Oregon Breweries Receive 23 Medals

Oregon Breweries Receive 23 Medals:
Oregon Breweries Take Home 23 Medals At The

2012 Great American Beer Festival
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: 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.