Awards

SweetWater Brewery was named Grand Champion at the 2012 US Open Beer Championship! took home 3 gold and 3 silvers at this years contest

Great American Beer Festival, 1997, Silver
English Style Bitter, SweetWater Ale

Great American Beer Festival, 2000, Silver
Brown Porter, SweetWater Exodus Porter

Great American Beer Festival, 2001, Gold
English-Style Brown Ale, Sweet Georgia Brown

Great American Beer Festival, 2002
Small Brewing Company of the Year

Great American Beer Festival, 2002
Small Brewing Company Brewmaster of the Year, Kevin McNerney

Great American Beer Festival, 2002, Gold
Brown Porter, SweetWater Exodus Porter

Great American Beer Festival, 2002, Silver
Golden or Blonde Ale, SweetWater 420 Extra Pale Ale

Great American Beer Festival, 2003, Silver
Brown Porter, SweetWater Exodus Porter

Great American Beer Festival, 2008 & 2009, Silver
English Style Bitter , SweetWater Motorboat,

Great American Beer Festival 2011 Gold
American Style Wheat, SweetWater Sch’Wheat

Great American Beer Festival 2011 Bronze
Rye Ale or Lager, SweetWater Crank Tank Rye’d Ale

Great American Beer Festival 2012 Silver
Brown Porter, SweetWater Exodus Porter

World Beer Cup, 1998, Gold
English-Style (Special) Best Bitter , SweetWater Ale

World Beer Cup, 1998, Silver
Golden Ale/Canadian-Style Ale , 420 Extra Pale Ale

World Beer Cup, 1998, Bronze
Fruit Beers , SweetWater Blue

World Beer Cup, 2000, Gold
English-Style (Special) Best Bitter , SweetWater ESB

World Beer Cup, 2002, Silver
Brown Porter , SweetWater Exodus Porter

World Beer Cup, 2002, Silver
(Special) Best Bitter , SweetWater ESB

World Beer Cup, 2004, Gold
Brown Porter, SweetWater Exodus Porter

World Beer Cup, 2008, Silver
Imperial Stout, SweetWater Happy Ending

World Beer Cup, 2010, Gold
Barrel Aged and Sour , SweetWater’s Dank Tank “The Creeper”

Great American Beer Festival, 2008, Silver
English Style Bitter , SweetWater Motorboat,

Carolina Championship of Beers, 2008, Gold
American Brown, Georgia Brown

Carolina Championship of Beers, 2008, Silver
American IPA, IPA

Carolina Championship of Beers, 2008, Bronze
Fruit Beers, Blue

Carolina Championship of Beers, 2009, Gold
Belgian Style Strong Ale, The Creeper

Carolina Championship of Beers, 2009, Silver
Strong Scotch Ale, Ron Burgundy

Carolina Championship of Beers, 2009, Silver,
American IPA, IPA

Carolina Championship of Beers, 2009, Silver
American Stout, Happy Ending

US Open Beer Championship, 2012 Grand Champion Brewery
Golden Ale, SweetWater 420 – Silver
Porter, Exodus Porter – Silver
Stout, Happy Ending – Silver
Old Ale – 15 years of heady beers – Gold
American IPA – IPA – Gold
American Brown Ale – Fresh Sticky Nugs – Gold