013 Royal Oil 2018 Vintage, Bull &amp; Bush Brewery, Denver<\/p>\n<p>Brown Porter \u2013 Porter, Mythmaker Brewing, Fort Collins<\/p>\n<p>Extra Special Bitter \u2013 ESB, Old 121 Brewhouse, Lakewood<\/p>\n<p>Fruit Wheat Beer (Tangerine) \u2013 Meandering Wheat, Gilded Goat Brewing, Fort Collins<\/p>\n<p>Imperial Porter \u2013 Hello Darkness, River North Brewery, Denver<\/p>\n<p>International Style Pale Ale \u2013 Pete\u2019s Stash, Vail Brewing Co., Vail<\/p>\n<p>Non Alcoholic Fruit &amp; Spices \u2013 Tangerine Cream Non-Alcoholic, Station 26 Brewing, Denver<\/p>\n<p>Non-Alcoholic Stout \u2013 Ceria Porter, Ceria Brewing Co., Arvada<\/p>\n<h4>Bronze<\/h4>\n<p>American Premium Lager \u2013 Old 121 Lager, Old 121 Brewhouse, Lakewood<\/p>\n<p>American Stout \u2013 Creamy Fookin\u2019 Pints, Liquid Mechanics Brewing, Lafayette<\/p>\n<p>Barrel Aged German Lager\/Baltic Porter \u2013 Woody Pils, Bull &amp; Bush Brewery, Denver<\/p>\n<p>Barrel Aged Strong Stout\/Porter \u2013 The Legend of the Liquid Brain Imperial Stout 2023 Vintage, Bull &amp; Bush Brewery, Denver<\/p>\n<p>Extreme Beer \u2013 Effed Up Quad, River North Brewery, Denver<\/p>\n<p>Foreign Stout \u2013 Spotted Dog Stout, Pumphouse Brewery, Longmont<\/p>\n<p>German-Style German-Style Oktoberfest\/Wiesn \u2013 Festbier \u2013 Los Dos Potrillos Cervecer\u00eda, Castle Rock<\/p>\n<p>Herb and Spice Beer \u2013 Dipped in French Toast, Bull &amp; Bush Brewery, Denver<\/p>\n<p><em>Subscribe to our new food newsletter, Stuffed, to get Denver food and drink news sent straight to your inbox. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=2808\">Behind Sundance is an army of volunteers \u2014 from overseeing red carpets to shoveling snow. 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