DESTIHL AWARDS

2024 European Beer Star

DeadHead® TourBus Hazy IPA won the Silver Medal in the Hazy India Pale Ale Category

2024 Australian International Beer Awards

DeadHead® TourBus Hazy IPA won the Silver Medal in the Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale Category

2023 Japan International Beer Cup

DeadHead® TourBus Hazy IPA won the Silver Medal in the Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale Category

2023 Australian International Beer Awards

DeadHead® TourBus Hazy IPA won the Gold Medal in the Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale (Best Modern India Pale Ale) Category
Hawaii Five Ale™ won the Silver Medal in the American Style Fruit Beer (Best Fruit Beer) Category
WiLD Sour Series - Dragonfruit Mango won the Silver Medal in the American Style Fruited Sour Ale (Best Fruit Beer) Category

2022 Brussels Beer Challenge

DeadHead® TourBus Hazy IPA won the Gold Medal in the Pale & Amber Ale: New England IPA Category

2022 Japan International Beer Cup

DeadHead® TourBus® Hazy IPA won the Gold Medal in the Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale Category
WiLD Sour Series - Dragonfruit Mango won the Gold Medal in the Fruited American-Style Sour Category

2022 Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer (FoBAB)

Saint Dekkera® Reserve Sour Ale - Ronciere won the Gold Medal in the Wild Beer Mixed Culture (Acidic) with Fruit Category

2022 Great American Beer Festival®

Dosvidanya® Mexican Chocolate Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout won the Silver Medal in the Chili Beer Category

2021 Great American Beer Festival®

DeadHead® TourBus® Hazy IPA won the Gold Medal in the Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale Category
DeadHead® Haze of the Dead® Hazy Double IPA won the Bronze Medal in the Imperial Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale Category

2020 Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer (FoBAB)

Saint Dekkera® Reserve Sour Ale - Flanders Oud Bruin won the Gold Medal in the Wild Acidic - Belgian Sour Beer Category

2017 Beer Army Beer Wars, Presented by All About Beer Magazine

Saint Dekkera® Reserve Sour Ale - Flanders Oud Bruin won 1st Place in the Oud Bruin Category
Saint Dekkera® Reserve Sour Ale - Framboise won 1st Place in the Fruit Lambic Category
Metallurgy® Sour Collection - Pear won 2nd Place in the WIld Specialty Category
Dosvidanya® Imperial Stout won 2nd Place in the Wood-Aged Beer Category
WiLD Sour Series - Here Gose Nothin'® won 3rd Place in the Historical Beer Category

2016 Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer (FoBAB)

Dosvidanya® Rye Whiskey Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout won the Gold Medal in the Wood and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout Category
Dosvidanya® Rye Whiskey Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout won the Runner-Up Best in Show Award

2016 Great American Beer Festival®

Saint Dekkera® Reserve Sour Ale - Framboise won the Silver Medal in the Fruited Wood-and-Barrel-Aged Sour Beer Category

2016 Denver International Beer Competition

WiLD Sour Series - Counter ClockWeisse® won the Gold Medal in the Berliner Weisse Category
WiLD Sour Series - Flanders Red won the Silver Medal in the Flanders Red Ale Category
Weissenheimer® Hefeweizen won the Bronze Medal in the Weizen/Weissbier Category

2015 Denver International Beer Competition

WiLD Sour Series - Counter ClockWeisse® won the Gold Medal in the Berliner Weisse Category
WiLD Sour Series - Flanders Red won the Silver Medal in the Flanders Red Ale Category
WiLD Sour Series - Here Gose Nothin'® won the Silver Medal in the Gose Category
Vertex IPA® won the Silver Medal in the American IPA Category
Saint Dekkera® Reserve Sour Ale won the Silver Medal in the Reserve Sour Ale Category

2015 Great American Beer Festival®

Dosvidanya® Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout won the Bronze Medal in the Wood and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout Category

2015 Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer (FoBAB)

Dosvidanya® Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout won the Gold Medal in the Wood and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout Category
Dosvidanya® Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout won the Best in Show Award

2014 Denver International Beer Competition

Wild Sour Series: Counter Clockweisse® won the Gold Medal in the Berliner Weisse Category

