Hop Drop 'N Roll Wins World Beer Cup Gold Medal

NoDa Brewing Company claimed a gold award in the 2014 World Beer Cup, a global beer competition that evaluates beers from around the world and recognizes the most outstanding brewers and their beers.

Gold, silver and bronze awards in the competition’s 94 beer style categories were presented April 11, 2014 during the World Beer Cup award ceremony at the Hyatt Regency in Denver, Colorado.

NoDa Brewing Company was awarded a gold award in the India Pale Ale beer style category for its Hop Drop ’N Roll, the company’s flagship West Coast style IPA. NoDa Brewing Company is a 60-bbl brewery located in Charlotte, North Carolina that specializes in an extensive variety or beer styles with consistently amazing quality.

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.