2004 Winter Competitions Awards
Monday, July 05, 2004
USBTC Announces 10th Annual Winter Competition Winners
Portsmouth, NH - The United States Beer Tasting ChampionshipTM (USTBC) recently completed the Winter Competition of its 10th annual competition. A total of 339 beers from 126 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) California, and
6) Northwest/Pacific.
The USBTC takes a unique approach in that its competition is held in multiple stages. Sequential field trials are conducted wherein judges evaluate beers and select the best to advance to subsequent rounds. This allows beers to be judged in relatively small flights while ensuring that the best beers are still determined through head-to-head competition. All beers were tasted in blinded fashion and judged on a hedonic scale.
The USBTC Grand Champions were:
Category Grand Champion Company Location Total Beers
Judged
Barleywine Old Crustacean Rogue Ales Newport, OR 42
Strong/Old Ale Double Diamond Winter Ale Dick’s Brewing Company Centralia, WA 26
Imperial Stout The Czar Avery Brewing Company Boulder, CO 22
Stout Bell’s Kalamazoo Stout Kalamazoo Brewing Company Galesburg, MI 40
Porter Robust Porter Smuttynose Brewing Company Portsmouth, NH 38
Brown Ale Decadent Ale Dogwood Brewing Company Atlanta, GA 33
Scottish-Style Ale Dirty Bastard Founders Brewing Company Grand Rapids, MI 17
Belgian-Style Ale QUAD Weyerbacher Brewing Company Easton, PA 38
Dark Lager/Dunkel Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock Boston Beer Company Boston, MA 20
Vienna/Marzen Lager Alpinefest Snake River Brewing Company Jackson Hole, WY 46
Spice Beer Never Summer Ale Rockies Brewing Company Boulder, CO 17
The regional winners (along with beers receiving honorable mention) from each category were:
Region/ Regional Champion/ Company Location
Category Honorable Mention
Northeast
Barleywine Barleywine Style Ale Smuttynose Brewing Company Portsmouth, NH
Samuel Adams Millennium Boston Beer Company Boston, MA
Strong/Old Ale Old Ringworm McNeill’s Brewery Brattleboro, VT
Prelude Special Ale The Shipyard Brewing Company Portland, ME
Imperial Stout Imperial Stout McNeill’s Brewery Brattleboro, VT
Stout Samuel Adams Cream Stout Boston Beer Company Boston, MA
Oatmeal Stout McNeill’s Brewery Brattleboro, VT
Porter Robust Porter Smuttynose Brewing Company Portsmouth, NH
Longfellow Winter Ale The Shipyard Brewing Company Portland, ME
Brown Ale Old Brown Dog Ale Smuttynose Brewing Company Portsmouth, NH
Scottish-Style Ale Scotch Ale McNeill’s Brewery Brattleboro, VT
Belgian-Style Ale Dubbel McNeill’s Brewery Brattleboro, VT
Tripel Allagash Brewing Company Portland, ME
Dunkels Lager Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock Boston Beer Company Boston, MA
Vienna/Marzen Lager Octoberfest Smuttynose Brewing Company Portsmouth, NH
Samuel Adams Vienna Style Boston Beer Company Boston, MA
Spice Beer Samuel Adams Old Fezziwig Boston Beer Company Boston, MA
Region/ Regional Champion/ Company Location
Category Honorable Mention
Mid-Atlantic/Southeast
Barleywine Blithering Idiot Weyerbacher Brewing Company Easton, PA
Strong/Old Ale Winter Storm Clipper City Brewing Company Baltimore, MD
Imperial Stout Storm King Victory Brewing Company Downington, PA
Stout Oatmeal Stout Wild Goose Brewery Frederick, MD
Porter Porter Southern Tier Brewing Company Lakewood, NY
Dominion Winter Brew (2003) Old Dominion Brewing Company Ashburn, VA
Brown Ale Decadent Ale Dogwood Brewing Company Atlanta, GA
Brown Ale Richbrau Brewing Company Richmond, VA
Scottish-Style Ale Old Rag Mountain Ale Shenandoah Brewing Company Alexandria, VA
Scottish Ale Deep Creek Brewing Company McHenry, MD
Belgian-Style Ale QUAD Weyerbacher Brewing Company Easton, PA
Three Philosophers Brewery Ommegang Cooperstown, NY
Dunkels Lager Dark Penn Brewery Pittsburgh, PA
Saranac Black Forest FX Matt Brewing Company Utica, NY
Vienna/Marzen Lager Dockside Amber Lager Wagner Brewing Company Lodi, NY
Kipona Fest Appalachian Brewing Company Harrisburg, PA
Spice Beer Grinnin’ Grizzly Appalachian Brewing Company Harrisburg, PA
Midwest
Barleywine Bell’s Batch 6000 Kalamazoo Brewing Company Galesburg, MI
Strong/Old Ale Christmas Ale Goose Island Brewing Company Chicago, IL
Imperial Stout Imperial Stout Founders Brewing Company Grand Rapids, MI
