Hundreds Of Winners At Great American Beer Festival
DENVER (CBS4) The Great American Beer Festival is wrapping up in Denver, and festival goers were not the only winners.
Along with beer sampling, the Festival features a beer competition. Breweries from across the country enter their beers in 96 categories for judging.
The judging panel is made up of industry professionals from around the world. Groups of judges identify the three beers that best represent each beer-style category, and then award gold, silver, or bronze medals.
Colorado Winners include:
Upslope Brewing Company, Silver, American-Style Brown Ale
Telluride Brewing Company, Bronze, American-Style Brown Ale
Coors Brewing Co., Silver, American-Style Lager
Carver Brewing Company, Silver, American-Style Light Lager
Coors Brewing Co., Bronze, American-Style Light Lager
SKA Brewing, Bronze, American-Style or International-Style Pilsener
Bootstrap Brewing, Gold, American-Style Pale Ale
Cannonball Creek Brewing, Gold, Belgian-Style Blond Ale
12Degree Brewing, Bronze, Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale
Black Bottle Brewery, Silver, Belgian-Style Tripel
Cerebral Brewing, Silver, Brett Beer
14er Brewing Co., Gold, Chili Beer
The Post Brewing Company, Gold, Classic Saison
Baere Brewing Company, Bronze, Classic Saison
Echo Brewing Cask and Barrel, Gold, English-Style Brown Ale
CooperSmith's Pub & Brewing, Bronze, English-Style Brown Ale
Colorado Boy Pub & Brewery, Silver, English-Style Summer Ale
Front Range Brewing Co., Silver, European-Style Dark Lager
Left Hand Brewing Company, Silver, Export Stout
Blue Moon Brewing Company, Silver, Fruit Wheat Beer
Grimm Brothers Brewhouse, Gold, German-Style Altbier
Rockyard American Grill & Brewing Co., Gold, German-Style Doppelbock
Fiction Beer Co., Silver, German-Style Schwarzbier
Steamworks Brewing Company, Silver, German-Style Wheat Ale
Echo Brewing Co., Gold, Golden or Blonde Ale
El Rancho Brewing, Gold, Historical Beer
BJ's Restaurant & Brewing, Bronze, Historical Beer
Bootstrap Brewing Co., Bronze, Imperial Red Ale
Glenwood Canyon Brewing Co, Silver, Irish-Style Red Ale
Dry Dock Brewing Co., Silver, Munich-Style Helles
Steamworks Brewing Co., Silver, Oatmeal Stout
Copper Kettle Brewing Company, Gold, Other Belgian-Style Ale
4 Noses Brewing Co., Gold, Pumpkin Spice Beer
Cannonball Creek Brewing Co., Gold, Sessions India Pale Ale
Prost Brewing, Silver, South German-Style Hefeweizen
Denver Beer Co., Gold, Wood-and-Barrel-Aged Beer
Verboten Brewing, Bronze, Wood-and-Barrel-Aged Strong Stout
LINK: A Complete List of Winners at The Great American Beer Festival