Beers and ales from 10 different states took top category honors in the 12th annual United States Beer Tasting Championship in Chicago.
A total of 339 beers from 126 breweries were examined across 11 different beer categories. Within each category, the USBTC determined both a Grand Champion and the best entry from each of six U.S. regions: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic/Southeast, Midwest, Rockies/Southwest, California and Northwest/Pacific.
The Grand Champions, by category:
• Barleywine: Old Ruffian, Great Divide Brewing Co., Denver, CO.
• Strong/Old Ale: Natty Red, Eugene City Brewery, Eugene, OR.
• Imperial Stout: Bourbon County Stout, Goose Island Brewing Co., Chicago, IL.
• Stout: Dragonstooth Stout, Elysian Brewing Co., Seattle, WA.
• Porter: Robust Porter, Smuttynose Brewing Co., Portsmouth, NH.
• Brown Ale: Legend Brown Ale, Legend Brewing Co., Richmond, VA.
• Scottish-Style Ale: Kilt Tilter, Middle Ages Brewing Co., Syracuse, NY.
• Belgian-Style Ale: The Reverend, Avery Brewing Co., Boulder, CO.
• Belgian Tripel: Allagash Triple, Allagash Brewing Co., Portland, ME.
• Dark Lager/Dunkel: Black Bavarian, Sprecher Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI.
• Vienna/Marzen Lager: Winter Skal, Capital Brewery, Middleton, WI.
• Spice Beer: Red Nose Porter, Pike Brewing Co., Seattle, WA.
The regional winners from each category:
• Northeast: Barleywine, Wheat Wine Ale, Smuttynose Brewing Co., Portsmouth, NH; Strong/Old Ale, Prelude Special Ale, The Shipard Brewing Co., Portland, ME; Imperial Stout, Imperial Stout from McNeill’s Brewery, Brattleboro, VT; Stout, Oatmeal Stout, McNeill’s Brewery; Porter, Robust Porter, Smuttynose; Brown Ale, Pig’s Ear Brown Ale, Woodstock Inn Brewery, North Woodstock, NH; Scottish-Style Ale, Samuel Adams Scotch Ale, Boston Beer Co., Boston, MA; Belgian-Style Ale, Four, Allagash Brewing Co., Portland, ME; Dunkels Lager, Humperdink German Style Black Beer, McNeill’s Brewery; Vienna/Marzen Lager, Octoberfest, Smuttynose; Spice Beer, Wassai, McNeill’s Brewery.
• Mid-Atlantic/Southeast: Barleywine, Old Horizontal, Victory Brewing Co., Downington, PA; Strong/Old Ale, Loose Cannon, Clipper City Brewing Co., Baltimore, MD; Imperial Stout, Winter Stout, The St. George Brewing Co., Hampton, VA; Stout, Stony Man Stout, Shenandoah Brewing Co., Alexandria, VA; Porter, Suffern Station Porter, Ramapo Valley Brewery, Hillburn, NY; Brown Ale , Legend Brown Ale, Legend Brewing Co., Richmond, VA; Scottish-Style Ale, Kilt Tilter, Middle Ages Brewing Co., Syracuse, NY; Belgian-Style Ale, Twelve Victory Brewing Co., Downington, PA; Belgian Trippel, Triple, Stoudt’s Brewing Co., Adamstown, PA; Dunkels Lager, Saranac Nut Brown Lager, FX Matt Brewing Co., Utica, NY; Vienna/Marzen Lager, BaltoMarzHon, Clipper City Brewing Co.; Spice Beer, Festive Ale, Sweetwater Brewing Co., Atlanta, GA.
• Midwest: Barleywine, Behemoth Blonde, Three Floyd’s Brewing Co., Munster, IN; Strong/Old Ale, Winter Ale, Summit Brewing Co., St. Paul, MN; Imperial Stout, Bourbon County Stout, Goose Island Brewing Co., Chicago, IL; Stout, Bell’s Kalamazoo Stout, Bell’s Brewing Co., Galesburg, MI; Porter , Edmund Fitzgerald Porter, Great Lakes Brewing Co., Cleveland, OH; Brown Ale, Rocky’s Revenge, Tyanena Brewing Co., Lake Mills, WI; Scottish-Style Ale, Warped Speed Scotch Ale, Lake Louie Brewing, Arena, WI; Belgian-Style Ale, Pere Jacques, Goose Island Brewing Co.; Dunkels Lager, Black Bavarian, Sprecher Brewing Co., Glendale, WI; Vienna/Marzen Lager, Winter Skal, Capital Brewery, Middleton, WI; Spice Beer, Christmas Ale, Great Lakes Brewing Co.
• Rockies/Southwest: Barleywine, Old Ruffian, Great Divide Brewing Co., Denver, CO; Strong/Old Ale, Old Jubilation, Avery Brewing Co., Boulder, CO; Imperial Stout, The Czar, Avery Brewing Co., Boulder, CO; Stout, Zonker Stout, Snake River Brewing Co., Jackson Hole, WY; Porter, Black Jack Porter, Left Hand Brewing Co., Longmont, CO; Brown Ale, Ellie’s Brown Ale, Avery Brewing Co.; Scottish-Style Ale, Old Chubb, Oskar Blues Grill & Brewery, Lyons, CO: Belgian-Style Ale, The Reverend, Avery Brewing Co., Boulder, CO; Tripel, New Belgium Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO; Dunkels Lager, Kidd Lager, Fort Collins Brewery, Fort Collins, CO; Vienna/Marzen Lager, Alpinefest, Snake River Brewing Co.; Spice Beer, Z Lager, The Fort Collins Brewery, Fort Collins, CO.
• California: Barleywine, Old Blarney, Moylan’s Brewing Co., Novato, CA; Strong/Old Ale, White Knuckle Double IPA, Marlin Brewing Co., Marin Brewing Co., Larkspur, CA; Imperial Stout, Santa’s Little Helper, Pizza Port Brewery, Solana Beach, CA; Stout, Steelhead Stout, Mad River Brewing Co., Blue Lake, CA; Porter, Marin Brewing Co., Larkspur, CA; Brown Ale, Acme California Brown Ale, North Coast Brewing Co., Fort Bragg, CA; Scottish-Style Ale , Kiltlifter Scotch Ale, Moylan’s Brewing Co., Novato, CA; Belgian-Style Ale, Brother David’s Double, Anderson Valley Brewing Co., Booneville, CA; Dunkels Lager, no winner declared; Vienna/Marzen Lager, no winner declared; Spice Beer, Happy Holidaze, Marin Brewing Co.
• Northwest/Pacific: Barleywine, Old Woody Fish Brewing Co., Newport, OR; Stong/Old Ale, Natty Red, Eugene City Brewery, Eugene, OR; Imperial Stout, Imperial Stout, Rogue Brewery, Newport, OR; Stout, Dragonstooth Stout, Elysian Brewing Co., Seattle, WA; Porter, Mocha Porter, Rogue Brewery; Brown Ale, Frozen Lake Winter Ale, Coeur d’Alene Brewing Co., Coeur d’Alene, ID; Scottish-style Ale, Kilt Lifter, Pike Brewing Co., Seattle, WA; Belgian-Style Ale, Biere De Noel, Big Sky Brewing Co., Missoula, MT; Trippel, Rose, Hair of the Dog Brewery, Portland, OR; Dunkels Lager, Siletz Wooly Bully, Renegade Brewing Co., Siletz, OR; Vienna/Marzen Lager, Amber Lager, Missoula, MT; Spice Beer, Red Nose Porter, Pike Brewing Co.
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