New Realm Brewing Company was awarded three 2025 World Beer Cup medals, including a silver medal for Blackberry Smoke^® lager, which also won a gold and bronze medal at the Great American Beer Festival and a bronze at a prior World Beer Cup. Additionally, NRBC won two bronze medals for Limeveza^® and its foeder-aged Saison. The 2025 World Beer Cup is the most prestigious beer competition in the world.

The award ceremony took place on May 1, 2025, at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. Awards were given in numerous beer and cider categories.

Accolades from the 2025 World Beer Cup mark the continued rise of New Realm Brewing as a leading brewery in the U.S., specializing in great-tasting craft beers under the helm of world-renowned brewer Mitch Steele.

“We’re very honored by this recognition from the World Beer Cup. The organization is hands down the Olympics of the beer industry, and to receive several awards is recognition of the skill and hard work of our brewing team, and I celebrate these wins on their behalf,” said Mitch Steele, Co-founder and Brewmaster of New Realm Brewing.

“Once again, the New Realm Hoperations team has crafted beers demonstrating our commitment to high-quality, great-tasting beers. We’re so proud of our Brewmaster, Mitch Steele, our COO, Brian Faivre, our Director of Brewing Operations, Kane Wille, along with the rest of the New Realm brewers for the success they continue to achieve to help fuel our growth,” said Carey Falcone, Co-founder and CEO of New Realm Brewing.

The World Beer Cup, hailed as the “Olympics of Beer,” crowns the globe's brewing elite. This year, an international group of 265 discerning beer judges, hailing from 37 countries, undertook the monumental task of evaluating 8,375 entries from 1,761 breweries across 49 countries. The World Beer Cup competition, established by the Brewers Association in 1996, remains the pinnacle of brewing achievement and celebrates the art and science of brewing. For additional information, visit the World Beer Cup website.