When the Brewers Association published their Craft vs Crafty definition of “Craft” beer, Widmer Brothers were excluded from the definition because they are part of the Craft Brew Alliance which is 32% owned by Anheuser-Busch.
Widmer Brothers have been very vocal with their objections to this classification, and in that name they will be holding a Craft vs Crafty blind tasting event on 6/14. Details from Widmer Brothers:
Join us as we celebrate PDX Beer Week with a Craft vs. Crafty showdown!
6 guest "craft" beers on tap and 6 guest "non-craft." See if you can spot the difference, and judge for yourself what the definition really means.
$5 pints, $12 taster trays.
Full event details are here.
UPDATE 17 June 2014:
As part of Portland Beer Week this year, we hosted a “craft vs. crafty” blind tasting at the Widmer Brothers Pub on Saturday. The event was a fun way to try 12 different, and popular beers — without any information about them beyond a brief, and relatively vague description — and guess whether the breweries that the brewed them are considered “craft” or not, according to the Brewers’ Association’s definition. We ended up pouring 8 beers that are considered craft and 4 beers that are non-craft according to the definition, and the task of identifying the difference proved to be difficult. Very few guessed them all correctly. But that doesn’t matter. Good beer is good beer; that’s what matters.
Here’s the list:
1. 10 Barrel Swill
2. Budweiser
3. Boulevard Grainstorm Black Rye
4. Breakside Pilsner
5. Ecliptic Hefe Pils
6. Gigantic Firebird
7. Goose Island Endless IPA
8. Ninkasi Lux
9. Oakshire Amber
10. Ommegang Hennepin
11. Shock Top Lemon Shandy
12. Widmer Brothers Seamus O’Tooles
Prost, to Beer!
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