Brewers from five continents earned awards from an elite international panel of judges this week in the 2012 Brewers Association World Beer Cup – the world’s second largest-ever commercial beer competition. The ninth bi-annual competition announced awards to brewers from 21 countries ranging from Argentina and Haiti to Lithuania and Malta.

This year, 799 breweries from 54 countries and 45 U.S. states vied for awards with 3,921 beers entered in 95 beer style categories. There were 3,930 entries judged in the 2011 GABF, compared to the 2012 World Beer Cup’s 3,921 entries judged. More info here

This year Oregon’s brewers picked up 12 medals at the 2012 World Beer Cup in San Diego which placed Oregon third amongst US brewers in the number of medals won. Darron R.S. Welch the brewmaster at Pelican Pub & Brewery won the World Beer Cup Champion Brewery and Brewmaster of a Large Brewpub for the second time. Oregon is one of two states to have had multiple brewers win a Champion Brewery and Brewmaster award at the World Beer Cup.

Oregon’s twelve medals are listed below by category and brewery.
Category 1: American-Style Wheat Beer, 23 Entries
Bronze: DD Blonde, Hop Valley Brewing Co., Springfield, OR

Category 8: Coffee Beer, 56 Entries
Silver: Drunken Elf Stout, Columbia River Brewing Co., Portland, OR

Category 15: Indigenous Beer, 26 Entries
Bronze: Oyster Stout, Upright Brewing Co., Portland, OR

Category 18: American-Style Sour Ale, 14 Entries
Gold: Ching Ching, Bend Brewing Co., Bend, OR

Category 19: American-Style Brett Ale, 28 Entries
Gold: Peche ‘n Brett, Logsdon Farmhouse Ales, Hood River, OR

Category 56: French- & Belgian-Style Saison, 44 Entries
Bronze: Urban Farmhouse Ale, The Commons Brewery, Portland, OR

Category 66: English-Style Summer Ale, 32 Entries
Bronze: Mother Lode Golden Ale, Laurelwood Brewing Co., Portland, OR

Category 67: Classic English-Style Pale Ale, 33 Entries
Bronze: Caldera Ashland Amber, Caldera Brewing Co., Ashland, OR

Category 71: Scottish-Style Ale, 26 Entries
Gold: MacPelican’s Scottish Style Ale, Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR

Category 77: Oatmeal Stout, 49 Entries
Silver: Stumblers Stout, Columbia River Brewing Co., Portland, OR

Category 81: Barley Wine-Style Ale, 62 Entries
Gold: Stormwatcher’s Winterfest, Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR

Category 83: Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout, 30 Entries
Bronze: Breakside Dry Stout, Breakside Brewery, Portland, OR

World Beer Cup Champion Brewery and Brewmaster Large Brewpub
Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR
Darron R S Welch

GABF 2010

Beers being poured at the Oregon Brewers Guild booth during the GABF
Support Your Local Brewery Pavilion
Booth 21 + 22

Saturday, September 18 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm
DESCHUTES BREWERY Black Butte XXII
HOPWORKS URBAN BREWERY For Those About to Bock Beer Aged in Bourbon Barrels
LAURELWOOD BREWING CO. Framboise

Saturday, September 18 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm -
MAC TARNAHAN’S BREWING CO. Bourbon Barrel Aged Goose Bump Imperial Stout
Participating Oregon Breweries

10 Barrel Brewing Co. – Bend
Alameda Brewhouse – Portland
Barley Brown’s Brew Pub – Baker City
Bend Brewing Co. – Bend
Cascade Brewing Co. – Portland
Cascade Lakes Brewing Co. – Redmond
Deschutes Brewery – Bend
Full Sail Brewing Co. – Hood River
Full Sail Brewing Co. – Portland Brewery
Hopworks Urban Brewery – Portland
Laurelwood Brewing Co. – Portland
MacTarnahan’s Brewing Co. – Portland
Mt. Emily Ale House – La Grande
Ninkasi Brewing Co. – Eugene
Oakshire Brewing – Eugene
Pelican Pub & Brewery – Pacific City
Ram Restaurant & Brewery – Happy Valley
Ram Restaurant & Brewery – Salem
Rogue Ales – Newport
Silver Moon Brewing – Bend
Southern Oregon Brewing – Medford
Steelhead Brewing Co. – Eugene
Track Town Ales – Eugene
Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. – Portland

