(Big Ugly Brewing Company founders. Photo by Sean Champignon)
BY JEFF MAISEY
Nine breweries from Virginia, including Chesapeake’s Big Ugly Brewing Company, won medals at the 2018 Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado.
Here are Virginia’s 2018 award winners.
GOLD MEDAL
Lost Rhino Brewing Co., Shooter McMunn’s, Classic Irish-style Dry Stout category
Gordon Biersch Tyson’s Corner, Bohemian Pilsner, Bohemian-style Pilsner category
Sweetwater Tavern, Iron Horse Lager, Dark Lager category
SILVER MEDAL
Blue Mountain Barrel House, 13.Five Ofest, Vienna-style Lager category
Port City Brewing Company, Optimal Wit, Belgian-style Witbier category
Hardywood West Creek, Singel, Belgian-style Blonde Ale category
BRONZE MEDAL
Big Ugly Brewing Company, Ghost Rider Porter, Robust Porter category
Rocket Frog Brewing Co., Wallops Island, American Brown Ale category
Ardent Craft Ales, Pilsner, German-style Pilsener category
