We are pleased to announce the results of the 2014 Beer and
Burger Battle that took place on Tuesday, May 13th. It was a tough call as Schooner Exact,
Ninkasi, Boneyard and Almanac all made great burgers, and brought delicious
beers to compliment them, but in the end it came down to the numbers. Since it
is a Beer and Burger Battle we looked at the totals for both beers poured and
burgers ordered, with slightly more weight placed on the burgers.
For the first time in the 5 year history of this event, we
have a repeat winner!
1st Drew
Cluley and the Big Time have done it again with the Sloth Burger. He won last year with a similar burger, and
is always a local favorite.
Figuring out 2nd through 5th was not
as easy, but after some debate we went with:
2nd
Ninkasi - who actually sold 2 more burgers than Big Time, but less than
half the number of beers (who knew Kim chi was so popular!).
3rd Boneyard
– sold far and away the most beer, but lagged in burger orders. Were folks
scared off by “Top Ramen” in the title of their burger?
4th Almanac
- everyone loves sours and they were the only brewery to go through a whole 1/6
barrel of one of their beers, but they unfortunately fell behind in burger
orders.
5th Schooner
Exact – a good number of folks ordered their delicious “Smokey & The
Bandit” burger, and great selection of beers, but unfortunately just not
enough!
It was hard to decide and it was a close competition for
sure, we would like to take this opportunity to thank the brewers (competitors)
for taking part in the battle, and all of you for attending.
Are you ready for some sour beer? Here is the list to start things off tomorrow....
All pours are 12oz unless otherwise stated
10 Barrel Cucumber Berlinerweisse (4%) Bend ...................................... $7.00
10 Barrel Apricot
Berlinerweisse (4.2%) Bend ........................................ $7.00
10
Barrel Sparkle Party (4 %) Bend........................................................ $7.00
Almanac
Bbl-Aged Pèche (7%) San Francisco ...................................... $9.00
Almanac
Farmer’s Reserve Pluot (6%) San Francisco............................ $9.00
Almanac
Valley of the Heart’s Delight (7%) San
Francisco.................... $9.00
Anderson
Valley Grand Cru (8%) Boonville........................................... $9.00
Ballast
Point Sour Wench Berlinerweisse (6%) San Diego....................... $9.00
Bear Republic Tartare
Berlinerweisse ’12 (4%) Healdsburg.................... $6.00(6oz)
Big
Al Time Capsule August ‘08 (6%) White
Center................................ $9.00
Birrificio Del Ducato Frambozschella (5%) Soragna.............................. $9.00(6oz)
Black
Raven King Dandy (8.5%) Redmond............................................. $7.00
Boneyard
Funky Bunch (6%) Bend......................................................... $8.00
Breakside
A Saison in Hell ( %) Portland............................................... $9.00
Breakside
Kriek with Brett (7.9%) Portland............................................. $9.00
Cantillon Rosé de Gambrinus ’13 (5%) Brussels..................................... $10.00(6oz)
Cantillon Cuvée
Saint Gilloise ’13 (5%) Brussels..................................... $10.00(6oz)
Cascade
Cherry Bourbonic Plague (12.6%) Portland............................. $7.00(6oz)
Cascade
Elderberry (8.1%) Portland....................................................... $6.00(6oz)
Cascade
Live Barrel: Grenadine (8%) Portland...................................... $6.00(6oz)
Cascade
Live Barrel: L’aGent Orange (10.7%)
Portland........................ $6.00(6oz)
Cascade
Live Barrel: Marshmallow Apples (8%)
Portland....................... $6.00(6oz)
Cascade
Supracot (8.5%) Portland......................................................... $6.00(6oz)
Crux
Fermentation Banished Better Off Red Flanders
Red (6%) Bend..... $6.00(6oz)
Double
Mountain Devil’s Kriek (9%) Hood River.................................... $8.00(6oz)
Double
Mountain Rainier Kriek ’12 (9.4%) Hood
River.......................... $8.00(6oz)
Elysian
Black Bretty (4.8%) Seattle......................................................... $6.00(12oz)
Engine
House #9 End of an Era Wild Ale (6%)
Tacoma......................... $9.00
Engine
House #9 Rhubarb Wild (6%)Tacoma......................................... $7.00(6oz)
Epic
Beet Down Sour (6%) Seattle.......................................................... $9.00
Finnriver
Sour Cider (6%) Chimacum..................................................... $6.00(6oz)
Firestone
Walker Agrestic Sour Ale (6.1%) Paso
Robles......................... $7.00(6oz)
Green
Flash Super Freak (10.7%) San Diego ........................................ $9.00
Hales
Sour Porter Nitro (7%) Seattle...................................................... $5.00
Local
Option/Against the Grain Kentucky Common
Wild Ale (6.5%) ...... $6.00(6oz)
Logsdon
Cerasus (8.5%) Hood River...................................................... $7.00(6oz)
Logsdon Peche and Brett (10%) Hood River.......................................... $7.00(6oz)
Lompoc
Cherry Christmas (5%) Portland............................................... $9.00
Lost
Abbey Brouwer’s Imagination #2 ’10 (9.5%)
San Marcos.............. $6.00(6oz)
Lost
Abbey Red Poppy (6.5%) San Marcos............................................ $6.00(6oz)
Mikkeller/To ØL Betelgeuze (5.5%) Oostvleteren.................................... $9.00(6oz)
Naked City Wild At Heart (8%) Seattle.................................................. $9.00
New
Belgium Biere De Mars (Leopold Peach
Whisky Barrels)(6.2%)FC. $7.00
New
Belgium Lips of Faith La Folie ’12 (6%)
Fort Collins..................... $7.00
New
Belgium Lips of Faith Le Terroir ’13 (7.5%)
Fort Collins................ $8.00
New
Belgium Transatlantique Kriek (8%) Fort
Collins............................ $8.00
Oakshire Bellatrix ½ Tribute to Belgian Beer ( 5.4%) Eugene ……………..$9.00
Port
Townsend Chet’s Kriek (5.5%) Port
Townsend................................ $8.00
Propolis Ostara
Chamomile Saison (7.4%) Port Townsend..................... $9.00
Russian
River Supplication ’10 (7%)..Santa Rosa.................................. $9.00(6oz)
Schooner
Exact No Sacc ( 5.5%) Seattle................................................. $9.00
Silver
City Le Fat (10%) Silverdale......................................................... $9.00
Snipes
Mountain Quinceañera Prieta (7.8%)
Sunnyside......................... $8.00
Struise
Weltmerz Blond Sour (3%) Oostvleteren ..................................... $8.00(6oz)
Surly Pentegram
(6.66%) Minneapolis .................................................. $8.00
Telegraph Obscura
Vulpine (5.5%) Santa Barbara................................. $9.00
The
Bruery Rueuze (5.9%) Placentia...................................................... $7.00(6oz)
The
Bruery Sour in the Rye ’13 (8.7%)
Placentia................................... $7.00(6oz)
The
Commons Trillium (7.7%) Portland................................................. $7.00
Upright
Gose (5.2%) Portland................................................................ $7.00