Several local breweries were awarded medals last week in the country’s biggest beer competition — including two golds. The Brewers Association awarded 272 medals to 240 breweries virtually across the country during the 2020 Great American Beer Festival competition on Friday, October 15 during the two-day online programming portion of the festival. The best beers in 91 categories were awarded gold, silver, and bronze medals during a virtual ceremony hosted on The Brewing Network. 

The judges evaluated 8,806 entries from 1,702 breweries from all 50 states and Washington D.C. The Great American Beer Festival, founded in 1982, is the largest collection of U.S. beer ever served, in a public tasting event plus private competition. 

Of the 272 medals awarded, North Carolina won 11 awards. Of the eleven, Mecklenburg County breweries one six. Here are the local breweries that won.

Gold:
Brewery: NoDa Brewing Co.
Location: Charlotte
Category: Pumpkin Beer
Beer Name: Gordgeous

Brewery: Town Brewing Co.
Location: Charlotte
Category: Contemporary Gose
Beer Name: Cruise to Nowhere

Silver:
Brewery: NoDa Brewing Co.
Location: Charlotte
Category: Bock
Beer Name: Mailbock 

Brewery: Devil’s Logic Brewing
Location: Charlotte
Category: German-Style Altbier
Beer Name: Control ALT

Brewery: Triple C Brewing Co.
Location: Charlotte
Category: Old Ale or Strong Ale or Barley Wine-Style Ale
Beer Name: Baby Maker

Brewery: Lost Worlds Brewing
Location: Cornelius
Category: American-Style Wheat Beer
Beer Name: Emmer

Other North Carolina Breweries Awarded

Silver: 
Brewery: Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery
Location: Farmville
Category: German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock
Beer Name: Duck-Rabbit Duck-Rabbator 

Bronze: 
Brewery: Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. – Mills River
Location: Mills River
Category: American-Style Black Ale or American-Style Stour
Beer Name: 1979 Stout

Brewery: Wicked Weed – Funk House
Location: Arden
Category: Belgian-Style Lambic or Sour Ale
Beer Name: Cerise Morte

Brewery: Wicked Weed Brewing
Location: Asheville
Category: Imperial India Pale Ale
Beer Name: Freak of Nature Double IPA

Brewery: Waterline Brewing Co.
Location: Wilmington
Category: Old Ale or Strong Ale or Barley Wine-Style Ale
Beer Name: Waterline Wee Heavy 

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