The 11th Annual Oregon Beer Awards were announced Thursday at an event at Revolution Hall in Southeast Portland. But that ceremony is the culmination of two weekends of rigorous tasting and judging in Milwaukie.
Founded in 2015 a collaboration between Willamette Week and industry experts sometimes dubbed the Academy Awards of Beer, the Oregon Beer Awards has become a model for beer competitions around the country, says Jeremie Landers, a steward who does not judge but helps run the competition.
“It is so very well run and well respected across the country,” Landers says…