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As for beer, the West reigns.
Breweries based in 12 western US states won 54% of medals at 2018 Great American Beer Festival – the Oscars of the beer industry – Colorado Denver Convention Center last weekend, according to an analysis of the results of this journalist.
The California breweries were the winners, winning 72 of 306 gold, silver and bronze medals from a panel of 293 judges. Breweries of the three states of the west coast of the continental United States – California, Oregon and Washington – won 119 medals, or 36% of all medals awarded nationally.
Last week, Jay Woods, from the Brewers Association's business group, pours beers to the Denver Colorado Convention Center during the Great American Beer Festival.Brewers Association
Colorado breweries ranked # 2 among individual states with 30 medals, including 16 gold. Oregon (22), Texas (18), Washington State (17), Ohio (14), North Carolina (13), Minnesota (12) and the United States Illinois (11) also have breweries with at least 10 medals.
Nearly 8,500 beers from 2,404 breweries in 49 states and the District of Columbia participated in an annual festival attended by approximately 62,000 beer enthusiasts. Mississippi was the only state that did not introduce beer into the competition.
Award-winning beers were brewed by 280 breweries from 37 states.
Two breweries in Oregon and Montana win three medals – the highest number by any individual brewery.
10 Barrel Brewing of Bend, Oregon, which was acquired by Anheuser-Busch in 2014, won two gold medals for Baywindow, a Berlin-style beer and Passionate Envy, a fruit wheat beer. The brewery's P2P won a silver medal in the highest category in the US.
Garrett Wales, the co-founder of 10 Barrel Brewing, based in Oregon, received a lot of criticism because his brewpub was sold to beer giant Anheuser-Busch in 2014. His beers continue to win medal prizes, however. this year's Great American Beer Festival. (AP Photo: Jeff Barnard)
The Alesong Brewing & Blending Brewery of Oregon has won two silver medals for its experimental beer, Terroir Pinot Noir and its beer Brettanomyces Pinot Gris terroir. The Eugene-based brewery also won the bronze medal in the brett category with its Touch of Brett Mandarina.
"Given the competitiveness of the Great American Beer Festival, we are delighted to win three medals," said Alesong co-founder Doug Coombs. "With about 8,000 entries, you almost have to assume you will not win anything – it's really a nice surprise to be recognized, especially since we're a small brewery exclusively focused on manufacturing." beer aged in cask. "
Lewis & Clark Brewing, of Helena, Montana, won a gold medal for Miner's Gold, his American yeast wheat beer; a silver medal for Pompey's Pilsner, a bohemian-style pilsner, and a bronze medal for Prickly Pear, a classic English style blond beer.
Max Pigman, president and owner of Lewis & Clark Brewing in Helena, Montana, has a lot to celebrate after three of his beers won medals at the Great American Beer Festival.Jason O Neil
Lewis & Clark was also named "Small Brew Company of the Year" among the breweries that produced 1,000 to 14,999 barrels of beer last year.
"We are very honored to be recognized as a small brewery of the year 2018," said Max Pigman, president and owner of Lewis & Clark, "and very pleased to see three of the four beers we were allowed to enter at home with equipment. . "
The other awards of the brewery of the year went to:
* Brink Brewing, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Very Small Brewing Company (less than 1,000 barrels);
* pFriem Family Brewers, Hood River, Oregon, for Mid-Size Brewing Company (15,000-6 million barrels);
* FiftyFifty Brewing, Truckee, California, for the Brewery of the Year group (more than 6 million barrels or multi-site breweries wishing to compete as a group).
A complete list of the Great American Beer Festival gold, silver and bronze winners is available here. Here are some breweries and their beers who have won gold medals:
* Revelry Brewing, Charleston, South Carolina, Quadtum Leap, for aged beer;
* Garage Brewing, Temecula, California, Raspberry Twist Lager, for American style beer;
* Root Down Brewing, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Bine, for the American-style Indian Pale Ale;
* Alarmist Brewing, Chicago, Illinois, Juice, for Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale;
* Black Market Brewing, Temecula, California, Double IPA Style New England, for Juiced or Hazy Imperial or Double India Pale Ale;
* Golden goat brewery, Fort Collins, Colorado, Guten Bock, for Bock Beer;
* The Tap Brewery, Bloomington, Indiana, Kill The Lights, for Imperial Stout;
* Cannonball Creek Brewing, Golden, Colorado, Netflix and Pils, for the German style Pilsener;
* Turtle Mountain Brewing, Rio Rancho, New Mexico, Wood Teeth, for Pilsener International Style;
Real Ale Brewing, Blanco, Texas, Real Heavy, for Scotch Ale;
* Against The Grain Brewery, Louisville, Kentucky, 70K Amburana, for Strong Stout aged in wood and cask;
* Big Island Brewhaus, Kamuela, Hawaii, Odin's Sword, for Baltic-style Porter;
* Kiitos Brewing, Salt Lake City, Utah, coffee cream, for coffee beer;
* Firestone Walker Barrelworks, Buellton, California, Feral Brute, for experimental beer;
* Bent Paddle Brewing, Duluth, Minnesota, Season, for Classic Season;
* Summit Brewing, St. Paul, Minnesota, Keller Pils, for Kellerbier or Zwickelbier;
* Austin Beer Garden Brewing in Austin, Texas, in Hell Yes, for Helles à la Munichoise;
MadTree Brewing, Cincinnati, OH, Happy Amber, for Extra Special Bitter,
* Central Standard Brewing, Wichita, Kansas, grow trees, for historic beer.
