Oregon Breweries Take Home 23 Medals at GABF 2012
PORTLAND, Ore. (October 15, 2012) – Oregon breweries claimed a total of 23 medals at the 2012 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) held October 11 – 13 in Denver, Colorado. Oregon Breweries brought home five gold medals, eleven silver medals and seven bronzes. The city of Portland led the way with eight medals, followed by Bend with five medals, Baker City with four medals, Hood River with three medals, Pacific City with two medals and Newport with one medal.
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 84 beer-style categories were announced October 13th at the 31st Great American Beer Festival Awards Ceremony held at the Colorado Convention Center. The 2012 Great American Beer Festival Competition winners were selected by an international panel of 185 beer experts from an impressive field of 4,338 entries received from 666 U.S. breweries – that’s an increase of 408 entries and 140 additional breweries from 2011.
The following Oregon breweries received awards:
Category: 1 American-Style Wheat Beer – 29 Entries
Silver: Shredders Wheat, Barley Brown’s Brew Pub, Baker City
Category: 6 Herb and Spice Beer – 114 Entries
Gold: Sweet Heat, Burnside Brewing Co., Portland
Category: 9 Specialty Beer – 35 Entries
Gold: Hazelnut Brown Nectar, Rogue Brewery, Newport
Category: 17 Gluten-Free Beer – 20 Entries
Bronze: Pale Ale, Harvester Brewing, Portland
Category: 18 American-Belgo-Style Ale – 71 Entries
Silver: Chainbreaker WIPA, Deschutes Brewery, Bend
Category: 20 American-Style Brett Ale – 29 Entries
Gold: Seizoen Bretta, Logsdon Farmhouse Ales, Hood River
Silver: Flemish Kiss, The Commons Brewery, Portland
Category: 25 Aged Beer – 24 Entries
Gold: 2010 Old Trainwreck Barleywine, Silver Moon Brewing, Bend
Bronze: Lovely Cherry Baltic Porter, Bend Brewing Co., Bend
Category: 26 Kellerbier or Zwickelbier – 32 Entries
Bronze: Organic Hopworks Kellerbier, Hopworks Urban Brewery, Portland
Category: 31 Munich-Style Helles – 42 Entries
Silver: Session Premium Lager, Full Sail Brewing Co., Hood River
Category: 39 American-Style Dark Lager – 12 Entries
Bronze: Session Black Premium Dark Lager, Full Sail Brewing Co., Hood River
Category: 46 English-Style Summer Ale – 38 Entries
Bronze: Mother Lode Golden Ale, Laurelwood Brewing Co., Portland
Category: 48 English-Style India Pale Ale – 54 Entries
Silver: Silverspot IPA, Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City
Category: 52 American-Style India Pale Ale – 203 Entries
Silver: Pallet Jack IPA, Barley Brown’s Brew Pub, Baker City
Category: 55 Imperial Red Ale – 60 Entries
Gold: Organic Deranger Imperial Red Ale, Laurelwood Brewing Co., Portland
Category: 56 English-Style Mild Ale – 31 Entries
Silver: Breakside Session Brown, Breakside Brewery, Portland
Category: 59 Scottish-Style Ale – 29 Entries
Bronze: MacPelican’s Scottish Style Ale, Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City
Category: 63 American-Style Black Ale – 61 Entries
Silver: Turmoil, Barley Brown’s Brew Pub, Baker City
Category: 65 German-Style Sour Ale – 29 Entries
Silver: German Sparkle Party, 10 Barrel Brewing Co., Bend
Category: 78 American-Style Stout – 43 Entries
Silver: American Stout, 10 Barrel Brewing Co., Bend
Category: 80 Oatmeal Stout – 45 Entries
Silver: Stumbler’s Stout, Columbia River Brewing Co., Portland
Category: 82 Scotch Ale – 44 Entries
Bronze: Scotch Ale, 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 92 brewing companies, 72 associate or supplier members and more than 3,200 enthusiast members or S.N.O.B.s (Supporters of Native Oregon Beer). For more information, see www.oregonbeer.org.
