Goddamn, we're good.
Since we're a bit landlocked, about 500 miles from any other major city, life can be a little depressing, and people sometimes forget about little ol' us here in the mountains.
But not when it comes to booze. If there's one thing we know how to do, it's get hammered and do a delicious job while we're at it. And we totally proved that last week, when most of Colorado showed up to kick ass at the World Beer Cup over in Philadelphia — which is basically the Academy Awards of brewing competitions. All told, 32 different breweries from our state won. Man, everyone sucks compared to us.
Yeah. 12 Degree Brewing. Ever heard of them? Well, we don't hang out much in Louisville so we hadn't either, but they absolutely cleaned up, raking in gold and bronze medals, and also winning "Champion Brewery and Brewmaster" in the Small Brewpub category. Champions? Fuckin' A, Louisville. We didn't know you had it in you.
Here's a look at every Colorado winner across the board. If you need more details, check out Eater.
Category: 1 American-Style Wheat Beer – 28 Entries
Silver: Whacked Out Wheat, Telluride Brewing Co., Telluride, CO
Category: 3 Fruit Beer – 77 Entries
Silver: Razz Against the Machine, Little Machine, Denver, CO
Category: 4 Fruit Wheat Beer – 46 Entries
Gold: First Peach Ale, Blue Moon Brewing Co., Golden, CO
Category: 5 Belgian-Style Fruit Beer – 58 Entries
Silver: Coal Kriek, Gravity Brewing, Louisville, CO
Category: 6 Pumpkin Beer – 25 Entries
Gold: Pump Action Imperial Pumpkin Ale, 4 Noses Brewing Co., Broomfield, CO
Category: 8 Chili Beer – 58 Entries
Gold: Yellow Fever, Comrade Brewing Co., Denver, CO
Category: 18 Experimental Beer – 86 Entries
Silver: Cerise Mousseux Nouveau, Manitou Brewing Co., Manitou Springs, CO
Category: 19 Fresh or Wet Hop Ale – 10 Entries
Silver: High Ground IPA, Manitou Brewing Co., Manitou Springs, CO
Bronze: Double Conundrum Imperial Red Fresh Hop, Aspen Brewing Co., Aspen, CO
Category: 29 Aged Beer – 40 Entries
Bronze: 2012 Dr. Strangelove Barleywine, Strange Craft Beer Co., Denver, CO
Category: 34 Baltic-Style Porter – 44 Entries
Bronze: Black Aria Baltic Porter, Mountain Sun Breweries, Denver, CO
Category: 35 German-Style Pilsener – 108 Entries
Silver: Pilsner, Dry Dock Brewing Co. – South Dock, Aurora, CO
Category: 39 Vienna-Style Lager – 57 Entries
Bronze: Puesta del Sol, WeldWerks Brewing Co., Greeley, CO
Category: 44 German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock – 53 Entries
Silver: Warning Sign, Rockyard Brewing Co., Castle Rock, CO
Category: 46 American-Style Amber Lager – 59 Entries
Gold: Steam Engine Lager, Steamworks Brewing Co., Durango, CO
Category: 47 American-Style Dark Lager – 29 Entries
Bronze: Saint Patrick's Black, Saint Patrick's Brewing Co., Littleton, CO
Category: 50 German-Style Altbier – 56 Entries
Gold: 90 Shilling, Odell Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO
Silver: Little Red Cap, Grimm Brothers Brewhouse, Loveland, CO
Category: 56 French & Belgian-Style Saison – 116 Entries
Bronze: Soleil Saison, 12Degree Brewing, Louisville, CO
Category: 58 Belgian-Style Pale Ale or Blonde Ale – 60 Entries
Bronze: Golden Ghost, Lost Highway Brewing, Denver, CO
Category: 63 Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale – 48 Entries
Gold: Treachery, 12Degree Brewing, Louisville, CO
Silver: Sanctuary Golden Strong Ale, Gemini Beer Co., Westminster, CO
Bronze: Deceit, Funkwerks, Fort Collins, CO
Category: 65 Other Belgian-Style Ale – 43 Entries
Bronze: Sugarfoot Belgian Table Beer, Spangalang Brewery, Denver, CO
Category: 67 English-Style Summer Ale – 30 Entries
Bronze: True Blonde Ale, SKA Brewing Co., Durango, CO
Category: 68 Ordinary or Special Bitter – 36 Entries
Gold: Amber, Dry Dock Brewing Co. – North Dock, Aurora, CO
Silver: Sawtooth Ale, Left Hand Brewing Co., Longmont, CO
Category: 71 English-Style India Pale Ale – 41 Entries
Gold: Independence Pass Ale, Aspen Brewing Co., Aspen, CO
Silver: Punjabi Pale Ale, CooperSmith's Pub & Brewing, Fort Collins, CO
Category: 73 English-Style Brown Ale – 50 Entries
Silver: Sweet George's Brown, Dillon Dam Brewery, Dillon, CO
Category: 74 Brown Porter – 66 Entries
Bronze: Blue Nose Brown, Red Leg Brewing Co., Colorado Springs, CO
Category: 78 Scotch Ale – 70 Entries
Gold: Clan Warrior Scotch Ale, Odyssey Beerwerks, Arvada, CO
Category: 83 Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout – 42 Entries
Silver: Irish Stout, Carver Brewing Co., Durango, CO
Category: 84 Export Stout – 52 Entries
Gold: Fade to Black, Volume 1, Left Hand Brewing Co., Longmont, CO
Category: 91 Double Red Ale – 51 Entries
Gold: Summit Sunrise, Denver Beer Co. – Canworks, Denver, CO
Category: 92 Imperial Red Ale – 37 Entries
Bronze: Wreak Havoc, Bootstrap Brewing, Niwot, CO
Category: 93 American-Style Brown Ale – 81 Entries
Bronze: Upslope Brown Ale, Upslope Brewing Co. – Flatiron Park, Boulder, CO
World Beer Cup Champion Brewery and Brewmaster
Small Brewpub
12Degree Brewing
Jon Howland & Tor O'Brien
Louisville, CO
You're welcome, world, for our brewing talents.
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