Awards
We don’t like to brag . . . but we are quite proud of our wall of awards that have included Grand Champion ribbons for the Best Sausage and Gold Ribbons for the Best Bratwurst!
2023 AWARDS
2023 Hermann Wurstfest Competition
- Grand Champion - Snack Sticks – Original Snack Sticks, Fulton
- Grand Champion - Fresh Bratwurst – Original Wurst Haus Bratwurst, Hermann
- Grand Champion - Fresh Pork Sausage – Original Fresh Pork Sausage, Fulton
- Grand Champion - Smoked Pork Sausage - Smoked Breakfast Sausage, Fulton
- Reserve Grand Champion - Smoked Jerky, Restructured – Original Beef Jerky, Hermann
- Reserve Grand Champion - Sommer Sausage (Cooked) – Original Summer Sausage, Fulton
- Reserve Grand Champion - Specialty Wurst (Cooked) – Krakow, Hermann
- Reserve Grand Champion - Fresh Bratwurst - Original Bratwurst, Fulton
- Reserve Grand Champion - Smoked Bratwurst – Best of Show Bratwurst, Fulton
- Reserve Grand Champion - Specialty Sausage – Caramelized Pear & Gorgonzola Bratwurst, Hermann
- Champion - Smoked Jerky, Whole Muscle – Pork Jerky, Hermann
- Champion - Olde World Style – Liver Sausage, Fulton
- Champion - Specialty Wurst (Cooked) – Peppered Sweet Bologna, Fulton
- Champion - Traditional Sommer Sausage – Old Fashioned German European style Summer Sausage, Hermann
- Champion - Exotic Sausage - Peppered Venison Summer Sausage, Fulton
- Champion - Snack Sticks – Pineapple Teriyaki Snack Sticks, Hermann
- Champion - Andouille (Fresh) – Fulton
- Champion - Fresh Pork Sausage – Original Pork Sausage, Hermann
- Champion - Smoked Bratwurst – Best of Show Bratwurst, Hermann
- Champion - Smoked Pork Sausage - Smoked Breakfast Sausage, Hermann
2023 Missouri Association of Meat Processors
- Grand Champion - Steak Flavored Bacon, Hermann
- Grand Champion, Best of Show, Best of Pork - Old World Italian Finocchiona Salami, Fulton
- Grand Champion - Ring Bologna, Fulton
- Taste of Missouri - Sweet Bologna with Jalapenos & Cheddar Cheese, Hermann
- Reserve Grand Champion - Ring Bologna, Hermann
- Reserve Grand Champion - Old World Italian Soppressata Salami, Hermann
- Reserve Grand Champion - German Bologna, Fulton
- Reserve Grand Champion - Peppered Sweet Bologna, Fulton
- Champion - Hickory Smoked Bacon, Hermann
- Champion - Sweet German Bologna, Hermann
- Champion - Pineapple Teriyaki Snack Sticks, Hermann
- Champion - Dry Cured Bacon, Fulton
- Champion - Summer Sausage, Fulton
- Reserve Champion - Whole Muscle Jerky, Hermann
- Reserve Champion - Hickory Smoked Bacon, Fulton
- Reserve Champion - Peppered Venison Summer Sausage, Fulton
- Reserve Champion - Grill Flavored Bacon, Fulton
2023 American Association of Meat Processors
- Reserve Champion - Venison Soppressata, Hermann
2022 AWARDS
2022 Hermann Wurstfest Competition
- Grand Champion - Fresh Pork Sausage - Breakfast Sausage
- Grand Champion - Olde World Style - Blood Sausage
- Grand Champion - Exotic Sausage - Peppered Elk Summer Sausage
- Grand Champion - Sommer Sausage (Cooked) - Thuringer
- Grand Champion - Smoked Jerky, Restructured - Original Ground and Formed Jerky
- Grand Champion - Smoked Pork Sausage - Smoked Breakfast Sausage
- Reserve Champion - Braunschweiger
- Champion - Italian Sausage
- Champion - Fresh Bratwurst - German Style
- Champion - Andouille (Fresh)
- Champion - Specialty Wurst (Cooked) - Bacon Cheddar Potato Bratwurst
- Champion - Traditional Sommer Sausage - Naturally Aged Summer Sausage
