The World Beer Awards have been handed out again. Everyone knows the gold, silver or bronze markings on the beer bottles. And of course there are again numerous Belgian breweries that have won one or more awards.
The highest honor went to Brasserie Vanuxeem’s Queue de Charrue Oud Bruin, who won the main category World’s Best Sour & Wild Beer and of course also became the Country Winner within the sub-category World’s Best Old Brown.
Given the many main categories and numerous subcategories, we list all the Belgian winners below. In total, Belgian breweries have received 107 Awards, within 9 main categories and 42 subcategories.
Congratulations to all winners!
Main Category: World Best Dark Beer
Sub Category: World’s Best Dark Barley Wine
Country Winner: Nachtraaf – Quadrupel-Donker – De Nachtraafbrouwers
Sub Category: World’s Best Dark Belgian Style Dubbel
Country Winner: Novice Black – Brouwerij De Landtsheer
Gold: Vliet Dubbel – Huisbrouwerij De Vliet
Silver: Fagnes Cuvée Constant – Brasserie des Fagnes
Bronze: Delirium Nocturnum – Brouwerij Huyghe
Bronze: St.Bernardus Prior 8 – Brouwerij St.Bernardus
Sub Category: World’s Best Dark Belgian Style Strong
Country Winner: Golden Carolus Classic – Brouwerij Het Anker
Gold: Golden Carolus Imperial Dark – Brouwerij Het Anker
Silver: Martha Brown Eyes – Belgian Brew Factory
Bronze: Malheur 12 – Brouwerij De Landtsheer
Bronze: St.Bernardus Abt 12 – Brouwerij St.Bernardus
Main Category: World’s Best Flavoured
Sub Category: World’s Best Flavoured Wood Aged
Country Winner: Quercus alba – AB InBev
Gold: Adriaen Brouwer Oaked – Brouwerij Roman
Bronze: Oude Caert Oak Aged Whisky Sauternwood Finish – Brouwerij D’Oude Caert
Sub Category: World’s Best Flavoured Low Alcohol
Silver: Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow – The Flying Dutchman Nomad Brewing Company
Bronze: Freak Kriek Zero Point Three Feel Free Merry Cherry Beer – The Flying Dutchman Nomad Brewing Company
Sub Category: World’s Best Flavoured Spirit
Country Winner: Golden Carolus Whisky Infused – Brouwerij Het Anker
Silver: La Clé du Bonheur – Brasserie du Cameleon
Bronze: Beer van Brugge 12 – Talisker Whisky Infused – Brouwerij Beer van Brugge
Sub Category: World’s Best Flavoured Fruit & Vegetable
Country Winner: Cherry Chouffe – Duvel Moortgat
Silver: Petrus RED – Brouwerij De Brabandere
Silver – Queue de Charrue Rouge – Vanuxeem
Bronze: Delirium Red – Brouwerij Huyghe
Bronze: Kriekenbier – Brouwerij Cornelissen
Sub Category: World’s Best Flavoured Herb & Spice
Country Winner: Golden Carolus Christmas – Brouwerij Het Anker
Sub Category: World’s Best Flavoured Wild/Sour
Country Winner: Rose Hipped Hibiscus Dipped Flower Power Funky Sour – The Flying Dutchman Nomad Brewing Company
Silver: Tight Lipped Dry Humored Why So Serious Nordic Berry Sour – The Flying Dutchman Nomad Brewing Company
Sub Category: World’s Best Flavoured Smoke
Country Winner: Beer van Brugge 12 – Brouwerij Beer Van Brugge
Sub Category: World’s Best Flavoured Stout / Porter
Country Winner: Wake The Hell Up You Can Sleep In The Coffin Hazelnut Cappuccino Porter – The Flying Dutchman Nomad Brewing Company
Main Category: World’s Best IPA
Sub Category: World’s Best IPA Black
Silver: Black Is Black And I Want My Baby Back – The Flying Dutchman Nomad Brewing Company
Sub Category: World’s Best IPA Speciality
Country Winner: Delirium Argentum – Brouwerij Huyghe
Gold: Grasshopper – Belgian Craft Beer Company
Bronze: Leffe Royale Cascade – AB InBev
Sub Category: World’s Best IPA English Style
Country Winner: Martin’s IPA 55 – John Martin
Sub Category: World’s Best IPA Imperial/Double
Country Winner: Graaf Aymon Heer van Dendermonde – Brouwerij De Landtsheer
Main Category: World’s Best Lager
Sub Category: World’s Best International Lager
Bronze – Martens Gold – Brouwerij Martens
Sub Category: World’s Best Lager Light
Bronze: Jupiler 0.0 – AB-InBev
Bronze: Maes 0.0% – Alken-Maes
Sub Category: World’s Best Lager Helles/Münchner
Bronze: Leffe La Légère – AB-Inbev
Sub Category: World’s Best Lager Classic Pilsener
Silver: Maes – Alken Maes
Bronze – Cornelissen Luxury Lager – Brouwerij Cornelissen
Main Category: World’s Best Pale Beer
