Tucson’s Barrio Brewing was named brewery of the year and Pedal Pounder session IPA from Prescott’s LazyG Brewhouse won best in show at the third annual Arizona Craft Beer Awards.
Barrio, Arizona’s oldest brewery, earned a gold medal for its Mexican Lager (pictured), a silver for its Ruby Red Grapefruit IPA, and bronzes for its Rojo and Barrio Blonde.
LazyG finished second overall, and Saddle Mountain Brewing in Goodyear and Catalyst Crafted Ales in Tempe tied for third.
The Arizona Craft Brewer’s Guild, which sponsored the awards with Phoenix Magazine, enlisted 35 judges to sample 225 entries from 53 breweries.
The third annual ACBA Festival will be held Saturday, Oct. 19, at Centerpoint Plaza in downtown Tempe.
This year’s categories and medalists:
German Pilsner/Lager
Wilderpils, Arizona Wilderness Brewing
Devil’s Trill, Phantom Fox Beer Co.
German-style Pilsner, Pedal Haus Brewery
American Pilsner/Lager
Mexican Lager, Barrio Brewing
Cicada Season, LazyG Brewhouse
Sky Harbor Lager, SanTan Brewing
Blonde/Golden Ale
What Now?, Saddle Mountain Brewing
Sunshine Blonde, LazyG Brewhouse
Barrio Blonde, Barrio Brewing
German Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest, Roses by the Stairs Brewing
Oktoberfest, PHX Beer Co.
Oktoberfest, Pedal Haus Brewery
American Fruit/Fruited Wheat
Belle Blueberry, Greenwood Brewing
Prickly Pear Wheat, Grand Canyon Brewing
Papago Blueberry Wheat, Huss Brewing
American Pale/Amber/Session IPA
Knit Ninja, 12 West Brewing
Don’t Call Me Bobby, Catalyst Crafted Ales
Dragoon Amber, Dragoon Brewing
German Vienna/Marzen/Dark Lager
Cerveza Cobre, The Brewery at Tirrito Farm
Dark Lager, Verde Brewing
Toasty Amber Lager, AZ LOC ALE Beer Co.
U.K. Styles
Kremlin Calling, O.H.S.O. Brewery (Arcadia)
Clandestine, Saddle Mountain Brewing
Rojo, Barrio Brewing
Experimental IPA
Grapefruit Dreams, Helluva Brewing
Ruby Red Grapefruit, Barrio Brewing
Beach Bum, Uncle Bear’s Brewery
Specialty
Uno Mas, O.H.S.O. Brewery (Paradise Valley)
Hefeweizen, The Brewery at Tirrito Farm
Vesuvio, Catalyst Crafted Ales
French/Belgian
Trappist, Catalyst Crafted Ales
4-Year Anniversary, Simple Machine Brewing
Regenerative Desert Wheat, Arizona Wilderness Brewing
Herb/Spice/Field
Sudoku, O.H.S.O. Brewery (Gilbert)
Alewife’s Pumpkin Pie Marzen, Desert Monks Brewing Co.
Harvest Diem Spiced Ale, Greenwood Brewing
Hazy IPA
Nelsonnnn!, Front Pourch Brewing
Spellbinder, Wren House Brewing (Prescott)
Warrior IPA, Greenwood Brewing
American IPA
Pedal Pounder, LazyG Brewhouse
Victory or Death, MotoSonora Brewing
Blue & Gold, Historic Brewing
Imperial IPA/Hazy/Juicy
King Gus, Oro Brewing Company
Hop Canyon IPA, Grand Canyon Brewing
Blue Quad Roller Skates, Wren House Brewing (Phoenix)
West Coast IPA
Frontside, 12 West Brewing
Wrenovation, Wren House Brewing (Prescott)
Hop Snob, Saddle Mountain Brewing
Stout Porter
Druid, Where’s My Car?, Pinnacle Brewing Co.
Lost Viking, O.H.S.O. Brewery (Paradise Valley)
Oats M’gotes, Goldwater Brewing
Wood Aged
FDU Black Lager, Historic Brewing
Mexican Black King Snake, Wren House Brewing (Phoenix)
Super Monk, Helluva Brewing
Sours
Öhaygrrl, Dragoon Brewing
Debo’s Kettle Sour DIPA, Uncle Bear’s Brewery
Peachalicious, Helluva Brewing
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