The 2024 Oregon Beer Award Winners

Pilsner

GOLD – Pilsner, by pFriem Family Brewers

SILVER – King Crispy, by Deschutes Brewery

BRONZE – Rivermark, by Sunriver Brewing Company

Golden, Blonde, and Other Light Ales

GOLD – Van Henion Kolsch, by Van Henion Brewing

SILVER – Sunrise Surfer, by Pelican Brewing

BRONZE – Deseo, by Sunriver Brewing Company

Hoppy Lagers

GOLD – Wonder Wander, Hetty Alice Brewing Company

SILVER – Let’s Play!, by Level Beer

BRONZE – Sun Streak, by Sunriver Brewing Company

Light German and European Lagers

GOLD – Short Sands, by Fort George Brewery

SILVER – Carnelian Eyes, by ForeLand Beer

BRONZE – Let Them Drink Pilsner, by StormBreaker Brewing

Dark German and European Lagers

GOLD Secret Secret, by Wayfinder Beer

SILVER – Stout Lager, by Oregon City Brewing Co

BRONZE – Schwarzbier, by Von Ebert Brewing

International Lagers

GOLD – Japanese Lager, by pFriem Family Brewers

SILVER – Bad Hombre, by Level Beer

BRONZE – Bochi Bochi, by Crux Fermentation Project

Stout and Porter

GOLD – Heartwood Stout, by Grand Fir Brewing

SILVER – Motherboard Milk Stout, by Binary Brewing

BRONZE – Lava Lands, by Sunriver Brewing Company

Classic UK Styles

GOLD – First Chair, by Culmination Brewing

SILVER – Drop Top Amber Ale, by Widmer Brothers Brewing

BRONZE – Breakside ESB, by Breakside Brewery

Classic North American Styles

GOLD – Upside Brown, by Falling Sky Brewing

SILVER – Arago Amber, by 7 Devils Brewing Company

BRONZE – Checkered Flannel Brown Ale, by Mt Tabor Brewing

Belgian Beers, German Wheat Beers, and Traditional Brett Beers

GOLD – Zoigl-Weiss, by Zoiglhaus Brewing Company

SILVER – Olaf’s Warm Hugs, by Two-Shy Brewing

BRONZE – Lily, by ColdFire Brewing

Red Beers

GOLD – StormWalker Irish Red, by Falling Sky Brewing

SILVER – Groundlings German-Style Alt, by Arch Rock Brewing Company

BRONZE – Doc McLoughlin Scottish Ale, by Oregon City Brewing Co

Strong Beers

GOLD – Breakside LIFE barleywine, Breakside Brewery

SILVER – Bucket Hat Bobby Barleywine, Away Days Brewing Co

BRONZE – GILTINE, by Oak Union Brewing

Sessionable Hoppy Beers

GOLD – Bondi Beach Party, by Sunriver Brewing Company

SILVER – Foxglove, by Grand Fir Brewing

BRONZE – Breakside Woodlawn Pale Ale, by Breakside Brewery

India Pale Ale

GOLD – Breakside Bayside IPA, by Breakside Brewery

SILVER – Breakside Thriving Metropolis, by Breakside Brewery

BRONZE – West Coast Hospitality, by Sunriver Brewing Company

Hazy or Juicy IPA

GOLD – Dead End, by Great Notion Brewing

SILVER – Haze Cadet, by Great Notion Brewing

BRONZE – Return to Space, by Great Notion Brewing

Imperial India Pale Ale

GOLD – Breakside Double Wanderlust, Breakside Brewery

SILVER – Super Ripe, by Great Notion Brewing

BRONZE – Critical Few, by Sunriver Brewing Company

Dark Hoppy Beers

GOLD – Redside, by Grand Fir Brewing

SILVER – Cinder Beast, by Sunriver Brewing Company

BRONZE – Imperial Red Ale, by Steeplejack Brewing Company

Barrel-Aged Beers

GOLD – Kentucky Kilt, by Alesong Brewing and Blending

SILVER – Bourbon Barrel Aged Barleywine , by pFriem Family Brewers

