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This year’s Great American Beer Festival played temporary home to 580 breweries — and with more than 2,700 beers poured, the fest’s professional judge panel had its hands (and mouths) full when making decisions on the winners of all 84 categories. Continue reading for the full list of the weekend’s winners.
See also:
– Great American Beer Festival 2012: The People
– Great American Beer Festival: The Beer
– Best Beer Swag of Great American Beer Festival
This year’s winners:
Category 1: American-Style Wheat Beer
Gold
Wagon Box Wheat
Black Tooth Brewing Co.
Sheridan, WY
Silver
Shredders Wheat
Barley Brown’s Brew Pub,
Baker City, OR
Bronze
American Wheat
Gella’s Diner and Lb. Brewing Co.
Hays, KS
Category 2: American-style Wheat Beer with Yeast
Gold
MDC Wheat Ale
Montana Brewing Company
Billings,MT
Silver
Tumblewheat
Altitude Chophouse and Brewery
Laramie,WY
Bronze
Wrangler Wheat
Figuaroa Mountain Brewing Company
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Category 3: Fruit Beer
Gold
Dry Dock Apricot Blonde
Dry Dock Brewing Co.
Aurora,CO
Silver
Chchchch-Cherry Bomb
Thai Me Up Brewery
Jackson, WY
Bronze
Strawberry Blonde Ale
DESTHIL
Normal,IL
Category 4: Fruit Wheat Beer
Gold
Ruby Raspberry Wheat
Mad Anthony Brewing Co.
Fort Wayne, IN
Silver
Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy
Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co.
Chippewa Falls, WI
Bronze
5 Lizard Latin-style Witbier
5 Rabbit Cerveceria
Bedford Park, IL
Category 5: Field Beer or Pumpkin Beer
Gold
Whole Hog Pumpkin Ale
Stevens Point Brewery
Stevens Point, WI
Silver
Anaheim IPA
RAM Restaurant and Brewery Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
Bronze
Cucumber Saison
Cigar City Brewing
Tampa, FL
Category 6: Herb and Spice Beer
Gold
Sweet Heat
Burnside Brewing Co.
Portland, OR
Silver
CBC Heather Ale
Cambridge Brewing Co.
Cambridge, MA
Bronze
Utah Sage Saison
Epic Brewing Co.
Salt Lake City, UT
Category 7: Chocolate Beer
Gold
Cocoa for Coconuts
Chicago Brewing Co.
Las Vegas, NV
Silver
X – 1
DuClaw Brewing Co.
Bel Air, MD
Bronze
Milk Chocolate Cherry Stout
Il Vicino Brewing Co.
Albuquerque, NM
Category 8: Coffee Beer
Gold
Smog City Groundwork Coffee Porter
Tustin Brewing Co.
Tustin, CA
Silver
Hazelnut Coffee Cream Stout
Redwood Brewing Co.
Flint, MI
Bronze
Big Shot Espresso Stout
Twisted Pine Brewing Co.
Boulder, CO
Category 9: Specialty Beer
Gold
Hazelnut Brown Nectar
Rogue Brewery
Newport, OR
Silver
Alaskan Birch Bock
Alaskan Brewing Co.
Juneau, AK
Bronze
Exit 8
Flying Fish Brewing Co.
Somerdale, NJ
Category 10: Rye Beer
Gold
Gramarye
Heretic Brewing Co.
Pittsburg, CA
Silver
Kyle’s Baltic Porter
Flat Branch Pub and Brewery
Columbia, MO
Bronze
Roggenbier
Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant
Phoenixville, PA
Category 11: Specialty Honey Beer
Gold
West Bound Braggot
Twisted Pine Brewing Co.
Boulder, CO
Silver
George’s Fault
Nodding Head Brewing Co.
Philadelphia, PA
Bronze
Kuhnhenn Braggot
Kuhnhenn Brewing Co.
