Lupulin Brewing Earns Gold and Bronze at 2025 Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer

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Lupulin Brewing Company brought home two medals from this year’s Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beers (FoBAB), including the brewery’s first-ever gold medal.

Hosted annually by the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild, FoBAB is one of the most prestigious barrel-aged beer competitions in the world, celebrating the craft of fermentation, aging, and innovation. Each year, a panel of expert judges evaluates hundreds of entries, awarding medals across 13 style categories to breweries pushing the limits of flavor and craftsmanship.

Lupulin Brewing earned Gold in the Barrel-Aged Lagers category for BA Doppelbock 2024, a traditional Doppelbock aged in Sazerac Rye Whiskey barrels, and Bronze for Fragmentary Delusion Marionberry, a barrel-aged dark sour ale with marionberry from their Scribbled Lines wood-aged mixed culture program.

The FoBAB gold marks another milestone for BA Doppelbock, which has also medaled three times at the U.S. Open Beer Championship, taking Bronze in 2021, Silver in 2024, and Silver again in 2025.

These new honors add to Lupulin’s growing list of FoBAB achievements, which include previous medals for beers such as Barrel God Cuvee, Boris v.1, Loïs v.1, and Star Damage Calamansi & Sabro.
 

It’s hard to express how cool it is to receive these accolades from FoBAB alongside many of the best makers of barrel-aged beers in the country. This is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our entire team, and I couldn’t be more proud to accept these awards on their behalf. – Aaron Zierdt, Head Innovation Brewer

This recognition follows Lupulin Brewing’s Gold Medal win at the 2025 Great American Beer Festival for its Oktoberfest Märzen, one of several awards the brewery has earned for its German-style lagers in recent years. Together, these accolades highlight Lupulin’s dedication to both traditional brewing excellence and modern innovation in barrel-aging.

Lupulin Brewing Company is a family-owned microbrewery and taproom, located in Big Lake, MN, dedicated to brewing high-quality craft beer and THC-infused beverages. With a passion for community and innovation, we strive to deliver unique and memorable experiences to our customers.

For more information, Lupulin Brewing can be found online at www.lupulinbrewing.com, on Facebook (@LupulinBrewing), Twitter (@LupulinBrewing), and Instagram (@lupulin_brewing).

 

Lupulin Brewing Earns Gold and Bronze at 2025 Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer