Southern award winners from recent major beer judging events
Great American Beer Festival - 2002  2001  2000  1999
  World Beer Cup -  2002  2000  1998  1996
The 2002 Great American Beer Festival

12 Medals - 5 Gold / 2 Silver / 5 Bronze
Listed by Category

Category: 5 ~ Herb and Spice Beer (35 Entries)
Bronze: Lemongrass Wheat - Outer Banks Brewing Co. / Kill Devil Hills NC

Category: 8 ~ Rye Beer (14 Entries)
Bronze: Catcher in the Rye - Rock Bottom Brewery / Arlington VA

Category: 9 ~ Specialty Honey Beer (20 Entries)
Gold: Star Spangled Ale - Hops Restaurant, Bar & Brewery / Tampa FL
Bronze: Ray's Honey Rye - Boscos Brewing Co. / Memphis TN

Category: 13 ~ German-Style Pilsener (35 Entries)
Gold: Hops Pilsener - Hops Restaurant, Bar & Brewery / Tampa FL

Category: 22 ~ American-Style Amber Lager (34 Entries)
Silver: Wilhelm Sebald's Oktoberfest Bier - Spanish Springs Brewing / The Villages FL

Category: 29 ~ Golden or Blonde Ale (47 Entries)
Silver: Sweetwater 420 Extra Pale Ale - Sweetwater Brewing Co. / Atlanta GA

Category: 33 ~ American-Style Pale Ale (93 Entries)
Gold: Rye Pale Ale - Terrapin Beer Co. / Athens GA

Category: 37 ~ (Extra Special) Strong Bitter (46 Entries)
Bronze: Sweetwater Tavern Pale Ale - Sweetwater Tavern & Brewery / Centreville VA

Category: 46 ~ Belgian-Style Abbey Ale (33 Entries)
Gold: Double 02 Bear - Big Bear Brewing Co. / Coral Springs FL

Category: 49 ~ Brown Porter (33 Entries)
Gold: Sweetwater Exodus Porter - Sweetwater Brewing Co. / Atlanta GA

Category: 56 ~ Strong Scotch Ale (18 Entries)
Bronze: Wee Heavy Ale - Capitol City Brewing Co. / Arlington VA

Small Brewing Co. of the Year: Sweetwater Brewing Co.
Small Brewing Co. Brewmaster of the Year: Kevin McNerney (Sweetwater)


The 2001 Great American Beer Festival

16 Medals - 4 Gold / 7 Silver / 5 Bronze
Listed by Category

Category: 12 German-Style Pilsener (34 Entries)
Gold: Tuppers' Hop Pocket Pils - Old Dominion Brewing Co. / Ashburn VA

Category: 15 European-Style Pilsener (14 Entries)
Silver: Import/Export Buis - Brewzzi / Boca Raton FL

Category: 19 American-Style Specialty Lager (24 Entries)
Gold: New South Lager - New South Brewing / Myrtle Beach SC

Category: 20 Vienna-Style Lager (29 Entries)
Bronze: Sunset Amber - Coast Brewing Co. / Biloxi MS

Category: 29 German-Style Kölsch / Köln-Style Kölsch (42 Entries)
Silver: Capitol Kolsch - Capitol City Brewing Co. / Arlington VA

Category: 31 English-Style India Pale Ale (24 Entries)
Silver: Hoppyhour IPA - The Mash House Restaurant & Brewing Co. / Fayetteville NC

Category: 38 Irish-Style Red Ale (29 Entries)
Silver: Thoroughbred Red - Aiken Brewing Co. / Aiken SC
Bronze: Starr Hill Amber Ale - Starr Hill / Charlottesville VA

Category: 39 English-Style Brown Ale (44 Entries)
Gold: Sweet Georgia Brown - Sweetwater Brewing Co. / Atlanta GA
Silver: Nut Brown Ale - Blackstone Restaurant & Brewery / Nashville TN

Category: 40 American-Style Brown Ale (46 Entries)
Bronze: Midtown Brown - Boscos Brewing Co. / Memphis TN

Category: 41 German-Style Brown Ale / Düsseldorf-Style Altbier (36 Entries)
Gold: Boca Alt - Brewzzi / Boca Raton FL

Category: 42 German-Style Wheat Ale (84 Entries)
Bronze: Heidelberg Hefeweizen - Rocky River Brewing Co. / Sevierville TN

Category: 47 Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout (17 Entries)
Bronze: Dark Starr Stout - Starr Hill / Charlottesville VA

Category: 51 Imperial Stout (36 Entries)
Silver: High Desert Imperial Stout - Sweetwater Tavern / Centreville VA

Category: 53 Strong Scotch Ale (25 Entries)
Silver: Wee Heavy Ale - Capitol City Brewing Co. / Arlington VA

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The 1996 World Beer Cup

4 Medals - 1 Gold / 1 Silver / 2 Bronze
Listed by category order

Category 8: English-Style Brown Ale (15 Entries)
Silver: Red Brick Ale - Atlanta Brewing Co. of Atlanta GA