BRONZE – Wood Series: Applejack Brandy Quad, by Sunriver Brewing Company

Barrel-Aged Stouts

GOLD – Breakside Are You Afraid of the Dark?, by Breakside Brewery

SILVER – Wood Series: Bourbon Barrel Vanilla Stout, by Sunriver Brewing Company

BRONZE – Matyroshka ’24 w/ Vanilla, Cacao, Date, Almond, by Fort George Brewery

Flavored Beers

GOLD – Midnight Crave, by Bevel Craft Brewing

SILVER – Mamut, by Great Notion Brewing

BRONZE – Friar’s Festivus, by Monkless Belgian Ales

Fruit Beers

GOLD – Heart Island, by Grand Fir Brewing

SILVER – Sunset Serenade Raspberry Hibiscus Saison, by MadCow Brewing Company

BRONZE – Rum Barrel Aged Coconut Porter, by pFriem Family Brewers

Coffee and Smoke Beers

GOLD – Rauch Marzen, by Von Ebert Brewing

SILVER – Bamberg Obsession, by McMenamins Old Saint Francis School

BRONZE – Mocha Cow, by Sunriver Brewing Company

Experimental and Historical Beers

GOLD – Agrio Morado, by 10 Barrel Brewing Co

SILVER – Paloma, by Migration Brewing Company

BRONZE – ODDLY SPECIFIC, by Wolves & People Farmhouse Brewery

American Sour Beers

GOLD – The Beer Formerly Known as La Tache, by The Ale Apothecary

SILVER – Riviera, 10 Barrel Brewing Co

BRONZE – Lilikoi No Ka ‘Oi, by Oregon City Brewing Co

Mixed Culture Beers

GOLD – Forest Flor, by Upright Brewing

SILVER – sitka spruce, by nebuleus

BRONZE – i would like a refund, by nebuleus (Living Haus Beer collab)

Fruited Mixed Culture Beers

GOLD – corner slice, by nebuleus (Ruse Brewing collab)

SILVER – Raspberry Parliament, by Alesong Brewing and Blending

BRONZE – Cerise Rouge, by ColdFire Brewing

Fresh Hop Pale Ales and India Pale Ales

GOLD – Bondi Fresh Hop- Strata, by Sunriver Brewing Company

SILVER – Fresh Hop Crystal Double Wanderlust, by Breakside Brewery

BRONZE – Fresh Hop Mosaic Volatile Substance, by Von Ebert Brewing

Fresh Hop Hazy Pale Ales and India Pale Ales

GOLD – Sediments of Memory, by Ruse Brewing

SILVER – Papyrus Iris, by Ruse Brewing

BRONZE – Fresh Hop Talus Logic, by Breakside Brewery

Other Fresh Hop Beers

GOLD – Fuzztail Fresh Hop Luminosa, by Sunriver Brewing Company

SILVER – Altered State, by Wayfinder Beer

BRONZE – Dad Moon Rising, by Ruse Brewing

Brewery of the Year: Large

Sunriver Brewing Company

Brewery of the Year: Medium

Great Notion Brewing

Brewery of the Year: Small

Grand Fir Brewing

2024 OBA ACADEMY WINNERS

The OBA academy awards are non-beer categories that are chosen by the Oregon beer industry at large through a voting application process followed by collecting ballots and tallying the winners.

Best New Brewery

Obelisk Beer

Best Bottle Shop

Belmont Station

Best Beer Bar or Taphouse

The Beermongers

Best Brewpub Experience

Fort George Brewery

Best Branding and Labels

Wayfinder Beer

Craft Advocate of the Year

Ben Edmunds

Hall of Fame

Darron Welch

Regional Brewing Company of the Year:

• North Coast: Fort George Brewery

• Willamette: Block 15 Brewing

• Central: pFriem Family Brewers

• Eastern: Barley Brown’s Brew Pub

• Southern: Arch Rock Brewing