Winner’s circle

Congratulations are in order to a pair of local breweries who took home medals in recent regional competitions:

– Three River City beers were named best of the Northwest/Pacific region in this summer’s United States Beer Tasting Championship judging: River City Red in the amber/red ale category, Inconceivable Imperial Pilsner in highly hopped lagers and Congratulator Doppelbock for bock/dopplebock.

The competition conducts field trials in six regions throughout the country each summer and winter, with winners advancing to the national championship. No Northwest/Pacific beers won nationally this summer.

– Orlison’s Havanüther light pilsner took second place in the pilsner category Aug. 29 at Reno’s Canfest international canned beer festival, which featured more than 70 breweries and cideries.

Orlison also showed third overall out of 17 breweries in the popular vote at the inaugural Brewers' Cup Craft Beer Festival last Saturday in Casper, Wyoming, in conjunction with the return of horse racing to the Central Wyoming Fairgrounds.