Two Delco Breweries Earn Medals At Beer Competition

Two breweries in Delaware County walked away from the Great American Beer Festival's brewing competition with some hardware recently, and now we're itching to try these award-winning beers.

Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant in Media came out with two silver medals and 2SP Brewing Company in Aston earned a gold medal at the festival which was recently held in Denver, Colorado.

According to the Great American Beer Festival, breweries enter their beers to be blindly judged by the festival’s Professional Judge Panel. Festival attendees can also sip the beer entered in the competition during the tasting sessions.

Iron Hill's two brews that earned silver medals were the Solzhenitsyn in the "aged beer" category and their Russian Imperial Stout in the "imperial stout" category.

As for 2SP, it's brew called The Russian won gold in the "imperial stout" category, meaning it is a "world-class beer that accurately exemplifies the specified style," according to festival organizers.

Breweries in Philadelphia, Pottstown, Croydon, and Royersford also brought home medals. In total, PA breweries brought home 16 medals.

Below are the criteria for gold, silver, and bronze medals:

• Gold - A world-class beer that accurately exemplifies the specified style, displaying the proper balance of taste, aroma and appearance.
• Silver –An excellent beer that may vary slightly from style parameters while maintaining close adherence to the style and displaying excellent taste,aroma and appearance.
• Bronze – A fine example of the style that may vary slightly from style parameters and/or have minor deviations in taste, aroma or appearance.

You can see the entire list of winners from the Great American Beer Festival competition here.

Have you tried these award winning Delco beers? What other beers in the area deserve medals in your opinion? Let us know in the comments.

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