Deschutes Brewery took home a bevy of awards from two recent international competitions, the World Beer Awards and European Beer Star 2013, the largest competition in Europe.

The brewery won a gold medal in the Imperial Stout category from the European Beer Star competition for The Abyss. At the World Beer Awards, one of the company’s new brews — Deschutes River Ale — was named the World’s Best Bitter up to 4 percent ABV, according to a press release from Deschutes Brewery.

In a press release, brewmaster Brian Faivre said, “To be recognized at a national level against all the fantastic breweries out there is confirmation that our commitment to consistency, quality and pushing the envelope is working!”

The competition at European Beer Star included 1,512 beers from 40 countries. The World Beer Award competition also had hundreds of entries from nearly 40 countries, according to the press release.