Sip Magazine is excited to reveal the winners of the 12th Annual Best of the Northwest beer competition!

An open call for submissions was put out to craft breweries of all sizes across the Pacific Northwest, this year we broke an 11-year record with over 550 submissions sent in. 

The beers were sampled blind and judged by leading beverage industry experts, cicerones, beverage directors/buyers, beer writers, producers and bottle shop owners, who determined 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, cider and seltzer will be released in the annual Collector’s Print Issue out early 2024.

All beers are organized from light to hoppy, dark and full. 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 the digital edition CLICK HERE. 

NON-ALCOHOLIC

PLATINUM
Fresh Kicks Pale Ale
Brewery | Self Care
Olympia, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
NØ MØ Hazy IPA
Brewery | Crux Fermentation Project
Bend, OR

GOLD
Black Butte Non-Alcoholic
Brewery | Deschutes Brewery
Bend, OR

SILVER
NØ MØ IPA
Brewery | Crux Fermentation Project
Bend, OR

KÖLSCH + ALT BIER

PLATINUM
Arrow Point Amber Altbier
Brewery | Bainbridge Brewing
Bainbridge Island, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Helmut
Brewery | Burke-Gilman Brewing Company
Seattle, WA

GOLD
Kölsch
Brewery | Chuckanut Brewery
Burlington, WA

SILVER
Kölsch
Brewery | Double Mountain Brewery & Cidery
Hood River, OR

JUDGES’ PICKS
Vagablonde
Brewery | 20 Corners Brewing
Woodinville, WA

Kölsch
Brewery | Dru Bru
Cle Elum, WA

Kölsch
Brewery | Four Generals Brewing
Renton, WA

AMERICAN-STYLE LAGER + PILSNER

PLATINUM
Bay Drifter
Brewery | Aslan Brewing Company
Bellingham, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Sparkle Lite
Brewery | Ladd & Lass Brewing
Seattle, WA

GOLD
This American Lager
Brewery | Freebridge Brewing
The Dalles, OR

SILVER
Barley Rae Jepsen
Brewery | Lucky Envelope Brewing
Seattle, WA

JUDGES’ PICKS
Pile Buck Pils
Brewery | Buoy Beer Company
Astoria, OR

Premium Lager
Brewery | Kulshan Brewing Co.
Bellingham, WA

Daydrinker Pilsner
Brewery | Old Schoolhouse Brewery
Winthrop, WA

PALE COMMONWEALTH AND GOLDEN ALE

PLATINUM
Old Number Six
Brewery | Terramar Brewstillery
Bow-Edison, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Shanghai’d
Brewery | Old Town Brewing
Portland, OR

GOLD
Kiwanda Ale
Brewery | Pelican Brewing Company
Pacific City, OR

SILVER
Corner Coast
Brewery | No-Li Brewhouse
Spokane, WA

INTERNATIONAL LIGHT LAGER

PLATINUM
Lager
Brewery | pFriem Family Brewers
Hood River, OR

DOUBLE GOLD
Bochi Bochi
Brewery | Crux Fermentation Project
Bend, OR

GOLD
Oktoberfest
Brewery | Silver City Brewery
Bremerton, WA

SILVER
Casita
Brewery | Varietal Beer Company
Sunnyside, WA

JUDGES’ PICKS
Rauch Helles
Brewery | Four Generals Brewing
Renton, WA

Larrabee Lager Original Helles
Brewery | Larrabee Lager Company
Bellingham, WA

Rice Rice Baby
Brewery | The Good Society Brewery
Seattle, WA

CZECH + GERMAN STYLE PILSNER

PLATINUM
Northtown
Brewery | Larrabee Lager Company
Bellingham, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Landform Pils
Brewery | ForeLand Beer
McMinnville, OR

GOLD
Pilsner
Brewery | Seapine Brewing
Seattle, WA

SILVER
Coastal Pils
Brewery | Aslan Brewing Company
Bellingham, WA

JUDGES’ PICKS
Spalt Pilsner
Brewery | Four Generals Brewing
Renton, WA

Pilsner
Brewery | Half Lion Brewing Company
Sumner, WA

Pilsner
Brewery | pFriem Family Brewers
Hood River, OR

EUROPEAN LIGHT ALES

PLATINUM
Kilty MacSporran
Brewery | Postdoc Brewing
Redmond, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
English Mild
Brewery | Stoup Brewing
Seattle, WA

