Oregon Breweries Take Home 15 Medals At The
2011 Great American Beer Festival
PORTLAND, Ore. (October 3, 2011) – Oregon breweries claimed a total of 15 medals at the 2011 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) held September 29 – October 1 in Denver, CO. Oregon Breweries brought home four gold medals, four silver medals and seven bronzes, placing the state third for the total number of medals won. Breweries in six of Oregon’s seven regions earned medals. The city of Bend led the way with six medals, followed by Portland with three medals, Baker City and Newport with two each, and Hood River and Eugene with one each.
The GABF is the world’s largest beer competition and recognizes the most outstanding beers produced in the United States today. The top three medalists in each of the competition’s 83 beer-style categories were announced October 1st at the 30th Great American Beer Festival Awards Ceremony held at the Colorado Convention Center. The 2011 Great American Beer Festival Competition winners were selected by an international panel of 167 brewing experts from an impressive field of 3,930 entries received from 526 U.S. breweries.
The following Oregon breweries received awards:
Category: 1 American-Style Wheat Beer - 20 Entries
Silver: Shredders Wheat, Barley Brown’s Brew Pub, Baker City
Category: 9 Specialty Beer - 24 Entries
Gold: Hazelnut Brown Nectar, Rogue Ales, Newport
Category: 18 American-Style Sour Ale - 21 Entries
Bronze: Ching Ching, Bend Brewing Co., Bend
Category: 20 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer - 40 Entries
Bronze: Pinot Jubel, Deschutes Brewery, Bend
Category: 22 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout - 74 Entries
Gold: Bourbon Murder, Deschutes Brewery, Bend
Category: 26 Smoke Beer - 43 Entries
Gold: Smoke Ale, Rogue Ales, Newport
Category: 27 American-Style or International-Style Pilsener - 31 Entries
Bronze: Legacy Lager, Silver Moon Brewing, Bend
Category: 38 American-Style Dark Lager - 16 Entries
Silver: Session Black, Full Sail Brewing Co., Hood River
Category: 46 Classic English-Style Pale Ale - 25 Entries
Silver: MacTarnahan’s Amber Ale, MacTarnahan’s Brewing Co., Portland
Category: 47 English-Style India Pale Ale - 46 Entries
Bronze: Down ‘n’ Dirty IPA, Deschutes Brewery, Bend
Category: 48 International-Style Pale Ale - 20 Entries
Bronze: Radiant, Ninkasi Brewing Co., Eugene
Category: 54 Imperial Red Ale - 57 Entries
Bronze: Organic Deranger, Laurelwood Brewing Co., Portland
Category: 75 Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout - 24 Entries
Silver: Breakside Dry Stout, Breakside Brewery, Portland
Category: 76 Foreign-Style Stout - 23 Entries
Gold: Dark Side Stout, Silver Moon Brewing, Bend
Category: 77 American-Style Stout - 37 Entries
Bronze: Disorder Stout, Barley Brown’s Brew Pub, Baker City
For more information about Oregon’s GABF award-winning breweries and photos from the event, please visit: www.oregonbeer.org/gabf
About the Oregon Brewers Guild
The Oregon Brewers Guild is Oregon’s non-profit trade association for the state’s independent breweries. The Guild, which receives no state funding, comprises 78 brewing companies, 48 associate or supplier members and more than 3,100 enthusiast members or S.N.O.B.s (Supporters of Native Oregon Beer). For more information, see www.oregonbeer.org.
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