AWARDS & ACCOLADES

GREAT AMERICAN BEER FESTIVAL® 2021

Gold (Experimental Beer): Japanese Dry Rice Lager with Ben’s American Sake Koji

GREAT AMERICAN BEER FESTIVAL® 2019

Gold (Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer): Sour Brown Aged on Palo Santo

PASTE MAGAZINE BEST IPA 2018

7th Place Hazy Juicy Hoppy Fresh

WORLD BEER CUP® BRONZE AWARD 2018 – WOOD BARREL AGED BEER STYLE

Dry-Hopped Brett Pale

PASTE MAGAZINE BEST GOSE BEER 2017

10th Place Citra Gose

GREAT AMERICAN BEER FESTIVAL® 2016

Gold (German-Style Maerzen Category): Zirkusfest Octoberfest Lager 

PASTE MAGAZINE BEST WILD SOUR/WILD ALES

17th Place Sour Blonde

NC BREWERS CUP 2016

2nd Place (Commercial Spice/Herb/Veg.): Pumpkin Vienna Lager
3rd Place (Commercial Belgian, French Ale): Oak Fermented Belgian White Ale w/ Brett
3rd Place (Commercial Light Lager): Hi-Wire Lager

NC BREWERS CUP 2015

Gold (Specialty Beer): Lion Tamer Rye IPA
Silver (Commercial European Amber Lager): Zirkusfest Oktoberfest Lager

NC BREWERS CUP 2014

2nd Place Overall Beer: Hi-Wire Lager
1st Place German Style Pilsner: Hi-Wire Lager
2nd Place American Pale Ale: Prime Time Pale Ale
2nd Place Weizen/Weissbier: Uprisin’ Hefeweizen
3rd Place Wood Aged Beer: Ringmaster’s reserve Vol 1: Wine Barrel Aged Belgian IPA

RATEBEER

Best New Brewery in North Carolina (2013)