At this year’s Great American Beer Festival (GABF) we spent time at the Saturday afternoon session enjoying a plethora of brews from around the United States. There were a lot of highlights - too many to drink!
That said, we want to celebrate and bring attention to the winners from the Denver metro area that won medals at this year’s GABF, and highly recommend visiting these spots when you can. Congratulations to all who won this year, thanks for representing Denver, and you’ll be seeing us and others hopefully sooner than later.
Gold Medals
Little Machine (Denver, CO) – “Razz Against the Machine” (American-Style Fruit Beer)
The Sandlot Brewery (Denver, CO) – “So long and thanks for all the (Smoked) fish!” (Smoke Beer)
Lone Tree Brewing Co. (Lonetree, CO) – “Mexican Lager” (American-Style Lager or Malt Liquor)
Denver Beer Co. & AHA Member Doug Thiel (Denver, CO) – “Just Another Pretty Face” (Pro-Am Entry)
Silver Medals
Launch Pad Brewery (Aurora, CO) – “Peacekeeper” (Session Beer)
Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales (Denver, CO) – “Roswell: Grudge” (Experimental Beer)
Ironworks Brewery & Pub (Lakewood, CO) – “Hilltopper’s Pride Kentucky Common Ale” (Historical Beer)
Our Mutual Friend Brewing (Denver, CO) – “Saison Trystero” (Brett Beer)
Odyssey Beerwerks (Arvada, CO) – “Woods Monk” (Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer)
Dry Dock Brewing Co. (Aurora, CO) – “Pilsner” (German-Style Pilsener)
Lone Tree Brewing Co. (Lonetree, CO) – “Hop Zombie” (Imperial Red Ale)
Cannonball Creek Brewing Co. (Golden, CO) – “Black 28” (American-Style Black Ale)
New Terrain Brewing Co. (Golden, CO) – “Suntrip” (Belgian-Style Witbier)
Bronze Medals
Bull & Bush Brewery (Denver, CO) – “Woody Pils” (Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer)
Breckenridge Brewery (Littleton, CO) – “Mountain Series: Maibock” (Bock)
Baere Brewing Co. (Denver, CO) – “Blackberry Table Sour” (Berliner-Style Weisse)
CO-Brew (Denver, CO) – “Farmhouse Saison” (Specialty Saison)