Beer Drinkers' Choice Awards
2023 Winners!
Best Overall Beer: Big Oyster Brewery for Hot Mess
Most Creative Beer: Iron Hill Brewery for Peaches and Cream Ice Cream Float
Best Brewery Costume: Wilmington Brew Works as Ted Lasso
Best Brewery Booth: Mispillion River Brewing with Star Wars Theme
Best Guest Costume: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The 6th Annual Unofficial DELAWARE Beer Festival
We had beer from EVERY BREWERY in the state on site in 2023! Every year, this festival seems to get bigger with new breweries and old school favorites combined. Dogfish Head remains the longest operating brewery in the state since 1995, and this year we welcomed a brewery that was founded earlier in the year, Musings Fermentation. From those to everyone in between, we are all a part of something bigger than our four walls. We are a part of locally made, sourced beer that supports our local economies and communities throughout the year. With so much work to be done throughout the year, we are still pretty darn stoked to be able to put this event on for the Delaware brewing community.
Can't wait to do it all again next year!
Winners by Year
Fan Favorite Beer:
2023: Big Oyster Brewing for Hot Mess
2022: Wilmington Brew Works for Luau Punch
2020: Wilmington Brew Works for Luau Punch
2019: Mispillion River Brewing for War Llama
2018: Crooked Hammock Brewery for White Lightning
Most Creative Beer:
2023: Iron Hill Brewery for Peaches and Cream Milkshake IPA Ice Cream Float
2022: Autumn Arch Beer Project for Ranch Water
2020: Mispillion River Brewing
2019: Wilmington Brew Works for Tequila Barrel Aged Duvette Mango Habanero
Best Brewery Costume:
2023: Wilmington Brew Works as Ted Lasso
2022: First State Brewing as Mad Scientists
2020: Stitch House Brewery as Scooby Doo
2019: Argilla Brewing as Space Balls
Coolest Booth Setup:
2023: Mispillion River Brewing for Star Wars
2022: Mispillion River Brewing for Ghostbusters
Best Judges Costume:
2023: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
2022: Damian and Janis from Mean Girls
2024 302 Beer Drinkers' Choice Awards???
Is to be determined...
UNTIL NEXT YEAR, make sure to support your local craft brewery. Here is all the breweries who attended in 2023:
Crooked Hammock Brewery
*Winner Fan Favorite Beer
**Winner Most Creative Beer