James River Brewery won the 5th annual Virginia Craft Brewers’ Cup by scoring Best in Show for its River Runner ESB.
The Virginia Craft Brewers Guild hosted the 2016 Virginia Craft Brewers Cup Awards Tuesday August 16th. There were more than 280 brewers in attendance to celebrate excellence in craft beer. The Virginia Craft Brewers Cup competition, managed by master Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) judge Tom Cannon, had 378 beers entered for review. The judging took place Saturday, July 30th at Fair Winds Brewing Company in Lorton, Virginia. “The Virginia Craft Beer Cup recognizes outstanding beer made by some of Virginia’s best independent craft brewers,” said Brett Vassey, President & CEO, Virginia Craft Brewers Guild. “Congratulations to every competitor and this year’s award winners.”
The 2016 Virginia Craft Brewers Cup winners are as follows:
Best of Show
First Place Best of Show
James River Brewery
River Runner ESB
Second Place Best of Show
Old Bust Head Brewing Company
Oktoberfest
Third Place Best of Show
Backroom Brewery
Lemon Basil Wheat Beer
Light American Beer
First
Beer Hound Brewery
Olde Yella
Second
Wolf Hills Brewing Company
Carry on Wheatward Sun
Third
Beer Hound Brewery
Teddy
Czech Lager
First
Port City Brewing Company
Downright Pilsner
Second
Lost Rhino Brewing Company
Rhino Chasers Pilsner
Third
Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery
Pony Pasture Pilsner
Munich Lager
First
Fair Winds Brewing Company
Hells Navigator
Second
Three Notch’d Brewing Company
Brew Betties Maibock
Third
South Street Brewery
My Personal Helles
Kolsch
First
Mad Fox Brewing Company
Kolsch Ale
Second
Ornery Beer Company
Kolsch
Third
Bull and Bones Brewhaus
Kolsch
German Pils and International Lager
First
Sunken City Brewing Company
Dam Lager
Second
Back Bay Brewing Company
Gringo
Third
Escutcheon Brewing Company
John Riggins’ 4th & 1 Pilsner
Marzen and Vienna Lager
First
Old Bust Head Brewing Company
Oktoberfest
Second
Starr Hill Brewery
Jomo
Third
Caboose Brewing Company
Crossroads Vienna Lager
German Wheat Beer
First
Lost Rhino Brewing Company
Final Glide HefeWeizen
Second
Starr Hill Brewery
The Love
Third
River Company Brewery
Farmhouse Hefeweizen
British Bitter
First
James River Brewery
River Runner ESB
Second
Lake Anne Brew House
Lord Fairfax English Pale Ale
Third
Port City Brewing Company
Monumental IPA
Old Ale and Wee Heavy
First
Backroom Brewery
The Ferminator
Second
Heritage Brewing Company
King’s Mountain
Third
Redbeard Brewing Company
221B Baker Brown
Darker European Beer
First
Ardent Craft Ales
Schwarzbier
Second
Big Ugly Brewing Company
Ghost Rider Porter
Third
Bull and Bones Brewhaus
Appalachia Alt
British Dark Ale
First
Pleasure House Brewing
No Waves
Second
Midnight Brewery
Not My Job
Third
Three Notch’d Brewing Company
No Veto Brown Ale
Irish Red Ale
First
Dirt Farm Brewing
Red Meri
Second
Pale Fire Brewing Company
Red Molly
Third
Capitol City Brewing Company
Irish Red Ale
Irish Stout
First
Backroom Brewery
Oatmeal Stout
Second
Final Gravity Brewing Company
Irish Goodbye
Third
Old 690 Brewing Company
Old 690 Chocolate Milk Stout
American Blonde and Brown Ale
First
Caboose Brewing Company
Caboose Brown Ale
Second
Castleburg Brewery and Taproom
Bishop’s Brown Ale
Third
Legend Brewing Company
Brown Ale
American Pale Ale
First
Pro Re Nata Brewing Company
Old Trail Pale Ale
Second
Three Notch’d Brewing Company
Ghost of the 43rd Pale Ale
Third
Beltway Brewing Company
Rain or Shine
American Amber Ale
First
Final Gravity Brewing Company
Fire Station 5
Second
O’Connor Brewing Company
Red Nun Red Ale
Third
Lake Anne Brew House
Reston Red
American Dark Ale
First
Old Ox Brewery
Black Ox
Second
Sunken City Brewing Company
The Columbian Coffee Stout
Third
Port City Brewing Company
Porter
American IPA
First
The Answer
Larceny
Second
Fair Winds Brewing Company
Howling Gale IPA
Third
Old Ox Brewery
Hoppy Place
Specialty IPA
First
Sunken City Brewing Company
Red Clay IPA
Second
Lost Rhino Brewing Company
Dawn Patrol Session IPA
Third
Parkway Brewing Company
Factory Girl Session IPA
Double IPA
First
Final Gravity Brewing Company
Venus Rising
Second
Pale Fire Brewing Company
Village Green
Third
Final Gravity Brewing Company
The Message
Strong Ale
First
Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery
Virginia Black Bear
Second
Triple Crosssing Brewing Company
Black Dolphin
Third
Studio Brew
Czardust
Belgian Blond and Saison
First
The Bold Mariner Brewing Company
Scurvy Dog
Second
The Virginia Beer Company
Saison Tournante
Third
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
Singel
Sour European Ale
First
Strangeways Brewing
Uberlin Berliner Weisse
Second
Ornery Beer Company
Go Go Gose
Third
Corcoran Brewing
Life Gose Round
Belgian Wit, Pale Ale, and Biere de Garde
First
Starr Hill Brewing Company
Sublime
Second
Bull and Bones Brewhaus
Sun Lit Wit
Third
Reaver Beach Brewing Company
Full Broadside
Strong Belgian Ale
First
Apocalypse Ale Works
Brohead Fred
Second
Garden Grove Brewing Company
Death
Third
Chaos Mountain Brewing
Agents of Chaos
Wild Yeast Specialty Beer
First
Triple Crossing Brewing Company
Brett Saison Annivesary Ale
Second
Reaver Beach Brewing Company
Reaver’s Salvation
Third
Reaver Beach Brewing Company
Reaver en Noir
Fruit Beer
First
The Answer
Mami Cereza
Second
Midnight Brewer
Watermelon Lime Kolsch
Third
Big Ugly Brewing Company
Mango Rockers IPA
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
First
Backroom Brewery
Lemon Basil Wheat Beer
Second
Beer Hound Brewery
Snots
Third
Steam Bell Beer Works
Tiramisu Stout
Specialty and Experimental Beers
First
Parkway Brewing Company
Floyd Fest Hi-Test
Second
South Street Brewery
Peanut Butter Cup Soft-Serv
Third
Fair Winds Brewing Company
Sirens Lure
Smoked or Wood-Aged Beer
First
Legend Brewing Company
Bourbon Barrel Brown
Second
Adventure Brewing Company
2nd Anniversary Barleywine
Third
Ardent Craft Ales
Boubon Barrel Aged Honey Ginger
The Virginia Craft Brewers Guild is a coalition of independent, small and commercial breweries dedicated to growing the craft beer industry in the Commonwealth.
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