GOLD
Fort Lawton Ale
Brewery | Figurehead Brewing
Seattle, WA

SILVER – TIE
English Bitter
Brewery | Obec Brewing
Seattle, WA

SILVER – TIE
Neckable Bitter
Brewery | Volition Brewing
North Bend, WA

SAISON

PLATINUM
Farmhouse Fusion
Brewery | Alesong Brewing & Blending
Eugene, OR

DOUBLE GOLD – TIE
White River Saison
Brewery | Ferment Brewing
Hood River, OR

DOUBLE GOLD – TIE
Lenticular Clouds
Brewery | Ladd & Lass Brewing
Seattle, WA

GOLD
Fuzzword
Brewery | Dwinell Country Ales
Goldendale, WA

SILVER
Vidal Saison
Brewery | Terramar Brewstillery
Bow-Edison, WA

HOPPY LAGER

PLATINUM – TIE
French Pilsner
Brewery | Lucky Envelope Brewing
Seattle, WA

PLATINUM – TIE
Palouse NW Pilsner
Brewery | Wheelie Pop Brewing
Seattle, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Retrograde
Brewery | Single Hill Brewing
Yakima, WA

GOLD
Mother George’s Brew
Brewery | Métier Brewing
Seattle, WA

SILVER
West Coast Pilsner
Brewery | Fracture Brewing
Portland, OR

GERMAN WHEAT, RYE & COUNTRY ALES

PLATINUM
Hefeweizen
Brewery | Seapine Brewing
Seattle, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Hefeweizen
Brewery | Ferment Brewing
Hood River, OR

GOLD
Hefeweizen
Brewery | Dru Bru
Cle Elum, WA

SILVER
The Cruise
Brewery | Threshold Brewing & Blending
Portland, OR

BELGIAN-STYLE

PLATINUM
First to Fall
Brewery | The Good Society Brewery
Seattle, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Patersbier
Brewery | Figurehead Brewing
Seattle, WA

GOLD
7th Leg
Brewery | Figurehead Brewing
Seattle, WA

SILVER
Black Ball Dubbel
Brewery | Figurehead Brewing
Seattle, WA

AMERICAN-STYLE PALE ALE

PLATINUM
Rippin
Brewery | Sunriver Brewing Company
Sunriver, OR

DOUBLE GOLD
Big Juicy
Brewery | No-Li Brewhouse
Spokane, WA

GOLD
Sunnyland
Brewery | Kulshan Brewing Co.
Bellingham, WA

SILVER
Johnny Utah
Brewery | Georgetown Brewing Co.
Seattle, WA

JUDGES’ PICKS
Daybreaker Pale Ale
Brewery | Bale Breaker Brewing Company
Yakima, WA

Pacific Pale
Brewery | Buoy Beer Company
Astoria, OR

Mosaic Pale
Brewery | Stoup Brewing
Seattle, WA

AMERICAN-STYLE INDIA PALE ALE – *ONE OFF

PLATINUM
Applied Science
Brewery | Sunriver Brewing Company
Sunriver, OR

DOUBLE GOLD
The Angry Crow
Brewery | Wheelie Pop Brewing
Seattle, WA

GOLD
Yakima Bound
Brewery | Stoup Brewing
Seattle, WA

SILVER
Buzzy Numbers
Brewery | Single Hill Brewing
Yakima, WA

AMERICAN-STYLE INDIA PALE ALE – *MAINSTAY

PLATINUM
Bodhizafa
Brewery | Georgetown Brewing Co.
Seattle, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Eastside
Brewery | Single Hill Brewing
Yakima, WA

GOLD
Two Pronged Crown
Brewery | Old Stove Brewing Co.
Seattle, WA

SILVER
Suntop
Brewery | Half Lion Brewing Company
Sumner, WA

JUDGES’ PICKS
Ecliptic Starburst
Brewery | Ecliptic Brewing
Portland, OR

DANG! CITRA
Brewery | Hellbent Brewing
Seattle, WA

Lush
Brewery | Fremont Brewing
Seattle, WA

WEST-COAST STYLE INDIA PALE ALE – *ONE OFF

PLATINUM
Homegrown
Brewery | Bale Breaker Brewing Company
Yakima, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Mesmeric Gaze
Brewery | ForeLand Beer
McMinnville, OR

