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World Beer Cup 2023 Winners – Pennsylvania

B. Kline — Thu, 11 May 2023 00:41:09 +0000

World Beer Cup 2023

As the Craft Brewers Conference comes to an end, its time to announce the winners of the World Beer Cup 2023. This article is a list of the Pennsylvania breweries who won.

The Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) app had a very nice easily navigable list (just a straight linear list). Their PDF from the Brewers Association is a little bit more disjointed and a bit harder to read. But here is a listing of the breweries from Pennsylvania that won.

Pennsylvania Brewery Winners

The following table and list is all of the breweries from Pennsylvania, what beer, and what medal they won.

Brewery:	City:	Beer:	Style / Category:	Medal:
Cinderlands Beer Co	Pittsburgh	Four Threads	Brett Beer	Gold
von C Brewing	Norristown	O. G. Pils	American Style Pilsner	Gold
Necromancer Brewing	Pittsburgh	Can of Worms	Extra Special Bitter	Bronze
Spring House Brewing Co	Lancaster	Commander Salamander	Specialty Berliner – Style Weisse	Silver
Bru Daddy’s Brewing Co	Allentown	Red Ale Eddy	Irish Style Red Ale	Silver

Quick list:

Cinderlands Beer Co – Four Threads – Gold
von C Brewing – O. G. Pils – Gold
Necromancer Brewing – Can of Worms – Bronze
Spring House Brewing Co – Commander Salamander – Silver
Bru Daddy’s Brewing Co – Red Ale Eddy – Silver

World Beer Cup Competition Statistics

The Brewer’s Association

(The following comes directly from the Brewer’s Association World Cup of Beer 2023 Statistics Page.)

14th competition (skipped 2020; annualized starting 2022) 
Entries: 10,213
Breweries: 2,376
International breweries: 22.9% (546 international)
Countries: 51 
First-time brewery entries: 522
Judges: 272
International judges: 105
Judge countries: 26
First-time judges: 44
Judging sessions and days: 9 days, 18 sessions
Beer Style Categories: 103
Beer Styles: 176 (includes all subcategories) 
Avg. number of beers in each category: 99

WORLD BEER CUP COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS

Most entered style categories:

Category 102, American-Style India Pale Ale: 412 entries
Category 103, Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale: 374 entries
Category 40, German-Style Pilsener: 233 entries
Category 35, International Light Lager: 220 entries
Category 30, Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout: 202 entries

Countries with the most entries:

United States: 8,135
Canada: 444
Japan: 223
Germany: 189
Australia: 152

*Out of a total possible 309 awards in 103 beer style categories, 307 were awarded. Gold awards were not given in Category 20, Experimental India Pale Ale, or in Category 77, English Ale.

Additional Brewer’s Association Information

Photos for media use are available on the WBC websiteOpens in new window. A recording of the awards ceremony can be viewed here. Previous years’ winners can be found here.Opens in new window

The 2023 World Beer Cup competition was made possible in part by the generous support of its sponsors: ABS Commercial, John I. Haas, Fermentis, First Key, Rahr Malting, Sahm, and Siemens.
Brewer’s Association World Cup of Beer 2023 Statistics Page

World Beer Cup

Established in 1996, the World Beer Cup celebrates the art and science of brewing globally and creates greater consumer awareness about different beer styles and flavor profiles. Previously a biennial event, the competition was annualized last year, making 2023 the first back-to-back competition.

