Aw a r d s Whiskey Wins
Platinum
Rogue Spirits was awarded five medals at the World Spirits Competition, including a gold medal for their Single Malt Whiskey. The San Francisco World Spirits Competition held its 12th annual competition at the hotel Nikko this year. A record number of entries, 1215 products from 61 countries, were evaluated by 34 of the finest palates from the spirits industry. These judging panels were comprised of spirits experts from noted restaurants and hotels, well known spirits journalists from major national media, spirits buyers for large purveyors, and spirits consultants.
Rogue Spruce Gin was awarded a Platinum medal at the World Beverage Competition in Geneva, Switzerland and named “World’s Best Gin.” Spruce Gin is pot distilled from 11 botanicals: spruce, cucumber, angelica root, orange peel, coriander, lemon peel, ginger, orris root, grains of paradise, tangerine, and juniper berries. Spruce is one of the fastest growing and most prolific evergreens found in the Oregon Coast range, also home to our free range coastal water. The World Beverage Competition is the largest and oldest spirits competition in the world. Each year more than 20,000 beverage brands from around the globe compete.
Champion Athlete to Champion Brewer Christina Canto, Rogue’s Track Town Brewer, grew up in Boulder, Colorado where she was all-conference swimming and gymnastic medalist at Niwot High School and a Colorado gymnastic champion. She has also lived in Las Vegas, Corvallis (to attend Oregon State University), New Hampshire, Costa Rica and New Zealand.
Rogue Farms Single Malt Whiskey is made using RiskTM Barley grown on Rogue’s Micro Barley Farm in the Tygh Valley Appellation. At the brewery, Rogue Brewmaster John Maier brews the Single Malt wort and then ferments it by adding distillers yeast. After fermentation, the wort is transported across the parking lot to the nearby House of Spirits where the Single Malt wort is distilled and barrel aged, creating Single Malt Whiskey.
2012 Critical Acclaim Morimoto Black Obi Soba Ale: Gold- World Beer Championships
She loves dancing, singing karaoke, travelling, brewing, drinking beer and her 9-year old best friend, a dog named Eva. Christina hasn’t won any karaoke awards but Rogue’s Track Town is having an impressive awards season. Track Town Ales scored a gold medal at the World Beer Championships for 200 Meter Ale, a Northwest style IPA. In addition, Track Town’s Triple Jump Pale Ale earned a Silver medal at the World Beer Championships and Track Town’s Porcini Scotch Ale was just named Pacific Northwest Champion by the United States Beer Tasting Championship.
Christina Canto Surveys her domain
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Parnold Almer Scores!
Chipotle Ale: Gold- World Beer Championships
You won’t be surprised that Rogue’s Buckman Botanical Brewmaster, Danny Connors has phenomenally good taste. He uses his extraordinary taste-palate to cook up fabulous food like a Chicken Colorado featuring Rogue Smoke Ale, Cayenne Pepper and Cumin. Out of the kitchen and the brewery, Danny is also an athlete with a passion for soccer. At the University of Portland he was an ESPN, All-Region Academic Soccer champion. Now, Danny is bringing home the Gold at the World Beer Championships for Buckman Botanical Brewery.
Santa’s Private Reserve Ale: GoldWorld Beer Championships Chocolate Stout: World’s Best Sweet Stout- World Beer Awards Brutal IPA: World’s Best IPA- World Beer Awards Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout: World’s Best Oatmeal Stout- WBA
Buckman’s Parnold Almer scores with the title Northwest Champ at the U.S. Beer Tasting Championships. The World Beer Championships (WBC) and the United States Beer Tasting Championships (USBTC) are two of the most prestigious beer judging competitions and their awards are highly sought after by craft brewers.
Rogue Farms OREgasmic Ale: Pale Ale Winner- International Beer Awards Hazelnut Brown Nectar: GoldMondiale de le Biere Voofoo Doughnut Bacon Maple Ale-First Place- Beverage Dynamics Packaging Awards
Track Town has now earned a total of 10 World Beer Championships gold medals and 12 awards from the United States Beer Tasting Championships. Way to go Track Town Brewery and Christina Canto. Christina says she is interested in brewing a Chai Porter or an Imperial IPA. Stay tuned!
Buckman Brewery’s Danny Connors
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Danny says he experiments outside his time at Buckman with his own homebrews and is inspired with new ideas by talking shop with other home brewers. Danny shared with 100% that you may want to keep an eye out for fruity flavors introduced in brews from the Buckman Botanical Brewery. Keep your senses primed and ready for a new Buckman Botanical Brewery Brew from Danny in the Spring.
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