Award for the the 2010 World Beer Cup

2010 World Beer Cup® is Largest Commercial Competition Ever

BOULDER, Colo.• April 10, 2010—Brewers from six continents earned awards from an elite international panel of judges this week in the 2010 Brewers Association World Beer Cup—the world's largest-ever commercial beer competition. The eighth bi-annual competition announced awards to brewers from 19 countries ranging from Australia and Italy to Iceland and Japan.
 This year, 642 breweries from 44 countries and 47 U.S. states vied for awards with 3,330 beers entered in 90 beer style categories. The entries in each category were eligible for gold, silver and bronze awards. Judges presented a total of 268 awards.
 The 2010 World Beer Cup eclipsed the record of the Brewers Association's own Great American Beer Festival (GABF) to become the largest commercial competition ever. There were 3,308 entries judged in the 2009 GABF, compared to the 2010 World Beer Cup's 3,330 entries judged.
 "Brewers from around the globe participate in the World Beer Cup to win recognition for their creativity and brewing ability," said Charlie Papazian, the U.S.-based trade association that has put on the competition every two years since 1996. "For a brewer, a World Beer Cup gold award allows them to say that their winning beer represents the best of that beer style in the world."
2010 winners list

Below are the Michigan winners, the category and the total number of entries submitted.

Category 6: Herb and Spice Beer or Chocolate Beer (109 entries)
Bronze: Black Licorice Lager, Short’s Brewing Co., Bellaire

Category 42: Belgian-and French-Style Ale (57 entries)
Silver: Saison du Bastone, Bastone Brewery, Royal Oak

Category 61: Robust Porter (64 entries)
Silver: Founders Porter, Founders Brewing Co., Grand Rapids

Category 62: Sweet Stout (25 entries)
Silver: Cream Stout, Redwood Brewing Co., Flint

Category 66: Old Ale (15 entries)
Gold: Fourth Dementia Olde Ale, Kuhnhenn Brewing Co., Warren

Category 67: Strong Ale (26 entries)
Silver: Dirty Bastard, Founders Brewing Co., Grand Rapids

Category 70: German-Style Brown Ale/Düsseldorf (26 entries)
Silver: The Detroit Dwarf, The Detroit Beer Co., Detroit

Category 82: American-Style India Pale Ale (104 entries)
Gold: Norm’s Raggedy-Ass IPA, Big Rock Chop House & Brewery, Birmingham

Category 82: American-Style India Pale Ale (104 entries)
Silver: Centennial IPA, Founders Brewing Co., Grand Rapids

Category 83: Imperial India Pale Ale (69 entries)
Silver: Bonnie’s Raggedy-Ass Imperial IPA, Big Rock Chop House & Brewery, Birmingham

Category 89: American-Style Imperial Stout (37 entries)
Bronze: Imperial Stout, Founders Brewing Co., Grand Rapids