Sip Magazine is excited to announce the medalists of our 13th Annual Best of the Northwest Beer Awards!
An open call for submissions was put out to craft breweries of all sizes across the Pacific Northwest, this year with 570 submissions sent in. A huge thank you to all the judges this year that helped evaluate these beers to find the Best of the Northwest!
The beers were sampled blind to determine the top four medalists (platinum, double gold, gold and silver) and judges’ picks in each respective beverage category. Judges’ picks are awarded in the larger categories recognizing beers that are the next highest ranking beers after the four medalists. The complete beer results, including tasting notes for the platinum winners and full list of medalists including the winners from wine, beer, spirits and cider will be released in an annual Buying Guide print issue out early 2025. You can pre-order that special issue here.
Please note that, with the continued popularity of specialty and small batch beers, some of Sip Magazine’s award winners may no longer be available. Please check with the individual brewery for availability.
To view the winners in a digital magazine format CLICK HERE.
NON-ALCOHOLIC
PLATINUM
Cascadia Super Gose
Brewery | Self Care
Olympia, WA
DOUBLE GOLD
Kühnheit Festbier
Brewery | Self Care
Olympia, WA
GOLD
Dark
Brewery | Fremont Brewing
Seattle, WA
SILVER
Orange Wit
Brewery | Fremont Brewing
Seattle, WA
KÖLSCH + ALT BIER
PLATINUM
Kloss
Brewery | Threshold Brewing & Blending
Portland, OR
DOUBLE GOLD
Kommuter Kölsch
Brewery | Bainbridge Brewing
Bainbridge, WA
GOLD
Kölsch
Brewery | Dru Bru
Snoqualmie, WA
SILVER
Kiteboard Kölsch
Brewery | Sound 2 Summit Brewing
Snohomish, WA
AMERICAN-STYLE LAGER + PILSNER
PLATINUM
Pilsner
Brewery | Bale Breaker Brewing Company
Yakima, WA
DOUBLE GOLD
Chehalis Light
Brewery | Talking Cedar Brewing
Rochester, WA
GOLD
Gruff Light
Brewery | Gruff Brewing Co.
Bellingham, WA
SILVER
Boat Beer
Brewery | Sound 2 Summit Brewing
Snohomish, WA
JUDGES’ PICKS
Forestalgia
Brewery | Aslan BrewingCompany
Bellingham, WA
Yinz Jawn Pennsylvania Lager
Brewery | Lucky Envelope Brewing
Seattle, WA
Old Baby
Brewery | Old Town Brewing
Portland, OR
GOLDEN, BLONDE, CREAM OR OTHER LIGHT ALES
PLATINUM
Old Number Six
Brewery | Terramar Brewstillery
Bow-Edison, WA
DOUBLE GOLD
Deseo
Brewery | Sunriver Brewing Company
Sunriver, OR
GOLD
Day on the Farm
Brewery | Taneum Creek Brewing
Cle Elum, WA
SILVER (TIE)
Mexican Lager
Brewery | Lucky Envelope Brewing
Seattle, WA
SILVER (TIE)
Sunkissed Blonde Ale
Brewery | Pleasant Prairie Brewing
Scobey, MT
JUDGES’ PICK
Cream Ale
Brewery | Distant West Brewing
Seattle, WA
Easy Mode
Brewery | Logan Brewing Company
Burien, WA
Hydrogen Blonde
Brewery | Postdoc Brewing
Redmond, WA
INTERNATIONAL LIGHT LAGER
PLATINUM
JIRO
Brewery | Double Mountain Brewery & Cidery
Hood River, OR
DOUBLE GOLD
Vienna
Brewery | Everybody’s Brewing
White Salmon, WA
GOLD
Festbier
Brewery | Brick West Brewing Co.
