And the winner are:
People’s Choice:
Parabola Imperial Oatmeal Stout
Firestone Walker, Paso Robles, CA.
Aged in Oak:
Gold: Old Woody, Schooner’s, 11%
Aged 12 months
Silver: Odyssey, Triple Rock, 13%,
Aged 8 months
Sour Barrel Aged Beer:
Gold: La Folie, New Belgium,
6%, Aged two-four years.
Silver: Supplication, Russian River
7%, Aged 12 months in pinot noir barrels with sour cherries
Bronze: Yellow Bus, Port Brewing
7.5%, aged with peaches
Aged in port/brandy barrels
Aged in Port/Brandy Barrels
Gold: The Angel’s Share 2006, Port Brewing 11.5%, Aged six months or more
Silver: The Angel’s Share 2007, Port Brewing
11.5%
Bronze: Decadence 12, Cuvee Speciale,
Valley Brewing,12.5 %,
Fermented in a brandy barrel for seven months, using seven yeast strains.
Aged in Bourbon Barrels
Gold: Older Viscosity, Port Brewing
11.5%
Silver: Imperial Russian Stout,
Stone Brewing, Escondido, 10%,
Aged 12 months
Bronze: Ryan Sullivan’s
Russian Imperial Stout, 10%
Aged three months