For
Immediate Release
September
8, 2005
USBTC Announces 11th Annual Summer Competition
Winners
Buffalo, NY - The United States Beer Tasting ChampionshipTM
(USBTC) recently completed the Summer Competition of its 11th annual
competition. A total of 375 beers from
141 breweries were examined across 12 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 recognizes that American brewers are continually establishing new beer
styles and reviving interest in classic styles. As one way to acknowledge
this, in future events the USBTC will devote a single “pull-out” category in
each competition to a style currently emerging or enjoying a rebirth. In
our most recent event, Belgian Wit was selected and included in
the Summer Competition.
The USBTC Grand Champions were:
Category Grand Champion Company Location Total Beers
Judged
India Pale Ale Alpha
King Pale Ale Three Floyds Brewing Company Munster,
IN 54
Pale Ale New
River Pale Ale New
River Brewing Company Atlanta,
GA 42
Amber/Red Ale Redpoint Ale Avery
Brewing Company Boulder,
CO 43
Bitter/ESB Extra
Special Bitter McNeill’s
Brewery Brattleboro,
VT 27
Belgian Wit White
Ale Allagash
Brewing Company Portland,
ME 18
Belgian/French Specialty La Roja Jolly
Pumpkin Artisan Ales Dexter,
MI 20
Golden Ale/Kolsch Poleeko Gold
Pale Ale Anderson
Valley Brewing Company Boonville, CA 27
Bock/Doppelbock S’muttonator Smuttynose Brewery Portsmouth, NH 34
Pilsner Prima
Pils Victory
Brewing Company Downington,
PA 32
Dortmunder/Helles Dominion
Lager Old Dominion
Brewing Company Ashburn, VA 23
Wheat Beer Weizen Penn
Brewery Pittsburgh,
PA 42
Fruit Beer Raspberry
Imperial Stout Weyerbacher
Brewing Company Easton, PA 21
The
regional winners (along with beers receiving honorable mention) from each
category were:
Region/ Regional
Champion/ Company Location
Category Honorable
Mention
India Pale Ale Smuttynose IPA Smuttynose
Brewery Portsmouth,
NH
Honorable Mention Deadhorse IPA McNeill's
Brewery Brattleboro,
VT
Pale Ale Chamberlain
Pale Ale The
Shipyard Brewery Portland,
ME
Honorable Mention Shoals Pale Ale Smuttynose
Brewery Portsmouth,
NH
Amber/Red Ale Ruby
Red Ale McNeill's
Brewery Brattleboro,
VT
Belgian Wit Allagash
White Ale Allagash
Brewing Company Portland,
ME
Belgian/French Specialty Allagash Summer
Beer Allagash
Brewing Company Portland,
ME
Bitter/ESB Extra Special
Bitter McNeill's
Brewery Brattleboro,
VT
Golden Ale/Kolsch Big Nose Blonde Ale McNeill's
Brewery Brattleboro,
VT
Honorable
Mention Samuel Adams Boston Ale Boston
Beer Company Boston,
MA
Bock/Doppelbock S’muttonator Smuttynose
Brewery Portsmouth,
NH
Honorable Mention Samuel Adams Double Bock Boston Beer
Company Boston,
MA
Pilsner Samuel Adams Boston Lager Boston Beer
Company Boston,
MA
Dortmunder/Helles Portsmouth
Lager Smuttynose
Brewery Portsmouth,
NH
Wheat Beer Wheat
Beer Sea
Dog Brewing Company Bangor,
ME
Honorable Mention Samuel Adams Weiss Beer Boston Beer
Company Boston,
MA
Fruit Beer Wild
Blueberry Wheat Ale Sea
Dog Brewery Portland,
ME
Region/ Regional
Champion/ Company Location
Category Honorable
Mention
India Pale Ale Hoptical
Illusion Blue
Point Brewing Company Patchogue,
NY
Honorable
Mention Rt. 113 IPA
Sly Fox Brewing Company Royersford, PA
Pale Ale New
River Pale Ale New
River Brewing Company Atlanta,
GA
Honorable Mention Hop Hazard Pale Ale River
Horse Brewing Company Lambertville,
NJ
Amber/Red Ale Diablo
