World Expo of Beer competition

2016 RESULTS.

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The Official World Expo of Beer Competition was held
April 30th, 2016.

We had 566 entries in 29 categories!

Stony Brook Red by the Boston Beer Company out of Boston, MA, was named Best in Show for 2016!!

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2016: Best of Show
Beer & placing	Producer	Location
Best of Show
Stony Brook Red	Boston Beer	Boston, MA

2016: Category 1 Light Lager 11 entries
Beer & placing	Producer	Location
Category 1 Light Lager 11 entries
1. Atwater Helles Lager	Atwater Brewery	Detroit, MI
2. Pabst Blue Ribbon	Pabst Brewing	Milwaukee, MI
3. Cash for Gold	Atwater Brewery	Detroit, MI

2016: Category 2 Pilsner 14 entries
Beer & placing	Producer	Location
Category 2 Pilsner 14 entries
1. Atwater Lager	Atwater Brewery	Detroit, MI
2. Lager of the Lakes	Bells Brewery	Comstock, MI
3. Purple Gang Pilsner	Atwater Brewery	Detroit, MI

2016: Category 3 European Amber 7 entries
Beer & placing	Producer	Location
Category 3 European Amber 7 entries
1. Vienna	Tri City Brewing	Bay City, MI
2. Amber	Wolverine State Brewing	Ann Arbor, MI
3. Not Awarded

2016: Category 4 Dark Lager 6 entries
Beer & placing	Producer	Location
Category 4 Dark Lager 6 entries
1. Brown Hound Dunkel	Frankenmuth Brewing	Frankenmuth, MI
2. ’38 Redemption	Wolverine State Brewing	Ann Arbor, MI
3. Under the Red List	Witch’s Hat Brewing	South Lyon, MI

2016: Category 5 Bock 10 entries
Beer & placing	Producer	Location
Category 5 Bock 10 entries
1. Father Jeff’s	Northern Oak Brewery	Holly, MI
2. Samuel Adams Double Bock	Boston Beer	Boston, MA
3. Spring Maibock	Latitude 42 Brewery	Portage, MI

2016: Category 6 Light Hybrid 33 entries
Beer & placing	Producer	Location
Category 6 Light Hybrid 33 entries
1. Carriage House	Rockford Brewing	Rockford, MI
2. Freedom Rye’der	Ellison Brewery	E. Lansing, MI
3. Sassy Blonde	Ellison Brewery	E. Lansing, MI

2016: Category 7 Amber Hybrid 9 entries
Beer & placing	Producer	Location
Category 7 Amber Hybrid 9 entries
1. Samuel Adams Boston Ale	Boston Beer	Boston, MA
2. Another One	Tapistry Brewing	Bridgman, MI
3. Steamy Windows	Liberty Street Brewing	Plymouth, MI

2016: Category 8 English Pale 5 entries
Beer & placing	Producer	Location
Category 8 English Pale 5 entries
1. Samuel Adams Session Ale	Boston Beer	Boston, MA
2. Easy ESB	Witch’s Hat Brewing	South Lyon, MI
3. Lyon Pride	Third Monk Brewing	South Lyon, MI

2016: Category 9 Scottish/Irish 15 entries
Beer & placing	Producer	Location
Category 9 Scottish/Irish 15 entries
1. Wee Heavy Scotch Ale	Tri City Brewing	Bay City, MI
2. Loch Necessary Scotch Ale	Fenton Brewery	Fenton, MI
3. Rochester Red	Rochester Mills Beer	Auburn Hills, MI

2016: Category 10 American 43 entries
Beer & placing	Producer	Location
Category 10 American 43 entries
1. Intergalactic Jack	Tri City Brewing	Bay City, MI
2. Mermaid’s Red	Coronado Brewing	San Diego, CA
3. IPA	Arcadia Ales	Kalamazoo, MI

2016: Category 13 Stout 45 entries
Beer & placing	Producer	Location
Category 13 Stout 45 entries
1. Sheehan’s Stout	Rockford Brewing	Rockford, MI
2. Spartan Stout	Ellison Brewery	E. Lansing, MI
3. Ten Fidy	Oskar Blues	Longmont, CO

2016: Category 11 English Brown 8 entries
Beer & placing	Producer	Location
Category 11 English Brown 8 entries
1. Rogue River Brown	Rockford Brewing	Rockford, MI
2. Geyser Brown	Gonzos Bigg Dogg Brewing	Kalamazoo, MI
3. Wind Walker	51 North Brewing	Lake Orion, MI

2016: Category 12 Porter 15 entries
Beer & placing	Producer	Location
Category 12 Porter 15 entries
1. Faustian	Wolverine State Brewing	Ann Arbor, MI
2. Peck’s	Tapistry Brewing	Bridgman, MI
3. Not Awarded

2016: Category 14 IPA 87 entries
Beer & placing	Producer	Location
Category 14 IPA 87 entries
1. IPA	Arcadia Ales	Kalamazoo, MI
2. Charity Island	Tri City Brewing	Bay City, MI
3. Hop Rocket	Arcadia Ales	Kalamazoo, MI

