These North Carolina craft beers have been ranked among the best in America

North Carolina beers took top honors at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver , which featured more than 1,800 breweries from across the nation.

In all, eight North Carolina breweries — half of which were in Charlotte — took home gold, silver or bronze wins at the festival out of nearly 9,000 entries.

“The Great American Beer Festival continues its commitment to recognizing exceptional beverages from across the country in the 2024 competition,” Chris Williams, competition director for the Brewers Association, said in a news release. “Congratulations to this year’s winners!”

Here’s a look at the local craft beer selections that were crowned some of the best in America:

Gold winners

• Appalachian Mountain Brewery in Boone’s Down South in the American-Style Lager category
• Pilot Brewing in Charlotte’s Pub Ale in the Extra Special Bitter category

• Resident Culture Brewing in Charlotte’s NARC IPA in the Pale Non-Alcohol Beer category

• Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. in Mills River’s Weizenbock in the German Wheat Ale category

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Silver winners

• Armored Cow Brewing Co. in Charlotte’s HellFire Club in the Herb and Spice Beer category

• Goose and the Monkey Brewhouse in Lexington’s Elevated Summer Ale in the English Ale category

• Wicked Weed Brewing Pub in Asheville’s Lupulin Lab in the Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale category

Bronze winner

• Brewers at 4001 Yancey in Charlotte’s Sixpoint Brewery Mimic Weisse in the German Wheat Ale category

[AFTER HURRICANE HELENE: Charlotte brewers and restaurateurs had to watch from afar while Helene destroyed their Asheville locations.]