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WHEN WE SAY AWARD-WINNING, WE MEAN IT. HERE IS A LIST OF JUST SOME OF THE AWARDS & MENTIONS WE'VE GARNERED OVER THE YEARS.

awards & medals

2025 Brewbound

  • Best of 2025 Awards: Rising Star Award – Presented to beverage alcohol companies whose innovation, brand development, and growth signal the potential to shape categories and leave a lasting mark on the industry.

2025 Great American Beer Festival®

  • DeadHead® TourBus® Hazy IPA won the Gold Medal in the Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale Category. Note: This beer is a repeat winner, having earned the same medal in the 2021 GABF Competition for this category.

About the Competition

2025 European Beer Star

  • DeadHead® IPA West Coast-style won the Silver Medal in the India Pale Ale Category

About the Competition

2024 Brussels Beer Challenge

  • DeadHead® IPA West Coast-style won the Bronze Medal in the Pale & Amber - American IPA Category

About the Competition

2024 European Beer Star

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

2024 The Melbourne Royal Australian International Beer Awards

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

About the Competition

2023 International Beer Cup (Japan)

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

About the Competition

2023 Brussels Beer Challenge

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

2023 The Melbourne Royal 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 International Beer Cup (Japan)

  • 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

About the Competition

2022 Great American Beer Festival®

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

About the Competition

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

About the Competition

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

About the Competition

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

notable recognitions & accolades

Forbes

  • 2025 "The World's Best IPA-According To The 2025 Great American Beer Festival®"
  • View Forbes Article here.

Illinois Wesleyan University

  • 2024 "IWU Brew to Debut at Homecoming Through DESTIHL Brewery Collab"
  • View the Article here.

Illinois State University

  • 2024 "Illinois State, DESTIHL Partner for Officially Licensed Beers"
  • View the Article here.

Illinois Athletics & ICON Collective

  • 2024 "Illinois Athletics and ICON Announce Dual Partnership with DESTIHL Brewery"
  • View the Article here.

Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine®

  • 2024 "Top-20 Favorite Abbey-style Brewer" (at #16)
  • 2024 "Top-20 Favorite Midsize Regional Breweries List" (at #10 for breweries producing between 25,000-100,00 barrels per year)
  • 2024"Top-20 Favorite Sour or Wild Ale Brewer" (at #10, up from #13 in 2022)
  • 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 15,000 barrels per year)
  • 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
  • View Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine here.

Beer Connoisseur Magazine

  • 2022 "Top-5 Sour Beer Available: Wild Sour Series-Flanders Red"
  • View Beer Connoisseur Magazine here.

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
  • View the Chicago Tribune website here.

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."

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