Gold in American Pale Ale
Papermaker
Grains of Wrath Brewing, Camas, WA
- Category
- American Pale Ale
- Entries
- 98
- ABV
- 5.8%
- IBU
- Not Found
- Style
- American Pale Ale
- Malts
- Not Found
- Yeast
- Not Found
- Adjuncts
- Not Found
Hops
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Hop Profile
No hop profile is on record for this beer.
Research Notes
Papermaker is a beer from Grains of Wrath Brewing in Camas, Washington, listed by the brewery as Papermaker Pale.
Award
| Category | Medal | Entries | Brewery | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92, American Pale Ale | Gold (1st place) | 98 | Grains of Wrath Brewing | Camas, WA |
Specs
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Beer page | Dedicated brewery page | Grains of Wrath: Papermaker Pale |
| Style | not published (category name used) | Not Found |
| ABV | 5.8% | Grains of Wrath: Papermaker Pale |
| IBU | Not Found | Not Found |
| Hops | Not Found | Not Found |
| Malts and grains | Not Found | Not Found |
| Yeast | Not Found | Not Found |
| Adjuncts, fruit, spices | Not Found | Not Found |
| Other | Not Found | Not Found |
Brewery Description
The dedicated brewery page describes light biscuit malt, grapefruit, pineapple and balanced bitterness.
Tasting Notes
Not Found
Ingredients
Nothing about this beer's ingredients is published in any source that could be read.
Hop Profile
Not Found
Brewing Details
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Color (SRM) | Not Found | Not Found |
| Original gravity | Not Found | Not Found |
| Final gravity | Not Found | Not Found |
| Water | Not Found | Not Found |
| Process | Not Found | Not Found |
Style Context
As category context only, the Brewers Association guideline for American-Style Pale Ale calls for assertive American hop aroma and flavor with medium to medium-high bitterness, 4.4 to 5.4 percent ABV and 30 to 50 IBU. The brewery's published strength exceeds the cited range; bitterness remains unverified.
Awards History
| Year | Competition | Category | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Great American Beer Festival | American-Style Pale Ale | Silver |
| 2026 | Great American Beer Festival | American Pale Ale | Gold |
Generated from the loaded results for this brewery and beer name, not researched separately; years not loaded are not covered.
Brewery Context
Grains of Wrath Brewing is in Camas, WA. Brewery type in Open Brewery DB: Brewpub.
Links checked 2026-10-14: Website.
Related
- Brewery: Grains of Wrath Brewing
Links
Gaps
- Not Found: Description, Tasting notes, Color (SRM), Original gravity, Final gravity, Hops, Hop form, Hop use, Hop lot or farm, Malts and grains, Yeast, Adjuncts, Water, Process. Checked gowbeer.com, web searches recorded in the research notes, gowbeer.com.
- Not Found: IBU. Checked gowbeer.com, web searches recorded in the research notes, gowbeer.com, Catalog.beer search by beer and brewery name.
Research Notes
- Field pass 2026-10-13: The brewery's dedicated Papermaker Pale page supplies ABV and beer url; its name and style match the medal entry. IBU and hop varieties were not found. Fresh Hop Papermaker and a homebrew recipe inspired by Papermaker were excluded.
- grainsofwrath.com redirects to a /lander page that looks like a parked domain, so no brewery site was confirmed; grainsofwrathbrewing.com and gowbrewing.com did not resolve.
- The web search quota ran out before a search for this beer could run, and Untappd search requires a login.
- No 2026 medal announcement from the brewery was found.
- Researched 2026-10-13.
- Second pass 2026-10-13: a web search for the beer name with the brewery and ABV returned no page naming a Grains of Wrath beer called Papermaker, and the 2020 New School Beer can release post does not mention it; the search budget then ran out, so Untappd and BeerMenus were not reached and nothing more was found.
- Deep dive pass 2026-10-14: the brewery site has no Papermaker page.