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2019 SC Beer Awards

The results of the inaugural SC Beer Awards, the Guild’s first state-wide professional brewers competition, are here! More than 230 beers from 38 South Carolina breweries were submitted in 53 categories. Beers were judged blindly by 30 BJCP certified beer judges. View winners in each category below.

American‐Style Lagers
Gold: Luminescent Lager ‐ River Rat Brewery
Silver: Fat Ma ‐ Birds Fly South Ale Project
Bronze: Riverwalk Empire Pilsner ‐ River Dog Brewing Co.

Golden or Blonde Ale
Gold: Blonde Ale ‐ Columbia Craft Brewing Company
Silver: Foreman Golden Ale ‐ Steel Hands Brewing
​Bronze: Positive Vibes ‐ Frothy Beard Brewing Company

American‐Style Wheat Beer
Gold: Bull St. Wheat ‐ Cottontown Brew Lab

American‐Style Cream Ale
Gold: Cacalacky Dream Machine ‐ Swamp Rabbit Brewery & Taproom
Silver: Gullah Cream Ale ‐ Revelry Brewing

American‐Style Amber or Red Ale
Gold: Mosquito Stone ‐ Fam's Brewing Co.
​Silver: Flannel ‐ RJ Rockers Brewing Company
Bronze: Waccamaw Red ‐ New South Brewing

American‐Style Brown Ale
Gold: Zapp Brownigan ‐ Frothy Beard Brewing Company
Silver: Hazelnut Brown ‐ River Rat Brewery
Bronze: Bad Mama Jama ‐ Rock Hill Brewing


American‐Style Fruit Beer
Gold: Darth Marwhal ‐ Rusty Bull Brewing
Silver: Aloha Beaches ‐ Low Tide Brewing
Bronze: Peachy King ‐ RJ Rockers Brewing Company


Field Beer
Gold: Tugonut ‐ Seminar Brewing
Silver: Tipsy Christmas Ale ‐ Rock Hill Brewing
​Bronze: Lords Proprietor’s Mild ‐ Edmund’s Oast Brewing Co.


Spice and/or Herb Beer
Gold: Tabasco Barrel Aged Imperial Milk Stout ‐ River Rat Brewery
Bronze: Perlin's Ghost ‐ Fireforge Crafted Beer


Coffee Beer
Gold: Tanlines and Coffee ‐ Seminar Brewing
Silver: Knowledge Perk Stout ‐ Rock Hill Brewing
Bronze: Skinny Vanilla Latte ‐ Fam's Brewing Co.


Experimental Beer
Gold: Katie Beer ‐ Cooper River Brewing Co.
Silver: Coffee Tart ‐ Eighth State Brewing
Bronze: Source Series Opuntia ‐ Carolina Bauernhaus


Munich‐Style Helles
Gold: Lager ‐ Steel Hands Brewing
Silver: Fishin' Beer ‐ Brewery 85
Bronze: Jogglin Board ‐ Oak Road Brewery


German‐Style Pilsner
Gold: Probation Pilsner ‐ Legal Remedy Brewing
Silver: Pilsner ‐ Holy City Brewing
Bronze: Munk Pils ‐ Munkle Brewing


German‐Style Kolsch
Silver: Cracker Soul ‐ Fireforge Crafted Beer
Bronze: Sweet Caroline ‐ Low Tide Brewing


South German‐Style Hefeweizen
Gold: Wise One ‐ Commonhouse Aleworks
Silver: Washout Wheat ‐ Holy City Brewing
Bronze: 864 Weizen ‐ Brewery 85


German‐Style Beer (Other)
Gold: Elch Dunkel ‐ Oak Road Brewery
Silver: Sometimes Goats ‐ Birds Fly South Ale Project
Bronze: Deepwater Doppelbock ‐ Thomas Creek Brewery


English & Scottish Style Beer
Gold: Bell Ringer ‐ RJ Rockers Brewing Company
Silver: Kilt Lifter ‐ Pawley's Island Brewing Company
Bronze: ESB ‐ Cooper River Brewing Co.


