Congratulations to Brewer Bill Wood

Winner: Gold Medal

2008 World Beer Cup

EGBR’s Bock Lager

(Category 30: Traditional German-Style Bock)

The Elk Grove Brewery and Bill Wood have done it again. It is no surprise that Bill Wood continues to win world wide. Our Bock Lager is an exception brew that won previously a bronze medal at the World Beer Cup and now a Gold. Please come out and try it as it is a seasonal brew and will be here only a limited time. Elk Grove Brewery continues to set the standard in being the areas best and serving the areas best patrons.

 "Brewers from five continents earned awards from an elite international panel of judges this week in the 2008 Brewers Association World Beer Cup. The seventh bi-annual competition awarded medals to brewers from 21 countries ranging from Australia and Italy to Bolivia and Japan. 

This year, 644 breweries from 58 countries and 45 U.S. states vied for awards with 2,864 beers entered in 91 beer style categories.  The top three entries in each category won gold, silver and bronze medals.

            Brewers from the United States won 185 of the 268 style category awards and four of the five Champion Brewery/Brewer awards."

www.beertown.org/events/wbc/winners_list/winners_2006.html