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Forbes
25-07-2025
- General
- Forbes
The World's Best Stout—According To The International Beer And Cider Awards
Six different stout categories were honored at this year's International Beer and Cider Awards. The world's best stouts were recently honored in six subcategories at The International Beer and Cider Awards, a competition run by The North American Brewers Association, an organization that advocates in favor of all things craft-beer related. For this year's competition, judges tasted 1436 entries in early June in Idaho Falls. I've previously written about award-winning pilsners, lagers and IPAs at this competition. Now it's time to turn to the dark side and take a closer look at the stouts that took home gold medals. The award-winning stouts came from across the country, but as is common at beer competitions, the region around where the competition was held had a particularly strong showing, as geography can influence what breweries contribute beers. Stouts remain a popular style at beer competitions, though not as popular as IPAs, pilsners or lagers. Of late, stout sales have also lagged behind other more trendy styles in craft beer. However, Guinness sales have skyrocketed in recent years, and I wouldn't be surprised if there is a trickle-down effect to the craft brewing world. The best stouts that were honored at this year's International Beer and Cider Awards include dry stouts, sweet stouts and range from coffee stouts to imperial stouts and barrel-aged stouts. As stout drinkers know, there's a huge amount of variation between these different styles. The North American Brewers Association only awards three medals per category: gold, silver and bronze. So every top stout was an elite one. Though as I always say, in my experience, although every gold medal-winning beer is a great beer, not every great beer wins a gold medal. Many elite breweries don't submit their beer to competitions because they lack the marketing budget or don't think beer should be a competition, or both. So use the beers below as the beginning and not the end of your best stout search. The Best Stouts of 2025 Dry Stout Stud Stacker Sawdust and Steel Brewing, Three Forks, MT Sweet Stout and Oatmeal Stout Wolf Oatmeal Stout, Idaho Brewing Company, Idaho Falls, Idaho Foreign-style Stout and America-style Stout Gold Crux Stout, Crux Fermentation Project, Bend, Oregon Imperial Stout Drioma, Redrock Brewing, Salt Lake City, Utah Barrel Aged, Strong Stout Phases of the Moon, Uprise Brewing, Spokane, WA Coffee Stout Mothership Drip, Uganda Melvin Brewing, Alpine, WY Stout Drinking In The Summer Summer may not exactly be a time of year traditionally associated with stout drinking, but to a stout enthusiast, there is never a bad time to drink dark beer. And despite common perceptions, a beer's color isn't always a sign of how light and refreshing tasting it can be. I find that unless I am standing in the direct sunlight, I tend to enjoy whatever beer I happen to be in the mood for, regardless of seasonality. So grab a stout even in July or August, if you're craving one.
Daily Mail
03-07-2025
- Science
- Daily Mail
Best lagers in the US revealed ahead of 4th of July... and lower alcoholic beers are taking the top spots
There's nothing better than a crisp, refreshing lager on a hot summer's day - and now there's a definitive list of the best after the International Beer and Cider Awards released their official winners. The competition is run by the North American Brewers Association, a nonprofit that promotes craft beer and culture. While beer entries are accepted from all around the world, most of the lager gold medal categories were won by US breweries. Judges assessed 1,426 entries in Idaho Falls for this year's competition, breaking them down into different categories. The results found lower alcoholic and lighter beers have increased in popularity. According to Harvey Hembree, the competition coordinator, Latin American or Tropical-Style Lagers were stand-out categories for lager this year. 'We have noticed an overall trend towards lighter, more sessionable [low alcoholic content] beers across all categories and particularly lagers,' he told Forbes. He added that this year there was more dark lager and Asian lager submissions to the competition. 'The dark lager categories were very competitive, indicating to us that the market for sessionable dark beer is on the rise,' he said. Recently, scientists revealed why some people love beer - and say it starts when you're still in the womb. As part of a recent study, scientists at Swansea University quizzed more than 250 people on their drinking habits while measuring the length of their fingers. Finger length is thought to be a metric for how much testosterone we were exposed to in the womb – and therefore how 'masculine' we are. According to the findings, the more testosterone we're exposed to in the womb, the more alcohol we drink as an adult – although it's unclear why. 'Alcohol consumption is a major social and economic problem,' said study author John Manning, professor of evolutionary biology at Swansea University. 