The third annual Pennsylvania Farm Show Beer Competition is being held virtually from Jan. 9th – 16th. And for the third year in a row the Farm Show held their annual Beer Competition, awarding breweries from all over the state in fourteen different categories.
In this years competition, 22 craft beers from breweries across 10 Pennsylvania counties were judged, which is a sharp decline from the previous years event. When the competition was held in 2020, 262 craft brews from breweries in 25 counties across the state.
Below are your Pennsylvania Farm Show Beer Competition winners.
Category: Light Lagers and Ales
1st Place: Lionshead Pilsner – The Lion Brewery, Wilkes-Barre in Luzerne County
2nd Place: Lyte Done Ryte – McCall Collective Brewing Company, Allentown in Lehigh County
3rd Place: Old Mauch Chunk Lager – Conyngham Brewing Company in Conyngham, Luzerne County
Category: Amber Lager
1st Place: A Beer For Dad – Moo-Duck Brewery, Elizabethtown in Lancaster County
2nd Place: Amber – Boom City Brewing Co., Williamsport in Lycoming County
Category: Dark Lager
1st Place: Bangor Slate Baltic Porter – Two Rivers Brewing Company, Easton in Northampton County
2nd Place: Hunkles Dunkel – Warwick Farm Brewing, Jamison in Bucks County
Category: Wheat Beer
1st Place: Hawley Hefewizen – Wallenpaupack Brewing Company, Hawley, Wayne County
Category: Pale Ale
1st Place: Carter – Pour Mans Brewing Company, Ephrata in Lancaster County
Category: PA (<7.5% abv)
1st Place: Goin Broke IPA – Pour Mans Brewing Company, Ephrata in Lancaster County
2nd Place: Lehigh IPA – McCall Collective Brewing Company, Allentown in Lehigh County IPA
Category: (>7.5% abv)
1st Place: Lionshead DIPA – The Lion Brewery, Wilkes-Barre in Luzerne County.
Category: Stout (American or English Styles)
1st Place: Bean 2 Bean Espresso Stout – Dock Street Brewery South Philadelphia in Philadelphia County
Category: Belgian-Style
1st Place: Wet Hop Farmhouse Ale – Wallenpaupack Brewing Company, Hawley in Wayne County
Category: Kettle Sour
1st Place: Blackberry Rosemary Sour Ale – Conyngham Brewing Company, Conyngham in Luzerne County
Category: Mixed Fermentation Sour
1st Place: Lady Juliana Flanders Red – Two Rivers Brewing Company, Easton in Northampton County
2nd Place: Nova Goose – Allegheny City Brewing, Pittsburgh in Allegheny County
Category: Barrel-Aged
1st Place: Rum Stout – Warwick Farm Brewing, Jamison in Bucks County
2nd Place: Spring House Saison Vermouth Barrel Aged – Olde Bedford Brewing Company in Bedford County
3rd Place: Bedford Butcher Brew – Olde Bedford Brewing Company, Bedford in Bedford County
Category: Fruit, Herb, Vegetable
1st Place: Cool Water Coffee Kolsch – Allegheny City Brewing, Pittsburgh in Allegheny County
2nd Place: Last Raft Raspberry Wheat – Boom City Brewing Co., Williamsport in Lycoming County