2011 Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer Award Winners

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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2011 Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer Award Winners

Category 1: Classic Porter/Stout sponsored by Briess Malting

1

IL

Pullman Brown Reserve

2

IL

BA Black Power Oatmeal Stout

3

IL

BA The General Molasses Porter

Category 2: Strong Porter/Stout sponsored by Map Room

1

IL

Bourbon County Brand Stout

2

UT

Labyrinth Black Ale

3

WI

Celebration Porter

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

1

IL

Honey B

2

IL

Broadshoulders Barleywine

3

IL

Mooseknuckle

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

1

OH

Sarah’s Two Headed Buffalo

2

IL

Dirtier Bird

3

IL

Resistance

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

1

IL

Sled Dog Imperial Red

2

NE

Melange A Trois

3

CA

Wet Hopsickle 2011

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

1

NE

Kurgan

2

IA

Barrel Reserve Illuminator Doppelbock

3

IN

Pappy Van Muckle

Category 7: Fruit Beers sponsored by MacCarb Gas

1

IN

Kinder Beer

2

IL

Fallen Angel Abbey Ale

3

IL

Clare’s Thirsty Ale

Category 8: Experimental Beer sponsored by Libation Container

1

IL

XOCOLATL

2

IL

Dark Matter Imperial Stout

3

IL