Hilden Brewing Co.’s Twisted Hop wins the 2013 Dublin Craft Beer Cup

The 2013 Dublin Craft Beer Cup was awarded to Hilden Brewing Co. for its beer Twisted Hop. The competition also awarded 69 medals to some of the best breweries from all corners of the globe. The cup was awarded during the International Brewing and Distilling Convention, hosted by Alltech in Dublin, Ireland, July 18 – 20. Hilden Brewing Co.’s Twisted Hop took home a gold medal and was overall winner of the competition. They are Ireland’s oldest independent brewery.

This unique event allowed craft brewers to showcase their beers and have them rated by world-renowned beer judges. The 2013 competition saw entries from across the world, indicating that ambitious brewers are opening breweries and producing extremely high quality beer brands in once unlikely locations.

Award-winning brewers received prestigious gold, silver and bronze medals in eight different categories of beer, establishing the best examples of each style. Winners were chosen by an expert panel of 12 judges based on appearance, aroma, flavour, body, style and quality, from more than 100 different breweries, hailing from North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania.

Check out the full list of winners:

Gold Medal

Hilden Brewing Co. – Twisted Hop

Left Hand Brewing C. – Milk Stout

Carlow Brewing Co. – O’Hara’s Leann Folláin

Carlow Brewing Co. – O’Hara’s Irish Red

Ben Middlemiss Brewing – Nota Bene

Jopenkerk Bierbrouwerij – Jopen Adriaan

Brasserie Castelain – Ch’ti Triple

Toit Brewpub – Toit Weiss

Boulder Beer Co. – Sweaty Betty Blonde

Moa Brewing Co. – Moa Pale Ale

Sierra Nevada – American Pale Ale

 Silver Medal

Anchor Brewing Co. – Anchor Porter

Ben Middlemiss Brewing – Hodgson

Molta Birras – L’Arrossa

Brasserie Castelain – Ch’ti Ambrée

Brasserie Castelain – Ch’ti Blonde

Niagara College Teaching Brewery – Butler’s Bitter

Carlow Brewing Company- O’Hara’s Barrel Series – Leann Folláin

Clada Group Ltd. – Kloster Scheyern Doppelbock Dunkel

Deep Creek Brewing Co.-Dweller on the Threshold

Dingle Brewing Co.- Tom Crean’s Lager

Dogfish Head – 60 minute IPA

Dogfish Head – Indian Brown Ale

Flying Dog Brewing Co. – Snake Dog IPA

Founders Brewing Co. – Founders Porter

Green Flash Brewing Co. – Double Stout

Jack Black Brewing Co. – Lumberjack Amber Ale

Lefthand Brewing Co. – Sawtooth Ale

Mill Street Brewery – Mill Street Belgian Wit

Mill Street Brewery – Mill Street Porter

Natural Selection Brewing – Origin

Niagara Teaching College – Brew Master Wheat

Schipper’s Craft Beer – Schipper’s Chinook IPA

Sierra Nevada – Sierra Nevada Kellerweis Hefeweizen

Spearhead Brewing Co. – Belgian Stout

Stone Brewing Co. – Stone IPA

Thornbridge Brewery – Wild Raven

Thornbridge Brewery – Halcyon

Toit Brewpub – Tintin Toit

Bronze Medal

Abita Brewing Co. – Purple Haze

Abita Brewing Co. – Turbodog

Anchor Brewing Co. – Liberty Ale

Breckenridge Brewery- Avalanche Ale

Breckenridge Brewery- Vanilla Porter

Birra & Blues- Doble Malta

Blacks Kinsale Craft Brewery- Kinsale Pale Ale

Boulder Beer- Hazed and Infused

Carlow Brewing Co. – O’Hara’s Irish Stout

Carlow Brewing Co. – O’Hara’s Irish Pale Ale

Cerveceria Bayernbrau de Mexico – Ambar

Deep Creek Brewing Co. – Dusty Gringo

Flying Dog Brewery – Doggy Style Classic Pale Ale

Flying Dog – Pearl Necklace Oyster Stout

Founders Brewing Co. – Founders Dirty Bastard

Great Lakes Brewing Co. – Dortmunder Gold

Hardknott Brewing Co. – Azimuth

Hardknott Brewing Co. – Continuum

Hilden Brewing Co. – Barney’s Brew

Jack Black Brewing Co. – Butcher Block Pale Ale

Mighty Hop Brewery – Happy Daze

Mill Street Brewery – Cobblestone Stout

North Coast Brewing Co. – PranQster

North Coast Brewing Co. – Scrimshaw Pilsner

Rodenburg Brewery – Royal RHA IPA

Sixpoint Brewery – Sweet Action

Spearhead Brewing Co. – Hawaiian Style Pale Ale

Thornbridge – Jaipur IPA

Three Floyds Brewing Co. – Blackheart

Three Floyds Brewing Co. – Zombie Dust