First Time Medalists, 2026

92 breweries won their first medal in the record in 2026. Each of their 2026 medals is listed with the field it beat.

How First Time Is Defined

The record runs 2018 to 2026. 2018 and 2019 hold only a sample of medals from secondary sources. 2020 has no results loaded.

A first time medalist has no medal in any loaded year before 2026. A medal in a year that is not loaded cannot be seen, so a brewery whose earlier medals all fall in such a year counts here.

Breweries are matched on a normalized name, so renamed printings and location suffixes such as "(Costa Mesa)" roll up to one brewery.

A brewery whose only earlier medals fall in partial years is listed separately, as first in the complete record (2021 to 2026).

Before any filter: 92 first time medalists and 0 first in the complete record.

First Time Medalists: 92; No medal in the record before 2026
Share of 2026 Medals in View: 30.7%; 103 of 336 medals
Golds Among Them: 35; 34.0% of their medals
Their Gold, Silver, Bronze
First in the Complete Record: 0; Earlier medals only in partial years

By State

Medals Won by First Time Medalists, Top 20

By State

California	25
North Carolina	10
Colorado	9
Illinois	6
Washington	6
Virginia	5
Arizona	4
New York	4
District of Columbia	3
Florida	3
Michigan	3
Ohio	3
Oregon	3
Iowa	2
Maryland	2
Texas	2
Georgia	1
Kansas	1
Maine	1
Massachusetts	1

By Fed District

Federal Reserve District of the Medal City

By Fed District

San Francisco	40
Richmond	20
Chicago	11
Kansas City	11
Atlanta	4
Boston	4
New York	4
Cleveland	3
Dallas	2
Minneapolis	2
Philadelphia	2

By Style Family

By Style Family

Fruit, Spice, and Specialty	20
Lager	14
Gluten-Free and Nonalcoholic	11
Stout and Porter	11
Sour and Wild	9
Brown, Amber, and Red	5
IPA	5
British and Irish	4
Pale Ale	4
Smoke and Wood	4
Strong and Barrel-Aged	4
Wheat	4
Other	3
Pilsner	2
Cider and Mead	1
German Ale	1
Pro-Am and Collaboration	1