Category 12: Brown Porter (7 Entries)
Gold: St. Charles Porter - Blackstone Restaurant & Brewery of Nashville TN

Category 16: Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout (8 Entries)
Bronze: Seminole Stout - Buckhead Brewery and Grill of Tallahassee FL

Category 5: English-Style (Extra Special) Strong Bitter (19 Entries)
Bronze: Rikenjaks E.S.B. - Rikenjaks Brewing Co. of Lafayette LA

The 1998 World Beer Cup

10 Medals - 5 Gold / 2 Silver / 3 Bronze
Listed by category order

Category 4: English-Style (Special) Best Bitter (14 Entries)
Gold: Sweetwater Ale - Sweetwater Brewing of Atlanta GA

Category 8: English-Style Brown Ale (26 Entries)
Bronze: Nut Brown Ale - Blackstone Restaurant & Brewery of Nashville TN 

Category 11: Robust Porter (33 Entries)
Gold: Devou Dark - BrewWorks Restaurant & Pub of Covington KY

Category 13: Sweet Stout (8 Entries)
Silver: Iron Horse Stout - Big River Brewery of Chattanooga TN

Category 17: Foreign-Style Stout (16 Entries)
Bronze: Total Eclipse Stout - Blue Ridge Brewing Co. of Greenville SC 

Category 20: Golden Ale/Canadian-Style Ale (27 Entries)
Silver: 420 Extra Pale Ale - Sweetwater Brewing of Atlanta GA

Category 22: German-Style Kölsch/Köln-Style Kölsch (12 Entries)
Gold: Chaser Pale - Blackstone Restaurant & Brewery of Nashville TN

Category 42: Dortmunder/European-Style Export (6 Entries)
Gold: Red Brick Golden Lager - Atlanta Brewing Co. of Atlanta GA

Category 49: German-Style Strong Bock Beer (8 Entries)
Gold: SOT - BrewWorks Restaurant & Pub of Covington KY

Category 63: Fruit Beers (12 Entries)
  Bronze: Sweetwater Blue - Sweetwater Brewing of Atlanta GA 

The 2000 World Beer Cup

11 Medals - 4 Gold / 5 Silver / 2 Bronze
Listed by category order

Category 8: Herb and Spice Beers (13 entries)
Silver: Great Pumpkin Spiced Ale - Cottonwood Brewery of Boone NC

Category 13: American Style Rye Ale or Lager (4 entries)
Silver: Captain Smith's Rye - Titanic Brewing Co. of Coral Gables FL

Category 24: Traditional Bock (10 entries)
Gold: Capricator Bock - Calhoun's Tennessee Microbrewery of Knoxville TN

Category 46: English-Style (Special) Best Bitter (12 entries)
Gold: Sweetwater ESB - Sweetwater Brewing Co. of Atlanta GA

Category 50: English-Style Brown Ale (27 entries)
Gold: Nut Brown Ale - Blackstone Restaurant & Brewery of Nashville TN
Silver: Bohannon Nut Brown Ale - Bohannon Brewing Co. of Nashville TN
Bronze: Red Brick Ale - Atlanta Brewing Co. of Atlanta GA

Category 51: Strong Ale (35 entries)
Silver: Winter Ale - Buckhead Brewery & Grill of Stockbridge GA

Category 65: Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout (17 entries)
Silver: Dogwood Stout - Dogwood Brewing Co. of Atlanta GA
Bronze:  Bear Bottom Stout - Rocky River Brewing of Sevierville TN

Category 68: American-Style Pale Ale (50 entries)
Gold: J.P. Ale - South Street Brewery of Charlottesville VA

The Beer South Buzz
The Buzz is a free mid-monthly newsletter on Southern brewing and events


Southern award winners from recent major beer judging events
Great American Beer Festival - 2002  2001  2000  1999   World Beer Cup -  2002  2000  1998  1996
The 2000 Great American Beer Festival

15 Medals - 5 Gold / 4 Silver / 6 Bronze
Listed by State & City

Category: German-Style Brown Ale / Dusseldorf-Style Altbier (30 Entries)
Gold: Boca Alt - Brewzzi's of Boca Raton FL

Category: Munchner-Style Helles (25 Entries)
Silver: Helles or High Water - Brewzzi's - Boca Raton FL

Category: German-Style Kolsch / Koln-Style Kolsch (47 Entries)
Silver: Triple Screw Light Ale - Titanic Brewing Co. of Coral Gables FL

Category: Specialty Beers (28 Entries)
Silver: Captain Smith's Rye - Titanic Brewing Co. of Coral Gables FL

Category: Strong Scotch Ale (19 Entries)
Gold: Winter Ale - Buckhead Brewery & Grill of Stockbridge GA

Category: English-Style India Pale Ale - 27 Entries
Bronze: Renegade IPA - Buckhead Brewery & Grill of Stockbridge, GA

Category: Brown Porter (38 Entries)
Silver: Sweetwater Exodus Porter - Sweetwater Brewing Co. of Atlanta GA

Category: Vienna-Style Lager (26 Entries)
Silver: Sunset Amber - Coast Brewing Co. of Biloxi MS

