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The Seventh Annual
Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged BeerSMWas held November 7, 2009 at:
Chicago Journeyman Plumbers' Local Union 130
Stephen M. Bailey Auditorium
1340 W. Washington Blvd.
Chicago
Sponsored by: Brewers Supply Group featuring Oak Infusion Spirals, Goose Island Beer Company, The Country Malt Group, Siebel Institute, Micromatic, Crown Packaging, Map Room, The Beer Mapping Project, Griffin Barrels, All About Beer Magazine, MacCarb Gas, Cargil Malt, Briess Malt & Ingredients, Hopunion, SoundOne
The country's first and largest beer festival dedicated to the art of wood and barrel aging returned to Chicago on Saturday afternoon and evening, November 7. A record crowd of 1500 enjoyed over 135 beers from 53 different breweries, representing 18 states.
Smuttynose Brewing Company from Portsmouth, New Hampshire earned Best-of-Show honors with its Farmhouse Ale, a Saison aged in a neutral oak barrel with brettanomyces claussenii. Runner-up was Goose Island Beer Company Bourbon County Brand Stout, an Imperial Stout aged in 6-13 year old Heaven Hill bourbon barrels.
Illinois Craft Brewers Guild members earned 12 category medals along with the BOS runner up, including 5 of the 8 category gold medals. But out-of-state breweries also performed admirably, as the medal table included golds by Allagash Brewing Company of Portland, Maine, Firestone Walker Brewing Company of Paso Robles, California, and the overall champion from Smuttynose. Medalists came from 10 different states, more than half of all the states represented.
Thanks to all the participating breweries and everyone who attended. Special thanks go to our industry sponsors (listed above) and our wonderful crew of volunteers who helped make this event possible.
7th Annual Festival of Wood and Barrel-aged Beer - Official Results (view as PDF):
Category 1: Classic Stout/Porter (8 entries) 1 Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery IL Pullman Brown (Brown Porter) 2 Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery - Lombard IL Gibraltar Oatmeal Stout 3 Bluegrass Brewing Company KY Rye Porter Category 2: Strong Stout/Portert (20 entries) 1 Goose Island Beer Company IL Bourbon County Brand Stout 2 Port Brewing Company/LostAbbey CA Older Viscosity 2009 3 Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery - Chicago IL Redline Imperial Bourbon Stout Category 3: Barleywine (9 entries) 1 Piece Brewery & Pizzeria IL Barrel aged Mooseknuckle Barleywine 2 Arcadia Brewing Company MI Cereal Killer Barleywine 3 Glacier Brewhouse AK Big Woody Category 4: Classic Styles (11 entries) 1 Firestone Walker Brewing Company CA Lil Opal 2 Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery - Des Moines IA Heaven Hill Fest 3 Court Avenue Brewing Company IA Fire Engine Red Category 5: Strong Pale Beer (14 entries) 1 Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery - Lombard IL Demon Sweat 2 Moylan's Brewery & Restaurant CA Moylan's Wet Hopsickle '09 (Girard Chardonnay) 3 Three Floyds Brewing Company IN Blackheart Category 6: Strong Dark Beers (19 entries) 1 Allagash Brewing Company ME Odyssey 2 Goose Island Beer Company IL Imperial Brown Goose 3 Grand Teton Brewing Company ID Bourbon Barrel Double Vision Doppelbock Category 7: Experimental Beers (20 entries) 1 Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery - Lombard IL Cappatown 2 Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery - Chicago IL Clare's Thirsty Ale 3 Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery IL Big Black Pumpkin Category 8: Wild Beers (33 entries) 1 Smuttynose Brewing Company NH Farmhouse Ale 2 Destihl Brew Works IL St. Dekkera Barrel Reserve Belgian Sour Series: Barrel #1 3 Russian River Brewing Company CA Temptation Best of Show Smuttynose Brewing Company NH Farmhouse Ale Runner-up Best of Show Goose Island Beer Company IL Bourbon County Brand Stout ----
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