From the North Carolina Craft Brewers Guild:
Winners of 2016 N.C. State Fair brewing contest announced
Fortnight Brewing’s Porter wins Best of ShowRALEIGH – Fortnight Brewing Co. in Cary won Best of Show for its Porter in the North Carolina State Fair’s 2016 N.C. Brewers’ Cup competition, organized by the N.C. Craft Brewers Guild.
Shelby’s Newgrass Brewing Co. nabbed second-best overall for its Berliner Weisse, and NoDa Brewing Co. in Charlotte garnered third overall with English Barleywine.
In the home-brewer competition, David Byer of Hot Springs won Best of Show for his English Mild. Walt Bilous of Greensboro was second overall with his Belgian Specialty Ale. Brandon Branscome of Lewisville placed third overall with his American IPA.
In the competition’s fifth year, the number of entries increased from 553 to 651. The competition had 477 professional entries and 174 home-brew entries. Entries were evaluated by professional beer judges October 1-2 at Mystery Brewing Company in Hillsborough, NC. Top winners will be displayed in the Education Building at the N.C. State Fair Oct. 13-23. The N.C. Craft Brewers Guild will distribute the trophy and medals at the upcoming N.C. Craft Brewers Conference awards dinner.
For a complete list of honorees, including second and third place finishers, visit www.ncbeer.org/brewerscup. Following is a list of category winners*:
Professional Gold Medal Winners:
Home Brew Gold Medal Winners:
*If a category is not listed, then no entries were received or no first place was awarded.
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