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WINNERS
U.S. COMPETITION
2023 USA CHAMPION
BREWERY X
2023 USA CHAMPION
TREVOR WALLS
BREWERY X
First Place
Brewery X
Slap & Tumble WCDIPA
Second Place
Bend Brewing Co.
Make It Big DIPA
Third Place
Shred Beer Co.
Overdose DIPA
Jesse’s Pick
False Idol Brewing
Life of an Outlaw WCDIPA
2023 TOP 21
1886 Brewing Co.
Orange, CA
Doubly, Mr. Dankly | 75 IBUs
Citra®, Eureka, Columbus, HBC 586, Mosaic® Cryo®
603 Brewery
Londonberry, NH
Double Double Animal | 80 IBUs
Columbus, Centennial, Mosaic®, Citra®, Mosaci® & Citra® Cryo®
Bearded Tang Brewing
Stanton, CA
Double, Double, Animal
88 IBUs
Mosaic® Cryo®, Strata, Enigma, Citra®
Belching Beaver
San Diego, CA
Don’t Get Rekt | 100 IBUs
Mosaic®, Citra®, Simcoe®, Amarillo®, Nelson Sauvin™
Bend Brewing Co.
Bend, OR
Make It Big | 75 IBUs
Comet, Strata, Nectaron®, Citra®, Citra® Cryo®
Brewery X
Anaheim, CA
Slap & Tumble | 88 IBUs
Citra®, Mosaic®, Ekuanot® Cryo®, Nelson Sauvin™
Cannonball Creek Brewing Co.
Golden, CO
Badankadank | 100 IBUs
Simcoe®, Mosaic®, Mosaic® Incognito®, Simcoe®, Mosaic® & Columbus Cryo®
False Idol Brewing
North Richland Hill, TX
Life of an Outlaw
90 IBUs
Citra®, Simcoe®, Idaho 7®
Formula Brewing
Issaquah, WA
Why So Bombastic | 70 IBUs
Simcoe®, Citra® YCH 702, Mosaic®, Strata, Nelson Sauvin™
Ghost Town Brewing
Oakland, CA
Nose Goblin
100 IBUs
Nelson Sauvin™, Strata, Mosaic®
Good Line Beer Co.
Lubbock, TX
Part Time Model | 70 IBUs
Nectaron® Cryo®, Riwaka™ Cryo®, Motueka™
Grains of Wrath Brewing
Cammas, WA
Heavy is the Crown | 77 IBUs
Mosaic® Cryo®, HBC 586 Cryo®, Simcoe®
Halcyon Brewing
Seattle, WA
Very Serious Young Man | 90 IBUs
Strata CGX®, Strata, Citra® Cryo®, Citra®, Citra® Incognito®, Cashmere Cryo®
Ladd & Lass Brewing
Seattle, WA
Fractal Sunset | 65 IBUs
Citra® Cryo®, Mosaic® Cryo®
Pinthouse
Austin, TX
Fully Adrift | 80 IBUs
Simcoe® Simcoe® Cryo®, Citra®, Mosaic®, Strata CGX®, Mosaic® YCH 301, Simcoe® Extract
Russian River Brewing Co.
Santa Rosa, CA
Docta-Ron | 65 IBUs
Nectaron®, Nectaron® Cryo®, Nelson Sauvin™, Riwaka™
Shred Beer Co.
Rocklin, CA
Overdose | 80 IBUs
Nelson Sauvin™ Cryo®, Mosaic®, Citra®
Tenma Beer Project
Oakland, CA
Pulsewidth Modulation | 62 IBUs
Citra®, Mosaic®, Mosaic® Cryo®, HBC 586, CTZ
Trap Door Brewing
Vancouver, WA
D.R.E.A.M. | 70 IBUs
Mosaic® Cryo®, Mosaic® Incognito®, CTZ Extract, Cashmere, Strata
Wagner Valley Brewing Co.
Lodi, NY
Frost Belt | 65 IBUs
German Magnum, Simcoe®, Strata, NY Cascade
Zilker Brewing Co.
Austin, TX
Troublemaker | 75 IBUs
Citra®, Simcoe®, Mosaic®, Nelson Sauvin™ Hop Kief™, Amarillo® Whole Leaf
EU COMPETITION
2022 WINNER
ALICE ROCHE & JEROME LAUTH
LES INTENABLES
First Place
Les Intenables, West Coast Paradise (75 IBUs) Simcoe®, Citra®, Centennial
Second Place
The Garden Brewery, West Coast DIPA (65 IBUs) Citra®, Simcoe®, Amarillo®.
Third Place
St Austell, Big Job – Double IPA ( IBUs)
TOP 20
Les Intenables **1st PLACE**
France
West Coast Paradise
Simcoe®, Citra®, Centennial (75 IBUs)
The Garden Brewery **2nd PLACE**
Croatia
West Coast DIPA
Citra®, Simcoe®, Amarillo® (65 IBUs)
St Austell Brewery **3rd PLACE**
United Kingdom
Big Job – Double IPA
Magnum, Citra®, Cascade (80 IBUs)
Full Circle Brew Co. **Honorable Mention**
United Kingdom
Wheels on Fire
Columbus, CryoPop® Original Blend, Strata (60 IBUs)
Attic Brew Co.
