Top Brewers Score Medals

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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowJudges have honored brewers from 11 states with awards at one of Indiana’s most high-profile industry events. The Indiana State Fair Brewers’ Cup includes hobbyists and professional brewers.
The winners primarily represent Indiana, but medalists also hail from Michigan, Kentucky, Texas, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Tennessee, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa and Connecticut.
The professional and homebrew categories each featured a total of 27 varieties, plus mead, cider and perry entries.
Professional medalists include:
Best in Show
Byway Brewing Co., Hammond, Indiana, Oat Street
Indiana Brewery of the Year
Byway Brewing Co., Hammond, Indiana
Grand Champion Brewery of the Year
Byway Brewing Co., Hammond, Indiana
Homebrew medalists include:
Best In Show
Jason Behenna, Irish Stout, Lunar Eclipse, Lafayette, Indiana
Homebrew Club of the Year
Foam Blowers of Indiana
Bill Friday Club of the Year
Northwest Indiana Brewers Society (N.I.B.S.)
Indiana Homebrewer of the year
Thomas Wallbank, Foam Blowers of Indiana, Zionsville, Indiana
The Indiana Beer Cup is in its 18th year and is billed as one of the nation’s largest. It is also a Master Championship of Amateur Brewing Qualifying Event and part of the Midwest Homebrewer of the Year Circuit. You can connect to the full list of pro winners by clicking here and homebrewers by clicking here.