See if your favorites won, or find a new favorite

Thirst Staff Reports

The Denver International Beer Competition announced the winners in its 2021 competition last month. With certified beer judges rating hundreds of breweries, the DIBC is the largest international beer tasting competition in the region.

Colorado winners include links to the brewery or beer

2021 Double Gold Medal Winners:

Epic Naked Baptist (Best of Show Winner, Beer-Tie)

Something Brewery Shout at the Devil Wee Heavy (Best of Show Winner, Beer-Tie)

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2021 Gold Medal Winners:

Aspetuck Brew Lab Turbidity Lucidity IPA

Barnett & Son Falling Skye Scottish Ale

Cheluna Low Rider Mexican Lager

Grand Avenue Golden Devil

Grand Avenue Bourbon Barrel Belgian Cherry Dubbel

Hana Koa Infinite Space

Holidaily Favorite Blonde

Jade Mountain Red Guard

Jade Mountain Otaku

Living the Dream Ice Climber Double IPA

Living the Dream Barrel Aged Barleywine

Living the Dream Powder Run Vanilla Cream Ale

Lugans Original IPA

Migration Proper Pilsner

Old Bull Mustache Ride

Port O'Pints Crescent City Common

Ramblebine Ramblefest

River North Bucket of Bolts

River North Fifteener

River North Mayan Chocolate Mr. Sandman

Sacred Waters Bull Trout Coffee Stout

Second Line Saison Named Desire

Stevens Point (Ciderboys) Strawberry Magic

Upstate Common Sense

Whalers Rise

Whalers Block Star

Whalers Sirius Berliner Weisse

Woodchuck Cider (Day Chaser Cocktails) Mimosa

Woodchuck Cider (Day Chaser Cocktails) Sangria

Woodchuck Cider (Day Chaser Cocktails) Amber

Woodchuck Cider (Day Chaser Cocktails) Pearsecco (Best of Show Winner, Cider)

2021 Silver Medal Winners:

Bad Dad Because I Said So

Bad Dad You're Grounded, Mister

Bad Dad Pull My finger

Bad Dad Tapestry of Obscenity

Barnett & Son Oktoberfest Marzen

Barnett & Son Saoirse Irish Red Ale

Barnett & Son Nevermore Pumpkin Ale

Beyond the Mountain Prima Mexicana

Beyond the Mountain A Little Spruce In Your Step

CERIA Grainwave Belgian Style NA Witbier

Cheluna Tiki IPA

Cheluna Chilango Hefeweizen

Cheluna Chupa Guava Blonde

Epic It's Got Citra!

Fractal Fractoberfest

Fractal Invariant

Ghostfish Watchstander Stout

Ghostfish Shrouded Summit Belgian White Ale

Ghostfish Grapefruit IPA

Grand Avenue Raspberry Sour Ale

Great Basin Leave No Trace Lager

Great Basin Tectonic Event Double IPA

Great Basin Ichthyosaur "Icky" IPA

Great Basin Firelit Haze

Hana Koa Amplified Overdrive IPA

Holidaily Riva Stout

Holidaily Patchy Waters

Kokopelli Mister Rebel German Kolsch

Living the Dream Fly Reel Amber Ale

Living the Dream 7 Speed IPA

Living the Dream Rock Climber IPA

Living the Dream Stubborn Monk Belgian Dubbel

Migration Big Hazy Kane

Migration Patio Pale

Migration Cannonball

Migration Straight Outta Portland

Port O'Pints Dean O'Dell's Irish Red Ale

Ramblebine Coconut Cannon

River North Nightmare Fuel

Sacred Waters Meadow Creek Irish Red

Sacred Waters Lil' Salmon Fire Pepper Ale

Sacred Waters Party Hat Wild Specialty Beer

Sacred Waters Deep Waters Double IPA

Sanitas Black IPA

Seedstock Czech Lager

Seedstock Octoberfest

Stevens Point Classic Amber

Stevens Point (Ciderboys) Grand Mimosa

The Big Rip Pennywise Sweet Tater Ale

Upstate Vienna Lager

Waikiki Craft Light

Waikiki Mom's Stout

Whalers Wanderer

Wynkoop Kurt's Mile High Malt

2021 Bronze Medal Winners:

Aspetuck Brew Lab Bramble Blackberry Sour

Bad Dad The Dude Abides

Bad Dad Socks and Sandals

Bad Dad Kiss the Cook

Bad Dad The Sodfather

Bad Dad Swear Jar

Barnett & Son Newlin Gulch Gold

Beyond the Mountain Klaus's Kolsch

Beyond the Mountain Sour Shakedown Party

CERIA Indiewave NA IPA

Epic Munich Mathem

Fractal Time Taker

Ghostfish Centennial Fresh Hop IPA

Grand Avenue Happy Jack Cream Ale

Great Basin Bitchin' Berry

Hana Koa The Foundling

Hana Koa Rooftop Pale Ale

Holidaily Oktoberfest Marzen

Kokopelli Colonel Maize Cream Ale

Kokopelli The Kaiser Marzen

Kokopelli Dark Forest, SchwartzBier

Kokopelli West of the Mississippi West Coast IPA

Kokopelli The Badge, Pumpkin Ale

Kokopelli East of the Mississippi, IPA

Nano 108 Ale of 1812

Nano 108 Schnitzengigglez

Nano 108 For Buck's Sake!

Nano 108 Smack O'Lantern

Port O'Pints What's Up Bock, Weizenbock

River North Socorro Chili Lager

Second Line Pour with Vigor Czech Style Pilsner

Stevens Point Snow Pilot Pistachio Nut Brown

The Big Rip Umbrella Kolsch

Upstate Honey Porter

Waikiki Jalapeno Mouth

Waikiki Black Strap Molasses Porter

Wynkoop German Wheat