Shipyard Brewing Company Wins Awards at West Coast Brew Fest
Shipyard Brewing Company’s Brewer’s Brown Ale and Pugsley’s Signature Series XXXX IPA Win Awards at West Coast Brew Fest
Portland, ME, May 19, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Shipyard Brewing Company’s Brewer’s Brown Ale and Pugsley’s Signature Series XXXX IPA have received top honors at the prestigious 12th annual West Coast Brew Fest’s Commercial Craft Competition in Sacramento, California.
Shipyard Brewer’s Brown Ale was voted 1st place in the Brown Ale Category and XXXX IPA took 1st place for India Pale Ales. View the full list of award-winners at this link: http://www.matsonian.com/wcbf/competition.html.
In this sanctioned Commercial Craft Competition, certified beer judges conducted a double-blind tasting in over 18 different categories to determine their favorites among the hundreds of beers entered in the competition.
More about the beers:
Brewer’s Brown Ale is full-bodied dark brown ale made with 5 different malts and 3 varieties of hops. This beer features a smoky taste up front and a smooth, full body finishing with a crisp hop bite at the back.
Malt: 2-Row British Pale Ale, Crystal, Roasted Barley, Chocolate, Torrified Wheat
Hops: English Challenger, Styrian Goldings, East Kent Goldings
Yeast: Top-Fermenting English
Color: Dark Brown
OG: 1.059
ABV: 5.4%
Food Pairings: Hamburgers, Traditional Pub Fare
First Brewed: February 2005
Availability: Year-Round
Available: 12oz Bottles, Keg
XXXX IPA is a non-traditional American IPA with a brilliant copper color and the classic citrus nose of Cascade Hops. This beer demonstrates a unique balance of malt-inspired, delicate red grapefruit sweetness and lingering hop dryness.
Malt: Malted Wheat, Pale Ale, Crystal, Caramalt
Hops: Cascade, Warrior, Summit, Glacier
Yeast: Top-Fermenting English
Color: Copper
OG: 1.092
ABV: 9.25%
Food Pairings: Cajun, BBQ, Blackened Fish
First Brewed: May 2009
Availability: Year-Round
Available: 12 and 22oz Bottles, Keg
Pugsley’s Signature Series is named after Shipyard Brewing Company’s master brewer, Alan Pugsley. Pugsley is from Hampshire, England where he worked with Peter Austin at the world-famous Ringwood Brewery before moving to the United States in 1986.
In 2009, Pugsley’s Signature Series Imperial Porter was awarded second place at the West Coast Brew Fest. In 2008, Chamberlain Pale Ale and Old Thumper both took home first and second place awards at this competition.
More about Shipyard: Shipyard Brewing Company is located on the historic waterfront in Portland, Maine and produces 17 varieties of award-winning English style and seasonal beers. Its products are distributed in over 40 states. A full list of Shipyard Brewing Company’s distributors can be found at this link: http://www.shipyard.com/pdf/distrolist.pdf.
www.shipyard.com
Contact:
Tami Kennedy
207-838-0816
tami@maine.rr.com
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Shipyard Brewer’s Brown Ale was voted 1st place in the Brown Ale Category and XXXX IPA took 1st place for India Pale Ales. View the full list of award-winners at this link: http://www.matsonian.com/wcbf/competition.html.
In this sanctioned Commercial Craft Competition, certified beer judges conducted a double-blind tasting in over 18 different categories to determine their favorites among the hundreds of beers entered in the competition.
More about the beers:
Brewer’s Brown Ale is full-bodied dark brown ale made with 5 different malts and 3 varieties of hops. This beer features a smoky taste up front and a smooth, full body finishing with a crisp hop bite at the back.
Malt: 2-Row British Pale Ale, Crystal, Roasted Barley, Chocolate, Torrified Wheat
Hops: English Challenger, Styrian Goldings, East Kent Goldings
Yeast: Top-Fermenting English
Color: Dark Brown
OG: 1.059
ABV: 5.4%
Food Pairings: Hamburgers, Traditional Pub Fare
First Brewed: February 2005
Availability: Year-Round
Available: 12oz Bottles, Keg
XXXX IPA is a non-traditional American IPA with a brilliant copper color and the classic citrus nose of Cascade Hops. This beer demonstrates a unique balance of malt-inspired, delicate red grapefruit sweetness and lingering hop dryness.
Malt: Malted Wheat, Pale Ale, Crystal, Caramalt
Hops: Cascade, Warrior, Summit, Glacier
Yeast: Top-Fermenting English
Color: Copper
OG: 1.092
ABV: 9.25%
Food Pairings: Cajun, BBQ, Blackened Fish
First Brewed: May 2009
Availability: Year-Round
Available: 12 and 22oz Bottles, Keg
Pugsley’s Signature Series is named after Shipyard Brewing Company’s master brewer, Alan Pugsley. Pugsley is from Hampshire, England where he worked with Peter Austin at the world-famous Ringwood Brewery before moving to the United States in 1986.
In 2009, Pugsley’s Signature Series Imperial Porter was awarded second place at the West Coast Brew Fest. In 2008, Chamberlain Pale Ale and Old Thumper both took home first and second place awards at this competition.
More about Shipyard: Shipyard Brewing Company is located on the historic waterfront in Portland, Maine and produces 17 varieties of award-winning English style and seasonal beers. Its products are distributed in over 40 states. A full list of Shipyard Brewing Company’s distributors can be found at this link: http://www.shipyard.com/pdf/distrolist.pdf.
www.shipyard.com
Contact:
Tami Kennedy
207-838-0816
tami@maine.rr.com
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www.shipyard.com
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207-761-0807 x7135
www.shipyard.com
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