Spokane, WA
SILVER
Entonces Vienna-Style Lager
Brewery | Recluse Brew Works
Washougal, WA
JUDGES’ PICKS
Oktoberfest
Brewery | Hellbent Brewing
Seattle, WA
Akoya Japanese Rice Lager
Brewery | Icicle Brewing Company
Leavenworth, WA
TerraMoon Oktoberfest
Brewery | Terranaut Beer
Bend, OR
PILSNER
PLATINUM
Daydrinker
Brewery | Old Schoolhouse Brewery
Winthrop, WA
DOUBLE GOLD
Pilsner
Brewery | pFriem Family Brewers
Hood River, OR
GOLD
Silver City Pils
Brewery | Silver City Brewery
Bremerton, WA
SILVER
Golden Pilsner
Brewery | Fremont Brewing
Seattle, WA
JUDGES’ PICKS
Co-Pilot
Brewery | Everybody’s Brewing
White Salmon, WA
Pilsner
Brewery | Seapine Brewing Company
Seattle, WA
Mohr Street Pilsner
Brewery | Wheelie Pop Brewing
Seattle, WA
HOPPY LAGER
PLATINUM
Allora Ancora
Brewery | Terranaut Beer
Bend, OR
DOUBLE GOLD
Palantir
Brewery | Logan Brewing Company
Burien, WA
GOLD
Frigid Zest Cold IPA
Brewery | Terramar Brewstillery
Bow, WA
SILVER
French Pilsner
Brewery | Lucky Envelope Brewing
Seattle, WA
JUDGES’ PICKS
Cold IPA
Brewery | Distant West Brewing
Seattle, WA
Italian Pils
Brewery | Metier Brewing
Woodinville, WA
Pilota
Brewery | Narrows Brewing Company
Tacoma, WA
GERMAN WHEAT + RYE
PLATINUM
Big Heart
Brewery | Brick West Brewing Co.
Spokane, WA
DOUBLE GOLD
Silver City Hefe
Brewery | Silver City Brewery
Bremerton, WA
GOLD
Pig Sty
Brewery | Haywire Brewing Co.
Snohomish, WA
SILVER
Weizen Shine
Brewery | Postdoc Brewing
Remond, WA
SAISON
PLATINUM
Saison
Brewery | Full Sail Brewing
Hood River, OR
DOUBLE GOLD
Erthe
Brewery | Propolis Brewing
Port Townsend, WA
GOLD
Fleuraison
Brewery | The Good Society
Seattle, WA
SILVER – TIE
Touch of Brett
Brewery | Alesong Brewing & Blending
Eugene, OR
SILVER – TIE
Summer Saison
Brewery | Obec Brewing
Seattle, WA
BELGIAN-STYLE
PLATINUM
First to Fall
Brewery | The Good Society Brewery
Seattle, WA
DOUBLE GOLD
Gently, In Gentle Ways Belgian Table Beer
Brewery | Flying Lion Brewing
Seattle, WA
GOLD
Boathouse Belgian Wit
Brewery | Figurehead Brewing Company
Seattle, WA
SILVER
Patersbier
Brewery | Figurehead Brewing Company
Seattle, WA
JUDGES’ PICKS
210 Blonde
Brewery | 210 Brewing Co.
