The AmeriCAN Canned Craft Beer Festival comes in two parts. The festival portion -- wherein we all get to taste the canned goodness -- will go down this Saturday. The judging portion, for which certified tasters from around the Valley were gathered to review beers sent by breweries far and wide, happened yesterday.
In a special ceremony streamed online, Anthony Canecchia of SanTan Brewing Co. announced the winners of the judging session. Because SanTan's hosting the festival, none of their beers were entered in the competition.
Read our handy list of winners after the jump.
India Pale Ale
1. Lumberyard IPA (We could've called that one)
2. Four Peaks Hop Knot
3. Ska Modus Hoperandi
American Pale Ale
1. Oskar Blues Dale's Pale Ale
2. Sun King Osiris
3. Caldera Pale Ale
English Pale Ale
1. No Medal Awarded
2. Ska ESB
3. No Medal Awarded
Wheat Beer
1. Leinenkugel Honey Weiss
2. Bavik Witterkerke
3. No Medal Awarded
Stout and Porter
1. No Medal Awarded
2. Oskar Blues Ten Fidy
3. No Medal Awarded
Amber and Brown Ale
1. Grand Canyon Sunset Amber
2. Big Sky Moose Drool
3. Anderson Valley Boont Amber
Gold, Blond, Pilsner and Light Lager
1. No Medal Awarded
2. Mammoth Golden Trout Pilsner
3. Mudshark UpRiver Light Lager
Fruit Beer
1. No Medal Awarded
2. Maui Mana Wheat
3. 21st Amendment Hell or High Watermelon
Specialty Beer
1. No Medal Awarded
2. 21st Amendment Back in Black
3. Oskar Blues Old Chub
Click here to see the full results of the judging.