Fruited American Sour Ale
Special · Sour and Wild · 116 Entrants in 2025
Style Definition
Sour ale with fruit.
ABV2.5 to 12.0%
IBU5 to 30
SRM2 to 40
Special categories are judged on an added ingredient, a process, or a nonstandard base, not on one classic style. Source: Brewers Association Beer Style Guidelines (approximate ranges) (approximate)
Table view
| Entries | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entries | 249 | 184 | 160 | 165 | 116 |
Medalists by Year
2025 · Category 27 · 116 Entrants
| Hops | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Urban Oasis: Raspberry & Lemon Verbena | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | Zeus Brewing Co. | Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Silver | Funkberry Pie | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | Girdwood Brewing Co. | Girdwood, AK |
| Bronze | No Rules Plum Sour | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | Antimony Brewing | Lenox, MA |
2024 · Category 27 · 165 Entrants
| Hops | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Peach Silhouette | 5% | Not Found | Not Found | Hudson Valley Brewery | Beacon, NY |
| Silver | Funkberry Pie | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | Girdwood Brewing Co. | Girdwood, AK |
| Bronze | Cactus Juice | 6.5% | 12 | Not Found | 12Degree Brewing | Louisville, CO |
2023 · Category 26 · 160 Entrants
| Hops | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Huckleberry pHin Sour | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | Lost Winds Brewing Co. | San Clemente, CA |
| Silver | Poggers | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | Immersion Brewing | Bend, OR |
| Bronze | Fistful of Gummies | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | Second Chance Beer Co. | San Diego, CA |
2022 · Category 25 · 184 Entrants
| Hops | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Razz Sour | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | Revelation Craft Brewing Co. | Rehoboth Beach, DE |
| Silver | Sour Guava Tangerine | 5.5% | Not Found | Not Found | Edmund's Oast Brewing Co. | North Charleston, SC |
| Bronze | Fight The Sour: Blackberry Cobbler | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | NOBO Brewing Co. | Boynton Beach, FL |
2021 · Category 25 · 249 Entrants
| Hops | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Sherbet Drip | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | Fall River Brewing Co. | Redding, CA |
| Silver | Tropical Hurt Locker | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | Short Fuse Brewing Co. | Schiller Park, IL |
| Bronze | Rasmine | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | Lynnwood Brewing Concern | Raleigh, NC |