Clipper City Brewing Company takes Top Honors at Governor’s Cup

Brewery’s Hang Ten Weizen Dopplebock Is Overall Winner of Governor’s Cup

Baltimore, MD – Clipper City Brewing Company announced today that it garnered 11 medals in the recent 2008 Maryland Brewer’s Association Governor’s Cup competition. The Brewery also took the highest honor at the competition as its “Hang Ten” Weizen Dopplebock was the overall Governor’s Cup winner. Clipper City also recorded the most gold medals at the competition, and received 11 total medals out of 12 possible categories.

The Governor’s Cup winner, “Hang Ten” is a classic Bavarian style wheat beer – unfiltered and slightly cloudy, brewed with a high percentage of wheat malt, and using a special yeast yielding aromas of apple and spice. It is also a dopplebock in style, brewed to strength of 10% alcohol by volume (ABV), so it has a very robust flavor, with a subtle sweetness on the finish.

“It is always gratifying to receive acknowledgment for quality work,” said Hugh Sisson, Clipper City’s managing partner. “‘Hang Ten’ is an unusual beer so it is fun to see it get some well deserved recognition. This award, on the heels of our Gold Medal in the World Beer cup, seems to indicate that we are on a pretty good roll!”

The breakdown of Clipper City’s medal winning performances is as follows: