Latest print article: Central Oregon’s GABF winners

Latest print article: Central Oregon’s GABF winners

My latest article for The Bulletin covered the winning Central Oregon breweries—and beers—from this year’s Great American Beer Festival which took place earlier this month. Four breweries won medals for five beers, with Oregon as a whole bringing home 18 medals. The local winning breweries were GoodLife Brewing, Sunriver Brewing, … Continue reading

Central Oregon’s GABF 2021 brewery winners

Central Oregon’s GABF 2021 brewery winners

The awards for the Great American Beer Festival competition winners were announced this past weekend—there was no actual festival, due to the pandemic, but judging still took place, and the results encompass a wide swath of breweries across the country. Oregon brought home 15 medals this year, and three of … Continue reading

Congratulations to Oregon’s GABF 2020 winners!

Congratulations to Oregon’s GABF 2020 winners!

I have to admit, I was out of touch with this year’s Great American Beer Festival with everything going virtual. So I was unaware that the GABF’s first-ever virtual award ceremony was taking place last Friday afternoon, so I missed a bunch of it. (Poor excuse for a beer blogger, … Continue reading

The cancellation of (big!) beer festivals due to COVID-19

The cancellation of (big!) beer festivals due to COVID-19

Surprising news this morning out of the Brewers Association—or perhaps not so surprising, all things considered—is the cancellation of the Great American Beer Festival this year due to COVID-19. Brewbound broke the news this morning: For the first time in the festival’s nearly 40-year history, the Brewers Association (BA) has … Continue reading

Oregon’s winners at the 2018 Great American Beer Festival

Oregon’s winners at the 2018 Great American Beer Festival

The Great American Beer Festival wrapped up on Saturday, the highlight of the day being the annual awards ceremony for the competition. Everyone is of course posting the results, and a complete list of all of the winners is here. I live-tweeted the Oregon winning results during the livestream of … Continue reading

Congrats to Oregon’s winners at the 2017 GABF

Congrats to Oregon’s winners at the 2017 GABF

The Great American Beer Festival awards ceremony took place today, announcing the winners of a competition that has a rather amazing set of logisitics behind it for a beer judging event: First off, huge congratulations to all of the winners this year: to be able to stand out among nearly … Continue reading

GABF 2016: Oregon award winners

Saturday morning, October 8, the 2016 Great American Beer Festival awards ceremony revealed this year’s winners for one of the largest and most popular beer festivals around. Big congratulations are always in order for all of the winners, but naturally since I live in Oregon I always like to highlight the … Continue reading

Oregon Breweries bring home 19 GABF medals

Oregon Breweries bring home 19 GABF medals

The Great American Beer Festival was going on this past week, culminating in the big awards ceremony yesterday for the competition portion of the festival, with 275 coveted medals awards among 242 breweries. The numbers were impressive this year (“Winners were chosen from 6,647 competition entries (20 percent more than … Continue reading

Oregon’s 2013 GABF winners

Oregon’s 2013 GABF winners

I was planning a party yesterday so I didn’t get a chance to watch the livestream of the Great American Beer Festival awards live I’ve done in recent years, but I was still very pleased to see that Oregon breweries brought home 25 medals this year! The big Oregon winner … Continue reading

Oregon’s 2012 GABF winners

The Great American Beer Festival awards ceremony took place today, issuing 3 medals apiece across 84 categories to breweries across the nation. Oregon produced its share of winners (and you can view the full list of all winners here.) 10 Barrel Brewing (Bend) Silver in German-Style Sour Ale (category 65): … Continue reading