Arlington, WA
Belgian Blonde
Brewery | Old Stove Brewing
Seattle, WA
Sage
Brewery | Propolis Brewing
Port Townsend, WA
AMBER / RED ALE
PLATINUM
Hold the Phone
Brewery | Here Today Brewery & Kitchen
Seattle, WA
DOUBLE GOLD
Ridgeback Red
Brewery | Block 15 Brewing
Corvallis, OR
GOLD
Ridgetop Red
Brewery Silver City Brewery
Bremerton, WA
SILVER
Amber On
Brewery | Terramar Brewstillery
Bow, WA
JUDGES’ PICKS
Red Ale
Brewery | Old Town Brewing
Portland, OR
NW Red
Brewery | Stoup Brewing
Seattle, WA
Amber Ale
Brewery | Talking Cedar Brewing
Rochester, WA
FRESH HOP PALE ALE
PLATINUM
Stowaway Fresh Hop
Brewery | Old Schoolhouse Brewery
Winthrop, WA
DOUBLE GOLD
Krush Fresh Hop
Brewery | Haas Innovations Brewing
Yakima, WA
GOLD
Six Sisters
Brewery | Single Hill Brewing
Yakima, WA
SILVER
Luminosa Fresh Hop Hazy Pale Ale
Brewery | Icicle Brewing Company
Leavenworth, WA
JUDGES’ PICKS
So Hop Right Now
Brewery | Logan Brewing Company
Burien, WA
Fresh Hop Fiend Strata
Brewery | Stoup Brewing
Seattle, WA
Field to Ferment Strata
Brewery | Fremont Brewing
Seattle, WA
FRESH HOP IPA
PLATINUM
Bine 2 Haze Citra
Brewery | Sound 2 Summit Brewing
Everett, WA
DOUBLE GOLD
Electric Sculpture
Brewery | Here Today Brewery & Kitchen
Seattle, WA
GOLD
Head Full of Fresh Hops
Brewery | Fremont Brewing
Seattle, WA
SILVER (TIE)
Fresh Hop Strata
Brewery | Lucky Envelope Brewing
Seattle, WA
SILVER (TIE)
Cowiche Canyon Fresh Hop Ale
Brewery | Fremont Brewing
Seattle, WA
JUDGES’ PICKS
Lofty
Brewery | Georgetown Brewing
Seattle, WA
Fresh Hop West Coast IPA
Brewery | Ladd & Lass Brewing
Seattle, WA
Fresh Hop Hazealicious
Brewery | Reuben’s Brews
Seattle, WA
FRESH HOP OTHER
PLATINUM
Consistently Interesting – Lorien Fresh Hop
Brewery | Sunriver Brewing Company
Sunriver, OR
DOUBLE GOLD
Fuzztail – Luminosa Fresh Hop
Brewery | Sunriver Brewing Company
Sunriver, OR
GOLD
Veloce Fresh Hop Italian Pilsner
Brewery | Wheelie Pop Brewing
Seattle, WA
SILVER
Fresh Hop PIWO
Brewery | Threshold Brewing & Blending
Portland, OR
JUDGES’ PICKS
Fresh Hop Lorier Pilsner
Brewery | Lucky Envelope Brewing
Seattle, WA
K’POWWW Fresh Hop IPA
Brewery | Old Schoolhouse Brewery
Winthrop, WA
Fresh Hop Fiend Italian Pils
Brewery | Stoup Brewing
Seattle, WA
JUICY OR HAZY PALE ALE
PLATINUM
Ripe
Brewery | Great Notion Brewing
Portland, OR
DOUBLE GOLD
Northleft
Brewery | Great Notion Brewing
Portland, OR
GOLD
Juice Jr (Halloween Edition: Beetlejuice Jr)
Brewery | Great Notion Brewing
Portland, OR
SILVER
Icicle Hazy Pale Ale
Brewery | Icicle Brewing Company
Leavenworth, WA
AMERICAN-STYLE PALE ALE
PLATINUM
Stowaway Pale Ale
Brewery | Old Schoolhouse Brewery
Winthrop, WA
DOUBLE GOLD (TIE)
Pale Ale
Brewery | Distant West Brewing
Seattle, WA
DOUBLE GOLD (TIE)
Rippin
Brewery | Sunriver Brewing Company
Sunriver, OR
GOLD
Johnny Utah
Brewery | Georgetown Brewing Company
Seattle, WA
SILVER
Pale
Brewery | pFriem Family Brewers
Hood River, OR
STRONG PALE ALE
PLATINUM
