Wallenpaupack Brewing Company Extends Its Award-Winning Streak with Three Medals at 2025 Great American Beer Festival

Hawley, Pennsylvania — Wallenpaupack Brewing Company continues to cement its reputation as one of Pennsylvania’s most consistently decorated breweries by earning three medals at the 2025 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) and extending a years-long streak of national and international competition success.

This year’s wins add to a run that includes victories at the World Beer Cup, World Beer Awards, World Beer Championships, and Best of Craft Beer Awards — achievements that have positioned Wallenpaupack Brewing among the most celebrated breweries in the Commonwealth. Out of six total medals awarded to Pennsylvania breweries at the 2025 GABF, Wallenpaupack captured half, once again standing out on the nation’s biggest stage.

A Three-Medal Showing at GABF 2025 Wallenpaupack Brewing Company brought home medals in threecategories:

• Silver — Kroon (Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale)
• Bronze — Crackin’ Weisse (German Sour Ale)
• Bronze — Crackin’ Weisse w/ Raspberry (Specialty Berliner-Style Weisse)

Kroon’s 2025 Silver continues a remarkable run of recognition, following its Gold Medal at the 2024 GABF and Silver Medal at the 2024 World Beer Cup — marking back-to-back national victories for the beer and reaffirming its place among the top Belgian-style ales brewed in the United States.

A Legacy of Excellence Across Competitions Since opening in 2017, Wallenpaupack Brewing Company has maintained a steady presence on competition podiums worldwide.

Highlights from the brewery’s trophy case include:

Great American Beer Festival:

• Kroon — Gold (2024), Silver (2025)
• Crackin’ Weisse — Bronze (2025)
• Crackin’ Weisse w/ Raspberry— Bronze (2025)
• Activator Doppelbock — Bronze (2023)
• English Pale Mild Ale — Silver (2020)

World Beer Cup:
• Kroon — Silver (2024)

World Beer Awards:

• Hawley Hefeweizen — Gold (2023)
• Grodziskie — Gold (2023)
• Paupack Cream Ale — Silver (2022), later named World’s Best Cream Ale

World Beer Championships:
• Multiple medals across 2021–2024, including five total medals in 2024 (four Gold, one Silver) Best of Craft Beer Awards:
• Consistent wins across multiple years, further validating Wallenpaupack’s broad stylistic range and technical consistency.

Across all these competitions, Wallenpaupack has earned more than a dozen national and international medals since 2020 — a remarkable level of sustained performance for a young, independent brewery.

Brewing Momentum: Beyond the Medals While the accolades keep piling up, Wallenpaupack Brewing Company’s growth story extends far beyond the judging table. The brewery’s expanded distribution footprint continues to bring its award-winning portfolio to new markets throughout the region, while its bustling brewpub locations—including their main brewpub as well The Wake Zone Indoor Golf & Taproom— in the Pocono Mountains remain destinations for locals and travelers alike.

From lakeside roots in Hawley to repeated recognition on the world stage, Wallenpaupack Brewing Company has proven that craftsmanship, quality, and community can coexist in every pour — and the medals are just the evidence.