Belmont Station Beer Forum: 2006 GABF Winners

The results are in...

For those who don't want to read the whole list, here's a few highlights:

2006 Brewery and Brewer of the Year Awards

Large Brewery Company and Large Brewing Company Brewer of the Year
Sponsored by Beer Institute
Pabst Brewing Co., Woodridge, IL
Bob Newman

Mid-Size Brewery Company and Mid-Size Brewing Company Brewer of the Year
Sponsored by HopUnion CBS, LLC
New Glarus Brewing Co., New Glarus, WI
Daniel J. Carey

Small Brewery Company and Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year
Sponsored by Microstar Keg Management
Bear Republic Brewing Co., Healdsburg, CA
Richard G. Norgrove

Large Brewpub and Large Brewpub Company Brewer of the Year
Sponsored by Brewery Supply Group
Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR
Darron R. S. Welch

Small Brewpub Company and Small Brewpub Company Brewer of the Year
Sponsored by Briess Malt & Ingredients Co.
Flossmoor Station Brewing Co., Flossmoor, IL
Matt Van Wyk

Categorical Awards:

Category: 3 American-Style Hefeweizen - 37 Entries
Gold: Hefeweizen, Widmer Brothers Brewing Co., Portland, OR

Category: 12 Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer - 58 Entries
Silver: Full Sail Black Gold Imperial Stout, Full Sail Brewing at River Place, Portland, OR

Category: 19 European-Style Pilsener - 23 Entries
Bronze: Widmer Export Lager, Widmer Brothers Brewing Co., Portland, OR

Category: 32 Golden or Blonde Ale - 41 Entries
Gold: Kiwanda Cream Ale, Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR

Category: 37 American-Style Pale Ale - 83 Entries
Gold: Tumble Off Pale Ale, Barley Brown’s Brew Pub, Baker City, OR
Silver: Brewmasters’ Pale, Widmer Brothers Brewing Co., Portland, OR

Category: 39 American-Style India Pale Ale - 94 Entries
Gold: HopHead Imperial IPA, Bend Brewing Co., Bend, OR

Category: 42 Imperial or Double Red Ale - 24 Entries
Gold: Organic Deranger, Laurelwood Brewing Co., Portland, OR

Category: 45 Scottish-Style Ale - 20 Entries
Silver: MacPelican’s Scottish Style Ale, Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR

Category: 48 American-Style Brown Ale - 45 Entries
Gold: Doryman’s Dark Ale, Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR

Category: 61 Foreign (Export)-Style Stout - 19 Entries
Gold: Tsunami Stout, Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR
Silver: Black Bear XX Stout, Alameda Brewhouse, Portland, OR

Category: 64 Oatmeal Stout - 37 Entries
Bronze: Lasto’s Oatmeal Stout, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery - Portland, Portland, OR

Category: 69 Barley Wine-Style Ale - 55 Entries
Silver: Stormwatcher’s Winterfest, Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR

I just scanned the list once, so I may have missed something, but 14 out of 207 medals equals just under 7% of the awards going to Oregon brewers. Not bad for a state that only has about 1.3% of the U.S. population.

A big hearty "Prost!" to all of you. If I missed someone please let me know so I can give them their due!

EDIT: Monday 10/2/06, 1:00pm: A PDF document of the winners has been posted.

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2 Comments:

At 8:48 AM, Dave Selden said...: I think it'd be awesome if you set up a special shelf with the Oregon GABF winners on it ... did that Black Gold make its way into bottles?
At 10:06 AM, Chris said...: I considered that, but:

~Pelican doesn't distribute anything besides the IPA outside the pub.

~BJ's, Laurelwood, Bend Brewing, and Barley Browns don't bottle anything.

~The Black Gold came out last winter and disappeared immediately.

So, the only GABF winners we can get in bottles are the Widmer Hefe and the Alameda Stout. I'll definitely highlight them, but I think I'll scan the list for any noteworthy medal winners from other areas too.

~Chris