The best beers in 103 beer categories covering 176 different beer styles (including all subcategories) received gold, silver, and bronze awards, setting new standards for craft beer globally. Judging for the World Beer Cup took place over 18 sessions and 9 days. A panel of 272 judges from 26 countries evaluated 10,213 entries from 2,376 breweries representing 51 countries.
Brewer’s Association World Cup of Beer 2023 Statistics Page

Chris Williams, World Beer Cup Director:

“The World Beer Cup brings together the finest brewers and beers from around the globe and celebrates creativity, craftsmanship, and passion for great beer. Receiving a World Beer Cup award is a testament to quality and innovation, and we commend this year’s winners for setting the bar higher than ever.”
Chris Williams, World Beer Cup Director

The awards ceremony was held in conjunction with the Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America® at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn. The ceremony capped off the final night of the 2023 Craft Brewer’s Conference, hosted in Nashville, Tennessee. Next year’s Craft Brewers Conference will be in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Allusion Brewing Company Wins Two Top Awards

B. Kline — Thu, 05 May 2022 20:30:00 +0000

Allusion Brewing Company receiving their awards at the Craft Beer Conference (Photo courtesy of Allusion Brewing Company’s Facebook)

Craft Beer Conference Awards

At the annual Craft Beer Conference (in Minneapolis, Minnesota this year), held over the past few days; Allusion Brewing Company received two awards. Both in “Craft Beer Marketing”. They won their awards for “Best Tap Handle” in the US and “Best Flight Display” in the US.

These are two big awards for the small brewery out of Vandergrift, Pennsylvania. Receiving any award is always a great moment for any brewery, but being recognized at the Craft Beer Conference and winning a national award (and top place) is especially huge for the small hometown brewery.

The Awards

Much like the Great American Beer Fest, the World Beer Cup, and many others – the Craft Beer Conference has their own award ceremony where they announce winners in several different categories on a whole host of things.

Their first award was for “Best Flight Display” in the US. They have a very cool flight board, which are pull out drawers from an old library’s card catalog cabinet. They use the cabinet to keep track of the flights that are out. You can see the flight below:

A flight at Allusion Brewing Company

Their second award they have won was for “Best Tap Handle” in the US. I didn’t have a good picture of their tap handles, but found a picture of their bar background from TribLive back in 2020 (October 9th, 2020) when they were opening. You can see the tap handles in the background of it:

Allusion Brewing Company’s bar (at time of opening in October, 2020) (Photo Courtesy: TribLive Article – Allusion Brewing Co. to Open Saturday in Vandergrift)

Allusion Brewing Company

I got to stop out at Allusion Brewing Company in November of 2020 when I was taking my trip out to Indianapolis and back. It was early in the day so the place wasn’t full yet (actually I was the only person there at the time, they had just opened), but it was a really lovely building and brewery. The beers were great. And if you are ever in the outskirts of Pittsburgh you definitely should stop in.

For more information on my trip there, you can check out these articles:

You can find them on Google Maps here: Allusion Brewing Company.

From Untappd, they are listed as a microbrewery from Vandergrift, PA. With 40 unique beers and 2,686 ratings. Their global average rating is 3.83. Their Untappd description reads: “Vandergrift’s hometown brewery, offering a consistent library of approachable beers taking the tradition of each style seriously. Craft beer is about bringing people together – come join our story.”

Allusion Brewing Company’s Announcement

The following is their Facebook and social media announcement about winning the awards:

Allusion Brewing Company receiving their award at the Craft Beer Conference (Photo Courtesy: Allusion Brewing Company – Facebook)

When we started Allusion Brewing Company, one thing we knew from the beginning is that we would give every aspect of our business our full effort to make it the best it could be.The effort we put into bringing you great beer is matched by how much we care that you have an amazing location and guest experience to drink that beer!All the compliments we get from all of you that come into the brewery show us that our efforts are appreciated.During the Craft Beer Conference in Minneapolis, we got recognition from our professional peers in the industry.Last night we were invited to a party hosted by the Craft Beer Marketing Awards program. 600 judges gave us the highest award in the US for two craft beer marketing categories.“Best Tap Handle” in the US!“Best Flight Display” in the US!Needless to say, it was a pretty good night!Huge shout out to the companies that helped us create these pieces and ultimately win these awards! Thank you Hankscraft AJS and Creation Lab!
Allusion Brewing Company (Social Media)

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