One of Greater Williamsburg’s breweries took home the top spot in a regional award last year and will now look to defend its crown.
Voting is now open for the 2018 Veer Magazine Golden Taps Awards. Alewerks Brewing Company won the Best Brewery of 2017 award from Veer, and several Greater Williamsburg Breweries and their beers are up for major awards.
Veer Magazine has been holding their annual Golden Tap Awards since 2011, according to the magazine’s Facebook page.
Veer is Hampton Roads’ premier freely distributed magazine focused on arts, culture, food and drink, according to Ghent Business Association.
From categories like Best Amber and Brown American Beer to Best IPA and Best Tasting Room, the Historic Triangle is well-represented on the list of nominees, which encompasses breweries from across the region.
According to Veer Magazine’s website, the medalists are determined half from online polls and half from a group of judges. The judges each pick a first, second and third place beer in the different categories.
The overall winner of the competition is determined by medal count and points. Gold medals are worth more points than silver, and silver medals are worth more than bronze. Only one entry per unique IP address will be accepted.
Looking to cast a vote for your favorite beer or brewery? Here are the categories for which Greater Williamsburg breweries are nominated:
Amber and Brown American Beer:
- Tavern Brown Ale, Alewerks Brewing Company
- Wrenish Rye Dry-Hopped Amber Ale, Virginia Beer Company
- Brass Cannon Brewing, Muzzle Flash American Amber
Amber Malty and Bitter European:
- Oktoberfest, Alewerks Brewing Company
- HellaFest Festbier, Precarious Beer Project
American Porter and Stout:
- Intentional Stout, Alewerks Brewing Company
- Elbow Patches Oatmeal Stout, The Virginia Beer Company
- Smoothbore Stout, Brass Cannon Brewing
British and Scottish Ale:
- Angry Scott, Brass Cannon Brewing
Czech Lager:
- Fortune & Glory Pilsner, Precarious Beer Project
- Cribbage in the Square, Billsburg Brewery
European Sour:
- One Night In Georgia Peach Berliner Weisse, The Virginia Beer Company
Fruit Beer:
- Funny Trees Mango Brett Double IPA, The Virginia Beer Company
- Smooshed Cherry Stout, Precarious Beer Project
German Fest Beer:
- GlutenTag Hefeweizen, Precarious Beer Project
- Betty Wit, Billsburg Brewery
- 1607 Hefeweizen, Billsburg Brewery
Historical and Smoked Beer:
- Pancake House Stout, Alewerks Brewing Company
International Lager:
- Sabado Domingo, Alewerks Brewing Company
- HAWK Cerveza, Precarious Beer Project
- Juan’s Last Stand, Billsburg Brewery
IPA:
- Superb IPA
- Free Verse IPA, The Virginia Beer Company
- Broadside IPA, Brass Cannon
- Fly Away IPA, Billsburg Brewery
Juicy/Hazy IPA:
- Bison Beatbox, Alewerks Brewing Company
- Fresh Powder IPA, The Virginia Beer Company
- Kung Fu Kittens, Precarious Beer Project
- Tourist Trap, Billsburg Brewery
Double IPA:
- Bitter Valentine Double IPA, Alewerks Brewing Company
- Deadbolt Double IPA, The Virginia Beer Company
- Everything is Lava but the Swings are Base, Precarious Beer Project
- Supafly, Billsburg Brewery
Pale summer ale:
- High Heat Summer IPA, The Virginia Beer Company
- CHEAPBEER Cream Ale, Precarious Beer Project
Pale Malty European Lager:
- Weekend Lager, Alewerks Brewing Company
- James City Export, Billsburg Brewery
- Oktoberfest, Billsburg Brewery
Specialty Ale:
- St. Barbara Heather Ale, Brass Cannon Brewing
- Everywhere You Look There’s Something Oud Bruin with Bergamot, Precarious Beer Project
- Good Vibes Radler, Billsburg Brewery
Spiced beer:
- Pumpkin Ale, Alewerks
- Evil Santa Spiced Milk Stout, The Virginia Beer Company
Standard American Beer:
- Jubilee XII, Alewerks Brewing Company
- Rob Your Head Imperial Red Ale, The Virginia Beer Company
- My Shadow is a Person Dubble, Precarious Beer Project
Strong American Ale:
- Rob Your Head Imperial Red Ale, The Virginia Beer Company
Strong Belgian Beer:
- Jubilee XII, Alewerks Brewing Company
- My Shadow is a Person Dubble, Precarious Beer Project
Wood Beer:
- Cafe Royale, Alewerks Brewing Company
- Banish The Ghosts Ex-Rum Maple Syrup Barrel-Aged Imperial Oatmeal Porter, The Virginia Beer Company
- Belfast City, Billsburg Brewery
Collaboration:
- The Other Guys IPA, Caiseal Beer/Alewerks/Big Ugly/MoMac
- My Friend, My Friend IPA, The Virginia Beer Company & Ocelot Brewing Company
- Germanium Fuzz IPA, Precarious Beer Project/Final Gravity Brewing
- Kung Fu Theorem, Benchtop Brewing Company/Precarious Beer Project
- Scuba Knot, Billsburg/Green Flash/Bold Mariner/Gordon Biersch
Brewery Tasting Room (Non-satellite, Non-brewpub):
- Alewerks
- Virginia Beer Company
- Brass Cannon
- Billsburg
Outside Space:
- Virignia Beer Company
- Billsburg Brewery
Brewpub:
- Amber Ox
Satellite Location (Not headquarters):
- Alewerks
Best Brewery Event:
- Jubilee 12th Anniversary Party (Alewerks)
- Precarious Day Block Party (Amber Ox/Precarious Beer Project)
