Brewing to the top: Oregon breweries win big at 2023 World Beer Cup

The 2023 World Beer Cup winners were chosen and a few Oregon breweries made the list.

The World Beer Cup, also known as the “Olympics of beer,” is an international beer competition to celebrate the art and science of brewing, according to its website. The competition is organized by the Brewers Association, a not-for-profit trade association committed to supporting small and independent American brewers.

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10 Barrel Brewing Co. took the most awards of any brewery in Oregon with four awards. Sunriver Brewing Co. was second with three awards. The other winners were primarily from Portland.

Here are the Oregon winners:

Winners

Field beer: Gold, Cucumber Crush from 10 Barrel Brewing Co. in Bend

Coffee stout or porter: Silver, Mocha Cow from Sunriver Brewing Co. in Sunriver

Honey beer: Gold, BeeLoved from 10 Barrel Brewing Co. in Bend

Session India pale ale: Gold, Wild Gravity from Bend Brewing Co. in Bend

Other strong beer: Gold, Superswell from Pelican Brewing Co. in Tillamook

International lager: Gold, Japanese Lager from pFreim Family Brewers in Hood River

German-style pilsner: Gold, Pils by Von Ebert Brewing in Portland

German-style doppelbock or eisbock: Bronze, Lucubrator Dopplebock from Occidental Brewing Co. in Portland

American-style lager: Bronze, Cole’s Lager from Wild Ride Brewing in Redmond

German-style sour ale: Silver, Baywindow from 10 Barrel Brewing Co. in Bend

Specialty Berliner-style weisse: Gold, Gindulgence from 10 Barrel Brewing Co. in Bend

Brown porter: Silver, Old Normal from Bend Brewing Co. in Bend

American-style pale ale: Bronze, Papermaker Pale Ale by Grains of Wrath Brewing in Portland

Juicy or hazy pale ale: Bronze, Queens & Sons Soft IPA from Kings & Daughters Brewery in Clackamas

American-style strong pale ale: Gold, Something Dank This Way Comes from Sunriver Brewing Co. in Sunriver; Silver: Breakside IPA from Breakside Brewery & Taproom in Milwaukie

American-style black ale or American-style stout: Gold, Falling Up from Grains of Wrath Brewing in Portland

American-style imperial stout: Gold, Block & Tackle Imperial Stout from Chetco Brewing Co. from Brookings; Silver: Night Howler Imperial Stout from Baerlic Brewing Co. in Portland

American-style India pale ale: Silver, Applied Science from Sunriver Brewing Co. in Sunriver

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