Cheers! The U.S. Open Beer Championship 2020 Reveals Its Big Winners

Breweries from all over the country sent in over 6,000 beers, representing more than 140 various styles for the 2020 U.S. Open Beer Championship.

Despite the on-going pandemic, beer enthusiasts and brewing fans are still looking forward to know the big winners for the event.

According to BroBible, the 2020 U.S. Open Beer Championship is billed as one of "The Top 3" beer competitions in the country.

Cheers! The U.S. Open Beer Championship 2020 Reveals Its Big Winners — A man carries two boxes of Corona lager on High Street on December 4, 2020 in Cardiff, Wales. Following a firebreak period that ran from October 23 to November 9 the Welsh Government have introduced new rules which will prevent pubs, restaurants and cafes from selling alcohol at any time from 6pm on Friday. The rules will be reviewed on December 17. Getty images / Matthew Horwood

Additionally, the U.S. Open Beer website reveals that the competition is the only one to include beers from gold medal winners from the National AHA Homebrew Competition and professional breweries.

Due to COVID-19, judging the contest was held in both the U.S. and Canada, including Atlanta, Georgia; Oxford, Ohio; and Welland, Ontario. Judging for the competition was blind as the judges know only the categories and not the participants' names or locations.

The 2020 Grand National Champion went to the Deschutes Brewery of Bend, Oregon. Deschutes was able to snatch three gold and two silver medals. Deschutes is the first three-time Grand Champion winner in the U.S. Open Beer Championship's 12-year history.

Its gold medals included Wowza! Light IPA, Home at Port Aged in a Port Barrel and Lil' Squeezy Juicy Ale. Meanwhile, its silver medals were The Ages Barrel-Aged Sour Ale and Obsidian Stout.

Placing second with three gold medals and one silver medal is Monday Night Garage Brewing out of Atlanta, Georgia. The awards it won include Rum Barrel Aged, Blended Barrel-Aged, Barrel-Aged Strong Stout Specialty, and Barrel-Aged Dark beers.

The third place went to Narrow Path Brewing out of Loveland, Ohio. It won three gold medals, including Barrel-Aged Cerise Sauvage, English Dissent Mild Ale, and Tri-Kettle Tripel.

This year, they added a special Black is Beautiful Imperial Stout category. The new category was added after the U.S. Open board of directors sampled several outstanding imperial stouts.

The other big winners are as follows: