Charlotte's Best Beers - 2022
Denver, Colo. — The 2022 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) competition awarded 300 medals to the best commercial breweries in the United States. Presented by the Brewers Association (BA), GABF is the nation’s largest professional beer competition and the premier symbol of brewing excellence.
Gold Winners
Cold IPA - by Legion Brewing Co. (India Pale Lager)
Bizarro - by Protagonist Beer -Southend (American-Belgo-Style Ale)
Blackberry Gose - by Pilot Brewing (Contemporary Gose)
Plumonary Groove - by Lenny Boy Brewing (Barrel-Aged Sour)
Silver Winners
Franz - by Protagonist Beer – Southend (German-Style Oktoberfest)
Control ALT - by Devil’s Logic Brewing (German-Style Altbier)
Bronze Winner
SLURP - by NoDa Brewing -OG (Experimental India Pale Ale)
Other North Carolina Beer Winners
Seductive Mullet Amber Ale by Goose and the Monkey Brewhouse - Lexington
Shere Khan by Olde Hickory Brewery - Hickory
Sunny Little by Thing Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. – Mills River
Luminous Beings by Wye Hill Brewing - Raleigh
Hillcrest by Olde Hickory Brewery - Hickory
Molasses Pumpkin Märzen by Whistle Hop Brewing - Fairview
Charlotte’s 2021 Winners
Air is Beautiful by Protagonist Beer (Gold)
Sir Marcus by Protagonist Beer - Southend (Silver)
Apricot Habanero by Eleven Lakes Brewing Co. (Bronze)
Hazy Skies Hefeweizen by Pilot Brewing Co. (Bronze)
CAVU by NoDa Brewing Co. (Bronze)
Cemetery Gates by Lower Left Brewing Co. (Bronze)