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 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.