2011 Great American Beer Festival Awards Announced

Posted by in Quick News on October 1, 2011 10:32 pm / 1 comment

This years GABF awards are out.  Congratulations to all of the winners!  You can find the full list here.  Here are some of my favorites from this years winners:

Category: 3 Fruit Beer – 56 Entries: Gold: Raspberry Tart, New Glarus Brewing Co., New Glarus, WI

Category: 4 Fruit Wheat Beer – 48 Entries: Gold: 5 Lizard, 5 Rabbit Cerveceria, Chicago, IL

Category: 7 Chocolate Beer – 30 Entries: Bronze: Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock, Boston Beer Co., Boston, MA

Category: 11 Specialty Honey Beer – 32 Entries: Bronze: Midas Touch, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton, DE

Category: 21 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer – 118 Entries: Bronze: Barrel Aged Naked Evil BBW, Hoppin’ Frog Brewing Co., Akron, OH

Category: 26 Smoke Beer – 43 Entries: Bronze: Alaskan Smoked Porter 2010, Alaskan Brewing Co., Juneau, AK

Category: 48 International-Style Pale Ale – 20 Entries- Silver: Intercontinental Pale Ale, Flossmoor Station Brewing Co., Flossmoor, IL

Category: 80 Imperial Stout – 56 Entries: Gold: BORIS The Crusher Oatmeal-Imperial Stout, Hoppin’ Frog Brewing Co., Akron, OH

Category: 81 Scotch Ale – 39 Entries: Bronze: Old Chub Scotch Ale, Oskar Blues Brewery, Longmont, CO


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  1. Emma Braunkelce says:
    December 15, 2011 at 11:07 am

    Here is my list of awesome breweries from the festival, along with any awards they won last night the full list of winners can be found here .

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