Three Brazilian craft beers were awarded in the largest brewing contest in the world and brought to the house gold medals . The results were released last Thursday (1st) and are part of the 2025 edition of the World Beer Cup held in Indianapolis, in the United States.
The Brewery 277 Craft Beer, from Foz do Iguaçu (PR), has set two beers in the championship. Beer Quadruple 277 led the best in the Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale category and Canea broken It was the highlight in the GOSE category.
YES! Beer, from Campinas (SP), won the maximum honor in the Specialty Non-Alcohol Beer category with the label Watermelon Sour’n Salt . The craft brewery includes the first in the country focused on fully in the production of alcohol beers with its own plant.
The evaluations of 16th edition of World Beer Cup They were made by a panel of 265 judges from 37 countries. In total, 8,375 beers from 1,761 breweries from 49 countries were evaluated. As a result, 334 labels were awarded 112 beer styles categories.
The Brazilian winners
THE Quadruel 277 He hit another 37 beers in the category “Forte Special Belgian Beer”, in translation into Portuguese. It corresponds to a dark and intense beer with squeezing aroma, such as dates and plums. It also has notes of port wine and goes through 12 months of maturation in a barrel of Castanheira, whose use was made previously for the aging of cachaça. It also receives addition of molasses.
Already the Canea broken It is inspired by German Gose style, which indicates beers with light acidity and salty touch. She was the best among the 45 beers registered in the category. Clear and with wheat malt and barley, it has low bitterness, is acidic and has a salty end. In addition, it was abrasileted with the addition of cashew.
In 2024, Canoa Quebrada had been with the silver medal between “the best of the best” at the 4th Copa BRASIL COPA, held by the Brazilian Association of Craft Beer (Abracerva). Both labels of the 277 craft beer can be experienced in the Brewery Bar in the center of Foz do Iguaçu.
Finally, the Watermelon Sour’n Salt produced by yes! Beer in the interior of São Paulo, got the gold medal among the 35 inscriptions of the “Special Beer Without Alcohol” category. It is reddish and slightly cloudy, in which it carries water, barley malt, hops, watermelon, hibiscus and yeast. Its flavor combines acidity and a touch of salt. According to the brewery, the label harmonizes with seafood, salads and fatty meats.
The 350 ml can is sold in Brewery e-commerce For R $ 17.90 – The kit with six units leaves for R $ 102. It is noteworthy that Brazilian law allows beers without alcohol to present alcohol content of up to 0.5% in volume. Watermelon Sour’n Salt has 0.3%.
The championship
The World Beer Cup is held annually by Brewers Association, which brings together independent breweries from the United States. This is the 16th edition of the event, which is considered the largest brewing contest in the world.
According to the organization of the competition, the five categories of beer styles that received the most registration this year were:
- Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale: 290 inscriptions;
- West Coast-Style India Pale: 253 inscriptions;
- American-Style India Pale Ale: 208 inscriptions;
- German-Style Pilsener: 186 inscriptions;
- Hoppy Lager: 155 registrations.
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