Nearly everyone is at the Great American Beer Festival this week. There are endless beer competitions and Sip Northwest just released their 2017 Best of the Northwest. Between Aslan, Kulshan and Wander Bellingham brought home 8 total awards and “Double Golds” for Kulshan and Aslan.
Here’s Bellingham’s award breakdown and the beers in each category. There were 263 beers judged for the competition, which included breweries from Washington and Oregon.
BEST STOUT (TIE)
Double Gold: Kulshan Brewing Co. Russian Imperial || $7/500ml
Double Gold: Cloudburst Brewing Darkenfloxx || $7/10oz draft
Gold: Icicle Brewing Co. Dark Persuasion || $5/22oz
Silver: Aslan Brewing Co. American || $5/16oz draft
Bronze: The Pike Brewing Co. XXXXX || $5/22oz
BEST NORTHEASTERN-STYLE IPA
Double Gold: Aslan Brewing Batch 15 || $10/12oz 6-pack
Gold: Airways Brewing Jumbo Juice || $6/16oz draft
Silver: Reuben’s Brews Double Crush || $6/12oz draft
Bronze: Chainline Brewing Co. Tune Up || $7/20oz draft
BEST SAISON
Double Gold: pFriem Family Brewers Barrel-Aged || $8/375ml
Gold: Aslan Brewing Co. Frances Farmer || $6/16oz draft
Silver: Propolis Brewing Melissa || $14/750ml
Bronze: Hellbent Brewing Co. Mystic Lamb Lavender || $6/12oz draft
BEST AMBER/RED ALE
Double Gold: Full Sail Brewing Co. || $9/12oz 6-pack
Gold: Full Sail Brewing Co. Harrington’s Bourbon Barrel-Aged || $9/500ml
Silver: Odin Brewing Co. Odin’s Gift || $5/16oz
Bronze: Kulshan Brewing Co. Red Cap || $10/12oz 6-pack
BEST PORTER
Double Gold: Stoup Brewing || $6/16oz draft
Gold: Wander Brewing Global Mutt || $6/500ml
Silver: Fremont Brewing Proletariat || $5/16oz draft
Bronze: Reuben’s Brews Robust || $5/22oz
BEST FRUIT BEER
Double Gold: Lucky Envelope Brewing Raspberry Sour || $7/22oz
Gold: Propolis Brewing Rubus Kiss || $28/750ml
Silver: Wander Brewing Raspberry Millie Sour || $6/500ml
Bronze: Fremont Brewing Black Heron Project Raspberry Silence || $12/750ml
BEST BELGIAN-STYLE
Double Gold: Triplehorn Brewing Co. Stupid Monk-E Belgian Tripel || $8/500ml
Gold: Wander Brewing Wanderale || $6/500ml
Silver: Ghostfish Brewing Co. Shrouded Summit Belgian White Ale || $11/12oz 6-pack
Bronze: Crux Fermentation Project Doublecross || $6/500ml
