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Forbes
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
The World's Best Lager—According To The International Beer And Cider Awards
Lagers were among the most popular categories at this year's International Beer And Cider Awards. getty In early June, the International Beer and Cider Awards handed out bragging rights for the world's best lager and many other beer categories. Judges assessed 1426 entries in Idaho Falls for this year's competition. Lagers were spread across more than a dozen categories, not including pilsners, which also were assessed in various categories. Lagers have increased in popularity in recent years, with more and more craft beer fans drawn to these clean-tasting beers that are often celebrated for their crispness—which generally means dryness (lack of sweetness) and high thirst-quenching ability. This trend has resulted in increasing numbers of these beers being submitted to the International Beer and Cider Awards, said Harvey Hembree, the competition coordinator, in an email. 'We have noticed an overall trend towards lighter, more sessionable beers across all categories and particularly lagers.' Entries for a few subcategories of lagers saw particular growth at the 2025 competition. 'The stand-out lager category this year was definitely Latin American or Tropical-Style Lagers ,' Hembree said. This light-lager category has low-hop and malt aroma and can me made with adjunct ingredients including corn. It is often inspired by the popular lagers brewed within various Latin American and Caribbean countries. 'This style is obviously a market favorite and has widespread recognition,' Hembree added. 'It's fun to see breweries at any scale producing this refreshing, almost nostalgic style that can be enjoyed by beer drinkers of all palates.' In addition, Hembree said the competition received more dark lager and Asian lager submissions. 'The dark lager categories were very competitive, indicating to us that the market for sessionable dark beer is on the rise,' Hembree said. Asian lagers, a newer category, continue to increase in entrants since their introduction just two years ago. For each category, three medals were awarded: gold, silver and bronze. The competition is run by the North American Brewers Association, a nonprofit that promotes craft beer and culture. Though it accepts beer entries from across the globe, this year's lager gold medal categories were swept by U.S. breweries. Below are the gold medal-winning lagers that were deemed the best of the best in 2025. The World's Best Lagers Gold Clubhaus Lager, Von Ebert Brewing Portland, Oregon American-Style Standard or Premium Lager 307, Black Tooth Brewing Co., Sheridan, WY, USA 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, NM, USA 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, CO Marzen Oktoberfest Oktoberfest, Idaho Brewing Co., Idaho Falls, Idaho Schwarzbier (Black Beer) Oh Black Lager, Discretion Brewing, Soquel, CA Czech Dark Lagers Stacks & Towers Czech Dark Lager, Wild Ride Brewing, Redmond, OR Helles Bock Maibock Traditional Bock Ammo Bocks, Bear Island Brewing, Boise, Idaho Other Hoppy Lager Raft Soda, Sacred Waters Brewing Co., Kalispell, Montana
Forbes
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
The Best Lagers Of 2025—According To The World Beer Cup
Lagers from across the globe were given gold medals in various categories at the 2025 World Beer Cup. The resurgence of interest in lagers has been a bright spot in the craft beer industry in recent years. The industry as a whole has experienced some growing pains with people drinking less and more brewery closings, but in that time lagers have increased in popularity among both brewers and beer drinkers. This could be seen at this year's World Beer Cup, the unofficial Olympics of beer held earlier this spring in Indianapolis. All told, more than 8,375 beers and ciders in more than 300 categories were submitted by producers from 49 countries. Lagers were among the most popular categories and more than 1000 different lagers were submitted to the competition from breweries across the U.S. and the globe. These beers were judged by more than 200 judges over 14 tasting sessions. The best lagers were assessed in a variety of categories and judges awarded only one gold medal per category. Pilsners are technically a type of lager, but we've covered some of this year's best pilsner winners previously, so here we will be focusing on other types of lagers that took home gold at this year's World Beer Cup. These award-winning beers hail from multiple countries and range from dark to light lagers and draw on a diverse range of traditional and modern brewing techniques. Classic Non-Alcohol Ale or Lager Gold: Tsingtao Non-Alcoholic Wheat Beer, Tsingtao Brewery Co., Qingdao, China Kellerbier or Zwickelbier Gold: Broumy, Pivovar Matuška, Broumy, Czech Republic American Light Lager Gold: Clubhaus Lager, Von Ebert Brewing, Portland, OR International Light Lager Gold: Solveza, Peaceful Side Brewery, Maryville, TN International-Style Lager Gold: Yamagata, Original Pattern Brewing, Oakland, CA Hoppy Lager Gold: Cold IPA, pFriem Family Brewers, Hood River, OR Munich-Style Dunkel Gold: G.G., Exile Brewing Co., Des Moines, IA International Dark Lager Gold: Late Czech Out, Pilot Brewing Co., Charlotte, NC Munich-Style Helles Gold: Construct Of Quality, Cinder Block Brewery, North Kansas City, MO Dortmunder/Export or German-Style Oktoberfest Gold: The Cushman, Morgan Territory Brewing, Tracy, CA Vienna-Style Lager Gold: Vienna, Second Street Brewery, Santa Fe, NM German-Style Maerzen or Franconian-Style Rotbier Gold: Follow the Lederhosen, Moontown Brewing Co., Whitestown, IN German-Style Schwarzbier Gold: Schwarz Bear, Gatlinburg Brewing Co., Sevierville, TN German-Style Bock or Maibock Gold: Cold Front, Avery Brewing Co., Boulder, CO German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock Gold: Curse The Goat, Shoreline Brewery, Michigan City, IN American-Style Lager Gold: Vacancy Classic, Vacancy Brewing, Austin, TX Contemporary American-Style Lager Gold: El Pato Loco, Able Baker Brewing Co., Las Vegas, NV American-Style Amber Lager Gold: 40 Mike Mike, Free Roam Brewing Co., Boerne, TX Many of these award-winning lagers are made at breweries that have limited distribution, though some offer shipping. You can check each brewery's website for distribution details. You can also search for other winners in your state on the World Beer Cup results page and see if there are any award-winning lagers near your home.
