Great American Beer Fest 2007 Medalists
Well, the 2007 Great American Beer Fest in Denver, Colorado has ended. Hopefully next year, Devon and I will be on site for this huge event. It's pretty much a dream come true for beer lovers. Many breweries we've interviewed, visited or otherwise enjoy won metals, though, and we'd like to congratulate them on receiving recognition for their wonderful brews. So, here they are. Congratulations from DrinkCraftBeer.com to:
Great Lakes Road Trip Breweries 2007:
| Brewery | Beer | State | Medals | Category |
| Bell's Brewery, Inc | Batch 8000 | MI | Bronze | Belgian Style Strong Specialty Ale |
| Bell's Brewery, Inc | Double Cream Stout | MI | Silver | Sweet Stout |
| Dark Horse Brewing Co. | 3 Guy Off the Scale Barley Wine | MI | Bronze | Barley Wine Style Ale |
| Dark Horse Brewing Co. | Scotty Karate Scotch Ale | MI | Silver | Strong Scotch Ale |
| New Holland Brewing Co. | 2003 Pilgrim's Dole | MI | Silver | Aged Beer (Ale or Lager) |
| Great Lakes Brewing Co. | Edmund Fitzgerald Porter | OH | Silver | Robust Porter |
| Goose Island Beer Co. | "312" Urban Wheat Ale | IL | Gold | English-Style Summer Ale |
| Goose Island Beer Co. | India Pale Ale | IL | Silver | English-Style India Pale Ale |
| Goose Island Beer Co. | Bourbon Wheatmiser | IL | Gold | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer |
| Goose Island Beer Co. | Wheatmiser | IL | Bronze | American-Style Wheat Wine Ale |
| Piece Brewery | Dark 'n' Curvy | IL | Silver | German-Style Wheat Ale |
| Piece Brewery | Top Heavy Hefeweizen | IL | Bronze | South German Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier |
| Piece Brewery | Full Frontal Pale Ale | IL | Bronze | American Style Pale Ale |
| Three Floyds Brewing Co. | Gorch Foch | IN | Silver | Münchner (Munich) Style Helles |
East Coast Road Trip 2006:
| Brewery | Beer | State | Medals | Category |
| Dogfish Head Craft Brewery | Midas Touch | DE | Silver | Specialty Honey Lager or Ale |
| Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant - Media | Kriek de Hill | PA | Bronze | Belgian-Style Sour Ale |
| Sly Fox Brewing Co. | Pikeland Pils | PA | Gold | German-Style Pilsener |
| Sly Fox Brewing Co. | Instigator | PA | Bronze | German Style Strong Bock |
| Stoudts Brewing Co. | Stoudts Ofest | PA | Bronze | Vienna Style Lager |
| Stoudts Brewing Co. | Stoudts Weizen | PA | Silver | South German Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier |
| Victory Brewing Co. | Victory Festbier | PA | Gold | German Style Märzen |
| Victory Brewing Co. | Prima Pils | PA | Silver | German-Style Pilsener |
Locals and Others I Wanted to Point Out:
| Brewery | Beer | State | Medals | Category |
| Southampton Publick House | Southampton Double White Ale | NY | Silver | Belgian and French-Style Ale |
| Southampton Publick House | Southampton Saison | NY | Bronze | French- and Belgian Style Saison |
| Flying Dog Brewery | Old Scratch Amber Lager | CO | Bronze | American Style Amber Lager |
| Allagash Brewing Co. | Victor | ME | Bronze | Experimental Beer (Lager or Ale) |
| Allagash Brewing Co. | Four | ME | Bronze | Belgian Style Abbey Ale |
| Portsmouth Brewery | Wheat Wine | NH | Silver | American-Style Wheat Wine Ale |
| Surly Brewing Co. | Coffee Bender | MN | Gold | Coffee Flavored Beer |
| Boston Beer Co. | Samuel Adams Double Bock | MA | Gold | German Style Strong Bock |
| Cambridge Brewing Co. | Cambridge Amber | MA | Silver | Cellar or Unfiltered Beer |
That's a lot of medals for a lot of places we've talked to. So, if us telling you about them didn't sway you, maybe this will. Live near one of these places? Can you get their beer? Check it out if so! Even the stuff that didn't win medals is probably pretty good.
Congratulations again to all the medal winners. To get a complete list, to search by state or by brewery or for any other info, check out http://www.beertown.org/events/gabf/medals/medalists.aspx.