Entrepreneurs / Small Business  July 6, 2015

8 local breweries take home hardware from US Open Beer Championships

OXFORD, Ohio — Eight breweries in Northern Colorado and the Boulder Valley won medals over the Fourth of July weekend at the 2015 U.S. Open Beer Championships held in Oxford, Ohio.

New Belgium Brewery in Fort Collins, Oskar Blues Brewery in Longmont and Bootstrap Brewing in Niwot won gold medals in the competition that had 4,000 beers in 90 categories submitted by brewers from 20 countries.

New Belgium, Liquid Mechanics in Lafayette and Verboten Brewing in Loveland scored multiple medals.

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Here are the regional breweries that won medals:

Bootstrap Brewing, Niwot: Gold in Amber/Red Ale category for its Flagstaff Amber.

Boulder Beer Co., Boulder: Silver in Chocolate/Cocoa Beer for Shake Chocolate Porter.

City Star Brewing, Berthoud: Bronze in American Dark Wheat category for Harley’s Honey Wheat.

Liquid Mechanics, Lafayette: Bronze in German Kolsch category for Kolsch. Bronze in American Imperial Porter category for Imperial Porter.

New Belgium Brewing, Fort Collins: Gold in American Specialty Wheat category for Snapshot Wheat;  Bronze in Belgian Dubbel category for Abbey; Bronze in American Lager/Pilsener for Blue Paddle.

Oskar Blues Brewery, Longmont: Gold in Imperial Red Ale category for G’Knight Imperial Red Ale.

Verboten Brewing, Loveland:  Silver in Gose category for Roll ln Ze’ Hay. Bronze in Oatmeal Stout category for Pure Imagination.

WeldWerks Brewing, Greeley: Silver in American Specialty Wheat category for WeldWerks Hefeweizen.

Complete results can be found on the U.S. Open Beer Championships website.

OXFORD, Ohio — Eight breweries in Northern Colorado and the Boulder Valley won medals over the Fourth of July weekend at the 2015 U.S. Open Beer Championships held in Oxford, Ohio.

New Belgium Brewery in Fort Collins, Oskar Blues Brewery in Longmont and Bootstrap Brewing in Niwot won gold medals in the competition that had 4,000 beers in 90 categories submitted by brewers from 20 countries.

New Belgium, Liquid Mechanics in Lafayette and Verboten Brewing in Loveland scored multiple medals.

Here are the regional breweries that won medals:

Bootstrap Brewing, Niwot: Gold in Amber/Red Ale category for its Flagstaff Amber.

Boulder Beer Co., Boulder: Silver…

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