![]() ![]() Three middle-aged family men who all live on the same block in suburban Portland, Oregon, get a little tipsy on homebrew in one of the guy’s garages one night and decide to start a brewery together. Silver: Cascade Brewing Staying Hoptimisticīronze: 10 Barrel Brewing Co. The origin story of Great Notion Brewing sounds like the premise for a running bit on Portlandia. Silver: Steeplejack Brewing Company Amelia Grodziskieīronze: Mt. Silver: Public Coast Brewing Co.Coconut Brown Ale Gold: Great Notion Brewing Pineapple Juice Invader Dash o’ Bittersīronze: Sunriver Brewing Company Cocoa Cow Silver: Fort George Brewery Matryoshka 2023 With Coconutīronze: Alesong Brewing & Blending Senor Rhino Gold: Breakside Brewery The Trappings and the Suits of Woe Silver: Grains of Wrath Brewing Falling Upīronze: 10 Barrel Brewing Co.Peach Deface Silver: McMenamins Old Saint Francis School Down On The Streetīronze: Breakside Brewery West Coast, Best Coast Gold: Sunriver Brewing Company High Desert Diesel Gold: Grains of Wrath Brewing Built For Speed Silver: Grains of Wrath Brewing Papermaker Pale Gold: Sunriver Brewing Company Bondi Beach Party Silver: Wayfinder Beer Red Fang Malt Liquor In addition, more than 200 industry professionals picked the area’s top brewpubs, bottle shops, beer bars and more in a balloting system. Winners were selected by dozens of judges during the state’s only double-blind tasting competition, held during two weekends in March. Lagers also saw a bump in submissions, reflecting its rise in popularity both among brewers and drinkers, who have gravitated toward beers that are more sessionable and refreshing. Normally, Hazy or Juicy India Pale Ale is the second-most popular category however, this time Fresh Hop IPA or Pale Ale bumped that into third place, since it got 71 entries compared to 54. As usual, the class with the most entries was the India Pale Ale, with 100 submissions. When registration for the Oscars of Oregon Beer closed at the end of February, there were nearly 1,100 entries in 30 categories. Others hung out with beers near one of the venue’s many bars, greeting friends, some of whom they see often, others not since the last OBAs in 2022. Lines formed at the doors leading into the venue’s auditorium well before the WW-sponsored ceremony began-brewers and drinkers alike were looking to snag prime seats. The Oregon Beer Awards returned to a sold-out Revolution Hall on Thursday, April 6, and based on the crowd’s rowdy enthusiasm, the state’s craft brewers-along with their biggest fans-were more than ready to celebrate the industry following another year of pandemic challenges. (Chris Nesseth) By Andi Prewitt Apat 9:18 pm PDT FIR THE WIN: Grand Fir Brewing is best new brewery of 2023.
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