Oxford, OHIO – Breweries from South Carolina to South Korea sent in more than 6,300 beers representing more than 110 different styles for the 2018 U.S. Open Beer Championship. The competition is the only one to include beers from professional breweries and award-winning home-brewers, with judges from England, Canada and the United States.
Straub Wild*Boy Hopped Lager won the Gold Award in the “American Imperial Pilsner” category. “We have been very pleased that our beers have been receiving various awards. The entire Straub Brewery Team has worked very hard to expand our beer offerings and make each and every batch of beer we brew and package the very best,” said Straub Brewmaster, Vince Assetta. Vince went on to say, “It’s awesome that Wild*Boy Hopped Lager has been recognized by the US Open Beer Championship receiving the Gold Award for the 2nd consecutive year and shows why this year round offering is a fan favorite!”
Congrats to our Brewing Team; TJ Steele, Dave Baumgratz, Mike Pontzer, Mike Hoy, Rich Schatz, and Brewmaster, Vince Assetta! Straub Brewery would also like to extend congratulations to all the breweries who received awards at the 2018 U.S. Open Beer Championship. Prost!