Gold in Specialty Beer
The Empourium Brewing Co., Denver, CO
Hops
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Tasting Notes
Delicate floral aromatics, fresh blueberries, and subtle honey sweetness define Empourium Brewing Honey Panda Lager.
No hop profile is on record for this beer.
Honey Panda is a honey lager layered with blueberry lavender tea from The Empourium Brewing Co. in Denver's Berkeley neighborhood.
| Category | Medal | Entries | Brewery | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22, Specialty Beer | Gold (1st place) | 51 | The Empourium Brewing Co. | Denver, CO |
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Style | Lager (listed under "Light" on the brewery menu) | Wine Dispensary: Honey Panda |
| ABV | 6% | Wine Dispensary: Honey Panda |
| IBU | 10 | Wine Dispensary: Honey Panda |
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| Adjuncts, fruit, spices | blueberry lavender tea, honey | Wine Dispensary: Honey Panda |
| Other | golden color | Wine Dispensary: Honey Panda |
No brewery description was found; the brewery's drink menu lists Honey Panda by name and photo only. The retailer copy reads:
Delicate floral aromatics, fresh blueberries, and subtle honey sweetness define Empourium Brewing Honey Panda Lager. This inventive lager layers blueberry lavender tea over a crisp, clean malt foundation
Source: Wine Dispensary: Honey Panda
Delicate floral aromatics, fresh blueberries, and subtle honey sweetness define Empourium Brewing Honey Panda Lager.
Source: winedispensary.com
The retailer listing names honey and a blueberry lavender tea over a crisp malt base; no specific malt, hop or yeast is named, and the brewery itself publishes no ingredient list.
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| Process | Blueberry lavender tea layered over a lager base, with honey | winedispensary.com |
As category context only, the Brewers Association guideline for Specialty Beer covers beers made with an unusual carbohydrate source and sets no ABV, IBU or color limits. Honey is the only fermentable adjunct named for this beer, which is consistent with that definition.
| Year | Competition | Category | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Great American Beer Festival | Specialty Beer | Gold |
Generated from the loaded results for this brewery and beer name, not researched separately; years not loaded are not covered.
The Empourium Brewing Co. is in Denver, CO.
Links checked 2026-10-14: Website, Instagram.