The 27th edition of the Great American Beer Festival that drew 46,000 attendees over the three-day weekend in Denver produced 222 medals for beers in 75 style categories.In addition, individual breweries and brewpubs were selected for awards.
• Large Brewing Company and Large Brewing Company Brewer of the Year: Anheuser-Busch Inc., Doug Muhleman.
• Mid-Size Brewing Company and Mid-Size Brewing Company Brewer of the Year: Pyramid Breweries Inc., Simon Pesch.
• Small Brewing Company and Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year: AleSmith Brewing Co., AleSmith Brewing Team.
• Large Brewpub and Large Brewpub Brewer of the Year: Rock Bottom Brewing, Rock Bottom Brewing Team.
• Small Brewpub and Small Brewpub Brewer of the Year: Redwood Brewing Co., Bill Wamby.
The gold medalists by category:
• American-Style Cream Ale or Lager: Lone Star, Pabst Brewing Co., Woodridge, IL.
• American-Style Wheat Beer: Pyramid Crystal Wheat Ale, Pyramid Breweries Inc., Seattle, WA.
• American-Style Hefeweizen: Henry Weinhard’s Hefeweizen, MillerCoors, Milwaukee, WI.
• Fruit or Vegetable Beer: Pyramid Apricot Ale, Pyramid Breweries Inc., Seattle, WA.
• Herb and Spice or Chocolate Beer: Russian Roulette, Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery, Minneapolis, MN.
• Coffee Flavored Beer: Java the Hut, CB & Potts Restaurant & Brewery (Flatirons - Westminster), Broomfield, CO.
• Specialty Beer: Red & White, Dogfish Head Brewery, Milton, DE.
• Rye Beer: Roggenbier, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, Media, Wilmington, DE.
• Specialty Honey Beer: Honey Lager, Capitol City Brewing Co. - Capitol Hill, Washington, DC.
• Session Beer: Unfiltered Wheat Beer, Boulevard Brewing Co., Kansas City, MO.
• Other Strong Beer: Derail Ale, Durango Brewing Co., Durango, CO.
• Experimental Beer: Arquebus, Cambridge Brewing Co., Cambridge, MA.
• Gluten-Free Beer: Redbridge, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., St. Louis, MO.
• American-Belgo Style Ale: Xtra Gold, Captain Lawrence Brewing Co., Pleasantville, NY.
• American-Style or German-Style Sour Ale: The Dissident, Deschutes Brewery, Bend, OR.
• Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer: Old Jack, Ram Restaurant & Brewery (Indianapolis), Indianapolis, IN.
• Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer: Bourbon Barrel Barleywine, Central Waters Brewing Co., Amherst, WI.
• Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer: Beekeeper, Bullfrog Brewery, Williamsport, PA.
• Aged Beer: Alaskan Smoked Porter 2006, Alaskan Brewing Co., Juneau, AK.
• Kellerbier/Zwickelbier: Helles Keller, Fredericksburg Brewing Co., Fredericksburg, TX.
• Smoke-Flavored Beer: Rauch Bier, Sly Fox Brewing Co., Royersford, PA.
• International-Style Pilsener: Session Premium Lager, Full Sail Brewing Co., Hood River, OR.
• German-Style Pilsener: Kaiser Pilsner, Pennsylvania Brewing Co., Pittsburgh, PA.
• Bohemian-Style Pilsener: Pleasantville Pils, Durango Brewing Co., Durango, CO.
• Munich-Style Helles: Himmelbrau Helles, Laurelwood Brewing Co., Portland, OR.
• Dortmunder or German-Style Oktoberfest: Rolling Thunder Dortmunder, Snake River Brewing Jackson,
Jackson, WY.
• America-Style Light Lager: Coors Light, MillerCoors, Milwaukee, WI.
• American-Style Lager or Premium Lager: Olympia, Pabst Brewing Co., Woodridge, IL.
• American-Style Specialty Lager: Hurricane High Gravity, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., St. Louis, MO.
• Vienna-Style Lager: Vienna Red Lager, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant - West Chester,
Wilmington, DE.
• German-Style Märzen: Dogtoberfest, Flying Dog Brewery, Frederick, MD.
• American-Style Amber Lager: BJ’s Oktoberfest, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery - Chandler, Huntington
Beach, CA.
• European-Style Dunkel: Munich Dark, Redwood Brewing Co., Flint, MI.
