North Carolina breweries win big with 11 medals at 2025 World Beer Cup in Indianapolis

North Carolina breweries proved their world-class craftsmanship, after earning 11 medals at the 2025 World Beer Cup award ceremony, held yesterday at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis during the Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America. 

Hosted by the Brewers Association, the World Beer Cup is considered one of the most prestigious beer and cider competitions globally. This year’s event saw over 8,000 entries from over 1,700 breweries across 49 countries, judged over 14 sessions by an international panel of 265 experts. 

This is the list of North Carolina’s 205 World Beer Cup winners: 

• Gold – Chocolate Porter, Diatribe Brewing Co. – Asheville (Chocolate Beer)
• Gold – Daycation Gold, Highland Brewing Co. – Asheville (German-Style Koelsch)
• Gold – Late Czech Out, Pilot Brewing Co. – Charlotte (International Dark Lager)
• Gold – Weizenbock, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. – Mills River (South German-Style Weizenbock)
• Silver – Sláinte, Legion Brewing Co. – Charlotte (Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout)

• Silver – Living a Double Life, Wise Man Brewing – Winston-Salem (German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock)
• Silver – Hi-Wire Lager, Hi-Wire Brewing – Asheville (International-Style Pilsener)
• Silver – Outraged Daughters, Wise Man Brewing – Winston-Salem (Irish-Style Red Ale)
• Silver – Forest Hills, Olde Hickory Brewery – Hickory (Old Ale or Strong Ale)
• Bronze – Met at Midnight, Armored Cow Brewing Co. – Charlotte (Gluten-Free Beer)
• Bronze – King in The Castle, Little Brother Brewing – Kernersville (Old Ale or Strong Ale)

Earlier in the week, the North Carolina Craft Brewers Guild accepted the 2025 Brewers Association Recognition Award on behalf of the NC Beer Community, acknowledging the state’s independent craft beer industry’s extraordinary collective response to Hurricane Helene. 

The North Carolina Craft Brewers Guild (NCCBG) is a non-profit advocacy group supporting the independent craft brewers of the state through advocacy and education. North Carolina has over 400 independent craft breweries and brewpubs.

For
more information about the North Carolina Craft Brewers Guild and its member
breweries, visit drinkncbeer.org.