World Expo of Beer competition

2022 RESULTS.

Meet the beers that earned recognition that year. Browse the original awards below or choose another competition year.

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The Official World Expo of Beer Commercial Competition

was held April 16th, 2022 at the

Frankenmuth Farmer's Market.

We had 481 entries this year!

Citra Pale Ale by Odd Side Ales

out of Grand Haven, Michigan won Best of Show!

2022: Category 1-Standard American Beer
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 1-Standard American Beer		19 Entries
Gold	American Blonde	Frankenmuth Brewery	Frankenmuth, MI
Silver	Oberon	Bell's Brewery	Comstock, MI
Bronze	Upper Hand Light	Upper Hand Brewery	Escanaba, MI

2022: Category 2-International Lager
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 2-International Lager		17 Entries
Gold	Beer Me	Odd Side Ales	Grand Haven, MI
Silver	Amber Lager	Redwood Brewing	Flint, MI
Bronze	Dark Side of the Goat	Archival Brewing	Belmont, MI

2022: Category 3-Czech Lager
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 3-Czech Lager		17 Entries
Gold	Hofbrau Original	Hofbrau Munich	Munich, Germany
Silver	Brown Hound	Frankenmuth Brewery	Frankenmuth, MI
Bronze	Dark Eagle	Tri City Brewing	Bay City, MI

2022: Category 4-Pale Malty European
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 4-Pale Malty European		11 Entries
Gold	Hofbrau Original	Hofbrau Munich	Munich, Germany
Silver	Vienna	Redwood Brewing	Flint, MI
Bronze	Oktoberfest	Redwood Brewing	Flint, MI

2022: Category 5-Pale Bitter European
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 5-Pale Bitter European		14 Entries
Gold	Workingmans	Big Hart Brewing	Hart, MI
Silver	Three Chord Kolsch	Witch's Hat Brewing	South Lyon, MI
Bronze	Full Circle	New Holland Brewing	Holland, MI

2022: Category 6-Amber Malty European
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 6-Amber Malty European		9 Entries
Gold	Marzen	Redwood Brewing	Flint, MI
Silver	Vienna	Innovators Brewing	Richville, MI
Bronze	Bock	Frankenmuth Brewing	Frankenmuth, MI

2022: Category 7-Amber Bitter European
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 7-Amber Bitter European		11 Entries
Gold	Vienna	Redwood Brewing	Flint, MI
Silver	Oddtoberfest	Odd Side Ales	Grand Haven, MI
Bronze	Vienna	Loggers Brewing	Saginaw, MI

2022: Category 8-Dark European Lager
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 8-Dark European Lager		6 Entries
Gold	Hofbrau Dunkel	Hofbrau Munich	Munich, Germany
Silver	Dark Eagle	Tri City Brewing	Bay City, MI
Bronze	Shipwreck Schwarz	Austin Brothers Beer Co.	Alpena, MI

2022: Category 9-Strong European
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 9-Strong European		5 Entries
Gold	Ruckinator	Tri City Brewing	Bay City, MI
Silver	Javine	Ypsi Alehouse	Ypsilanti, MI
Bronze	Baltic Porter	Redwood Brewing	Flint, MI

2022: Category 10-German Wheat
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 10-German Wheat		4 Entries
Gold	Hofbrau Hefe Weiss	Hofbrau Munich	Munich, Germany
Silver	Hefeweizen	Redwood Brewing	Flint, MI
Bronze	Not awarded

2022: Category 11-British Bitter
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 11-British Bitter		12 Entries
Gold	Upper Hand UPA	Upper Hand Brewing	Escanaba, MI
Silver	American Blonde	Frankenmuth Brewing	Frankenmuth, MI
Bronze	Take it to the Grave	Archival Brewing	Belmont, MI

