The Great American Beer Festival wrapped up today, and the 2007 winners are announced. Naturally I’ve gotta highlight the Oregon winners, with a big congrats to my local breweries: Deschutes Brewery and Bend Brewing Company. Deschutes brought home 3 gold medals and the BBC brought home a silver:

• 4K Pils (Deschutes) – International Style Pilsner category (10 entries)
• Pub Bitter (Deschutes) – Bitter or Pale Mild Ale category (43 entries)
• The Abyss (Deschutes) – Imperial Stout category (44 entries)
• Outback X (BBC) – Old Ale or Strong Ale category (32 entries)

Other Oregon winners:

• Laurelwood Brewing, the gold for their Organic Deranger
• Pelican Pub & Brewery, 2 gold and a silver for their Doryman’s Dark, MacPelican’s Wee Heavy, and Kiwanda Cream Ale, respectively
• Rogue got a bronze for their Russian Imperial Stout
• Widmer brought home a silver and a bronze for their Brewmaster Reserve (wheat ale) and their Export Lager, respectively

11 medals in all. Go Oregon!