Sub Category: World’s Best Pale Bitter up to 4.5%
Bronze: Mur de Huy – Brasserie des Plaines-Meuse
Sub Category World’s Best Pale Belgian Style Blonde
Style Winner & Country Winner: Affligem Blond – Alken-Maes
Gold: Ename Pater – Brouwerij Roman
Gold: Strandgaper – Scheldebrouwerij
Silver: Queue de Charrue Blonde – Brasserie Vanuxeem
Silver: Koris – Brasserie des Plaines-Meuse
Silver: Lamme Goedzak – Scheldebrouwerij
Bronze: Petre Devos – Petre Devos Audenaerde
Bronze: Leffe Blond – AB-InBev
Bronze: Wipers Times 14 – Brouwerij Kazematten
Bronze: Moat – MOAT
Sub Category: World’s Best Pale Seasonal
Bronze: Affligem Patersvat – Alken-Maes
Sub Category: World’s Best Pale Golden Ales
Bronze: Houppe – Brasserie Artisanale de Namur
Sub Category: World’s Best Pale Bitter 4.5 to 5.5%
Bronze: Waterloo Pilsner Malt – John Martin
Sub Category: World’s Best Pale Low Alcohol
Bronze: Force Majeure – Force Majeure Brewery
Sub Category: World’s Best Pale Amber
Bronze: Bar Belge – Stil Ende Brewery
Sub Category: World’s Best Pale Biére de Garde / Saison
Country Winner: Marcusbeer Saison – MARCUSBEER
Sub Category: World’s Best Pale Belgian Style Tripel
Country Winner: Zeezuiper – Scheldebrouwerij
Gold: St.Bernardus Tripel – Brouwerij St.Bernardus
Gold: Steeple Chase – Petre Devos Audenaerde
Silver: Delirium Tremens – Brouwerij Huyghe
Silver: Golden Carolus Ambrio – Brouwerij Het Anker
Silver: Tripel D’Anvers – Duvel Moortgat
Bronze: Mhaka – Superfoodbeers
Bronze: Affligem Tripel – Alken-Maes
Bronze: Adriaen Brouwer Tripel – Brouwerij Roman
Sub Category: World’s Best Pale Belgian Style Strong
Style Winner en Country Winner: Duvel – Duvel Moortgat
Gold: Kwak – Brouwerji Bosteels
Silver: Tripel Karmeliet – Brouwerij Bosteels
Silver: Omer Traditional Blond – Brouwerij Omer Vander Ghinste
Silver: Averbode – Brouwerij Huyghe
Bronze: ’n Toeboack – Scheldebrouwerij
Bronze: Golden Carolus Imperial Blond – Brouwerij Het Anker
Sub Category: Pale Beer Belgian Style
Country Winner: Jambes en l’air – Brasserie Artisanale de Namur
Silver: Leffe Ambrée – AB-InBev
Bronze: Martha Sexy Blond – Belgian Brew Factory
Main Category: World’s Best Sour & Wild Beer
WINNAAR MAIN CATEGORY: Queue de Charrue Oud Bruin– Brasserie Vanuxeem
Sub Category: Worlds Best Framboise
Bronze: Lindemans Framboise – Lindemans Brewery
Sub Category: World’s Best Fruit Lambic
Country Winner: Mort Subite Witte Lambic – Alken-Maes
Bronze: Timmermans Pêche – John Martin
Sub Category: World’s Best Kriek
Style Winner en Country Winner: Mort Subite Kriek Lambic – Alken-Maes
Gold: Oude Kriek Cuvée René – Lindemans Brewery
Silver – Kriek Boon – Brouwerij Boon
Bronze – Mort Subite Oude Kriek Lambic – Alken-Maes
Sub Category: World’s Best Oud Bruin
Country Winner: Queue de Charrue Oud Bruin– Brasserie Vanuxeem
Gold: Petre Devos Réserve – Petre Devos Audenaerde
Silver: Liefmans Goldenband – Duvel Moortgat
Sub Category World’s Best Sour/Wild Ale
Country Winner: Petrus Aged Pale – Brouwerij De Brabandere
Bronze: Peeterman – Eeuwenoud Springlevend – Brouweirj Breda
Sub Category: Sour & Wild Beer Lambic Winners
Bronze: Mort Subite Gueuze Lambic – Alken Maes
Main Category World’s Best Speciality Beer
Sub Category: World’s Best Speciality Gluten-free
Bronze: Tripel I Like – Beer I Like
Bronze: Brunehaut Triple – Brasserie de Brunehaut
Sub Category: World’s Best Speciality Brut Beer
Silver: Vaurien V7 – Brasserie Centre Ardenne
Bronze: Adrianus Gold Papa Bibens Anno 1522 – Brouwerij Breda
Sub Category: World’s Best Speciality Experimental
Bronze: Kana – Pieter Vermeiren
Main Category: World’s Best Stout & Porter
Sub Category: World’s Best Stout
Silver: More Complicated Than Your Girlfriend Stout – The Flying Dutchman Nomad Brewing Company
Sub Category: World’s Best Imperial Stout
Country Winner: Beast Of The East The Bear Is There Russian Imperial Stout – The Flying Dutchman Nomad Brewing
Main Category: World’s Best Wheat Beer
Sub Category: World’s Best Belgian Style Witbier
Country Winner: Hoegaarden Wit – AB-Inbev
Silver – Kristoffel Wit – Brouwerij Martens
Silver – Blanche De Namur – Brasserie du Bocq
Bronze – Hyena – Belgian Brew Factory
Bronze – Witheer – Scheldebrouwerij
Bronze – Affiligem Wit – Alken-Maes
