Awards

Throughout the years, our brews have won numerous awards in competitions from the Beverage Testing Institute, the Great American Beer Festival, the World Beer Cup, the Great Taste of the Midwest, the North American Brewers Association, and the Chicago Beer Society. We are proud to list the winners below.

In addition, all 15 of our brews have received ratings between 88 (highly recommended) to 96 (superlative) by the Beverage Testing Institute. To find out more, read the reviews on the tastings.com website.

Island Wheat Ale

2007 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (83-Bronze)

Wisconsin Amber

1995 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (85 - Silver)
1996 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (85 - Silver)
1997 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (87 - Silver)
1999 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (92-Gold)
2004 World Beer Cup (Bronze)
2004 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (92-Gold)

Brown Ale

2002 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (89 - Silver)
2004 World Beer Cup (Bronze)
2007 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (85-Silver)

Capital 1900

2000 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (84 - Silver)
2001 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (88 - Silver)
2006 - Retired

Munich Dark

1987 Great American Beer Festival (Bronze)
1987 Great Taste of the Midwest (Best of Show)
1988 Great American Beer Festival (Gold)
1990 Great American Beer Festival (Gold)
1996 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (85 - Silver)
1997 Great American Beer Festival (Bronze)
1998 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (89 - Silver)
2001 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (88-Silver)
2002 North American Brewers Association (Gold)
2003 North American Brewers Association (Silver)
2004 North American Brewers Association (Silver)
2005 Great American Beer Festival (Gold)
2006 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (91-Gold)
2006 World Beer Cup (Gold)

Bavarian Lager

1995 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (92 - Gold)
1996 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (82 - Silver)
1996 Great American Beer Festival (Bronze)
1997 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (87 - Silver)
2000 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (94 - Gold)
2001 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (90-Gold)
2002 North American Brewers Association (Silver)
2004 North American Brewers Association (Silver)

Special Pilsner

1989 Chicago Beer Society (Silver)
1992 Great American Beer Festival (Silver)
1995 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (Silver)
1996 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (88 - Silver)
1997 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (82 - Bronze)
1999 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (88 - Silver)
2001 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (90-Gold)
2004 North American Brewers Association (Gold)
2004 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (91-Gold)
2006 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (90-Gold)
2006 World Beer Cup (Gold)

Kloster Weizen

1991 Great American Beer Festival (Gold)
1996 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (83 - Silver)
1997 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (82 - Silver)
1998 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (95 - Gold)
2001 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (90-Gold)
2003 North American Brewers Association (Gold)
2004 USBTC Regional Champion
2006 - Retired

Maibock

1991 Chicago Beer Society (Gold)
1996 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (85 - Silver)
1997 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (90 - Gold)
1998 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (88 - Silver)
2000 World Beer Cup (Silver)
2002 World Beer Cup (Gold)
2002 North American Brewers Association (Gold)
2003 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (90-Gold)
2003 North American Brewers Association (Gold)
2004 North American Brewers Association (Silver)
2007 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (93-Gold)

Fest

1996 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (90 - Gold)
1997 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (89 - Silver)
1998 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (86 - Silver)
2001 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (89-Silver)
2002 North American Brewers Association (Silver)
2003 North American Brewers Association (Honorable Mention)
2004 North American Brewers Association (Bronze)

Oktoberfest

1989 Great Taste of the Midwest (Bronze)
1989 Great American Beer Festival (Silver)
1995 Great American Beer Festival (Silver)
1996 Great American Beer Festival (Silver)
1997 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (90 - Gold)
1998 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (89 - Silver)
2001 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (90-Gold)
2004 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (90-Gold)

Winter Skål

1996 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (83 - Bronze)
1997 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (81 - Bronze)
2001 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (94-Gold)
2003 North American Brewers Association (Bronze)
2004 North American Brewers Association (Silver)
2007 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (86-Silver)

Blonde Doppelbock

1996 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (85 - Silver)
1997 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (91 - Gold)
1998 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (97-Platinum)
2001 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (96-Platinum)
2002 World Beer Cup (Gold)
2003 North American Brewers Association (Bronze)
2004 North American Brewers Association (Gold)
2004 USBTC Grand Champion
2005 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (96 - Platinum)
2006 World Beer Cup (Bronze)
2007 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (98-Platinum)

	Weizen Doppelbock 2001 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (92 - Gold) 2002 North American Brewers Association (Silver)
	Autumnal Fire 1997 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (93 - Gold) 1997 Chicago Beer Society International Tasting - Award of Merit 1998 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (93 - Gold) 2001 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (92 - Gold) 2004 North American Brewers Association (Gold) 2004 Great American Beer Festival (Gold) 2004 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (93-Gold) 2006 Great American Beer Festival (Gold) 2006 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (93-Gold) 2006 World Beer Cup (Gold)
	Dark Doppelbock 1995 Great American Beer Festival (Bronze) 1996 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (88 - Silver) 1997 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (87 - Silver) 1998 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (89 - Silver) 2001 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (94-Gold) 2002 North American Brewers Association (Gold) 2002 U.S. Beer Tasting Championships - Best of the Midwest 2003 North American Brewers Association (Bronze) 2006 World Beer Cup (Gold)
	Eisphyre 2006 Great American Beer Festival (Silver) 2006 North American Brewery Association (Bronze) 2006 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (93-Gold) 2006 World Beer Cup (Gold)
	Vintage Ale 2007 Beverage Testing Institute World Beer Championships (93-Gold)
	Wild Rice 1990 Chicago Beer Society International Tasting (Silver) 2005 Wisconsin Micro & Craft Study Group Beer of the Year
	Brewery Awards 1998 The Capital Times/Wisconsin State Journal Reader's Choice Awards - Madison's Favorite Local/Regional Beer 1999 The Capital Times/Wisconsin State Journal Reader's Choice Awards - Madison's Favorite Local/Regional Beer 2000 Isthmus - Madison's Favorite Local Microbrew - First Place 2000 The Capital Times/Wisconsin State Journal Reader's Choice Awards - Madison's Favorite Local/Regional Beer 2001 Isthmus - Madison's Favorite Local Microbrew - First Place 2001 The Capital Times/Wisconsin State Journal Reader's Choice Awards - Madison's Favorite Local/Regional Beer - First Place 2002 Isthmus - Madison's Favorite Local Microbrew - Second Place 2002 The Capital Times/Wisconsin State Journal Reader's Choice Awards - Madison's Favorite Local/Regional Beer 2003 Isthmus - Madison's Favorite Local Microbrew - Second Place 2003 The Capital Times/Wisconsin State Journal Reader's Choice Awards - Madison's Favorite Local/Regional Beer 2003 Madison Magazine's Best of Madison: Best Locally Brewed Microbeer - Gold 2004 Isthmus - Madison's Favorite Local Microbrew - Second Place 2004 The Capital Times/Wisconsin State Journal Reader's Choice Awards - Madison's Favorite Local/Regional Beer 2005 Isthmus - Madison's Favorite Local Microbrew - First Place 2005 Madison Magazine's Best of Madison: Best Bar & Grill BrewPub/Microbrew - Bronze 2006 Isthmus - Madison's Favorite Local Microbrew - First Place 2006 Madison Magazine's Best of Madison: Best Microbrew - Silver 2007 Madison Magazine's Best of Madison: Best Microbrew - Silver