United Kingdom
Big Sur
Warrior®, Cascade, Centennial, Columbus, Simcoe®, Amarillo®, Citra® (85 IBUs)
Abbeydale Brewery
United Kingdom
Wanderer – 75-Minute IPA
Chinook®, Simcoe®, Citra®, Centennial (75 IBUs)
By The Horns Brewing Co
United Kingdom
Warped Reverb
Simcoe®, Mosaic®, Idaho 7®, Columbus (63 IBUs)
Brew York Ltd
United Kingdom
Imperial Eagle
Columbus, Centennial, Ekuanot®, Simcoe® (72 IBUs)
Anspach & Hobday
United Kingdom
Left Handed Giant
United Kingdom
Forest Trails
Citra®, Cascade, Mosaic®, Columbus (85 IBUs)
Campervan Brewery
United Kingdom
El Nelsabryo
El Dorado®, Nelson Sauvin, Sabro®, Cryo Pop® Original Blend (65 IBUs)
Verdant
United Kingdom
Welcome U-Turn
Pomona Island Brew Co
United Kingdom
The Apollo Programme Was A Hoax
Citra®, Ekuanot®, Cashmere, Columbus (80IBUs)
Exale Brewing
United Kingdom
Swag
Cascade, Comet, Columbus, Chinook, Amarillo®, Ekuanot®, Herkules (70IBUs)
Unity Brewing Co
United Kingdom
Swim Club
Idaho 7®, Simcoe® (64 IBUs)
Omnipollo
Sweden
Fantom IPA
Citra®, Mosaic®, Nelson Sauvin (65 IBUs)
Rock City Brewing
The Netherlands
Alphageddon
Simcoe®, Centennial, Mosaic®, Citra® (70 IBUs)
Vocation Brewery
United Kingdom
Life & Death Gold Edition
Citra®, Mosaic®, Simcoe® (64 IBUs)
RPS Brewing
Finland
RPS Theory of Hoppyness 6,3%
Loral®, Simcoe®, Talus®, Nelson Sauvin (76 IBUs)
Simian Ales
Germany
K2 IPA
Columbus, Simcoe® (68 IBUs)
Past Winners
| EVENT | HEAD BREWER | BEER NAME | BREWERY |
|---|---|---|---|
| US 2023 | TREVOR WALLS | SLAP & TUMBLE | BREWERY X |
| US 2022 | ANDREW BELL | DIG THIS CRAZY SCENE | RADIANT BEER CO. |
| EU 2022 | ALICE ROCHE & JEROME LAUTH | WEST COAST PARADICE | LES INTENABLES |
| US 2021 | RYAN TORRES | BIG DOG IPA | THE BREW BROTHERS |
| EU 2021 | WILL INMAN | FAR FROM THE HAUNTS OF MEN | KIRKSTALL BREWERY |
| US 2020 | PHIL PESHECK | FRESH HOPOTHEOSIS DIPA | BURKE-GILMAN BREWING |
| US 2019 | JC HILL | DOUBLE CONE IPA | ALVARADO STREET BREWERY |
| US 2018 | JOE MOHRFELD | FULLY ADRIFT IIPA | PINTHOUSE PIZZA |
| US 2017 | THOMAS PETERS | THIZZ IS WHAT IT IS | BELCHING BEAVER BREWING |
| US 2016 | KYLE CARLSON | HEADWALL IIPA | TAMARACK BREWING COMPANY |
| US 2015 | MARK HASTINGS | ALPHA FORCE DOUBLE TAP TACTICAL IIIPA | ÜBERBREW |
| US 2014 | THOMAS PETERS | POUND TOWN IIIPA | BELCHING BEAVER BREWING |
| US 2013 | KIRK MCHALE | 2x4 | MELVIN BREWING |
| US 2012 | KIRK MCHALE | 2x4 | MELVIN BREWING |
| US 2011 | JEFF BAGBY | POOR MAN IIPA | PIZZA PORT BREWING COMPANY |
| US 2010 | JEFF BAGBY | POOR MAN IIPA | PIZZA PORT BREWING COMPANY |
| US 2009 | BRIAN HUTCHINSON | HOP VIVANT IIPA | MOUNTAIN SUN PUB & BREWERY |
| US 2008 | TOMME ARTHUR | HOP 15 IIPA | PORT BREWING COMPANY |
| US 2007 | VINNIE CILURZO | PLINY THE ELDER IIPA | RUSSIAN RIVER BREWING COMPANY |
| US 2006 | ED BENNET | BOUNDARY BAY IIPA | BOUNDARY BAY BREWING |
| US 2005 | JEFF BAGBY | TORREY PINES IPA | OGGI’S PIZZA & BREWERY |
| US 2004 | TOMME ARTHUR | HOP 15 IIPA | PIZZA PORT BREWING COMPANY |
| US 2003 | GENO ACEVEDO | DEUCE IIPA | EL TORO BREWING |
| US 2002 | BRENDAN MOYLAN | MOYLANDER IIPA | MOYLAN’S BREWING |
| US 2001 | BRENDAN MOYLAN | MOYLANDER IIPA | MOYLAN’S BREWING |
| US 2000 | GABE FLETCHER | SOCKEYE RED IPA | MIDNIGHT SUN BREWING |
| US 1999 | LARRY BELL | TWO HEARTED ALE | BELL’S BREWING |
During the competition, all beer entries were judged by a selected team of brewers, industry experts, and veteran beer writers. The competition follows a series of elimination rounds to determine a list of top finalists as well as three placed winners. The first-place winner receives the Alpha King crown and a prize pack.
