The Winners of The Association of Brewers 1996 World Beer Cup International Competition

ALES

British Origin

Category 1:

Classic English-Style Pale Ale—12 Entries

Gold: No Gold Awarded

Silver: Pullman Pale Ale, Riverside Brewing Co., Riverside, California, USA

Bronze: Doggie Style Ale, Broadway Brewing LLC, Denver, Colorado, USA

Category 2:

India Pale Ale—26 Entries

Gold: Wet Mountain India Pale Ale, Il Vicino, Salida, Colorado, USA

Silver: Blind Pig India Pale Ale, Blind Pig Brewing Co., Temecula, California, USA

Bronze: Avery India Pale Ale, Avery Brewing Co., Boulder, Colorado, USA

Category 3.

English-Style Ordinary Bitter—2 Entries

Gold: Ruddles Best Bitter, Ruddles Brewery, Rutland, United Kingdom

Silver: Boddington’s Bitter, Boddington’s Brewery, Manchester, England (American Importer. LaBatt USA/InterBrew)

Bronze: No Bronze Awarded

Category 4:

English-Style (Special) Best Bitter—3 Entries

Gold: Delaney’s Irish Ale, South China Brewing Co. Ltd, Aberdeen, Hong Kong

Silver: Galena ESB, Sun Valley Brewing Co., Hailey, Idaho, USA Bronze: No Bronze Awarded

Category 5:

English-Style (Extra Special) Strong Bitter—19 Entries

Gold: Stoddard’s ESB, Stoddard’s Brewhouse and Eatery, Sunnyvale, California, USA

Silver: Extra Special Bitter Ale, Bison Brewing Co., Berkeley, California, USA

Bronze: Rikenjaks ESB, Rikenjaks Brewing Co., Inc. Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

Category 6.

Scottish-Style Ale—7 Entries

Gold: Scotch Ale, Samuel Adams Brewhouse, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Silver: Laughing Lab Scottish Ale, Bristol Brewing, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Bronze: Right Field Red Ale, Sandlot Brewery at Coors Field, Denver, Colorado, USA

Category 7:

English-Style Mild Ale—2 Entries

Gold: Seabright Session Ale, Seabright Brewery, Santa Cruz, California, USA

Silver: No Silver Awarded

Bronze: No Bronze Awarded

Category 8:

English-Style Brown Ale—15 Entries

Gold: Redwood Coast Brown Ale, Redwood Coast Brewing Co., Alameda, California, USA

Silver: Red Brick Ale, Atlanta Brewing Co., Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Bronze: Granville Island Pale Ale, Granville Island Brewing, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Category 9:

Strong Ale—17 Entries

Gold: Star Brew 1000 Wheat Wine, Marin Brewing Co., Larkspur, California, USA

Silver: No Silver Awarded

Bronze: No Bronze Awarded

Category 10:

Barley Wine-Style Ale—9 Entries

Gold: Ozone Ale, Hubcap Brewery/Brewing Co., Vail, Colorado, USA

Silver: Big 12 Barley Wine, Little Apple Brewing Co., Manhattan, Kansas, USA

Bronze: Old Blue Granite Barley Wine, Blind Pig Brewing Co., Temecula, California, USA

Category 11:

Robust Porter—18 Entries

Gold: Saint Brigid’s Porter, Great Divide Brewing Co., Denver, Colorado, USA

Silver: Bridgeport Porter, Bridgeport Brewing Co., Portland, Oregon, USA

Bronze: Edmund Fitzgerald Porter, Great Lakes Brewing Co., Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Category 12:

Brown Porter—7 Entries

Gold: St. Charles Porter, Blackstone Restaurant & Brewery, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Silver: Haystack Black, Portland Brewing Co., Portland, Oregon, USA

Bronze: Stoddard’s Porter, Stoddard’s Brewhouse and Eatery, Sunnyvale, California, USA

Category 13:

Sweet Stout—3 Entries

Gold: Mackeson XXX Stout, Whitbread Beer Co., Bedfordshire, England (American Importer. Schoenling Brewing Co./USA)