Warren, MI
Category 12: Session Beer
Gold
Twerp
Pizza Port Carlsbad
Carlsbad, CA
Silver
Dock Street/Thiriez Table Saison
Dock Street Brewery
Philadelphia, PA
Bronze
Bitter American
21st Amendment Brewery
San Francisco, CA
Category 13: Other Strong Beer
Gold
Reverb Imperial Pilsner
Boulevard Brewing Co.
Kansas City, MO
Silver
Heart of Gold
Perennial Artisan Ales
St. Louis, MO
Bronze
Double White
Marble Brewery
Albuquerque, NM
Category 14: Experimental Beer
Gold
Redrock Paardebloem
Redrock Brewing Co.
Salt Lake City, UT
Silver
Petit Obscura
Telegraph Brewing Co.
Santa Barbara, CA
Bronze
Track #8
The Lost Abbey
San Marcos, CA
Category 15: Fresh Hop Ale
Gold
Estate Homegrown Ale
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Chico, CA
Silver
HopTime Harvest Ale
Russian River Brewing Co.
Santa Rosa, CA
Bronze
Colorado IPA Nouveau
Tommyknocker Brewery
Idaho Springs, CO
Category 16: Indigenous Beer
Gold
Got Beer
BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery Boulder, CO
Boulder, CO
Silver
Signature Gratzer
choc Beer Co.
Krebs, OK
Bronze
Hot Rocks Lager
Port Brewing Co.
San Marcos, CA
Category 17: Gluten-Free Beer
Gold
Nikki’s Gluten Free Honey Pale Ale
Rock Bottom Arlington
Arlington, VA
Silver
Brown
New Planet Beer Co.
Boulder, CO
Bronze
Pale Ale
Harvester Brewing
Portland, OR
Category 18: American-Belgo-Style Ale
Gold
Le Freak
Green Flash Brewing Co.
San Diego, CA
Silver
Chainbreaker WIPA
Deschutes Brewery
Bend, OR
Bronze
A Little Crazy
Revolution Brewing
Chicago, IL
Category 19: American-Style Sour Ale
Gold
Barrel Select Gold
Captain Lawrence Brewing Co.
Elmsford, NY
Silver
Red Poppy
The Lost Abbey
San Marcos, CA
Bronze
Fitger’s Framboise
Fitger’s Brewhouse
Duluth, MN
Category 20: American-Style Brett Ale
Gold
Seizoen Bretta
Logsdon Farmhouse Ales
Hood River, OR
Silver
Flemish Kiss
The Commons Brewery
Portland, OR
Bronze
TPS Report
Trinity Brewing Co.
Colorado Springs, CO
Category 21: Wood-and Barrel-Aged Beer
Gold
Jerry Maker
BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery Chandler
Chandler, AZ
Silver
Bourbon Barrel Aged Night Sail
Island Brewing Co.
Carpinteria, CA
Bronze
Local Species
Blue Mountain Barrel House
Arrington, VA
Category 22: Wood-and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer
Gold
The Manhattan Project
The Beer Co.
San Diego, CA
Silver
Pappy Van Muckle
Sun King Brewing Co.
Indianapolis, IN
Bronze
Golden Delicious
Captain Lawrence Brewing Co.
Elmsford, NY
Category 23: Wood-and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout
Gold
Fourteen Fourteen
Central Waters Brewing Co.
Amherst, WI
Silver
Silva Stout
Green Flash Brewing Co.
San Diego, CA
Bronze
Barrel Aged Russian Imperial Stout
AC Golden Brewing Co.
Golden, CO
Category 24: Wood-and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
Gold
Lady Of The Woods
Cisco Brewers
Nantucket, MA
Silver
Sentience
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
Denver, CO
Bronze
George’s Phunk
Nodding Head Brewing Co.
Philadelphia, PA
Category 25: Aged Beer
Gold
2010 Old Trainwreck Barleywine
Silver Moon Brewing
Bend, OR
Silver
2004 Triple Exultation
Eel River Brewing Co.
Fortuna, CA
Bronze
Lovely Cherry Baltic Porter
Bend Brewing Co.
Bend, OR
Category 26: Aged Beer
Gold
Bottle Rocket
Uncle Billy’s Brew & Que
Lake Travis, Austin, TX
Silver
Redrock Organic Zwickel Bier
Redrock Brewing Co.
Salt Lake City, UT
Bronze
Organic Hopworks Kellerbier
Hopworks Urban Brewery
Portland, OR
Category 27: Smoke Beer
Gold
Bambastic
Fort Collins Brewery
Fort Collins, CO
Silver
Rauchtoberfest
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant Lancaster
Lancaster, PA
Bronze
Smoke & Dagger
Jack’s Abby Brewing
Framingham, MA
Category 28: American-Style or International-Style Pilsener
Gold
Gold Country Pilsner
Auburn Alehouse
Auburn, CA
Silver
Redhook Pilsner
Redhook Brewery Woodinville
Woodinville, WA
Bronze
Gold Leaf Lager
Devils Backbone Brewing Co. Outpost
Lexington, VA
Category 29: German-Style Pilsener
Gold
Sunshine Pils
Tröegs Brewing Co.
Hershey, PA
Silver
Hans’ Pils
Real Ale Brewing Co.
Blanco, TX
Bronze
Paintbrush Pilsner
Snake River Brewing
Jackson, WY
Category 30: Bohemian-Style Pilsener
Gold
Hometown Blonde
New Glarus Brewing Co.
New Glarus, WI
Silver
Summit Pilsener
Summit Brewing Co.
St. Paul, MN
Bronze
This is the Pilsener
Hoppers Grill & Brewing Co.
Midvale, UT
Category 31: Munich-Style Helles
Gold
6X Helles
CB & Potts Restaurant & Brewery Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO
Silver
Session Premium Lager
Full Sail Brewing Co.
Hood River, OR
Bronze
Longboard Island Lager
Kona Brewing Co.
Kailua-Kona, HI
Category 32: Dortmunder or German-Style Oktoberfest
Gold
Move Back
The SandLot
Denver, CO
Silver
Rolling Thunder Dortmunder
Snake River Brewing
Jackson, WY
Bronze
Celestial Gold
The Church Brew Works
Pittsburgh, PA
Category 33: American-Style Lager, Light Lager or Premium Lager
Gold
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Pabst Brewing Co.
Los Angeles, CA
Silver
Miller Lite
Miller Brewing Co.
Milwaukee, WI
Bronze
Keystone Light
Coors Brewing Co.
Golden, CO
Category 34: American-Style Specialty Lager or Cream Ale or Lager
Gold
Vienna Lager
Devils Backbone Brewing Co. Outpost
Lexington, VA
Silver
Chuckanut Vienna Lager
Chuckanut Brewery
Bellingham, WA
Bronze
Danish Red Lager
Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co.
Buellton, CA
Category 35: Vienna-Style Lager
Gold
Vienna Lager
Devils Backbone Brewing Co.
Outpost, Lexington, VA
Silver
Chuckanut Vienna Lager
Chuckanut Brewery
Bellingham, WA
Bronze
Danish Red Lager
Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co.
Buellton, CA
Category 36: German-Style Märzen
Gold
Shiner Oktoberfest
Spoetzl Brewery
Shiner, TX
Silver
Mecktoberfest
The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery
Charlotte, NC
Bronze
Dominion Oktoberfest
Old Dominion Brewing Co.
Dover, DE
Category 37: American-Style Amber Lager
Gold
Point Oktoberfest
Stevens Point Brewery
Stevens Point, WI
Silver
Staghorn Octoberfest
New Glarus Brewing Co.
New Glarus, WI
Bronze
Uberbrau
Humperdinks Restaurant and Brewery
Dallas, TX
Category 38: European-Style Dunkel
Gold
Knight Ryder Munich Dunkel
Equinox Brewing Co.
