🍺 Pedal Haus Brewery in Tempe was named Brewery of the Year and the Dragoon Pils from Dragoon Brewing in Tucson won Best in Show at the second annual Arizona Craft Beer Awards.
Gold, silver, and bronze medals were handed out during a private ceremony Friday in Tempe. In all, 53 breweries submitted 194 beers in this year’s competition organized by the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild and Phoenix Magazine.
Pedal Haus earned top honors by winning three gold medals – for its Desert Classic pale ale, Beach Cruiser Mexican lager, and Pilsner – for a total of 18 points. (Six points were awarded for a gold, five for a silver, four for a bronze).
A pair of Phoenix breweries, Wren House Brewing (one gold, two bronze) and Roses by the Stairs Brewing (two silver, one bronze), were runners-up with 14 points apiece.
In addition to Pedal Haus, two other breweries earned multiple golds.
Last year’s brewery of the year, Oro Brewing in Mesa, won for its King Gus imperial hazy IPA and Trigo Suave tangerine wheat.
Barrio Brewing in Tucson struck gold with its Tucson Barrio Blonde, Arizona’s oldest craft beer, and Barrio Rojo Scottish ale.
The second annual Arizona Craft Beer Awards Festival will be held Oct. 21 at Heritage at Sportsman’s Park on the southern edge of the Great Lawn at State Farm Stadium in Glendale.
2023 Arizona Craft Beer Awards
American Pale Ale
🥇 Desert Classic, Pedal Haus Brewery
🥈 Fateful, Fate Brewing
🥉 Herstory, Greenwood Brewing
Scottish
🥇 Rojo, Barrio Brewing
🥈 Tartan 99, BlackRock Brewers
🥉 ClanDestine, Saddle Mountain Brewing
Blonde/Golden
🥇 Barrio Blonde, Barrio Brewing
🥈 Sunshine Blonde, LazyG Brewhouse
🥉 Sun Scorched Kolsch, Saddle Mountain Brewing
German Vienna/Marzen/Dark Lager
🥇 Beach Cruiser, Pedal Haus Brewery
🥈 Dirty Dirndl, State 48 Brewery-DTPHX
🥉 Don Elote, O.H.S.O. Brewery-Paradise Valley
Stout/Porter
🥇 Chasm Chomper, LOOK Brewing
🥈 Baltic Porter, State 48 Brewery-Lager House
🥉 no medalist
Wood Aged
🥇 Barrel O’ Cherries, Simple Machine Brewing
🥈 Black Duck Lager, Historic Brewing
🥉 Envy, Catalyst Crafted Ales
Sour
🥇 Sunset Sour, PHX Beer
🥈 Debo’s Sour DBL IPA, Uncle Bear’s Brewery
🥉 Watermelon Sour, Verde Brewing
Experimental IPA
🥇 Boom Dynamite, O.H.S.O. Brewery-Paradise Valley
🥈 Pink Monsoon Hazy, Catalina Brewing
🥉 Bittercrisp Symphony, Helluva Brewing
American Amber/Brown
🥇 Oktoberfest, Huss Brewing
🥈 Cerveza Cobre, The Brewery at Tirrito Farm
🥉 Knotty Nut Brown, THAT Brewery
Belgians
🥇 Grand Quad, Grand Avenue Brewing
🥈 JOJO, Roses by the Stairs Brewing
🥉 Paint Me Like a Frenchie, Uncle Bear’s Brewery
American Fruit/Fruit Wheat
🥇 Trigo Suave, Oro Brewing
🥈 Prickly Pear Wheat, Grand Canyon Brewing + Distillery
🥉 Strawberry Bitch, Saddle Mountain Brewing
Imperial Juicy/Hazy & Imperial IPA
🥇 King Gus, Oro Brewing
🥈 Gears of Glory, Catalina Brewing
🥉 Double Double, Roses by the Stairs Brewing
Hazy Pales/International Pales
🥇 Smooth Transitions, 12 West Brewing
🥈 18th Hour, Crooked Tooth Brewing
🥉 hAZy, Four Peaks Brewing
German Pilsner/Lager
🥇 Pilsner, Pedal Haus Brewery
🥈 Helles Lager, The Brewery at Tirrito Farm
🥉 Prasna Brana, Wren House Brewing
Specialty
🥇 Mobility Scooter, Catalyst Crafted Ales
🥈 Kill All Lagers, 12 West Brewing
🥉 Alewife’s Pumpkin Pie, Desert Monks Brewing
West Coast IPA
🥇 West Clear, Arizona Wilderness Brewing
🥈 It’s a Dry Hop, Huss Brewing
🥉 Wrenovation, Wren House Brewing
American Pilsner/Lager
🥇 Dragoon Pils, Dragoon Brewing
🥈 RoRo Light Lager, Greenwood Brewing
🥉 Mexican Lager, Throne Brewing
American IPA
🥇 Victory or Death, MotoSonora Brewing
🥈 Breakers, Roses by the Stairs Brewing
🥉 Turnout IPA, Walter Station Brewery
Hazy IPA
🥇 Spellbinder, Wren House Brewing
🥈 Fog Lights, MotoSonora Brewing
🥉 Warrior Hazy IPA, Greenwood Brewing
Best in Show
Dragoon Pils, Dragoon Brewing
Brewery of the Year
Pedal Haus Brewery
