By the Thirst Team

A total of 24 awards went to 19 Colorado breweries at the World Beer Cup award ceremony yesterday in Nashville.

Winners were selected by an international panel of 272 beer judges from 26 countries, who tasted 10,213 beers from 2,376 breweries in 51 countries.

“Colorado brewers continue to prove that they brew world class beers through their consistency and diversity in beer styles” says CBG Executive Director Shawnee Adelson in a press release. “This is demonstrated by the number of repeat winners and new winners that took home hardware this year.”

Eight breweries won their first World Beer Cup medals. Cannonball Creek Brewing Company earned their third World Beer Cup award for the same Trump Hands beer.

Karen Hertz, founder of Holidaily Brewing Company, said her brewery’s win is a victory for specialty brewers and their customers.

“The mission of this company is built around getting great-tasting, gluten-free beer in the hands

of those who typically can’t drink beer due to dietary restrictions.” said Hertz. “Winning an

international competition like this proves that craft beer drinkers don’t have to miss out just

because they follow a gluten-free diet.”

Here are Colorado’s World Beer Cup winners.

Bull & Bush Brewery - Temporary Paradise (Silver in Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer category)

Comrade Brewing Company - Yellow Fever (Gold in the Chili Beer category)

Cannonball Creek Brewing Company - Trump Hands (Silver in Session India Pale Ale category)

Cerebral Brewing - Muscle Memory (Silver in Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale category. First time World Beer Cup Winner)

Diebolt Brewing Co. - Vladislav (Bronze in Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout category)

The Empourium Brewing Co. - You’re a Funny Guy (Bronze in International-Style Lager category)

Guanella Pass Brewing Company - Two Teef (Silver in Historical Beer category. First time World Beer Cup Winner)

Holidaily Brewing Company - Seven Spice Anniversary Saison (Silver in Gluten-Free Beer category. First time World Beer Cup Winner)

Jessup Farm Barrel House - Ginette (Gold in Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer category. First time World Beer Cup winner)

Joyride Brewing Company won two medals

Ice Cutter Kölsch (Bronze in German-Style Koelsch category. Joyride received back-to-back wins for this beer)
You Have to Call Me Nighthawk (Bronze in American-Style Strong Pale Ale category)

Little Dry Creek Brewery - Flying W Hefeweizen (Silver in South German-Style Hefeweizen category)

Resolute Brewing Company was a first time World Beer Cup winner, and took home two medals:

Unearthing the Orb (Gold in Smoke Beer category)
Execrator (Silver in German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock category)

River North Brewery also was a first time World Beer Cup winner, and took home two medals:

Midnight Hike (Gold in Chocolate Beer category)
Snowburn River (Bronze in Other Strong Beer category)

Strange Craft Beer Co. - Strange Fest (Silver in German-Style Maerzen or Franconian-Style Rotbier category)

Station 26 Brewing Co. - New Zealand Pale Ale (Bronze in International Pale Ale category)

Uhl’s Brewing Company - Coffee Roaster’s (Bronze in Coffee Stout or Porter category. First time World Beer Cup winner)

Verboten Brewing and Barrel Project won three medals:

Grow Old With You (Silver in Barley-Wine Style Ale category)
Pure Imagination (Gold in Oatmeal Stout category)
Others in Darkness (Gold in British-Style Imperial Stout category)

Westbound & Down Brewing Co. - Spirit of the West (Silver in International India Pale Ale category)

Click here for the full list of 2023 World Beer Cup award winners.