Cody Craft Brewing Brings Home Medals From State Brewery Competition
Written by Jessi Entel on September 14, 2023
Cody Craft Brewing competed in Wyoming’s first annual Craft Brewers Cup on Friday, September 8.
Hosted at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne by the Wyoming Craft Brewers Guild, Cody’s hometown brewery represented by bringing home three medals.
The competition had seven beer categories, with the top three in each category being awarded.
Cody Craft Brewing was recognized in three categories, bringing home a bronze medal for Best American Ale, a bronze for Best of Show and gold for Best Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale.
“We’re really proud for the opportunity to share what we’re making, honored to represent Cody at a state level, and ecstatic to be up there competing with some of our favorite breweries in the state,” shared Cody Craft Brewing founder, Brian Walker.
“Winning these medals was just the icing on the cake,” continued Walker. “To even be named in the same sentence as these other breweries is a bit of a feather in our cap.”
The ranking was determined by a panel of “Beer Judge Certified” judges, industry veterans and brewers in a blind tasting.
When asked about his experience at the first inaugural Wyoming Craft Brewers Cup, Walker said it was amazing to be able to meet with other brewers and brewery team members from around the Cowboy State.
“It was also great to see how our beer stacked up against other, well established, incredible breweries in the state and it let’s us know we’re doing the right stuff up here in Cody,” said Walker. “It was a great couple of days and really nice to come back home with some medals.”
The winners of the Wyoming Craft Brewers Cup are as follows:
Best of Show
GOLD: 1314
1024 – Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer
Black Tooth Brewing, Sheridan, WY, USA
SILVER: LINCOLN SQRD
308 – American-Style India Pale Ale
Accomplice Beer Company, Cheyenne, WY, USA
BRONZE: MUCH OBLIGED HAZY IPA
309 – Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale
Cody Craft Brewing, Cody, WY, USA
American-Style Brown Ale
GOLD: ROCK CHUCK RYE
311 – American-Style Brown Ale
Lander Brewing Co, Lander, Wy, USA
SILVER: SADDLE BRONC
311 – American-Style Brown Ale
Black Tooth Brewing, Sheridan, WY, USA
BRONZE: BROW TINE BROWN ALE
311 – American-Style Brown Ale
Cody Craft Brewing, Cody, WY, USA
American-Style India Pale Ale
GOLD: LINCOLN SQRD
308 – American-Style India Pale Ale
Accomplice Beer Company, Cheyenne, WY, USA
SILVER: PAKO’S IPA
308 – American-Style India Pale Ale
Snake River Brewing Co., Jackson, Wyoming, USA
BRONZE: 1890
308 – American-Style India Pale Ale
Freedom’s Edge Brewing Co, Cheyenne, WY, USA
American-Style Stout
GOLD: AS YOUR SOUL
313 – American-Style Stout
Accomplice Beer Company, Cheyenne, WY, USA
SILVER: ZONKER STOUT
313 – American-Style Stout
Snake River Brewing Co., Jackson, Wyoming, USA
BRONZE: RED WINGED BOMBER
313 – American-Style Stout
Lander Brewing Co, Lander, Wy, USA
Contemporary-Style Gose
GOLD: SHOWSTOPPER, SALT-N-PEPPA GOSE
405 – Contemporary-Style Gose
coal creek tap, Laramie, WY, USA
SILVER: EASTSIDE JAM
405 – Contemporary-Style Gose
Accomplice Beer Company, Cheyenne, WY, USA
BRONZE: GUIDE BOAT
405 – Contemporary-Style Gose
Black Tooth Brewing, Sheridan, WY, USA
German-Style Koelsch
GOLD: COWBOY GOLD
401 – German-Style Koelsch
Snake River Brewing Co., Jackson, Wyoming, USA
SILVER: KU’S KOLSCH
401 – German-Style Koelsch
Square State Brewing, Rock Springs, WY, USA
BRONZE: DÉJÀ VIEW
401 – German-Style Koelsch
coal creek tap, Laramie, WY, USA
Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale
GOLD: MUCH OBLIGED HAZY IPA
309 – Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale
Cody Craft Brewing, Cody, WY, USA
SILVER: BACK IN DA HAZE
309 – Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale
Melvin Brewing, Alpine, WY, USA
BRONZE: EARNED IT NEIPA
309 – Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale
Snake River Brewing Co., Jackson, Wyoming, USA
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer
GOLD: 1314
1024 – Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer
Black Tooth Brewing, Sheridan, WY, USA
SILVER: SWEET BABU
1024 – Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer
Snake River Brewing Co., Jackson, Wyoming, USA
BRONZE: WAY HEAVY, BARREL AGED
1024 – Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer
coal creek tap, Laramie, WY, USA
