American brewers showed their skill for brewing big and bold beers in the Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival (that’s Stockholm, Sweden), sweeping the cateogires for strong beers above 6% alcohol.
The U.S. medalists:
Category: Dark Lager max 5.9% ABV
Silver-Boston Beer Company, Black Lager
Category: Porter/Stout max 5.9% ABV
Bronze-Sierra Nevada, Porter
Category: Strong Beer 6.0% to 7.9% ABV
Gold –Stone Brewing Company, Stone IPA
Silver- Oskar Blue Brewery, Dale’s Pale Ale
Bronze-Great Divide, Titan IPA
Category: Strong Beer 8.0% ABV and above
Gold-North Coast Brewing Co, Old Rasputin Imperial Stout
Silver-Flying Dog Ales, Gonzo Imperial Porter
Bronze-Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, 90 Minute IPA
Category: Other Beer Category
Bronze-Rogue Ales, Chipotle Ale
The beers were entered in the festival’s judging thanks to the Export Development Program of the Brewers Association.
Thanks to Oskcar Blues for providing the results.