(Eugene, OR) – Coming soon to Oregon . . .

Ninkasi Best in Show is coming soon to 22 oz. bottles. Here is a Ninkasi Facebook page update from late last month:

“Now on Tap in the tasting room, The Heart of the Valley homebrew competition amateur brewer “Best In Show” winner!!!
The recipe is a German style wheat beer, highlighting the traditional weizen yeast esters and phenols such as, banana, clove and bubblegum. The beer was ramped up and brewed at Ninkasi on a “professional” scale by winning brewers Mort and Sue Piripi and the Ninkasi team. It will be available throughout Oregon on a very limited basis, and look for a small run of bottles mid-September. The beer will also be prominently featured at the Septembeerfest in Corvallis on September 25th.” I’m not sure yet as to whether this beer will be distributed.

It looks like this homebrewing competition took place before state officials in Oregon clamped down on them. Legislators are expected to work on fixing the law and allowing homebrewing competitions at some point next year.