• German-Style Schwarzbier: B3K, Wynkoop Brewing Co., Denver, CO.
• Bock: Goat Rancher, The SandLot, Denver, CO.
• German-Style Strong Bock: Capital Autumnal Fire, Capital Brewery Co., Inc., Middleton, WI.
• Baltic-Style Porter: Kick in the Baltic Porter, Bluegrass Brewing Co., Louisville, KY.
• Golden or Blonde Ale: Steelhead Extra Pale Ale, Mad River Brewing Co., Blue Lake, CA.
• German-Style Kölsch: Wind Blown Blonde, Stewart’s Brewing Co., Bear, DE.
• English-Style Summer Ale: Surfer’s Summer Ale, Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR.
• Classic English-Style Pale Ale: Full Sail Pale Ale, Full Sail Brewing Co., Hood River, OR.
• American-Style Pale Ale: Mission Street Pale, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA.
• American-Style Strong Pale Ale: Hop Bomb, Rock Bottom Brewing, Louisville, CO.
• American-Style India Pale Ale: Union Jack IPA, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA.
• Imperial or Double India Pale Ale: Hopnotic 2X IPA, San Diego Brewing Co., San Diego, CA.
• American-Style Amber/Red Ale: Dry Hopped Red, Rogue Ales, Portland, OR.
• Imperial or Double Red Ale: Rock Hopera Imperial IPA, Vino’s Pizza Pub Brewery, Little Rock, AR.
• Bitter or Pale Mild Ale: Drop Top, Widmer Brothers Brewing Co., Portland, OR.
• Extra Special Bitter or Strong Bitter: Bachelor ESB, Deschutes Brewery, Bend, OR.
• Scottish-Style Ale: Highland Courage, Rock Bottom Brewery - Bethesda, Bethesda, MD.
• Irish-Style Red Ale: Red Rocks Red Ale, Rock Bottom Brewing, Louisville, CO.
• English-Style Dark Mild Ale or Brown Ale: Sweet George’s Brown, Dillon DAM Brewery, Dillon, CO.
• American-Style Brown Ale: Kick-Ass Brown, C.H. Evans Brewing at the Albany Pump Station,
Albany, NY.
• German-Style Altbier: The Detroit Dwarf, The Detroit Beer Co., Detroit, MI.
• South German-Style Hefeweizen: Wixa Weiss, Wynkoop Brewing Co., Denver, CO.
• German-Style Wheat Ale: I’m Half the Beer I Used to Be, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery - Chandler,
Huntington Beach, CA.
• Belgian-Style Witbier: Mothership Wit/Organic Wheat Beer, New Belgium Brewing Co.,
Fort Collins, CO.
• French- and Belgian-Style Saison: Saison, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant - West Chester,
Wilmington, DE.
• Belgian- and French-Style Ale: Redemption, Russian River Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, CA.
• Belgian-Style Lambic or Sour Ale: Lambic de Hill, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant - Media,
Wilmington, DE.
• Belgian-Style Abbey Ale: Bishop’s Tipple Trippel, Main Street Brewery, Corona, CA.
• Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale: Darth Delirium, Moose’s Tooth Brewing Co., Anchorage, AK.
• Brown Porter: BlackWatch Cream Porter, Pyramid Breweries Inc., Seattle, WA.
• Robust Porter: Nolan’s Porter, Barrio Brewing Co., Tucson, AZ.
• Classic irish Style Dry Stout:; Blarney Sisters Dry Irish Stout, Third Street Aleworks, Santa Rosa, CA.
• Foreign-Style Stout: Whiteface Black Diamond Stout, Great Adirondack Brewing Co.,
Lake Placid, NY.
• American-Style Stout: Terminal Stout, Rock Bottom Brewing, Louisville, CO.
• Sweet Stout: Cream Stout, Redwood Brewing Co., Flint, MI.
• Oatmeal Stout: Oatmeal Stout, Gella’s Diner and Lb. Brewing Co., Hays, KS.
• Imperial Stout: Boris The Crusher Oatmeal-Imperial Stout, Hoppin’ Frog Brewing
Co., Akron, OH.
• Strong Scotch Ale: AleSmith Wee Heavy, AleSmith Brewing Co., San Diego, CA.
• Old Ale or Strong Ale: AleSmith Decadence Old Ale, AleSmith Brewing Co., San Diego, CA.
• Barley Wine-Style Ale: Treblehook, Redhook Ales Brewery, Portland, OR.
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