Maryland Craft Beer Competition (2024)
Thanks to all who participated in the Maryland Craft Beer Competition (2024).
There were 82 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
| Place | Organization | Entry Name | Style |
|---|
| 1st | Thick and Thin Brewery | Glampsite | Session India Pale Ale |
| 2nd | Oliver Brewing Co | This Floor Is Snakes 2024 | Imperial or Double India Pale Ale |
| 3rd | Franklins Restaurant, Brewery and General Store | Silent Annihilator Döppelbock | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Dark Beer |
Winning Entries
Pale Ale (10 entries)
| Place | Organization | Entry Name | Style |
|---|
| 1st | Cushwa Brewing Company | Kolschwa | German-Style Kölsch / Köln-Style Kölsch |
| 2nd | 1812 Farm Brewery | Cumberland Blues Pale Ale | American-Style Pale Ale |
| 3rd | Brewer's Alley | Brewer's Alley English Style IPA | Classic English-Style Pale Ale |
| HM | Prospect Point Brewing | Fresh Squeezed | New Zealand-Style Pale Ale |
American IPA (20 entries)
| Place | Organization | Entry Name | Style |
|---|
| 1st | 7 Locks Brewing | Devil's Alley | West Coast-Style India Pale Ale |
| 2nd | Denizens Brewing Co. | Southside IPA | American-Style India Pale Ale |
| 3rd | Oliver Brewing Co | Oliver IPA | American-Style India Pale Ale |
Specialty IPA (8 entries)
| Place | Organization | Entry Name | Style |
|---|
| 1st | Smoketown Brewing | Smokestack Black IPA | Experimental India Pale Ale |
| 2nd | Heavy Seas Beer | Triple Cannon | Experimental India Pale Ale |
| 3rd | Falling Branch Brewery | Frostbite Pines | Experimental India Pale Ale |
Double IPA (17 entries)
| Place | Organization | Entry Name | Style |
|---|
| 1st | Oliver Brewing Co | This Floor Is Snakes 2024 | Imperial or Double India Pale Ale |
| 2nd | Oliver Brewing Co | Bmore Hazy | Juicy or Hazy Imperial or Double India Pale Ale |
| 3rd | Slate Farm Brewery | 9lb Hammer | Imperial or Double India Pale Ale |
Juicy/Hazy/Fruity IPA (22 entries)
| Place | Organization | Entry Name | Style |
|---|
| 1st | Oliver Brewing Co | The Kief Catcher | Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale |
| 2nd | Checkerspot Brewing | Fancy Pants NEIPA | Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale |
| 3rd | Prospect Point Brewing | My Little Clementine | Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale |
Sour Beers and Wild Ales (10 entries)
| Place | Organization | Entry Name | Style |
|---|
| 1st | Double Groove Brewing Company | Behind Blueberry Graham Cracker Eyes | American-Style Sour Ale |
| 2nd | Mully's Brewery | Fruitart - Tripleberry | Berliner-Style Weisse (Wheat) |
| 3rd | Lone Oak Farm Brewing Co | Groove It | American-Style Sour Ale |
Smoked or Wood-Aged (4 entries)
| Place | Organization | Entry Name | Style |
|---|
| 1st | Franklins Restaurant, Brewery and General Store | Silent Annihilator Döppelbock | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Dark Beer |
| 2nd | Heavy Seas Beer | 29th Anniversary | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Dark Beer |
| 3rd | Oliver Brewing Co | Barrel Aged Native Series Chesapeake Bay | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Dark Beer |
Fruit Beers (2 entries)
| Place | Organization | Entry Name | Style |
|---|
| 1st | Mully's Brewery | Blood Orange Blonde | Fruit Beer |
Spiced Beers (17 entries)
| Place | Organization | Entry Name | Style |
|---|
| 1st | Oliver Brewing Co | CREATOR DESTROYER | Coffee-Flavored Beer |