2022: Category 12-Pale Commonwealth
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 12-Pale Commonwealth		11 Entries
Gold	Pale Ale	Innovators Brewing	Richville, MI
Silver	Badger in the Barley	Ypsi Alehouse	Ypsilanti, MI
Bronze	Modern Roots	Grand River Brewing	Jackson, MI

2022: Category 13-British Brown
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 13-British Brown		11 Entries
Gold	Murphy Mac	Archival Brewing	Belmont, MI
Silver	Boffo Brown	Dark Horse Brewing	Marshall, MI
Bronze	Smalltown Brown	Grand River Brewing	Jackson, MI

2022: Category 14-Scottish
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 14-Scottish		7 Entries
Gold	Lollybroch	Ypsi Alehouse	Ypsilanti, MI
Silver	Freckled Face Hustler	Grand River Brewing	Jackson, MI
Bronze	Take it to the Grave	Archival Brewing	Belmont, MI

2022: Category 15-Irish
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 15-Irish		14 Entries
Gold	Paddy's Red	Odd Side Ales	Grand Haven, MI
Silver	Star Hill	Big Hart Brewing	Hart, MI
Bronze	Rosie Country	Ypsi Alehouse	Ypsilanti, MI

2022: Category 16-Dark British
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 16-Dark British		21 Entries
Gold	American Stout	Redwood Brewing	Flint, MI
Silver	Black Ace	Grand River Brewing	Jackson, MI
Bronze	The Poet	New Holland Brewing	Holland, MI

2022: Category 17-Strong British
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 17-Strong British		5 Entries
Gold	Yesterday's Hero	Tri City Brewing	Bay City, MI
Silver	Acts of Union	Archival Brewing	Belmont, MI
Bronze	Shovel Strong	Tri City Brewing	Bay City, MI

2022: Category 18-American Pale
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 18-American Pale		22 Entries
Gold	Citra Pale Ale	Odd Side Ales	Grand Haven, MI
Silver	Alphonse	Big Hart Brewing	Hart, MI
Bronze	Pale Ale	Innovators Brewing	Richville, MI

2022: Category 19-American Amber/Brown
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 19-American Amber/Brown		16 Entries
Gold	Paddy's Red	Odd Side Ales	Grand Haven, MI
Silver	Isle Royale Amber	Ypsi Alehouse	Ypsilanti, MI
Bronze	Dune Rail	Big Hart Brewing	Hart, MI

2022: Category 20-American Porter and Stout
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 20-American Porter and Stout		32 Entries
Gold	American Stout	Redwood Brewing	Flint, MI
Silver	Cream Stout	Redwood Brewing	Flint, MI
Bronze	Not Awarded

2022: Category 21A-American IPA
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 21A-American IPA		26 Entries
Gold	59 10	Perrin Brewing	Comstock Park, MI
Silver	Double Play	Perrin Brewing	Comstock Park, MI
Bronze	Train Hopper	Witch's Hat	South Lyon, MI

2022: Category 21B-American Specialty IPA
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 21B-American Specialty IPA		17 Entries
Gold	Tangerine Space Machine	New Holland Brewing	Holland, MI
Silver	X Murks the Spot	Austin Brothers Brewing	Alpena, MI
Bronze	Karma Knife	Grand River Brewing	Jackson, MI

2022: Category 22-Strong American
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 22-Strong American		10 Entries
Gold	Test Hill	Big Hart Brewing	Hart, MI
Silver	Dragons Milk Solera	New Holland Brewing	Holland, MI
Bronze	Anniversary IPA	Odd Side Ales	Grand Haven, MI

2022: Category 23-European Sour/American Wild
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 23-European Sour/American Wild		8 Entries
Gold	Pteradon	Urban Artifact	Cincinnati, OH
Silver	Ramble Jam	Grand River Brewing	Jackson, MI
Bronze	Roselaire	Perrin Brewing	Comstock Park, MI

2022: Category 24-Belgian
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 24-Belgian		6 Entries
Gold	Wenona Wit	Tri City Brewing	Bay City, MI
Silver	Torchon	Tri City Brewing	Bay City, MI
Bronze	Tres Citera Fermenta	Tri City Brewing	Bay City, MI

