{"id":113579,"date":"2024-10-13T06:26:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T23:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113579"},"modified":"2024-10-13T06:26:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T23:26:17","slug":"colorado-breweries-who-won-big-at-the-2024-gabf-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113579","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Breweries Who Won Big at the 2024 GABF Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"leftblogcontent\">\n<div class=\"details\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-del=\"avatar\" alt=\"Tristan Chan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.porchdrinking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Thats-One-Happy-Tristan-150x150.jpg\" class=\"avatar pp-user-avatar avatar-64 photo \" height=\"64\" width=\"64\"\/> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Colorado breweries boasted another impressive showing at the 2024 Great American Beer Festival. This year, <strong>Colorado breweries took home 38 medals with 34 different brewery locations celebrating awards<\/strong>, nearly matching the impressive outing of 40 medals coming from the Centennial State. An additional three medals were awarded to a pair of Colorado cideries, in <strong>Haykin Family Cider (Aurora, CO) and Snow Capped Cider (Austin, CO)<\/strong>, the first time cideries were awarded medals at the competition with support from the American Cider Association.<\/p>\n<p>For the third year in a row, <strong>Westbound &amp; Down Brewing<\/strong> took home multiple medals, and for the second year in a row, the Colorado brewery took home three medals to be exact, earning a <strong>Gold for<\/strong> <strong>Western Justice in the Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout<\/strong> category, a <strong>Gold for Infinity Pils in the\u00a0 Hoppy Lager<\/strong> category, and a <strong>silver medal for Don\u2019t Hassel the Hef in the South German-Style Hefeweizen<\/strong> category. Coincidentally <strong>Aspen Brewing<\/strong>, which was recently acquired by Westbound &amp; Down, also earned a <strong>bronze medal for Independence Pass in the American-Style Strong Pale Ale<\/strong> category.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe couldn\u2019t be prouder of our team,\u201d said Jake Gardner, Director of Brewing Operations. \u201cCompeting in GABF &amp; World Beer Cup is kind of like fishing, where the best breweries can do everything right and they still aren\u2019t guaranteed to win, but breweries who commit to consistency and quality are the most likely to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.porchdrinking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC07859.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-223172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.porchdrinking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC07859.jpg\" alt=\"Cannonball Creek GABF\" width=\"1616\" height=\"1080\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Cannonball Creek<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> continued its impressive streak of winning medals at 12 consecutive GABF competitions, officially the longest active streak for a brewery that has won medals every year since opening. This year, Cannonball Creek the Golden, CO-based brewery earned a <strong>gold medal for More than a Zealand in the New Zealand India Pale Ale<\/strong> category as well as a <strong>silver medal for Featherweight in the American Pale Ale <\/strong>category, the fifth time that beer has medaled at GABF.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>On the topic of streaks, this was also the third year in a row that <strong>Left Hand Brewing,<\/strong> <strong>New Terrain Brewing Company, River North Brewery, Westbound &amp; Down Brewing Co., and Resolute Brewing<\/strong> have medaled at GABF with <strong>Resolute Brewing\u2019s Execrator<\/strong> medaling for the third year in a row in the German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock category.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.porchdrinking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC07832.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-223174\" src=\"https:\/\/www.porchdrinking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC07832.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1616\" height=\"1080\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other breweries who tallied multiple medals at this year\u2019s competition include <strong>Bull &amp; Bush Brewery<\/strong> which managed to take home <strong>gold AND silver medals in the Wood &amp; Barrel-Aged Beer<\/strong> category for Ghoul Fuel: Rum Diaries, and Temporary Paradise: Rum Diaries respectively. <strong>Glenwood Canyon Brewing<\/strong> took home a pair of medals earning a gold for <strong>Festbier in the Dortmunder or German-style Oktoberfest category, and silver for Crystal River in the Munich-style Helles<\/strong> category. And <strong>River North Brewery<\/strong> took home <strong>gold for Squirrels Just Want to Have Fun in the Coffee Beer category, and silver for Pumpkin Spice J. Marie in the Pumpkin Beer<\/strong> category.<\/p>\n<p>It was also the first time earning medals at GABF for <strong>Alpine Beer Company, Burns Family Artisan Ales, Eagle River Brewing Company, Long Table Brewhouse, Second Dawn Brewing, and Stodgy Brewing Company.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\u201cColorado\u2019s breweries continue to shine with their high-quality beers in a variety of styles. Especially noteworthy this year is that five different breweries won medals in five different German-style lager categories,\u201d says CBG Executive Director Shawnee Adelson.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_218558\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-218558\" style=\"width: 1458px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.porchdrinking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/231159-700x325-Porch-Drinking-Blog2-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-218558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.porchdrinking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/231159-700x325-Porch-Drinking-Blog2-1.jpg\" alt=\"On Tap Credit Union\" width=\"1458\" height=\"677\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-218558\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The article was supported by On Tap Credit Union. Enjoy a $150 bonus when you sign up for a personal checking account with the promo code \u201cPORCH\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Colorado Breweries That Medaled at 2024 Great American Beer Festival<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Category 3. Fruit Wheat Beer\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Silver: Enduro \u2013 Cheluna Brewing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 4. Field Beer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gold: Fennel Rye Ale \u2013 Denver Beer Co.