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GABF 2008 Award Winners

 

Category

Brewery

Small Brewing Company and Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year

Alesmith Brewing, San Diego, CA

Category: 12 Experimental Beer - 82 Entries

Silver: Fifteen Avery Anniversary Ale, Avery Brewing Co., Boulder, CO

Category: 13 Gluten-Free Beer - 10 Entries

Silver: New Grist, Lakefront Brewery, Milwaukee, WI

NOW AVAILABLE!!!

Category: 19 Aged Beer - 38 Entries

Silver: Vintage Speedway Stout, AleSmith Brewing Co., San Diego, CA

Category: 23 German-Style Pilsener - 44 Entries

Gold: Kaiser Pilsner, Pennsylvania Brewing Co., Pittsburgh, PA

Category: 24 Bohemian-Style Pilsener - 34 Entries

Bronze: Double Aught, Bear Republic Brewing Co., Healdsburg, CA

Category: 26 Dortmunder or German-Style Oktoberfest – 16 Entries

Bronze: Penn Oktoberfest, Pennsylvania Brewing Co., Pittsburgh, PA

Category: 31 German-Style Märzen - 48 Entries

Gold: Dogtoberfest, Flying Dog Brewery, Frederick, MD

Category: 32 American-Style Amber Lager - 43 Entries

Silver: Old Scratch Amber Lager, Flying Dog Brewery, Frederick, MD

NOW AVAILABLE!!!

Category: 32 American-Style Amber Lager - 43 Entries

Bronze: El Oso, Bear Republic Brewing Co., Healdsburg, CA

Category: 36 Bock - 39 Entries

Bronze: Butt Head Bock, Tommyknocker Brewery, Idaho Springs, CO

NOW AVAILABLE!!!

Category: 54 English-Style Dark Mild Ale or Brown Ale – 48 Entries

Bronze: OB-1, Snake River Brewing Jackson, Jackson, WY

Category: 65 Brown Porter - 30 Entries

Bronze: Prospector Porter, Tommyknocker Brewery, Idaho Springs, CO

Category: 69 American-Style Stout - 23 Entries

Bronze: Troegs Dead Reckoning, Troegs Brewery, Harrisburg, PA

NOW AVAILABLE!!!

Category: 73 Strong Scotch Ale - 38 Entries

Gold: AleSmith Wee Heavy, AleSmith Brewing Co., San Diego, CA

Category: 74 Old Ale or Strong Ale - 40 Entries

Gold: AleSmith Decadence Old Ale, AleSmith Brewing Co., San Diego, CA

Category: 75 Barley Wine-Style Ale - 55 Entries

Silver: AleSmith Old Numbskull, AleSmith Brewing Co., San Diego, CA

Category: 75 Barley Wine-Style Ale - 55 Entries

Bronze: Scratch #4 “The Flying Mouflan”, Troegs Brewery, Harrisburg, PA

 

Brewer Peter Zein discusses beer, hops and home brew culture among other brew related topics.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDBP_xI4tNc

 

“I want Alesmith to be the Rolls Royce representative of the beer segment.  I may not be throwing out new beers at the time, I’ll give you one a year with our decadence.   Other than that I’d like us to just be classic.” ~Peter Zein (Owner/ Brewer)

Peter Zien is an accomplished and highly decorated homebrewer who "always wanted to own a brewery." Since he began brewing in 1995, his beers have earned over 400 medals and honors.  In addition, he is San Diego County's only BJCP (Beer Judge Certification Program) "Grand Master" Level One Beer Judge, one of their highest ratings.

Stoudt's Brewery - American Hops, Episode One

 

Over 20 years, Stoudt’s Brewing Company has grown and evolved from a small brewery with limited draught distribution, to a packaging regional microbrewery with distribution in 10 different states, producing over 10,000 barrels a year. Even with the growth over the years, one thing has always remained constant, and that is the attention to detail that goes into every batch of handcrafted beer that is traditionally brewed, packaged and sold with passion by our small team of hardworking dedicated employees. A tradition that was started by Ed and Carol and will be carried on by their children for many years to come. To view short film: Stoudt's Brewery - American Hops, please click on link to view.

 

www.revver.com/video/691128/stoudts-brewery-american-hops-episode-one/.org

 

Flying Dog Brewery's Executive Brewer Matt Brophy sat down with PR & Event Coordinator Steph Kerchner to talk about Flying Dog Brewery's new Spring Seasonal, Garde Dog Biere de Garde.

Look for Garde Dog at your favorite watering hole this Spring and Summer!

Check out this video on Garde Dog -à http://vimeo.com/843065

Category 4: American-Style Hefeweizen, 34 entries

Silver: UFO Hefeweizen

Harpoon Brewery, Boston, MA

 

Category 18: Aged Beer (Ale or Lager), 25 entries

Gold: Vintage AleSmith Old Numbskull

AleSmith Brewing Co., San Diego, CA

 

Category 36: American-Style Amber Lager, 33 entries

Silver: Old Scratch Amber Lager

Flying Dog Brewery, Denver, CO

 

Category 42: Belgian- and French-Style Ale, 37 entries

Gold: Brugse Zot Blond

Brouwerij De Halve Maan, Brugge, Belgium

 

Category 44: Belgian-Style Sour Ale, 28 entries

Gold: Geuze Boon

Boon Brouwerij N.V., Lembeek, Belgium

 

Category 60: Brown Porter, 28 entries

Gold: Bell’s Porter

Bell's Brewery, Inc., Galesburg, MI

 

Category 71: South German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier, 71 entries

Bronze: Plank Hefeweizen

Brauerei Michael Plank, Laaber, Germany

 

Category 73: German-Style Dark Wheat Ale, 29 entries

Silver: Original Plank Hefeweizen

Brauerei Michael Plank, Laaber, Germany

 

Category 74: South German-Style Weizenbock 19 entries

Gold: Plank Heller Weizenbock

Brauerei Michael Plank, Laaber, Germany

 

Category 77: Foreign (Export)-Style Stout, 26 entries

Gold: Zonker Stout

Snake River Brewing, Jackson, WY

 

Category 89: American-Style Imperial Stout, 30 entries

Gold: Gonzo Imperial Porter

Flying Dog Brewery, Denver, CO

 

 

 

G.A.B.F.  2007 Winners

Avery Brewing Co.

Hog Heaven

CO

Silver

Imperial or Double Red Ale

Bear Republic Brewing

Big Bear

CA

Silver

American-Style Stout

Bell's Brewery, Inc

Batch 8000

MI

Bronze

Belgian Style Strong Specialty Ale

Bell's Brewery, Inc

Double Cream Stout

MI

Silver

Sweet Stout

Flying Dog Brewery