Neshaminy Creek Brewing Co. Wins Gold At 2022 World Beer Cup

CROYDON, PA — Bucks County is now home to the best Internation Lager thanks to Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company, which took home gold at the 2022 World Beer Cup on May 5.

The Croydon-based brewery, founded in 2010, was awarded Gold for its Warehouse Lager beer at the event, which is hosted and organized by the Brewers Association. Their beer, a Mexican-style lager at 4.5% alcohol, took first place over 231 entries in the International Pilsener or International Lager category.

Described as a pale-golden beer with a hint of German hops, the beer is available in cans and on draft at the brewery's taprooms in Croydon, Dublin, and New Hope, as well as at retailers such as ShopRite, GIANT, and Wegman’s. The brewery collaborated with GIANT to release their 'One Giant Coast' IPA back in March.

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The 2022 World Beer Cup, which is held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, made its comeback this year after the COVID-19 pandemic shelved the event since 2020. This year's event was the Cup's largest ever, with 10,542 entries from 2,493 breweries representing 57 countries.

Entries to the event were evaluated by an elite panel of 226 judges from 28 countries. Regarded as the "Olympics of Beer", the Bucks County brewery's victory places them in first place on an international level, cementing this beer as one of the all-time best lagers in the world.

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“As we celebrate our 10th anniversary this year, I feel like the luckiest guy in the world taking home the top prize in this category,” says Head Brewer, Jason Ranck.

“Not only do I get to spend my best waking hours designing beers, but I can also walk around the corner and buy our beer on a shelf and see other people in our taproom enjoying it every day after work. Then I get the opportunity to compete on a world stage. I am so unbelievably proud, not only of myself but of everyone on our amazing crew of talented brewers and everyone at Neshaminy Creek that makes what we do possible. Gold for Warehouse Lager at World Beer Cup! Absolutely unreal!”

Alongside Downingtown-based brewery Victory Brewing Company, Neshaminy Creek was only one of two Pennsylvania-based breweries to take home gold this year.