Rio isn’t the only place with hot competition these days.
Rio isn’t the only place with hot competition these days. On Tuesday the Virginia Craft Brewers Guild awarded the best brews in the state at WestRock and a number of local breweries took home medals.
No Richmond-based beers placed in the Best of Show competition at the 2016 Virginia Craft Beer Cup, with James River Brewery from Scottsville taking home the top prize for its River Runner ESB, Old Bust Head Brewing Company placing second and Backroom Brewery in third.
But RVA’s hometown heroes made strong showings in other categories. Ardent, Legend, The Answer, Triple Crossing and Midnight Brewery all took home two awards. Castleburg, Lickinghole, Hardywood, Strangeways, Garden Grove and Steam Bell placed as well.
Check out the full list of winners.
Best of Show
First Place Best of Show –
James River Brewery
River Runner ESB
Second Place Best of Show –
Old Bust Head Brewing Company
Oktoberfest
Third Place Best of Show –
Backroom Brewery
Lemon Basil Wheat Beer
Light American Beer
First –
Beer Hound Brewery
Olde Yella
Second –
Wolf Hills Brewing Company
Carry on Wheatward Sun
Third –
Beer Hound Brewery
Teddy
Czech Lager
First –
Port City Brewing Company
Downright Pilsner
Second –
Lost Rhino Brewing Company
Rhino Chasers Pilsner
Third –
Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery
Pony Pasture Pilsner
Munich Lager
First –
Fair Winds Brewing Company
Hells Navigator
Second –
Three Notch’d Brewing Company
Brew Betties Maibock
Third –
South Street Brewery
My Personal Helles
Kolsch
First –
Mad Fox Brewing Company
Kolsch Ale
Second –
Ornery Beer Company
Kolsch
Third –
Bull and Bones Brewhaus
Kolsch
German Pils and International Lager
First –
Sunken City Brewing Company
Dam Lager
Second –
Back Bay Brewing Company
Gringo
Third –
Escutcheon Brewing Company
John Riggins’ 4th & 1 Pilsner
Marzen and Vienna Lager
First –
Old Bust Head Brewing Company
Oktoberfest
Second –
Starr Hill Brewery
Jomo
Third –
Caboose Brewing Company
Crossroads Vienna Lager
German Wheat Beer
First –
Lost Rhino Brewing Company
Final Glide HefeWeizen
Second –
Starr Hill Brewery
The Love
Third –
River Company Brewery
Farmhouse Hefeweizen
British Bitter
First –
James River Brewery
River Runner ESB
Second –
Lake Anne Brew House
Lord Fairfax English Pale Ale
Third –
Port City Brewing Company
Monumental IPA
Old Ale and Wee Heavy
First –
Backroom Brewery
The Ferminator
Second –
Heritage Brewing Company
King’s Mountain
Third –
Redbeard Brewing Company
221B Baker Brown
Darker European Beer
First –
Ardent Craft Ales
Schwarzbier
Second –
Big Ugly Brewing Company
Ghost Rider Porter
Third –
Bull and Bones Brewhaus
Appalachia Alt
British Dark Ale
First –
Pleasure House Brewing
No Waves
Second –
Midnight Brewery
Not My Job
Third –
Three Notch’d Brewing Company
No Veto Brown Ale
Irish Red Ale
First –
Dirt Farm Brewing
Red Merl
Second –
Pale Fire Brewing Company
Red Molly
Third –
Capitol City Brewing Company
Irish Red Ale
Irish Stout
First –
Backroom Brewery
Oatmeal Stout
Second –
Final Gravity Brewing Company
Irish Goodbye
Third
Old 690 Brewing Company –
Old 690 Chocolate Milk Stout
American Blonde and Brown Ale
First –
Caboose Brewing Company
Caboose Brown Ale
Second –
Castleburg Brewery and Taproom
Bishop’s Brown Ale
Third –
Legend Brewing Company
Brown Ale
American Pale Ale
First –
Pro Re Nata Brewing Company
Old Trail Pale Ale
Second –
Three Notch’d Brewing Company
Ghost of the 43rd Pale Ale
Third –
Beltway Brewing Company
Rain or Shine
American Amber Ale
First –
Final Gravity Brewing Company
Fire Station 5
Second –
O’Connor Brewing Company
Red Nun Red Ale
Third –
Lake Anne Brew House
Reston Red
American Dark Ale
First –
Old Ox Brewery
Black Ox
Second –
Sunken City Brewing Company
The Columbian Coffee Stout
Third –
Port City Brewing Company
Porter
American IPA
First –
The Answer
Larceny
Second –
Fair Winds Brewing Company
Howling Gale IPA
Third –
Old Ox Brewery
Hoppy Place
Specialty IPA
First –
Sunken City Brewing Company
Red Clay IPA
Second –
Lost Rhino Brewing Company
Dawn Patrol Session IPA
Third –
Parkway Brewing Company
Factory Girl Session IPA
Double IPA
First –
Final Gravity Brewing Company
Venus Rising
Second –
Pale Fire Brewing Company
Village Green
Third –
Final Gravity Brewing Company
The Message
Strong Ale
First –
Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery
Virginia Black Bear
Second –
Triple Crosssing Brewing Company
Black Dolphin
Third –
Studio Brew
Czardust
Belgian Blond and Saison
First –
The Bold Mariner Brewing Company
Scurvy Dog
Second –
The Virginia Beer Company
Saison Tournante
Third –
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
Singel
Sour European Ale
First –
Strangeways Brewing
Uberlin Berliner Weisse
Second =
Ornery Beer Company
Go Go Gose
Third –
Corcoran Brewing
Life Gose Round
Belgian Wit, Pale Ale, and Biere de Garde
First –
Starr Hill Brewing Company
Sublime
Second –
Bull and Bones Brewhaus
Sun Lit Wit
Third –
Reaver Beach Brewing Company
Full Broadside
Strong Belgian Ale
First –
Apocalypse Ale Works
Brohead Fred
Second –
Garden Grove Brewing Company
Death
Third –
Chaos Mountain Brewing
Agents of Chaos
Wild Yeast Specialty Beer
First –
Triple Crossing Brewing Company
Brett Saison Annivesary Ale
Second –
Reaver Beach Brewing Company
Reaver’s Salvation
Third –
Reaver Beach Brewing Company
Reaver en Noir
Fruit Beer
First –
The Answer
Mami Cereza
Second –
Midnight Brewer
Watermelon Lime Kolsch
Third –
Big Ugly Brewing Company
Mango Rockers IPA
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
First –
Backroom Brewery
Lemon Basil Wheat Beer
Second –
Beer Hound Brewery
Snots
Third –
Steam Bell Beer Works
Tiramisu Stout
Specialty and Experimental Beers
First –
Parkway Brewing Company
Floyd Fest Hi-Test
Second –
South Street Brewery
Peanut Butter Cup Soft-Serv
Third –
Fair Winds Brewing Company
Sirens Lure
Smoked or Wood-Aged Beer
First –
Legend Brewing Company
Bourbon Barrel Brown
Second –
Adventure Brewing Company
2nd Anniversary Barleywine
Third –
Ardent Craft Ales
Boubon Barrel Aged Honey Ginger
