2002 Winter Competition Awards
Monday, December 23, 2002
Buffalo, NY - The United States Beer Tasting ChampionshipTM recently completed the Winter Session of its 8th annual competition. A total of 397 beers from 145 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: 1) Northeast, 2) Mid-Atlantic/Southeast, 3) Midwest,
4) Rockies/Southwest, 5) Northwest/Pacific, and 6) California. The USBTC Grand Champions were:
Category Grand Champion Company Location Total Beers Judged
Barleywine Old Crustacean Rogue Ales Newport, OR 39
Strong/Old Ale Tannenbaum LaConner Brewing Company LaConner, WA 37
Imperial Stout Bell’s Expedition Stout Kalamazoo Brewing Company Kalamazoo, MI 23
Stout Lake Effect Stout Roffey Brewing Company Grand Rapids, MI 59
Porter Steelhead Scotch Porter Mad River Brewing Company Blue Lake, CA 51
Brown Ale Hazelnut Brown Nectar Rogue Ales Newport, OR 38
Scottish-Style Ale Old Rag Mountain Ale Shenandoah Brewing Company Alexandria, VA 23
Belgian-Style Ale Cuvee de Tomme Pizza Port Solana Beach, CA 35
Dark Lager/Dunkel Black Bavarian Sprecher Brewing Company Glendale, WI 15
Vienna/Marzen Lager Oktoberfest Summit Brewing Company St. Paul, MN 51
Spice Beer Our Special Ale Anchor Brewing Company San Francisco, CA 26
The six regional winners (along with beers receiving honorable mention) from each category were:
Category/Region Regional Champion/Honorable Mention Company Location
Barleywine
Northeast Millenium Boston Beer Company Boston, MA
Mid-Atlantic/Southeast World Wide Stout Dogfish Head Brewery Lewes, DE
Midwest Third Coast Old Ale Kalamazoo Brewing Company Kalamazoo, MI
No. 9 Barleywine Backroad Brewery LaPorte, IN
Rockies/Southwest Horn Dog Barleywine Flying Dog Brewery LLC Denver, CO
Hog Heaven Barleywine Avery Brewing Company Boulder, CO
California Old Blarney Barleywine Moylan’s Brewing Company Novato, CA
Old Numbskull Barley Wine AleSmith Brewing Company San Diego, CA
Northwest/Pacific Old Crustacean Rogue Ales Newport, OR
Adam Hair of the Dog Brewing Company Portland, OR
Strong/Old Ale
Northeast Prelude Special Ale The Shipyard Brewing Company Portland, ME
Cabin Fever Winter Stock Ale Sea Dog Brewing Company Bangor, ME
Mid-Atlantic/Southeast Hopfest Brown Ale Frederick Brewing Company Frederick, MD
Midwest Winter Ale Summit Brewing Company St. Paul, MN
Rockies/Southwest Old Jubilation Avery Brewing Company Boulder, CO
California Moylander Double IPA Moylan’s Brewing Company Novato, CA
Northwest/Pacific Tannenbaum LaConner Brewing Company LaConner, WA
Jubilee Ale Rogue Ales Newport, OR
Imperial Stout
Northeast Imperial Stout McNeill’s Brewery Brattleboro, VT
Imperial Stout Smuttynose Brewing Company Portsmouth, NH
Mid-Atlantic/Southeast Perkuno’s Hammer Imperial Porter Heavyweight Brewing Company Ocean Township, NJ
Midwest Bell’s Expedition Stout Kalamazoo Brewing Company Kalamazoo, MI
Rockies/Southwest No winner declared
California Black Ball Imperial Stout Pizza Port Solana Beach, CA
Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout North Coast Brewing Company Fort Bragg, CA
Northwest/Pacific Imperial Stout Rogue Ales Newport, OR
Stout
Northeast Oatmeal Stout McNeill’s Brewery Brattleboro, VT
Mid-Atlantic/Southeast Wild Goose Oatmeal Stout Frederick Brewing Company Frederick, MD
Stout Dogwood Brewing Company Atlanta, GA
Midwest Lake Effect Stout Roffey Brewing Company Grand Rapids, MI
Jack Stout Wild Onion Brewing Company Lake Barrington, IL
Rockies/Southwest Zonker Stout Snake River Brewing Company Jackson Hole, WY
Oatmeal Stout Breckenridge Brewing Company Denver, CO
