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World Cup of Beer

Posted by Fred Waltman on 2006-04-15 17:26:30

Three Franconia Breweries one medals... Looking at the results... Category: 15 Cellar or Unfiltered Beer - 23 Entries Gold: Caldera Pilsener Bier, Caldera Brewing Co., Ashland, OR Silver: Schlappeseppel Kellerbier, Eder & Heylands Brauerei GmbH & Co. KG, Grossostheim, Germany Bronze: Naturtrüb, Alpirsbacher Klosterbrauerei, Alpirsbach, Germany Category: 26 German-Style Schwarzbier - 26 Entries Gold: Gordon Biersch Schwarzbier, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group, Chattanooga, TN Silver: Shonan Liebe, Kumazawa Brewing Co., Chigasaki, Japan Bronze: Georgi Sud, Ritter St. Georgenbrauerei Karl Gloßner GmbH & Co. KG, Nennslingen, Germany Category: 70 German-Style Pale Wheat Ale - 18 Entries Gold: Plank Leichtes Hefeweizen, Brauerei Michael Plank, Laaber, Germany Silver: Kitzmann Leichtes Weißbier, KitzmannBräu KG, Erlangen, Germany Bronze: Ich Bin Ein Berliner Weisse, Nodding Head, Philadelphia, PA You should read what Dr. Heinzel wrote about Brauerei Eder: http://www.franconiabeerguide.com/CityDetail.asp?City=Grossostheim Another note: Brauerei Michael Plank one the "Best Small Brewery" award. I had no idea where Laaber it. It is just to the northwest of Regensburg -- on the road to Nürnberg. Jos Brouwer was one of the judges (I don't know which categories). I am hoping he might know which Franconian breweries entered beer.

World Cup of Beer by Jos Brouwer on 2006-04-18 18:51:59

World Cup of Beer by Fred Waltman on 2006-04-18 19:48:29

World Cup of Beer by ToddA on 2006-05-03 04:52:06