White Bluffs Brewing Wins Four Medals in Seattle
The Richland brewery took home four awards across four categories at the 2026 Washington Beer Awards.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Beer
White Bluffs Brewing, a brewery in Richland, won four medals at the 2026 Washington Beer Awards held in Seattle. The brewery earned one medal in each of four different categories.
Why it matters
The statewide competition drew over 1,000 entries from 153 breweries and cideries, making a multi-category sweep notable for a single producer. The results add to the brewery's recent recognition, including gold at the Great American Beer Festival in October.
White Bluffs Brewing earned four awards in four different categories, one of which was silver for Selecta in the Vienna-Style Lagers category. The competition received over 1,000 entries from 153 breweries and cideries, and the extraction does not state how many entries competed within each category.
The players
White Bluffs Brewing
A Richland, Washington brewery located at 2034 Logston Blvd. that produced all four medal-winning beers.
Mike Sutherland
The brewmaster and co-owner of White Bluffs Brewing, who has spent over 25 years crafting award-winning beer.
The details
Selecta took silver in the Vienna-Style Lagers category, Rock N Brown took silver in the Rye and American Wheat Beers category, Mighty Knight took silver in the American-Style Imperial Porters and Stouts category, and Scrooge McBluffs took bronze in the Other American-Style Strong Ales category. Brewmaster and co-owner Mike Sutherland has spent over 25 years crafting award-winning beer.
Timeline
October: White Bluffs Brewing won gold at the Great American Beer Festival.
2026: The Washington Beer Awards were held in Seattle.
Culture Shift
White Bluffs Brewing's sweep at the Washington Beer Awards follows its gold medal at the Great American Beer Festival in October, extending a run of competition recognition for a Richland craft brewery. Regional awards like these reflect the continued growth of craft beer as a local point of pride in Washington state.
For Richland residents, White Bluffs Brewing is a local business whose award-winning beers are available to buy and taste. The medals give local beer drinkers a concrete signal about which house beers have earned statewide recognition.
The takeaway
Medal-winning beers offer a useful starting point for readers exploring regional craft beer, since statewide judging across more than 1,000 entries provides a broad benchmark. Checking award results before choosing a new beer can help you find styles you may enjoy.
Further reading
Explore more Beer coverage to see how Washington breweries are competing for regional and national recognition.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Tri-City Herald.