By Medal

By Medal

Gold	35
Silver	34
Bronze	34

First Time Medalists

Medals of first time medalists in 2026, grouped by brewery.. Select a column header to sort.
					Beer Profile
Fieldwork Brewing Co. Berkeley, CA	Gold	Day Money	Not Found	Not Found	Full Profile	Specialty Non-Alcohol Beer	25
Fieldwork Brewing Co. Berkeley, CA	Silver	High & Fine	4.2%	Not Found	Full Profile	Hoppy Lager	56
Fieldwork Brewing Co. Berkeley, CA	Silver	Rough & Tumble	6.6%	Not Found	Full Profile	Bock	35
Urban Roots Brewing Sacramento, CA	Gold	2025 Demons Run Reserve	Not Found	Not Found	Full Profile	Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout	64
Urban Roots Brewing Sacramento, CA	Silver	Clash of the Tartans	9.3%	Not Found	Full Profile	British Strong Ale or Aged Beer	39
Urban Roots Brewing Sacramento, CA	Bronze	No Tricks	6.5%	Not Found	Full Profile	American or Export Stout	40
Brewery Ommegang Cooperstown, NY	Silver	Ommegang NA Belgian-Style Blonde	Not Found	12	Full Profile	Classic Non-Alcohol Ale or Lager	38
Brewery Ommegang Cooperstown, NY	Bronze	Ommegang Farm Fresh Ale	4.8%	12	Full Profile	Honey Beer	53
DC Brau Brewing Co. Washington, DC	Silver	Hopfheiser Old Time Lager	4%	Not Found	Full Profile	American Lager	93
DC Brau Brewing Co. Washington, DC	Silver	Dueling Grounds	5%	Not Found	Full Profile	Vienna Lager	81
Firestone Walker Barrelworks Buellton, CA	Gold	Flanders Red Ale	5.5%	Not Found	Full Profile	Belgian or Spontaneous Sour Ale	30
Firestone Walker Barrelworks Buellton, CA	Silver	Krieky Koelschip	6.3%	Not Found	Full Profile	Belgian Fruit Beer	30
Gilde Brewery Charlotte, NC	Bronze	Broyhan's Bock	7.5%	Not Found	Full Profile	German Strong Beer	38
Gilde Brewery Charlotte, NC	Bronze	Broyhan 500	5.5%	Not Found	Full Profile	Historical Beer	38
Go Brewing Naperville, IL	Silver	F*kin Pumpkin	0.4%	Not Found	Full Profile	Specialty Non-Alcohol Beer	25
Go Brewing Naperville, IL	Bronze	New School	0.4%	Not Found	Full Profile	Specialty Non-Alcohol Beer	25
Riverside Rhapsody Beer Co. Asheville, NC	Silver	Weather Re-Porter	6%	Not Found	Full Profile	Robust Porter	35
Riverside Rhapsody Beer Co. Asheville, NC	Bronze	Baltic Porter	Not Found	Not Found	Full Profile	Strong Porter	19
Stone Brewing Paso Robles, CA	Gold	Stone Cimmerian Portal	6.5%	65	Full Profile	American or Export Stout	40
Stone Brewing Paso Robles, CA	Silver	Stone Lifeblood	6.8%	60	Full Profile	American Brown Ale	44
105 West Brewing Co. Castle Rock, CO	Silver	Mexican Lager	5.2%	19	Full Profile	Mexican Pale Lager	145
12 West Brewing Co. Gilbert, AZ	Bronze	Zona	4.3%	16	Full Profile	Contemporary American Lager	45
1718 Brewing Ocracoke, NC	Silver	What Fresh Helles This?	4.8%	Not Found	Full Profile	Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer	22
8 Bit Brewing Co. Murrieta, CA	Gold	No Fly Zone	6.9%	Not Found	Full Profile	New Zealand India Pale Ale	88
93 Octane Brewery Saint Charles, IL	Silver	Turbo	7%	15	Full Profile	Coffee Stout or Porter	52
Able Baker Brewing Co. Las Vegas, NV	Bronze	Waddle	4.4%	27	Full Profile	Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale	61
Akronym Brewing Akron, OH	Gold	Road Pop	3%	18	Full Profile	International Light Lager	37
Alvarado Street Brewery Salinas, CA	Silver	Froth Water	0%	Not Found	Full Profile	Hop Water	36
BabyCat Brewery Kensington, MD	Bronze	Spruce Goose	9%	Not Found	Full Profile	Herb and Spice Beer	66
Barrio Brewing Co. Tucson, AZ	Bronze	Barrio Nolan's Porter	6%	32	Full Profile	Porter or Stout	53
Beach Cat Brewing Bellingham, WA	Gold	Red Cat Rye Lager	Not Found	Not Found	Full Profile	Rye Beer	29
Bearded Lamb Brewing Co. Plymouth, MI	Gold	Chugga Chocolate Milk Stout	Not Found	Not Found	Full Profile	Sweet Stout or Cream Stout	41
Big Grove Iowa City, IA	Silver	Zero Eddy	0.4%	Not Found	Full Profile	Hoppy Non-Alcohol Beer	47