2020 AWARDS
Missouri Association of Meat Processors
- Grand Champion - Ring Bologna
- Reserve Grand Champion – Hickory Smoked Turkey
- Reserve Grand Champion - Coffee Flavored Bacon
- Champion - Sugar Cured Hickory Smoked Pork Loin
- Champion - German Bologna
- Reserve Champion - BBQ Flavored Jerky
- Reserve Champion - Peppered Venison Sweet Bologna
- Reserve Champion - Garlic Butter Bratwurst
2019 AWARDS
International German Butcher Association (IFFA)
- Gold - Peppered Sweet Bologna
- Gold - Jalapeno & Cheddar Bratwurst
- Gold - Rhine Valley Smoked Sausage
- Gold - Venison Summer Sausage
- Gold - Sopressata
- Gold - Finocchiona
- Gold - Peppered Country-Style Pork Sausage
- Gold - Sweet German Bologna
- Gold - German Bologna
- Gold - Summer Sausage with Cheese & Jalapenos
- Gold - Summer Sausage with Beef & Pork
- Gold - Braunschweiger
- Gold - Peppered Summer Sausage
- Gold - Hickory Smoked Bacon
- Gold - Applewood Bacon
- Gold - Country Cured Bacon
- Silver - Best of Show Bratwurst
- Silver - Old Fashioned Summer Sausage
- Bronze - Currywurst
2019 Hermann Wurstfest Competition
- Grand Champion - Smoked Bratwurst (Best of Show)
- Grand Champion - Fresh Bratwurst (Original Bratwurst)
- Grand Champion - Italian Sausage
- Grand Champion - Fresh Pork Sausage
- Reserve Grand Champion - Braunschweiger
- Champion - Smoked Pork Sausage (Rhine Valley Pork Sausage)
- Champion - Exotic Sausage Cooked (Peppered Bison Summer Sausage)
- Champion - Snack Sticks (BBQ Flavor)
- Champion - Cooked Summer Sausage
Missouri Association of Meat Processors Convention
- Grand Champion - Sweet Bologna with Jalapeno & Cheddar
- Grand Champion - Garlic & Butter Chicken Bratwurst
- Reserve Grand Champion - Braunschweiger
- Reserve Grand Champion - Ring Bologna
- Champion - Rhine Valley Pork Sausage
- Reserve Champion - Peppered Bison Summer Sausage
- Reserve Champion - Ground and Formed Jerky
- Reserve Champion - Apple Peppered Pork Loin
Hermann Area Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Small Business Award
2018 AWARDS
American Association of Meat Processors
- Grand Champion - Specialty Game Meats, Venison Soppressata
- Reserve Champion - Ring Bologna
Hermann Wurstfest Competition
- Grand Champion - Braunschweiger
- Grand Champion - Blutwurst
- Grand Champion - Schwartenmagen
- Grand Champion - Smoked Bratwurst, Rhine Valley Smoked Sausage
- Grand Champion - Specialty Sausage, Bacon Cheddar Potato Bratwurst
- Reserve Grand Champion - Whole Muscle Jerky, BBQ
- Reserve Grand Champion - Snack Sticks, BBQ
- Reserve Grand Champion - Andouille
- Reserve Grand Champion - Fresh Pork Sausage
- Champion - Leberwurst
- Champion - Smoked Pork Sausage
Missouri Association of Meat Processors
- Grand Champion - Venison Soppressata
- Reserve Grand Champion - Summer Sausage
- Reserve Grand Champion - Sweet German Bologna
- Reserve Grand Champion - Smoked Pork Chop
- Reserve Grand Champion - Smoked Pork Sausage
- Champion - Fresh Bratwurst
- Champion - German Bologna
- Champion - Venison Finocchiona
- Champion - Ring Bologna
Missouri State Fair
- Grand Champion - Original Summer Sausage
- Champion - Hickory Smoked Sugar Cured Bacon
- Champion - Original Snack Sticks
- Reserve Grand Champion - Sweet and Sassy Hickory Smoked Beef Jerky
Trip Advisor - Certificate of Excellence “Hall of Fame” status for receiving TripAdvisor’s Certificate of Excellence for five consecutive years.
