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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Ten breweries in northeastern Ohio won medals at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver.
It was a phenomenal demonstration for the state breweries. In total, 13 breweries in Ohio won 14 medals. Brink Brewing in Cincinnati won two awards. State breweries have amassed five gold, four silver and five bronze medals.
Northeastern Ohio was very well represented, with established and newer breweries taking gear on the scene Saturday.
The Fat Head brewery won the honors for a tenth consecutive year.
Cleveland's Masthead Brewing Co. won its second medal in two years after opening its doors in early 2017. It won a bronze medal last year for its Midwest Red, which once again attracted the world's best. be careful of the judges this year.
"It was great," said brewer Mike Pelechaty. "There was a lot of tension in the air as bronze and silver were announced, it was really good this week, I could not have been happier."
Ignite Brewing Co. won silver for its Cherry Blonde in the American Fruit Beer category.
The six Ignite owners opened their brewery in downtown Barberton during Labor Day weekend, in 2017, but they soon realized that they needed to expand their location on the town. W. Tuscarawas Avenue. They recently announced that a three-day opening ceremony will be held from Friday, September 28 to Sunday, September 30. Now, they will also have the honors of GABF to wear.
"It's fantastic," said co-owner Jason Slater. "The timing could not be better, especially for our first visit this year."
Slater attended with co-owner Michael Chisnell, who said the Cherry Blonde had already won at the Saaz magician's manufacturing contest.
"We had a bit of confidence," said Chisnell, who said the category had scored 140 entries.
"It's an honor," he said. "There are many other big names on this list – it's a very competitive state, and it shows that we make good beer."
Like Ignite, Paradigm Shift also won its first competition. Michael Malinowski's brewery opened on December 1, 2017 in Massillon.
"I was very lucky," he said of his Belgian Tripel that won the bronze medal. "It was a difficult category and I thought," I've had a lot of compliments on this beer. "… Regarding Paradigm Shift, yes, it was great, we had a bronze medal, we have to go on stage, but now it's time to keep a cool head and continue to plug the beer. It validates what we did. "
Fat Head's, who won silver in the Black Ale American style category for Midnight Moonlight.
It was a huge year for Fat Head. She opened a massive production brewery near Interstate 71 in Middleburg Heights, moved into a brewery in Canton, and cleaned up the Cleveland Oktoberfest contest this month.
The three-day GABF festival, which brings together 800 breweries and 3,800 different beers, culminated on Saturday, September 22 with the announcement of the winners of the annual brewing competition.
This competition is both strict and extremely competitive: the breweries offer up to four beers in several categories, some of which can attract hundreds of entries for one of the three medals. The judges are certified and the competition is blind.
The results put some breweries on the map while strengthening the reputation of others.
"I think it definitely helps," Pelechaty said of expanding recognition at the Cleveland brewery. "For me and all we do, it's" How can we continue to repeat success? "
Mr. Malinowski pointed out that this demonstration was excellent for both the state and its region, that the metropolitan areas had worked well in the past, but this year, other places – like the Stark-Tuscarawars region – were recognized .
It's a brewing region still in its infancy, he said, but that has "intensified and filled a void."
"We can be competitive," said Malinowski.
"This year we had more medalists than ever before," he said. "This shows that Ohio is on the right track."
Several contingents from Ohio, on stage to receive their medals, waved an Ohio flag with the slogan "Drink beer here".
With the recognition of brewers on Saturday, more people could do it.
2018 Ohio winners at GABF
(medal – category, name of beer, brewery)
Old silver beer: lock, brandy and brandy barrel, Maize Valley brewery, Hartville.
Bronze – Amber Lager American Style: Oktoberfest, Lager Heads Brewing Co., Medina.
Bronze – Black Ale at American: Midnight Moonlight, The Fat Head Brewery, Middleburg Heights.
Cream Cream in American Gold: Gateway Cream Ale, Lockport, Brewery, Bolivar.
Beer of fruits to the money and to the l '. American: Cherry Blonde, Ignite Brewing Co., Barberton.
Bronze – Belgian tripel: Daughter of neighbor, paradigm shift, Massillon.
Gold – Double Hoppy Red Ale: Red Midwest IPA, Masthead Brewing Co., Cleveland.
Silver – English Style Mild Ale: Hold the reins, Brink Brewing Co., Cincinnati.
Gold – Extra Special Bitter: Happy Amber, MadTree Brewing, Cincinnati.
Gold – Herb and Spice Beer: Pendragon, Royal Docks Brewhouse and Cannery, Massillon.
Silver – International Pilsner Style: Nano OG Lager, Market Garden Brewery, Cleveland.
Bronze – Munich Dunkel Style or Dark European Style Lager: Babee Bock, The Brew Kettle, Strongsville.
Gold – Sweet Stout or Cream Stout: Moozie, Brink Brewing, Cincinnati.
Bronze – Sweet Stout or Cream Stout: Melk Stout, Columbus Brewing, Cincinnati.
Brink Brewing also won the Very Small Brewing Company and Very Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year awards.
5 year lookback
How breweries in northeastern Ohio have done in previous years:
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
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