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The world’s best NA beer was awarded to an Oregon brewery at this year’s World Beer Cup.
The top non-alcoholic/NA beer at this year’s World Beer Cup was awarded to Black Butte Non-Alcoholic from Deschutes Brewery, in Bend Oregon.
World Beer Cup — known as the Olympics of the beer world — is presented by the Brewers Association. Judges blind taste-tested beers in more than 100 categories this spring in Las Vegas. Forbes contributors have previously written about many of the winning beers in the most popular categories including IPAs and pilsners. However, due to the massive surge in NA beers in recent years, NA is an increasingly competitive category and this year’s competition saw more than 140 entries.
Interestingly the winning beer is a non-alcoholic take on the brewery’s original Black Butte, a porter that helped make the famous Oregon brewery a success and is named for an extinct Oregon volcano. The brewery’s description notes flavors of coffee and chocolate and “a luscious creaminess and roasted finish.” The brewery also notes that the beer doesn’t just have fans, “it also has followers.” The NA version of this beer was designed to replicate those sought-after flavors and by all accounts, it’s done just that. Black Butte Non-Alcoholic has won more than 8 international NA awards including this recent win.
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Because the beer is NA, it ships directly from the brewery to most states, so most U.S. beer drinkers can give this a try if they want. In addition to Black Butte, which took the gold medal award in the NA category, two other beers medaled. Silver went to Soul Sour, by Athletic Brewing Co. in Milford Connecticut, and Bronze went to Night Strike, Leader Brewing, Palm Bay, Florida.
A small Florida NA brewery, Night Strike has been making big waves in NA beer circles since being founded in 2022. In addition to this recent award, it’s won previous medals at other prestigious beer competitions and earned mentions in national media. You can have the brewery’s beer shipped directly from the brewery.
Meanwhile, Athletic Brewing Co. is arguably the biggest name in NA beer and the brewery that more than any other put U.S. NA drinking on the map. The brewery’s Soul Sour, a fruit-forward sour brewed each year in honor of Black History Month. You can also order it online and be happy knowing that 100% of the profits from the beer are donated to causes that support BIPOC scholarships in brewing.
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