Oregon and Washington Winners at 2012 World Beer Cup

The 2012 World Beer Cup that coincided with the Craft Brewers Conference in San Diego, California was a wonderful experience. Featuring some of the most talented taste makers in the craft beverage industry, this bi-annual award ceremony ranks at the top along with the Great American Beer Festival as the most prestigious award ceremony beheld by craft beer brewers in North America. Here’s a look at 2012’s winners from Oregon and Washington:

Oregon Winners at 2012 WBC:

Category 1: American-Style Wheat Beer, 23 Entries
Bronze: DD Blonde, Hop Valley Brewing Co., Springfield, OR

Category 8: Coffee Beer, 56 Entries
Silver: Drunken Elf Stout, Columbia River Brewing Co., Portland, OR

Category 15: Indigenous Beer, 26 Entries
Bronze: Oyster Stout, Upright Brewing Co., Portland, OR

Category 18: American-Style Sour Ale, 14 Entries
Gold: Ching Ching, Bend Brewing Co., Bend, OR

Category 19: American-Style Brett Ale, 28 Entries
Gold: Peche ‘n Brett, Logsdon Farmhouse Ales, Hood River, OR

Category 56: French- & Belgian-Style Saison, 44 Entries
Bronze: Urban Farmhouse Ale, The Commons Brewery, Portland, OR

Category 66: English-Style Summer Ale, 32 Entries
Bronze: Mother Lode Golden Ale, Laurelwood Brewing Co., Portland, OR

Category 67: Classic English-Style Pale Ale, 33 Entries
Bronze: Caldera Ashland Amber, Caldera Brewing Co., Ashland, OR

Category 71: Scottish-Style Ale, 26 Entries
Gold: MacPelican’s Scottish Style Ale, Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR

Category 77: Oatmeal Stout, 49 Entries
Silver: Stumblers Stout, Columbia River Brewing Co., Portland, OR

Category 81: Barley Wine-Style Ale, 62 Entries
Gold: Stormwatcher’s Winterfest, Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR

Category 83: Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout, 30 Entries
Bronze: Breakside Dry Stout, Breakside Brewery, Portland, OR

World Beer Cup Champion Brewery and Brewmaster
Large Brewpub
Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR
Darron R S Welch

Washington Winners at 2012 WBC:

Category 5: Field Beer or Pumpkin Beer, 19 Entries
Bronze: The Great Pumpkin, Elysian Brewing Co., Seattle, WA

Category 21: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer, 91 Entries
Bronze: Bourbon Abominable Winter Ale, Fremont Brewing Co., Seattle, WA

Category 22: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout, 58 Entries
Silver: Great Grandfather Raven, Black Raven Brewing Co., Redmond, WA

Category 39: Traditional German-Style Bock, 30 Entries
Silver: Winter Bock, Silver City Brewery, Bremerton, WA

Category 48: German-Style Kölsch/Köln-Style Kölsch, 46 Entries
Silver: Chuckanut Kolsch, Chuckanut Brewery, Bellingham, WA

Category 73: English-Style Brown Ale, 30 Entries
Silver: Nut Brown Ale, Redhook Ale Brewery, Woodinville, WA

Category 74: Brown Porter, 42 Entries
Silver: Poundage Porter, Sound Brewery, Poulsbo, WA

Category 80: Old Ale or Strong Ale, 51 Entries
Bronze: Old Scrooge, Silver City Brewery, Bremerton, WA

Category 94: American-Style Stout, 34 Entries
Silver: Pike XXXXX Extra Stout, Pike Brewing Co., Seattle, WA

Category 95: American-Style Imperial Stout, 36 Entries
Gold: Imperial Stout, Silver City Brewery, Bremerton, WA

For a complete list of 2012 World Beer Cup winners, click here