GABF is Underway

The Great American Beer Festival is now underway. Although I have my criticism of the way beers are judged, I love the idea of the GABF and recognize that the event itself is a wonderful thing.

Awards will be awarded tomorrow. Oregon breweries competing:

• Deschutes Brewery, Bend
• Ram Restaurant & Brewery, Salem-Clackamas
• Cascade Brewing Co., Portland
• Cascade Lakes Brewing Co., Redmond
• Double Mountain Brewery, Hood River
• BridgePort Brewing Company, Portland
• Alameda Brewhouse, Portland
• Barley Brown's Brew Pub, Baker City
• Bend Brewing Co., Bend
• Rogue Ales (Issaquah, Track Town), Portland
• Steelhead Brewing Co., Eugene
• Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. (Redhook), Portland
• Fort George Brewery and Public House, Astoria
• Full Sail Brewing Company, Hood River
• Hopworks Urban Brewery, Portland
• Oakshire Brewing, Eugene
• Klamath Basin Brewing Company, Klamath Falls
• Laurelwood Brewing Co., Portland
• The Mash Tun Brewpub, Portland
• Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City

I'll post the winners when they are available.