Shoe Tree Brewing Company won seven total medals over three recent competitions.
At the Great American Beer Festival, the Carson City-based brewery was awarded a silver medal. More than 9,500 beers were entered in the GABF in 97 beer categories, making it the largest beer competition in the world, according to a press release. The best beers were awarded gold, silver and bronze medals at a ceremony in Denver on Sept. 10 during the Craft Brewers Conference.
Shoe Tree also took home five medals (three gold and two bronze) at the 2021 U.S. Open Beer Championship held in Ohio on Sept. 6, with 8,000 beers representing more than 140 styles.
Finally, Shoe Tree took home a bronze at the National Honey Board’s “Honey Beer Competition,” which took place Aug. 28-29 in St. Louis.
Per the press release, Shoe Tree was recognized in the specialty beer-style category for its Coco Burrito Porter at the GABF.
At the U.S. Open, the brewery’s Hoptropica, Root Tang Clan and Happy Farmer beers earned gold, while Ash Canyon Amber and Coco Burrito Supreme were awarded bronze.
The Honey Punch in the Nose Lager took bronze in the general lager category at the Honey Beer Competition.
"It's always been our goal to provide world-class beer to Carson City, Minden and Northern Nevada," Jeff Young, owner/brewmaster at Shoe Tree, said in a statement. "These awards help validate to us that we are on the right track."
