|
The Montana
Beer Awards
Competition in West Yellowstone Yields List of Best Beers in Northern
Rockies.
West Yellowstone, MT: The Montana Brewers Association
announced the winners of the 2002 Montana Beer Awards on September 21,
2002 in West Yellowstone, Montana. During the competition, breweries from
throughout Montana, Wyoming and Idaho competed for Gold, Silver and Bronze
medals.
Organized by the Montana Brewers Association, which utilized the resources
of the North American Brewers Association, judging took place over a
day-long evaluation of beers against classic style descriptions.
Competition Director Andy Shaw explained the process of recognizing the
award winning beers. "
Judging panels are made up of brewers, beer writers
and certified judges" said Shaw, "They scrutinized the beers, evaluating
flavor, balance, appearance, carbonation, and adherence to classic beer
style descriptions. Using that criteria they determined the list of award
winners."
Representing breweries from the Northern Rockies, the beers were
judged, and the results decoded and tabulated, Gold, Silver and Bronze
medals were awarded.
For more information, please contact Lisa
Smith, lisalambic@aol.com.
2002 Montana Brewers
Association Beer Awards
Category 1-
German Malted Wheat Ales
Gold-Idaho Brewing Co. - Hefeweizen
Silver-Snake River Brewing(Lander) - Weizen
Bronze-Blackfoot River Brewing - Brewers Gold Hefe
Category
2- German Ales
Gold-Wolfpack - No.10 Kolsch
Silver-Grand Teton Brewing - Octoberfest - German Alt
Bronze-Wolfpack - Lone Mountian Altbier
Category
3-Lagers
Gold-Snake River Brewing - Indian Paintbrush
Silver-Idaho Brewing Co. - Bohemian Pilsner
Bronze-Snake River Brewing - Lager
Category
4-Munich Style Lagers
Gold-Idaho Brewing Co. - Octoberfest
Silver-Bayern - Bayern Octoberfest
Bronze-Idaho Brewing Co. - Munich Helles
Category
6-English Bitters
Gold-Idaho Brewing Co. - Ordinary Bitter
Silver-Grand Teton Brewing - Old Faithfull Ale
Bronze-Lang Creek - Tri Motor Amber
Category
7-Pale Ales
Gold-Idaho Brewing Co. - English Pale Ale
Silver-Snake River Brewing - Snake River Pale Ale
Bronze-Idaho Brewing Co. - American Pale
Category
8-Ambers
Gold-Yellowstone Valley Brewing Co. - Wild Fly Ale
Silver-Yukon Brewing Co. - Artic Red
Bronze-Yellowstone Valley Brewing Co. - Renegade Red
Category
10-Brown Ales
Gold-Snake River Brewing(Lander) - Five Pound Brown
Silver-Tie-Idaho Brewing Co. - Maggies Dog Slobber & Snake River Brewing - A.K.
Session
Bronze-Wolfpack - Old Snaggletooth
Category
14-American Lagers
Gold-Idaho Brewing Co. - American Premium
Silver-Great Northern Brewery - Buckin Horse Pilsner
Bronze-Yukon Brewing Co. - Chilkoot
Category
15-American Wheat
Gold-Wolfpack - Wapiti Wheat Hefe
Silver-Yellowstone Valley Brewing Co. - Grizzly Wulff Wheat
Bronze-Great Northern Brewery - Wheatfish
Category
16-Fruit Beer
Gold-Idaho Brewing Co. - Raspberry
Silver-Yellowstone Valley Brewing Co. - Huckle-Weizen
Bronze-Lang Creek Brewery - Huckleberry 'N' Honey
Category
18-Specialty - Experimentel
Gold-Bitteroot Brewing Co. - Smoked Porter
Silver-Blackfoot River Brewery - Missouri River Steamboat Lager
Bronze-Lang Creek Brewery - Skydiver Blonde
Category
23-Stouts, and Strong Beers
Gold-Idaho Brewing Co. - Idaho Barley Wine
Silver-Big Sky Brewing Co. - Stone Thrower
Bronze-Snake River Brewing - Zonker Stout
|
