Oro Brewing, a a small craft brewery and taproom in downtown Mesa, won three gold medals and was named Brewery of the Year at the inaugural Arizona Craft Beer Awards & Festival.
Other notable winners:
- Monsoon IPA from PHX Beer Co. in Phoenix was named Best in Show.
- OHSO Brewery, which has four Valley locations, won the most medals – a gold and four silvers.
The competition: Gold, silver, and bronze medals were awarded in 14 style groups Friday night at the Arizona Heritage Center in Tempe.
- Forty-plus Arizona breweries submitted more than 150 beers for judging.
- An accompanying festival was held Saturday outside State Farm Stadium in Glendale.
The gold, silver, and bronze medalists in each category:
American IPA
Monsoon, PHX Beer Co. (Phoenix)
Coast to Coast, Helluva Brewing (Chandler)
Ocean Beach, Uncle Bear’s Brewery (Gilbert)
American Fruit Beer
Salt River Lager, Historic Brewing (Flagstaff)
Popcycle Blonde, OHSO Brewery (Gilbert)
Strawberry Bitch, Saddle Mountain Brewing (Goodyear)
Fruit Wheat
Trigo Suave, Oro Brewing (Mesa)
Belle Blueberry Wheat, Greenwood Brewing (Phoenix)
Joy Bus WOW Wheat, Four Peaks Brewing (Tempe)
Herb/Spice/Coffee
Alewife’s Pumpkin Pie Marzen, Desert Monks Brewing (Gilbert)
Sudoku, OHSO Brewery (Gilbert)
Morning Sex, Beer Research Institute (Mesa)
Specialty
Boom Dynamite, OHSO Brewery (Gilbert)
Common Good, Beer Research Institute (Mesa)
Rosemary IPA, Greenwood Brewing (Phoenix)
Sour/Wild
Sour Berry Burst, Helluva Brewing (Chandler)
Tartonic Berliner Weisse, Grand Avenue Brewing (Phoenix)
Neonic Orange Julius, The Shop Beer Co. (Tempe)
Wood Barrel-Aged
Vanilla Vapor, Ad Astra Brewing (Prescott)
Bustin Nuts, Mudshark Brewery (Lake Havasu City)
Flightwave Bourbon Maple, Ad Astra Brewing (Prescott)
Lager
El Capitan Cerveza, Flying Basset Brewing (Gilbert)
Valley Beer, Wren House Brewing (Phoenix)
Local Lager, Fate Brewing (Scottsdale)
Juicy/Hazy IPA
La Ciudad, Arizona Wilderness Brewing (Gilbert)
Campy, OHSO Brewery (Gilbert)
Spellbinder, Wren House Brewing (Phoenix)
Pilsner/Helles
Pedal Haus Pilsner, Pedal Haus (Tempe)
Dragoon Pils, Dragoon Brewing (Tucson)
Golden Lager, Four Peaks Brewing (Tempe)
Oktoberfest
Looktoberfest, Look Brewing (Chandler)
Bob’s Your Dunkel, OHSO Brewery (Gilbert)
Oktoberfest, Huss Brewing (Tempe)
Amber/Stout/Porter
Sabastian’s Porter, Oro Brewing (Mesa)
Sonoran Amber, Dragoon Brewing (Tucson)
ClanDestine, Saddle Mountain Brewing (Goodyear)
Gold/Blonde
Inside the Park, Oro Brewing (Mesa)
Barrio Blonde Ale, Barrio Brewing (Tucson)
Belly Tank Blonde, MotoSonora Brewing (Tucson)
Belgian/Hefeweizen/Wheat
Grand Quad, Grand Avenue Brewing (Phoenix)
HEF, Pueblo Vida Brewing (Tucson)
Golden Devil, Grand Avenue Brewing (Phoenix)
Best in Show
Monsoon IPA, PHX Beer Co. (Phoenix)
Boom Dynamite, OHSO Brewery (Gilbert)
El Capitan Cerveza, Flying Basset Brewing (Gilbert)
Can Art/Packaging
Festbier, Wren House Brewing (Phoenix)
Head Harvester Pumpkin Pie Amber Ale, Bone Haus Brewing (Fountain Hills)
Dynamite IPA, Goldwater Brewing (Scottsdale)
Brewery of the Year: Oro Brewing (Mesa)
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