we ended up squarely in the middle<\/a>. I am still kicking myself for not taking Pollyanna earlier but I’m pretty pleased that Hacienda grabbed a medal this year. Looking forward to that next year (I’m already updating my spreadsheet!) and here’s to an even better array of beers for 2020 after a nice and strong year this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nThe 2019 FoBAB Medal Winners: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Best in Show: <\/strong>Bottle Logic Brewing’s Arcane Rituals<\/em>
Runner Up Best in Show: <\/strong>Lost Abbey’s Peach Afternoon<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nStrong Porter Stout<\/strong>
Gold: Wolf\u2019s Ridge Brewing’ s 3-2-1 Double Barrel Dire Wolf<\/em>
Silver: Crystal Lake Brewing’s Boathouse Reserve Rye Whiskey Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout<\/em>
Bronze: More Brewing Co.’s Mehndi 2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nSpecialty Strong\/Porter Stout<\/strong>
Gold: Cerebral Brewing’s Vanilla Rye Here Be Monsters<\/em>
Silver: Hidden Springs Ale Works’ After Dinner Decadence<\/em>
Bronze: Half Acre Balmoral’s Vanilla Benthic<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nBarleywine\/Wheatwine<\/strong>
Gold: Bottle Logic Brewing’s Arcane Rituals<\/em>
Silver: Haymarket Pub & Brewery’s Barrel Aged Bollocks<\/em>
Bronze: Kros Strain Brewing Company’s Barrel Aged Barrelywine Vol. 2<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nClassic Beer Style<\/strong>
Gold: Kros Strain Brewing Company’ s 53 Magnum<\/em>
Silver: Derive Brewing Company’s It\u2019s only dirty paper!<\/em>
Bronze: Church Street Brewing Company’s Holy Moly<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nStrong Pale Beer<\/strong>
Gold: Pollyanna Brewing Company’s Apple Brandy Barrel Aged Orenda Volume 03<\/em>
Silver: No medal awarded
Bronze: Great Lakes Brewing Company’s Barrel Aged Tripel Dog Dare<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nStrong Dark Beer<\/strong>
Gold: Revolution Brewing’s V.S.O.R. (Very Special Old Ryeway)<\/em>
Silver: Pollyanna Brewing Company’s Orenda Volume 02<\/em>
Bronze: Taxman Brewing Company’s Bourbon Barrel Qualified<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nFruit Beer<\/strong>
Gold: Werk Force Brewing’s Farmhouse Vultures with Blackberries and Raspberries<\/em>
Silver: Revolution Brewing’s Strawberry Jacket<\/em>
Bronze: MyGrain Brewing Co.’s I Have Time<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nSpecialty\/Experimental<\/strong>
Gold: 5 Rabbit Cervecer\u00eda’s, El Pirata<\/em>
Silver: MadTree Brewing’s Joon \u2013 Chamomile & Elderflower<\/em>
Bronze: Monday Night Brewing’s Tie 8 On<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nWild Beer\/Brett (non-acidic)<\/strong>
Gold: Afterthought Brewing Company’s Afterthought Ale: Wine Barrel Fermented (Yuzu & Key Lime Juice)<\/em>
Silver: Hacienda Beer Co.’s L\u2019hiver<\/em>
Bronze: Branch & Bone Artisan Ales’ Silence Mill<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nWild Beer (Acidic) Sours<\/strong>
Gold: MobCraft Beer’s Sour Golden Ale<\/em>
Silver: Off Color Brewing \u2013 Mousetrap’s Procatsination<\/em>
Bronze: Upstream Brewing Company’s Things!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nWild Beer (Acidic) w\/ Fruit<\/strong>
Gold: The Lost Abbey’s Peach Afternoon<\/em>
Silver: Forager Brewery’s Dollar Menu Pie<\/em>
Bronze: Coppertail Brewing Co.’s Creature de mer Rouge<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nCider\/Perry\/Mead<\/strong>
Gold: Misbeehavin\u2019 Meads’ BBA Caramel Apple Cider<\/em>
Silver: Garagiste Meadery’s Cognac Barrel Aged Black Widow<\/em>
Bronze: Superstition Meadery’s Grand Cru Berry<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
FoBAB 2019 has come and gone, and 14 Chicago-area breweries are sporting new medals thanks to their barrel-aged brewing experiments. We’ve got your winners:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":29848,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[770],"yoast_head":"\n
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