The White Street Brewing Company won a gold award in the 2014 World Beer Cup in Denver, Colorado, on April 11, just two years after the brewery opened in downtown Wake Forest.
The World Beer Cup is a global beer competition that evaluates beers from around the world and recognizes the most outstanding brewers and their beers in 94 beer style categories.
White Street won its gold for its Kolsch Ale, a crisp and refreshing ale with hints of pear and melon. The brewers are Ian VanGundy, Barrett Williams and Michael Stanley, and Dino and Pam Radosta are the brewery owners.
White Street Brewing is a 3,000-barrel microbrewery that specializes in handcrafted small-batch ales and lagers. Learn about its hours, operations and other ales and lagers at www.whitestreetbrewing.com.
“To win an international competition in a non-American style category is really something special. With a beer like our Kolsch-Style Ale, there are not a lot of hops or malts to hide behind – it has to be a very well made beer. It’s a perfect example of how we brew all of our beers – with attention to detail,” Dino Radosta said.
World Beer Cup winners were selected by an international panel of 219 beer judges from 31 countries. Regarded as the “Olympics of Beer Competition,” the World Beer Cup saw an impressive field of 4,754 entries from 1,403 breweries in 58 countries.
Presented by the Brewers Association, the World Beer Cup has been held every other year since 1996, to celebrate the art and science of brewing by recognizing outstanding achievement. For more additional information, visit the World Beer Cup website.