2022: Category 25-Strong Belgian
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 25-Strong Belgian		6 Entries
Gold	Montressor	Tri City Brewing	Bay City, MI
Silver	Tripel Vision	Frankenmuth Brewing	Frankenmuth, MI
Bronze	Under the Oaks	Grand River Brewing	Jackson, MI

2022: Category 26-Trappist
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 26-Trappist		9 Entries
Gold	Montressor	Tri City Brewing	Bay City, MI
Silver	Tripel Vision	Frankenmuth Brewing	Frankenmuth, MI
Bronze	Belgian Dark Strong	Redwood Brewing	Flint, MI

2022: Category 27/32-Historical/Smoked
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 27/32-Historical/Smoked		7 Entries
Gold	Kottbusser	Archival Brewing	Belmont, MI
Silver	Smoke Follows	Big Hart	Hart, MI
Bronze	Kviek	Bell's Brewery	Comstock, MI

2022: Category 29-Fruit Beer
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 29-Fruit Beer		28 Entries
Gold	Teak	Urban Artifact	Cincinnati, OH
Silver	B/R/L Fruitsicle	Odd Side Ales	Grand Haven, MI
Bronze	Razz Rhubarb	Pink Barrel Cellars	Grand Rapids, MI

2022: Category 30-Spiced
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 30-Spiced		22 Entries
Gold	Mayan Mocha Stout	Odd Side Ales	Grand Haven, MI
Silver	S'more Stout	Innovators Brewing	Richville, MI
Bronze	Not awarded

2022: Category 31-Alternative Fermentation
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 31-Alternative Fermentation		5 Entries
Gold	Sugar Bush	Upper Hand Brewing	Escanaba, MI
Silver	French Toast Devil Dog	ROAK Brewing	Marshall, MI
Bronze	Hop Grand Slam	Bell's Brewery	Comstock, MI

2022: Category 33-Wood Aged
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 33-Wood Aged		24 Entries
Gold	Barrel Walker	Big Hart Brewing	Hart, MI
Silver	Hazel's Nuts Toasted	Odd Side Ales	Grand Haven, MI
Bronze	Plead the 5th	Dark Horse Brewing	Marshall, MI

2022: Category 34-Specialty
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 34-Specialty		11 Entries
Gold	Light Hearted	Bell's Brewery	Comstock, MI
Silver	Xmas Pickle	Urban Artifact	Cincinnati, OH
Bronze	Anabelle Lee	Tri City Brewing	Bay City, MI

2022: Category 35/36-Standard/Specialty Cider
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 35/36-Standard/Specialty Cider		8 Entries
Gold	Apple Smasher	Innovators Brewing	Richville, MI
Silver	Watermelon	Forbidden Fruit	Paw Paw, MI
Bronze	Apple Smasher II	Innovators Brewing	Richville, MI

2022: Category 37-40-Fruit/Spiced/Specialty Mead
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 37-40-Fruit/Spiced/Specialty Mead		7 Entries
Gold	Mango Sorbet	B Nektar	Ferndale, MI
Silver	Fleur de Bees	B Nektar	Ferndale, MI
Bronze	New Wave Lemonade	B Nektar	Ferndale, MI

2022: Category 41-Malternative
Medal	Beer	Producer	Location
Category 41-Malternative		20 Entries
Gold	Club Tails Long Island Iced Tea	Geloso Beverage	Rochester, NY
Silver	Johny Bootlegger Black Cherry	Geloso Beverage	Rochester, NY
Bronze	Johny Bootlegger Blue Raspberry	Geloso Beverage	Rochester, NY

From the competition.

2022 World Expo of Beer competition archive photograph 1

Archived from the festival website on October 7, 2026. Award names and spellings follow the original results. For festival participation details, visit the producer directory.