Thursday, May 13, 2010

Troegenator wins Gold at World Beer Cup

Troegenator wins Gold at World Beer Cup

HARRISBURG, PA — Tröegs Brewery won a Gold Medal for Troegenator Doublebock at the Brewers Association (BA) World Beer Cup®. The World Beer Cup is a global beer competition that evaluates beers from around the world and recognizes the most outstanding. Gold, silver, and bronze medals were awarded in 90 beer-style categories. The awards were announced on April 10, 2010 in Chicago, IL.

Tröegs Brewery won a gold medal in the Bock category for Troegenator. “Troegenator continues to win major awards at the Great American Beer Festival and the World Beer Cup,” said Chris Trogner. “This is a proud moment for our company and our brewers.

World Beer Cup 2010 winners were selected by an international panel of 179 beer judges from 27 countries. More than 3,800 breweries in 100 countries were invited to compete, and an impressive field of 642 breweries from 44 countries participated.

About the World Beer Cup
The World Beer Cup has been held every other year since 1996 and is presented by the Brewers Association. Based in Boulder, Colorado, USA, the Brewers Association (BA) is the not-for-profit trade and education association dedicated to small and independent American brewers, their craft beers and the community of brewing enthusiasts. Visit BrewersAssociation.org to learn more. The association's activities include events and publishing: CraftBeer.com, World Beer Cup®; Great American Beer Festival℠; Craft Brewers Conference and BrewExpo America®; National Homebrewers Conference; National Homebrew Competition; SAVOR: An American Craft Beer and Food Experience; American Craft Beer Week; Zymurgy magazine; The New Brewer magazine; and books on beer and brewing. The Brewers Association has an additional membership division of 20,000+ homebrewers: American Homebrewers Association. Consumers are invited to learn more about the dynamic world of craft beer at CraftBeer.com. For the full list of winners, visit WorldBeerCup.org.

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