Wit’s End Brewing Takes Home Gold Medal From GABF As First StrangeWit Win
Over the GABF weekend, Wit’s End Brewing Company was the proud recipient of a gold medal. Jean-Claude Van Blond won in the Belgian-Style Blonde Ale or Pale Ale category of the 2018 Great American Beer Festival®.
Jean-Claude Van Blond is a 6.8% ABV Belgian-style Blonde Ale that weighs in stronger than typical Blonde Ales. They brew it with mostly pilsner malts and a touch of oats, with late and generous Tettnang hopping.
“The result is a spicy fruity beer that is very approachable and dry, but still has an underlying deep complexity for those of us who like to dissect flavors and swirl,” says Wit’s End Brewing Founder Scott Witsoe.
In 2014, Jean-Claude Van Blond won gold in the Belgian-Style Blonde Ale or Pale Ale category at GABF®. It also won bronze for the same category at the World Beer Cup® that same year.
Late in 2017, Wit’s End moved its production to the brewhouse at Strange Craft Beer Company. Also, the two brands now share the same Head Brewer, Tyler Bies.
“I’m wondering what craft beer in Colorado would have lost if Scotty Witsoe and I hadn’t gotten creative and come up with our cohabitation alternative,” says Strange Craft Founder Tim Myers. “This win a great testament to Tyler’s brewing prowess and our capable brewhouse, demonstrating that we can replicate the same award-winning recipe time after time. It starts a new chapter in our unique craft brewing story.”
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