Fort Collins, CO
Silver
Pious Monk Dunkel
The Church Brew Works
Pittsburgh, PA
Bronze
Mother Earth Munich Dunkel
Mother Earth Brewing
Kinston, NC
Category 39: American-Style Dark Lager
Gold
Shiner Bock
Spoetzl Brewery
Shiner, TX
Silver
Old Virginia Dark
Devils Backbone Brewing Co. Basecamp
Roseland, VA
Bronze
Session Black Premium Dark Lager
Full Sail Brewing Co.
Hood River, OR
Category 40: American-Style Dark Lager
Gold
Shiner Bohemian Black Lager
Spoetzl Brewery
Shiner, TX
Silver
Baba
Uinta Brewing Co.
Salt Lake City, UT
Bronze
Black Bear
Morgan Street Brewery
Saint Louis, MO
Category 41: Bock
Gold
Butt Head Bock
Tommyknocker Brewery
Idaho Springs, CO
Silver
Elixer Maibock
Mad Fox Brewing Co.
Falls Church, VA
Bronze
Turbo Cougar
Devils Backbone Brewing Co.
Outpost, Lexington, VA
Category 42: German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock
Gold
Uber Bock
Great Dane Pub & Brewing Co.
Madison, WI
Silver
Samuel Adams Double Bock
Boston Beer Co.
Samuel Adams
Cincinnati Brewery
Cincinnati, OH
Bronze
Resurrection Doppelbock
Red Lodge Ales Brewing Co.
Red Lodge, MT
Category 43: Baltic-Style Porter
Gold
The Hammer
Rock Bottom King of Prussia
King of Prussia, PA
Silver
Danzig
Devils Backbone Brewing Co. – Basecamp
Roseland, VA
Bronze
Polska Porter
American Brewing Co.
Edmonds, WA
Category 44: Golden or Blonde Ale
Gold
Steelhead Extra Pale Ale
Mad River Brewing Co.
Blue Lake, CA
Silver
Firemans #4
Real Ale Brewing Co.
Blanco, TX
Bronze
TAPS Cream Ale
TAPS Fish House & Brewery
Brea, CA
Category 45: German-Style Kölsch
Gold
Capital City Kolsch
Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant
Topeka, KS
Silver
Chuckanut Kolsch Style
Chuckanut Brewery
Bellingham, WA
Bronze
Sky Blue Golden Ale
Carolina Brewery
Pittsboro, NC
Category 46: English-Style Summer Ale
Gold
Cross of Gold
Revolution Brewing
Chicago, IL
Silver
Sum’r
Uinta Brewing Co.
Salt Lake City, UT
Bronze
Mother Lode Golden Ale
Laurelwood Brewing Co.
Portland, OR
Category 47: Classic English-Style Pale Ale
Gold
Royal Scandal
Peticolas Brewing Co.
Dallas, TX
Silver
Gayle Force Pale Ale
Wind River Brewing Co.
Pinedale, WY
Bronze
Hurricane Reef Pale Ale
Florida Beer Co.
Melbourne, FL
Category 48: English-Style India Pale Ale
Gold
India Pale Ale
Goose Island Beer Co.
Chicago, IL
Silver
Silverspot IPA
Pelican Pub & Brewery
Pacific City, OR
Bronze
Monumental IPA
Port City Brewing Co.
Alexandria, VA
Category 49: International-Style Pale Ale
Gold
River Runners Pale Ale
Eddyline Brewing
Buena Vista, CO
Silver
Southern Chaos
Hollister Brewing Co.
Goleta, CA
Bronze
Pipe Organ Pale Ale
The Church Brew Works
Pittsburgh, PA
Category 50: American-Style Pale Ale
Gold
Brickstone APA
Brickstone Brewery
Bourbonnais, IL
Silver
The Weight
Piece Brewery
Chicago, IL
Bronze
Zombie Dust
Three Floyds Brewing Co.
