2014 Philly beer scene award results?

Not a complete list. Bella Vista posted that they won best distributor though.

 

Saw some results on twitter. Monks for Best Bar, City Tap House for best place to watch a game, Weyerbacher for best Belgian beer (Merry Monks) and best barrel aged beer (Heresy) and Victory for best IPA (DirtWolf) and brewery of the year.

 

Hulmeville Inn won for best burbs bar again. 5th year in a row. Neshaminy Creek Brewing Co won Brewer of the year.

 

Here is the list:

http://www.beerscenemag.com/2014/05/and-the-winners-are-2/

Brewer of the Year: Jeremy Myers

Brewery of the Year: Victory Brewing Company

Brewpub of the Year: Iron Hill Brewery

Philadelphia Bar of the Year: Monks Cafe

Suburbs Bar of the Year: The Hulmeville Inn

DE/NJ Bar of the YEar: The Pour House

Best New Bar: Strangelove’s

Philadelphia Beer Distributor of the Year: Bella Vista Beer Distributor

Suburbs Beer Distributor of the Year: The Beer Yard

DE/NJ Beer Store of the Year: Joe Canal’s West Deptford

Philadelphia Bottle Shop of the Year: Bottle Bar East

Suburbs Bottle of the Year: The Loft at the Iron Abbey

Beer Writer of the Year: Joe Gunn

Best Bar Food: Standard Tap

Best Bar to Watch the Game: City Tap House

Beer Event of the Year: Friday the Firkinteenth

Beer Festival of the Year: Sly Fox Goat Races

Pale Ale of the Year: Troegs Perpetual IPA

Imperial Pale Ale of the Year: Victory DirtWolf

Dark Beer of the Year: Yards Love Stout

Strong Dark Beer of the Year: Iron Hill Russian Imperial Stout

Lager of the Year: Victory Prima Pils

Fruit/Spice Beer of the Year: Troegs Mad Elf

Belgian-Style Beer of the Year: Weyerbacher Merry Monks

Barrel-Aged Beer of the Year: Weyerbacher Heresy

Wheat Beer of the Year: Troegs Dreamweaver

Homebrew Shop of the Year: Keystone Homebrew

Beer Gives Back Award (Humanitarian of the Year): Tom Kehoe -Yards Brewing Company

Brewery Rep of the Year: Ryan Vaughan -Shawnee Craft

Wholesaler of the Year: Origlio Beverage

Philly Tap Finder Award (most searched local beer): Troegs Mad Elf

 

Does anyone else find it odd that Troeg's is always included in these Philly lists? It's 100 miles away, same as NYC. I'm pretty sure nobody in Harrisburg/Hershey considers themselves part of the Philly metro area.

 

Many publications, websites etc. list Troegs as a Philly "local" and i typically do find it odd, yet I find it especially odd coming from Philly Beer Scene considering the very incomplete suburban PA and NJ coverage typically provided.

 

Same thing goes for Dogfish Head. (No wins this year but they are included in the whole "Philly Beer Scene" family)

This might be because at the time when the magazine started there were less production breweries around than there are now. Or that Troegs and DFH made beers too good to be included even through they were over 100 miles away.

Plus Troegs and DFH send a good amount of beer this way and Philly probably had the bars that were receptive to their beers early on. Heck, Sam bought ingredients from Home Sweet Homebrew during the early brewpub days.

 

Pale Ale of the Year : Perpetual IPA ? I am I missing something? When did it become a Pale Ale? Or is it just semantics?

 

Huh, I just realized that Dirt Wolf is listed as "Imperial Pale Ale of the Year"

 

It's an Imperial Pale Ale, not an India Pale Ale

Perpetual IPA (Imperial Pale Ale, not India Pale Ale). In our constant evolution as a brewery, we’ve developed a drive to meld artisanal and mechanical. Perpetual IPA utilizes our hopback and dry-hopping to engineer a bold Imperial Pale Ale. We’re always testing the boundaries of modern brewing.

 

DOH!! thanks Richard! It is great stuff no matter it is called.

 

“It's an Imperial Pale Ale, not an India Pale Ale.”

OK, I will bite. What distinguishes an Imperial Pale Ale vs. an India Pale Ale to you?

For completeness, permit me to point out that the verbiage of “Pale Ale” exists in both style descriptions: Imperial Pale Ale and India Pale Ale.

Cheers!

 

I'm going by what the label says

 

BA classifies this beer as
American Double / Imperial IPA

Cheers!

 

I'm not familiar with Kehoe's work, but it's impressive if he raises more money than Tom Peters from Monks and his fundraisers.

- Joe

 

There was a thread about this on the main board last week. http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/imperial-pale-ale.179336/

General consensus is it's an IPA no matter what you want the I to stand for.

 

That would be suprising. I'm guessing the award is not based on straight dollar figures.

 

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