Thursday, April 15, 2010

New England brewers win 8 medals

New England brewers had a good showing at the recent World Beer Cup championships, winning eight medals.

In all, 642 brewers from around the world entered more than 3,300 beers to be judge in 90 different categories.

Two New England breweries won gold medals. The Alchemist in Vermont won the gold in the Gluten Free Beer category with its Celia Saison, beating out nine other entrants.

Allagash took a gold in the Belgian White category. There were 47 entrants in that category.

Allagash also took a bronze in the Belgian & French Style Ale category, finishing third out of 57 entries.

Sam Adams took two silver medals, the first in the Irish Red category when its Irish Red took second out of 26 entrants. The New World Triple finished second out 53 in the Belgian-Style tripel category.

Harpoon’s UFO got a silver in the American-Style Wheat Beer with Yeast category, while Cisco’s White Woods took a bronze in Wood and Barrel-Aged Sour Beers category.

The Maple Tripple from Lawson’s Finest Liquids in Vermont got a bronze in the Specialty Beer Category.

also see: trophies, custom pins and corporate awards

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