AWARDS - 1623 Brewing

Awards Received

We are Honored to be Recognized

We didn’t get into brewing craft beer to win awards or accolades—but it sure doesn’t hurt to be recognized! We are proud to be winners in local competitions like the Baltimore Craft Beer Festival, as well as national craft beer competitions such as Great American Beer Festival (GABF) in Denver, CO.

We are also proud to win awards for our taproom in Eldersburg, MD for BEST Brewery, BEST Coldest Beer, and BEST Happy Hour by the Carroll County Times, with honorable mentions for BEST Patio/Dining, BEST Night Spot, and BEST Bingo. These awards are highly important to us because they were voted on by patrons like you!

Our Award-Winning Craft Beers

Strobbery

Strawberry Marguerita Gose

Strobbery won a Gold Medal in the “Sour Beers and Wild Ales” category at the Maryland Craft Beer Competition. Hosted every year by the Brewers Association of Maryland, the 2023 Maryland Craft Beer Competition featured 222 total entries from breweries located throughout the state. The competition showcased the extraordinary talent and creativity of Maryland’s craft beer community, underscoring the industry’s flourishing growth and commitment to beer quality.

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Syrupstitious

Maple Dopplebock

We were proud to receive a 2022 silver medal at the Baltimore Craft Beer Festival amongst stiff competition for our ‘Syrupstitious’ Maple Dopplebock in the Amber, Dark Lager, and Bock category. Hosted every year by the Brewers Association of Maryland, the Baltimore Craft Beer Competition sees entries from over 50 Maryland breweries with over 300 unique styles of beer. We are honored to be among a list of such great brewers and breweries, and we can’t thank the Brewers Association of Maryland enough for everything they do to allow breweries the opportunities to do what we love, in a state we love.

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Everything But The Seeds

Watermelon Cream Ale

What started as a one-time-only seasonal release in the summer of 2020, “Everything But The Seeds Watermelon Cream Ale” delivered 1623 Brewing Company and Lead Brewer Matthew Evans a Great American Beer Festival (GABF) Silver Medal in the American Fruit Beer category. GABF receives thousands of entries across many categories with only two Maryland breweries receiving medals in 2020. 1623 Brewing Company is proud to be one of those breweries—a truly notable accomplishment.

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A History of Wins

1623’s founding brewer Zac Rissmiller has visited the podium on multiple occasions during his decade-plus of brewing. Zac is well known on the Colorado brewing scene having won numerous medals including All Colorado Gold for Hefeweizen, a Bronze for APA, and two gold medals at the Colorado State Fair.

Most memorable for Zac was garnering his first GABF medal in 2016 with a Silver for Hefeweizen. Zac led a brewing team from Rockyard Brewing in Colorado to his highest achievement—Gold for Pilsner at the World Beer Cup.