The world’s largest barrel-aged beer competition — The Illinois Craft Beer Guild‘s Festival of Barrel Aged Beer (#FoBAB) in Chicago — is currently satisfying hoards of beer lovers. For breweries, it’s also a chance to see if their beer stood-out among the sea of special beers. The awards have been announced and our Chicago/Midwest editor, Mike Zoller, relayed the information as it happened. Here are the results — Congrats not only to the winners, but also every brewery that took the time to offer their beer to a thirsty, enthusiastic beer crowd.

#FoBAB Best in Show

Best in Show: @MoreBrewing BA Karma #FOBAB

— PorchDrinkingChicago (@PorchDrinkChi) November 11, 2017

No surprise about @MoreBrewing. Best thing at @FOBABofficial this year. Congrats guys. #FoBAB pic.twitter.com/wJfWIcZHIz

— PorchDrinkingChicago (@PorchDrinkChi) November 11, 2017

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Cider/Mead/Perry

Winner cider/mead/perry: @AngryOrchard Understood in Motion 02 #fobab

— PorchDrinkingChicago (@PorchDrinkChi) November 11, 2017

Gold: Angry Orchard

Silver: Virtue Cider Percheron

Bronze: Tin City Cider

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Fruit Beer

Winner fruit beer: @ShorelineBrew Imperial Raspberry #fobab

— PorchDrinkingChicago (@PorchDrinkChi) November 11, 2017

Gold: Shoreline Brewing

Silver: Werk Force Brewing

Bronze: Alter Beer

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Specialty Strong Porter/Stout (> 7% ABV)

Winner specialty strong porter/stout: @MoreBrewing BA Karma #FoBAB

— PorchDrinkingChicago (@PorchDrinkChi) November 11, 2017

Gold: More Brewing

Silver: Haymarket Pub & Brewery

Bronze: Mikkeller

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Barleywine/Wheatwine

Barley wine/wheatwine: @fremontbrewing Brew 2000 #FoBAB

— PorchDrinkingChicago (@PorchDrinkChi) November 11, 2017

Gold: Fremont Brewing

Silver: Short’s Brewing

Bronze: Revolution Brewing

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Other Dark Beer (>7% ABV)

Winner Other Dark Beer: @ZaftigBeer Zaftig Wee Heavy #FOBAB

— PorchDrinkingChicago (@PorchDrinkChi) November 11, 2017

Gold: Zaftig Beer

Silver: Rhinegeist

Bronze: Pollyanna Brewing

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Other Pale Beer (> 7% ABV)

Winner Other Pale Beer: @WarpedWing Chardonnay Barn Gang #FoBAB

— PorchDrinkingChicago (@PorchDrinkChi) November 11, 2017

Gold: Warped Wing

Silver: Mother’s Brewing

Bronze: Nebraska Brewing

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Strong Porter/Stout (>7% ABV)

Winner strong porter/stout: @coppertail Barrel Aged Supervoid #fobab

— PorchDrinkingChicago (@PorchDrinkChi) November 11, 2017

Gold: Coppertail Brewing

Silver: WeldWerks Brewing

Bronze: Surly Brewing 

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Specialty/Experimental Beer

Winner specialty/experimental: @Listermann Chickow! Brandy Barrel #FoBAB

— PorchDrinkingChicago (@PorchDrinkChi) November 11, 2017

Gold: Listermann

Silver: Lakefront Brewing

Bronze: Avery Brewing

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Wild Beer/Brett (Non-Acidic)

Winner beer/Brett non-acidic: @WolfsRidgeBrew Terre Du Sauvage Green. #FOBAB pic.twitter.com/i4Tx2ncsp2

— PorchDrinkingChicago (@PorchDrinkChi) November 11, 2017

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Wild Beer/Sours (Acidic)

Gold: Upstream Brewing

Silver: Trve Brewing

Bronze: Rivertown Brewery

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Wild Beer/Sours (Acidic with Fruit)

Winner wild beer/spurs w fruit acidic: @UpstreamBrewing Things! & Stuff #fobab

— PorchDrinkingChicago (@PorchDrinkChi) November 11, 2017

Gold: Upstream Brewing

Silver: Jester King Brewery

Bronze: Wicked Weed

 

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