Recreations of historical styles.
ABV 2.5 to 12.0%
2.5% 12.0%
ABV 2.5 to 12.0% IBU 5 to 70
5 70
IBU 5 to 70 SRM 2 to 40
2 40
SRM 2 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)
Entrants by Year How Crowded the Category Is Table view Entrants by Year Entries 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Entries 63 59 41 54 40 39
2024 · Category 23 · 54 Entrants. Select a column header to sort. Medal Beer ABV IBU Hops Brewery City G BierKraft Grodziskie Not Found Not Found Not Found BierKraft McAlester, OK S Decorah Nordic Gruit 5.8% 1 Not Found PIVO Brewery Calmar, IA B Kentucky Common 4.8% 15 Not Found Blackhorse Pub & Brewery Alcoa, TN
2022 · Category 21 · 59 Entrants. Select a column header to sort. Medal Beer ABV IBU Hops Brewery City G Feniks 3.2% Not Found Not Found Great Notion Brewing Portland, OR S Vitkus #3 Not Found Not Found Not Found Donner Creek Brewing Co. Truckee, CA B Churchill Browns Not Found Not Found Not Found Flashpoint Brewing Co. Huntington Beach, CA
2021 · Category 21 · 63 Entrants. Select a column header to sort. Medal Beer ABV IBU Hops Brewery City G Decorah Nordic Gruit 5.8% 1 Not Found PIVO Brewery Calmar, IA S Silverbrick Norwegian Farmhouse Not Found Not Found Not Found Strange Craft Beer Co. Denver, CO B Snow Drop 5.9% Not Found Not Found Grimm Brothers Brewhouse Loveland, CO
2026 Medal Beers
Category Historical Beer
Entries 39
ABV 3.4%
IBU Not Found
Style Polish Style Smoked Beer
Malts Oak-smoked wheat malt
Yeast Not Found
Adjuncts Not Found Tasting Notes
Mild but inviting smokey notes in its aroma, with soft smoke and herbal hops meld and bring you back again and again for more. Source: counterweightbrewing.com
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S Silver in Historical Beer
Left Fork Black Lung Brewing Co., Grayslake, IL
Category Historical Beer
Entries 39
ABV 5.2%
IBU 20
Style Kentucky Common Ale
Malts Black malt, Flaked maize
Yeast Not Found
Adjuncts Not Found Tasting Notes
A light and crushable ale with flaked maize, a light amount of black malt and Callista, Fuggle and Ariana hops. This very traditional American style drinks like… Source: blacklungbrewing.com
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B Bronze in Historical Beer
Broyhan 500 Gilde Brewery, Charlotte, NC
Category Historical Beer
Entries 39
ABV 5.5%
IBU Not Found
Style Historic Wheat Ale
Malts Not Found
Yeast Not Found
Adjuncts Not Found Tasting Notes
Hazy wheat bier with a full body, fruity with notes of banana, cinnamon, and clove. Source: gilde1546.com
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