'Therefore, it is important to understand why alcohol use shows considerable differences across individuals. 'It is possible that differences in alcohol consumption are set in the womb.' And so, if you are someone who is planning to enjoy a beer on Fourth of July, take a look below at the award winners. The World's Best Lagers American-Style Light (Low-Calorie) Lager: Gold Clubhaus Lager, Von Ebert Brewing Portland, Oregon American-Style Standard or Premium Lager: 307, Black Tooth Brewing Co., Sheridan, Wyoming Latin American or Tropical-Style Lager or Ale: Helper Beer, Mexican Lager from Helper Beer, Helper, Utah Asian-Style Lager Saru Zen Japanese-style Rice Lager: Bozeman Brewing Co., Bozeman, Montana Helles Lager: Helles Good, Boxing Bear Brewing Co. Albuquerque, New Mexico American Black Lager: Templin Family Capenfluegan Templin Family Brewing Salt Lake City, Utah American-Style Amber Lager California Common Vienna Lager: Cardinal Craft Brewing, Burlington, Washington Vienna-Style Lager Prost Vienna Lager: Prost Brewing Co. Northglenn, Colorado Marzen Oktoberfest Oktoberfest: Idaho Brewing Co., Idaho Falls, Idaho Schwarzbier (Black Beer) Oh Black Lager: Discretion Brewing, Soquel, California Czech Dark Lager Stacks & Towers Czech Dark Lager: Wild Ride Brewing, Redmond, Oregon Helles Bock Maibock Traditional Bock Ammo Bocks: Bear Island Brewing, Boise, Idaho
Forbes
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
The World's Best IPA—According To The International Beer And Cider Awards
IPA subcategories dominated entries at the International Beer and Cider Awards this year. getty The best IPA gold medal winners in various IPA subcategories were recently announced at this year's International Beer and Cider Awards. In early June, judges tasted 1436 entries at this year's competition held in Idaho Falls. The competition divided IPAs into 10 categories that celebrate a diverse range of hop-forward beers ranging from English-style IPAs to experimental IPAs and the ever-popular hazy IPAs. As expected, breweries entered more IPAs in the category than other styles. 'IPA entries continue to dominate the competition,' Lisa Smith, vice president of the North American Brewers Association, which runs the competition, told me via email. As is standard for beer competitions, only three medals are awarded per category: gold, silver and bronze. Though the competition is open to breweries across the globe, American-made craft beers dominated the IPA category. West Coast breweries had a good showing but were not the only states represented, as can sometimes be the case with IPA categories at beer competitions. One thing I love about the International Beer and Cider Awards is the diversity of IPA offerings mentioned above. I remain a big fan of the IPA style overall, but even I grow tired of endless variations of hazy IPA offerings, though very few things in life beat a well-done one. The IPAs below vary in taste, style and appearance but were all deemed the best of the best in their respective categories. Prickly Pear Lewis & Clark Brewing Company Helena, MT Helper Beer, Mindset extra Pale ale Helper Beer Helper, Utah Citra Starburst, TapRoom Beer Co., San Diego, CA Punk Rock Time IPA, Baerlic Brewing Co., Portland, OR Wastelandia, Grains of Wrath Camas, WA Breakside Kyoto Soul, Breakside Brewery Milwaukie, Portland, OR Featherweight Light IPA, Mother Earth Brew Co., Nampa, Idaho Take Me to the River, Meanwhile Brewing Co., Austin, Texas Albumurky, Boxing Bear Brewing Co., Albuquerque, NM Fukiphino, Redrock Brewing, Salt Lake City, Utah Unfortunately, many of these IPA award winners are regional specialties. If you're interested in a particular IPA, however, you should contact the brewery and see if they ship their beer or have plans to distribute to an area near you. Most of these breweries are also located in wonderful places to visit, so it's a good excuse for a beer-centric trip. I'm also a big believer that the best IPA is often the one that's brewed closest to you. So if a certain sub-type of IPA appeals to you, tell the staff at your local brewery and see if they make anything like it or have recommendations for where you might find it nearby. As I've said before, the best IPAs I've had include award winning brews as well as obscure IPAs I've found fresh on draft in taprooms near my home.
Axios
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Utah beers, ciders win big
Utah's breweries made a strong showing at the North American Brewers Association's annual awards last week. We called it: Our beloved Brainless Sake won a gold medal — as did Epic's Barley Wine. Other gold went to: Uinta Brewing Company's Hoodoo cream ale Helper's Mexican Lager, Mindset extra pale ale, and Japanese rice lager Proper Brewing Company's Czech Your Head pilsner, Proper Beer English-style summer ale and Steamy Wonder rye beer Templin Family Brewing's Capenfluegan and Granary KellerBier Redrock Brewing's Forbidden Fruit Berliner weisse and Fukiphino juicy double India pale ale Talisman's Udder Chaos sweet stout Kiitos' Blonde Ale and Sake Rice Lager Bewilder's ESB Mountain West's Ruby and Cuvee hard ciders Etta Place's Camp Cohab apple and plum cider
