By Tammy Tuck
Photography by Rey Lopez
Best Belgian Ale
Runner-Up: Forge Brew Works Belgian Blonde
Best Amber / Red Ale
Runner-Up: Sweetwater Tavern Red Tape Ale
Courtesy of Old Bust Head Brewing Company
Best Black IPA
Runner-Up: Old 690 Brewing Company Old 690 Black IPA
Courtesy of Mad Fox Brewing Company
Best Imperial IPA / American Barleywine
Runner-Up: Adroit Theory Brewing Company TRENDY; Port City Brewing Company Maniacal IPA; Quattro Goomba’s Brewery Rye Not?
Courtesy of Crooked Run Brewery
Best Imperial Porter / Imperial Stout
Runner-Up: Mad Fox Brewing Company Crazy Ivan; Heritage Brewing Co. Lord Baltimore
Photography by Jonathan Timmes
Best Pilsner
Runner-Up: Mad Fox Brewing Company Praha Pils
Courtesy of Adventure Brewing Company
Best Wheat
Runner-Up: Lost Rhino Brewing Company Final Glide; Port City Brewing Company Optimal Wit
Courtesy of Fair Winds Brewing Company
Best India Pale Ale (IPA)
Runner-Up: Wild Run Brewing Company SMASH; Old Bust Head Brewing Company Graffiti House
Photography by Rey Lopez
Best Porter / Stout
Runner-Up: BadWolf Brewing Company Session Milk Stout
Photography by Rey Lopez
Best Saison / Farmhouse Ale
Runner-Up: Old Ox Brewery Saison d’Ox
Courtesy of Justin Damadio
Best Smoked
Runner-Up: Lost Rhino Brewing Company Foxey Brown; Old Bust Head Brewing Company Virginia Hop Harvest Smoked IPA
Photography by Rey Lopez
Best Brewery Overall
Runner-Up: Mad Fox Brewing Company Virginia veteran brewer Bill Madden’s clean German styles (try his unfiltered Kellerbier Kölsch), luscious IPAs and carefully conditioned cask ales top out a solid, wide-ranging beer program.
Photography by Erick Gibson
Best Tasting Room Experience
Runner-Up: Old 690 Brewing Company A trek down a narrow, unpaved road will reward you with 10 rotating taps and an often lively crowd in this small farm brewery.
Courtesy of Flying Dog Brewery
Editors Note: On May 26, 2015 Flying Dog Brewery announced it is canceling plans to develop a brewery in Lucketts. “We remain excited about a farm brewery concept and we are still very much interested in developing the Farmworks concept if the right opportunity presents itself,” Ben Savage, chief marketing officer, said in a statement.
Most Anticipated Opening
Runner-Up: Sehkraft Beer Garden and Haus This Arlington addition from Westover Market owner Devin Hicks will have a 120-seat outdoor beer garden, 10 draft lines for housemade beer plus 30 lines for other breweries’ creations.
Courtesy of Flying Dog Brewery