Boont Amber and Belk’s ESB Declared World Champions
BOONVILLE, Ca – Feb. 28, 1996 – Anderson Valley Brewing Company is proud to announce that Boont Amber and Belk’s Extra Special Bitter have both been awarded gold medals at the World Beer Championships. Boont Amber scored 92 points in the Amber Ale category, and Belk’s ESB scored 94 points in the ESB category, making both World Champions .
The World Beer Championships is the largest international beer judging on the continent. It is organized as a series of championships for each major beer type. All tastings are sponsored and conducted by the Beverage Testing Institute Inc. (BTI), an independent product testing service specializing in focus groups, buyer acceptance panels, and descriptive analysis panels. BTI uses panels of knowledgeable professionals in a blind panel tasting fashion, under optimum conditions, working slowly to prevent palate fatigue, each tasting separately and without consultation.
Boont Amber and Belk’s ESB both recently won awards at the 1995 Great American Beer Festival in Denver, as well. Boont Amber won the bronze medal in the largest category at the festival, American Amber Ales, and Belk’s ESB won the gold medal in the Traditional English-Style Bitter Ale category. It was the second straight gold medal for Anderson Valley’s version of an Extra Special Bitter Ale.
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