Press & Awards

Best Florida Beer Championship

2002 Kodiac Belgian Dubbel
London Porter
Hibernation Pale Ale
Polar Light
2003 Kodiac Belgian Dubbel
Wilderness Wheat
Grizzly Red
2004 American Amber
Grizzly Red
Hibernation Pale Ale
Kodiac Belgian Dubbel
Polar Light
Irish Stout
Espresso Cream Stout
Black Bear Stout
Hibernation Pale Ale
2005 Belgian Blonde

Kodiac Belgian Dubbel
Grizzly Red
2008 Paw Print Pilsner
Kodiac Belgian Dubbel
Hibernation Pale Ale
Polar Light
Bourbon Barrel Stout
Witness
2009 Double IPA
Black Bear Stout
Hibernation Pale Ale
Polar Light
2010 Witness
Hibernation Pale Ale
Black Bear Porter
Kodiac Belgian Dubbel
2017 Java Bear Milk Stout
Kodiac Belgian Dubbel

US Open Beer Championship

2011 Polar Light
2012 Polar Light
Grizzly Red Ale
Smokey The Bear
2014 Triple Lindy
2017 Brown Bear Ale
Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Brown Ale

Great American Beer Festival

2002 Belgian Style Abbey Ale

North American Brewers Association

2008 Witness Ale

Certificates

2004 Best of the Mid-Atlantic/Southeast for India Pale Ale “Paw Print IPA”
2005 Best of the Mid-Atlantic/Southeast for Amber/Red Ale “Diablo American Amber”
2008 Best of the Mid-Atlantic/Southeast for India Pale Ale “Paw Print IPA”
2009 Grand Champion for Belgian Wit “Witness”
2010-2011 Best of the Mid-Atlantic/Southeast for Barrel-Aged Beer “Decade Double IPA”
2012 Grand Champion for India Pale Ale “Paw Print IPA”
2014 Best of the Mid-Atlantic/Southeast for India Pale Ale “Paw Print IPA”
2015 Best of the Mid-Atlantic/Southeast for India Pale Ale “Hibernating IPA”
2015-2016 Best of the Mid-Atlantic/Southeast for Spice Beer “Drunkin Pumpkin Ale”
2016-2017 Best of the Mid-Atlantic/Southeast for Belgian-Style Ale “Angry Elf”
2016-2017 Grand Champion for Belgian Style Ale “Angry Elf”

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