Goat Patch Brewing Company Wins Silver Award at World Beer Cup
Goat Patch Brewing brings home the silver medal in the Scottish-Style Ale category at the 2022 World Beer Cup for It Takes a Tribe Red Ale.
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO— Goat Patch Brewing Company claimed a silver award in the 2022 World Beer Cup®, a global beer competition that evaluates beers from around the world and recognizes the most outstanding brewers and their beers.
Awards were given in 103 beer-style categories during the World Beer Cup award ceremony on May 5, 2022 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minnesota.
Goat Patch Brewing Company was awarded a silver award in the Scottish-Style Ale beer style category for its It Takes a Tribe Red Ale, a smooth, full-bodied Ale brewed with rich caramel malts and Warrior hops, you can find this beer in GPB's taproom on draft and available to go in crowlers and growlers. It Takes a Tribe Red Ale is also featured in 60+ different bars and restaurants across the greater Colorado Springs area.
"We are so honored to receive this award! It certainly feels good to get recognition for our team's hard work, and we hope this can bring more awareness about how this beer supports our community focused initiative” says co-owner and head-brewer, Darren Baze.
"As the very first recipe created on our pilot system, It Takes a Tribe Red Ale has served as our full time community beer since the day we opened our doors. With each pint purchased, Goat Patch donates 25 cents towards featured local nonprofits that rotate annually. This beer allows our patrons to join us in learning more about the amazing work happening right here in our neighborhood and give back in a tangible way”.
World Beer Cup winners were selected by an international panel of 226 beer judges from 28 countries. Widely regarded as the “Olympics of Beer,” the 2022 World Beer Cup was the largest competition to date with 10,542 entries from 2,493 breweries in 57 countries.
Presented by the Brewers Association, the World Beer Cup has been held biennially since 1996, to celebrate the art and science of brewing by recognizing outstanding achievement. For additional information, visit the World Beer Cup website.
ABOUT GOAT PATCH BREWING COMPANY
Goat Patch Brewing Company started like all great ideas - good friends with a common passion sitting around a kitchen table dreaming about the future. Even before their name (which eventually became a nod to the beard style of co-owner and head brewer Darren Baze), they all agreed on a shared set of
values: balanced brews, community engagement and adventure. Now with 2018 and 2020 GABF medals among other recognitions, they are proud to play a part in bringing award-winning craft beer to their community. Find the brewery online at goatpatchbrewing.com.
Bootstrap Brewing Brings Home Bronze in the 2022 World Beer Cup
Bootstrap Brewing takes home another win in the 2022 World Beer Cup for Wreak Havoc Imperial Red Ale.
LONGMONT, CO— Bootstrap Brewing is proud to bring home a THIRD Bronze medal for the Strong Red Ale category at the 2022 World Beer Cup® for their Wreak Havoc Imperial Red Ale available in 6-packs and on draft.
Wreak Havoc, a traditional Imperial Red Ale, has also won numerous other awards including two GABF® medals as well both in the same Strong Red Ale Categories — Silver at the 2015 Great American Beer Festival and Bronze at the 2016 Great American Beer Festival.
“The World Beer Cup is known as the Olympics for brewers and it’s such an extremely competitive event because we’re competing against breweries of all sizes across the globe”, explained co-owner and brewer Steve Kaczeus. “It’s such a great achievement and confirmation to us that our team is truly making world-class beer and we’re so proud of our entire staff."
The 2022 World Beer Cup was the largest yet, with 10,542 entries from 2,493 breweries across 57 countries according to the Brewers Association. Learn more about the World Beer Cup and all of the 2018 winners at worldbeercup.org.
For more information about Bootstrap and their 2020 World Beer Cup win contact Leslie Kaczeus at leslie@bootstrapbrewing.com.
ABOUT BOOTSTRAP BREWING CO.
Home to best-selling and award-winning craft beers such as Insane Rush, Lush Puppy, Stick’s Pale Ale, Chillax, Wreak Havoc, and Pickle Me Up, Bootstrap Brewing is an independent, adventurous brewery in Colorado dedicated to producing a wide range of ales and lagers. More information can be found on our website at http://www.bootstrapbrewing.com.
Rockyard Brewing Primadonna Pilsner Wins Gold Medal at 2018 World Beer Cup
This is Rockyard Brewing’s fourth World Beer Cup award and first gold medal in this prestigious competition.