Silver: Stillwater Cream Stout, Colorado Brewing Co., Thornton, Colorado, USA

Bronze: No Bronze Awarded

Category 14:

Oatmeal Stout—9 Entries

Gold: Zoser Oatmeal Stout, Oasis Brewery, Boulder, Colorado, USA

Silver: No Silver Awarded

Bronze: Gray’s Classic Oatmeal Stout, Gray Brewing, Janesville, Wisconsin, USA

Category 15:

Imperial Stout—8 Entries

Gold: Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout, North Coast Brewing Co. Inc., Fort Bragg, California, USA

Silver: Imperial Stout, Wiibroes Brewery, Helsingor, Denmark

Bronze: Centennial Russian Imperial Stout, Trinity Brewhouse, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Irish Origin

Category 16:

Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout—8 Entries

Gold: Founders Stout, Mishawaka Brewing Co., Mishawaka, Indiana, USA

Silver: Neptune Black Sea Stout, Neptune Brewery, New York, New York, USA

Bronze: Seminole Stout, Buckhead Brewery and Grill, Tallahassee, Florida, USA

Category 17:

Foreign-Style Stout—9 Entries

Gold: San Quentin’s Breakout Stout, Marin Brewing Co, Larkspur, California, USA

Silver: Cascade Special Stout, Cascade Brewery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (American Importer. Carlton Special Beverage Co.)

Bronze: Echigo Stout, Uehara Shuzou, Echigo Beer, Nishikanbara-Gun, Japan

North American Origin

Category 18:

American-Style Pale Ale—26 Entries

Gold: Snake River Pale Ale, Snake River Brewing Co. Inc., Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA

Silver: South Platte Pale Ale, Columbine Mill Brewery, Littleton, Colorado, USA

Bronze: Red Rocket Pale Ale, Bristol Brewing, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Category 19:

American-Style Amber Ale—33 Entries

Gold: Capstone ESB, Oasis Brewery, Boulder, Colorado, USA

Silver: Devils Head Red, Columbine Mill Brewery, Littleton, Colorado, USA

Bronze: MacTarnahan’s Ale, Portland Brewing Co., Portland, Oregon, USA

Category 20:

Golden Ale/Canadian-Style Ale—11 Entries

Gold: Griffon Extra Pale Ale, McAuslan Brewing Inc., Montréal, Québec, Canada

Silver: Molson Golden, Molson Breweries-MCI, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada

Bronze: Independence Gold, Independence Brewing Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Category 21:

American-Style Brown Ale—16 Entries

Gold: Slow Down Brown Ale, Il Vicino Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Silver: Saint Arnold Brown Ale, Saint Arnold Brewing Co., Houston, Texas, USA

Bronze: Nightwatch Dark Ale, Maritime Pacific Brewing Co., Seattle, Washington, USA

German Origin

Category 22:

German-Style Kölsch/Köln-Style Kölsch—4 Entries

Gold: Stoddard’s Kölsch, Stoddard’s Brewhouse and Eatery, Sunnyvale, California, USA

Silver: No Silver Awarded

Bronze: No Bronze Awarded

Category 23:

German-Style Brown Ale/Düsseldorf-Style Altbier—8 Entries

Gold: No Gold Awarded

Silver: Alle Tage Alt, McNeill’s Brewery, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Bronze: Flagship Red Ale, Maritime Pacific Brewing Co., Seattle, Washington, USA

Category 24:

Berliner-Style Weisse (Wheat)—1 Entry

***No Medals Awarded***

Category 25:

South German-Style Weizen/Weissbier—22 Entries

Gold: Sundance Hefe-Weizen, Palmer Lake Brewing Co., Palmer Lake, Colorado, USA

Silver: Edelweiss Hefetrüb, Österreichische Bräu-Aktiengesellschaft, Linz, Austria (American Importer. Pa’s Bier Inc./USA)

Bronze: Tabernash Weiss, Tabernash Brewing Co., Denver, Colorado, USA

Category 26:

South German-Style Dunkel Weizen/Dunkel Weissbier—4 Entries

Gold: Edelweiss Dunkel, Österreichische Bräu-Aktiengesellschaft, Linz, Austria (American Importer. Pa’s Bier Inc./USA)

Silver: Paulaner Dunkel Weizen, Paulaner Brewery, Munich, Germany (American Importer. Paulaner North America/USA)

Bronze: No Bronze Awarded

Category 27:

South German-Style Weizenbock/Weissbock—2 Entries

Gold: Aventinus, Private Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Son K.G., Munich, Germany (American Importer. G. Schneider & Son/ USA)

Silver: No Silver Awarded

Bronze: Wild Pitch Weizen Bock, Sandlot Brewery at Coors Field, Denver, Colorado, USA

Belgian and French Origin

Category 28:

Belgian-Style Flanders/Oud Bruin Ale—2 Entries

Gold: Liefmans Goudenband, Brouwerij Liefmans, Oudenaarde, Belgium (American Importer. Brewery Riva NV/USA)

Silver: No Silver Awarded

Bronze: Solstice Mystery Ale, Palmer Lake Brewing Co., Palmer Lake, Colorado, USA

Category 29:

Belgian-Style Abbey Ale—9 Entries

Gold: No Gold Awarded

Silver: Abbey Belgian Style Ale, New Belgium Brewing Co., Ft. Collins, Colorado, USA

Bronze: St. Bernardus Tripel, Brouerij St. Bernardus, Belgium (American Importer. Merchant du Win Corp./USA)

Category 30:

Belgian-Style Pale Ale—2 Entries

Gold: No Gold Awarded

Silver: Fat Tire Amber Ale, New Belgium Brewing Co., Ft. Collins, Colorado, USA

Bronze: Orval Trappist Ale, Orval Trappist Monastery, Florenville, Belgium (American Importer. Merchant du Vin Corp./USA)

Category 31:

Belgian-Style Strong Ale—3 Entries

Gold: Pauwel Kwak, Brewery Bosteels, Buggenhout, Belgium

Silver: La Chouffe, Brasserie D’Achouffe, Achouffe, Belgium (American Importer. Dafoe Int’l/USA)

Bronze: No Bronze Awarded

Category 32:

Belgian-Style White (or Wit)/Belgian-Style Wheat—4 Entries

Gold: Hoegaarden White Beer, Brouwerij de Kluis, Hoegaarden, Belgium (American Importer. LaBatt USA/InterBrew)

Silver: Wit, Spring Street Brewing Co., New York, New York, USA

Bronze: Celis White, Celis Brewery Inc., Austin, Texas, USA

Category 33:

Belgian-Style Lambic—8 Entries

Gold: Lindeman’s Cuvée René, Lindeman’s Farm Brew, Blezenbeek, Belgium (American Importer. Merchant du Vin Corp./USA)

Silver: No Silver Awarded

Bronze: Belle-Vue Kriek, Brasserie Belle-Vue, Brussels, Belgium (American Importer. LaBatt USA)

Category 34:

French-Style Bière de Garde—I Entry

Gold: Grain d’Orge, Brasserie Jeanne d’Arc, Ronchin-Lille, France

Silver: No Silver Awarded

Bronze: No Bronze Awarded

LAGER BEERS

European-Germanic Origin

Category 35:

German-Style Pilsener—11 Entries

Gold: Redwood Coast Alpine Gold Pilsner, Redwood Coast Brewing Co., Alameda, California, USA

Silver: Bohemia Beer, Cerveceria Cuauhtèmoc, Monterrey, Mexico (American Importer. LaBatt, USA)

Bronze: McClintic Pilsner, B.T. McClintic Brewing Co., Janesville, Wisconsin, USA

Category 36:

Bohemian-Style Pilsener—10 Entries

Gold: Ruffian Pilsner, Mountain Valley Brew Pub, Suffern, New York, USA

Silver: Brooklyn Lager, Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Bronze: Bohemian Pilsner, Bohemian Brewery, Torrance, California, USA

Category 37:

European-Style Pilsener—12 Entries

Gold: Dos Equis Special Lager, Cerveceria Cuauhtèmoc, Monterrey, Mexico (American Importer. LaBatt USA)

Silver: Michael Shea’s Blonde Lager, HighFalls Brewing Co., Rochester, New York, USA

Bronze: Efes Pilsen Erciyas, Biracilik Ve Malt San, A.S., Istanbul, Turkey

Category 38:

European-Style Low-Alcohol Lager/German-Style Leicht—2 Entries

Gold: No Gold Awarded

Silver: Egger Leicht, Privatbrauerei Fritz Egger G.m.b.H, St. Pölten, Austria

Bronze: No Bronze Awarded

Category 39:

Miinchner-Style Helles—13 Entries

Gold: Bow Valley Premium Lager, Bow Valley Brewing Co., Can-more, Alberta, Canada

Silver: Granville Island Lager, Granville Island Brewing, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Bronze: Scrimshaw Beer, North Coast Brewing Co. Inc., Fort Bragg, California, USA

Category 40:

Dortmunder/European-Style Export—8 Entries

Gold: Stoudt’s Export Gold, Stoudt’s Brewing Co., Adamstown, Pennsylvania, USA

Silver: Berghoff Original Lager Beer, Joseph Huber Brewing Co., Monroe, Wisconsin, USA

Bronze: BCC, LECH Browary Wielkopolski SA, Poznan, Poland

Category 41:

Vienna-Style Lager—7 Entries

Gold: Leinenkugel’s Red Lager, Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co., Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, USA

Silver: Dos Equis Amber Lager, Cerveceria Cuauhtèmoc, Monterrey, Mexico (American Importer. LaBatt USA)

Bronze: Blue Ridge Amber Lager, Frederick Brewing Co., Frederick, Maryland, USA

Category 42:

German-Style Märzen/Oktoberfest—6 Entries

Gold: No Gold Awarded

Silver: Paulaner Oktoberfest, Paulaner Brewery, Munich, Germany (American Importer. Paulaner North America/USA)

Bronze: Brasal Special Amber Lager, Brasserie Brasal Brewery, LaSalle, Québec, Canada

Category 43:

European-Style Dark Lager—11 Entries

Gold: Tabernash Munich Dark Lager, Tabernash Brewing Co., Denver, Colorado, USA

Silver: Blue Hen Black & Tan, Blue Hen Beer Co. Ltd., Newark, Delaware, USA

Bronze: Stovepipe Porter, Otter Creek Brewing Inc., Middlebury, Vermont, USA

Category 44:

German-Style Bock Beer—10 Entries

Gold: Ruffian Mai-Bock, Mountain Valley Brew Pub, Suffern, New York, USA

Silver: Hübsch Mai Bock, Sudwerk Privatbrauerei Hübsch, Davis, California, USA

Bronze: Augsburger Dopplebock, Augsburger Brewing Co., Detroit, Michigan, USA

Category 45:

German-Style Strong Bock Beer—9 Entries

Gold: Derailer Doppelbock, Tabernash Brewing Co., Denver, Colorado, USA

Silver: Scapegoat Doppelbock, Libertyville Brewing Co., Libertyville, Illinois, USA

Bronze: Bayrisch G. Frorns Eisbock, Kulmbacher Reichelbraeu, Kulmbach, Germany (American Importer: B. United/USA)

North American Origin

Category 46:

American-Style Lager—12 Entries

Gold: OB Lager, Oriental Brewery Co. Ltd., Seoul, Korea

Silver: Nex, Oriental Brewery Co. Ltd., Seoul, Korea

Bronze: Labatt Blue, Labatt Breweries of Canada, London, Ontario, Canada

Category 47:

American-Style Light Lager—5 Entries

Gold: Miller Lite, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Silver: Pabst Genuine Draft Light, Pabst Brewing Co., Milwuakee, Wisconsin, USA

Bronze: Medalla Light Beer, Cerveceria India Ale Inc., Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

Category 48:

American-Style Premium Lager—14 Entries

Gold: Brick Red Baron, Brick Brewing Co. S. Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Silver: Signature, Stroh Brewery Co., Detroit, Michigan, USA

