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North American Brewers' contest winners

The North American Brewers Association's annual competition is an object lesson that a brew is not just a brew.

With 27 categories, which have as many as five subcategories each, the judges have their work cut out for them.

Judging is performed in a blind format competition with beers poured in a separate room and provided to the judges in flights according to style. Judging in teams of four, minimum, the judges rank order the top three beers and in some instances award honorable mentions.

• Here's the gold medal list for each subcategory from the recent competition. For the complete medal list, go here.

GERMAN MALTED WHEAT ALES

Bavarian Style Hefeweizen: Whistler Brewing Co., Whistler Weissbier.
Dunkel Weizen & C: Kristall Weizen & D: Weizen Bock: Boston Beer, Samuel Adams Longshot Weizenbock.

OTHER GERMAN ALES

Kölsch: Ram Restaurant & Brewery-Boise, Clearwater Kolsch.
Alt: Trail Creek Brewing Co., Alchemy Amber.

CONTINENTAL LAGER BEERS

Munich Helles: Capital Brewing Co., Capital Bavarian Lager.
Bohemian Pilsner: Hoppers Grill & Brewing Co., This is the Pilsner.
German Pilsner: Capital Brewing Co., Capital Special Pilsner.
Dortmunder/Export & E: Vienna: Kona Brewing, Longboard Island Lager.
Märzen-Oktoberfest: Schooners Grille & Brewery, Oh! Fest!
Munich Dark: Grupo Modelo, Negra Modelo.
• Schwarzbier (Black Beer): Uinta Brewing Co., Kings Peak.

BOCK BEERS

Traditional Bock: Boundary Bay Brewing, Dunkles Bock.
Helles Bock/Maibock: Full Sail Brewing Co., Full Sail LTD 2.
Doppel Bock & D: Eisbock: Maui Brewing Co., Red Cock Doppel Bock.

ENGLISH BITTER

Ordinary Bitter: Desert Edge Brewery, Anniversary Amber.
(Special) Best Bitter: Boundary Bay Brewing, ESB.
(Extra Special) Strong Bitter ESB: Silver City Brewing Co., Big Daddy's ESB.

PALE ALES

English Summer Ale: Pike Brewing Co., Pike Naughty Nellie.
English Pale Ale: Odell Brewing Co., 5 Barrel Pale Ale.
American Pale Ale: Barley Brown's Brew Pub, Tumble Off Pale Ale.
American Strong Pale Ale: Rock Bottom-Bellevue, Hop Bomb IPA.
English-Style India Pale Ale: Kettle House Brewing Co., Double Haul IPA.
American-Style India Pale Ale: Pelican Pub & Brewery, India Pelican Ale.
Double/Imperial India Pale Ale: Pizza Port-Carlsbad, Poor Man's IPA.

AMERICAN AMBER OR RED

American Amber Ale: Hales Brewery, Red Menace.
American Amber Lager: F.X. Matt Brewing Co., Saranac Adirondack Lager.

SCOTTISH AND IRISH ALES

Scottish Light & B: Scottish Heavy & C: Scottish Export: Pelican Pub & Brewery, MacPelican's Scottish Style Ale.
Irish Red Ale: Alaskan Brewing Co., Alaskan Amber.
Double/Imperial Irish Red Ale: Marin Brewing Co., White Knuckle Double IPA.

BROWN ALES

English Mild Ale: Flyers Restaurant & Brewery, Barnstormer Brown Ale.
English Brown Ale: Wolf Rock Brewing, Leroy Brown.
American Brown Ale: Grand Teton, Bitch Creek.

PORTER

Brown Porter: Caldera Brewing Co., Caldera Pilot Rock Porter.
Robust Porter: Kettle House Brewing Co., Olde Bongwater Hemp Porter.

STOUT

Dry Stout: Bertrams Salmon Valley Brewery, Sacajawea's Stout.
Sweet Stout & C: Oatmeal Stout: Stone Cellar Brewpub Inc., Stone Cellar Stout.
Foreign Stout: Caldera Brewing Co., Caldera Smokers Stout.
American Stout: Barley Brown's Brew Pub, Chaos.
Imperial Stout: Beer Valley Brewing Co., Black Flag Imperial Stout.

STRONG ALES

Scotch Ale: Anchor Brewing, Old Foghorn.
English Old Ale: Boundary Bay Brewing, Old Bounder.
English Barley Wine: Pelican Pub & Brewery, Stormwatcher's Winterfest.
American Barley Wine: Alaskan Brewing Co., Alaskan Barley Wine 2007.

NORTH AMERICAN LAGERS

American Standard Lager: Miller Brewing Co., Miller High Life.
American Premium Lager: Uinta Brewing Co., Blue Sky Pilsener.
American Malt Liquors & D: American Specialty Lager: Coors, Keystone Ice.
American Light Lagers: Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee's Best Light.
Latin American or Tropical Style Lagers or Ales: Worlds Brews/Industrias La Constancia, Pilsner.

NORTH AMERICAN LIGHT ALES

Cream Ales: Laughing Dog Brewing Co., Laughing Dog Cream Ale.
• Light Ales: Redhook Ale Brewery, Sunrye Summer Ale.
Blonde or Golden Ale: Redhook Ale Brewery, Redhook Blonde Ale.

AMERICAN WHEAT BEERS

American Hefeweizen: Wasatch (Utah Brewers Cooperative), Squatter's Hefeweizen.
American Style Wheat Beer & C: American Dark Wheat & D: American Dark Hefeweizen: Barley Brown's Brew Pub, Coyote Peak Wheat.

CONTINENTAL WHEAT BEERS

Belgian Wit (White): Big Bear Brewing Co., Witness.

FLAVORED BEERS

Herbed/Spiced: Barley Brown's Brew Pub, Hot Blonde.
Fruit Beers: Water Street Brewery, Raspberry Weiss.
Honey Beer: Boston Beer Co., Samual Adams Honey Porter.
Malternatives: Smirnoff, Smirnoff Ice.
Chili Beer: Water Street Brewing, Sexi Mexi Chili Beso.

SMOKE AND WOOD FLAVORED BEERS

Smoke Flavored Beer & B: German Style Smoked Beer: Red Rock Brewing Co., Bamberg Rauch Bier.
Wood Flavored Beer: Harmon Brewing Co., Sasquatch Oak Stout.

BELGIAN AND FRENCH STYLE BEERS

Dubbel: Ram Restaurant & Brewery-Boise, Dubbel Barrel Belgian Ale.
Tripel: Redhook Ale Brewery, Triplett's Belgian Tripel.
Belgian Strong Pale Ale: Pike Brewing Company, Monk's Uncle.
Belgian Dark Strong Ale: Maui Brewing Co., Father Damien Abbey Ale.

SOUR BEERS

Flanders Brown Ale & B: Lambic: New Belgium Brewing, La Folie.
Biére de Garde: Trail Creek Brewing Co., Biere de Garde.
Saison: Pelican Pub & Brewery, Saison du Pelican.

SPECIALTY AND EXPERIMENTAL BEERS

• Pagosa Brewing Co., CoCoNut PorTeR.

HYBRID BEER STYLES

California Common & B: Rye Beer: Snake River Brewing/Lander, Rock Chuck Rye.

CIDER

Draft Cider and Perry & C: Specialty (Flavored) Ciders: Fish Brewing Co., Spire Mountain Apple Cider.

NON-ALCOHOLIC MALT-BASED BEVERAGES

• Anheuser-Busch, O'Doul's.

CARBONATED SOFT DRINKS

• Anheuser-Busch, 180.

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