The 2020 Best of Craft Beer Awards took place Feb. 7 to 9 in Bend, Ore., and featured over 2200 entries by 375 breweries from 49 different states, provinces and countries.
Lb. Brewing Co., 117 E. 11th in Hays, earned gold for the British-Style Imperial Stout category with Lb.’s Roughneck Imperial Stout and bronze for the English-Style Brown Ale category with Lb.’s Brownell Brown. Vetted brewers, certified judges and industry professionals selected the winners in this annual, private competition dedicated to celebrating and promoting the best of the best in brewing.
The latest honors raise Lb. Brewing Co.’s award count to 13 as the brewery and restaurant, Gella’s Diner, prepare to celebrate 15 years in downtown Hays. These are the first medals from the Best of Craft Beer Awards. Previous awards earned came from the World Lupulin Challenge, World Beer Cup and the Great American Beer Festival, which included Lb. Brewing Co. being named Brewery of the Year in 2013.
Lb.’s Brownell Brown is currently on tap, however Lb.’s gold-winning Roughneck is only available in 22 oz. bottles for a limited time.
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