Judging happened earlier this month in Rochester. 232 breweries across the state entered a total of 1,421 beers according to the NYS Brewers Association.
Lockport-based New York Beer Project won five awards, led by a gold medal with Island Addition in the Experimental IPA category over 35 other brews.
Brooklyn-based Other Half, which has one location in Buffalo took silver in that same Experimental category with Forever Ever.
New York Beer Project also won silver medals in the categories of Belgian Other (Man’s Best Friend) and Specialty Beer: Stouts & Porters (Irish Coffee Stout), plus bronze medals in Hazy IPA (The One V-56), a bronze in Barrel Aged Sour (Brewers Reserve BA Sour Blend).
Big Ditch Brewing Company won a bronze for its Double Barrel Aqueduct 2023 in the Barrel Aged Non-Sour category.
“It’s incredible to not only see many of the same breweries win medals each year, but it’s a true testament to the …