Prost! Pelican takes German Gold
Pelican Brewing Company wins Gold and Bronze Medals in Europe's most important beer competition, European Beer Star 2016
Awards for Kiwanda Cream, Beak Breaker and MacPelican’s Wee Heavy a coup as prestigious competition sees record number of entries in 2016
Pacific City, Oregon (November 9, 2016)—Pelican Brewing Company today received a Gold medal for its popular flagship brew Kiwanda Cream Ale in the prestigious European Beer Star competition at BrauBeviale in Nuremberg. The brewery also earned two Bronze medals for its new Beak Breaker Imperial India Pale Ale and MacPelican’s Wee Heavy Ale. With 2,103 beer entries from 44 countries, the competition for one of the most sought-after prizes in the international brewing world received a record number of entries making Pelican’s three notable awards all the more impressive. "This year it has been more difficult than ever to win a medal in the European Beer Star," says Oliver Dawid, CEO of Private Brauereien Bayern, which has been organizing this competition since 2003. Pelican’s top-selling beer Kiwanda Cream Ale won the Gold medal in the English-style Golden Ale/Summer Ale category, the new Beak Breaker captured bronze for Imperial India Pale Ale as did MacPelican’s Wee Heavy for the Scotch Ale/Wee Heavy category. The competition and medal is the first for Pelican’s recently released Double IPA Beak Breaker. "Germany’s rich history with brewing and drinking beer is well-known worldwide, so to take home hardware from some of the most notable experts in the brewing industry is a distinct honor for Pelican,“ said Darron Welch, founding brewmaster, Pelican Brewing Company. "It truly underscores the international popularity of this pre-prohibition classic—crafted with fresh Pacific NW ingredients—to take home top recognition from this prestigious German competition.“ Made of all local, hand-sourced ingredients, the Gold Medal winner Kiwanda Cream Ale is pale gold with a fruity, floral hop aroma, golden color, refreshing body and clean, snappy finish. Two-row malt, flaked barley, Mt. Hood hops, CaraPils malt, pure local water and pure ale yeast combine to make Kiwanda Pelican’s flagship and fastest selling brew: · ABV: 5.4% · IBU: 25 · Plato: 12° Bronze medal winner Beak Breaker is Pelican’s newest double IPA with ingredients that include pale ale malt, two-row malt, white cane sugar, Magnum hops, Centennial hops, Citra hops, Mosaic hops and ale yeast for a beak breaking drinking experience. Beak Breaker offers:- ABV: 9.5%
- IBU: 90
- Plato: 19°
Pelican’s other Bronze achievement is MacPelican’s Wee Heavy the brewery‘s interpretation of the “Wee Heavy” Scotch Ale style—literally a batch of MacPelican’s Scottish Ale brewed with half the water and twice the boiling time to create a beer with a massive malty flavor and a deep red color. The aroma hints of rich caramel, cocoa, toffee and dark fruit, with a full-bodied mouth feel and a velvety sweet, slightly dry finish. Pelican calls it a robust beer with a dangerous, drinkable smoothness.
- ABV: 8.5%
- IBU: 25
- Plato: 22°