Brewers from six continents earned awards from an elite international panel of judges this week in the 2010 Brewers Association World Beer Cup – the world’s largest-ever commercial beer competition. The eighth bi-annual competition announced awards to brewers from 19 countries ranging from Australia and Italy to Iceland and Japan.

This year, 642 breweries from 44 countries and 47 U.S. states vied for awards with 3,330 beers entered in 90 beer style categories. The 2010 World Beer Cup eclipsed the record of the Brewers Association’s own Great American Beer Festival (GABF) to become the largest commercial competition ever. There were 3,308 entries judged in the 2009 GABF, compared to the 2010 World Beer Cup’s 3,330 entries judged. More info here

This year Oregon’s brewers picked up 13+ medals at the 2010 World Beer Cup in Chicago.

21    Smoked Beer Gold  Caldera Rauch Ur Bock    Caldera Brewing Co.
60    Brown Porter  Silver   Caldera Pilot Rock Porter  Caldera Brewing Co.
2     American-Style Wheat Beer  Gold  Shredders Wheat   Barley Brown’s Brew Pub
55    Special Bitter or Best Bitter    Gold    Bachelor Bitter   Deschutes Brewery
67    Strong Ale   Gold    Outback X  Bend Brewing Co.
37    American-Style Dark Lager    Gold  Session Black Full Sail Brewing Co.
21    Smoked Beer Silver Smoke Ale Rogue Ales
57    Scottish-Style Ale  Silver MacPelican’s Scottish Style Ale  Pelican Pub & Brewery
54    Ordinary Bitter  Gold   Drop Top  Widmer Brothers Brewing Co.
56    Extra Special Bitter   Silver  Organic Velvet ESB  Hopworks Urban Brewery
70     Altbier  Bronze ALT  Widmer Brothers Brewing Co.
71    German-Style Sour Ale    Bronze    Gose  Upright Brewing Co.
13    Out of Category-Trad Brewed Silver Hot Rocks Lager  Port Brewing Co.-collaboration beer with Tonya Cornett of Bend Brewing Co.

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