COOPERSTOWN, NY - The Brewers Association World Beer cup has been held every two years for 16 years,and is recognized as the premier American beer-judging competition. The spectacular
growth of American craft brewing over these years has made this the world's biggest draw for brewers who want to put their finest beers - traditional or brand-new style -
up against others from around the world.

Brewers from six continents earned awards in the 2010 World Beer Cup - the world's largest beer competition. The competition announced awards to brewers from 19 countries.
642 breweries from 44 countries and 47 U.S. states entered 3,330 beers in 90 beer style categories.

Entries in each category were eligible for gold, silver and bronze awards. Judges presented a total of 268 awards.
62% of the judges came from outside the United States. 38% of the judges came from the U.S.

In 2010 Brewery Ommegang won:
Gold Medal for Ommegang Abbey Ale, in the Belgian-style Dubbel category. (29 entries)
Silver Medal for Witte Wheat Ale, in the Belgian-style Witbier category. (47 entries)
Silver Medal for Biere de Mars, in the Belgo-American Ale category. (46 entries)