Only two breweries that entered the OBA’s Fresh Hop category over the past two years appeared on the 2025 winners’ list. Von Ebert Brewing took home the top Gold prize for Fresh Hop Hazy Pale Ales and India Pale Ales this year after placing Bronze in the 2024 ceremony, which it won in 2023. Baerlic Brewing Company, which won the Other Fresh Hop Beers category in 2023, took silver for fresh hop PAs/IPAs. The rest of this year’s winners either appear in these categories for the first time or return to what they’d humbly call their rightful spots.
