4 Arizona breweries awarded medals at U.S. Open Beer Championship

12 West Brewing won a gold medal and Grand Canyon Brewing earned a silver and two bronzes at the U.S. Open Beer Championship in Oxford, Ohio.

Arizona medal winners and categories:

🥇 Gold: Smooth Transitions, 12 West Brewing, Mesa, in International Pale Ale.
🥈 Silver: Sudoku, OHSO Brewery, Gilbert, in Tea Beer.
🥈 Silver: Prickly Pear Wheat,  Grand Canyon, Williams, in American Berry/Fruit Beer – General/Other.
🥉 Bronze: Sacred Saguaro, Grand Canyon, in Vienna-Style Lager.
🥉 Bronze: Kachina Throwback, Grand Canyon, in American Wheat.
🥉 Bronze: Papago Blueberry Wheat, Huss Brewing, Tempe, in American Berry/Fruit Beer – Blueberry.

The competition: Breweries from all 50 states entered more than 9,000 beers in 160-plus different style categories.