Rockyard Brewing was honored to take home the gold medal in the German-Style Pilsner category from the 2018 World Beer Cup®. Primadonna Pilsner was one of 176 entries into this category.
Clean, crisp, dry, old school. The Primadonna Pilsner is brewed with German-malted Pilsner and German-grown hops. A win in this traditional German-style category is “great validation” says Rockyard manager of brewery operations Zac Rissmiller. “We’ve won two gold medals in the last two years at GABF®, a Silver at the 2016 WBC®, and now a Gold this World Beer Cup. To say, it’s emotional would be an absolute understatement.”
There is more on Rockyard's win in this Elevated Coverage podcast from KOA News Radio.
This is Rockyard Brewing’s fourth World Beer Cup award and first gold medal in the competition. The 2018 World Beer Cup was the largest yet, with 295 judges from 33 countries— 72 percent of whom were from outside the United States, according to the Brewers Association. Learn more about the World Beer Cup and all of the 2018 winners at worldbeercup.org.
Primadonna Pilsner is a is a brand new beer from Rockyard that recently joined its canned lineup. It is available in 6-packs in select craft-savvy locations across Colorado.
For more information about Rockyard Brewing, contact Emily Hutto at coop@radcraftbeer.com.
ABOUT ROCKYARD AMERICAN GRILL & BREWING CO.
Rockyard is the longest running brewpub in Douglas County, founded in 1999 by four Colorado-born siblings. Rockyard’s beers have won medals at many prestigious beer competitions including the Great American Beer Festival®, World Beer Cup® and the Colorado State Fair. Rockyard’s beer can be found in many retail locations and a handful of craft-centric bars and restaurants throughout the state of Colorado. Find the brewery online at www.rockyard.com.
Karl Strauss Takes Home a Bronze at World Beer Cup and a Gold at LA International Beer Competition
The medal-winning Farmhouse is a small batch beer produced at the company’s 4S Ranch satellite brewery in San Diego by Head Brewer Sean Albrecht.
San Diego, CA — The 2018 World Beer Cup® took place in Nashville, Tennessee this week, held in conjunction with the Craft Brewers Conference. The highly regarded competition is considered the largest international gathering of beers with more than 8,234 entries this year from 2,515 breweries representing 66 countries. The competition winners were announced at the awards ceremony on Thursday, May 3rd 2018, and Karl Strauss Brewing Company was awarded a bronze medal in the category of French & Belgian-Style Saison.
The medal-winning Farmhouse is a small batch beer produced at the company’s 4S Ranch satellite brewery in San Diego by Head Brewer Sean Albrecht. It was brewed in the classic saison style using traditional saison malts and yeast, and features aromas of black pepper and a subtle hoppiness that lingers through a crisp and refreshing finish.
“Winning a medal at any beer competition is exciting, but the World Beer Cup® is a whole different ballgame. When you’re competing against some of the best beers from all over the world, taking home a medal is no small feat and we are incredibly honored,” –Sean Albrecht, Head Brewer, Karl Strauss Brewing Company
The company is also celebrating a fresh gold medal win for their Two Tortugas Belgian Quad earned at the 2018 Los Angeles International Beer Competition earlier this week. Two Tortugas, first released in 2011 as a one-time holiday brew, has now racked up a total of 5 medals in beer competitions including a silver at the World Beer Cup® in 2012, and a bronze at the Great American Beer Festival in 2011. This cult classic KARL brew was brought back by popular demand after its initial release and now returns regularly as a seasonal favorite in the company’s lineup.
With the addition of these two recent medals the Karl Strauss trophy case now showcases a total of 107 medals, along with the prestigious “Mid-Size Brewing Company of the Year” award earned at the Great American Beer Festival in 2016.
The medal-winning Farmhouse will be pouring on draft at the Karl Strauss Tasting Room & Beer Garden in Pacific Beach at their upcoming Arts & Amps event on May 19th. To learn more about KARL’s lineup of award-winning beers, visit www.karlstrauss.com.
ABOUT KARL STRAUSS BREWING COMPANY
Karl Strauss Brewing Company has been proudly independent since 1989, pioneering the craft beer scene with innovative beer releases like Aurora Hoppyalis IPA, Queen of Tarts Dark Sour, and Wreck Alley Imperial Stout. The brewery has won 107 medals since 2009 and was recently honored with the “Mid-Size Brewing Company of the Year” award at the Great American Beer Festival in 2016. For more information, visit www.karlstrauss.com or call the brewery at (858) 273-2739. Share it. Cheers.