Cape May Brewing Company’s The Topsail Named Best Beer of 2017 by Beer Connoisseur Magazine

From Cape May Brewing:

Cape May, NJ  — Cape May Brewing Company is humbled to announce that an offering in their Barrel Aged Series, The Topsail, has been honored by Beer Connoisseur as 2017’s Best Beer, and Cape May Brewing Company was named second runner-up as Best Brewery.

“This is truly an outstanding achievement,” says CEO and co-owner Ryan Krill. “The Topsail has been uniformly well-received by our fans with glowing reviews from those closest to our hearts. However, the rating of 98, the designation as a World Class beer, and being named Beer Connoisseur’s Best Beer is an honor beyond compare.”

In his review of The Topsail, judge Dan Martich said, “You’ll want to seek this beer out. The refreshing fruity notes makes this a summertime favorite. I can see anyone enjoying this beer in a backyard, by the shore, lake or mountains with chargrilled veggies, fruit or white meat fish to complement the fruity notes of this stellar brew.”

In addition to the accolades from Beer Connoisseur, The Topsail was honored with a Gold Medal in the Wood/Barrel-Aged Sour Beer category at the US Open Beer Championships in July.

“I think it’s a great example of each component working in a harmonious blend,” says CMBC Head Brewer Brian Hink in his interview with Beer Connoisseur. Giving credit to each step of the process — from the production team designing the base beer and selecting the barrels to the marketing team in their selection of bottle art, he says that The Topsail is “not something any one person could achieve, but a culmination of a number of working parts.”

In their announcement of Cape May Brewing Company’s second runner up status for Best Brewery, Beer Connoisseur wrote, “New Jersey’s Cape May Brewery has unquestionably demonstrated its place as one of the country’s top brewers. The brewery consistently delivers exceptional beers, and with this year’s Top Rated Beer of 2017 — The Topsail — it has proven it can brew with the world’s best.”

For more information on The Topsail, including its inception and the story of how it was brewed, please see “The Topsail Sets Sail” at Cape May Brewing Company’s blog, Straight to the Pint. For more information on Cape May Brewing Company — including for tours and tastings — see capemaybrewery.com.

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About Cape May Brewing Company:

Once upon a time, 20-something Ryan Krill earned a six-figure salary working in finance and real estate development in Manhattan, while his college roommate, Chris Henke, designed commercial satellites. During a summer weekend at the Jersey shore, they brewed a batch of beer with Ryan’s dad. “Should we open a brewery?” Ryan asked, only half-serious. But, by the following year, the three guys had secured a space at Cape May Airport where they concocted a makeshift brew system and honed their beer-making skills. In 2011, they started with one client. Today, there are hundreds of accounts in New Jersey and Pennsylvania proudly serving the guys’ award-winning recipes. And CMBC’s fearless leaders have never looked back.