The Washington Beer
Awards were announced Monday and Kitsap County was well
represented.
Rainy Daze
Brewing (Silverdale), Valholl
Brewing (Poulsbo), Silver City
Brewery (Bremerton), Der Blokken
(Bremerton), Sound
Brewery (Poulsbo), and Bainbridge Island
Brewing (um… Bainbridge Island?) combined for 16
medals.
Sound Brewery made a clean sweep of the Abbey-Inspired Ales category.
West Sound beer stood out among 460 entries from 75 Washington breweries. Here are the Kitsap winners (full results are embedded at the bottom):
Wheat and Rye Beers:
Silver: Rainy Daze Brewing – Rainy Rye IPA
American Light Ales:
Bronze: Valholl Brewing – Golden Warrior
English Ales:
Bronze: Rainy Daze Brewing – English Pale
British Strong Ales:
Gold: Silver City Brewery – Old Scrooge
Bronze: Sound Brewery – Old Scoundrel
Scottish Ales:
Gold: Silver City Brewery – Fat Scotch Ale
Imperial Stouts:
Gold: Der Blokken – Double Black
Silver: Silver City Brewery – Imperial Stout
Other Pale Ales:
Bronze: Rainy Daze Brewing – Belgian Bastard
American-Style India Pale Ales:
Silver: Bainbridge Island Brewing – Eagle Harbor IPA
Imperial or Double India Pale Ales:
Gold: Rainy Daze Brewing – Hypocrite Double IPA
Belgian Ales:
Gold: Bainbridge Island Brewing – Belgian Blonde
Silver: Valholl Brewing – Poulsbo Abbey Wit
Abbey-Inspired Ales:
Gold: Sound Brewery – Tripel Entendre
Silver: Sound Brewery – Dubbel Entendre
Bronze: Sound Brewery – Entendez Noel
(Photos: Bottles of Sound Brewery beer on display in Poulsbo. Mike Montoney brewing at Rainy Daze.)
