Brewbound revealed the trade publication’s 2025 industry Award Winners and Rising Stars during the 2025 Brewbound Live business conference in Marina del Rey, California, on December 10.
The Brewbound Awards celebrate the achievements of industry leaders, trend setters, breakout brands, change agents and up-and-coming entrepreneurs during the last year.
View the full list of 2025 award nominees.
Winners of the 12th annual Brewbound Awards include:
The Craft Brewery of the Year is awarded to one independent craft beer company producing fewer than 100,000 barrels annually that has excelled in this increasingly challenging marketplace.
The Large Brewery of the Year is awarded to one large beer company producing more than 100,000 barrels annually that continues to innovate and grow.
Reserved for individuals whose work has created lasting, substantial, positive change in the bev-alc industry.
The Beyond Beer Company of the Year is awarded to one company within the cider, hard seltzer, alcoholic kombucha, packaged wine or canned cocktail segments.
Line or SKU that have been introduced in the previous year that have at least one outstanding quality in terms of taste, design, cause, formulation, or that generate interest over their disruptive potential.
Rising Stars are bev-alc companies whose work has great potential to shift or create categories, bring forth new ideas about products or brands and show growth that indicates they will have an enduring presence in the bev-alc industry.
