'13 NABA Winners

Stone Pale Ale entered as an ESB?

 

Interesting. I would have thought beer judges would be able to easily identify beers that don't fit the style description and mark them down accordingly.

 

Mostly due to this fact, I weigh no merits on the results... Odell IPA entered in an off category I noticed as well.

 

Best Dortmunder...Longboard export???? Kona brewery???? SHENNANIGANS ON YOU!!!!

 

Grats berryessa on the gold!

 

WTH is Schlitz Premium??

 

From NY... Go Saranac Black Forest.... and people laugh when I grab that first from the adirondack mix pack

 

Nice work Selkirk Abbey!! Good guys making good beer in Idaho.

 

such an underrated gem of a brew!

 

Love to see all of those MT beers in that list.

 

It might fit the category well.
http://www.stonebrewing.com/pale/

 

Stone Pale Ale fits the ESB category just fine. It's fermented with English yeast. The IBU, gravity, color and malt bill are within spec. The only thing that makes it a little untraditional is the use of American hops. They use Ahtanum hops for flavor and aroma.

 

Is there a list of beers that were entered in the competition?

I'd imagine a lot of breweries don't bother entering, especially if their beer is highly rated by tickers and selling well.

 

Shout out to Moylan's of Novato and Marin Brewing Co!

I see a bunch of the same breweries popping up again, suggesting either they're awesome or only a handful of breweries entered. Looking at brewery location, only a few breweries East of Colorado entered. I see these awards are held in conjunction with the Mountain Brewers Beer Fest, so I'm guessing the geograhical diversity is pretty apalling.
Also the Dortmunder category is a joke.

But congrats to Grand Teton, Big Sky, Wasatch, and Rahr.

 

Not to rain on anyones parade, but this seems like one of a few of beer championship type things that aren't the WBC or GABF that a lot of breweries don't bother to enter. Congrats to those that took the time and effort to enter and won.

 

The list of entries to competitions is not a thing that gets published.

 

Cheers to the Bend breweries that won medals: Deschutes, Good Life, Silver Moon, 10 Barrel, Bend Brewing, and Worthy. I realize not every brewery/beer was entered, but 6 breweries from a single town is pretty impressive.

Congrats to Black Raven doubling up in category 13D.

I like how they couldn't figure out a way to list Howe Sound being from Canada, so instead they're just "Other, United States." I would think the NORTH AMERICAN Brewers Association could handle the complexity of other North American countries besides the US, but maybe next year.