2017 AWARDS
American Association of Meat Processors - Cured Meat
- National Grand Champion - German Bologna (2nd year in a row)
Hermann Wurstfest Competition
- Grand Champion - Traditional Sommer Sausage
- Grand Champion - Exotic Sausage – Sweet Peppered Venison Bologna
- Grand Champion - Italian Sausage
- Grand Champion - Smoked Pork Sausage
- Reserve Grand Champion - Leberwurst
- Reserve Grand Champion - Schwartenmagen
- Reserve Grand Champion - Braunschweiger
- Reserve Grand Champion - Blutwurst
- Reserve Grand Champion - Smoked Bratwurst – Best of Show Bratwurst
- Champion - Sommer Sausage
- Champion - Snack Sticks – BBQ Flavor
- Champion - Andouille
- Champion - Fresh Pork Sausage – Wurst Haus Original
Missouri Association of Meat Processors
- Taste of Missouri Award - Voted Missouri’s Best - sponsored by Agri-Missouri. Award is chosen by professional sausage makers with a blind tasting. Winner – Summer Sausage with Cheddar Cheese and Jalapenos (Wurst Haus won award in 2015 & 2016)
- Grand Champion - Deli Reuben Wurst
- Grand Champion - BBQ Flavored Jerky
- Reserve Grand Champion - Best of Show Bratwurst
- Reserve Grand Champion - German-style Franks
- Reserve Grand Champion - Sweet Peppered Venison Bologna
- Champion- Pineapple Bacon Bratwurst
- Champion - Ground and Formed Jerky
2016 AWARDS
2016 Rural Small Business of the Year for Missouri Award
International German Butcher Association (IFFA)
- Gold - German Style Bologna
- Gold - Hickory-Smoked Summer Sausage
- Gold - Naturally Aged, Old Fashioned, German Style Summer Sausage
- Silver - Finocchiona
- Silver - Best of Show Bratwurst
- Silver - Country Style Pork Sausage
- Silver - Summer Sausage with Cranberries & Hot Pepper Cheese
- Silver - Peppered Sweet Bologna
- Silver - Caramelized Pear & Gorgonzola Bratwurst
- Bronze - Soppressata
American Association of Meat Processors Cured Meat
- Cured Meat Hall of Fame - Wurstmeister Mike Sloan
- National Grand Champion - German Bologna
Hermann Wurstfest Competition
- Grand Champion - Traditional Sommer Sausage
- Grand Champion - Smoked Jerky, BBQ Flavor
- Reserve Grand Champion - Exotic Sausage, Peppered Gorgonzola German Bologna
- Reserve Grand Champion, Leberwurst
- Reserve Grand Champion, Schwartenmagen
- Reserve Grand Champion, Italian Sausage
- Reserve Grand Champion, Smoked Jerky, Restructured Jerky
- Reserve Grand Champion, Beef Sommer Sausage
- Champion - Blutwurst
- Champion - Fresh Bratwurst, Wurst Haus Original
- Champion - Fresh Pork Sausage, Country Pork Sausage
Missouri Association of Meat Processors
- Taste of Missouri Award – Voted Missouri’s Best - sponsored by Agri-Missouri. Award is chosen by professional sausage makers with a blind tasting. Winner – Summer Sausage with Cheddar Cheese and Jalapenos (Wurst Haus won award in 2015 also)
- Grand Champion - Dry cured Bacon
- Reserve Grand Champion - Bacon Stuffed Apple Sausage
- Reserve Grand Champion - Venison Summer Sausage