Easy Runaway Pale Ale
Brewery | Old Schoolhouse Brewery
Winthrop, WA
DOUBLE GOLD
Green Hill Zone
Brewery | Logan Brewing Company
Burien, WA
GOLD
High Tower
Brewery | 10 Barrel Brewing Company Portland
Portland, OR
SILVER (TIE)
Goat Candy
Brewery | Five Dollar Ranch Brewing
Walla Walla, WA
SILVER (TIE)
West Coast Pale Ale
Brewery | Old Town Brewing
Portland, OR
WEST-COAST STYLE INDIA PALE ALE – *ONE OFF
PLATINUM
West Coast IPA
Brewery | Terranaut Beer
Bend, OR
DOUBLE GOLD
Trellishead IPA
Brewery | Varietal Beer Company
Sunnyside, WA
GOLD
Tasty Waves
Brewery | Project 9 Brewing
Seattle, WA
SILVER
Shaolin Style
Brewery | Logan Brewing Company
Burien, WA
WEST-COAST STYLE INDIA PALE ALE – *MAINSTAY
PLATINUM
Range West
Brewery | Silver City Brewery
Bremerton, WA
DOUBLE GOLD
PNW IPA
Brewery | Rogue Ales and Spirits
Newport, OR
GOLD
Grade A IPA
Brewery | Crux Fermentation Project
Bend, OR
SILVER
Deep Seek
Brewery | Block 15 Brewing
Corvallis, OR
JUDGES’ PICKS
West Coast IPA
Brewery | pFriem Family Brewers
Hood River, OR
Central Calling IPA
Brewery | Metier Brewing
Woodinville, WA
Lucille
Brewery | Georgetown Brewing Company
Seattle, WA
AMERICAN-STYLE INDIA PALE ALE – *ONE OFF
PLATINUM
Dank IPA
Brewery | pFriem Family Brewers
Hood River, OR
DOUBLE GOLD
Iron Scofflaw IPA
Brewery | Old Schoolhouse Brewery
Winthrop, WA
GOLD
Rocky Shores
Brewery | Block 15 Brewing
Corvallis, OR
SILVER
South Campus IPA
Brewery | Old Schoolhouse Brewery
Winthrop, WA
AMERICAN-STYLE INDIA PALE ALE – *MAINSTAY
PLATINUM
IPA
Brewery | pFriem Family Brewers
Hood River, OR
DOUBLE GOLD
Apex IPA
Brewery | Sound 2 Summit Brewing
Snohomish, WA
GOLD
Twine Climber IPA
Brewery | Varietal Beer Company
Sunnyside, WA
SILVER
Vicious Mosquito
Brewery | Sunriver Brewing Company
Sunriver, OR
JUDGES’ PICKS
Bodhizafa
Brewery | Georgetown Brewing Company
Seattle, WA
Two Prong Crown
Brewery | Old Stove Brewing
Seattle, WA
Citra IPA
Brewery | Stoup Brewing
Seattle, WA
JUICY OR HAZY INDIA PALE ALE – *ONE OFF
PLATINUM
Van Damn Hazy
Brewery | Five Dollar Ranch Brewing
Walla Walla, WA
DOUBLE GOLD
Orange Cream Hazy IPA
Brewery | Distant West Brewing
Seattle, WA
GOLD
Vendavel
Brewery | Burke-Gilman Brewing Company
Seattle, WA
SILVER
Golden Eclipse IPA
Brewery | Terramar Brewstillery
Bow, WA
JUDGES’ PICKS
Granny Haze
Brewery | 210 Brewing Co.
Arlington, WA
Neon Bombshells
Brewery | Ladd & Lass Brewing
Seattle, WA
Queen Octo
Brewery | Narrows Brewing
Tacoma, WA
JUICY OR HAZY INDIA PALE ALE – *MAINSTAY
PLATINUM
Dreamboat
Brewery | Everybody’s Brewing
White Salmon, WA
DOUBLE GOLD
Alpenhaze
Brewery | Icicle Brewing Company
Leavenworth, WA
GOLD
Punchbowl Juicy IPA
Brewery | Hood River Brewing Company
Hood River, OR
SILVER (TIE)
Batch 15
Brewery | Aslan Brewing Company
Bellingham, WA
SILVER (TIE)
Hazy IPA
Brewery | pFriem Family Brewers
Hood River, OR
JUDGES’ PICKS
Sup Cuz IPA
Brewery | Varietal Brewing Company”
Sunnyside, WA
Trashbird IPA
Brewery | Gruff Brewing Co.
