To accommodate growth, this years gabf competition saw its biggest panel of judges ever, with 222 beer experts from 10 countries evaluating 5,507 commercial entries, plus 89 proam entries, with assistance from some 150 competition volunteers. The great american beer festival has always meant so very much to us. View all of the 2019 gabf winners here or download a pdf list of the winners. The brewers association awarded 306 medals to 280 breweries across the united states at the 2018 great american beer festival competition. Great american beer festival medals are coveted by breweries across the country. Acequia wet hop ipa, bronze medal winner, fresh or wet hop ale. In its 28th year, the 2014 competition surpassed all previous participation records. Another great american beer festival has come and gone, and with it our beloved state of colorado has taken 38 medals including gold medals from 37 breweries total lone tree brewing based out of lone tree, colorado took home both a gold and silver medal. In case you missed our live tweeting 234 breweries. Winners were chosen from 6,647 competition entries 20 percent more than in 2014 from 1,552.
Indeed mexican honeysilver medal in honey beer category badger hill white ipagold medal in americanbelgostyle ale category summit epabronze medal in. The great american beer fest which was held in denver last week, has announced the winners in all major style categories. View the 2014 winners or download a pdf list of the winners. Another year of the prestigious great american beer festival gabf is now in the books and the new school was in denver to witness all twentytwo of the medals won by oregon brewers. There were 268 medals awarded this year from 5,507 entries from 1,309 breweries and arguably the. Winners posted for the great american beer festival gabf.
Gabf 2014 onsale dates announced, price hike for public. Organizers of the great american beer festival announced details on gabf 2014 tickets, including the onsale dates and a price hike for the public. Each year, the competition at the gabf grows more intense, so were especially proud to celebrate our talented brewers wins in 2014, says director of brewing operations mark edelson. For those who have never been, it has turned into a week long party for craft brewers and fans in denver that ended saturday with the gabf award ceremony. Gabf 2016 homebrew competition 18th january entries open 29th january entries close 5pm 14th february judging takes place 6th feb winners announced at festival approximately 5. Colorado breweries win 38 medals at the great american. Great american beer festival gabf 2014 winners list. Here is the breakdown of some of the 2014 gabf surprises, highlights and all the winners from oregon. It was nice to see some new faces up there this time around. This years event included over 800 breweries in the festival hall, more than 3,900 beers served. Gabf 2015 homebrew competition key dates 2nd february entries open th february entries close 16th19th february judging takes place 21st feb winners announced at festival approximately 5. Easy, breezy, beautiful, cloudburst brewing, seattle, wa category 2.
The remaining 2019 great american beer festival merchandise is on sale. Geelong home brewing supplies 164 bellerine street, geelong wallingtons wrg 370 grubb road, wallington. This year the beerliner will be parked outside of wynkoop brewery beginning wednesday, oct 1. Please click on the pdf icon to download a past great american beer festival winners list. The great american beer festival gabf is an annual 3day festival held in denver, colorado. We are tremendously proud of all our talented brewers, particularly bob, who routinely represents. We were granted credentials to the festival in our first year of existence, and since then weve vowed to provide as much indepth coverage as possible surrounding the event. The 39th annual great american beer festival will return to. Gabf winners include 10 beers from indiana breweries. To accommodate growth, this years gabf competition saw its biggest panel of. Also archived are all issues of the previously published brewing with briess. The great american beer festival includes a judge panel which judges a significant number of beers, 3,930 in 2012. Craft beer quarterly and brewing with briess archives. The beerliner, a converted airstreammobile craft beer bar rolls into denver every year for gabf to share the goodness of austins craft beer scene.
This is a list of great american beer festival medal winning breweries. On saturday, the winners of the great american beer festival were announced. Gabf week 2014 fills the days and hours between great american beer festival sessions with tappings, beer dinners, bus tours and more. Presented by the brewers association, gabf is the largest commercial beer competition in the world and a symbol. Boulder, co the 2014 great american beer festivalgabf competition awarded 268 medals to some of the best commercial breweries in the united states, plus three gabf proam medals. According to a post on gabfs website, the 2018 great american beer festival will be taking place from sept. Gluten free beer winners 20072019 november 30, 2019 november 30, 2019 by lindsi kay the great american beer festival gabf is an annual 3day festival held in denver, colorado. A total of 234 medals were awarded in 78 categories gold, silver and bronze.
It was the largest field of competition in gabf history. Just in case youre interested in the results, we have a. California breweries took home 39 of the 234 awards, or about 17% of the total. Boulder, co october 4, 2014the 2014 great american beer festival gabf competition awarded 268 medals to some of the best commercial breweries in the united states, plus three gabf proam medals. Gabf remains the largest commercial beer competition in the world, with 3,523 beers vying for. More indepth gabf coverage is forthcoming, but for now, check out this list. These medals are quite coveted as symbols of brewing excellence around the world. Presented by the brewers association, gabf is the largest commercial beer competition in the world and a symbol of brewing excellence. In its 28th year, the 2014 competition surpassed all. The competition also saw its biggestever panel of judges, with 264 beer experts from 12 countries, including the u. This years great american beer festival gabf has only been over for two days and we already know when the next one will be happening. They dont enter because most of the beers at gabf are usually made to the exact style guidelines, which doesnt always make a beer that tastes great to the average consumer.
Washington breweries win big at gabf washington beer blog. Get a taste of victory the hopshop beer market has the below available right now come get you some. Bosque brewing company is a microbrewery based in new mexico with taprooms in. Congratulations to all the brewers who took home some hardware. View the 2011 winners or download a pdf list of the winners. Another year has come and gone for the great american beer festival. Its main brewhouse is located in downtown albuquerque on marble avenue, which gave the brewery its name. Winners were chosen from 7,227 competition entries from 1,752 breweries hailing from 50 states plus washington, d.
Most of them dont make styles that are recognized by gabf. This judge panel award gold, silver, and bronze to the top beers in each category according to a gabf style guidelines. In its 30th year, the 2016 great american beer festival gabf competition awarded 286 medals to some of the best commercial breweries in the united states, plus three gabf proam medals to teams of amateur homebrewers paired with professionals. The great american beer festival is presented by the brewers association. Marking their 17th consecutive year as gabf medal winners, this latest win brings iron hills companywide total to 39 medals.
Marble brewery is a brewery in albuquerque, new mexico, founded in 2008. Oregon breweries win 15 medals at the 2019 great american beer. View the 2015 winners or download a pdf list of the winners. Here are this years great american beer festival competition winners. Great american beer festival 2018 dates announced tenemu. We want to congratulate the 2014 great american beer festival medal winners. In its 28 th year, the 2014 competition surpassed all previous. A i have, with just a brief perusal of the results, seen a number of winners that far exceed the bjcp guidelines in terms of abv, etc. From bobs consistent excellence to firsttime recognition for our voorhees location, we feel this was another strong. Chuckanut dunkel, chuckanut brewery, bellingham, wa silver. The 2015 great american beer festival gabf competition awarded 275 medals to some of the best commercial breweries in the united states. The 30 barrel brewhouse is responsible for brewing all classic and seasonal styles. Gabf remains the largest commercial beer competition in the world, with 3,930 beers vying for medals compared to 3,523 entries in 2010.
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