by June Hathaway
It’s easy to forget how lucky we are, and take our local breweries for granted. Good thing the Washington Beer Awards are here to remind us! Here are the Bellingham (and thereabouts) breweries that brought home medals from the 2018 awards.
Gold
American-Style Stouts: American Stout
Specialty Saisons:Justice Temple
Bronze
Berliner-Style Weisses: Disco Lemonade
Best Washington Malt Beer: Triticale
Gold
Herb & Spice Beers: Mo’s Saison
Gold
Vienna-Style Lagers: Chuckanut Vienna Lager
Other German Amber Beers: Chuckanut Marzen
Silver
Bohemian style pilsner: Chuckanut Pilsner
Bronze
German Dark Lagers: Chuckanut Dunkel
International Lagers: Chuckanut Mexican Lager
Bocks and Doppelbocks: Chuckanut Doppelbock
Gold
Other American-Style Lagers: Amber Lager
Bocks and Doppelbocks: Kulshan Maibock
Irish Red Ales: Red Cap
Belgian Strong Ales: Belgian Golden Strong
Silver
German-style Pilsner: Kulshan Pilsner
Gold
American-Style Strong Pale Ales: Tiger Style
Silver
Strong Porters: Melixor Baltica
Bronze
Abbey-Inspired Ales: Brother Crazy John
Belgian Fruit Beers: No. 13 Baby
Bronze
English Pale Ales: Flat Penny Pale
Large Brewery of the Year
Gold
Irish Stouts: Correspondent
Belgian Ales: Wanderale
Berliner-Style Weisses: Foeder-Aged Berliner Weiss
Silver
Wood & Barrel Aged Beers: Wild Warehouse
Bronze
Wood & Barrel Aged Sour Beers: Plum Bob
German-style Pilsners: Doglost