Beer and Burger Battle results and are you ready for Sour Fest?


We are pleased to announce the results of the 2014 Beer and Burger Battle that took place on Tuesday, May 13th.  It was a tough call as Schooner Exact, Ninkasi, Boneyard and Almanac all made great burgers, and brought delicious beers to compliment them, but in the end it came down to the numbers. Since it is a Beer and Burger Battle we looked at the totals for both beers poured and burgers ordered, with slightly more weight placed on the burgers.
For the first time in the 5 year history of this event, we have a repeat winner!
1st  Drew Cluley and the Big Time have done it again with the Sloth Burger.  He won last year with a similar burger, and is always a local favorite.
Figuring out 2nd through 5th was not as easy, but after some debate we went with:
2nd  Ninkasi – who actually sold 2 more burgers than Big Time, but less than half the number of beers (who knew Kim chi was so popular!).
3rd  Boneyard – sold far and away the most beer, but lagged in burger orders. Were folks scared off by “Top Ramen” in the title of their burger?
4th  Almanac – everyone loves sours and they were the only brewery to go through a whole 1/6 barrel of one of their beers, but they unfortunately fell behind in burger orders.
5th  Schooner Exact – a good number of folks ordered their delicious “Smokey & The Bandit” burger, and great selection of beers, but unfortunately just not enough!
It was hard to decide and it was a close competition for sure, we would like to take this opportunity to thank the brewers (competitors) for taking part in the battle, and all of you for attending.  
Are you ready for some sour beer?  Here is the list to start things off tomorrow….
 

All pours are 12oz unless otherwise stated
10 Barrel  Cucumber Berlinerweisse (4%) Bend ……………………………….. $7.00
10 Barrel Apricot Berlinerweisse (4.2%) Bend …………………………………. $7.00
10 Barrel Sparkle Party (4 %) Bend……………………………………………….. $7.00
Almanac Bbl-Aged Pèche (7%) San Francisco ……………………………….. $9.00
Almanac Farmer’s Reserve Pluot (6%) San Francisco………………………. $9.00
Almanac Valley of the Heart’s Delight (7%) San Francisco……………….. $9.00
Anderson Valley Grand Cru (8%) Boonville……………………………………. $9.00
Ballast Point Sour Wench Berlinerweisse (6%) San Diego………………….. $9.00
Bear Republic Tartare Berlinerweisse ’12 (4%) Healdsburg……………….. $6.00(6oz)
Big Al Time Capsule August ‘08 (6%) White Center………………………….. $9.00
Birrificio Del Ducato Frambozschella (5%) Soragna………………………… $9.00(6oz)
Black Raven King Dandy (8.5%) Redmond……………………………………… $7.00
Boneyard Funky Bunch (6%) Bend………………………………………………… $8.00
Breakside A Saison in Hell ( %) Portland……………………………………….. $9.00
Breakside Kriek with Brett (7.9%) Portland……………………………………… $9.00
Cantillon  Rosé de Gambrinus ’13 (5%) Brussels………………………………. $10.00(6oz)
Cantillon Cuvée Saint Gilloise ’13 (5%) Brussels………………………………. $10.00(6oz)
Cascade Cherry Bourbonic Plague (12.6%) Portland……………………….. $7.00(6oz)
Cascade Elderberry (8.1%) Portland………………………………………………. $6.00(6oz)
Cascade Live Barrel: Grenadine (8%) Portland……………………………….. $6.00(6oz)
Cascade Live Barrel: L’aGent Orange (10.7%) Portland…………………… $6.00(6oz)
Cascade Live Barrel: Marshmallow Apples (8%) Portland………………….. $6.00(6oz)
Cascade Supracot (8.5%) Portland………………………………………………… $6.00(6oz)
Crux Fermentation Banished Better Off Red Flanders Red (6%) Bend….. $6.00(6oz)
Double Mountain Devil’s Kriek (9%) Hood River……………………………… $8.00(6oz)
Double Mountain Rainier Kriek ’12 (9.4%) Hood River…………………….. $8.00(6oz)
Elysian Black Bretty (4.8%) Seattle………………………………………………… $6.00(12oz)
Engine House #9 End of an Era Wild Ale (6%) Tacoma……………………. $9.00
Engine House #9 Rhubarb Wild (6%)Tacoma………………………………….. $7.00(6oz)
Epic Beet Down Sour (6%) Seattle…………………………………………………. $9.00
Finnriver Sour Cider (6%) Chimacum…………………………………………….. $6.00(6oz)
Firestone Walker Agrestic Sour Ale (6.1%) Paso Robles……………………. $7.00(6oz)
Green Flash Super Freak (10.7%) San Diego …………………………………. $9.00
Hales Sour Porter Nitro (7%) Seattle……………………………………………… $5.00
Local Option/Against the Grain Kentucky Common Wild Ale (6.5%) …… $6.00(6oz)
Logsdon Cerasus (8.5%) Hood River……………………………………………… $7.00(6oz)
Logsdon Peche and Brett (10%) Hood River…………………………………… $7.00(6oz)
Lompoc Cherry Christmas (5%) Portland……………………………………….. $9.00
Lost Abbey Brouwer’s Imagination #2 ’10 (9.5%) San Marcos………….. $6.00(6oz)
Lost Abbey Red Poppy (6.5%) San Marcos…………………………………….. $6.00(6oz)
Mikkeller/To ØL Betelgeuze (5.5%) Oostvleteren……………………………… $9.00(6oz)
Naked City Wild At Heart (8%) Seattle………………………………………….. $9.00
New Belgium Biere De Mars (Leopold Peach Whisky Barrels)(6.2%)FC. $7.00
New Belgium Lips of Faith La Folie ’12 (6%) Fort Collins………………… $7.00
New Belgium Lips of Faith Le Terroir ’13 (7.5%) Fort Collins……………. $8.00
New Belgium Transatlantique Kriek (8%) Fort Collins………………………. $8.00
Oakshire Bellatrix ½ Tribute to Belgian Beer ( 5.4%) Eugene ……………..$9.00    
Port Townsend Chet’s Kriek (5.5%) Port Townsend………………………….. $8.00
Propolis Ostara Chamomile Saison (7.4%) Port Townsend………………… $9.00
Russian River Supplication ’10 (7%)..Santa Rosa……………………………. $9.00(6oz)
Schooner Exact No Sacc ( 5.5%) Seattle…………………………………………. $9.00
Silver City Le Fat (10%) Silverdale………………………………………………… $9.00
Snipes Mountain Quinceañera Prieta (7.8%) Sunnyside……………………. $8.00
Struise Weltmerz Blond Sour (3%) Oostvleteren ………………………………. $8.00(6oz)
Surly Pentegram (6.66%) Minneapolis ………………………………………….. $8.00
Telegraph Obscura Vulpine (5.5%) Santa Barbara…………………………… $9.00
The Bruery Rueuze (5.9%) Placentia……………………………………………… $7.00(6oz)
The Bruery Sour in the Rye ’13 (8.7%) Placentia…………………………….. $7.00(6oz)
The Commons Trillium (7.7%) Portland…………………………………………. $7.00
Upright Gose (5.2%) Portland………………………………………………………. $7.00