Port Brewing’s Old(er) Viscosity was chosen Grand Champion at the 1st and (hopefully) annual Barrel Aged Beer Festival Saturday at the Bistro in Hayward, California. The full list of winners is below.
Category 1: Sour Beers
- 1st Place: Depuration (Russian River Brewing)
- Runner-Up: La Folie (New Belgium Brewing)
Category 2: Wine Barrel Beers
- 1st Place: Blue Frog 5th Anniversary Scotch Ale (Blue Frog Brewing)
- 2nd Place: Angel’s Share (The Lost Abbey)
- 3rd Place: Old Stock 2005 (North Coast Brewing)
Category 3: Wood Barrel Beers (New Wood)
- 1st Place: Ukranian Imperial Stout (Glacier Brewhouse)
- 2nd Place: Firestone-Walker 10 (Firestone Walker Brewing)
- 3rd Place: Barrel of Monkeys (Devil’s Canyon Brewing)
Category 4: Bourbon Barrel Beers
- 1st Place: Old(er) Viscosity (Port Brewing)
- 2nd Place: Firestone-Walker Parabola (Firestone Walker Brewing)
- 3rd Place: Bigfoot on Wood (Sierra Nevada Brewing)