The 2020 class of Rising Stars six emerging breweries to watch in the coming years includes:
Athletic Brewing, Stratford, Connecticut
Green Bench Brewing, St. Petersburg, Florida
Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers, Framingham, Massachusetts
Other Half Brewing, Brooklyn, New York
Urban Roots Brewery & Smokehouse, Sacramento, California.
The Brewbound team will interview leaders from the 2020 class of Rising Stars as part of the awards show about the business pivots they made last year and their leadership strategies. Tune in to hear from:
Athletic founders Bill Shufelt and John Walker;
Bow & Arrow co-founder, president and CEO Shyla Sheppard;
Green Bench co-owner and head brewer Khristopher Johnson;
14 Michigan Beers Medal at International Competition
Looking for some new brews to try? Check out these Mitten State beers that won medals at the 2020 U.S. Open Beer Championship.
More than 6,000 beers from all over the world competed in the challenge this year. Organizer say that judging is blind, so judges know only the categories like Robust Porters and Fruity IPAs , but not the names of the actual beers or the location from which they come. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, judging was held in both the U.S. and Canada, at locations including Atlanta, GA; Oxford, Ohio; and Welland, Ontario.