Oregon Breweries win 56 Medals at the Australian International Beer Awards
The winners were announced Friday, May 20th, 2010.
This year’s Australian International Beer Awards, received 1170 entries from 243 breweries across 34 countries.
In 2007 Deschutes Brewery was named Champion LARGE INTERNATIONAL BREWERY
In 2005 Pelican Pub&Brewery was named Champion International Brewery. In 2005 they also won the GRAND CHAMPION TROPHY For the Highest Scoring Beer for Doryman’s Dark Ale

2010 Australian International Awards
Oregon Winners

CHAMPION HYBRID BEER
Deschutes Brewery Black Butte XXI

CLASS 01 – LAGER PACKAGED
Pilsner
Rogue Ales Morimoto Imperial Pilsner-Silver
Other
Rogue Ales Dead Guy Ale-Silver
Rogue Ales Maierfest Ale-Bronze

CLASS 03 – ALE PACKAGED
British Style Pale Ale
Deschutes Brewery Mirror Pond Pale Ale Gold
Deschutes Brewery Bachelor ESB-Silver
Deschutes Brewery Cascade Ale-Silver
Rogue Ales Younger’s Special Bitter-Bronze

American Style Pale Ale
Deschutes Brewery Red Chair NWPA-Silver
Rogue Ales Juniper Pale-Bronze
Track Town Ales Track Town Triple Jump-Bronze

India Pale Ale
Rogue Ales Brutal IPA-Gold
Caldera Brewing Caldera IPA-Silver
Deschutes Brewery Hop Henge-Silver
Track Town Ales Track Town 200 Meter Ale-Silver
Rogue Ales Yellow Snow IPA-Silver
Deschutes Brewery Inversion IPA-Bronze
Pelican Pub & Brewery India Pelican Ale-Bronze

Amber
Caldera Brewing Co Caldera Ashland Amber-Silver
Deschutes Brewery Green Lakes Organic Amber-Silver
Rogue Ales Dry Hopped St. Rogue Red-Silver
Rogue Ales Captain Sig’s Northwestern Ale-Silver
Rogue Ales American Amber-Silver

Dark Ale
Rogue Ales Hazelnut Brown Nectar-Gold
Pelican Pub&Brewery Doryman’s Dark Ale-Silver

Other
Rogue Ales Double Dead Guy Ale-Gold
Deschutes Brewery Jubelale-Silver
Pelican Pub&Brewery Kiwanda Cream Ale-Silver
Pelican Pub&Brewery MacPelican’s Scottish Style Ale-Silver
Rogue Ales 12PA-Silver
Rogue Ales Imperial Red-Bronze

CLASS 05 – PORTER PACKAGED
Rogue Ales Mocha Porter-Gold
Rogue Ales Double Mocha Porter-Gold
Deschutes Brewery Black Butte Porter-Silver

CLASS 07 – STOUT PACKAGED
Sweet
Rogue Ales Chocolate Stout-Silver
Imperial
Rogue Ales Russian Imperial Stout-Gold
Deschutes Brewery The Abyss-Bronze
Other
Deschutes Brewery Obsidian Stout-Silver
Pelican Pub&Brewery Tsunami Stout-Silver
Rogue Ales Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout-Silver

CLASS 11 – WHEAT BEER PACKAGED
Wheat Beer
Rogue Ales Mom Hefeweizen-Silver
Wheat Other
Deschutes Brewery Miss Spelt-Gold
Track Town Ales Honey Orange Wheat-Bronze
Rogue Ales Summer Orange Honey Wheat-Bronze

CLASS 13 – BELGIAN AND FRENCH STYLE ALES PACKAGED
Saison
Pelican Pub&Brewery Saison du Pelican-Silver
Other
Deschutes Brewery The Dissident-Silver
Pelican Pub&Brewery Grand Cru de Pelican-Silver
Pelican Pub&Brewery Bridal Ale-Silver

Class 15 – SCOTCH ALE AND BARLEYWINES PACKAGED
Deschutes Brewery Mirror Mirror Barleywine-Silver
Pelican Pub&Brewery MacPelican’s Wee Heavy Ale-Silver
Rogue Ales Old Crustacean-Silver
Pelican Pub&Brewery Stormwatcher’s Winterfest Bronze

CLASS 17 – HYBRID BEER PACKAGED
Herb+Spice
Rogue Ales Chipolte Ale-Silver
Smoked Beer
Rogue Ales Smoke Ale-Silver
Wood Age Beer
Deschutes Brewery Black Butte XXI-Gold
Pelican Pub&Brewery The Mother of All Storms-Gold
Other
Rogue Ales John John Dead Guy Ale-Silver

European Beer Star Winners 2009
Oregon wins 7 medals.
Including 3 for Caldera Brewing Co., 3 for Deschutes Brewery and one for Rogue Ales.

The sixth European Beer Star, in which 836 beers from more than 30 countries participated,
was marked by some surprising results. The 78 jurors awarded gold, silver, and bronze medals in 41 categories. The organizers of the competition were happy about the record attendance, which was 22% higher than the previous year.

Red and Amber
Silver Deschutes Brewery Bend – Green Lakes Organic
Bronze Caldera Brewing Company Ashland – Ashland Amber

Imperial Stout
Gold Deschutes Brewery Bend – Abyss

India Pale Ale
Gold Caldera Brewing Company Ashland – Caldera IPA
Silver Firestone Walker Brewery Paso Robles, Cali Union Jack IPA

English Style Bitter
Gold Deschutes Brewery Bend, Oregon Bachelor ESB

Dry Stout
Silver Rogue Ales Newport, Oregon Shakespeare Stout

English Style Ale
Bronze Caldera Brewing Company Ashland, Oregon Caldera Pale Ale

Pelican wins 7 Medals, Barley Browns wins 4 Gold Medals.

Barley Brown’s Brew Pub
Gold 15A – American Hefeweizen Coyote Peak Wheat
Silver 17A – Herbed/Spiced Hot Blonde
Gold 17E – Chili Beer Hot Blonde
Gold 6C – American Pale Ale Tumble Off Pale Ale
Silver 6F – American-Style India Pale Ale W.F.O. IPA
Gold 6G/8E – Imperial India Pale Ale Tankslapper

Beer Valley Brewing
Gold 11E – American Stout Black Flag Imperial Stout
Bronze 21 – Specialty and Experimental Beers Leafer Madness Imperial Pale Ale -Fresh

Bend Brewing Co.
Bronze 12B – English Old Ale Outback X

Caldera Brewing Company
Gold 11F – Imperial Stout Caldera Old Growth Imperial Stout
Bronze 3A – Munich Helles Caldera Helles Lager
Bronze 3C – German Pilsner Caldera Pilsner Bier
Bronze 6B – English Pale Ale Caldera Ashland Amber

Cascade Lakes Brewing Company
Gold 14C – Blonde or Golden Ale Blonde Bombshell

Deschutes Brewery
Silver 10A – Brown Porter Black Butte Porter
Gold 12D – American Barley Wine Mirror Mirror
Silver 20A/B/D Flanders Brown Ale The Dissident
Bronze 5C – ESB Bachelor ESB

Laurelwood Brewing Co
Silver 11D – Foreign Stout Space Stout

Pelican Pub & Brewery
Gold 11D – Foreign Stout Tsunami Stout
Silver 12A – Scotch Ale MacPelican’s Wee Heavy Ale
Gold 12C – English Barley Wine Stormwatcher’s Winterfest
Silver 14B – Light Ales Surfer’s Summer Ale
Gold 2A – Kolsch Kiwanda Cream Ale
Silver 6A – English Summer Ale Surfer’s Summer Ale
Bronze 8 – Scottish Mac Pelican’s Scottish Style Ale

Ram/Big Horn Brewery – Salem, Oregon
Gold 4A – Traditional Bock Slam Dunkel Bock
Silver 9C – American Brown Ale Bus Stop Brown

Silver Moon Brewing Company
Gold 10B – Robust Porter Snake Bite Porter
Bronze 6D – American Strong Pale Ale Panty Dropper Ale

01/11/2009
Northwest Brewing News
Beer Awards
Deschutes Brewery & Public House
210 NW 11th Avenue
Portland
503-296-4906

Euro Beer Star Awards 2008
688 beers from 32 countries judged by a panel of 65.
Oregon takes home more medals than any other U.S. state with 6 medals: 2 Gold and 4 Silver

Silver
Dry Stout
Rogue Ales
Shakespeare Stout

Gold
English-Style Ale
Deschutes Brewery
Mirror Pond Pale Ale

Silver
English-Style Golden Bitter
Deschutes Brewery
Bachelor ESB

Silver
Imperial Stout
Deschutes Brewery
The Abyss

Silver
Smoked Beer
Rogue Ales
Rogue Smoke

Gold
English-Style Best Bitter
Bridge Port Brewery
Bridge Port ESB

NABA 2008 Winners
Oregon Breweries
Win Big at 2008
North American
Beer Awards
Winning 37 Medals
Barley Brown’s Brewpub
of Baker City Oregon
Won the most
Winning 10 medals.

