Oregon Breweries win 79 Medals at North American Beer Awards (NABA)
Oregon Breweries earn 79 medals at the 2021 North American Beer Awards (NABA). Photo by Erin Grey Kemplin.
Oregon brewers had no problem handling the competition at the 2021 North American Beer Awards (NABA). Considered one of the most prestigious, and largest, professional beer competitions in the US, the NABA’s are presented by the Idaho based non-profit North American Brewers Association since 1997. Last weekend master brewers, certified judges, and professional beer journalists from across the country gathered in-person for the double-blind competition and awarded Oregon breweries 79 medals.
10 Barrel Brewing shared this image of their medal haul on instagram
10 Barrel Brewing came out on top at this years NABA mounting an extremely impressive hall of 18 medals between their 3 Oregon brewing locations, and that’s not counting another Silver medal that their Boise, ID location snagged. Of their Oregon medal haul, 6 were golds, 7 were silver, and 5 were bronze. The Portland location of 10 Barrel with it’s own brewery team lead by Whitney Burnside won 5 of those medals independently from the Bend operations which speaks volumes of that pubs quality.
Breakside Brewing mounted a strong case that there massive wins at the Oregon Beer Awards are not a hometown hero fluke, as they dominated the NABA’s too with just one less medal than 10 Barrel for a total of 17 wins. Of those, 8 were gold medals, 4 were silver, and 5 were bronze. Although the brewery was just below 10 Barrel’s total haul, Breakside claimed more gold medals than any other brewery this year at the NABA’s.
Bend/Central Oregon area breweries overall had the best showing with 39 total medals. Sunriver Brewing coming in with the second most in the region adding 5 to the count. Deschutes Brewery and Worthy Brewing came in next with 3 medals each. After that Three Creeks Brewing, Bend Brewing Co. and Monkless Belgian Ales added 2 medals each to the total. Finally, that was rounded off with single medal wins each for Boneyard Beer, Cascade Lakes, Wild Ride Brewing, and Goodlife Brewing,
Portland area breweries brought home 35 total medals with Von Ebert Brewing coming up with the third most medals of any Oregon brewery with 5. Following another standout year for Von Ebert, the quickly expanding Migration Brewing showed that they are growing not only in size but in world-class quality as well with 4 medals this year. Zoiglhaus Brewing, Oregon City Brewing, and Ecliptic Brewing brought home 2 medals each. Ex Novo Brewing, Ancestry Brewing, and StormBreaker Brewing added 1 medal a piece to the total.
Also of note:
Pelican Brewing continued their prestigious legacy with 3 more medals.
ForeLand Beer won what was probably their first judged competition medal with a Bronze for their Rain Harvester Saison, a nod to rewer/owner Sean Burke’s roots as a brewer for The Commons.
Rain Barrel Ciderworks, a small lesser known cidery in Baker City, OR won a medal for their Hazy Guava Cider.
Elk Horn Brewery was the only operation in the Eugene area to win a medal with a Silver for their Stoopid Simple coffee stout.
OREGON WINNERS BY BREWERY
Medal: Beer Name
Style/Category:
10 Barrel, Bend Oregon
Silver: Castana
Category: Sour Ale with Brettanomyces Mixed-Culture Brett Beer
Bronze: Todds a Surfer
Category: Flanders-Style Red or Brown Ale
Bronze: Bob Exotic
Category: Specialty and Experimental Beers
Gold: Strata Farmhouse Sour
Category: Sour Ale with Brettanomyces Mixed-Culture Brett Beer
Gold: Sir Bois
Category: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour or Brett Beer
Silver: Captivator
Category: Traditional Bock, Doppelbock, Baltic-Style Porter
Gold: RedeuX
Category: English-Style Old Ale
Silver: Cerveza Negra
Category: Munich-Style Dark
Silver: Baywindow
Category: American-Style Dark Hefeweizen,Berliner-Style Weisse, Kristall Weizen
Gold: Twheat
Category: American-Style Wheat Ale
Silver: Cucumber Crush
Category: Vegetable or Field Beers
Bronze: Won and Done by 10 Barrel and Oblivion Brewing
Category: Collaboration Beers
10 Barrel Brewing, Portland Oregon
Silver: Dementor
Category: Schwarzbier (Black Beer)
Silver: Lil Hop
Category: Session-Style India Pale Ale
Bronze: Chuffed to Bits
Category: English-Style Pale Ale, Ordinary Bitter Best Bitter, Strong Bitter ESB (Extra Special), Scottish-Style Light, Scottish-Style Heavy
Gold: Red Flyer
Category: American-Style Amber Ale
Bronze: Morale is High
Category: Belgian-Style Pale Ale
Gold: Glen Coco
Category: Vegetable or Field Beers
Ancestry Brewing Company, Tualatin Oregon USA
Bronze: Irish Red Ale
Category: Irish-Style Red Ale
Bend Brewing Company, Bend, OR
Bronze: Tropic Pines IPA
Category: American-Style India Pale Ale
Silver: Alpha Blonde
Category: Hybrid Style Beers (two or more style traditions)
Boneyard Beer, Bend, OR, USA
Silver: Diablo Rojo
Category: American-Style Amber Ale
