Wisconsin News

As the Wisconsin columnist for Great Lakes Brewing News , I manage to stay informed about what's brewing in Wisconsin. I'll be converting my columns (including the parts that don't fit in the paper!) to post here.

May 2000 (for June/July issue)

Wisconsin Winners at World Beer Cup 2000

Judging for World Beer Cup 2000 was done in April, the two days right before the Craft Brewers Conference. Ten craft breweries and regional breweries from Wisconsin won awards. (There were also three Wisconsin macrobrewery names winning entries, for a total of 13 Wisconsin winners--more than any other state in the US and more than any other country in the world.) Although the awards were decided in April and the winning brewers notified, the specific awards (gold, silver, bronze) are being kept secret until the awards banquet in June. But here is a list of the 10 winning craft and regional breweries and the beers (i.e., the "finalists") the judges chose. (I will post medal status after it is announced.) Congratulations!

Craft breweries and brewpubs (7):
Angelic Brewing Company (Madison): Sinner's Stout and Trident Tripel
Capital Brewery (Middleton): Maibock
Central Waters (Junction City): Kosmyk Charlie's Catastrophe Ale
Delafield Brewhaus (Delafield): Millennium Tripel
New Glarus Brewing Company (New Glarus): Raspberry Tart
Pioneer Brewing Company (Black River Falls): Red Lager, Oscar's Chocolate Oatmeal Stout
White Winter Winery (Iron River): Brackett

Regionals (3):
City Brewery (LaCrosse): City Lager
Leinenkugel (Chippewa Falls and Milwaukee): Creamy Dark and Honey Weiss
Stevens Point Brewery (Stevens Point): Point Special