By MICHAEL WALSH

A number of Connecticut breweries took home medals, a few of them gold, from last Friday’s 16th Annual Great International Beer and Cider Competition in Providence, R.I.

No, it isn’t the Great American Beer Festival, but these medals don’t come easily and our state’s breweries were up against some legitimate competition! For example, Thomas Hooker took down both Samuel Adams and Epic Brewing in the doublebock category. Also of note is a gold medal for newcomers Back East Brewing for its gold medal win in the brown porter category (and its bronze in the American amber category). Cavalry also beat out Rogue in the American brown ale category!

Here are the categories that Connecticut breweries placed in:

GOLD WINNERS

AMERICAN PALE ALE

1) Blonde on Blonde, City Steam Brewery Café, Hartford, CT
2) Northampton Pale Ale, Northampton Brewery, Northampton, MA
3) Hop Session, Otter Creek Brewing, Middlebury, VT

BROWN PORTER

1) Porter, Back East Brewing, Bloomfield, CT
2) Black Shack Porter, Wachusett Brewing, Westminster, MA
3) Stovepipe Porter, Otter Creek Brewing, Middlebury, VT

STRONG BEER — DOUBLEBOCK

1) Doppelbock Lager, Thomas Hooker Brewing, Bloomfield, CT
2) Double Skull Doppelbock, Epic Brewing, Salt Lake City, UT
3) Samuel Adams Double Bock, Boston Beer Co., Boston, MA

SILVER WINNERS

AMERICAN BROWN ALE

1) Brown Ale, Wolaver’s Fine Organic Ales, Middlebury, VT
2) Article 15 Ale, Cavalry Brewing, Oxford, CT
3) Hazelnut Brown Nectar, Rogue Ales, Portland, OR

BRONZE WINNERS

ENGLISH BITTER

1) Daniel Shay’s Best Bitter, Northampton Brewery, Northampton, MA
2) Samuel Adams Pale Ale, Boston Beer Co., Boston, MA
3) Hatch Plug Ale, Cavalry Brewing, Oxford, CT

AMERICAN AMBER ALE

1) Winterhook #28, Redhook Brewery, Portsmouth, NH
2) Bear Naked Ale, Adirondack Pub & Brewery, Lake George, NY
3) Back East Ale, Back East Brewing, Bloomfield, CT

Congratulations to all the winners!

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