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Veer Magazine Golden Tap Awards

The Veer Magazine Golden Tap Awards were handed out Tues, Dec 13 at O'Conner Brewing Company

Winning Tidewater Craft Breweries:

O'Connor Brewing Company Golden Tap Award GOLD: Green Can Golden Ale, Light American Ale GOLD: Ibrik Imperial Turkish Coffee Stout, Russian Imperial Stout GOLD: Backyard Bonfire Smoked IPA, Smoked and Wood Aged Beer GOLD: Norfolk Canyon Pale Ale, American Pale Ale SILVER: O’Ctoberfest, Amber and Dark Lager SILVER: Red Nun Red Ale, American Amber and Brown Ale SILVER: Winter Pecan Porter SILVER: O’Connor Dry Irish Stout SILVER: Brewery Tasting Room BRONZE: Walk-Off Kolsch, Kolsch and Altbier BRONZE: Discovery Scotch Ale, Scottish and Irish Amber Ale BRONZE: Tamarindo Red Coffee Saison, Specialty BRONZE: O’Connoroo, Best Brewery Event

Smartmouth Brewing Company GOLD: Safety Dance, Pilsner GOLD: Cowcatcher Milk Stout GOLD: Alter Ego, Belgian Session Ales SILVER: She Kolsch, Kolsch and Altbier SILVER: Free Thought, American Pale Ale SILVER: Rule G IPA BRONZE: Murphy’s Law, Scottish and Irish Amber Ale BRONZE: Murphy’s Law, American Amber and Brown Ale BRONZE: Notch 9, Imperial IPA BRONZE: Outta Yer Gourd, Fruit Beer

Alewerks Brewing Company GOLD: Maizie’s ESB, British Bitter GOLD: Grand Illumination Barleywine, Strong Ale GOLD: Pumpkin Ale, Herb, Spice, and Vegetable Beer SILVER: White Ale, Belgian Session Ales SILVER: Cafe Royale, Smoked and Wood Aged Beer

Big Ugly Brewing Company GOLD: S’mores Brown Ale, American Amber and Brown Ale GOLD: Brewery Tasting Room SILVER: Ghost Pepper Gose, Herb, Spice, and Vegetable Beer BRONZE: Sunbeam Blonde Ale, Light American Ale BRONZE: Mod’s Pale Ale, American Pale Ale BRONZE: Leaf Peepers IPA BRONZE: Ghost Rider Porter BRONZE: Ape Hanger Russian Imperial Stout BRONZE: Barnfind Barleywine, Strong Ale BRONZE: Sidecar Saison, Belgian Session Ales BRONZE: Dark Journey, Smoked and Wood Aged Beer BRONZE: Hot Pursuit, Herb, Spice, and Vegetable Beer

Commonwealth Brewing Company GOLD: Penthesilia, Sour Ale SILVER: Humblebrag, Specialty SILVER: Big Papi, Imperial IPA SILVER: Taonga, German Wheat Beer BRONZE: Marvolo, Stout BRONZE: Hippolyta, Sour Ale BRONZE: Brewery Tasting Room

Wasserhund Brewing Company GOLD: Oktoberfest, Amber and Dark Lager GOLD: King Neptune’s Kolsch, Kolsch and Altbier SILVER: Purebred Pilsner BRONZE: Local’s Lager, Light Lager BRONZE: German Shepheweizen, German Wheat Beer

Virginia Beer Company GOLD: Green’s View New England-Style India Pale Ale SILVER: Saving Daylight Citrus Wheat, Light American Ale SILVER: Rob Your Head Imperial Red, Strong Ale BRONZE: Kind Intentions Dry-Hopped Mild, English Mild and Brown Ale

St George Brewing Company GOLD: Nut Brown Ale, English Mild and Brown Ale SILVER: Summer Ale, British Bitter SILVER: Winter Scotch, Scottish and Irish Amber Ale SILVER: Imperial Stout, Russian Imperial Stout

The Bold Mariner Brewing Company GOLD: Pancho Villa Mexi Lager, Light Lager GOLD: Red Maiden Irish Red, Scottish and Irish Amber Ale SILVER: Major & The Monbacks Block Party, Best Brewery Event

Reaver Beach Brewing Company GOLD: Hoptopus Double IPA, Imperial IPA GOLD: Reaver en Noir (sour refermented with Pinot noir grapes), Fruit Beer SILVER: The Reaver (oak fermented sour blonde), Sour Ale

Coelecanth Brewing Company BRONZE: Enefkay, Amber and Dark Lager BRONZE: Coelacanth, CBPB (CBGB), British Bitter

Gordon Biersch GOLD: Hefeweizen, German Wheat Beer SILVER: Golden Export, Light Lager

Young Veterans Brewing Company GOLD: Goat Locker Breakfast Stout, Specialty BRONZE: G.I. Pilsner

Home Republic SILVER: Cup of Joe Coffee Brown Ale, English Mild and Brown Ale

The Oozlefinch Craft Brewery GOLD: Ox Cart Imperial Porter

Pleasure House Brewing SILVER: Asian Unicorn Blonde Ale w/ Asian Pears, Fruit Beer

Green Flash Brewing Company (Virginia Beach) GOLD: Treasure Chest, Best Brewery Event

Best Collaboration GOLD: Young Veterans / Bold Mariner, Shellback Coconut Stout SILVER: Alewerks / O’Connor, Limoo Amani Black Lime Saison BRONZE: Commonwealth / Big Ugly, Romhilda

Here is the complete list of awardees:  http://veermag.com/2016/12/oconnor-brewing-wins-competitive-golden-tap-award/