11 Jul Indiana Breweries Snag 21 medals at US Open Beer Championship
by Mark E. Lasbury for Indiana On Tap
The 2024 edition of the US Open Beer Championship, organized by craft beer maven Dow Scoggins and based in SW Ohio, announced its medalists and list of top breweries (based on number of medals) yesterday (July 10). Third Eye Brewing from Hamilton, OH was named the top brewery, having won 8 medals (4 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze) in this year’s competition. Sun King Brewery in Indianapolis finished in third place (6 total medals), after having won the top spot in 2019 and 2022.
There were 9000 entries, making the US Open Beer Championship one of the largest competitions in the country. Breweries from 42 states, Spain, Canada, and the District of Columbus were awarded for medals across 170 different styles of beer.
Overall, Indiana craft breweries had a good showing, winning 21 medals total, which included a good haul of golds. Here is a list of the winning breweries – congratulations to them all, the number of entries indicates that these are very well made examples of the craft. See the entire list of medalists here.
Sun King Brewery, Indianapolis:
Gold – Barrel Aged Scout Badge in the Barrel Aged Dark Beer category
Gold – Up for Anything in the collaboration group (with 18th St. Brewery)
Gold – Banana Daiquiri in the Rum Barrel Aged category
Silver – Soul Shakedown in the Rum Barrel Aged category
Bronze – Indiana Brewing Company Lager in the Kolsch category
Bronze – Pachanga in the German Leichtbier category
Flix Brewhouse, Carmel:
Gold – CRM Luna Rosa in the American Fruit Wheat – Raspberry category
Silver – Pickle Gose in the Field Beer category
Bronze – Gose in the Leipzig Style Gose category
Bier Brewery, Indianapolis:
Silver – Pumpkin Ale in the Pumpkin category
Bronze – Roggenschnizzle in the Rye Beer category
Bronze – Nightlager in the German Schwarzbier category
Ledgeview Brewing, Warsaw:
Gold – The Nit Wit in the American fruit wheat – Orange category
Bronze – The Bane of Ichabod in the Pumpkin category (I know this is a special beer)
Sun King Brewery Small Batch, Fishers:
Gold – Buffalo Slumber Party in the Barrel Aged Pale Beer category
Bronze – Might Be a Stout in the Barrel Aged Strong Stout/Porter category
Moontown Brewing, Whitestown:
Silver – Follow the Lederhosen in the German Style Maerzen/Oktoberfest category
Bronze – Skool House Bock in the German Style Helles/Maibock category
Quaff On! Brewing, Nashville:
Gold – Busted Knuckle in the Robust Porter category
Mashcraft Brewing, Greenwood:
Gold – Are You Afraid of the Raspberries in the American Fruit – Raspberry category
Grand Junction Brewing, Westfield:
Bronze – Mulligan Scottish Ale in the Strong Scottish Ale category
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