As the title suggests, The Great American Beer Festival was held October 11th-13th in Denver. Because I am a man of little to zero means, I did not make it this year…again. Fear NOT, it is on my bucket list and will be in attendance one of these Octobers as I grow older. Without further ado here is your latest edition of Sips…I hope you enjoy!
Something a little different for this edition, I thought I’d share with you winners at the Great American Beer festival that are either locally available or locally produced.
FRUIT WHEAT BEER: SILVER – Summer Shandy, Jacob Leinenkugel’s Brewing Company
FIELD BEER OR PUMPKIN BEER: GOLD – Whole Hog Pumpkin Ale, Stevens Point Brewery
HERB & SPICE BEER: BRONZE – Utah Sage Saison, Epic Brewing Company
SPECIALTY BEER: GOLD – Hazelnut Brown Nectar, Rogue Ales
SILVER – Alaskan Birch Bock, Alaskan Brewing Company
SESSION BEER: BRONZE – Bitter American, 21st Amendment Brewery
OTHER STRONG BEER: GOLD – Reverb Imperial Pilsner, Boulevard Brewing Company
FRESH HOP ALE: GOLD – Estate Homegrown Ale, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
INDIGENOUS BEER: SILVER – Signature Gratzer, Choc Beer Company
GLUTEN FREE BEER: SILVER – Brown, New Planet Beer Company
AMERICAN-BELGO STYLE ALE: SILVER – Chainbreaker WIPA, Deschutes Brewery
AMERICAN-STYLE SOUR ALE: BRONZE – Fitger’s Framboise, Fitger’s Brewhouse
WOOD & BARREL AGED STRONG STOUT: GOLD – Fourteen Fourteen, Central Waters Brewing Company
ENGLISH STYLE IPA: GOLD – India Pale Ale, Goose Island Beer Company
AMERICAN STYLE AMBER/RED ALE: SILVER – Fixed Gear American Red Ale, Lakefront Brewery
BRONZE – Winterhook, Redhook Brewery
ORDINARY OR SPECIAL BITTER: BRONZE – Sawtooth Ale, Left Hand Brewing Company
Now I can neither confirm nor deny the availability of these beers in our market, some may be limited editions for their home markets. But on the off chance you happen to see one of them somewhere, please share with the rest of Beer North! For a complete list ALL the winners, click on the logo above to get to the official Great American Beer Festival site. I hope you enjoyed this departure from the normal Sips edition, raise a pint to WEDNESDAY!!
CHEERS!!
