2026 Oregon Beer Awards Winners & Recap

The 11th annual Oregon Beer Awards winners were announced last night at Revolution Hall in Portland, Oregon revealing the creme of the crop in one of the best brewing regions in the world. As usual the 2026 Oregon Beer Awards are a highly competitive and meticulously judged event that attracts national attention in both quality of judges and in inspiring other state-wide competitions. By the numbers: 972 entries from 104 breweries across the state (983 beers were registered; 972 were received and judged. This is for both the main comp and Fresh Hop last Oct) 89 judges (main comp only) 130 flights over 6 days (main comp only) 9 categories will be judged in 3 rounds; 20 categories will be judged in 2 rounds If you consolidate categories into broader families, some interesting numbers emerge: IPA and All Hoppy Ales - 353 entries (average category size: 39) Classic Pub Styles (UK, North American, Red Beers, Dark Hoppy, Golden) - 181 entries (average size: 30) Lagers - 215 entries

by Ezra Johnson-Greenough · source ↗