GOLD
Easy IPA
Brewery | Buoy Beer Company
Astoria, OR

SILVER
Clearview
Brewery | Sunriver Brewing Company
Sunriver, OR

JUDGES’ PICKS
Escape from Indiana
Brewery | Double Mountain Brewing & Cidery
*In collaboration with Everybody’s Brewing
Hood River, OR

Tigerteeth
Brewery | Georgetown Brewing Co.
Seattle, WA

Pint of Ambition
Brewery | Stoup Brewing
Seattle, WA

WEST-COAST STYLE INDIA PALE ALE – *MAINSTAY

PLATINUM
Range West
Brewery | Silver City Brewery
Bremerton, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Shape Creation
Brewery | ForeLand Beer
McMinnville, OR

GOLD
Bondi Beach Party
Brewery | Sunriver Brewing Company
Sunriver, OR

SILVER
Escape Artist
Brewery | Everybody’s Brewing
White Salmon, WA

JUDGES’ PICKS
Windfall Citrus
Brewery | Bainbridge Brewing
Bainbridge Island, WA

Jam
Brewery | FrinGe Brewing
Ferndale, WA

Oswald
Brewery | Public Coast Brewing Co.
Cannon Beach, OR

JUICY OR HAZY PALE ALE

PLATINUM
Sky Kraken
Brewery | Fremont Brewing
Seattle, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Gutterball
Brewery | Ten Pin Brewing
Moses Lake, WA

GOLD
Hugs and Flip Flops
Brewery | Sunriver Brewing Company
Sunriver, OR

SILVER
Seattle Sunshine
Brewery | Hellbent Brewing
Seattle, WA

JUDGES’ PICKS
Cloud Mentality
Brewery | 10 Barrel Brewing Co.
Bend, OR

Riding on the Wind
Brewery | Old Stove Brewing Co.
Seattle, WA

Powder Hungry
Brewery | Sound2Summit Brewery
Snohomish, WA

JUICY OR HAZY INDIA PALE ALE – *ONE OFF

PLATINUM
Summerside
Brewery | Georgetown Brewing Co.
Seattle, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Groundswell
Brewery | Single Hill Brewing
Yakima, WA

GOLD
Hype Machine
Brewery | Fracture Brewing
Portland, OR

SILVER
Hazy Pajama Party
Brewery | Crossbuck Brewing
Walla Walla, WA

JUICY OR HAZY INDIA PALE ALE – *MAINSTAY

PLATINUM
Look Out! Fire Ants!
Brewery | Urban Family Brewing Co.
Seattle, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Into the Haze
Brewery | Kulshan Brewing Co.
Bellingham, WA

GOLD
Wildfire Haze
Brewery | Half Lion Brewing Company
Sumner, WA

SILVER
Clarity Rarity Hazy
Brewery | Bale Breaker Brewing Company
Yakima, WA

JUDGES’ PICKS
Hazy Schmazy
Brewery | Crossbuck Brewing
Walla Walla, WA

Space Garden
Brewery | Stoup Brewing
Seattle, WA

Green Hill Zone
Brewery | Logan Brewing Company
Burien, WA

AMERICAN-STYLE IMPERIAL INDIA PALE ALE

PLATINUM
Fractal Sunset
Brewery | Ladd & Lass Brewing
Seattle, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Rainbow Suspenders
Brewery | Seapine Brewing
Seattle, WA

GOLD
Overlander
Brewery | Cascade Lakes Brewing Company
Redmond, OR

SILVER – TIE
Jet Juiced
Brewery | No-Li Brewhouse
Spokane, WA

SILVER – TIE
Ruud Awakening
Brewery | Old Schoolhouse Brewery No-Li Brewhouse
Winthrop, WA