Imperial Stout Michigan Brewing Company Webberville, MI
Stout Bell’s Kalamazoo Stout Kalamazoo Brewing Company Galesburg, MI
Oatmeal Stout Gray’s Brewing Company Janesville, WI
Porter Great Northern Porter Summit Brewing Company St. Paul, MN
Peninsula Porter Michigan Brewing Company Webberville, MI
Brown Ale Bell’s Best Brown Ale Kalamazoo Brewing Company Galesburg, MI
Fat Squirrel Nut Brown Ale New Glarus Brewing Company New Glarus, WI
Scottish-Style Ale Dirty Bastard Founders Brewing Company Grand Rapids, MI
Belgian-Style Ale Anniversary Ale Great Lakes Brewing Company Cleveland, OH
Celis Grand Cru Michigan Brewing Company Webberville, MI
Dunkels Lager Eastside Dark Lakefront Brewery Milwaukee, WI
Black Bavarian Sprecher Brewing Company Glendale, WI
Vienna/Marzen Lager Winter Skal Capital Brewery Middleton, WI
Wisconsin Amber Capital Brewery Middleton, WI
Spice Beer Screamin’ Pumpkin Spiced Ale Michigan Brewing Company Webberville, MI
Holiday Spice Lager Beer Lakefront Brewery Milwaukee, WI
Rockies/Southwest
Barleywine Horn Dog Barleywine Flying Dog Brewery LLC Denver, CO
Hog Heaven Barleywine Avery Brewing Company Boulder, CO
Strong/Old Ale Old Jubilation Avery Brewing Company Boulder, CO
Christmas Ale St. Arnold Brewing Company Houston, TX
Imperial Stout The Czar Avery Brewing Company Boulder, CO
Maverick Imperial Stout Great Divide Brewing Company Denver, CO
Stout Milk Stout Left Hand Brewing Company Longmont, CO
Zonker Stout Snake River Brewing Company Jackson Hole, WY
Porter Black Jack Porter Left Hand Brewing Company Longmont, CO
Boulder Planet Porter Rockies Brewing Company Boulder, CO
Brown Ale Maple Nut Brown Ale Tommyknocker Brewery Idaho Springs, CO
Scottish-Style Ale Arapahoe Amber Ale Great Divide Brewing Company Denver, CO
Belgian-Style Ale The Reverend Avery Brewing Company Boulder, CO
Dunkels Lager 1554 Brussels Style Black Ale New Belgium Brewing Company Fort Collins, CO
Vienna/Marzen Lager Alpinefest Snake River Brewing Company Jackson Hole, WY
Spice Beer Never Summer Ale Rockies Brewing Company Boulder, CO
Region/ Regional Champion/ Company Location
Category Honorable Mention
California
Barleywine Good Times Barleywine Oggi’s Pizza and Brewing Company San Diego, CA
Old Blarney Moylan’s Brewing Company Novato, CA
Strong/Old Ale White Knuckle Double IPA Marin Brewing Company Larkspur, CA
Moylander Double IPA Moylan’s Brewing Company Novato, CA
Imperial Stout Old Rasputin North Coast Brewing Company Fort Bragg, CA
Imperial Stout Moylan’s Brewing Company Novato, CA
Stout San Quentin Breakout Stout Marin Brewing Company Larkspur, CA
Porter Steelhead Scotch Porter Mad River Brewing Company Blue Lake, CA
Brown Ale Acme California Brown Ale North Coast Brewing Company Fort Bragg, CA
Scottish-Style Ale Kilt Lifter Scotch Ale Moylan’s Brewing Company Novato, CA
McGarvey’s Scottish Ale Oggi’s Pizza and Brewing Company San Diego, CA
Belgian-Style Ale Cuvee de Tomme Pizza Port Brewery Solana Beach, CA
Pranqster North Coast Brewing Company Fort Bragg, CA
Dunkels Lager No winner declared
Vienna/Marzen Lager Una Mas Amber Lager Left Coast Brewing Company San Diego, CA
Spice Beer Winter Solstice Anderson Valley Brewing Company Booneville, CA
Northwest/Pacific
Barleywine Old Crustacean Rogue Ales Newport, OR
Old Blowhole (2002) Kona Brewing Company Kailua-Kona, HI
Strong/Old Ale Double Diamond Winter Ale Dick’s Brewing Company Centralia, WA
Santa’s Little Helper Cascade Lakes Brewing Company Redmond, OR
Imperial Stout Imperial Stout Rogue Ales Newport, OR
Pikop Andropov’s Rushin’ Imperial Stout Hale’s Ales Seattle, WA
Stout Shakespeare Stout Rogue Ale Newport, OR
Porter Pullman Porter Coeur d’Alene Brewing Company Coeur d’Alene, ID
Lava Rock Porter Dick’s Brewing Company Centralia, WA
Brown Ale Frozen Lake Winter Ale Coeur d’Alene Brewing Company Coeur d’Alene, ID
Scottish-Style Ale Kilt Lifter Pike Brewing Company Seattle, WA
Angus MacDougal’s Dagger & Dirk Scots Ale Cascade Lakes Brewing Company Redmond, OR
Belgian-Style Ale Golden Rose Hair of the Dog Brewing Company Portland, OR
Dunkels Lager Schwarzbier Bayern Brewery Missoula, MT
Vienna/Marzen Lager Amber Lager Bayern Brewery Missoula, MT
Spice Beer B.I.G. (Big Island Ginger) Beer Kona Brewing Company Kailua-Kona, HI
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