- World Beer Cup
The World Beer Cup, known as "The Olympics of Beer Competition" [ [http://www.beertown.org/events/wbc/competition/history.html World Beer Cup - Competition History ] ] , is one of several major
beer competitions. [ [http://www.allaboutbeer.com/features/beercomp.html All About Beer: Beer Championships ] ] It was founded by Association of Brewers PresidentCharlie Papazian .The World Beer Cup is held every two years. The first competition, held in 1996 in
Vail, Colorado , featured 600 beers from 250 breweries. The 2008 Cup featured 2,864 entries from 644 breweries from 58 countries. As of 2006, awards are given in 91 categories.The 2008 World Beer Cup was held in
San Diego, California , from April 14 - 19, 2008.= Winners =
Brewery Awards
Champion Brewery (Small)
Champion Brewpub (Small)
Non-Alcoholic Malt Tonic
American-Style Wheat Beer
Fruit and Vegetable Beer
pecialty Beer
Other Strong Ale or Lager
Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer
moke-Flavored Beer
Bohemian-Style Pilsener
Vienna-Style Lager
German-Style Schwarzbier
German-Style Strong Bock
American-Style "Light" Amber Lager
Dry Lager
American-Style Specialty Lager
tyles of Other Origin
Australasian, Latin American or Tropical-Style Light Lager
Baltic Porter
French-Belgian-Style Saison
Belgian-Style Sour Ale
Belgian-Style Abbey Ale
Belgian-Style Strong Ale
Other Belgian-Style Ale
English-Style India Pale Ale
(English-Style) Extra Special Bitter or Strong Bitter
English-Style Brown Ale
weet Stout
British-Style Imperial Stout
Barley Wine-Style Ale
outh German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier
outh German-Style Dunkel Weizen/Dunkel Weissbier
Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout
American-Style Pale Ale
American-Style India Pale Ale
Imperial or Double Red Ale
American-Style Stout
American-Style Imperial Stout
Links
* [http://www.beertown.org/ Brewer's Association]
* [http://www.beertown.org/events/wbc/index.html World Beer Cup]References
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