The Brew Kettle won the "Best of Show" award for its White Rajah on Saturday at Fat Head's Brewery & Saloon's third annual Celebration of the Hop, a festival that focuses only on India pale ales. It was the second year in a row that White Rajah took home the special belt awarded to the best of show winner. The White Rajah won the IPA award and then bested Columbus Brewing Co.'s Bodhi, which won the double IPA award, for the overall top honor. The event, held outside at the Fat Head's brewpub in North Olmsted, featured more than 30 India pale ales, with the vast majority from Northeast Ohio. "Thirty is not bad and I think it's going to grow," said Matt Cole, co-owner and brewer at Fat Head's. "The beers are getting better and better and we're super proud to be part of the hop renaissance that's happening here in the Midwest ... Seriously, the competition was as fierce as it's ever been." As Eric Bean, owner and brewer at Columbus Brewing, accepted his award, Cole said: "CBC, they do some of the best hoppy beers in the state of Ohio." Apparently, others agree. Columbus Brewing also took home the "People's Choice" award. Fat Head's, which has won numerous national awards for its Head Hunter IPA, including two Great American Beer Festival medals, didn't enter its own competition. That prompted The Brew Kettle brewer Jack Kephart to remark while accepting his award: "I still say it isn't a real competition until Head Hunter is in it." Below are some photos: