NEWS: American Craft Beers Win International Awards
| It’s not just America’s artisan cheeses that are bringing home the medals at international competitions: Craft beers are holding their own as well, winning a combined 30 medals at the Stockholm Beer and Whisky Festival and the European Beer Star Competition. According to the Brewers Association, the not-for-profit trade and education association for American craft brewers and the community of beer enthusiasts (BeerTown.org), 18 U.S. craft breweries participated in the U.S. craft beer booth at the 2007 Stockholm Beer and Whisky Festival, and eight won medals: Category: Well Hopped Lager max 5.9% ABV Silver – Boston Lager, Boston Beer Co. Category: Ale 4.8% to 5.9% Gold – Harpoon IPA, Harpoon Brewery Silver – Red Seal Ale, North Coast Brewing Company Inc. Bronze – 5 Barrel Pale Ale, Odell Brewing Co. Category: Porter/Stout to 5.9% ABV Gold – Porter, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Silver – St. Bridget’s Porter, Great Divide Brewing Co. |
 Dark ale with pheasant. Photo courtesy of Brewers Association. |
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| Category: Strong Beer 6.0% ABV and above Gold – Shakespeare Stout, Rogue Ales Category: Strong Beer 8.0% ABV and above Gold – 90 Minute IPA, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. In a field of 575 entries from breweries in 58 countries, there were 22 U.S. craft brewery medal winners in the European Beer Star Competition—one of the industry’s most coveted awards, recognizing original and innovative beers. Gold Medal Winners: Brewery Ommegang: Hennepin Farmhouse Saison Boston Beer Co: Samuel Adams Cream Stout, Samuel Adams Holiday Porter, and Samuel Adams Brown Ale Deschutes Brewery: Obsidian Stout, Bachelor ESB, and Abyss Harpoon Brewery: Harpoon Octoberfest and Harpoon IPA Silver Medal Winners: Boston Beer Co: Samuel Adams Black Lager, Samuel Adams Pale Ale, and Samuel Adams Old Fezziwig Deschutes Brewery: Black Butte Porter Great Divide Brewing Co: Titan IPA, and Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout Left Hand Brewing Co: Milk Stout Victory Brewing Co: Victory Prima Pils Bronze Medal Winners: Alaskan Brewing and Bottling Co: Alaskan Smoked Porter Boston Beer Co: Samuel Adams Boston Ale, and Samuel Adams Honey Porter Rogue Ales: Shakespeare Stout Victory Brewing Co: Victory Storm King Stout Try gathering up some of these winners for your holiday parties. Dark ales and Scottish ales are delicious with turkey, pheasant and goose—don’t hesitate to serve them with your holiday dinner. Other suggestions: Belgian red cherry or raspberry beer with turkey or ham, brown ale with spiced pumpkin soup (look for Rock Bottom’s Old Elk Brown Ale), spiced ale with pumpkin pie, Bourbon barrel-aged Imperial Stout with sweet potato pie and vanilla ice cream. For spicy dishes, try an Indian Pale Ale like Sierra Nevada’s Celebration. Visit the Beer Section of THE NIBBLE online magazine for more information about beer. |
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