Bronze: Budweiser, Anheuser-Busch Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Category 49:

Dry Lager—1 Entry

Gold: No Gold Awarded

Silver: No Silver Awarded

Bronze: Cerveja Antarctica, Cia. Antarctica Paulista, Jaguariuna, São Paulo, Brazil

Category 50:

American-Style Ice Lager—4 Entries

Gold: Icehouse, Plank Road Brewery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Silver: Molson Ice, Molson Breweries-MCI, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada

Bronze: Schlitz Ice, Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co., Detroit, Michigan, USA

Category 51:

American-Style Malt Liquor—3 Entries

Gold: Olde English 800 Malt Liquor, Pabst Brewing Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Silver: Schlitz Malt Liquor, Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co., Detroit, Michigan, USA

Bronze: Country Club Malt Liquor, Pearl Brewing Co., San Antonio, Texas, USA

Category 52:

American-Style Amber Lager—14 Entries

Gold: Point Amber Lager, Stevens Point Brewery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA

Silver: JJ Wainwright Evil Eye Amber Lager, Pittsburgh Brewing Co., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Bronze: Red Wolf, Anheuser-Busch Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Category 53:

American-Style Dark Lager—1 Entry

***No Medals Awarded***

Other Origin

Category 54:

Tropical-Style Light Lager—3 Entries

Gold: Cascade Pale Ale, Cascade Brewery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (American Importer: Carlton Special Beverage Co./Australia)

Silver: No Silver Awarded

Bronze: No Bronze Awarded

HYBRID/MIXED STYLES

Category 55:

American-Style Lager/Ale or Cream Ale—5 Entries

Gold: California Blonde Ale, Coast Range Brewing Co., Gilroy, California, USA

Silver: No Silver Awarded

Bronze: Point Pale Ale, Stevens Point Brewery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA

Category 56:

American-Style Wheat Ale or Lager—16 Entries

Gold: Thomas Kemper Hefeweizen, Thomas Kemper Brewing Co., Seattle, Washington, USA

Silver: Weiss Guy Wheat, Alcatraz Brewing Co., Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Bronze: Red Ass Honey Wheat, Red Ass Brewing Co., Ft. Collins, Colorado, USA

Category 57:

Fruit Beers—20 Entries

Gold: Liefmans Frambozen, Brouwerij Liefmans, Oudenaarde, Belgium (American Importer. Brewery Riva NV/USA)

Silver: Belgian Red Wisconsin Cherry, New Glarus Brewing Co., New Glarus, Wisconsin, USA

Bronze: Liefmans Kriek, Brouwerij Liefmans, Oudenaarde, Belgium (American Importer. Brewery Riva NV/USA)

Category 58:

Herb and Spice Beers—9 Entries

Gold: Coriander Rye Ale, Bison Brewing Co., Berkeley, California, USA

Silver: RSB Spiced Scotch Ale, Routh Street Brewery, Dallas, Texas, USA

Bronze: Wit Amber, Spring Street Brewing Co., New York, New York, USA

Category 59:

Specialty Beers—13 Entries

Gold: B&H Breakfast Toasted Ale, Barley & Hopps, San Mateo, California, USA

Silver: Schierlinger Roggen, Brauerei Thurn & Taxis, Schierling, Germany (American Importer. B. United/USA)

Bronze: Brewery Hill Honey Amber (Ale), The Lion Brewery, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA

Category 60:

Smoke-Flavored Beers (Ales or Lagers)—7 Entries

Gold: Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier, Brauerei Heller-Trum, Bamberg, Germany (American Importer. B. United/USA)

Silver: Alaskan Seasonal Smoked Porter, Alaskan Brewing & Bottling Co., Juneau, Alaska, USA

Bronze: No Bronze Awarded

Category 61:

Nonalcoholic Malt Beverages—5 Entries

Gold: Radegast Birell, Radegast Brewery J.S.C., Nošovice, Czech Republic

Silver: No Silver Awarded

Bronze: No Bronze Awarded