2012 Great American Beer Festival®

Strawberry Blonde Ale won the Bronze Medal in the Fruit Beer Category

2012 World Beer Championship Awards (Beverage Testing Institute)

Saint Dekkera® Reserve Sour Ale - Framboise won a Gold Medal
Saint Dekkera® Reserve Sour Ale - Flanders won a Gold Medal
Saint Dekkera® Reserve Sour Ale - Sour Hawaii Ale won a Silver Medal
Saint Dekkera® Reserve Sour Ale - Sour Strawberry Ale won a Silver Medal
Saint Dekkera® Reserve Sour Ale - Sour Apricot Ale won a Bronze Medal
Strawberry Blonde Ale won a Bronze Medal

2011 Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer (FoBAB)

Saint Dekkera® Reserve Sour Ale - Flanders Oud Bruin won the Silver Medal in the Wild Acidic - Belgian Sour Beer Category

2011 World Beer Championship Awards (Beverage Testing Institute)

Black Torrent® IPA - Silver Medal
Downstate® Pale Ale - Silver Medal
120 Shilling Scotch Ale - Silver Medal
Roadblock British Red Ale - Bronze Medal
Jacob's Ladder American Brown Ale - Bronze Medal
Bar Sinister Mild Ale - Bronze Medal
Hoperation Overload® Double IPA - Bronze Medal

2011 Beer Hoptacular!

People's Choice - 'Beer of the Year' - Dosvidanya® Imperial Stout

2010 Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer (FoBAB)

Saint Dekkera® Reserve Sour Ale - Framboise won the Bronze Medal in the Wild Acidic - Belgian Sour Beer Category

2010 World Beer Championship Awards (Beverage Testing Institute)

Samhain® Pumpkin Porter - Gold Medal
Black Angel® Stout - Silver Medal
DeadHead® Double Red Ale - Silver Medal

2009 Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer (FoBAB)

Saint Dekkera® Reserve Sour Ale - Framboise won the Silver Medal in the Wild Acidic - Belgian Sour Beer Category

Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine®

2022 "Top-20 Favorite Sour or Wild Ale Brewer" (at #13, up from #17 in 2021)
2021 "Top-20 Favorite Small Regional Breweries List" (at #13 for breweries producing over 15,000bbls/yr)
2021 "Top-20 Favorite Sour or Wild Ale Brewer (#17)
2017 DESTIHL Brewery named "Most Underrated Regional or National Brewery."
2017 Dosvidanya® Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout named the Best Beer in Illinois

Beer Connoisseur Magazine

2022 "Top-5 Sour Beer Available: Wild Sour Series-Flanders Red"

Chicago Tribune

2018 Top 20 Bucket List Drinks to Try in Illinois: #11 - Wild Sour Series - Flanders Red
2015 Top 5 Beers for the Thanksgiving Table - Wild Sour Series - Flanders Red

Paste Magazine

2017 #17 of 64 of the Best Gose Beers: Wild Sour Series - Here Gose Nothin'®
2017 #39 of 144 of the Best Barrel-Aged Imperial Stouts - Dosvidanya®
2014 11 Best New Cans of 2014: Wild Sour Series - Here Gose Nothin'®
2014 The Best Beers of 2014 - #10 Abbey's Single®
2014 The "Best" Beers of the 2014 Great American Beer Fest® - Best Sweet Sour: Saint Dekkera® Reserve Sour Quad

RedEye Chicago

2017 Amra® Mango IPA named one of the "Best Hiking Trail & Brewery Pairs"

HiConsumption: Digital Lifestyle Magazine

2017 15 Best Wheat Beers - Wild Sour Series - Here Gose Nothin'®
2015 Sour Power: The 18 Best Sour Beers - Wild Sour Series - Counter Clockweisse®
2015 Wheats to the Wind: 15 Best Wheat Beers - Wild Sour Series - Here Gose Nothin®

Wall Street Journal

2016 Wild Sour Series - Here Gose Nothin'® named as one of the three "Best of America's Regional Beer Styles for the Midwest/Great Lakes Region"

Thrillist

2016 DESTIHL named as one of "The 11 Best College Town Breweries in America"

All About Beer Magazine

2013 Saint Dekkera® Reserve Sour Ale - Flanders and Framboise named as two of the "186 of the Best Beers in the World" list.
2012 Saint Dekkera® Reserve Sour Ale Flanders and Framboise included in the Buyer's Guide for Beer Lovers 'Best of 2012'
2011 Samhain Pumpkin Porter won a Gold Medal & Best of 2011

Draft Magazine

2014 Top 6 IPA's to Get - Hoperation Overload®
2013 DESTIHL named one of five '2013 Breweries to Wach'

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

2012 Saint Dekkera® Reserve Sour Ale - Sour Hawaii Ale was #12 of "The 21 Best Beers of the Year."