Several Florida craft breweries went to sleep Sunday night not sure how they would have placed in the U.S. Open Beer Tasting Championship, and when they awoke on Monday morning, those breweries found out that they had taken home medals while competing against very stiff competition.

Congratulations to:

Motorworks Brewing – Florida – 3rd place OVERALL (in the entire United States)
Main & Six Brewing – Florida – 6th place OVERALL

Amelia Island Brewing – Annie – silver medal in Brut IPA

Cigar City Brewing of Tampa – Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout – silver medal in Imperial Stout Specialty

– Frost Proof – bronze medal in Belgian-Style Fruit Beer

De Bine Brewing of Palm Harbor – Fire the Cannons – gold medal in American Amber/ Red Ale

Florida Avenue Brewing of Wesley Chapel – Luminescence – silver medal in Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale

– Dead Parrot – bronze medal in Sessions Beer

Gulf Stream Brewing of Fort Lauderdale – Gulf Steam – silver medal in California Common

LauderAle of Fort Lauderdale – Quintessence – silver medal in Barrel-Aged Quad/ Belgian Dark Strong Ale

Legacy Ale Works of Jacksonville – Downtown Eric’s Brown – bronze medal in Brown Ale

Main & Six Brewing of Jacksonville – Staycation – gold medal in International Pale Ale

– Handsworth Brown Ale  – gold medal in American Brown Ale

– Shugah Daddi – gold medal in Chocolate/ Cocoa Beer

Marker 48 Brewing of Weeki Wachee – Beer Stream – silver medal in American Pale Ale

Mathews Brewing of Lake Worth – Big Brown Beaver – gold medal in Stong/ Imperial Brown Ale

Motorworks Brewing of Bradenton – Pulp Friction – silver medal in Fruit IPA

– Datil – gold medal in Chili Pepper Beer

– Thresher – silver medal in Barrel-Aged Barleywine Specialty

– Salvaje – gold medal in Tequila Barrel-Aged Beer

– Rustique – silver medal in White Wine Barrel-Aged Beer

Perfect Plain Brewing of Pensacola – Old City Tract – gold medal in Munich Dunkel

– Ardorbier – silver medal in Vienna

Unrefined Brewing of Tarpon Springs – Gourdalicious- silver medal in Pumpkin

– Mexican Candy – bronze medal in Chili Pepper Beer

– Papposilenus – gold medal in Barrel-Aged Sour Beer

– BA Number 6 Dance – bronze medal in Rum Barrel-Aged Beer

Wynwood Brewing of Miami – Pops Porter – gold medal in Robust Porter

– Father Francisco’s – bronze medal in Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale

Congratulations to all of the U.S. Open Beer Tasting Championship winners!

There was a time in competitions like this when Floridian breweries would earn one or two medals and would be edged out of a very crowded field.  The number of Florida’s breweries and beers that earned medals in the 2021 U.S. Open Beer Tasting Championship is a testament to the brewing talent that resides in the Sunshine State and the total growth of craft beer the state has seen.

About U.S. Open Beer Tasting Championship
The U.S. Open is the only brewery competition to include professional breweries and award-winning home brewers.