Matt Barnaby, co-owner and brewer at the Barnaby Brewing Company, works to fill wooden casks for a longer term beer project on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019.  (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Juneau brewery does well at beer championship

It was a pour showing, not a poor one.

It was a pour showing, not a poor one.

Barnaby Brewing Co. won four medals at the U.S. Open Beer Championship and placed fourth overall, the Juneau-based brewery announced. The U.S. Beer Open Championship featured more than 6,000 entries from around the world.

The winning Barnaby Brewing beers are: Third Anniversary Tequila Barrel Aged Pineapple Jalapeno American Sour, which won gold in the tequila barrel aged beer category; Berry Fresh 2020, Blackberry & Raspberry Saison, which won gold in the Belgian style fruit beer category; Whatever Forever, which won silver in the German hefeweizen category; and Hey Victor, which won bronze in the smoked/rauch beer category.

Additionally, Alaskan Brewing Co. earned awards in two categories. Alaskan Amber won bronze in the Irish red ale category, according to the U.S. Open Beer Championship website, and Alaskan Smoked Porter won silver in the smoked porter category.

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