Billsburg Brewery Williamsburg, VA	Gold	Planet 4	5.4%	26	Full Profile	American Amber/Red Ale	84
Bissell Brothers Brewing Portland, ME	Bronze	Precept	5.6%	Not Found	Full Profile	American Pilsener	77
Black Lung Brewing Co. Grayslake, IL	Silver	Left Fork	5.2%	20	Full Profile	Historical Beer	38
ColdFire Barrel House Eugene, OR	Silver	Elisabeth	5.5%	Not Found	Full Profile	Mixed Culture Brett Beer	23
Community Beer Works Buffalo, NY	Gold	Pumpkin Spice Whale	5.9%	Not Found	Full Profile	Pumpkin Beer	68
Corbett Brewing Co. Tucson, AZ	Silver	Cypress Pils	Not Found	Not Found	Full Profile	Smoke Beer	41
Discretion Brewing Soquel, CA	Gold	Uncle Dave's IPA	6.5%	68	Full Profile	English ESB or IPA	50
Drake's Brewing Company/Bear Republic San Leandro, CA	Bronze	Bold Rush	4.8%	Not Found	Full Profile	Golden or Blonde Ale	83
Eden Town Brewing Co. Denton, MD	Silver	Tiki Pontoon	5.3%	Not Found	Full Profile	Gose	35
Eno River Brewing Hillsborough, NC	Bronze	Second Pick	6.2%	Not Found	Full Profile	American Sour Ale	110
Fast Fashion Brewing Seattle, WA	Gold	Labuznik	5.3%	Not Found	Full Profile	Kellerbier or Zwickelbier	47
Founders Brewing Co. Grand Rapids, MI	Gold	Hoppy Mood	0%	Not Found	Full Profile	Hop Water	36
Free State Brewing Co. Lawrence, KS	Silver	Two Track ESB	5.2%	33	Full Profile	Craft Malt Beer	131
Frogtown Brewery Los Angeles, CA	Bronze	Twin Suns	4.8%	Not Found	Full Profile	German Koelsch	111
Full Distance Brewing Stafford, VA	Bronze	Yucatan Sunrise	5.1%	10	Full Profile	Mexican Pale Lager	145
Ghost Tree Brewing Co. Amherst, OH	Gold	Fèileadh Mòr	Not Found	Not Found	Full Profile	International Amber Lager	49
Great Lakes Brewing Co. Cleveland, OH	Silver	Dort Light	2.9%	Not Found	Full Profile	International Light Lager	37
Henceforth Washington, DC	Silver	Opposites Attract	Not Found	Not Found	Full Profile	Strong Porter	19
Hermosa Brewing Co. Torrance, CA	Bronze	Czech Your Head	4.8%	Not Found	Full Profile	Czech Pale Lager	103
Hidden Moon Brewing Pittsfield, NH	Silver	Shiva The Destroyer	Not Found	Not Found	Full Profile	Imperial Stout	37
Human People Beer Seattle, WA	Gold	Before & After Science	7%	Not Found	Full Profile	West Coast India Pale Ale	276
Ikasu Brewing Los Angeles, CA	Bronze	Matcha Tart	4%	10	Full Profile	Gose	35
Indio Brewing Co. Sugar Hill, GA	Gold	Broke & Famous	Not Found	Not Found	Full Profile	Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale	107
Ivanhoe Park Brewing Co. Orlando, FL	Gold	Guavacation	3.6%	Not Found	Full Profile	American Sour Ale	110
Ladd & Lass Brewing Seattle, WA	Silver	Crunchy Boi	5.3%	Not Found	Full Profile	American Pilsener	77
Little Brother Brewing Greensboro, NC	Gold	The Gatekeeper	6%	Not Found	Full Profile	Strong Porter	19
Local Time Brewing Holly Springs, NC	Silver	Vinland Honey Lager	Not Found	Not Found	Full Profile	Honey Beer	53
Locavore Beer Works Littleton, CO	Bronze	Friend of the Devil	5.5%	25	Full Profile	German Schwarzbier	58
LogOff Brewing Rancho Cordova, CA	Bronze	Dragonfire	5.5%	32	Full Profile	Irish Red Ale	49
Los Dos Potrillos Cervecería Parker, CO	Gold	Agua Fresca	5%	21	Full Profile	American Fruit Beer	78
Lucky Envelope Brewing Seattle, WA	Bronze	Karakuchi Japanese Lager	4.7%	Not Found	Full Profile	International Light Lager	37
MainStage Brewing Co. Boulder, CO	Bronze	Oktoberfestfest	Not Found	Not Found	Full Profile	German Maerzen	183
Marker 48 Brewing Brooksville, FL	Gold	Red Right Return	6%	19	Full Profile	Irish Red Ale	49
Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery Minneapolis, MN	Gold	Orchard Pear	6.3%	Not Found	Full Profile	Mixed Culture Brett Beer	23
Misfit Brewing Cypress, TX	Gold	Sludge Factory	10.5%	Not Found	Full Profile	Chocolate Beer	29
