2008 World Beer Cup

Stemming from the Microbrew discussion, the winners list from the 2008 World Beer Cup can be seen at Welcome to the Brewers Association (http://www.beertown.org).

Direct link to html list (http://www.beertown.org/events/wbc/winners_list/winners_2008.html)

Direct link to pdf file (http://www.beertown.org/events/wbc/PDF/2008_winners_list.pdf)

Specifically, guys were talking about IPAs...here is who medaled this year:

Category 53: English-Style India Pale Ale (32 Entries)
Gold
Wild Goose IPA
Wild Goose Brewery
Frederick, Maryland

Silver
On Belay IPY
Snake River Brewing Lander
Jackson, Wyoming

Bronze
Vapor Cave
Glenwood Canyon Brewing Co.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado

Category 80: American-Style Strong Pale Ale (52 Entries)
Gold
Organic IPA
Hopworks Urban Brewery
Portland, Oregon

Silver
Nectar IPA
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Paso Robles, California

Bronze
Peg Leg Pale Ale
Ham's Brewhouse
Greenville, North Carolina

Category 81: American-Style India Pale Ale (77 Entries)
Gold
IPA
Odell Brewing Co.
Fort Collins, Colorado

Silver
Union Jack IPA
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Paso Robles, California

Bronze
India Pelican Ale
Pelican Pub & Brewery
Pacific City, Oregon

Category 82: Imperial or Double India Pale Ale (39 Entries)
Gold
Hopnotic IPA
San Diego Brewing Co.
San Diego, California

Silver
Poor Man's IPA
Pizza Port - Carlsbad
Carlsbad, California

Bronze
Dread Naught
Three Floyds Brewing Co.
Munster, Indiana

uhhh look at category 33... Beast light 1st place and Natty Light 3rd... wtf, i know its american style light lager, but really? beast and natty?

good stuff... do you brew? I've always wanted to try it.

uhhh look at category 33... Beast light 1st place and Natty Light 3rd... wtf, i know its american style light lager, but really? beast and natty?
No, not Beast...actually worst than Beast...OM Light, or Old Milwaukee Light.

Although the Pabst Brewing Co bought up a bunch of smaller breweries and have turned them around (Pabst Blue Ribbon won a Gold in 2006 for American Style Premium Lager).

And I've never brewed myself. A buddy of mine has before, and what he made was pretty good. While it would be fun, I've just never done it.

Now that is just gross.
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Category 35: American-Style Specialty Lager (28 Entries)

Gold
Steel Reserve
Miller Brewing Co.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Silver
Busch Ice
Anheuser-Busch Inc.
St. Louis, Missouri

Bronze
Mickey's Ice
Miller Brewing Co.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

No kidding. I'd like to know what the other 25 entries were that weren't as good as Steel Reserve...

Category 35: American-Style Specialty Lager (28 Entries)
Gold: Steel Reserve
Miller Brewing Co.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Silver: Busch Ice
Anheuser-Busch Inc.
St. Louis, Missouri
Bronze: Mickey's Ice
Miller Brewing Co.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Nuff said.

Steel reserve...are you kidding me? Steel Reserve? I would rather drink antifreeze than Steel reserve. That was the cheap stuff that I used to buy when I couldn't afford Natural Ice or Millwaukee's best. I mean, that was the stuff that I bought when I was really scraping the bottom of the barrel for cash. I couldn't give Steel Reserve away after I bought it. How in the hell did it win a gold Medal in anything other than the "American Lager that tastes like paint thinner" category?

See, this is why I laugh every time I see one of those Miller Lite ads where they're boasting that they've won so many World Beer Cups.

So is the World Beer Cup some kind of fluff competition where the majority of people win awards?