10/14/2024

AMBA members win big at the 2024 Great American Beer Festival

The Great American Beer Festival (GABF), held in Denver, Colorado, is the largest professional beer competition in the U.S. - awarding gold, silver, and bronze across 102 beer and cider categories. This year, over 8,800 entries were judged by 285 volunteers. To receive a gold, an entry must be: “A world-class beer that accurately exemplifies the specified style, displaying the proper balance of taste, aroma and appearance.”

AMBA would like to congratulate all our member breweries that took home hardware from this year’s event!

Allagash Brewing Co.: Allagash White (Gold, ‘Belgian-Style Witbier’) and Allagash Tripel (Silver, ‘Belgian-Style Abbey Ale’)
Big Grove Brewery: Easy Eddy (Gold, ‘Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale’)
Blue Moon Brewing Co.: Kristal Moon (Silver, ‘German Wheat ALe’)
Deschutes Brewery: Hachimitsu Mai (Gold, ‘Honey Beer’); Patagonia Provisions Non-Alcoholic Kernza Golden Brew (Gold, ‘Specialty Non-Alcohol Beer’); and Fresh Hop King Crispy (Bronze, ‘Fresh Hop Beer’)
Devils Backbone Brewing Co.: Dogwood Saison (Gold, ‘Classic Saison’)
Elysian Brewing Co.: Great Pumpkin (Gold, ‘Pumpkin Beer’)
Georgetown Brewing Co.: Gusto Crema Coffee Ale (Bronze, ‘Coffee Beer’)
New Belgium Brewing Co.: Smoke and Embers (Gold, ‘Smoke Beer’)
Oskar Blues Brewery: Old Chub (Bronze, ‘Scotch Ale’)
Pizza Port Brewing Co.: Dusk Til Dawn (Gold, ‘Coffee Stout or Porter’); Indie Roo (Gold, ‘Imperial Stout’); and Guillaume (Bronze, ‘Session Beer or Belgian-Style Table Beer’)
Roadhouse Brewing Co.: Family Vacation (Silver, ‘American-Style Light Lager’)
Russian River Brewing Co.: Intinction-Petite Sirah (Bronze, ‘Belgian-Style Sour Ale’)
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: Weizenbock (Gold, ‘German Wheat Ale’)
Wicked Weed Brewing Pub: Lupulin Lab (Silver, ‘Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale’)