OK, so maybe this is old news to some of you, but for those of you who didn’t have the pleasure of attending the 2o12 World Beer Cup in sunny San Diego last weekend, here’s a recap of the West Coast winners. And extra super special shout out to super young breweries Sound Brewing (WA), Columbia River Brewing (OR), The Commons Brewery (OR), Breakside Brewing (OR), and Logsdon Farmhouse Ales (OR) for their first WBC medals.
According to The Weekly Pint: “This year there were 211 judges from 27 countries tasting blind; 2/3 of the judges were non-U.S. to balance results in the age of American craft brew—and macro brew—dominance, with gold, silver, and bronze medals awarded in 95 distinct beer styles. The average number of entries per style: 41. And how about this for a tap list: there were 3,921 beers judged from 799 breweries in 54 countries (and 45 U.S. states). In addition, honors for best brewery and brewmaster combo were awarded as usual, a highly coveted honor reserved for the end of festivities.”
What to do with this (in no particular order list)? Seek and find the beers! Have fun!
Brewery Winners:
Brewers Association World Beer Cup 2012 Champion Brewery and Brewmaster
Mid-size Brewing Company
Firestone Walker Brewing Company
Paso Robles, CA
Matthew Brynildson
Brewers Association World Beer Cup 2012 Champion Brewery and Brewmaster
Large Brewpub
Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR
Darron R S Welch
Washington winners
Fish Brewing/Leavenworth, Dunkelweizen
Elysian, Great Pumpkin
BJ’s-Tacoma, Got Beer
Fremont Brewing, Bourbon Abominable Winter Ale
Black Raven Brewing, Great Grandfather Raven
Silver City, Winter Bock
Redhook Ale Brewery, Nut Brown Ale
Sound Brewery, Poundage Porter
Silver City Brewing, Old Scrooge
Pike Brewing, Pike XXXXX Extra Stout
Silver City Brewery, Imperial Stout
Oregon winners
Hop Valley, DD Blonde
Columbia River Brewing, Drunken Elf Stout
Upright Brewing, Oyster Stout
Bend Brewing, Ching Ching
Columbia River Brewing, Stumblers Stout
Pelican Pub & Brewery, Stormwatcher’s Winterfest
Logsdon Farmhouse Ales, Peche ‘n Brett
The Commons Brewery, Urban Farmhouse Ale
Laurelwood Brewing, Mother Lode Golden Ale
Pelican Pub & Brewery, MacPelican’s Scottish Style Ale
Caldera Brewing, Caldera Ashland Amber
Breakside Brewing, Breakside Dry Stout
California winners
Rock Bottom-La Jolla, Longboard Brown Ale
Bayhawk Ales, Chocolate Porter
21st Amendment, Hqt
AleSmith Brewing, AleSmith Decadence 2010 Old Ale
AleSmith Brewing, AleSmith Old Numbskull
Alpine, Odin’s Raven
Third Street Aleworks, Blarney Sisters Dry Irish Stout
Left Coast Brewing Co., Voo Doo
Island Brewing, Starry Night Stout
Mad River Brewing, Steelhead Extra Pale
Beachwood BBQ & Brewing, Foam Top
Firestone Walker, Mission Street Pale
Firestone Walker, Pale 31
Green Flash, Palate Wrecker
Pizza Port Carlsbad, Poor Man’s IPA
Half Moon Bay Brewing, Mavericks Amber Ale
Sierra Nevada, Bigfoot
Pizza Port Carlsbad, Great American Brown
Pizza Port Ocean Beach, Tarantulas 2.0
Bear Republic, Black Racer
Pizza Port Ocean Beach, Achievement Beyond Life’s Experiences American Stout Brit Antrim Benefit Beer
Pizza Port San Clemente, Nerf Herder
Pizza Port San Clemente, Way Heavy
Oggi’s Pizza & Brewery, Alyssa’s Attitude
The Bruery, Melange #1
Mammoth Brewing, Double Nut Brown
Pizza Port San Clemente, Pier Rat Porter
Feather Falls Casino Brewing Co., Blackjack Stout
The Lost Abbey, Carnevale
The Lost Abbey, Gift of the Magi
The Bruery, Oude Tart
Sierra Nevada, Ovila Dubbel
Karl Strauss, Two Tortugas Belgian Quad
Karl Strauss, Red Trolley Ale
Telegraph Brewing, Rhinoceros
Rock Bottom-Long Beach, Rocktoberfest
Lucky Hand Beer, Cali Common
Third Street Aleworks, Annadel Pale Ale
Firestone Walker, 805 IPA
Mammoth Brewing Co, Real McCoy Amber
The Bruery, Hottenroth Berliner Weisse
Pizza Port Ocean Beach, Bacon and Eggs Breakfast Coffee Imperial Porter
FiftyFifty Brewing, Donner Party Porter
Hangar 24 Craft Brewery, Hangar 24 Winter Warmer
Sierra Nevada, Kellerweis
Marin Brewing, Star Brew
Manzanita Brewing, Where There’s Smoke…
Telegraph Brewing, Petit Obscura
Green Flash, Green Flash Brewing Co.
Russian River, Supplication
Whew, that’s quite a list, and a lot of beers to sample. For the complete list of 2012 World Beer Cup winners, click here.
