2003 Winter Competition Awards
Sunday, March 30, 2003
Chicago, IL - The United States Beer Tasting ChampionshipTM recently completed the Winter Session of its 9th annual competition. A total of 346 beers from 143 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 Cosmic Charlie’s Y2K Central Waters Brewing Company Junction City, WI 39
Catastrophe Ale
Strong/Old Ale Tannenbaum LaConner Brewing Company LaConner, WA 35
Imperial Stout Bell’s Expedition Stout Kalamazoo Brewing Company Kalamazoo, MI 20
Stout Lake Effect Stout Roffey Brewing Company Holland, MI 39
Porter London Porter Arcadia Brewing Company Battle Creek, MI 44
Brown Ale Hazelnut Brown Nectar Rogue Ales Newport, OR 38
Scottish-Style Ale Thrasher’s Scotch Ale Golden Valley Brewery McMinnville, OR 17
Belgian-Style Ale Cuvee de Tomme Pizza Port Brewery Solana Beach, CA 30
Dark Lager/Dunkel Black Bavarian Sprecher Brewing Company Glendale, WI 18
Vienna/Marzen Lager Oktoberfest Summit Brewing Company St. Paul, MN 47
Spice Beer Samuel Adams Old Fezziwig Boston Beer Company Boston, MA 19
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
Utopia Boston Beer Company Boston, MA
Mid-Atlantic/Southeast Bearded Pat’s Barleywine Bluegrass Brewing Company Louisville, KY
Midwest Cosmic Charlie’s Y2K Catastrophe Ale Central Waters Brewing Company Junction City, WI
Bell’s Third Coast Old Ale Kalamazoo Brewing Company Kalamazoo, MI
Rockies/Southwest Horn Dog Barleywine Flying Dog Brewery LLC Denver, CO
California 1701 TriCentennial Barley Wine Oggi’s Pizza and Brewing Company Del Mar, CA
Old Blarney Barleywine Moylan’s Brewing Company Novato, CA
Northwest/Pacific Old Curmudgeon LaConner Brewing Company LaConner, WA
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 Winter Ale Clipper City Brewing Company Baltimore, MD
SnowGoose Winter Ale Wild Goose Brewery Frederick, MD
Midwest Winter Ale Summit Brewing Company St. Paul, MN
Rockies/Southwest Hibernation Ale Great Divide Brewing Company Denver, CO
California Moylander Double IPA Moylan’s Brewing Company Novato, CA
Arrogant Bastard Ale Stone Brewing Company San Marcos, CA
Northwest/Pacific Tannenbaum LaConner Brewing Company LaConner, WI
Tannen Bomb Golden Valley Brewery McMinnville, OR
Imperial Stout
Northeast Imperial Stout McNeill’s Brewery Brattleboro, VT
Imperial Stout Smuttynose Brewing Company Portsmouth, NH
Mid-Atlantic/Southeast Storm King Imperial Stout Victory Brewing Company Downington, PA
Midwest Bell’s Expedition Stout Kalamazoo Brewing Company Kalamazoo, MI
Rockies/Southwest The Czar Avery Brewing Company Boulder, CO
California Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout North Coast Brewing Company Fort Bragg, CA
Imperial Stout Stone Brewing Company San Marcos, CA
Northwest/Pacific Imperial Stout Rogue Ales Newport, OR
Stout
Northeast Oatmeal Stout McNeill’s Brewery Brattleboro, VT
Mid-Atlantic/Southeast Oatmeal Stout Troegs Brewing Company Harrisburg, PA
Stout Dogwood Brewing Company Atlanta, GA
Midwest Lake Effect Stout Roffey Brewing Company Grand Rapids, MI
Oatmeal Stout Gray’s Brewing Company Janesville, WI
Rockies/Southwest Zonker Stout Snake River Brewing Company Jackson Hole, WY
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
Cream Stout Dick’s Brewing Company Centralia, WA
Porter
Northeast Robust Porter Smuttynose Brewing Company Portsmouth, NH
Samuel Adams Honey Porter The Boston Beer Company Boston, MA
Mid-Atlantic/Southeast Dark Star Porter Bluegrass Brewing Company Louisville, KY
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 Boulder Porter Rockies Brewing Company Boulder, CO
California Smoked Porter Stone Brewing Company San Marcos, CA
Steelhead Scotch Porter Mad River Brewing Company Blue Lake, CA
Northwest/Pacific Pullman Porter Coeur d’Alene Brewing Company Coeur d’Alene, ID
Black Sand Porter Kona Brewing Company Kailua-Kona, HI
Brown Ale
Northeast Old Brown Dog Ale Smuttynose Brewing Company Portsmouth, NH
Alle Tage Altbier McNeill’s Brewery Brattleboro, VT
Mid-Atlantic/Southeast Nut Brown Ale Wild Goose Brewery Frederick, MD
Midwest Hex Nut Brown Ale Goose Island Brewing Company Chicago, IL
Ancient Aztalan Brown Ale Tyranena Brewing Company Lake Mills, WI
Rockies/Southwest Maple Nut Brown Ale Tommyknocker Brewery Idaho Springs, CO
1554 Brussels Style Black Ale New Belgium Brewing Company Fort Collins, CO
California Acme California Brown Ale North Coast Brewing Company Fort Bragg, CA
Northwest/Pacific Hazelnut Brown Nectar Rogue Ales Newport, OR
Brown Ale Dick’s Brewing Company Centralia, WA
Scottish-Style Ale
Northeast Samuel Adams Scotch Ale Boston Beer Company Boston, MA
Scotch Style Ale Smuttynose Brewing Company Portsmouth, NH
Mid-Atlantic/Southeast Old Rag Mountain Ale Shenandoah Brewing Company Alexandria, VA
Midwest Dirty Bastard Founders Brewing Company Grand Rapids, MI
Scotch Ale Arcadia Brewing Company Battle Creek, MI
Rockies/Southwest Arapahoe Amber Ale Great Divide Brewing Company Denver, CO
California Kilt Lifter Scotch Ale Moylan’s Brewing Company Novato, CA
Northwest/Pacific Thrasher’s Scotch Ale Golden Valley Brewery McMinnville, OR
Kilt Lifter Scotch Style Ale Pike Brewing Company Seattle, WA
Belgian/Abbey Strong 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
Midwest Black Tulip Trippel New Holland Brewing Company New Holland, MI
Rockies/Southwest The Reverend Avery Brewing Company Boulder, CO
Trippel Belgian Style Ale New Belgium Brewing Company Fort Collins, CO
California Cuvee de Tomme Pizza Port Brewery Solana Beach, CA
Northwest/Pacific Grand Cru Dick’s Brewing Company Centralia, WA
Tripel LaConner Brewing Company LaConner, WA
Dunkles Lager
Northeast Samuel Adams Winter Lager Boston Beer Company Boston, MA
Mid-Atlantic/Southeast Dark Lager Beer Penn Brewery Pittsburgh, PA
Midwest Black Bavarian Sprecher Brewing Company Glendale, WI
Dark Capital Brewing Company Middleton, WI
Rockies/Southwest No winner declared
California No winner declared
Northwest/Pacific Black Star Black Lager Great Northern Brewing Company Whitefish, MT
Vienna/Marzen Lager
Northeast Samuel Adams Octoberfest Boston Beer Company Boston, MA
Mid-Atlantic/Southeast Valley Fest Oktoberfest Lager &