Munster, IN
Category 51: American-Style Strong Pale Ale
Gold
Melvin
Thai Me Up Brewery
Jackson, WY
Silver
Lumberyard IPA
Lumberyard Brewing Co.
Flagstaff, AZ
Bronze
Laughing Dog IPA
Laughing Dog Brewing
Ponderay, ID
Category 52: American-Style India Pale Ale
Gold
IPA
Tap It Brewing Co.
San Luis Obispo, CA
Silver
Pallet Jack IPA
Barley Brown’s Brew Pub
Baker City, OR
Bronze
Duet
Alpine Beer Co.
Alpine, CA
Category 53: Imperial India Pale Ale
Gold
2 X 4
Thai Me Up Brewery
Jackson, WY
Silver
Café Racer 15
Bear Republic Brewing Co. Healdsburg
Healdsburg, CA
Bronze
Double Jack
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Paso Robles, CA
Category 54: American-Style Amber/Red Ale
Gold
Hopback Amber Ale
Tröegs Brewing Co.
Hershey, PA
Silver
Fixed Gear American Red Ale
Lakefront Brewery
Milwaukee, WI
Bronze
Winterhook
Redhook Brewery Woodinville
Woodinville, WA
Category 55: Imperial Red Ale
Gold
Organic Deranger Imperial Red Ale
Laurelwood Brewing Co.
Portland, OR
Silver
Imperial Red
Marble Brewery
Albuquerque, NM
Bronze
547 Haight – The Toronado San Francisco’s 20th Anniversary Imperial Red Ale
Pizza Port Carlsbad
Carlsbad, CA
Category 56: English-Style Mild Ale
Gold
Bristlecone
Uinta Brewing Co.
Salt Lake City, UT
Silver
Breakside Session Brown
Breakside Brewery
Portland, OR
Bronze
S.S. Minnow Mild Ale
Dry Dock Brewing Co.
Aurora, CO
Category 57: Ordinary or Special Bitter
Gold
DBA
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Paso Robles, CA
Silver
Mens Room Original Red Ale
Elysian Brewing Co.
Seattle, WA
Bronze
Sawtooth Ale
Left Hand Brewing Co.
Longmont, CO
Category 58: Extra Special Bitter
Gold
Crystal Bitter Ale
No-Li Brewhouse
Spokane, WA
Silver
The Tower E.S.B.
Bull & Bush Brewery
Denver, CO
Bronze
Extra Special Ale (ESA)
Yards Brewing Co.
Philadelphia, PA
Category 59: Scottish-Style Ale
Gold
Wee Heavy
Maui Brewing Co.
Lahaina, HI
Silver
Isle of Skye Scottish Ale
Boscos Brewing Co.
Memphis, TN
Bronze
MacPelican’s Scottish Style Ale
Pelican Pub & Brewery
Pacific City, OR
Category 60: Irish-Style Red Ale
Gold
Irish Red
Glenwood Canyon Brewing Co.
Glenwood Springs, CO
Silver
TAPS Irish Red
TAPS Fish House & Brewery
Brea, CA
Bronze
Balefire Red
Echo Brewing Co.
Frederick, CO
Category 61: English-Style Brown Ale
Gold
Sierra Blanca Nut Brown Ale
Sierra Blanca Brewing Co.
Moriarty, NM
Silver
Red Hydrant Ale
Big Dog’s Brewing Co.
Las Vegas, NV
Bronze
Molly’s Titanic Brown Ale
Rock Bottom Westminster
Westminster, CO
Category 62: American-Style Brown Ale
Gold
Face Down Brown
Telluride Brewing Co.
Telluride, CO
Silver
Upslope Brown Ale
Upslope Brewing Co.
Boulder, CO
Bronze
Redrock Nut Brown Ale
Redrock Brewing Co.
