Announcing the Top Winners of the 2025 World Beer Championships

The World Beer Championships (WBC) was founded by the Beverage Testing Institute (BevTest) in 1994 as the first international beer competition in the United States. The WBC uses BevTest's proprietary blind tasting methodology and points-to-medals system. BevTest assigns platinum, gold, silver, and bronze medals based on points earned, which translate to an absolute quality evaluation for an individual product on its own.

This year's Best of Category winners from around the world include:

Best Pale Lager: Damm Brewery Keler 18 Pale Lager (Spain)
Best American-style IPA: Toppling Goliath Cyber Sue American Style IPA (USA)
Best New England-style IPA: Fremont Brewing Head Full of Dynomite Hazy IPA (USA)
Best Flavored Imperial Stout: Toppling Goliath 2024 Mornin' Delight Stout Brewed with Maple Syrup and Coffee (USA)
Best American-style Lager: Chang Classic Beer (Thailand)
Best Märzen/Oktoberfest: Harbor Brewing Oktoberfest (Spain)
Best Pilsner: Toppling Goliath TG Pils Bavarian Style Pilsner (USA)
Best Flavored Barrel Aged Ale: Jackalope Brewing Mice & Men Blueberry Baltic Porter Aged in Brandy Barrels (USA)
Best Flavored Beer: Chang Espresso Lager (Thailand)
Best Barrel Aged Imperial Stout: Fremont Brewing 2024 Bourbon Barrel-Aged Dark Star Imperial Oatmeal Stout (USA)
Best Winter Ale: Narragansett Bing Crosby White Christmas Winter Warmer (USA)
Best Hefeweizen: Damm Brewery Free Damm Non-Alcoholic Beer (Spain)
Best Munich Helles: Federbrau German Single Malt (Thailand)
Best Scottish-style Ale: Salt Flats Brewing Co. Kilted Harley Scottish Ale (USA)
Best Imperial New England (Hazy) IPA: Tighthead Brewing Company Chilly Water Pale Ale (USA)
Best Mexican-style Lager: Tighthead Brewing Company Tres Izquierdas Three Lefts Mexican Lager (USA)
Best Reduced Calorie Lager: Cape May Brewing Co Cape May Light (USA)
Best Gluten Free Lager: Damm Brewery Daura Damm Gluten-Free Lager (Spain)

Full results can be found at BevTest's free consumer buying guide site Tastings.com:
https://www.tastings.com/Competitions/World-Beer-Championships-2025.aspx

To register commercial beers for the 2026 World Beer Championships taking place in October 2025, please click here:
https://secure.bevtest.com/Review/2026WorldBeerChampionships

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