Beer using experimental techniques or ingredients.
ABV 2.5 to 14.0%
2.5% 14.0%
ABV 2.5 to 14.0% IBU 5 to 100
5 100
IBU 5 to 100 SRM 2 to 40
2 40
SRM 2 to 40 Special categories are judged on an added ingredient, a process, or a nonstandard base, not on one classic style. Source: Brewers Association Beer Style Guidelines (approximate ranges) (approximate)
Entrants by Year How Crowded the Category Is Table view Entrants by Year Entries 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Entries 88 96 83 75 73 26
2025 · Category 22 · 73 Entrants. Select a column header to sort. Medal Beer ABV IBU Hops Brewery City G Doctor Love 7% Not Found Not Found Armored Cow Brewing Co. Charlotte, NC S Hot Loins 6.2% 11 Not Found Short's Brewing Co. (Production Facility) Elk Rapids, MI B NaughTea 5% Not Found Not Found Avery Brewing Co. Boulder, CO
2024 · Category 22 · 75 Entrants. Select a column header to sort. Medal Beer ABV IBU Hops Brewery City G Great Wave Sake Lager 5.1% Not Found Not Found MAP Brewing Co. Bozeman, MT S Bourbon Maple Wishes and Pecan Dreams Not Found Not Found Not Found Odd Side Ales Grand Haven, MI B Agrio Morado 6.5% 3 Not Found 10 Barrel Brewing Co. (Bend Pub) Bend, OR
2023 · Category 20 · 83 Entrants. Select a column header to sort. Medal Beer ABV IBU Hops Brewery City G Hill & Hollow: Cayuga Not Found Not Found Not Found Cinderlands Foederhouse Pittsburgh, PA S Apple Pomace Puncheon Not Found Not Found Not Found Angel City Brewery Los Angeles, CA B Small Batch - Intinction Sauvignon Blanc Not Found Not Found Not Found Russian River Brewing Co. (Windsor) Windsor, CA
2022 · Category 18 · 96 Entrants. Select a column header to sort. Medal Beer ABV IBU Hops Brewery City G Southern Tee Not Found Not Found Not Found New Realm Brewing, (Charleston) Charleston, SC S Edgefield Coolship no. 5 Not Found Not Found Not Found McMenamins Breweries Portland, OR B Great Wave Sake Lager 5.1% Not Found Not Found MAP Brewing Co. Bozeman, MT
2021 · Category 18 · 88 Entrants. Select a column header to sort. Medal Beer ABV IBU Hops Brewery City G Japanese Dry Rice Lager Not Found Not Found Not Found Hi-Wire Brewing (South Slope Specialty Brewery & Taproom) Asheville, NC S Vocal Jam Not Found Not Found Not Found Short Fuse Brewing Co. Schiller Park, IL B Skins Not Found Not Found Not Found Amalgam Brewing. Denver, CO
2026 Medal Beers G Gold in Experimental Beer
Dill You Take Me Higher? Saddle Mountain Brewing Co., Goodyear, AZ
Category Experimental Beer
Entries 26
ABV 5.7%
IBU Not Found
Style Dill Pickle Sour
Malts Not Found
Yeast Not Found
Adjuncts Dill pickle Open the Beer Profile
S Silver in Experimental Beer
Picnic Party #4 Meanwhile Brewing Co., Austin, TX
Category Experimental Beer
Entries 26
ABV 5.4%
IBU 25
Style Paper Plane Lager
Malts Not Found
Yeast Not Found
Adjuncts Not Found From the Brewery's Description
The final installation in our Picnic Party series brings delicious layers of complexity. Source: untappd.com
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B Bronze in Experimental Beer
Negroni Ale Pattern Break Brewing Co., Boulder, CO
Category Experimental Beer
Entries 26
ABV 5.1%
IBU Not Found
Style Negroni IPA
Malts Not Found
Yeast Not Found
Adjuncts Not Found Open the Beer Profile