Salt Lake City, UT
Category 63: American-Style Black Ale
Gold
Wookey Jack
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Paso Robles, CA
Silver
Turmoil
Barley Brown’s Brew Pub
Baker City, OR
Bronze
Black IPA
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant – Wilmington
Wilmington, DE
Category 64: German-Style Altbier
Gold
Balt Altbier
Union Craft Brewing Co.
Baltimore, MD
Silver
Land’s End Amber
Kannah Creek Brewing Co.
Grand Junction, CO
Bronze
Little Red Cap
Grimm Brothers Brewhouse
Loveland, CO
Category 65: German-Style Sour Ale
Gold
Berliner Metro Weiss
Devils Backbone Brewing Co. – Basecamp
Roseland, VA
Silver
German Sparkle Party
10 Barrel Brewing Co.
Bend, OR
Bronze
NBB Love Felix
New Belgium Brewing Co.
Fort Collins, CO
Category 66: South German-Style Hefeweizen
Gold
DreamWeaver Wheat
Tröegs Brewing Co.
Hershey, PA
Silver
Ebel’s Weiss
Two Brothers Brewing Co.
Warrenville, IL
Bronze
Yazoo Hefeweizen
Yazoo Brewing Co.
Nashville, TN
Category 67: German-Style Wheat Ale
Gold
Wildpitch Hefeweizen
The SandLot
Denver, CO
Silver
AlpenGlow
Fat Heads Brewery & Saloon
North Olmsted, OH
Bronze
Weizeneisbock
Gordon Biersch Brewing Co.
San Jose, CA
Category 68: Belgian-Style Witbier
Gold
ZON
Boulevard Brewing Co.
Kansas City, MO
Silver
White Rascal
Avery Brewing Co.
Boulder, CO
Bronze
White Lightning Belgian White
Full Pint Brewing Co.
North Versailles, PA
Category 69: French- and Belgian-Style Saison
Gold
Saison
Funkwerks
Fort Collins, CO
Silver
Saison
Aspen Brewing Co.
Aspen, CO
Bronze
El Verano
Beachwood BBQ & Brewing
Long Beach, CA
Category 70: Belgian- and French-Style Ale
Gold
Saint’s Devotion
The Lost Abbey
San Marcos, CA
Silver
Your Favorite Foreign Movie
DC Brau Brewing Co.
Washington, DC
Bronze
Domaine DuPage
Two Brothers Brewing Co.
Warrenville, IL
Category 71: Belgian-Style Lambic or Sour Ale
Gold
Sour Reserve
Upland Brewing Co.
Bloomington, IN
Silver
Barrel Select
FO/BB
Captain Lawrence Brewing Co.
Elmsford, NY
Bronze
Sans Pagaie
The Bruery
Anaheim, CA
Category 72: Belgian-Style Abbey Ale
Gold
Green Flash Trippel
Green Flash Brewing Co.
San Diego, CA
Silver
Sanitarium
Bier Brewery
Indianapolis, IN
Bronze
ABT 12
Dock Street Brewery
Philadelphia, PA
Category 73: Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale
Gold
Deceit
Funkwerks
Fort Collins, CO
Silver
Rhinoceros
Telegraph Brewing Co.
Santa Barbara, CA
Bronze
AleSmith Grand Cru
AleSmith Brewing Co.
San Diego, CA
Category 74: Brown Porter
Gold
Pluff Mud Porter
Holy City Brewing
North Charleston, SC
Silver
Exodus
SweetWater Brewing Co.
Atlanta, GA
Bronze
Peter Brown Tribute Ale
Bear Republic Brewing Co.
Factory Five
Cloverdale, CA
Category 75: Robust Porter
Silver
Coco Loco
NoDa Brewing Co.
Charlotte, NC
Bronze
Black Sand Porter
Kona Brewing Co.
Kailua-Kona, HI
Category 76: Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout
Gold
Seaside Stout
Pizza Port Solana Beach
Solana Beach, CA
Silver
Oyster Stout
Stewart’s Brewing Co.
