Tallgrass Brewing Company

TALLGRASS BREWING CO. EARNS TOP TEN FINISH AT US BEER OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Friday July 17, 2009

MANHATTAN, Kan. (July 16, 2009) — Tallgrass Brewing Company took its Midwestern brews national this month, with a top-10 showing in the first annual United States Open Beer Championships.

The Manhattan brewery won four medals, including two gold, and was honored as eighth overall. Tallgrass joined breweries from Oregon, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Hawaii, California and Georgia in the top 10. Overall honors were awarded based on the number of medals earned in 50 individual beer style categories.

In the individual beer competitions, Tallgrass Ale won a gold in the English Brown Ale category, while Tallgrass Wheat earned a gold in Belgian Witbier. The craft brewer’s newest brews also medaled, with the limited-edition Oasis winning a silver for ESB, and Köld earning a bronze for German Lager/Pilsener.

“More than 500 beers were submitted, and although all the top 10 winning breweries were based in the U.S. this year, at least 20 international breweries representing Canada, Belgium, Germany, England and China also medaled,” said Dow Scoggins, head of the U.S. Open Beer Championships.

While 62 breweries medaled, Tallgrass was among only 14 to win two medals or more.

To read about the winning beers, visit USOpenBeer.com.