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)

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