Category: American-Style Premium Lager (17 Entries)
Bronze: New South Lager Beer - New South Brewing of Myrtle Beach SC

Category: Classic English-Style Pale Ale (34 Entries)
Bronze: New South Pale Ale - New South Brewing of Myrtle Beach SC

Category: Sweet Stout (18 Entries)
Bronze: Iron Horse Stout - Big River Grille & Brewing Works of Chattanooga TN

Category: Experimental Beer [Lager or Ale] (34 Entries)
Gold: Bosco's Juniper Stone Beer - Bosco's Brewing Co. of Memphis TN

Category: Munchner-Style Helles / 25 Entries
Gold: Golden Eagle Lager - Rocky River Brewing Co. of Sevierville TN

Category: American-Style Pale Ale (104 Entries)
Bronze: New River Pale Ale - New River Brewing Co. of Blacksburg VA

Category: Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout (27 Entries)
Bronze: Dark Starr Stout - Starr Hill Brewery of Charlottesville VA

The 2000 Great American Beer Festival

15 Medals - 5 Gold / 4 Silver / 6 Bronze
Listed by State & City

Category: German-Style Brown Ale / Dusseldorf-Style Altbier (30 Entries)
Gold: Boca Alt - Brewzzi's of Boca Raton FL

Category: Munchner-Style Helles (25 Entries)
Silver: Helles or High Water - Brewzzi's - Boca Raton FL

Category: German-Style Kolsch / Koln-Style Kolsch (47 Entries)
Silver: Triple Screw Light Ale - Titanic Brewing Co. of Coral Gables FL

Category: Specialty Beers (28 Entries)
Silver: Captain Smith's Rye - Titanic Brewing Co. of Coral Gables FL

Category: Strong Scotch Ale (19 Entries)
Gold: Winter Ale - Buckhead Brewery & Grill of Stockbridge GA

Category: English-Style India Pale Ale - 27 Entries
Bronze: Renegade IPA - Buckhead Brewery & Grill of Stockbridge, GA

Category: Brown Porter (38 Entries)
Silver: Sweetwater Exodus Porter - Sweetwater Brewing Co. of Atlanta GA

Category: Vienna-Style Lager (26 Entries)
Silver: Sunset Amber - Coast Brewing Co. of Biloxi MS

Category: American-Style Premium Lager (17 Entries)
Bronze: New South Lager Beer - New South Brewing of Myrtle Beach SC

Category: Classic English-Style Pale Ale (34 Entries)
Bronze: New South Pale Ale - New South Brewing of Myrtle Beach SC

Category: Sweet Stout (18 Entries)
Bronze: Iron Horse Stout - Big River Grille & Brewing Works of Chattanooga TN

Category: Experimental Beer [Lager or Ale] (34 Entries)
Gold: Bosco's Juniper Stone Beer - Bosco's Brewing Co. of Memphis TN

Category: Munchner-Style Helles / 25 Entries
Gold: Golden Eagle Lager - Rocky River Brewing Co. of Sevierville TN

Category: American-Style Pale Ale (104 Entries)
Bronze: New River Pale Ale - New River Brewing Co. of Blacksburg VA

Category: Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout (27 Entries)
Bronze: Dark Starr Stout - Starr Hill Brewery of Charlottesville VA

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The Beer South Buzz
The Buzz is a free mid-monthly newsletter on Southern brewing and events


Southern award winners from recent major beer judging events
Great American Beer Festival - 2002  2001  2000  1999   World Beer Cup -  2002  2000  1998  1996
The 2000 World Beer Cup

11 Medals - 4 Gold / 5 Silver / 2 Bronze
Listed by category order

Category 8: Herb and Spice Beers (13 entries)
Silver: Great Pumpkin Spiced Ale - Cottonwood Brewery of Boone NC

Category 13: American Style Rye Ale or Lager (4 entries)
Silver: Captain Smith's Rye - Titanic Brewing Co. of Coral Gables FL

Category 24: Traditional Bock (10 entries)
Gold: Capricator Bock - Calhoun's Tennessee Microbrewery of Knoxville TN

Category 46: English-Style (Special) Best Bitter (12 entries)
Gold: Sweetwater ESB - Sweetwater Brewing Co. of Atlanta GA

Category 50: English-Style Brown Ale (27 entries)
Gold: Nut Brown Ale - Blackstone Restaurant & Brewery of Nashville TN
Silver: Bohannon Nut Brown Ale - Bohannon Brewing Co. of Nashville TN
Bronze: Red Brick Ale - Atlanta Brewing Co. of Atlanta GA

Category 51: Strong Ale (35 entries)
Silver: Winter Ale - Buckhead Brewery & Grill of Stockbridge GA

Category 65: Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout (17 entries)
Silver: Dogwood Stout - Dogwood Brewing Co. of Atlanta GA
Bronze:  Bear Bottom Stout - Rocky River Brewing of Sevierville TN

Category 68: American-Style Pale Ale (50 entries)
Gold: J.P. Ale -