American Amber Big
Bear Brewing Company Coral
Springs, FL
Honorable Mention India Red Ale Landmark
Brewing Company Syracuse, NY
Bitter/ESB Horniblow’s
Tavern American Ale Edenton
Brewing Company Raleigh,
NC
Honorable Mention Old Nick Pale Ale Richbrau
Brewing Company Richmond,
VA
Belgian Wit Whirlwind
Wit Victory
Brewing Company Downington,
PA
Honorable Mention Witte Brewery
Ommegang Cooperstown,
NY
Belgian/French Specialty Hennepin Brewery
Ommegang Cooperstown,
NY
Honorable Mention Red Sky at Night Clipper
City Brewing Company Baltimore,
MD
Golden Ale/Kolsch Gold
Ale Clipper
City Brewing Company Baltimore,
MD
Bock/Doppelbock Fall
Bock The
St. George Brewing Company Hampton,
VA
Honorable Mention Maibock Appalachian
Brewing Company Harrisburg, PA
Pilsner Prima
Pils Victory
Brewing Company Downington,
PA
Honorable Mention Tuppers’ Hop Pocket
Pils Old
Dominion Brewing Company Ashburn,
VA
Dortmunder/Helles Dominion
Lager Old
Dominion Brewing Company Ashburn,
VA
Honorable
Mention Helles Golden Lager Sly Fox Brewing Company Royersford,
PA
Wheat Beer Weizen Penn
Brewery Pittsburgh,
PA
Honorable Mention Saranac Hefeweizen F.X.
Matt Brewing Company Utica,
NY
Fruit Beer Raspberry
Imperial Stout Weyerbacher
Brewing Company Easton, PA
India
Pale Ale Alpha King
Pale Ale Three
Floyds Brewing Company Munster, IN
Honorable
Mention Two Hearted Ale Kalamzoo
Brewing Company Galesburg,
MI
Pale
Ale Stone
Tepee Pale Ale Tyranena
Brewing Company Lake Mills,
WI
Honorable
Mention The Bitter End Pale Ale Two
Brothers Brewing Company Warrenville,
IL
Amber/Red
Ale Bell’s Amber Ale Kalamazoo
Brewing Company Galesburg, MI
Bitter/ESB Organic ESB Lakefront
Brewery Milwaukee, WI
Honorable Mention Honkers Ale Goose
Island Brewing Company Chicago, IL
Belgian
Wit Lakefront
White Beer Lakefront
Brewery Milwaukee,
WI
Honorable Mention Zon Boulevard
Brewing Company Kansas City,
MO
Belgian/French Specialty Domaine
DuPage French Style Country Ale Two
Brothers Brewing Company Warrenville,
IL
Golden Ale/Kolsch Summertime
Kolsch Beer Goose
Island Brewing Company Chicago, IL
Bock/Doppelbock Autumnal
Fire Capital
Brewery Middleton,
WI
Pilsner Special
Pilsner Capital
Brewery Middleton,
WI
Honorable
Mention Pilsner Beer Millstream
Brewing Company Amana, IA
Dortmunder/Helles Bavarian Lager Capital
Brewery Middleton,
WI
Wheat
Beer Fargo
Brothers Hefeweizen Tyranena
Brewing Company Lake Mills,
WI
Honorable Mention Hefe Weiss Sprecher
Brewing Company Glendale,
WI
Fruit Beer Generation
Porter Sprecher
Brewing Company Glendale,
WI
India
Pale Ale Dale’s Pale
Ale Oskar
Blues Restaurant & Brewery Lyons,
CO
Honorable Mention Titan IPA Great
Divide Brewing Company Denver,
CO
Pale
Ale Extra
Pale Ale Dillon
Dam Brewery Dillon,
CO
Honorable
Mention Angler’s Pale Ale Unita
Brewing Company Salt
Lake City, UT
Amber/Red Ale Redpoint
Ale Avery
Brewing Company Boulder,
CO
Honorable
Mention Farmer’s Friend The
Palisade Brewery Palisade,
CO
Bitter/ESB Hotshot ESB Great
Divide Brewing Company Denver,
CO
Belgian Wit White
Rascal Avery
Brewing Company Boulder,
CO
Belgian/French Specialty Twelve Avery
Brewing Company Boulder,
CO
Golden Ale/Kolsch True
Blonde Ale Ska
Brewing Company Durango,
CO
Bock/Doppelbock The Kaiser Avery
Brewing Company Boulder, CO
Pilsner Blue
Sky Pilsner Unita
Brewing Company Salt Lake City, UT
Dortmunder/Helles Blonde
Lager Rahr
& Sons Brewing Company Ft.
