Craft Beer Awards – Craft Beer Forum of Oklahoma

Although the 2020 Craft Beer Forum of Oklahoma was canceled in April because of health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first ever Oklahoma Craft Beer Awards (OCBAs) were presented this summer. These awards were created to showcase and promote the efforts of the best breweries in Oklahoma with the goal of bringing the local brewing industry together to identify and champion beers of quality and distinction from across the state and to create additional avenues for brand-building for all award-winning breweries. Proceeds helped raise scholarships for students in OSU’s School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.

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Amber/Dark Lager
Gold: Dunkel – Marshall Brewing Company, Tulsa, Okla.
Silver: Dream Theater – Heirloom Rustic Ales, Tulsa, Okla.
Bronze: Relict – Heirloom Rustic Ales, Tulsa, Okla.

Amber Ale/ESB
Gold: Timber Creek Ale – Mountain Fork Brewing Company, Broken Bow, Okla.
Silver: Moneypenny – Cross Timbers Brewing Co., Oklahoma City, Okla.
Bronze: Velvet Antler – Iron Monk Brewing Company, Stillwater, Okla.

Belgian/French Ale
Gold: The Rooster – Mountain Fork Brewery, Broken Bow, Okla.
Silver: Super Fancy – Anthem Brewing Company, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Bronze: Ignition Switch – NEFF Brewing, Tulsa, Okla.

Belgian Strong Ale
Gold: Holy Beer – Twisted Spike Brewing Company, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Silver: Sneaky Snake – Mountain Fork Brewing Company, Broken Bow, Okla.
Bronze: Dirty Blonde – Twisted Spike Brewing Company, Oklahoma City, Okla.

Blonde Ale
Gold: Nite Lite – (405) Brewing Co., Norman, Okla.
Silver: Three Rivers – Mountain Fork Brewing Company, Broken Bow, Okla.
Bronze: Apollo Blonde – NEFF Brewing, Tulsa, Okla.

English/American Brown Ale
Gold: Brown-E – Iron Monk Brewing Company, Stillwater, Okla.
Silver: Pastoral Haunt – Heirloom Rustic Ales, Tulsa, Okla.
Bronze: Crumpet – Mountain Fork Brewery, Broken Bow, Okla.

Experimental
Gold: Chocolate Habanero Stout – Iron Monk Brewing Company, Stillwater, Okla.
Silver: Rad Hombre – Anthem Brewing Company, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Bronze: Trae P.A. – (405) Brewing Co., Norman, Okla.

Fruit Beer
Gold: Raspberry Pride – NEFF Brewing, Tulsa, Okla.
Silver: Rouge Lips – (405) Brewing Co. – Norman, Okla.
Bronze: Bright D. Weizensour – Iron Monk Brewing Company, Stillwater, Okla.

Imperial Stout
Gold: FDR – (405) Brewing Co., Norman, Okla.
Silver: Black Dolphin – Marshall Brewing Company, Tulsa, Okla.
Bronze: MFB 9.0 – Mountain Fork Brewing Company, Broken Bow, Okla.

IPA
Gold: The Nine – Iron Monk Brewing Company, Stillwater, Okla.
Silver: IPA – Anthem Brewing Company, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Bronze: Payne County Imperial IPA – Iron Monk Brewing Company, Stillwater, Okla.

Pale Lager/Pilsner
Gold: Pontoon – Heirloom Rustic Ales, Tulsa, Okla.
Silver: This Land Lager – Marshall Brewing Company, Tulsa, Okla.
Bronze: Glow Palace – Heirloom Rustic Ales, Tulsa, Okla.

Porter
Gold: 7 Clans – Heirloom Rustic Ales, Tulsa, Okla.
Silver: Big Jamoke – Marshall Brewing Company, Tulsa, Okla.
Bronze: Big Jamoke Coffee – Marshall Brewing Company, Tulsa, Okla.

Stout
Gold: Uroboros – Anthem Brewing Company, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Silver: Milky Way After Midnight – Cross Timbers Brewing Co., Oklahoma City, Okla.
Bronze: Milk Stout – Iron Monk Brewing Company, Stillwater, Okla.

Wheat Ale
Gold: Sundown Wheat – Marshall Brewing Company, Tulsa, Okla.
Silver: Hochaweizen – Mountain Fork Brewery, Broken Bow, Okla.
Bronze: Stilly Wheat – Iron Monk Brewing Company, Stillwater, Okla.

Special Mention
Cavern Hymn Kolsch – Heirloom Rustic Ales, Tulsa, Okla.
Drei Hexen Berliner Style Weisse Ale – Cross Timbers Brewing Co., Oklahoma City, Okla.
Greenage Gose Style Ale – Cross Timbers Brewing Co., Oklahoma City, Okla.

Judging Procedures

A point system derived from basic BJCP judging procedures will be used to judge entries based on the following categories:

Appearance (color, clarity, head) – 3 pts
Aroma (malt, hops, esters, other aromatics)-12 pts
Flavor (malt, hops, balance, finish)-20 pts
Mouthfeel (body, carbonation, astringency, other)-5 pts
Overall Impression (overall drinking pleasure)-10 pts

Total Possible Points: 50

Terms and Conditions

All entries must currently be or have been commercially available to the public at least once during the current calendar year. Seasonal beers, limited releases and tap room-only releases are all valid for submission.
Entries are only accepted and judged once registration has been successfully completed.
The judges’ decision on all matters is final.
The Organizers may, at their discretion, refuse to accept an entry.
The Organizers may alter the closing date for the awards, place an entry in the most appropriate style, rule that an entry may not compete or is ineligible to compete, or alter the date, time or place on or at which the awards are scheduled to take place.
The Judges have the power to disqualify any entry not deemed as meeting the entry criteria.
Unused entries will not be returned. Our policy on unreturned entries is: Unopened or unused entries may be distributed to individual charities on a case-by-case basis or presented for auction with all proceeds going to student scholarships.