Bellingham, WA
Enchantments
Brewery | Icicle Brewing Company
Leavenworth, WA
IMPERIAL IPA
PLATINUM (TIE)
Suspense is Terrible
Brewery | Sunriver Brewing Company
Sunriver, OR
PLATINUM (TIE)
Bottomcutter IPA
Brewery | Bale Breaker Brewing Company
Yakima, WA
DOUBLE GOLD
Fractal Sunset
Brewery | Ladd & Lass Brewing
Seattle, WA
GOLD (TIE)
Rainbow Suspenders
Brewery | Seapine Brewing Company
Seattle, WA
GOLD (TIE)
Kingslayer
Brewery | Wandering Hop
Yakima, WA
SILVER
Horizon IPA
Brewery | Metier Brewing
Woodinville, WA
FRUIT BEER
PLATINUM
Raspberry Blonde
Brewery | Talking Cedar Brewing
Rochester, WA
DOUBLE GOLD
Blueberry Fields Forever Shandy
Brewery | Public Coast Brewing Co.
Cannon Beach, OR
GOLD
Mango Daze
Brewery | Silver Moon Brewing
Bend, OR
SILVER
Good Dog Guava
Brewery | Threshold Brewing & Blending
Portland, OR
FRUITED SOUR ALE
PLATINUM
Double Hearts
Brewery | Logan Brewing Company
Burien, WA
DOUBLE GOLD
Surfin’ Bird
Brewery | Urban Family Brewing
Seattle, WA
GOLD
Peche
Brewery | Propolis Brewing
Port Townsend, WA
SILVER
Kriek
Brewery | Alesong Brewing & Blending
Eugene, OR
JUDGES’ PICKS
Beleza
Brewery | Alesong Brewing & Blending
Eugene, OR
Shuksan Sour
Brewery | Terramar Brewstillery
Bow, WA
Preservation
Brewery | Urban Family Brewing Co.
Seattle, WA
GERMAN STYLE ALES
PLATINUM
Peach Sour
Brewery | Dru Bru
Snoqualmie, WA
DOUBLE GOLD
Slap & Pickle Dill Pickle Gose
Brewery | Freebridge Brewing
The Dalles, OR
GOLD
Octopus Garden Gose
Brewery | Terramar Brewstillery
Bow, WA
SILVER (TIE)
Rhine Divide
Brewery | 10 Barrel Brewing – Portland
Portland, OR
SILVER (TIE)
Disco Lemonade
Brewery | Aslan Brewing Company
Bellingham, WA
STRONG ALE
PLATINUM
Pat from Spokane
Brewery | Here Today Brewery & Kitchen
Seattle, WA
DOUBLE GOLD
Sail Away Scotch
Brewery | Sound 2 Summit Brewing
Snohomish, WA
GOLD
Steam Tug Tripel
Brewery | Figurehead Brewing Company
Seattle, WA
SILVER
Midwatch
Brewery | Figurehead Brewing Company
Seattle, WA
MIXED CULTURE & BRETT BEER
PLATINUM (TIE)
Willambic
Brewery | Alesong Brewing & Blending
Eugene, OR
PLATINUM (TIE)
Cranberry Cuvée
Brewery | pFriem Family Brewers
Hood River, OR
DOUBLE GOLD
Bretta V
Brewery | pFriem Family Brewers
Hood River, OR
GOLD
Druif Blanc
Brewery | pFriem Family Brewers
Hood River, OR
SILVER
Neighborhood Harvest
Brewery | Taneum Creek Brewing
Cle Elum, WA
WOOD & BARREL-AGED SOUR
PLATINUM
Rum Dawn
Brewery | Urban Family Brewing Co.
