The second annual Pennsylvania Farm Show Beer Competition took place on Saturday, January 4th 2020. This year, experts from eight states judged 262 craft brews from breweries in 25 counties across the state.
Below are your Pennsylvania Farm Show Beer Competition winners. (See a complete list of the 29 winning breweries at the bottom of the article)
Best Of Show
Saucony Creek Brewing Company of Kutztown, Berks County won Best of Show with its Rum Barrel Aged Maple Mistress.
Saucony Creek Brewing Company also won the PA Preferred® Legacy Award for a beer made with predominantly Pennsylvania-sourced ingredients for their PA Preferred English Ale.
Category: Light Lagers and Ales
1st Place: FYT Pils- Warwick Farm Brewing, Jamison, Bucks County
2nd Place:- Ja’ Crispy- Pour Man’s Brewing Company, Ephrata, Lancaster County
3rd Place:- Lucha Gorda- Lavery Brewing Company, Erie, Erie County
Category: Amber Lager
1st Place: Red Flannel Logger Amber Lager- Aldus Brewing Company, Hanover, York County
2nd Place: Trail Ale- New Trail Brewing Company, Williamsport, Lycoming County
3rd Place: Oktoberfest- Swashbuckler Brewing Company, Manheim, Lancaster County
Category: Dark Lager
1st Place: Troegenator Double Bock- Troegs Independent Brewing Company, Hershey, Dauphin County
2nd Place: Black Forest- Desperate Times Brewery, Carlisle, Cumberland County
3rd Place: The Easton Assassinator- Two Rivers Brewing Company, Easton, Northampton County
Category: Wheat Beer
1st Place: Fluffhead – Ever Grain Brewing Company, Camp Hill, Cumberland County
2nd Place: Dunkelweisse – Swashbuckler Brewing Company, Manheim, Lancaster County
3rd Place: 100 Acres Hefeweizen – The Millworks Brewery
Category: Pale Ale
1st Place: Freeman’s Pub Ale – Two Rivers Brewing Company, Easton, Northampton County
2nd Place: Winter Haze – Dock Street Brewery South LLC, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
3rd Place: Tailgate Sipper – Mount Gretna Craft Brewery, Palmyra, Lebanon County
Category: IPA (<7.5% abv)
1st Place: Jason Hates It IPA – Aldus Brewing Company, Hanover, York County
2nd Place: Hazy Grey & Underway – Olde Bedford Brewing Company, Bedford, Bedford County
3rd Place: Largemouth IPA – Wallenpaupack Brewing Company, Hawley, Wayne County
Category: IPA (>7.5% abv)
1st Place: Double Dulachand – Lavery Brewing Company, Erie, Erie County
2nd Place: 7/62- Tattered Flag, Middletown, Dauphin County
3rd Place: Perpetual IPA – Troegs Independent Brewing Company, Hershey, Dauphin County
Category: Specialty IPA
1st Place: Pearl O’ My Eye – Bent Run Brewing Company, Lander, Warren County
2nd Place: Black Market – Pour Man’s Brewing Company, Ephrata, Lancaster County
3rd Place: 1794 Red Rye- Olde Bedford Brewing Company, Bedford, Bedford County
Category: Stout (American or English Styles)
1st Place: Sunrise Surprise – Rotunda Brewing Company, Annville, Lebanon County
2nd Place: Texas Oil Tycoon – Warwick Farm Brewing, Jamison, Bucks County
3rd Place: Prince of Clouds – Bald Birds Brewing Company- Audubon, Montgomery County
Category: Porters (American or English Styles)
1st Place: Man Full of Trouble Porter- Dock Street Brewery South LLC, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
2nd Place: Snow Flyer – Rusty Rail Brewing Company, Mifflinburg, Union County
3rd Place: Low Coconut Porter – Big Bottom Brewery, Dillsburg, York County
Category: Belgian-Style
1st Place: Gold Leopard – Lavery Brewing Company, Erie, Erie County
2nd Place: Konig De Quad – Appalachian Brewing Company, Harrisburg, Dauphin County
3rd Place: Vitners Reserve Gewve2traminer 2019 – Warwick Farm Brewing, Jamison, Bucks County
Category: Kettle Sour
1st Place: Appie I “Pearly” Know Ya – Big Bottom Brewery, Dillsburg, York County
2nd Place: Berry Funny – Pour Man’s Brewing Company, Ephrata, Lancaster County
3rd Place: My Name is Red Dewberry- Allegheny City Brewing Company, Pittsburg, Allegheny County
Category: Mixed Fermentation Sour
1st Place: Rayleigh – Free Will Brewing Company, Perkasie, Bucks County
2nd Place: Wild King – Dock Street Brewery South LLC, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
3rd Place: Eclectic Chair – Free Will Brewing Company, Perkasie, Bucks County
Category: Barrel-Aged
1st Place: Rum Barrel Aged Maple Mistress – Saucony Creek Brewing Company, Kutztown, Berks County
2nd Place: Ralphius – Free Will Brewing Company, Perkasie, Bucks County
3rd Place: Hegemony Anniversary Reserve – St. Boniface Craft Brewing Company, Ephrata, Lancaster County
Category: Fruit, Herb, Vegetable
1st Place: Jalapeno Lager – Conyngham Brewing Company, Conyngham, Luzerne county
2nd Place: Oak Aged Dark Sour Ale Aged on Cherries – Yorkholo Brewing Company, Mansfield, Tioga County
3rd Place: Last Raft Raspberry Wheat – Boom City Brewing Company, Williamsport, Lycoming County
Congratulations to the full list of breweries below who took home awards:
• Warwick Farm Brewing
• Pour Man’s Brewing Company
• Lavery Brewing Company
• Aldus Brewing Company
• New Trail Brewing Company
• Swashbuckler Brewing Company
• Troegs Independent Brewing Company
• Desperate Times Brewery
• Two Rivers Brewing Company
• Ever Grain Brewing Company
• The Millworks Brewery
• Dock Street Brewery South
• Mount Gretna Craft Brewery
• Olde Bedford Brewing
• Wallenpaupack Brewing Company
• Tattered Flag
• Bent Run Brewing Company
• Rotunda Brewing Company
• Bald Birds Brewing Company
• Rusty Rail Brewing Company
• Big Bottom Brewery
• Appalachian Brewing Company
• Allegheny City Brewing Company
• Free Will Brewing Company
• Saucony Creek Brewing Company
• St. Boniface Craft Brewing Company
• Conyngham Brewing Company
• Yorkholo Brewing Company
• Boom City Brewing Company
