2023

World Beer Championships
- King Sue - Gold
- 2023 Assassin - Platinum
- Pseudo Sue - Gold
- Munich Weiss - Silver
- Oktoberfest - Silver
- TG Pils - Gold

US Open Beer Championship
- #1 Brewery of 2023
- American Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale - Pseudo Sue - Gold
- Triple India Pale Ale - Seismic Sue - Gold
- New England/Juicy DIPA - King Sue - Gold
- Barrel Aged Strong Breakfast Stouts - KBBS 2022 Reserve - Gold

U.S. Open Hard Seltzer Championship
- Pineapple - Gold
- Grapefruit - Silver
- Strawberry - Bronze


2022

United States Beer Tasting Championship
- Best Midwest Pale Ale - Pseudo Sue

US Open Beer Championship
- Imperial NE IPA: King Sue - Silver
- Barrel Aged Strong Beer- Naughty Temple - Gold
- Barrel-Aged Strong Stout/Porter Extreme - Assassin - Gold

U.S. Open Hard Seltzer Championship
- Watermelon - Gold
- Pineapple - Gold
- Strawberry - Silver
- Mango - Bronze


2021

Untappd

5 Highest Rated Imperial / Double Stouts
#5. Term-Oil Fluffernutter

2021 Top Rated Beers
- #1. KBBS 
- #19. Assassin 2014 
- #21. SR-71 
- #46. Mornin’ Delight

2021 US Open Beer Championship
- Top 10 Breweries in 2021: #1
- BA-Strong Stout/Porter Specialty - KBBS 2020 - Gold
- Hazy Pale Ale - Pseudo Sue - Silver
- Juicy DIPA - King Sue - Gold
- Imperial Stout Specialty - Mornin’ Delight 2021 - Gold
- BA-Stout - Assassin 2021 - Gold
- Specialty - BA Stout Hawks - Gold

Yellowstone Beerfest 2021 Awards:
- Best Overall Brewery
- Best DIPA: King Sue

Paste Magazine The 50 Best American Breweries of the Decade 2010’s 
- #13. Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.

Brewski
- Beer of the Year - Dragon Fandango
- Platinum Medal - Assassin 2021
- Platinum Medal - BA Stout Hawks
- Platinum Medal - Pompeii
- Platinum Medal - Pseudo Sue
- Gold Medal - Dorothy’s
- Gold Medal - King Sue
- Bronze Medal - Ferrari Backpack

BeerAdvocate

2021 Top 250 Rated Beers 
-
#1. KBBS 
- #7. Mornin’ Delight 
- #10. SR-71 
- #16. Assassin 
- #50. King Sue 
- #58. Vanilla Bean Assassin 

RateBeer

 Top 50
- #1. KBBS 
- #5. Mornin’ Delight 
- #30. Assassin 

The Best Beer from America 2021 
- #1. KBBS 
- #3. Mornin’ Delight 
- #38. Assassin  


2020

Thrillist 50 U.S. Craft Brewers That Sold the Most Beer in 2020
-
#43 Toppling Goliath 

GROWLER MAGAZINE 2018 Kind-of-a-Big-Deal Readers’ Choice Award Winners  
- Gold for “Out-of-State Brewery” 

The Top Beers at RateBeer 2020 
-
#1 KBBS 
- #5 Mornin’ Delight  
- #32 Assassin 


2019

2019 U.S. Open Beer Championships
- King Sue - Gold
- Mornin’ Delight - Gold

Untappd - Top 250 Rated Beers
- KBBS 
- Assassin 2014 
- SR-71 

Trending Beer 2020:
- #14. Mornin’ Latte
- #27. King Sue
- #38. Pseudo Sue DDH
- #63. Pompeii 

Top New Beer 2020:
#2. King Sue DDH
#13. Barrel Slayer
#87. Stout Hawks 

Top Beer USA 2020:
#1. KBBS
#7. Mornin’ Delight
#11. SR-71
#16. Assassin
#37. King Sue 

 RateBeer -  Best Brewers in The World for the Year 2019 
- #14.

2018-2015

2018

RateBeer Best Brewers in the World for 2018 
- #15 Toppling Goliath  

The Iowa Beer Blog Results of the 2018 Iowa Beer Blog Reader’s Choice Awards
- Silver for “Best Iowa Taproom”
- Gold for “Best Iowa Pale Ale”
- Bronze for “Best Iowa DIPA”
- Gold for “Best Iowa Barrel-Aged Stout/Porter”
- Gold for “Best Iowa Non-BA Porter/Stout”

World Beer Competition 2018-19 
- Silver for Pseudo Sue 

Thrillist Best Breweries in America 2018
Iowa’s Best Brewery  

2018 U.S. Open Beer Championships 
- Gold in “Wood/Barrel-Aged Strong Stout Non-Traditional: KBBS 
- Gold in “American Imperial Stout Non-Traditional: Mornin’ Delight 

RateBeer 2018 World’s Best Beers 
- Mornin’ Delight 
- KBBS 

The Growler Magazine 2018 
- Best Out-Of-State Brewery 

Food & Wine 25 Exceptional Barrel-Aged Craft Beers 2018
- #15 Assassin   

Beer Syndicate.com: Top 50 Beers of 2018 
- #1 KBBS 
- #5 Mornin’ Delight 
- #16 Assassin 
- #36 King Sue  

The World’s 50 Best Beers for 2018 Ranking by The Daily Meal 
- #1 KBBS 

2017

2016

Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine Best in Beer 2016 Readers Choice
- #14 Wishlist Brewery 
- #14 Wishlist Brew: Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout
- #7 Favorite Small Brewery 
- #14 Favorite Pale Ale Brewer 

Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine Best in Beer 2016 Critics’ Choice
- Voted “Whalez of the Year” for Morning’ Delight 

RateBeer Best Awards: Midwestern Edition 2016
- Toppling Goliath in top 20 of 100 
- Top Beers in the World: Mornin’ Delight 
- Top Brewery: Toppling Goliath 
- Best DIPA Style Brew: King Sue 
- Best Strong Stout: Mornin’ Delight 
- Best Amber/Pale Ale: Pseudo Sue 

 The world’s 10 best beers according to enthusiasts by RateBeer 2016 
- #4 Morning Delight 

2015

RateBeer Top Beers by Style / Category 
Strong Stout:

#3 KBBS 
#11 Mornin’ Delight 
American Amber / Pale Ale 
#2 Pseudo Sue 

RateBeer Top Beers of the Year in the World 
-
Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout
- Pseudo Sue 
- Mornin’ Delight 
- King Sue 

RateBeer Top Beers, Brewers, New Brewers by State
- Best Beer: Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout 
- Best Brewer: Toppling Goliath 

Esquire: The 10 Best Beers You Will Never Taste 2015
- #1 KBBS