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 5. Pumpkin Beer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Silver: Pumpkin Spice J. Marie \u2013 River North Brewing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 6. Chili Beer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bronze: Palisade Peak \u2013 Station 26 Brewing<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Category 6. Chili Beer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gold: El Poblano Boracho \u2013 Liquid Mechanics Brewing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 9. Coffee Beer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gold: Squirrels Just Want to Have Fun \u2013 River North Brewing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 13. Honey Beer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bronze: Animals Strike Curious Poses \u2013 The Empourium Brewing CO<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 24. Gluten-Free Beer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gold: Fat Randy \u2013 Holidaily Brewing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 25. American-Belgo-Style Ale<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Silver: Mirage \u2013 New Terrain Brewing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 25. American-Belgo-Style Ale<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gold: Silver Medal Worthy \u2013 Launch Pad Brewery<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 27. Fruited American Sour Ale<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bronze: Cactus Juice \u2013 12Degree Brewing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 30. Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Silver: Temporary Paradise Rum Diaries \u2013 Bull &amp; Bush Brewery<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 30. Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gold: Ghoul Fuel \u2013 Rum Diaries \u2013 Bull &amp; Bush Brewery<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 32. Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gold: Western Justice \u2013 Westbound &amp; Down Brewing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 33. Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bronze: 5 on It \u2013 Long Table Brewery<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.porchdrinking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC07863.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-223173\" src=\"https:\/\/www.porchdrinking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC07863.jpg\" alt=\"New Belgium GABF\" width=\"1616\" height=\"1080\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 36. Smoke Beer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gold: Smoke and Embers \u2013 New Belgium Brewing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 44. Hoppy Lager<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gold: Infinity Pils \u2013 Westbound &amp; Down Brewing -Westbound Mill<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Category 45. American Amber Lager<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Silver: Las Cruces \u2013 Wild Blue Yonder Brewing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 48. Italian-Style Pilsener<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bronze: Wolf of the Woods \u2013 Second Dawn Brewing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 49. Munich-Style Helles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Silver:\u00a0 Crystal River \u2013 Glenwood Canyon Brewing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 50. Dortmunder or German-Style Oktoberfest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gold: Festbier \u2013 Glenwood Canyon Brewing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 52. German-Style Maerzen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bronze: Oktoberfest \u2013 Left Hand Brewing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 54. International Dark Lager<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Silver: Czech-6 \u2013 Eagle River Brewing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 56. German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bronze: Execrator \u2013 Resolute Brewing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 61. German-Style Altbier<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bronze: Altruism \u2013 Rock Cut Brewing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 63. South German-Style Hefeweizen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Silver: Don\u2019t Hassel The Hef \u2013 Westbound &amp; Down Brewing \u2013 Westbound Mill<\/p>\n<p>Bronze: Polterweiss Hefeweizen \u2013 Green Mountain Beer Co \u2013 Lakewood, CO<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 68. Scottish-Style Ale<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Silver: Scottish Ale \u2013 Stodgy Brewing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 69. Irish-Style Red Ale<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gold: Coppermind \u2013 Denver Beer Co. Lowry<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 87. Scotch Ale<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bronze: Old Chub \u2013 Oskar Blues<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 88. Old Ale or Strong Ale or Barley Wine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bronze: Artemesia \u2013 Burns Family Artisan Ales<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 88. Old Ale or Strong Ale or Barley Wine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Silver: Grow Old With You \u2013 Verboten Brewing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 90. New Zealand India Pale Ale\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gold: More Than a Zealand \u2013 Cannonball Creek Brewing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 91. American-Style Pale Ale<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Silver: Featherweight \u2013 Cannonball Creek Brewing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 93. American-Style Strong Pale Ale<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bronze: Independence Pass \u2013 Aspen Brewing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 94. Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bronze : Windows Up \u2013 Alpine Beer Co.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 96. 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