2009 Oregon GABF Winners
Congratulations to the following Oregon breweries on taking home medals at this year’s Great American Beer Fest!
| 10 Barrel Brewing Co. | S1NIST0R Black Ale | OR | Bronze | Out of Category – Traditionally Brewed Beer |
| Barley Brown’s Brew Pub | Shredders Wheat | OR | Silver | American-Style Wheat Beer |
| Barley Brown’s Brew Pub | Tumble Off Pale Ale | OR | Bronze | American Style Pale Ale |
| Bend Brewing Co | Outback X | OR | Silver | Old Ale or Strong Ale |
| Cascade Brewery Co. LLC | Bourbonic Plague | OR | Gold | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer |
| Cascade Brewery Co. LLC | Vlad the Imp Aler | OR | Silver | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer |
| Deschutes Brewery | Mirror Pond Pale Ale | OR | Silver | Classic English Style Pale Ale |
| Deschutes Brewery | Black Butte Porter | OR | Bronze | Brown Porter |
| Deschutes Brewery | Deschutes Brewery Quad | OR | Bronze | Belgian-Style Abbey Ale |
| Full Sail Brewing at Riverplace | Session Black Premium Lager | OR | Gold | American-Style Dark Lager |
| Hopworks Urban Brewery | Organic Ace of Spades Imperial IPA | OR | Gold | Imperial India Pale Ale |
| Hopworks Urban Brewery | Organic Rise Up Red | OR | Gold | American Style Amber/Red Ale |
| Laurelwood Brewing Co. | Space Stout | OR | Gold | Foreign Style Stout |
| Laurelwood Brewing Co. | Organic Deranger Imperial Red | OR | Bronze | Imperial Red Ale |
| Oakshire Brewing | Overcast Espresso Stout | OR | Silver | Coffee Flavored Beer |
| Pelican Pub & Brewery | Kiwanda Cream Ale | OR | Silver | Golden or Blonde Ale |
| Pelican Pub & Brewery | Surfer’s Summer Ale | OR | Silver | English-Style Summer Ale |
| Pelican Pub & Brewery | MacPelican’s Wee Heavy Ale | OR | Bronze | Scotch Ale |
| Rogue Ales | Imperial Chocolate Stout | OR | Silver | Herb and Spice or Chocolate Beer |
| Rogue Ales | Mocha Porter | OR | Silver | Robust Porter |
| Widmer Brothers Brewing | W ’10 | OR | Gold | Out of Category – Traditionally Brewed Beer |
| Widmer Brothers Brewing | Hefeweizen | OR | Silver | American-Style Wheat Beer With Yeast |
…And also kudos to the Washington State winners…
| Chuckanut Brewery | Dunkel | WA | Gold | European Style Dunkel |
| Chuckanut Brewery | Vienna Lager | WA | Gold | Vienna Style Lager |
| Chuckanut Brewery | Schwarzbier | WA | Silver | German Style Schwarzbier |
| Chuckanut Brewery | Pilsner | WA | Silver | German-Style Pilsener |
| Pyramid Breweries | Haywire Hefeweizen | WA | Gold | American-Style Wheat Beer With Yeast |
| Pyramid Breweries | Mactarnahan’s Amber | WA | Gold | Classic English Style Pale Ale |
| Ram Restaurant & Brewery (2) | Clearwater Kolsch | WA | Silver | German Style Kölsch |
| Redhook Ales – Woodinville | ESB | WA | Gold | Extra Special Bitter or Strong Bitter |
| Redhook Ales – Woodinville | Treblehook | WA | Silver | Barley Wine Style Ale |
| Silver City Brewery | Old Scrooge ’98 | WA | Gold | Old Ale or Strong Ale |
| Silver City Brewery | Ridgetop Red | WA | Gold | Irish Style Red Ale |
| Silver City Brewery | Gold Mountain Pilsner | WA | Bronze | International-Style Pilsener |
| Snipes Mountain Brewing Inc. | Coyote Moon | WA | Bronze | English Style Mild Ale |
Also, congratulations to Chuckanut Brewery of Belllingham, WA for winning GABF’s small brewpub and small brewer of the year award!
For a complete list of this year’s GABF winners, visit http://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/pdf/winners/gabf09_winners.pdf
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Angelo
Angelo grew up in Maine and is proud to call New England his original home. Cascadia is now his home. He fell in love with great beer in Oregon, Washington, and Northern California. He has been a correspondent for the Portland Tribune's Guest on Tap column, LivePDX.com, and has been featured in publications such as Beer Northwest and PDX Magazine. Angelo also has a great interest in independent music, and has been a booker and organizer for shows around the Portland under the name Pop Tomorrow! Angelo garnered much knowledge regarding beer from his experiences homebrewing, working at Belmont Station, Pyramid Brewing, Upright Brewing, By the Bottle, Beer Revolution, Olde Depot Public House, Falling Sky Brewing, Cascade Brewing, and from many many knowledgeable, passionate, and loving people along the way. It is Angelo's mission to bring "infotainment" and "edumation" to the readers of this website. If you have any questions or comments, or would like to contribute, please contact me at angelo@brewpublic.com