| Name | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Silver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Each year says whether the brewery medaled. When it did not, the status says why there is nothing to count, including years before the brewery opened.
Field is the number of entries in the category that year. Entries per medal divides the field by the medals awarded.
| Beer Profile | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Silver | 8th Anniversary Lager | 5.7% | 31 | Dortmunder or German Festbier | 161 | 53.7 | Middleburg Heights | Full Profile |
| 2025 | Gold | Battle Axe | 8.6% | 33 | Strong Porter | 28 | 9.3 | Middleburg Heights | Not Found |
| 2025 | Gold | Goggle Fogger | 5.4% | 12 | South German Hefeweizen | 108 | 36.0 | Middleburg Heights | Not Found |
| 2025 | Silver | Bone Head | 9% | 80 | Strong Red Ale | 39 | 13.0 | Middleburg Heights | Not Found |
| 2025 | Bronze | Excursion Journeyman | Not Found | Not Found | Specialty Non-Alcohol Beer | 27 | 9.0 | Middleburg Heights | Not Found |
| 2025 | Bronze | Hop JuJu | 9% | 78 | Imperial India Pale Ale | 92 | 30.7 | Middleburg Heights | Not Found |
| 2023 | Gold | Alpenglow | 8.7% | Not Found | German Wheat Ale | 24 | 8.0 | Middleburg Heights | Not Found |
| 2023 | Gold | Goggle Fogger | 5.4% | 12 | South German Hefeweizen | 158 | 52.7 | Middleburg Heights | Not Found |
| 2022 | Bronze | Bone Head | 9% | 80 | Strong Red Ale | 54 | 18.0 | Middleburg Heights | Not Found |
Silver in Dortmunder or German Festbier
Fat Head's Brewery, Middleburg Heights, OH
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Breweries without ownership research are not counted as independent.
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The midpoint of the Brewery of the Year size bracket it competed in (15,001 to 100,000 barrels): 57,501 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 57,501 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E)); Brewery Type: Regional Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.
57,501 barrels times $602 per barrel, the benchmark price for its brewery type (regional Brewery), gives $34,615,602 a year. The range shown is 0.7 to 1.35 times that. Inputs: Barrels: 57,501 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E)); Brewery Type: Regional Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.
Annual revenue ($34,615,602) times a 42% gross margin, typical for its brewery type (regional Brewery), gives $14,538,553 of gross profit. Inputs: Barrels: 57,501 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E)); Brewery Type: Regional Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.
Annual revenue ($34,615,602) times a 6% EBITDA margin, typical for its brewery type (regional Brewery), gives $2,076,936. The range uses 5% to 11%, typical for self distributed breweries. Inputs: Barrels: 57,501 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E)); Brewery Type: Regional Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.
Annual revenue ($34,615,602) divided by 57,501 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 57,501 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E)); Brewery Type: Regional Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.
Annual revenue ($34,615,602) divided by the number of locations (1). Inputs: Barrels: 57,501 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E)); Brewery Type: Regional Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.