Oregon brewery medals at GABF

The results of the GABF competitions were just posted. Oregon made a pretty strong showing with the following medals:



American style wheat beer: Silver: Shredders Wheat, Barley Brown’s Brew Pub, Baker City, OR

American style wheat beer with yeast: Silver: Hefeweizen, Widmer Brothers Brewing, Portland, OR

Herb and Spice or Chocolate Beer: Silver: Imperial Chocolate Stout, Rogue Ales, Newport, OR

Coffee Flavored Beer: Overcast Espresso Stout, Oakshire Brewing, Eugene, OR

Out of Category – Traditionally Brewed Beer: Gold: W ‘10, Widmer Brothers Brewing, Portland, OR
Bronze: S1NIST0R Black Ale, 10 Barrel Brewing Co., Bend, OR

Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer: Gold: Bourbonic Plague, Cascade Brewery Co. LLC, Portland, OR
Silver: Vlad the Imp Aler, Cascade Brewery Co. LLC, Portland, OR

American-Style Dark Lager: Gold: Session Black Premium Lager, Full Sail Brewing at Riverplace, Portland, OR

Golden or Blonde Ale: Silver: Kiwanda Cream Ale, Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR

English-Style Summer Ale: Silver: Surfer’s Summer Ale, Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR

Classic English Style Pale Ale: Silver: Mirror Pond Pale Ale, Deschutes Brewery, Bend, OR

American Style Pale Ale: Bronze: Tumble Off Pale Ale, Barley Brown’s Brew Pub, Baker City, OR

Imperial India Pale Ale: Gold: Organic Ace of Spades Imperial IPA, Hopworks Urban Brewery, Portland, OR

American Style Amber/Red Ale: Gold: Organic Rise Up Red, Hopworks Urban Brewery, Portland, OR

Imperial Red Ale: Bronze: Organic Deranger Imperial Red, Laurelwood Brewing Co., Portland, OR

Belgian-Style Abbey Ale: Bronze: Deschutes Brewery Quad, Deschutes Brewery, Bend, OR

Brown Porter: Bronze: Black Butte Porter, Deschutes Brewery, Bend, OR

Robust Porter: Silver: Mocha Porter, Rogue Ales, Newport, OR

Foreign Style Stout: Gold: Space Stout, Laurelwood Brewing Co., Portland, OR

Scotch Ale: Bronze: MacPelican’s Wee Heavy Ale, Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR

Old Ale or Strong Ale: Silver: Outback X, Bend Brewing Co, Bend, OR


Especially awesome is Hopworks two gold medals for Imperial IPA and American amber/red, as well as Cascade taking gold and silver in Wood aged sours; both styles that California breweries garner the most hype over. (russian river and pizza port/lost abbey). Although each picked up a medal in the "belgian style lambic or sour" catagory for similar beers.

I can't help but think if Hair of the Dog entered, we would have done better in the old ale or strong ale category (gold and silver), and it would have been interesting to see double mountain enter some beers to see how they'd fare with their krieks. I'm sure Upright is two new and small to be ready to participate in GABF, but I'm sure they'd have a strong showing in the Saison catagory as well. Maybe in a year or two!