Bear, DE
Bronze
Ramsey’s Draft Stout
Devils Backbone Brewing Co. – Basecamp
Roseland, VA
Category 77: Foreign-Style Stout
Gold
Starry Night Stout
Island Brewing Co.
Carpinteria, CA
Silver
Whiteface Black Diamond Stout
Great Adirondack Brewing Co.
Lake Placid, NY
Bronze
Ramsey’s Export Stout
Devils Backbone Brewing Co. – Basecamp
Roseland, VA
Category 78: American-Style Stout
Gold
Order in the Port
Pizza Port San Clemente
San Clemente, CA
Silver
American Stout
10 Barrel Brewing Co.
Bend, OR
Bronze
Ironman
Free State Brewing Co.
Lawrence, KS
Category 79: Sweet Stout
Gold
Udder Love
Beachwood BBQ & Brewing
Long Beach, CA
Silver
Milk Stout
Rock Bottom Westminster
Westminster, CO
Bronze
Udder Madness
Bastone Brewery
Royal Oak, MI
Category 80: Oatmeal Stout
Gold
Oats
Pizza Port Solana Beach
Solana Beach, CA
Silver
Stumbler’s Stout
Columbia River Brewing Co.
Portland, OR
Bronze
Stagecoach Stout
Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co.
Buellton, CA
Category 81: Imperial Stout
Gold
Anastasia Russian Imperial Stout
Weasel Boy Brewing Co.
Zanesville, OH
Silver
Imperial Stout
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Chico, CA
Bronze
Russian Imperial Stout
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant – Media
Media, PA
Category 82: Scotch Ale
Gold
Way Heavy
Pizza Port San Clemente
San Clemente, CA
Silver
Iron Thistle
Rahr & Sons Brewing
Fort Worth, TX
Bronze
Scotch Ale
Barley Brown’s Brew Pub
Baker City, OR
Category 83: Old Ale or Strong Ale
Gold
Heini’s Hooch
The Church Brew Works
Pittsburgh, PA
Silver
Papier
The Bruery
Anaheim, CA
Bronze
AleSmith Decadence ’10 Old Ale
AleSmith Brewing Co.
San Diego, CA
Category 84: Barley Wine-Style Ale
Gold
Johan the Barleywine
Sun King Brewing Co.
Indianapolis, IN
Silver
Barley Wine
Charleville Vineyard & Microbrewery
Ste. Genevieve, MO
Bronze
Dr. StrangeLove
Strange Brewing Co.
Denver, CO
2012 Brewer and Brewery of the Year Awards
Small Brewpub and Small Brewpub Brewer of the Year
Sponsored by Briess Malt & Ingredients Co.
Devils Backbone Brewing Company – Basecamp
Roseland, VA
Devils Backbone Brewery Team
Large Brewpub and Large Brewpub Brewer of the Year
The Church Brew Works
Pittsburgh, PA
Steve Sloan
Brewpub Group and Brewpub Group Brewer of the Year
Great Dane Pub & Brewing Company
Madison, WI
Rob LoBreglio
Small Brewing Company and Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year
Funkwerks
Fort Collins, CO
Funkwerks Brewing Team
Mid-Size Brewing Company and Mid-Size Brewing Company Brewer of the YearTroegs Brewing Company
Hershey, PA
John Trogner
Large Brewing Company and Large Brewing Company Brewer of the Year
Pabst Brewing Company
Los Angeles, CA
Gregory Deuhs
2012 Great American Beer Festival Pro-Am Competition
Gold: More Fun Blonde, New Belgium Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO Brewmaster: New Belgium Brewing Company, AHA Member: Jay Shambo
Silver: Pointon’s Proper – An English Mild RAM Restaurant and Brewery – Wheeling, Wheeling, IL Brewmaster: Lanny Fetzer, AHA Member: Scott Pointon
Bronze: Classic American Pilsner, Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery, Minneapolis, MN Brewmaster: Mike Hoops, AHA Member: Kyle Sisco
