Community & Culture

2023 National Homebrew Competition Gold Medal Recipes

April 17, 2024

national homebrew competition 2023 gold medal

The gold medal-winning homebrew recipes from the 2023 National Homebrew Competition (NHC) are now available online! Browse through the winners from each of the 40 beer, mead, and cider categories.

For even more world-class homebrew recipes, access a selection of bronze/silver recipes from NHC 2023 as well as an archive of past medal-winning recipes in the Beer Recipes Library.

hazy beer in glass

Hazy / New England IPA

XXM (Double Extra Medium) Hazy IPA

ABV: 8.1%

IBU: 36

SRM: 4

mead or cider in a stemmed glass

Fruit Mead

Fresh PRINZ Cyser

ABV: 7.9%

OG: 1.102 (24.2 Bx)

FG: 1.049 (12.2 Bx)

pale ale in a glass

Like Falling Off a Bike IPA

ABV: 7.4%

IBU: 72

SRM: 4

mead or cider in a stemmed glass

Over the Falls in a Gin Barrel Specialty Mead

ABV: 15.6%

OG: 1.124 (28.9 Bx)

FG: 1.020 (5.1 Bx)

amber beer in tulip glass

Belgian Dark Strong Ale

Whiz-Bang! Belgian Dark Strong Ale

ABV: 9.8%

IBU: 30

SRM: 19

amber-brown-colored beer in glass

Rauchbier

Kaltrauch Rauchbier (2023)

ABV: 5.8%

IBU: 25

SRM: 15

mead in stemmed glass

Brazillionaire Semi-Sweet Mead

ABV: 8.9%

OG: 1.078 (18.9 Bx)

FG: 1.014 (3.6 Bx)

mead or cider in mason jar

Standard Cider & Perry

Norman French Cider

mead in stemmed glass

Experimental Mead

Frankenbutter! Specialty Mead

ABV: 12.5%

SRM: 38

OG: 1.158 (35.8 Bx)

red-amber-colored beer in a glass

American Amber Ale

Challenge Accepted American Amber Ale

ABV: 5.7%

IBU: 33

SRM: 15

pale ale in a pint glass

American Pale Ale

Horizon Pale Ale

ABV: 6.5%

IBU: 57

SRM: 7

carbonated mead or cider in stemmed glass

Fruit Mead

Tupearelo Pear Mead

ABV: 7.8%

OG: 1.058 (14.3 Bx)

FG: 1.000 (0.0 Bx)

pale ale in tulip glass

Sour Ale

Old Man Johnson’s Farm Catharina Sour

ABV: 5.1%

IBU: 7

SRM: 4

pale European lager in a tall glass

Kolsch

Iceberg! Kölsch

ABV: 5.2%

IBU: 19

SRM: 3

a goblet of amber/brown-colored beer

Amber Ale

Kilt Dropper Wee Heavy

ABV: 8.9%

IBU: 26

SRM: 20

copper-colored beer in pint glass

Midnight Beach Dream (Dunkles Weissbier)

ABV: 4.7%

IBU: 10

SRM: 17

pale beer in tulip glass

Saison

Highwayman Saison

ABV: 7%

IBU: 25

SRM: 5

dark colored beer in glass

A Day in Vienna (Vienna Lager)

ABV: 5.5%

SRM: 28

OG: 1.051 (12.6°P)

stout beer in glass on table

Sweet / Milk Stout

Rainforest Dark Sweet Stout

ABV: 5.7%

IBU: 36

SRM: 48

gold amber beer in a glass

The Induction IPA

ABV: 7.6%

IBU: 84

SRM: 6

stout beer in a glass

Stout

Critter Milk Stout

ABV: 5.8%

IBU: 32

SRM: 56

red amber ale in tulip glass

Wild Ale

SFB 21 Wild Ale

ABV: 7%

SRM: 22

OG: 1.057 (14.0°P)

golden beer in a small glass

Sour Ale

Bière Vide Lambic

ABV: 5.6%

OG: 1.048 (11.9°P)

FG: 1.006 (1.5°P)

golden beer in a pint glass

Pale Ale

Mark’s Australian Sparkling Ale

ABV: 5.3%

IBU: 36

SRM: 6

brown beer in a pint glass

Dark Lager

The Most Gluggable Czech Dark Lager

ABV: 6.4%

IBU: 19

SRM: 24

copper dark mild in glass

Goats in a Tree in a Mezcal Barrel

ABV: 8.4%

IBU: 18

SRM: 24

cider or mead in mason jar

Specialty Cider & Perry

Fight Fire with Fire Cider

ABV: 15.4%

OG: 1.165 (37.2 Bx)

FG: 1.074 (18.0 Bx)

amber lager in tall glass

Festbier

Cliftyfest Festbier

ABV: 6.3%

IBU: 22

SRM: 6

dark brown beer in a glass

American Porter

Sable Porter (2023 version)

ABV: 6.7%

IBU: 43

SRM: 30

pale yellow beer in tall glass

Blonde Ale

MI Blonde Baby (Blonde Ale)

ABV: 5%

IBU: 24

SRM: 5

gold copper colored beer in pint glass

Bock

Between 18 and 50 Ryezenbock

ABV: 8.3%

IBU: 22

SRM: 14

golden beer in snifter glass

Pumpkin Pie Ale

ABV: 7.2%

IBU: 16

SRM: 12

amber red beer in goblet

Barleywine

Big Blimp! American Barleywine

ABV: 11.2%

IBU: 100

SRM: 17

amber-red beer in a glass

British Mats Irish Red Ale

ABV: 5.1%

IBU: 26

SRM: 13

dark brown beer in glass

ABV: 5%

IBU: 25

SRM: 25

red amber beer in goblet

Bock

Zecks Panther Dunkles Bock

ABV: 8.4%

IBU: 27

SRM: 19

imperial stout in snifter glass

Baltischer Baltic Porter

ABV: 10.2%

IBU: 30

SRM: 83

National Homebrew Competition

Pale Lager

Chicken Scratch Cream Ale

ABV: 5%

IBU: 13

SRM: 3

golden wheat beer in stemmed glass

Belgian Ale

Monk’s Ration Trappist-style Single

ABV: 5.6%

IBU: 40

SRM: 4

pilsner beer in tall glass

ABV: 5.5%

IBU: 42

SRM: 4

Was this article helpful?

YesNo