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Sugar Mountain Resort, Inc.
1009 Sugar Mountain Drive
Sugar Mountain, NC 28604
CONTACT: Kim Jochl x 262
DATE: August 4, 2014
…And The Sugarbrew Best In Show Winner Is
Oskar Blues’ – G’Knight Imperial Red IPA
Sugar Mountain Ski Resort, North Carolina. Monday, August 4, 2014 – Oskar Blues’ high gravity G’Knight Imperial Red IPA brewed in Longmont, Colorado took top honors in the Best in Show Beer contest during the third annual SugarBrew Festival held Saturday, August 2nd. Sugar Mountain Ski Resort’s Last Run Lounge will feature G’Knight Imperial Red IPA throughout the winter season.
From 1:00 – 5:00pm local celebrity personalities powered through fifty-nine craft brews in six categories to determine this year’s winners. The contest was held in the mix of the festival where passers-by could observe the fun and grueling task of judging. Entries were judged on appearance, smell, taste, after taste, and drinkability. Categories included High Gravity, Ale, Pilsner, Lager, Porter & Stout, and Wheat. Top three finishers in each category can be found at http://www.sugarbrew.com/2014-winners and are as follows:
Best in Show
- Oskar Blues Brewery – G’Knight Imperial Red IPA
- Oskar Blues Brewery – Dale’s Pale Ale
- Aviator Brewing Company – Saison De Aviator
High Gravity
- Oskar Blues Brewery – G’Knight Imperial Red IPA
- Highland Brewing Company – Scotch Ale
- Aviator Brewing Company – Devil’s Tromping Ground
Ale
- Oskar Blue’s Brewery – Old Chub Nitro
- Aviator Brewing Company – Saison De Aviator
- Oskar Blue’s Brewery – Dale’s Pale Ale
Lager
- Appalachian Mountain Brewing Company – Crooked Common
- Dry County Brewing Company – Exhibit A
- Old Hickory Brewery – Ruby Lager
Pilsner
- Abita Brewing Company – Seersucker Pilsner
- Oskar Blues Brewery – Mama’s Little Yella Pilsner
Wheat
- Lone Rider Brewing Company – Shotgun Betty
- Highland Brewing Company – Razor Wit
- Catawba Brewing Company – White Zombie
Porter’s & Stout’s
- Oskar Blues Brewery: Ten Fidy Imperial Stout
- Appalachian Mountain Brewery: Black Gold
- Highland Brewing Company: Oatmeal Porter
For a complete list of beer contest entries, contest details and judges’ biographies go to http://www.sugarbrew.com/bestbeer. Additional SugarBrew Festival information can be found at http://www.sugarbrew.com.
SugarBrew will be held Saturday, August 1, 2015.
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