Brewers from China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan win medals at the 2024 World Beer Cup

This year’s 2024 World Beer Cup was held in Las Vegas, Nevada on 24 April. The World Beer Cup competition was first run in 1996, and is organised by the US-based Brewers Association, which represents primarily small and independent breweries.

The event aims to celebrate the art and science of brewing by recognising outstanding achievement in the brewing sector. Over the years it has grown into one of the biggest and most prestigious annual award events. At this year’s ceremony, gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded across 110 beer styles. There were 290 judges at the event, drawn from 37 countries, to assess the 9,300 beers produced by the 2,060 breweries that participated, which spanned 50 countries.

Among the Asian winners, there were four gold-medal winning brews from Japan, and one from South Korea. Silver medalists included two brews from Japan; one from China; one from South Korea, and one from Taiwan. There were three Japanese, one Chinese, and one South Korean brew that also received bronze medals. Details on all the Asian winners are given below.

ASIAN GOLD MEDAL WINNERS

Brew: Andalusite, in the English Mild or Bitter category.

Brewer: Bighand Bros Beer, of Kyoto, Japan.

Brew: Yuzu Weiss, in the Fruit Wheat Beer category.

Brewer: Yokohama Bay Brewing Co, of Yokohama, Japan.

Brew: Black Igneous, in the Oatmeal Stout category.

Brewer: DevilCraft, of Shinagawa-ku, Japan.

Brew: Provence Farmhouse, in the Specialty Saison category.

Brewer: Goose Island – Seoul Brewhouse of Seoul, South Korea.

ASIAN SILVER MEDAL WINNERS

Brew: NBeer Kanpai Saki-Inspired Ale, in the Experimental Beer category.

Brewer: NBeer Craft Brewing Co of Chengdu, China.

Brew: Kabosu Saison, in the Fruit Wheat Beer category.

Brewer: Beppu Brewery, of Beppu, Japan.

Brew: Alt, in the German-Style Altbier category.

Brewer: Yokohama Beer of Yokohama, Japan

Brew: Art Sweet Porter, in the Sweet Stout or Cream Stout category.

Brewer: Artmonster Brewery, of Gunpo, South Korea.

Brew: SUNMAI Formosa Wheat, in the South German-Style Bernsteinfarbenes Weizen category.

Brewer: Long Sun Brewing Co. of New Taipei City, Taiwan.

ASIAN BRONZE MEDAL WINNERS

Brew: Blood Orange IPA in the Fruit Beer category.

Brewer: No.18 Brewing & Co, of Wuhan, China

Brew: Spring Valley Silk Ale, in the American Wheat Beer category.

Brewer: Spring Valley Brewery, of Shibuya Japan

Brew: Pacifica Common, in the American-Style Amber Lager category.

Brewer: South Horizon Brewing, of Kochi, Japan

Brew: Minoh Beer Pilsner, in the Bohemian-Style Pilsener category.

Brewer: Minoh Beer, of Minoh-shi, Japan

Brew: Dark Layers Pastry Stout, in the Dessert Stout or Pastry Stout category.

Brewer: Beervana Brewing Co, of Yeongdeungpo-gu, South Korea

Source: Asia Brewers Network