Category 1: German Malted Wheat Ales
Subcategory A: Bavarian Style Hefeweizen
Silver Ram Brewery – Salem Big Horn Hefeweizen

Category 4: Bock Beers
Subcategory B: Helles Bock / Maibock
Gold Full Sail Brewing Company Full Sail LTD 2
Bronze Ram Restaurant & Brewery Clackamas Ram Maibock

Category 5: English Bitter
Subcategory A: Ordinary Bitter
Silver Widmer Brothers Brewing Widmer Drop Top

Category 6: Pale Ales
Subcategory A: English Summer Ale
Silver Barley Brown’s Brew Pub Jubilee Golden Ale
Bronze Deschutes Brewery Cascade Ale

Subcategory B: English Pale Ale
Bronze Full Sail Brewing Company Full Sail Pale Ale

Subcategory C: American Pale Ale
Gold Barley Brown’s Brew Pub Tumble Off Pale Ale
Silver Eugene City Brewing Tracktown Triple Jump

Sub Category D: American Strong Pale Ale
Silver Caldera Brewing Company Caldera IPA

Subcategory F: American-Style India Pale Ale
Gold Pelican Pub & Brewery India Pelican Ale
Bronze Barley Brown’s Brew Pub W.F.O. I.P.A.

Subcategory G: Double/Imperial India Pale Ale
Silver Barley Brown’s Brew Pub I.P.A. 10
Bronze Pelican Pub & Brewery India Pelican Ale

Category 8: Scottish and Irish Ales
Subcategory A: Scottish Light & B: Scottish Heavy & C: Scottish Export
Gold Pelican Pub & Brewery MacPelican’s Scottish Style Ale

Subcategory D: Irish Red Ale
Bronze Ram/Big Horn Brewery-Salem Keg Monkey’s Irish Red

Category 9: Brown Ales
Subcategory A: English Mild Ale
Silver Pelican Pub & Brewery MacPelican’s Scottish Style Ale

Subcategory C: American Brown Ale
Silver Laurelwood Brewing Company Hooligan

Category 10: Porter
Subcategory A: Brown Porter
Gold Caldera Brewing Company Caldera Pilot Rock Porter

Subcategory B: Robust Porter
Bronze Silver Moon Brewing Company Snake Bite Porter

Category 11: Stout
Subcategory D: Foreign Stout
Gold Caldera Brewing Company Caldera Smokers Stout
Silver Pelican Pub & Brewery Tsunami Stout
Bronze Deschutes Brewery Obsidian Stout

Subcategory E: American Stout
Gold Barley Brown’s Brew Pub Chaos
Bronze Barley Brown’s Brew Pub Turmoil

Subcategory F: Imperial Stout
Gold Beer Valley Brewing Company Black Flag Imperial Stout

Category 12: Strong Ales
Subcategory A: Scotch Ale
Bronze Pelican Pub & Brewery MacPelican’s Wee Heavy

Subcategory B: English Old Ale
Silver Bend Brewing Company Outback X

Subcategory C: English Barley Wine
Gold Pelican Pub & Brewery Stormwater’s Winterfest

Category 14: North American Light Ales
Subcategory B: Light Ales
Silver Wildlife Brewing IdaWild Light Ale
Bronze Pelican Pub & Brewery Surfer’s Summer Ale

Subcategory C: Blonde or Golden Ale
Silver Laurelwood Brewing Company MotherLode Golden Ale

Category 15: American Wheat Beers
Subcategory A: American Hefeweizen
Bronze Barley Brown’s Brew Pub Coyote Peak Wheat

Subcategory B: American Style Wheat Beer & C: American Dark Wheat &
D: American Dark Hefeweizen
Gold Barley Brown’s Brew Pub Coyote Peak Wheat

Category 17: Flavored Beers
Subcategory A: Herbed/Spiced
Gold Barley Brown’s Brew Pub Hot Blonde

Subcategory E: Chili Beer
Silver Barley Brown’s Brew Pub Hot Blonde

Category 20: Sour Beers
Subcategory E: Saison
Gold Pelican Pub & Brewery Saison du Pelican