Michigan’s 2022 World Expo of Beer Commercial Competition Winners

The 2022 World Expo of Beer Commercial Competition Winners have been announced!

The tasting competition took place on Saturday, April 16, 2022. In order to compete, breweries that are signed up for the World Expo of Beer in May could send in as many beers as they wanted to be judged by a slate of certified judges. The judges used the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) guidelines to place the beers into 41 different categories.

To here more about the process, winners, and World Expo of Beer, check out the 25th episode of Better on Draft’s MI Series, where we interview James Boyd.

Check out the winning breweries and the award winning brews!

Archival Brewing (Belmont)

• Gold – British Brown – Murphy Mac
• Gold – Historical/Smoked – Kottbusser
• Silver – Strong British – Acts of Union
• Bronze – International Lager – Dark Side of the Goat
• Bronze – British Bitter – Take It to the Grave
• Bronze – Scottish – Take It to the Grave

Austin Brothers Beer Co (Alpena)

• Silver – American Specialty IPA – X Murks the Spot
• Bronze – Dark European Lager – Shipwreck Schwarz

B. Nektar (Ferndale)

• Gold – Fruit/Spiced/Specialty Mead – Mango Sorbet
• Silver – Fruit/Spiced/Specialty Mead – Fleur de Bees
• Bronze – Fruit/Spiced/Specialty Mead – New Wave Lemonade

Bell’s Brewery (Kalamazoo)

• Gold – Specialty – Light Hearted
• Silver – Standard American – Oberon
• Bronze – Historical/Smoked – Kviek
• Bronze – Alternative Fermentation – Hop Grandslam

Big Hart Brewing Co (Hart)

• Gold – Pale Bitter European – Workingmans
• Gold – Strong American – Test Hill
• Gold – Historical/Smoked – Smoke Follows
• Gold – Wood Aged – Barrel Walker
• Silver – Irish – Star Hill
• Silver – American Pale – Alphonse
• Bronze – American Amber and Brown – Dune Rail

Dark Horse Brewing Co (Marshall)

• Silver – British Brown – Boffo Brown
• Bronze – Wood Aged – Plead the 5th

Frankenmuth Brewery (Frakenmuth)

• Gold – Standard American – American Blonde
• Silver – Czech Lager – Brown Hound
• Silver – British Bitter – American Blonde
• Silver – Strong Belgian – Tripel Vision
• Silver – Trappist – Tripel Vision
• Bronze – Amber Malty European – Bock

Grand Rivery Brewery (Jackson)

• Silver – Scottish – Freckled Face Hustler
• Silver – Dark British – Black Ace
• Silver – European Sour/American Wild – Ramble Jam
• Bronze – Pale Commonwealth – Modern Roots
• Bronze – British Brown – Smalltown Brown
• Bronze – American Specialty IPA – Karma Knife
• Bronze – Strong Belgian – Under the Oaks

Innovators Brewing Co (Richville)

• Gold – Pale Commonwealth – Pale Ale
• Gold – Standard/Specialty Cider – Apple Smasher
• Silver – Amber Malty European – Vienna
• Silver – Spiced – S’more Stout
• Bronze – American Pale – Pale Ale
• Bronze – Standard/Specialty Cider – Apple Smasher II

Loggers Brewing Company (Saginaw)

• Bronze – Amber Bitter European – Vienna

New Holland Brewing Company (Holland)

• Gold – American Specialty IPA – Tangerine Space Machine
• Silver – Strong American – Dragon’s Milk Solera
• Bronze – Pale Bitter European – Full Circle
• Bronze – Dark British – The Poet

Odd Side Ales (Grand Haven)

• Best in Show (Top Beer of the Competition) – Citra Pale Ale
• Gold – International Lager – Beer Me
• Gold – Irish – Paddy’s Red
• Gold – American Amber and Brown – Paddy’s Red
• Gold – American Pale – Citra Pale Ale
• Gold – Spiced – Mayan Mocha Stout
• Silver – Amber Bitter European – Oddtoberfest
• Silver – Fruit Beer – B/R/L Fruitsicle
• Silver – Wood Aged – Hazel’s Nuts Toasted
• Bronze – Strong American – Anniversary IPA

Paw Paw Brewing Company (Paw Paw)

• Silver – Standard/Specialty Cider – Watermelon Forbidden Fruit

Perrin Brewing Co (Comstock Park)

• Gold – American IPA – 5910
• Silver – American IPA – Double Pay
• Bronze – European Sour/American Wild – Roselaire

Pink Barrel Cellars (Grand Rapids)

• Bronze – Razz Rubarb

Redwood Brewery (Flint)

• Gold – Amber Malty European – Marzen
• Gold – Amber Bitter European – Vienna
• Gold – Dark British – American Stout
• Gold – American Porter and Stout – American Stout
• Silver – International Lager – Amber Lager
• Silver – Pale Malty European – Vienna
• Silver – German Wheat – Hefeweizen
• Silver – American Porter and Stout – Cream Stout
• Bronze – Pale Malty European – Oktoberfest
• Bronze – Strong European Beer – Baltic Porter
• Bronze – Trappist – Belgian Dark Strong

ROAK Brewing Co (Marshall)

• Silver – Alternative Fermentation – French Toast Devil Dog

Tri-City Brewing Company

• Gold – Strong European Beer – Ruckinator
• Gold – Strong British – Yesterday’s Hero
• Gold – Belgian – Wenona Wit
• Gold – Strong Belgian – Montresso
• Gold – Trappist – Montresso
• Silver – Dark European Lager – Dark Eagle
• Silver – Belgian – Torchon
• Bronze – Czech Lager – Dark Eagle
• Bronze – Strong British – Shovel Strong
• Bronze – Belgian – Tres Citera Fermenta
• Bronze – Specialty – Anabelle Lee

Upper Hand Brewery (Escanaba)

• Gold – British Bitter – Upper Hand Peninsula Ale (UPA)
• Gold – Alternative Fermentation – Sugar Bush
• Bronze – Standard American – Upper Hand Light

Witch’s Hat Brewing Company (South Lyon)

• Silver – Pale Bitter European – Three Chord Kolsch
• Bronze – American IPA – Train Hopper

Ypsi Alehouse (Ypsilanti)

• Gold – Scottish – Lollybroch
• Silver – Strong European Beer – Javine
• Silver – Pale Commonwealth – Badger in the Barley
• Silver – American Amber and Brown – Isle Royale Amber
• Bronze – Irish – Rosie Country

Shout out to Michigan Beer Guide for posting the results on their Facebook page. Check out the page for all of the winners!

If you are planning on attending the World Expo of Beer next month, be on the lookout for the medals at each tent for the breweries. The beer festival takes place on Friday, May 20 and Saturday, May 21. More information can be found on the World Expo of Beer website.

Cheers!