The announcement took place during the Award Ceremony, on Tuesday night, November 29th at EAP, in São Paulo. The awarded beers were:

1st place: Kaola San Brew (Minas Gerais)
2nd place: Tarantino (São Paulo)
3rd place: Narcose (Rio Grande do Sul)

The participants received 40kg of American hops divided into 4 varieties (Cashmere, El Dorado, Idaho-7 e Idaho Gem, 10kg each). Among the breweries that compete and prepare their recipes are:  Tarantino, Satirus Brewery, and Cervejaria Leuven (São Paulo); Koala San Brew and Zalaz (Minas Gerais), Alright Brewing Co. (Rio de Janeiro); Three Monkeys Beer (Paraná), Narcose and 4 Árvores (Rio Grande do Sul) e a Lohn Beer (Santa Catarina). The style of beer chosen for the 2021 edition was the West Coast IPA.

The three winning breweries will receive a refund from HGA’s representative in Brazil to purchase new American hops, and this award is divided into 1st place: USD1000; 2nd place USD500 and 3rd place USD250.

The United States is a big producer of hops. The versatility and variety of American hops are recognized internationally. Brazil has seen a great growth of craft breweries in the last ten years and American hops is a high-quality option to meet the demand of this promising market.

This was an initiative of the Hop Growers of America (HGA) non-profit trade organization, which among its activities, has an international program to support and educate professionals in the sector.

Prizes for the winners of the “HGA Best Brazilian Craft Beer 2022”

Winners of the “HGA Best Brazilian Craft Beer 2022”