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Banjo
09-22-2010, 02:48 PM
PORTLAND, Ore. (September 20, 2010) – Nine Oregon breweries claimed a total of 19 medals at the 2010 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) held September 16 - 18 in Denver, CO. Oregon Breweries brought home three gold medals, five silver medals and 11 bronzes, placing the state third overall for the total number of medals won.

The GABF is the world’s largest beer competition and recognizes the most outstanding beers produced in the United States today. The top three medalists in each of the competition’s 79 beer-style categories were announced September 18th at the 29th Great American Beer Festival Awards Ceremony, held at the Colorado Convention Center. The 2010 Great American Beer Festival Competition winners were selected by an international panel of 151 brewing experts from an impressive field of 3,523 entries received from 516 U.S. breweries.

The Oregon breweries receiving awards were:

Barley Brown’s Brew Pub, Baker City
• Gold-Turmoil, Category: 58 American-Style India Black Ale - 53 Entries (New Category)
• Silver-Shredders Wheat, Category: 1 American-Style Wheat Beer - 23 Entries
• Silver-Disorder Stout, Category: 73 American-Style Stout - 27 Entries

Bend Brewing Co., Bend
• Silver-Cherry Baltic, Category: 21 Aged Beer - 30 Entries
• Bronze-Outback X, Category: 78 Old Ale or Strong Ale - 38 Entries

Deschutes Brewery, Bend
• Gold-Mirror Pond Pale Ale, Category: 43 Classic English-Style Pale Ale - 29 Entries
• Silver-Gluten Free, Category: 14 Gluten Free Beer - 13 Entries
• Silver-Wowzenbock, Category: 62 German-Style Wheat Ale - 29 Entries
• Bronze-Bachelor ESB, Category: 53 Extra Special Bitter or Strong Bitter - 42 Entries

Laurelwood Brewing Co., Portland
• Bronze, Deranger, Category: 50 Imperial Red Ale - 43 Entries

Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City
• Gold-Kiwanda Cream Ale, Category: 40 Golden or Blonde Ale - 55 Entries
• Bronze, Tsunami Stout, Category: 72 Foreign-Style Stout - 33 Entries
• Bronze-MacPelican’s Wee Heavy Ale, Category: 77 Scotch Ale - 34 Entries

Ram Restaurant & Brewery, Salem
• Bronze-Maibock, Category: 37 Bock - 36 Entries

Rogue Ales, Newport
• Bronze, Hazelnut Brown Nectar, Category: 7 Specialty Beer - 23 Entries
• Bronze, Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout, Category: 73 American-Style Stout - 27 Entries

Silver Moon Brewing, Bend
• Bronze-Bridge Creek Pilsner, Category: 26 Bohemian-Style Pilsener - 42 Entries

Widmer Brothers Brewing Co., Portland
• Bronze-Hefeweizen, Category: 2 American-Style Wheat Beer With Yeast - 43 Entries
• Bronze-Drop Top, Category: 52 Ordinary or Special Bitter - 47 Entries

For more information about Oregon’s GABF award-winning breweries, please visit: www.oregonbeer.org/gabf

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About the Oregon Brewers Guild
The Oregon Brewers Guild is Oregon’s non-profit trade association for the state’s independent breweries. The Guild, which receives no state funding, comprises 65 brewing companies, 40 Associate or supplier members, and nearly 2,900 enthusiast members or S.N.O.B.s (Supporters of Native Oregon Beer). For more information, visit www.OregonBeer.org.