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As for beer, the West reigns.
Breweries based in 12 western US states won 54% of medals at 2018 Great American Beer Festival – the Oscars of the beer industry – Colorado Denver Convention Center last weekend, according to an analysis of the results of this journalist.
The California breweries were the winners, winning 72 of 306 gold, silver and bronze medals from a panel of 293 judges. Breweries of the three states of the west coast of the continental United States – California, Oregon and Washington – won 119 medals, or 36% of all medals awarded nationally.
Last week, Jay Woods, from the Brewers Association's business group, pours beers to the Denver Colorado Convention Center during the Great American Beer Festival.Brewers Association
Colorado breweries ranked # 2 among individual states with 30 medals, including 16 gold. Oregon (22), Texas (18), Washington State (17), Ohio (14), North Carolina (13), Minnesota (12) and the United States Illinois (11) also have breweries with at least 10 medals.
Nearly 8,500 beers from 2,404 breweries in 49 states and the District of Columbia participated in an annual festival attended by approximately 62,000 beer enthusiasts. Mississippi was the only state that did not introduce beer into the competition.
Award-winning beers were brewed by 280 breweries from 37 states.
Two breweries in Oregon and Montana win three medals – the highest number by any individual brewery.
The company 10 Barrel Brewing of Bend, Oregon, which was acquired by Anheuser-Busch in 2014, won two gold medals for Baywindow, a Berlin-style beer and Passionate Envy, a fruit wheat beer. The brewery's P2P won a silver medal in the highest category in the US.
Garrett Wales, the co-founder of 10 Barrel Brewing, based in Oregon, received a lot of criticism because his brewpub was sold to beer giant Anheuser-Busch in 2014. His beers continue to win medal prizes, however. this year's Great American Beer Festival. (AP Photo: Jeff Barnard)
The Alesong Brewing & Blending Brewery of Oregon has won two silver medals for its experimental beer, Terroir Pinot Noir and its beer Brettanomyces Pinot Gris terroir. The Eugene-based brewery also won the bronze medal in the brett category with its Touch of Brett Mandarina.
"Given the competitiveness of the Great American Beer Festival, we are delighted to win three medals," said Alesong co-founder Doug Coombs. "With about 8,000 entries, you almost have to assume you will not win anything – it's really a nice surprise to be recognized, especially since we're a small brewery exclusively focused on manufacturing." beer aged in cask. "
Lewis & Clark Brewing, of Helena, Montana, won a gold medal for Miner's Gold, his American yeast wheat beer; a silver medal for Pompey's Pilsner, a bohemian-style pilsner, and a bronze medal for Prickly Pear, a classic English style blond beer.
Max Pigman, president and owner of Lewis & Clark Brewing in Helena, Montana, has a lot to celebrate after three of his beers won medals at the Great American Beer Festival.Jason O Neil
Lewis & Clark was also named "Small Brew Company of the Year" among the breweries that produced 1,000 to 14,999 barrels of beer last year.
"We are very honored to be recognized as a small brewery of the year 2018," said Max Pigman, president and owner of Lewis & Clark, "and very pleased to see three of the four beers we were allowed to enter at home with equipment. . "
The other awards of the brewery of the year went to:
* Brink Brewing, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Very Small Brewing Company (less than 1,000 barrels);
* pFriem Family Brewers, Hood River, Oregon, for Mid-Size Brewing Company (15,000-6 million barrels);
* FiftyFifty Brewing, Truckee, California, for the Brewery of the Year group (more than 6 million barrels or multi-site breweries wishing to compete as a group).
A complete list of the Great American Beer Festival gold, silver and bronze winners is available here. Here are some breweries and their beers who have won gold medals:
* Revelry Brewing, Charleston, South Carolina, Quadtum Leap, for aged beer;
* Garage Brewing, Temecula, California, Raspberry Twist Lager, for American style beer;
* Root Down Brewing, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Bine, for the American-style Indian Pale Ale;
* Alarmist Brewing, Chicago, Illinois, Juice, for Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale;
* Black Market Brewing, Temecula, California, Double IPA Style New England, for Juiced or Hazy Imperial or Double India Pale Ale;
* Golden goat brewery, Fort Collins, Colorado, Guten Bock, for Bock Beer;
* The Tap Brewery, Bloomington, Indiana, Kill The Lights, for Imperial Stout;
* Cannonball Creek Brewing, Golden, Colorado, Netflix and Pils, for the German style Pilsener;
* Turtle Mountain Brewing, Rio Rancho, New Mexico, Wood Teeth, for Pilsener International Style;
Real Ale Brewing, Blanco, Texas, Real Heavy, for Scotch Ale;
* Against The Grain Brewery, Louisville, Kentucky, 70K Amburana, for Strong Stout aged in wood and cask;
* Big Island Brewhaus, Kamuela, Hawaii, Odin's Sword, for Baltic-style Porter;
* Kiitos Brewing, Salt Lake City, Utah, coffee cream, for coffee beer;
* Firestone Walker Barrelworks, Buellton, California, Feral Brute, for experimental beer;
* Bent Paddle Brewing, Duluth, Minnesota, Season, for Classic Season;
* Summit Brewing, St. Paul, Minnesota, Keller Pils, for Kellerbier or Zwickelbier;
* Austin Beer Garden Brewing in Austin, Texas, in Hell Yes, for Helles à la Munichoise;
MadTree Brewing, Cincinnati, OH, Happy Amber, for Extra Special Bitter,
* Central Standard Brewing, Wichita, Kansas, grow trees, for historic beer.
