{"id":111223,"date":"2020-10-16T18:22:12","date_gmt":"2020-10-17T00:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.craftbeer.com\/?p=111223"},"modified":"2020-10-16T19:13:02","modified_gmt":"2020-10-17T01:13:02","slug":"winners-of-2020-great-american-beer-festival-competition-revealed-during-first-ever-virtual-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craftbeer.com\/craft-beer-muses\/winners-of-2020-great-american-beer-festival-competition-revealed-during-first-ever-virtual-ceremony","title":{"rendered":"Winners of 2020 Great American Beer Festival Competition Revealed During First-Ever Virtual Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>272 medals awarded to 240 breweries in world\u2019s most prestigious professional beer competition<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Boulder, Colo.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/strong><strong>October<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>16<\/strong><strong>, 20<\/strong><strong>20<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014\u00a0The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brewersassociation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brewers Association<\/a> (BA)\u00a0awarded\u00a0272\u00a0medals*\u00a0to\u00a0240\u00a0breweries\u00a0across the country\u00a0during\u00a0the 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Great American Beer Festival<\/a> (GABF) competition\u00a0awards ceremony.\u00a0The best\u00a0beers\u00a0in\u00a091\u00a0beer categories covering\u00a0170\u00a0different beer styles (including all subcategories) were\u00a0awarded\u00a0gold, silver, and bronze medals\u00a0during a virtual ceremony hosted on The Brewing Network.<\/p>\n<p>Judges for the 34th\u00a0edition of the\u00a0celebrated\u00a0competition evaluated\u00a08,806\u00a0entries from\u00a01,720\u00a0breweries from all 50 states plus Washington, D.C. Socially distanced judging took place\u00a0in 35 sessions over\u00a018\u00a0days with strict safety measures in place. The awards ceremony was held virtually\u00a0on\u00a0Friday evening,\u00a0kicking\u00a0off the two-day online programming portion of the Great American Beer Festival.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This year&#8217;s GABF competition may have looked a little different,\u00a0but the beers\u00a0entered into the competition\u00a0were as impressive and innovative as ever,&#8221; said Chris Swersey, competition manager, Great American Beer Festival.\u00a0\u201cThis has arguably been one of the most challenging years breweries have ever faced,\u00a0so we hope these awards serve\u00a0as a symbol\u00a0not\u00a0only\u00a0of brewing excellence but also the resiliency of the craft brewing community\u00a0as a whole.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com\/the-competition\/winners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>View the 2020\u00a0winners<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gabf.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/GABF2020-Winners-List.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">download a PDF of the winners<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>GABF Competition Statistics<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>34th edition of the GABF competition<\/li>\n<li>8,806 beers judged<\/li>\n<li>1,720\u00a0breweries in the competition from all 50 states plus Washington, D.C.<\/li>\n<li>115\u00a0judges from\u00a021\u00a0states<\/li>\n<li>Average number of competition beers entered in each category:\u00a097<\/li>\n<li>Category with the highest number of entries:\u00a0Juicy or Hazy\u00a0India Pale Ale\u00a0(377)<\/li>\n<li>272\u00a0total medals awarded<\/li>\n<li>240\u00a0medal-winning breweries<\/li>\n<li>337\u00a0first-time\u00a0GABF\u00a0entrants<\/li>\n<li>19\u00a0first-time GABF winners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Most-Entered Style Categories<\/h2>\n<p>The winners of the top five most-entered categories were:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 58: Juicy or Hazy India Pale\u00a0Ale\u00a0(377 entries)\u00a0<em>\u2013\u00a0Sponsored\u00a0by The Cincinnati Insurance Companies<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>GOLD: Spellbinder, Wren House Brewing Co., Phoenix, AZ<\/p>\n<p>SILVER: Yojo, Moonraker Brewing Co., Auburn, CA<\/p>\n<p>BRONZE:\u00a0Wicked\u00a0Pawesome,\u00a0Metazoa\u00a0Brewing Co.\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Stringtown\u00a0Production Facility, Indianapolis, IN<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 57: American Style India Pale\u00a0Ale\u00a0(355 entries)\u00a0<em>\u2013 Sponsored by The Ardagh Group\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>GOLD: IPA, Perry Street Brewing, Spokane, WA<\/p>\n<p>SILVER: Updrift India Pale Ale, Pelican Brewing Co. \u2013 Tillamook, Tillamook, OR<\/p>\n<p>BRONZE:\u00a0Nothing Noble,\u00a0Von Ebert Brewing \u2013 Pearl, Portland, OR<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 39: German Style\u00a0Pilsener\u00a0(200 entries)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<em>Sponsored by Micro Matic<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>GOLD: Sprockets, Gravely Brewing Co., Louisville, KY<\/p>\n<p>SILVER: Prost Pils, Prost Brewing Co., Denver, CO<\/p>\n<p>BRONZE:\u00a0Pils,\u00a0Kansas City Bier Co., Kansas City, MO<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 