Brewer's Notebook
The World Beer Championships Agrees: Give Those Biers a Medal!
Hot on the heels of their break-out triumph in Los Angeles (see Leavenworth Biers Win Big, below), two Leavenworth Biers have again been honored by a discerning jury.
This time, judges from the World Beer Championships weighed in. Their verdict: Gold Medal ranking for Boulder Bend Dunkelweizen, and Bronze for Whistling Pig Hefeweizen. The WBC results mirrored those from the LA International Commercial Beer Competition, where judges also awarded Gold to Boulder Bend and Bronze to Whistling Pig.
“For Leavenworth Biers, this has surely been a compelling month of vindication and redemption,” observed Fish Brewing Company’s Chief Operating Officer, Al Triplett. “Sixteen years since the brand’s last medal, now this: five medals in four week’s time. Already, there is talk of optioning this story for the Guy Network’s Afternoon Movie of the Week.”
Founded in 1994, the World Beer Championships claims the title of America’s oldest international beer competition. In format, it is unique among beer competitions.
Rather than judging multiple styles at a single event, WBC juries convene every other month to judge beers in style groupings. Judges review these groupings on a rotating calendar.
The WBC’s June/July panels judged Wheat Beers in categories including Dunkelweizen, Bavarian-style Hefeweizen, Kristall Weizen, Weizen Bock, Berliner Weisse, Filtered & Unfiltered Wheat Ale, White/Wit Beer, and Flavored Wheat Beer.
Results from the Wheat Beer judging will appear the August issue of Tastings, a publication of the Beverage Testing Institute. Based in Chicago, the BTI organizes the World Beer Championship.
