Hale's Prevails at Concordia's Washington Cup
Hale’s Ales SuperGoose IPA wins the Washington Cup! Second straight year “Hales prevails” at the Washington Cup!
Current Beer Brawl Captain Bill Prieb and his “Brewing Crew” will once again captain Washington Beer Brawl IV team, going for the repeat win in February 2011. Washington beat Oregon 1206 – 1201 in a “slugfest” in Beer Brawl III 2010. No state has won “Beer Brawl” twice in a row, but the Hale’s Team will have months to dial in their line-up for Beer Brawl IV, hand picking their states best Pale Ale, Imperial IPA, Stout and Brewer’s Choice. Beer Brawl IV will take place the last week of February 2011 Will Oregon and California step it up? We will see…….
2010 WASHINGTON CUP CONTENDERS:
In the order on your taster tray
6. Hales SuperGoose IPA 1st place
4. Diamond Knot XIPA 2nd place
9. Dick’s Imperial Red 3rd Place
2. Elysian Avatar Jasmine IPA 4th place
1. Mac-N-Jacks African Amber
3. Baron Uberweiss
5. Salmon Creek King Salmon IPA
7. Everybody’s Seasonal IPA
8. Lazy Boy IPA
10. Walkingman’s Knuckle Dragger
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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
Congratulations Hale’s Ales on your First Place Win! I am coming to Seattle in August and will be there to test it myself.