The 2025 U.S. Open Beer Championship, a premier event celebrating brewing excellence, saw over 8,000 beers submitted from breweries across the nation, from Big Island Brewing in Hawaii to Bissell Brothers Brewing Company in Portland, Maine. Representing more than 170 diverse categories and subcategories, these entries showcased the creativity and craftsmanship of American brewers.
Today, the U.S. Open Beer Championship is thrilled to announce the 2025 medal winners, Breweries of the Year recipients, and the prestigious Grand National Champion, recognizing the finest beers in this highly competitive field.
The medal winners from the State of Florida are:
Gold: Palapa – Idyll Hounds Brewing Co. in Specialty Pale Ale
Silver: Red Right Return – Marker 48 Brewing in Irish Red Ale
Gold: Lake Hopp’r – Ivanhoe Park Brewing Co. in German Kolsch
Silver: White Goblin – Mathews Brewing Company in Belgian Witbier
Gold: 1915 – Ivanhoe Park Brewing Co. in California Common
Silver: Wherever I May Foam – Magnanimous Brewing in Vienna-Style Lager
Bronze: Turning Violet – Hell ‘n Blazes Brewing Co. in American-Style Fruit Beer
Gold: Georgia Bound – Hell ‘n Blazes Brewing Co. in Fruit Wheat Beer – Peach
Silver: Orange Goblin – Mathews Brewing Company in Belgian-Style Fruit Beer
Bronze: There Gose my Pickle – Cueni Brewing Co. in Field Beer
Bronze: Jack Of The Lantern – Nine State Brewery in Pumpkin
Gold: Dead As Dreams – Magnanimous Brewing in Coconut
Gold: Pineapple Express – Mathews Brewing Company in Chili Pepper Beer
Silver: Big Hands I Know Your The One – Unrefined Brewing in Rum Barrel-Aged Beer
Gold: Diagonal Cut – Magnanimous Brewing in Specialty Beer
Bronze: Slack Tide Lager – Tampa Bay Brewing Company in Specialty Beer
About The US Open Beer Tasting Championship
The third-largest beer brewing competition in the United States takes place next to former brewer Dow Scoggins’ Somerville Road home in Oxford, Ohio.
He repurposed an old barn into an expansive center for beer and alcohol storage, complete with tables for serving and judging. He is in the process of getting licensing so he can include a brewery in the barn. He said he hopes to sell his beer come fall. He has also expanded into cider, whiskey, and liquor competitions for a total of four championships a year. The last championship was whiskey. The next competition, held at the end of May, is beer.
Since 2009, 47 brewers mailed their best bottles to Scoggins’ U.S. Open Beer Competition to get an expert opinion from Scoggins and his friends, all of whom are involved in the beer business. Last year, breweries from Maine to Maui sent in over 9,000 total beers that represent 170 different styles of beer.
When Scoggins started the competition, there were 50 styles of beer judged. Now, at the U.S. Open Beer, there are over 170 different styles of beer.