Tony Kiss

tkiss@gannett.com

Greenville's Quest Brewing is bringing home a big prize from the prestigious World Beer Cup competition in Philadelphia. It won a gold medal in the Field Beer category.

Ponce, a jalapeno cucumber saison, faced competition from 56 other beers in the Field Beer category. Also winning at the World Beer Cup was River Rat Brewery of Columbia, which took a silver in the Bohemian Pilsner category.

The World Beer Cup honors were handed out Sunday at the end of the Craft Brewers Conference and BrewExpo. In all, there were 6,596 beers from 1,907 breweries representing 55 countries entered in judging.

In Western North Carolina, Asheville's Wicked Weed Brewing took two bronze medals — one on the Brett Beer category for La Bonte Pear and the other in Belgian Style Sour judging for its Red Angel beer. Sierra Nevada of Mills River, just outside Asheville, won a gold for its Otra Vez Gose beer. And Olde Hickory of Hickory, North Carolina, took a silver medal for its Omega Point in the wood and Barrel Aged category and a bronze in the Old Ale/Strong Ale listings for Irish Walker.

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