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
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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
About The Author
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
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