- Reserve Champion - Peppered Gorgonzola German Bologna
- Champion - Peppered Venison Bologna
2015 AWARDS
Hermann Wurstfest Competition
- Best of Show - Peppered Sweet German Bologna
- Grand Champion - Exotic Sausage, Sweet Peppered German Bologna
- Grand Champion - Specialty Sausage, Pineapple & Bacon Bratwurst
- Grand Champion- Braunschweiger
- Grand Champion - Smoked Pork Sausage
- Reserve Grand Champion - Blood Sausage (Blutwurst)
- Reserve Grand Champion - Summer Sausage
- Reserve Grand Champion - Smoked Bratwurst, Best of Show Bratwurst
- Champion - Traditional Sausage, Old-Fashioned Summer Sausage
- Champion - Fresh Bratwurst, Original Bratwurst
- Champion - Snack Sticks, Maple Bacon
- Taste of Missouri’s Voted Best of Missouri award - Summer Sausage with Cranberries and Pepperjack Cheese
Missouri Association of Meat Processors
- Reserve Champion - Cooked Bratwurst and Smoked Links, Best of Show Bratwurst
2014 AWARDS
Hermann Wurstfest Competition
- Grand Champion - Andouille
- Grand Champion - Blutwurst
- Grand Champion - Smoked Bratwurst
- Grand Champion - Bacon Potato Cheddar Bratwurst
- Grand Champion - Snack Stick - BBQ Flavor
- Reserve Grand Champion - Venison Italian Salami (Finocchiona)
- Reserve Grand Champion - Leberwurst
- Reserve Grand Champion - Schwartenmagen
- Champion - Peppered Sweet German Lebannon
- Champion - Traditional Sommer Sausage
- Champion - Smoked Pork Sausage
Missouri Association of Meat Processors
- Reserve Grand Champion - Braunschweiger
- Champion - Peppered Sweet Lebannon
- Champion - Hickory Smoked Franks
- Reserve Champion - Best of Show Bratwurst
- Reserve Champion - Venison Italian Salami (Finocchiona)
2013 AWARDS
Hermann Wurstfest Competition
- Grand Champion - Braunschweiger
- Grand Champion - Schwartenmagen (head cheese)
- Grand Champion - Snack Sticks
- Grand Champion - Summer Sausage
- Champion - Leberwurst
- Champion - Specialty Wurst
- Champion - Traditional Summer Sausage
- Champion - Andouille
- Reserve Champion - Italian Sausage
Missouri Association of Meat Processors
- Best of the Midwest - Grand Champion - Beef Specialty
- Grand Champion - Smoked Turkey
- Grand Champion - Summer Sausage
- Reserve Grand Champion - Braunschweiger
- Champion - Smoked Chicken
- Champion - German Bologna
- Reserve Champion - Jerky
- Reserve Champion - Bacon
- Reserve Champion - Caramelized Pear & Gorgonzola Bratwurst
2012 AWARDS
Missouri Association of Meat Processors
- Reserve Champion - Summer Sausage
- Reserve Champion - Game Meat Product
- Champion - Game Meat Product
- Champion - Cooked Bratwurst and Smoked Links
- Reserve Grand Champion - Boneless Ham
- Reserve Grand Champion - Meat Snack Stick
Hermann Wurstfest Competition
- Grand Champion - Traditional Summer Sausage
- Grand Champion - Smoked Jerky
- Grand Champion - Exotic Sausage
- Grand Champion - Smoked Bratwurst
- Champion - Fresh Pork Sausage
- Reserve Grand Champion - Summer Sausage
- Champion - Smoked Pork Sausage
