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 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
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
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