Seattle, WA
DOUBLE GOLD
Warm Woolen Mittens
Brewery Alesong Brewing & Blending
Eugene, OR
GOLD
Birra Chiara
Brewery | Jellyfish Brewing
Seattle, WA
SILVER
Gose
Brewery Alesong Brewing & Blending
Eugene, OR
SPECIALTY
PLATINUM
Goat Beer
Brewery | Terranaut Beer
Bend, OR
DOUBLE GOLD
Punkin’ Patch Kids
Brewery | Threshold Brewing & Blending
Portland, OR
GOLD
Wild Series: Cucumber Gin Fizz
Brewery | Sunriver Brewing Company
Sunnriver, OR
SILVER
Dream Warp
Brewery | Here Today Brewery & Kitchen
Seattle, WA
JUDGES’ PICKS
Black Fire
Brewery | Logan Brewing Company
Burien, WA
Cocoa Cow
Brewery | Sunriver Brewing Company
Sunnriver, OR
Köntroversial
Brewery | Terranaut Beer
Bend, OR
COFFEE
PLATINUM
Bucky
Brewery | Terranaut Beer
Bend, OR
DOUBLE GOLD
Gusto Creme
Brewery | Georgetown Brewing Company
Seattle, WA
GOLD
Fulcrum Imperial Coffee Stout
Brewery | Stoup Brewing
Seattle, WA
SILVER
Grizz Coffee Brown
Brewery | Alaskan Brewing Company
Juneau, AK
INTERNATIONAL DARK LAGER
PLATINUM
Jackdrop Dunkel
Brewery | 10 Barrel Brewing Company Portland
Portland, OR
DOUBLE GOLD
Lost Trails
Brewery | Brick West Brewing Co.
Spokane, WA
GOLD
Czech-Style Dark Lager
Brewery | Single Hill Brewing
Yakima, WA
SILVER
Mad Hatter
Brewery | Full Sail Brewing
Hood River, OR
JUDGES’ PICKS
Glass Volcano
Brewery | ForeLand Beer
Portland, OR
Vienna
Brewery | Lucky Envelope Brewing
Seattle, WA
Czech Dark Lager
Brewery | Obec Brewing
Seattle, WA
PORTER
PLATINUM
Big Valley Brown
Brewery | Old Schoolhouse Brewery
Winthrop, WA
DOUBLE GOLD
Porter #3
Brewery | Obec Brewing
Seattle, WA
GOLD
Stygian Tide Baltic Porter
Brewery | Old Schoolhouse Brewery
Winthrop, WA
SILVER – TIE
Moose Man
Brewery | Recluse Brew Works
Washougal, WA
SILVER – TIE
Robust Porter
Brewery | Reuben’s Brews
Seattle, WA
STOUT
PLATINUM
Darkwave
Brewery | Varietal Beer Company
Sunnyside, WA
DOUBLE GOLD
Rage Quit
Brewery | Logan Brewing Company
Burien, WA
GOLD
Wrecking Ball
Brewery | No-Li Brewhouse
Spokane, WA
SILVER
Nebula
Brewery | Block 15 Brewing
Corvallis, OR
WOOD & BARREL-AGED BEER
PLATINUM
Barrel-Aged Vesna Saison
Brewery | Obec Brewing
Seattle, WA
DOUBLE GOLD
The Rusty Nail
Brewery | Fremont Brewing
Seattle, WA
GOLD
pFriemsters Union Bourbon Barrel Aged French Macaron Stout
Brewery | pFriem Family Brewers
Hood River, OR
SILVER (TIE)
Under Every Deep, A Lower Deep Opens
Brewery | Burke-Gilman Brewing Company
Seattle, WA
SILVER (TIE)
Quiet Eon 2023
Brewery | Old Stove Brewing
Seattle, WA
Congratulations to all of the amazing brewers and beers submitted this year!