GABF 2018 Awards & Saturday Session Recap
AWARDS
The Great American Beer Festival Awards Ceremony brings brewers from across the country together to celebrate brewing excellence. This year, the Brewers Association awarded 306 medals to 280 breweries from across the US! Overall, 293 judges judged 102 beer style categories, and it was the largest number of categories judged to date! It was also the last year, the founder of GABF Charlie Papazian gave out his coveted fist bumps since he is set to retire in a few months!
Here are the winners from our three home bases!
#SDBEER Winners
Gold Medals
- Rye Beer: Rye Dawn by Breakwater
- Session Beer: Vienna Lager by Eppig Brewing
- English-Style Summer Beer: Liquid A/C by Karl Strauss Brewing
- American-Style Pale Ale: B. Right On Pale Ale by Ocean Beach Brewery
- Session IPA: The Coachman by Societe
Silver Medals
- Session Beer: Noble Miner by Burgeon
- Wood-and Barrel-Aged Beer: Redrum by Duck Foot Brewing
- American-Style Brown Ale: Pilocillo Brown Ale by Groundswell
- Oatmeal Stout: Oats by Pizza Port Solana Beach
- Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer: Duck Duck Gooze by Port/The Lost Abbey
- German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock: Delaminator Doppelbock by Rip Currant
Bronze Medals
- Old Ale or Strong Ale: Rail Gun Wee Heavy by BNS Brewing & Distilling
- Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout: Know Ego by Groundswell Brewing
- Historical Beer: Zugen Brecher by Home Brewing Company
- Chocolate Beer: Chocolate Macadamia Nut Stout by Kilowatt Brewing
- Bohemian-Style: Bird Park by North Park Brewing Company
Small Brewpub & Small Brewpub Brewer of the Year:
Ocean Beach Brewery (Jim Millea & Scott Watkins)
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#COBEER Winners
Gold Medals
- Australian-Style Pale Ale: Sunshine Express by Butcherknife Brewing Company
- Belgian-Style Blonde Ale or Pale Ale: Jean-Claude Van Blond by Wit’s End Brewing Company
- Belgian-Style Dubbel or Quadrupel: BJ’s Quad by BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery – Boulder
- Bock: Guten Bock by Gilded Goat Brewing Co.
- Bohemian-Style Pilsener: Bohemian Pilsner by Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant – Tysons Corner
- German-Style Altbier: Legendary Red by Golden City Brewery
- German-Style Koelsch: Colorado Kölsch by Steamworks Brewing Co.
- German-Style Pilsener: Netflix and Pils by Cannonball Creek Brewing Co.
- Gluten-Free Beer: Puckerberry by High Hops Brewery
- Oatmeal Stout: Shoshone Stout by Glenwood Canyon Brewing Co.
- Old Ale or Strong Ale: Drunkard’s Cloak by Banded Oak Brewing Co.
- Ordinary or Special Bitter: Sawtooth Ale by Left Hand Brewing Co.
- Specialty Beer: Graham Cracker Porter by Denver Beer Co. – Canworks
- Specialty Saison: Apricot Saison by 105 West Brewing Co.
- Vienna-Style Lager: Oktoberfest by SKA Brewing
- Wood-and Barrel-Aged Beer: Barrel Aged Japance Off by Denver Beer Co. – Olde Town Arvada
Silver Medals
- American-Style Cream Ale: Dayblazer Easygoing Ale by New Belgium Brewing Co. – Ft. Collins
- German-Style Altbier: Little Red Cap by Grimm Brothers Brewhouse
- Golden or Blonde Ale: 1956 Golden Ale byBootstrap Brewing Co.
- Honey Beer: Honey Comb Cream Ale by Rock Bottom Brewery – Pittsburgh
- Mixed-Culture Brett Beer: Citra Dry Hopped Funk Yo Couch by Wiley Roots Brewing Co.
Bronze Medals
- American-Style Pilsener: Howdy Beer by The Post Brewing Co.
- Belgian- and French-Style Ale: Abby Blonde by Thirsty Monk Pub Brewery
- Belgian-Style Blonde Ale or Pale Ale: Blonde Betty by Smuggler’s Brewpub
- Brown Porter: Knee-Knocker Porter by Crow Hop Brewing Co.
- Experimental Beer: Chips & Salsa Cream Ale by Cogstone Brewing Co.
- German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock: St. Nigels’ Doppelbock by Front Range Brewing Co.
- Irish-Style Red Ale: DEFCON Red by Comrade Brewing Co.
- Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale: Madame Psychosis by Fiction Beer Co.
- Scottish-Style Ale: It Takes a Tribe Red Ale by Goat Patch Brewing Co.
#ATLBEER Winners
Silver Medals
- Field Beer: Coco Piña Gose by Coastal Empire Beer Co.
- Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer: Willett Barrel-Aged Ye Old Sprinklerhead Barleywine by The Wrecking Bar BrewPub
Bronze Medals
- Belgian-Style Lambic or Sour Ale: I Am Only Memories by Orpheus Brewing
- Other Belgian-Style Ale: Red Devil by Printer’s Ale Manufacturing Co.
To see a list of all the winners, click HERE.
After the awards ceremony we headed into the Saturday Session of GABF! Here are our highlights from that session!
Best Beers
Pineapple Ginger Lager by Horse & Dragon- Urban Funk by Two Roads Brewing Co
- Wild Sour Series Pina Colada Gose by Destihl Brewing
- RiSICKulous by Second Chance Brewing Company (GABF Exclusive)
- Spearmint of Destiny by Braindead Brewing
Beers Worth Trying
- Amra Mango IPA by Destihl Brewing
- Naughty Sauce by Noble Ale Works
- Dead-N-Dead by Rogue Ales & Spirits
- Night Lite by Night Shift Brewery
- Level Line by Topa Topa Brewing
Best Breweries
- Destihl Brewery
- Two Roads Brewing Co
- Rogue Ales & Spirits
- Braindead Brewing
- Topa Topa Brewing
Event Highlights
Getting to see Charlie Papazian present Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper with the Friend in Beer Award in recognition of his contributions, support and storied history with the craft brewing community. It was a huge honor and moment. You could see the friendship between them and their shared passion for this amazing industry! It got the night session off to a great start!
We also had the opportunity to meet & snag a photo with the CEO of the Brewers Guild, Bob Pease! We appreciate him saying hi to us on our way out!
We loved getting to see so many of the breweries we love take home medals for their hard work and dedication to the craft! It was also awesome to see so many people coming out in the masses to experience their beer!
For more photos from this session, please check out our FACEBOOK ALBUM.
This was definitely one of the BEST years yet and we can’t wait until next year! SAVE THE DATE: October 3rd-5th, 2019!
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