Monk's Cellar Roseville, CA	Silver	Diabolique	7.7%	Not Found	Full Profile	Belgian Strong Specialty Ale	45
Mothfire Brewing Co. Ann Arbor, MI	Gold	Panda	8%	Not Found	Full Profile	Juicy or Hazy Imperial India Pale Ale	106
MudHen Brewing Co. Wildwood, NJ	Bronze	Wee Heavy Wilson	8%	33	Full Profile	British Strong Ale or Aged Beer	39
Oak Highlands Brewery Hickory, NC	Bronze	Imperial Stout	Not Found	Not Found	Full Profile	Imperial Stout	37
Offset Bier Co. / New Image Brewing Park City, UT	Silver	Neon Lady	Not Found	Not Found	Full Profile	Collab Comp	53
Old 121 Brewhouse Lakewood, CO	Silver	Colt 121	7.6%	Not Found	Full Profile	Other Strong Beer	23
Old Bull Brewing Frenchtown, MT	Gold	Last Best Quad	Not Found	Not Found	Full Profile	Belgian Strong Specialty Ale	45
Otherwise Brewing San Carlos, CA	Silver	Cactus Kiss	5.4%	10	Full Profile	Specialty Gluten-Free Beer	16
Pale Fire Brewing Co. Harrisonburg, VA	Silver	Red Molly	5.6%	20	Full Profile	Irish Red Ale	49
Pattern Break Brewing Co. Boulder, CO	Bronze	Negroni Ale	5.1%	Not Found	Full Profile	Experimental Beer	25
Pinthouse Pizza Austin, TX	Bronze	Green Battles	6.8%	Not Found	Full Profile	American India Pale Ale	164
Pizza Port Solana Beach Solana Beach, CA	Silver	Oats	6%	Not Found	Full Profile	Sweet Stout or Cream Stout	41
Primal Brewery Huntersville, NC	Bronze	Hops Mirage	0%	Not Found	Full Profile	Hoppy Non-Alcohol Beer	47
Rickety Cricket Brewing Kingman, AZ	Silver	Barrel Aged Bee's Knees 2025	Not Found	Not Found	Full Profile	Barley Wine or Wheat Wine	27
Roaring Table Brewing Lake Zurich, IL	Bronze	Direct Fire	5.3%	Not Found	Full Profile	Smoke Beer	41
Roughtail Brewing Co. Oklahoma City, OK	Bronze	Migrating Coconuts	7.8%	20	Full Profile	Field Beer	33
San Francisco Brewing Co. San Francisco, CA	Bronze	Ghirardelli Chocolate Stout	9.5%	Not Found	Full Profile	Chocolate Beer	29
Smartmouth Brewing Pilot House Virginia Beach, VA	Bronze	Safety Dance	4.8%	26	Full Profile	Kellerbier or Zwickelbier	47
Smog City Brewing Torrance, CA	Bronze	Lunch Time!	6.2%	Not Found	Full Profile	Pro-Am Comp	29
Strong Rope Brewery Brooklyn, NY	Bronze	Pub Ale	4.5%	Not Found	Full Profile	English Pale Ale	46
Sweet Heart Brands Loveland, CO	Gold	Spiced Apple	Not Found	Not Found	Full Profile	Botanical or Spiced Cider	20
Syncopated Brewing Co. Lakewood, CA	Silver	This Must Be The Place	5.8%	Not Found	Full Profile	Brett Beer	26
The Lost Abbey Vista, CA	Gold	Inferno	9%	25	Full Profile	Other Strong Beer	23
The Tank Brewing Co. Miami, FL	Gold	Padron	4.5%	Not Found	Full Profile	American Cream Ale	69
The Vanguard Brewpub & Distillery Hampton, VA	Silver	Coffee Blonde	5.5%	Not Found	Full Profile	Coffee Beer	39
The Well In Wellington Wellington, CO	Gold	Altbier	Not Found	Not Found	Full Profile	Classic Gluten-Free Ale or Lager	20
Titonka Brewing Co. Titonka, IA	Gold	Buffalo Creek Brown	5.4%	Not Found	Full Profile	American Brown Ale	44
Tommyknocker Brewery & Pub Idaho Springs, CO	Bronze	Jack Whacker Hazy Wheat	4.6%	15	Full Profile	American Wheat Beer	34
Wayfinder Beer / Bierstadt Lagerhaus Portland, OR	Gold	Infinite Hotel	5%	Not Found	Full Profile	Collab Comp	53
Werk Force Brewing Co. / Rocky Reef Brewing Co. Plainfield, IL	Bronze	Stupid Sticky Fingers	Not Found	Not Found	Full Profile	Collab Comp	53
White Bluffs Brewing Richland, WA	Gold	Biere de Garde	7.9%	27	Full Profile	European Amber Ale	48
Wishful Thinking Brewing Co. Bethlehem, PA	Gold	On Any Given Day	6.1%	Not Found	Full Profile	Brett Beer	26
Wormtown Brewery Worcester, MA	Gold	Summer Ale	4.8%	Not Found	Full Profile	American Wheat Beer	34
Zero Gravity Craft Brewery Burlington, VT	Gold	Conehead Zero	Not Found	Not Found	Full Profile	Hoppy Non-Alcohol Beer	47
Zoiglhaus Brewing Co. Portland, OR	Gold	Zoigl-Weiss	5.2%	15	Full Profile	South German Wheat Beer	119

