2011 Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer Award Winners

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Over the weekend I attended the Ninth Annual Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer.  I had my favorites, but here is the judge’s list.  Special thanks to the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild for hosting this great event.

Category 1: Classic Porter/Stout sponsored by Briess Malting

1

Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery

IL

Pullman Brown Reserve

2

Revolution Brewing Company

IL

BA Black Power Oatmeal Stout

3

Revolution Brewing Company

IL

BA The General Molasses Porter

Category 2: Strong Porter/Stout sponsored by Map Room

1

Goose Island Beer Company

IL

Bourbon County Brand Stout

2

Uinta Brewing Company

UT

Labyrinth Black Ale

3

Miller Valley Brewery

WI

Celebration Porter

Category 3: Barleywine/Wheatwine sponsored by The Country Malt Group

1

Goose Island Wrigleyville Brewpub

IL

Honey B

2

Goose Island Wrigleyville Brewpub

IL

Broadshoulders Barleywine

3

Piece Brewery & Pizzeria

IL

Mooseknuckle

Category 4: Classic Styles sponsored by Funkhouser Vegosen Liebman & Dunn

1

Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery – Cincinnati

OH

Sarah’s Two Headed Buffalo

2

Finch’s Beer Company

IL

Dirtier Bird

3

Two Brothers Brewing Company

IL

Resistance

Category 5: Strong/Double/Imperial Pale Beer sponsored by Goose Island Beer Company

1

Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery – Chicago

IL

Sled Dog Imperial Red

2

Nebraska Brewing Company

NE

Melange A Trois

3

Moylan’s Brewery & Restaurant

CA

Wet Hopsickle 2011

Category 6: Strong/Double/Imperial Dark Beers by Tom Griffin Barrels

1

Upstream Brewing Company (Old Market)

NE

Kurgan

2

Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery – Des Moines

IA

Barrel Reserve Illuminator Doppelbock

3

Sun King Brewing Company

IN

Pappy Van Muckle

Category 7: Fruit Beers sponsored by MacCarb Gas

1

Three Floyds Brewing Company

IN

Kinder Beer

2

Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery – Chicago

IL

Fallen Angel Abbey Ale

3

Haymarket Pub & Brewery

IL

Clare’s Thirsty Ale

Category 8: Experimental Beer sponsored by Libation Container

1

Goose Island Clybourn Brewpub

IL

XOCOLATL

2

Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery

IL

Dark Matter Imperial Stout

3

Haymarket Pub & Brewery

IL

Steve it to Bieber

Category 9: Wild Beer/Brett sponsored by Chicago Beer Society

1

Upland Brewing Company

IN

Gilgamesh

2

Lagunitas Brewing Company

CA

Chocolate Raspberry Brett Bourbon Barrel Aged

3

Leelanau Brewing Company

MI

Good Harbor Golden

Category 10: Wild Beer/Acidic sponsored by Cicerone Certification Program

1

Port Brewing/The Lost Abbey

CA

Veritas 010

2

Destihl Brew Works

IL

St. Dekkera Reserve Flanders Old Ale

3

Bear Republic Brewing Company

CA

Tartare

Best of Show sponsored by Brewers Supply Group

Goose Island Wrigleyville Brewpub

IL

Honey B

Runner-up Best of Show sponsored by Brewers Supply Group

Upland Brewing Company

IN

Gilgamesh

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