Gold in American Wheat Beer
Summer Ale
Wormtown Brewery, Worcester, MA
- Category
- American Wheat Beer
- Entries
- 35
- ABV
- 4.8%
- IBU
- Not Found
- Style
- American Wheat Beer
- Malts
- Not Found
- Yeast
- Not Found
- Adjuncts
- Not Found
Hops
Not Found
American Wheat Beer
Classic Style · Wheat · 35 Entrants in 2026
Style Definition
Light wheat beer fermented with neutral ale yeast.
ABV3.7 to 5.6%
IBU10 to 35
SRM4 to 10
Classic style categories are judged against one Brewers Association style description. Source: Brewers Association Beer Style Guidelines (approximate ranges) (approximate)
Table view
| Entries | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entries | 66 | 64 | 65 | 50 | 40 | 35 |
Medalists by Year
2026 · Category 1 · 35 Entrants
| Hops | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Summer Ale | 4.8% | Not Found | Azacca, BRU-1 | Wormtown Brewery | Worcester, MA |
| Silver | Fuzztail | 5% | 20 | Cascade, Chinook, Lemondrop | Sunriver Brewing Co. | Sunriver, OR |
| Bronze | Jack Whacker Hazy Wheat | 4.6% | 15 | Perle | Tommyknocker Brewery & Pub | Idaho Springs, CO |
2025 · Category 1 · 40 Entrants
| Hops | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Wetland Wheat | 5.5% | Not Found | Not Found | Formula Brewing | Issaquah, WA |
| Silver | Miner's Gold | 5% | 12 | Not Found | Lewis & Clark Brewing Co. | Helena, MT |
| Bronze | Serengeti Wheat | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | Mac & Jacks Brewery | Redmond, WA |
2024 · Category 1 · 50 Entrants
| Hops | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Fuzztail | 5% | Not Found | Not Found | Sunriver Brewing Co. | Sunriver, OR |
| Silver | Mercy Cloud | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | Hobcaw Brewing Co. | Mount Pleasant, SC |
| Bronze | Hoppla | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | NewSylum Brewing Co. | Newtown, CT |
2023 · Category 1 · 65 Entrants
| Hops | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Sunsphere | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | Balter Beerworks | Knoxville, TN |
| Silver | Canebrake | 5% | 16 | Not Found | Parish Brewing Co. | Broussard, LA |
| Bronze | Uinta Brewing Golden Spike Hefeweizen | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | Uinta Brewing Co. | Salt Lake City, UT |
2022 · Category 1 · 64 Entrants
| Hops | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | White Noise | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | Überbrew | Billings, MT |
| Silver | Sweet As! Pacific Ale | 6% | 18 | Not Found | GoodLife Brewing Co. | Bend, OR |
| Bronze | Agave Wheat | 4.4% | 13 | Not Found | Breckenridge Brewery | Littleton, CO |
2021 · Category 1 · 66 Entrants
| Hops | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Sweet Peel | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | Stubborn Brothers Brewery | Shawano, WI |
| Silver | White Noise | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | Überbrew | Billings, MT |
| Bronze | Miner's Gold | 5% | 12 | Not Found | Lewis & Clark Brewing Co. | Helena, MT |