2016: Category 15 German Wheat/Rye 6 entries
Beer & placing	Producer	Location
Category 15 German Wheat/Rye 6 entries
1. The Hef	Frankenmuth Brewing	Frankenmuth, MI
2. Magic Trick Hefeweizen	Gonzos Bigg Dogg Brewery	Kalamazoo, MI
3. Tinder Bock	Latitude 42 Brewing	Portage, MI

2016: Category 16 Belgian/French 29 entries
Beer & placing	Producer	Location
Category 16 Belgian/French 29 entries
1. Belgian IPA	Walldorff Brewpub	Hastings, MI
2. Powerboat	ROAK Brewing	Royal Oak, MI
3. Country Ale	Rockford Brewing	Rockford, MI

2016: Category 17 Sour 9 entries
Beer & placing	Producer	Location
Category 17 Sour 9 entries
1. Stony Brook Red	Boston Beer	Boston, MA
2. Cherry Capital	Perrin Brewing	Comstock Park, MI
3. You Bretta Run	Perrin Brewing	Comstock Park, MI

2016: Category 18 Belgian Strong Ale 29 entries
Beer & placing	Producer	Location
Category 18 Belgian Strong Ale 29 entries
1. Red	Chimay	Chimay, BE
2. Kashmir	ROAK Brewing	Royal Oak, MI
3. Tripel Vision	Frankenmuth Brewing	Frankenmuth, MI

2016: Category 19 Strong Ale 14 entries
Beer & placing	Producer	Location
Category 19 Strong Ale 14 entries
1. 2013 Cereal Killer	Arcadia Ales	Kalamazoo, MI
2. Barleywine	Latitude 42 Brewery	Portage, MI
3. 2012 Cereal Killer	Arcadia Ales	Kalamazoo, MI

2016: Category 20 Fruit Beer 30 entries
Beer & placing	Producer	Location
Category 20 Fruit Beer 30 entries
1. Pineapple Sculpin	Ballast Point Brewing	San Diego, CA
2. Aurora Heart	Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery	Barrie, ON
3. Strawberry Rhubarb	Walldorff Brewpub	Hastings, MI

2016: Category 21 Spice/Herb/Vegetable 26 entries
Beer & placing	Producer	Location
Category 21 Spice/Herb/Vegetable 26 entries
1. Serrano Pepper	Saugatuck Brewing	Douglas, MI
2. Some Sorta Gruit	Mountain Town Brewing	Mt. Pleasant, MI
3. Victory at Sea	Ballast Point Brewing	San Diego, CA

2016: Category 22 Smoke/Wood 32 entries
Beer & placing	Producer	Location
Category 22 Smoke/Wood 32 entries
1. Matador	Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery	Barrie, ON
2. Barrel Aged Olde Ale	Saugatuck Brewing	Douglas, MI
3. Bully Pulpit	Arbor Brewing	Ann Arbor, MI

2016: Category 23 Specialty 35 entries
Beer & placing	Producer	Location
Category 23 Specialty 35 entries
1. Acadian Groove	Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery	Barrie, ON
2. Lucifer’s Cuvee	Latitude 42 Brewing	Portage, MI
3. Dragons Milk Reserve	New Holland Brewing	Holland, MI

2016: Category 24/25/26 Mead 8 entries
Beer & placing	Producer	Location
Category 24/25/26 Mead 8 entries
1. Singularity	Superior Lakes	Harrison TWP, MI
2. Redstone Traditional	Redstone Meadery	Boulder, CO
3. Pear	Superior Lakes	Harrison TWP, MI

2016: Category 27 Standard Cider 12 entries
Beer & placing	Producer	Location
Category 27 Standard Cider 12 entries
1. Angry Orchard Stone Dry	Angry Orchard	Boston, MA
2. Woodchuck Day Chaser	Vermont Hard Cider	Middlebury, VT
3. Angry Orchard Crisp Apple	Angry Orchard	Boston, MA

2016: Category 28 Specialty Cider 21 entries
Beer & placing	Producer	Location
Category 28 Specialty Cider 21 entries
1. Angry Orchard Ice Man	Angry Orchard	Boston, MA
2. Woodchuck Priv. Res. Cherry	Vermont Hard Cider	Middlebury, VT
3. Apple Blueberry	Uncle John’s Hard Cider	St. John’s, MI

2016: Category 29 Malternative 2 entries
Beer & placing	Producer	Location
Category 29 Malternative 2 entries
1. Crabbie’s Original	Crabbie‘s	Edinburgh, SCOT
2. Crabbie’s Raspberry	Crabbie‘s	Edinburgh, SCOT

From the competition.

2016 World Expo of Beer competition archive photograph 1

Archived from the festival website on October 7, 2026. Award names and spellings follow the original results. For festival participation details, visit the producer directory.