Proof positive that canned beer is well and truly on the ascendancy in the United States, the fourth annual AmeriCAN Canned Craft Beer Festival will be held this weekend in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The festival aims to showcase the best American craft tinnies – and while it’s unlikely that you’ll have time to organise a trip to Arizona before the festival kicks off on Saturday, we can still let you know who the winners of the judging are for this year’s event.
India Pale Ale
Gold: Modus, Ska Brewing
Silver: Happy Camper IPA, Santa Fe Brewing
Bronze: Solis IPA, Mike Hess Brewing
American Pale Ale
Gold: Lumberyard IPA, Lumberyard Brewing
Silver: Knotty Pine, Lumberyard Brewing
Bronze: Hop Knot, Four Peaks Brewing
English Pale Ale
Gold: Lumberyard Red Ale, Lumberyard Brewing
Silver: ESB, Ska Brewing
Bronze: 8th Street Pale Ale, Four Peaks Brewing
Wheat Ale
Gold: Hefeweizen, SanTan Brewing
Silver: El Hefe Speaks, DC Brau Brewing
Bronze: EOS Hefeweizen, Nebraska Brewing
Stout & Porter
Gold: Double Brown Stout, Deep Ellum Brewing
Silver: Penn Quarter Porter, DC Brau Brewing
Bronze: Buffalo Sweat, Tallgrass Brewing
Amber & Brown
Gold: G’Kights, Oskar Blues Brewing
Silver: Kilt Lifter, Four Peaks Brewing
Bronze: OB-1, Snake River Brewing
Gold / Blonde / Pilsner & Light Lager
Gold: Claritas, Mike Hess Brewing
Silver: The Tradition, DC Brau Brewing
Bronze: Trout Slayer, Big Sky Brewing
Fruit Beer
Gold: Summer Solstice, Anderson Valley
Silver: Mr. Pineapple, SanTan Brewing
Bronze: Hell or High Watermelon, 21st Amendment Brewery
Specialty Beer
Gold: Black Thunder, Austin Beerworks
Silver: Monk’s Blood, 21st Amendment Brewery
Bronze: Rye IPA, Black Market Brewing