First in the Complete Record

These breweries medaled in 2026 and earlier only in partial years (2018 and 2019), which hold a sample of medals, not the official lists. Counting only the complete lists (2021 to 2026), they are first time medalists.

None in view.

Names to Check

Each of these first time medalists shares a city and a name word with an earlier medalist, or one name contains the other. They stay separate because nothing in the data shows they are the same brewery. Check them before relying on the count.

First time medalists next to the earlier medalists they may be the same as.
First Time Medalist	Earlier Medalist to Compare
Alvarado Street Brewery Salinas, CA	Alvarado Street Brewery & Grill (Monterey, CA; 2022) Alvarado Street Brewery & Bistro (Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA; 2023)
Big Grove Iowa City, IA	Big Grove Brewery & Taproom (Iowa City, IA; 2023, 2024)
ColdFire Barrel House Eugene, OR	ColdFire Brewing Co. (Eugene, OR; 2022, 2024, 2025)
Community Beer Works Buffalo, NY	Kalamazoo Valley Community College (Kalamazoo, MI; 2021) Community Beer Co. (Dallas, TX; 2022)
Firestone Walker Barrelworks Buellton, CA	Firestone Walker Brewing Co. (Paso Robles, CA; 2021, 2023, 2025)
Ivanhoe Park Brewing Co. Orlando, FL	Ivanhoe Park Lager House (Orlando, FL; 2025)
Offset Bier Co. / New Image Brewing Park City, UT	Offset Bier Co. (Park City, UT; 2024, 2025)
Pinthouse Pizza Austin, TX	Pinthouse Pizza North (Austin, TX; 2021, 2022) Pinthouse Brewing (Austin, TX; 2025)
Pizza Port Solana Beach Solana Beach, CA	Pizza Port (Imperial Beach, CA; 2024)
Smartmouth Brewing Pilot House Virginia Beach, VA	Pilot Brewing Co. (Charlotte, NC; 2021, 2022, 2024)
Stone Brewing Paso Robles, CA	Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens (San Diego, CA; 2022, 2024, 2025)
The Lost Abbey Vista, CA	Port Brewing Co. / The Lost Abbey (San Marcos, CA; 2022)
Urban Roots Brewing Sacramento, CA	Urban Roots Brewing & Smokehouse (Sacramento, CA; 2025)
Wayfinder Beer / Bierstadt Lagerhaus Portland, OR	Wayfinder Beer (Portland, OR; 2025)
Werk Force Brewing Co. / Rocky Reef Brewing Co. Plainfield, IL	Werk Force Brewing Co. (Plainfield, IL; 2023, 2024) Rocky Reef Brewing Co. (Plainfield, IL; 2024)

All 2026 Winners