Worth, TX
Wheat
Beer In Heat
Wheat Flying
Dog Brewery, LLC Denver,
CO
Fruit Beer Wild
Raspberry Great
Divide Brewing Company Denver,
CO
Region/ Regional
Champion/ Company Location
Category Honorable
Mention
India Pale Ale Celebration Ale Sierra
Nevada Brewing Company Chico, CA
Honorable Mention Hop Ottin IPA Anderson
Valley Brewing Company Boonville, CA
Pale Ale Tipperary
Pale Ale Moylan’s
Brewing Company Novato, CA
Honorable Mention Mt. Tam Pale Ale Marin
Brewing Company Larkspur,
CA
Amber/Red Ale Jamaica
Brand Red Ale Mad
River Brewing Company Blue
Lake, CA
Honorable Mention Boont Amber Ale Anderson
Valley Brewing Company Boonville, CA
Bitter/ESB Belk's
ESB Anderson
Valley Brewing Company Boonville, CA
Belgian Wit No
Winner Declared
Belgian/French Specialty SPF 8 Farmhouse Ale Pizza Port Brewery Solana Beach, CA
Golden Ale/Kolsch Poleeko Gold Pale Ale Anderson Valley Brewing Company Boonville, CA
Bock/ Doppelbock No winner declared
Pilsner Scrimshaw
Pilsner Style Ale North
Coast Brewing Company Fort
Bragg, CA
Dortmunder/Helles No
winner declared
Fruit Beer Raspberry
Brown Ale Lost
Coast Brewing Company Eureka,
CA
Honorable Mention Stinson Beach Peach Marin Brewing Company Larkspur, CA
Wheat Beer Hefe
Weiss Marin
Brewing Company Larkspur,
CA
India Pale Ale Castaway IPA Kona Brewing Company Kailua-Kona, HI
Honorable Mention Tracktown
IPA Eugene
City Brewery/Rogue Ales Eugene, OR
Pale Ale Juniper
Pale Ale Rogue Ales Newport, OR
Amber/Red Ale Santa’s
Private Reserve Ale Rogue Ales Newport,
OR
Bitter/ESB Best
Bitter Dick’s
Brewing Company Centralia,
WA
Belgian Wit Wiki Wiki Wit Kona
Brewing Company Kailua-Kona,
HI
Belgian/French Specialty Silk
Lady Dick’s
Brewing Company Centralia,
WA
Golden Ale/Kolsch Oregon Golden
Ale Rogue Ales Newport, OR
Honorable Mention Naughty
Nellie Pike
Brewing Company Seattle,
WA
Bock/Doppelbock Doppel Bock Bayern
Brewery Missoula,
MT
Pilsner Pilsner Bayern Brewery Missoula, MT
Dortmunder/Helles Longboard Lager Kona
Brewing Company Kailua-Kona,
HI
Wheat Beer Hefeweizen Bayern Brewery Missoula, MT
Fruit Beer Morimoto Black Obi Soba Ale Rogue Ales Newport, OR