| 2nd | Waredaca Brewing Company | Reveille | Coffee-Flavored Beer |
| 3rd | Hopkins Farm Brewery | Yam Right! | Herb and Spice Beer |
Pale Lager and Pilsner (47 entries)
| Place | Organization | Entry Name | Style |
|---|
| 1st | Evolution Craft Brewing | Pilsner | Bohemian-Style Pilsener |
| 2nd | Waredaca Brewing Company | Premium Extra Pale Lager | American-Style Lager |
| 3rd | Cushwa Brewing Company | Pura Pils | Contemporary American-Style Pilsener |
Amber, Dark Lagers and Bocks (22 entries)
| Place | Organization | Entry Name | Style |
|---|
| 1st | Hopkins Farm Brewery | Vienna Waits | Vienna-Style Lager |
| 2nd | Manor Hill Brewing | Munich Dunkel Lager | European-Style Dark / Münchner Dunkel |
| 3rd | 1812 Farm Brewery | Vienna Lager | Vienna-Style Lager |
| HM | 7 Locks Brewing | Oktoberfest | American-Style Maerzen / Oktoberfest |
Amber Ales and Brown Ales (21 entries)
| Place | Organization | Entry Name | Style |
|---|
| 1st | Liquidity Aleworks | Rollin' In The Deep | Extra Special Bitter |
| 2nd | Double Groove Brewing Company | Brown Ale Girl | English-Style Brown Ale |
| 3rd | Heavy Seas Beer | Winter Storm | American-Style Brown Ale |
Porters and Stouts (15 entries)
| Place | Organization | Entry Name | Style |
|---|
| 1st | Crooked Crab Brewing Company | Crab Hammer | Sweet or Cream Stout |
| 2nd | Evolution Craft Brewing | Lucky 7 | Robust Porter |
| 3rd | Olde Mother Brewing | Judgement Day | American-Style Black Ale |
Wheat Beers (6 entries)
| Place | Organization | Entry Name | Style |
|---|
| 1st | Silver Branch Brewing Company | Cloud Nine | South German-Style Hefeweizen / Hefeweissbier |
| 2nd | Silver Branch Brewing Company | The Oracle Decrees | South German-Style Dunkel Weizen / Dunkel Weissbier |
| 3rd | Crooked Crab Brewing Company | Furious George | South German-Style Hefeweizen / Hefeweissbier |
| HM | Thick and Thin Brewery | Warrior Wheat | South German-Style Kristall Weizen / Kristall Weissbier |
Belgian-Style Beers (14 entries)
| Place | Organization | Entry Name | Style |
|---|
| 1st | Waredaca Brewing Company | Geedie | Belgian-Style Tripel |
| 2nd | Independent Brewing Company | Serendipity | French & Belgian-Style Saison |
| 3rd | Denizens Brewing Co. | Third Party Tripel | Belgian-Style Tripel |
| HM | Olde Mother Brewing | Bon Voyage | Belgian-Style Blonde Ale |
Specialty/Experimental Beers (2 entries)
| Place | Organization | Entry Name | Style |
|---|
| 1st | Oliver Brewing Co | Life Of Lager | Specialty Honey Lager or Ale |
| 2nd | Liquidity Aleworks | Rye Guy | German-Style Rye Ale (Roggenbier) with or without Yeast |
Session Beer (6 entries)
| Place | Organization | Entry Name | Style |
|---|
| 1st | Thick and Thin Brewery | Glampsite | Session India Pale Ale |
| 2nd | 7 Locks Brewing | Billy Goat | Session India Pale Ale |
| 3rd | Key Brewing | Speed Wobbles Session IPA | Session India Pale Ale |
Strong Beer (3 entries)
| Place | Organization | Entry Name | Style |
|---|
| 2nd | Falling Branch Brewery | Rock Hands | Double Red Ale |
Historical Beer (2 entries)
| Place | Organization | Entry Name | Style |
|---|
| 1st | Double Groove Brewing Company | Kentucky Common Rebel | Kentucky Common |
| 2nd | Pickett Brewing Company | Kentucky Slugger | Kentucky Common |
Local Ingredient (6 entries)
| Place | Organization | Entry Name | Style |
|---|
| 1st | Waredaca Brewing Company | Saison Du Camp | Local Ingredient |
| 2nd | Mully's Brewery | Maryland Pilsner | Local Ingredient |
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