Men’s Journal has looked at the 2023 World Beer Cup winners and created a list of incredible, under-the-radar breweries.

They used total review stats on Untappd to gauge size and reach and focused on 10 smaller breweries from across the U.S., and the world, that don’t yet have the recognition they deserve, but are making “world-class, plan-a-road-trip beers”.

Coming in at number 2 on the list was von C Brewing Company out of Norristown, PA. You can see the full list of winners here.

von C Brewing won Gold at the World Beer Cup in the American Pilsner beer style category for its O.G. Pils, a take on a family recipe dating back 6 generations. This very pale American Lager has been built on a base of pale 2-row barley, 6-row barley, and flaked maize to create the most thirst-quenching and neutral flavor profile possible. Very light body and drinkable.

From Men’s Journal:

There’s a long shared history between Philadelphia, the Von Czoernig family, and beer. The Von Czoernigs are related to the family that opened C. Schmidt & Son Brewing. From 1860 to its closure in 1987, Schmidt’s was one of the largest breweries in Philly. Von C draws on that history and beer-making experience, because as the brewery’s website says, “Brewing great beer in Philadelphia is in our blood.”

The winning beer: O.G. Pils

For Von C, O.G. Pils is undeniably OG. The brewery says the American-style Pilsener gold medal winner is a take on a family recipe that goes back six generations. Von C says the recipe uses two varieties of barley along with flaked maize to give the beer “the most thirst-quenching and neutral flavor profile possible.”

You can find the complete list from Men’s Journal here.