Breakside Brewery & Taproom, Portland / Milwaukie, OR, USA
Silver: Breakside Jaromir Lagr
Category: Bohemian-Style Pilsner
Bronze: Breakside Disco Queen Lager
Category: American-Style Amber Lager
Gold: Breakside Vienna Lager
Category: Vienna-Style Lager
Bronze: Breakside Woodlawn Pale Ale
Category: American-Style Pale Ale
Silver: Breakside Evan Is My Homie
Category: American-Style India Pale Ale
Gold: Breakside Wentworth by the Sea
Category: English-Style Summer Ale
Gold: Breakside ESB
Category: English-Style Pale Ale, Ordinary Bitter Best Bitter, Strong Bitter ESB (Extra Special), Scottish-Style Light, Scottish-Style Heavy
Silver: Breakside Basic Witch
Category: Saison
Bronze: Breakside What Peaches What Penumbras
Category: Lambic, Fruit Lambic and Gueuze Lambic
Gold: Breakside Unbearable Lightness
Category: Session Beer
Bronze: Breakside Black & Tan
Category: Barrel-Aged Beer
Silver: Breakside Chocolate Grasshopper
Category: Barrel-Aged Beer
Bronze: Breakside The Great Awakening
Category: Pumpkin or Pumpkin Spiced Beers
Gold: Breakside Queen of the Rodeo
Category: Lambic, Fruit Lambic and Gueuze Lambic
Gold: Breakside White Tea Lager
Category: Herbed/Spiced
Gold: Breakside Cuddle Puddle
Category: American-Style Pale Ale
Gold: Breakside Small Guy Summer IPA
Category: Session-Style India Pale Ale
Cascade Lakes Brewing Company, Redmond, OR
Gold: EZ as can be
Category: Farmhouse Style Cider and Apple Wine, Specialty (Flavored) Cider and Perry, Perry
Deschutes Brewery, Bend, OR, USA
Silver: Otter Encounter
Category: English-Style Summer Ale
Silver: Black Butte Amburana
Category: Barrel-Aged Strong Beer
Gold: Blue Butterfly
Category: Brett Beer, Classic Gose
Ecliptic Brewing, Portland, OR, USA
Bronze: Capella Porter
Category: Brown Porter
Gold: Blood of Jupiter Belgian Style Tripel
Category: Barrel-Aged Beer
Elk Horn Brewery, Eugene, Oregon
Bronze: Stoopid Simple
Category: Vegetable or Field Beers
Ex Novo Brewing Company, United States
Bronze: Because People Like to Say Salsa
Category: Chili Beer
ForeLand Beer, McMinnville, Oregon, U.S.A.
Bronze: Rain Harvester
Category: Saison
GoodLife Brewing Co., Bend, Oregon (US)
Silver: Sweet As! Pacific Ale
Category: American-Style Wheat Ale
Migration Brewing Company, Portland, OR
Gold: Mo-Haze-Ic
Category: Hazy or New England-Style India Pale Ale
Silver: HopFire Vol2
Category: Double or Imperial India Pale Ale
Silver: Cannonball
Category: Double/Imperial Red Ale
Silver: Big Hazy Kane
Category: Hazy or New England-Style India Pale Ale
Monkless Belgian Ales, Bend, OR, USA
Gold: Dubbel or Nothing
Category: Biere de Garde, Dubbel, Other Belgian-Style Ales
Gold: Meet Your Maker
Category: Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale
Oregon City Brewing Co, Oregon City, Oregon, USA
Bronze: Dark Vator
Category: Cascadian Style Dark Ale American Black Ale
Bronze: Coming to Fruition: Cherry
Category: Brett Beer, Classic Gose
Pelican Brewing Company, Tillamook Oregon USA
Silver: Kiwanda Cream Ale
Category: Golden or Blonde Ale
Silver: Sea N Red
Category: Irish-Style Red Ale
Bronze: Big Crispy
Category: Hybrid Style Beers (two or more style traditions)
Rain Barrel Ciderworks, Baker City, OR, USA
Bronze: Hazy guava cider
Category: Fruit Flavored Cider and Perry
StormBreaker Brewing, Portland, OR USA
Silver: ALTerior Motive
Category: Altbier
Sunriver Brewing Company, Sunriver, OR
Silver: Rippin
Category: American-Style Pale Ale
Gold: Critical Few
Category: Double or Imperial India Pale Ale
Bronze: Wood Series: Hawaiian Stout
Category: Barrel-Aged Strong Beer
Gold: Cocoa Cow
Category: Chocolate/Cocoa Beers
Three Creeks Brewing Company, Sisters, Oregon
Gold: Fivepine Chocolate Porter
Category: Brown Porter
Bronze: Stonefly Session Ale
Category: Session Beer
Von Ebert Brewing, Portland, OR, USA
Bronze: Channel Capacity
Category: Biere de Garde, Dubbel, Other Belgian-Style Ales
Gold: Rauch Helles
Category: German-Style Rauchbier, Smoke-Flavored Beer
Bronze: Recent Yesterdays
Category: Fruit Beers
Bronze: Under the In Between
Category: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour or Brett Beer
Silver: Clubhaus Lager
Category: American-Style Light (Low-Calorie) Lager
Wild Ride Brewing, Redmond, OR, USA
Bronze: Whoopty Whoop Hefeweizen
Category: American-Style Wheat Ale
Worthy Brewing, Bend, Oregon, U.S.A.
Bronze: Lights Out Stout
Category: Sweet Stout
Silver: Tenmile Lager
Category: American-Style Pilsner or Hoppy Lager
Bronze: Sol Power Pils
Category: American-Style Pilsner or Hoppy Lager
Zoiglhaus Brewing Company, Portland, OR, USA
Gold: Zoigl-Koelsch
Category: Kolsch
Bronze: Zoigl-Weiss
Category: Bavarian-Style Hefeweizen
The North American Brewers Association TM was founded in late 1996. Since that date, NABA has undertaken the organizational development of corporate policies, procedures, memberships, as well as the sanctioning of beer awards, beer festivals, and a beer judging and evaluation course. NABA has over 40 members.