California San Quentin Breakout Stout Marin Brewing Company Larkspur, CA
Old #38 Stout North Coast Brewing Company Fort Bragg, CA
Northwest/Pacific XXXXX Stout Pike Brewing Company Seattle, WA
Obsidian Stout Deschutes Brewery Bend, OR
Porter
Northeast Robust Porter Smuttynose Brewing Company Portsmouth, NH
Longfellow Winter Ale The Shipyard Brewing Company Portland, ME
Mid-Atlantic/Southeast Big Nasty Porter Richbrau Brewing Company Richmond, VA
Williamsville Dergy’s Classic Porter Williamsville Brewery Farmville, NC
Midwest London Porter Arcadia Brewing Company Battle Creek, MI
Edmund Fitzgerald Porter Great Lakes Brewing Company Cleveland, OH
Rockies/Southwest Black Jack Porter Left Hand Brewing Company Longmont, CO
California Steelhead Scotch Porter Mad River Brewing Company Blue Lake, CA
Northwest/Pacific Pullman Porter Coeur d’Alene Brewing Company Coeur d’Alene, ID
Brown Ale
Northeast Slopbucket Double Brown Ale McNeill’s Brewery Brattleboro, VT
Old Brown Dog Ale Smuttynose Brewing Company Portsmouth, NH
Mid-Atlantic/Southeast Charleston Brown Ale Carolina Beer Company Mooresville, NC
Midwest Schmaltz’s Alt August Schell Brewing Company New Ulm, MN
Nut Brown Ale Western Reserve Brewing Company Cleveland, OH
Rockies/Southwest 1554 Brussels Style Black Ale New Belgium Brewing Company Fort Collins, CO
Tut Brown Ale Oasis Brewing Company Boulder, CO
California Acme California Brown Ale North Coast Brewing Company Fort Bragg, CA
Northwest/Pacific Hazelnut Brown Nectar Rogue Ales Newport, OR
Moose Drool Brown Ale Big Sky Brewing Company Missoula, MT
Scottish-Style Ale
Northeast Samuel Adams Scotch Ale Boston Beer Company Boston, MA
Mid-Atlantic/Southeast Old Rag Mountain Ale Shenandoah Brewing Company Alexandria, VA
Midwest Scotch Ale Arcadia Brewing Company Battle Creek, MI
Rockies/Southwest Arapahoe Amber Great Divide Brewing Company Denver, CO
California Kilt Lifter Scotch Ale Moylan’s Brewing Company Novato, CA
Northwest/Pacific Kilt Lifter Scotch Style Ale Pike Brewing Company Seattle, WA
Belgian-Style Ale
Northeast Grand Cru, Reserve Allagash Brewing Company Portland, ME
Tripel, Reserve Allagash Brewing Company Portland, ME
Mid-Atlantic/Southeast Quad Weyerbacher Brewing Company Easton, PA
Golden Monkey Tripel Ale Victory Brewing Company Downington, PA
Midwest Black Tulip Trippel New Holland Brewing Company New Holland, MI
Domain DuPage Two Brothers Brewing Company Warrenville, IL
Rockies/Southwest Grand Cru Belgian Style Ale New Belgium Brewing Company Fort Collins, CO
California Cuvee de Tomme Pizza Port Solana Beach, CA
Farmhouse Ale Pizza Port Solana Beach, CA
Northwest/Pacific Brew 5000 Rogue Ales Newport, OR
Dunkles Lager
Northeast Samuel Adams Winter Lager Boston Beer Company Boston, MA
Mid-Atlantic/Southeast Saranac Black Forest Matt Brewing Company Utica, NY
Midwest Black Bavarian Sprecher Brewing Company Glendale, WI
Rockies/Southwest No winner declared
California No winner declared
Northwest/Pacific Saxer Three Finger Jack Hefedunkel Saxer Brewing Company Portland, OR
Vienna/Marzen Lager
Northeast Octoberfest Smuttynose Brewing Company Portsmouth, NH
Mid-Atlantic/Southeast Wagner Valley Dockside Amber Lager Wagner Brewing Company Lodi, NY
Octoberfest Lager Dogwood Brewing Company Atlanta, GA
Midwest Oktoberfest Summit Brewing Company St. Paul, MN
Rockies/Southwest Lager Snake River Brewing Company Jackson Hole, WY
California No winner declared
Northwest/Pacific Menehune Marzen Kona Brewing Company Kailua-Kona, HI
Amber Lager Bayern Brewing Company Missoula, MT