The Bull & Bush Brewery Wins Gold Award in Largest International Beer Competition Ever Held
The Bull & Bush Brewery recently claimed a Gold Award in the Brewers Association (BA) World Beer Cup® 2010, the world’s largest ever commercial competition. An international panel of judges evaluated beers from around the world and recognized a select few as the most outstanding beers being produced in the world today.
Gold, silver and bronze awards in the competition’s 90 beer-style categories were awarded April 10, 2010 during the World Beer Cup Gala Awards Dinner at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers in Chicago, Ill., U.S.A. The Bull & Bush Brewery would like to thank the Brewers Association, the Sheraton staff, the Illinois Brewing community, and the city of Chicago for representing themselves so well and hosting such a wonderful event.
The Bull & Bush Brewery was awarded Gold in the Wood and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer category for “The Legend of the Liquid Brain Imperial Stout”. The previously decorated and celebrated Legend of the Liquid Brain Imperial Stout, Vintage 2006, was aged in a used 23-year-old Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon Barrel for 18 months. Perfect balance is on display here, with big, bold flavors and smooth, refined textures. The Bull & Bush Brewery is a small, local, 7 barrel brewpub, located in the Cherry Creek Neighborhood of Denver that has since 1971 been ‘The Granddaddy of Denver Watering Holes’. On New Year’s Day 1997, we started producing Award Winning Traditional Hand Crafted English-Style Ales, as well as other global styles, to pair perfectly with the well-known pub food and friendly local atmosphere.
The brains behind The Legend, Master Brewer Gabe ‘Sammy Suitcase’ Moline had this to say in his acceptance speech; “I could not have pulled this off without my late aroma hop additions, also I would like to thank every single yeast cell that went to work during that week of fermentation, their dedication and hard work so often go unnoticed.”
Owner Erik Peterson, having been seen after winning the award with what could only be described as ‘being caught with one foot off the Merry-Go-Round,’ marveled at the accomplishment of his brewing staff. “Suffice it to say this is a great success and reward for us, and we are unbelievably proud to have won this Gold Award, in the largest single category, going up against 112 other incredible beers!”
An international panel of 179 beer judges from 26 countries selected world Beer Cup 2010 winners. An impressive field of 3,330 entries from 642 breweries in 44 countries made up the competition. More than 3,800 breweries in 100 countries were invited to compete.
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The World Beer Cup has been held every other year since 1996 and is presented by the Brewers Association. Based in Boulder, Colorado, USA, the Brewers Association (BA) is the not-for-profit trade and education association dedicated to small and independent American brewers, their craft beers and the community of brewing enthusiasts. Visit BrewersAssociation.org to learn more. The association’s activities include events and publishing: CraftBeer.com, World Beer Cup®; Great American Beer Festival℠; Craft Brewers Conference and BrewExpo America®; National Homebrewers Conference; National Homebrew Competition; SAVOR: An American Craft Beer and Food Experience; American Craft Beer Week; Zymurgy magazine; The New Brewer magazine; and books on beer and brewing. The Brewers Association has an additional membership division of 20,000+ homebrewers: American Homebrewers Association. Consumers are invited to learn more about the dynamic world of craft beer at CraftBeer.com.