Irish‐Style Red Ale
Gold: River Falls Red Ale ‐ Thomas Creek Brewery
Silver: Broad River Red ‐ River Rat Brewery
Bronze: Tides ‐ Frothy Beard Brewing Company


Saison (Classic & Specialty)
Gold: Ism: House Saison ‐ Birds Fly South Project
Silver: Rustic Sunday ‐ Birds Fly South Ale Project
Bronze: Casco Viejo ‐ Holy City Brewing


Belgian and French Style Beer
Gold: General Saturday ‐ Holy City Brewing
Silver: Source Series Apis ‐ Carolina Bauernhaus
Bronze: Belgian Blonde ‐ Twisted Cypress Brewing


Belgian‐Style Dubbel or Quadruple
Gold: Conduplico Immundus Monachus ‐ Thomas Creek Brewery
Silver: Squad Up ‐ Rusty Bull Brewing
Bronze: Rhombus ‐ Fireforge Crafted Beer


Belgian‐Style Tripel
Gold: Tampanian Devil ‐ Fireforge Crafted Beer
Silver: Out at Third ‐ Frothy Beard Brewing Company
Bronze: Holiday Honey Tripel ‐ Low Tide Brewing


Brown Porter
Gold: Trainsporter ‐ Cottontown Brew Lab
Silver: Pluff Mud Porter ‐ Holy City Brewing
Bronze: Evening Post Porter ‐ Munkle Brewing Co.


Robust Porter​
Gold: Back From The Dead ‐ Frothy Beard Brewing Company
Silver: Ominous At Best ‐ Good Times Brewing
Bronze: Tumbling Monk ‐ Rusty Bull Brewing


American‐Style Stout
Gold: Midnight Special ‐ Revelry Brewing
Silver: Shadow of Death ‐ Snafu Brewing Company
Bronze: Crowfoot ‐ Seminar Brewing


Imperial Stout​
Gold: Face Down in the Mud ‐ Pawley's Island Brewing Company
Silver: Ocean Divide ‐ Fam's Brewing Co.
Bronze: MUG ‐ Seminar Brewing


Sour or Brett Beer
Gold: Whiskey Sour ‐ Carolina Bauernhaus
Silver: The Air is Salty ‐ Commonhouse Aleworks
Bronze: Snafu‐Tang ‐ Snafu Brewing Company


Fruited American‐Style Sour Ale
Gold: Sour Blackberry Raspberry ‐ Edmund’s Oast Brewing Co.
Silver: Barony Whipper: Dark Cherry ‐ Commonhouse Aleworks
Bronze: Sublime in the Coconut ‐ Snafu Brewing Company


Wood‐ and Barrel‐Aged Sour Beer
Gold: Flanders Red ‐ Holy City Brewing
Silver: Auryn ‐ Revelry Brewing
Bronze: Notes on Achieving Orbit ‐ Carolina Bauernhaus


Fruited Wood‐ and Barrel‐Aged Sour Beer
Gold: City Bus ‐ Birds Fly South Ale Project
Silver: Groove Is In The Tart ‐ New Groove Artisan Brewery
Bronze: Jackson w/ Pineapple & Guava ‐ Revelry Brewing


Aged Beer
Gold: Gingerbread Man Winter Warmer ‐ Cottontown Brew Lab

Barley Wine‐Style Ale
Gold: Up the Creek Extreme Ale ‐ Thomas Creek Brewery
Silver: Chateau ‐ Revelry Brewing


Wood‐ and Barrel‐Aged Beer
Gold: BBA Mule of Uncommon Generosity ‐ Seminar Brewing
Silver: Wood Notes ‐ Vol 4. BBA Brune ‐ Munkle Brewing Co.
Bronze: Barrel Aged Over Boar’d ‐ Rusty Bull Brewing


Wood‐ and Barrel‐Aged Strong Beer
Gold: Bull Sluice ‐ Thomas Creek Brewery
Silver: One Year Anniversary ‐ Columbia Craft Brewing Company
Bronze: Vanilla Missed Your Plane ‐ New Groove Artisan Brewery


Session India Pale Ale
Gold: Session IPA ‐ Cooper River Brewing Co.
Silver: Singular ‐ Edmund’s Oast Brewing Co.
Bronze: Coastal Wheat ‐ Twisted Cypress Brewing


American‐Style Pale Ale
Gold: Beach Bully ‐ Southern Barrel Brewing Co.
Silver: Back Pocket Pale Ale ‐ Good Times Brewing
Bronze: Palmetto Trail Ale ‐ RJ Rockers


Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale​
Gold: Forte Piano ‐ New Groove Artisan Brewery
Silver: Park Circle Pale ‐ Commonhouse Aleworks
Bronze: Purdy Good IPA ‐ Low Tide Brewing


Imperial India Pale Ale
Gold: Problem Child ‐ Fam's Brewing Co.
Silver: Double Indemnity ‐ Legal Remedy Brewing
Bronze: Dirty Myrtle ‐ New South Brewing


Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale
Gold: John Hopcock ‐ Fireforge Crafted Beer
Silver: Ds4 ‐ Seminar Brewing
Bronze: Sip Sip Pass ‐ Frothy Beard Brewing Company


American‐Style India Pale Ale
Gold: Citrocity ‐ Seminar Brewing
Silver: Common Cents IPA ‐ Rock Hill Brewing
Bronze: IPA ‐ Snafu Brewing Company