The

Winners

The

WINNERS

U.S. COMPETITION

U.S. COMPETITION

2023 USA CHAMPION

TREVOR WALLS

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

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

Past Winners

2022 US

ANDREW BELL

RADIANT BEER CO.

2022 EU

ALICE ROCHE &

JEROME LAUTH

LES INTENABLES

2021 EU

WILL

INMAN

KIRKSTALL BREWERY

2021 US

RYAN

TORRES

THE BREW BROTHERS

2020 US

PHIL

PESHECK

BURKE-GILMAN BREWING

2019 US

JC
HILL

ALVARADO STREET BREWERY

2018 US

JOE

MOHRFELD

PINTHOUSE PIZZA

2017 US

THOMAS PETERS

BELCHING BEAVER BREWING

2016 US

KYLE CARLSON

TAMARACK BREWING COMPANY

2015 US

MARK HASTINGS

ÜBERBREW

2014 US

THOMAS PETERS

BELCHING BEAVER BREWING

2022 US

ANDREW BELL

RADIANT BEER CO.

2022 EU

ALICE ROCHE &

JEROME LAUTH

LES INTENABLES

2021 EU

WILL

INMAN

KIRKSTALL BREWERY

2021

RYAN

TORRES

THE BREW BROTHERS

2020

PHIL

PESHECK

BURKE-GILMAN BREWING

2019

JC
HILL

ALVARADO STREET BREWERY

2018

JOE

MOHRFELD

PINTHOUSE PIZZA

2017

THOMAS PETERS

BELCHING BEAVER BREWING

2016

KYLE CARLSON

TAMARACK BREWING COMPANY

2015

MARK HASTINGS

ÜBERBREW

2014

THOMAS PETERS

BELCHING BEAVER BREWING
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.

While many will contend,

There can be only one.