JUICY OR HAZY IMPERIAL INDIA PALE ALE

PLATINUM
Hey Big Dummy
Brewery | Five Dollar Ranch Brewing
Walla Walla, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Genetic Sequins
Brewery | Single Hill Brewing
Yakima, WA

GOLD
Juicier and Juicier
Brewery | Hellbent Brewing
Seattle, WA

SILVER
Cascade Fog
Brewery | No-Li Brewhouse
Spokane, WA

FRUIT BEER

PLATINUM
Out of Focus
Brewery | 10 Barrel Brewing Co.
Bend, OR

DOUBLE GOLD
Coconut Brown Ale
Brewery | Public Coast Brewing Co.
Cannon Beach, OR

GOLD
Beach Life P.O.G. Pale Ale
Brewery | GoodLife Brewing
Bend, OR

SILVER
Pin Crusher
Brewery | Ten Pin Brewing
Moses Lake, WA

SOUR ALE

PLATINUM
Strange News From Another Star
Brewery | Volition Brewing Co.
North Bend, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Riviera
Brewery | 10 Barrel Brewing Co.
Bend, OR

GOLD
Birra Chiara
Brewery | Jellyfish Brewing Company
Seattle, WA

SILVER – TIE
Baywindow
Brewery | 10 Barrel Brewing Co.
Bend, OR

SILVER – TIE
Gose
Brewery | Four Generals Brewing
Renton, WA

FRUITED SOUR ALE

PLATINUM
Raspberry Parliament
Brewery | Alesong Brewing & Blending
Eugene, OR

DOUBLE GOLD
Shuksan Sour
Brewery | Terramar Brewstillery
Bow-Edison, WA

GOLD
Gindulgence
Brewery | 10 Barrel Brewing Co.
Bend, OR

SILVER
Agrio Morado
Brewery | 10 Barrel Brewing Co.
Bend, OR

JUDGES’ PICKS
Good Dog Guava
Brewery | Threshold Brewing & Blending
Portland, OR

Guava Dawn
Brewery | Urban Family Brewing Co.
Seattle, WA

Yacht Rocket
Brewery | Urban Family Brewing Co.
Seattle, WA

MIXED CULTURE + BRETT BEER

PLATINUM
Druif Rouge
Brewery | pFriem Family Brewers
Hood River, OR

DOUBLE GOLD
Bell Fraise
Brewery | 10 Barrel Brewing Co.
Bend, OR

GOLD – TIE
Sea Change
Brewery | Dwinell Country Ales
Goldendale, WA

GOLD – TIE
Summer Blush
Brewery | Dwinell Country Ales
Goldendale, WA

SILVER
The Sentinel
Brewery | Ferment Brewing
Hood River, OR

WOOD & BARREL-AGED SOUR

PLATINUM
Femme De La Rouge
Brewery | 10 Barrel Brewing Co.
Bend, OR

DOUBLE GOLD
Greg & the Giant Peach
Brewery Urban Family Brewing Co.
Seattle, WA

GOLD
Whiskers on Kittens
Brewery | Alesong Brewing & Blending
Eugene, OR

SILVER
Rose Bois Grand Cru
Brewery | 10 Barrel Brewing Co.
Bend, OR

AMBER / RED ALE

PLATINUM – TIE
Red Cap
Brewery | Kulshan Brewing Co.
Bellingham, WA

PLATINUM – TIE
Northwest Red
Brewery | Stoup Brewing
Seattle, WA

DOUBLE GOLD – TIE
Amber Ale
Brewery | Full Sail Brewing
Hood River, OR

DOUBLE GOLD – TIE
Amber Waves
Brewery | Old Stove Brewing Co.
Seattle, WA

GOLD
NW Honey Red
Brewery Public Coast Brewing Co.
Cannon Beach, OR

SILVER
Angle Amber
Brewery | Ten Pin Brewing
Moses Lake, WA

INTERNATIONAL AMBER / DARK

PLATINUM
The Archduke
Brewery | Burke-Gilman Brewing Company
Seattle, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Schwarzbier
Brewery | Four Generals Brewing
Renton, WA

