The Honey Beer Competition was judged by BJCP certified judges and featured 10 beer style categories, a cider, hard seltzer and design category. The submitted beers were judged on their aroma, appearance, flavor, mouthfeel and the role honey played in the beer.
AH-CHOO!
Off Color Brewing
Chicago, IL
Forget the Flowers
Runaway Blue Brewing Company
Newark, NY
Honey, I'm Home!
Lock 27 Brewing
Centerville, OH
GOLD — Forget the Flowers, Runaway Blue Brewing Company, Newark, NY
SILVER — Honey Helles, SetBreak Brewing Co, Richmond, VA
BRONZE — Love Honey Bock, Lost Forty Brewing, Little Rock, AR
GOLD — Honey Kölsch, Bent Barley Brewing Co., Aurora, CO
SILVER — Sweetwater Spritz, Frog Rock Brewery, Austell, GA
BRONZE — Hive Another, Indigo Reef Brewing Company, Charleston, SC
GOLD — Orange Blossom Special, Tie & Timber Beer Company, Springfield, MO
SILVER — Monticello Mountain Ale, Blue Mountain Brewery, Afton, VA
BRONZE — Walt vs. Nephilim, Excalibur Brewing, Spring, TX
GOLD — AH-CHOO!, Off Color Brewing, Chicago, IL
SILVER — Beekeeper's Bliss, Lasting Joy Brewery, Tivoli, NY
BRONZE — Honey Wampus Kitten, Bubba Brew's Brewing Company, Bonnerdale, AR
GOLD — Beenut Butter Brown Ale, Nansemond Brewing Station, Suffolk, VA
SILVER — Orange and Honey Wheat, Great Lakes Brewing Co., Cleveland, OH
BRONZE — Bear Bait, Schussboom Brewing Company, Reno, NV
GOLD — West Coast IPA, Primal Brewery, Belmont, NC
SILVER — B-Movie, Replay Brewing Co, Fort Mill, SC
BRONZE — Night Game, Sketchbook Brewing Co., Skokie, IL
GOLD — Orange Blossom Honey Wheat, Volunteer Brewing Company, Middletown, DE
SILVER — Sweet Wings, Hoptown Brewing Company, Mooresville, NC
BRONZE — Bees Be Crazy, Duesterbeck's Brewing Company, Elkhorn, WI
GOLD — Nature's Whimsy, Manor Hill Brewing, Ellicott City, MD
SILVER — Where Poppies Grow, Manor Hill Brewing, Ellicott City, MD
BRONZE— Raspberries on Acid, Blue Mountain Brewery, Afton, VA
GOLD — Double Barrel Aged Cursed Hive, River North Brewery, Denver, CO
SILVER — War Drum, The Explorium, Greendale, WI
BRONZE — Wood Ya Honey, Jackie O's Brewery, Athens, OH
GOLD — 40 Myke-Myke, Cider Corps, Mesa, AZ
SILVER — Tigger, Cider Corps, Mesa, AZ
BRONZE — Eeyore, Cider Corps, Mesa, AZ
GOLD — Raspberry Chamomile Hydromel, Whistle Hop Brewing Company, Fairview, NC
SILVER — Bellefonte Bubbles - Orange Cream Sickle, Bellefonte Brewing Company, Wilmington, DE
BRONZE — Blackberry Mojito Hydromel, Whistle Hop Brewing Company, Fairview, NC
GOLD — Honey, I'm Home!, Lock 27 Brewing, Centerville, OH
SILVER — Hot Honey Stout 2026, American Solera, Tulsa, OK
BRONZE — Brigid, Tragmar Ale Works, Bristol, RI
GOLD — Honey Cream Ale, Birdhouse Brewing Company, Honeoye, NY
SILVER — Honey Saison, Allagash Brewing Company, Portland, ME
BRONZE — Love Honey Bock, Lost Forty Brewing, Little Rock, AR