GOLD
Maibock
Brewery | Four Generals Brewing
Renton, WA

SILVER
Festbier
Brewery | Dru Bru
Cle Elum, WA

JUDGES’ PICKS
Oktoberfest Lager
Brewery | Hellbent Brewing
Seattle, WA

Czech Dark Lager
Brewery | Obec Brewing
Seattle, WA

Sarlacc Schwarzbier
Brewery | Jellyfish Brewing
Seattle, WA

SPECIALTY

PLATINUM – TIE
Cucumber Crush
Brewery | 10 Barrel Brewing Co.
Bend, OR

PLATINUM – TIE
Pumpkin Bier
Brewery | pFriem Family Brewers
Hood River, OR

DOUBLE GOLD
Cocoa Cow
Brewery | Sunriver Brewing Company
Sunriver, OR

GOLD
Molé Brown
Brewery | Old Stove Brewing Co.
Seattle, WA

SILVER
Salted Caramel Fudge Swirl Dark Expanse
Brewery | Threshold Brewing & Blending
Portland, OR

JUDGES’ PICKS
BeeLoved
Brewery | 10 Barrel Brewing Co.
Bend, OR

Sakura
Brewery | Burke-Gilman Brewing Company
Seattle, WA

Ring of Fire!
Brewery | Old Stove Brewing Co.
Seattle, WA

STRONG ALE

PLATINUM
2023 Space Quadyssey
Brewery | Terramar Brewstillery
Bow-Edison, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Year One (English Style Barleywine)
Brewery | Ladd & Lass Brewing
Seattle, WA

GOLD – TIE
My Retirement Grease
Brewery | 10 Barrel Brewing Co.
Bend, OR

GOLD – TIE
Monk’s Uncle
Brewery | Pike Brewing Company
Seattle, WA

SILVER
Barleywine
Brewery | Ferment Brewing
Hood River, OR

PORTER

PLATINUM
Robust Porter
Brewery | Stoup Brewing
Seattle, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Black Butte Porter
Brewery | Deschutes Brewery
Bend, OR

GOLD
Neptune
Brewery | Threshold Brewing & Blending
Portland, OR

SILVER – TIE
9lb Porter
Brewery | Georgetown Brewing Co.
Seattle, WA

SILVER – TIE
Lookout Point Porter
Brewery | Terramar Brewstillery
Bow-Edison, WA

STOUT

PLATINUM
Dormancy Breakfast Stout
Brewery | Bale Breaker Brewing Company
Yakima, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Snake Eye Stout
Brewery | Ten Pin Brewing
Moses Lake, WA

GOLD
Rye Stout
Brewery | Flying Lion Brewing
Seattle, WA

SILVER
Xylocopa
Brewery | Watts Brewing Company
Bothell, WA

IMPERIAL STOUT

PLATINUM
Into the Deep
Brewery | Sound2Summit Brewery
Snohomish, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Wrecking Ball
Brewery | No-Li Brewhouse
Spokane, WA

GOLD
5X Stout
Brewery | Pike Brewing Company
Seattle, WA

SILVER
Tickle Monster
Brewery | Jellyfish Brewing Company
Seattle, WA

COFFEE

PLATINUM
Gusto Crema
Brewery | Georgetown Brewing Co.
Seattle, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Midnight Session
Brewery | Logan Brewing Company
Burien, WA

GOLD
Shot in the Dark
Brewery | Sound2Summit Brewery
Snohomish, WA

SILVER
Exile in Sibeeria
Brewery | Scamp Brewing
Auburn, WA

WOOD & BARREL-AGED BEER

PLATINUM
Castaway
Brewery | Old Stove Brewing Co.
Seattle, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Baltic Storm
Brewery | Alesong Brewing & Blending
Eugene, OR

GOLD
Rum Barrel Aged Coconut Porter
Brewery | pFriem Family Brewers
Hood River, OR

SILVER
Love, Lost at Sea
Brewery | Buoy Beer Company
Astoria, OR

JUDGES’ PICKS
Rusty Nail (2023)
Brewery | Fremont Brewing
Seattle, WA

Wood Series: Bourbon Barrel Ale
Brewery | Sunriver Brewing Company
Sunriver, OR

Barrel Aged Dark Expanse
Brewery | Threshold Brewing & Blending
Portland, OR

To view the results from Sip Magazine’s Best of the NW Fresh Hop categories click here.