28: Wood &amp; Barrel-Aged Strong\u00a0Stout\u00a0(199 entries)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<em>Sponsored\u00a0by BeerHole<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>GOLD: A Night to End All Dawns, Kane Brewing Co., Ocean, NJ<\/p>\n<p>SILVER: Ruckus, Melvin Brewing \u2013 Thai Me Up, Jackson, WY<\/p>\n<p>BRONZE: Grasp of Oak, Moksa Brewing Co., Rocklin, CA<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 60: Juicy or Hazy Imperial India Pale\u00a0Ale\u00a0(192 entries)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<em>Sponsored by The Alison Group<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>GOLD: The Hopsplainer, Burke-Gilman Brewing Co., Seattle, WA<\/p>\n<p>SILVER: Not A Scientist, Cloudburst Brewing, Seattle, WA<\/p>\n<p>BRONZE: Sugar on My Tongue, Highland Park Brewery, Los Angeles, CA<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Most Medaled Breweries<\/h2>\n<p>The most\u00a0medals won by\u00a0individual breweries\u00a0included:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sun King Brewery \u2013 Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN \u2013 4 medals\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>GOLD \u2013 Afternoon Delight, Category 26 \u2013 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer<\/p>\n<p>BRONZE \u2013 Cherry Busey, Category 30 \u2013 Fruited Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer<\/p>\n<p>BRONZE \u2013 Pachanga, Category 34 \u2013 Light Lager<\/p>\n<p>BRONZE\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Sunlight Cream Ale, Category 49 \u2013 Golden or Blonde Ale<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cannonball Creek Brewing Co., Golden, CO \u2013 3 medals <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>GOLD \u2013 Featherweight Pale Ale, Category 53 \u2013 American-Style Pale Ale<\/p>\n<p>BRONZE \u2013 Vladimir Brutin, Category 18 \u2013 Experimental India Pale Ale<\/p>\n<p>BRONZE\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Let\u2019s Talk About Mex, Category 37 \u2013 American-Style Cream Ale<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chuckanut Brewery\u00a0\u2013\u00a0North Nut, Bellingham, WA \u2013 3 medals\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>GOLD \u2013 Chuckanut Maibock, Category 47 \u2013 Bock<\/p>\n<p>SILVER \u2013 Chuckanut Chuck Lite, Category 34 \u2013 Light Lager<\/p>\n<p>BRONZE\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Chuckanut Rye, Category 12 \u2013 Rye Beer<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Riip Beer Co., Huntington Beach, CA \u2013 3 medals <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>GOLD \u2013 Tangible Passion, Category 82 \u2013 Belgian-Style Specialty Ale<\/p>\n<p>SILVER \u2013 The Riizzo, Category 10 \u2013 Coffee Stout or Porter<\/p>\n<p>SILVER\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Black the Riipper, Category 69 \u2013 American-Style Black Ale or American-Style Stout<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>23\u00a0individual breweries won 2 medals<\/li>\n<li>213\u00a0individual breweries won 1 medal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Brewery and Brewpub of the Year Awards<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com\/tabulation\/\">See criteria here.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Packaging Breweries<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Very Small Brewing Company of the Year \u2013\u00a0<em>Sponsored by Brewers Supply Group<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&lt;1,000 barrels produced in 2019\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Five Branches Brewing, Tarpon Springs, FL; Jerry Brown<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Small Brewing Company of the Year \u2013<em>\u202fSponsored by ABS Commercial<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>1,000 \u2013 14,999 barrels produced in 2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Big\u00a0aLICe\u00a0Brewing Co., Long Island City, NY; Big\u00a0aLICe\u00a0Production Team<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mid-Size Brewing Company of the Year \u2013<em>\u202fSponsored by MicroStar Logistics<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>15,000 \u2013 6,000,000 barrels produced in 2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lost Forty Brewing, Little Rock, AR; Lost Forty Brewing Team<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Brewpubs<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Small Brewpub of the Year \u2013\u202f<em>Sponsored by\u202fBriess Malt &amp; Ingredients Co<\/em>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&lt;750 barrels produced in 2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Good Society, Seattle, WA; Phil\u00a0Cammarano\u00a0&amp; Nick Berger<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mid-Size Brewpub of the Year \u2013\u202f<em>Sponsored by\u202fBrewers Supply Group<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>750 \u2013 1,500 barrels produced in 2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Monkless Belgian Ales, Bend, OR; Todd Clement &amp; Chris Dinsdale<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Large Brewpub of the Year \u2013<em>\u202fSponsored by Ska Fabricating <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Over 1,500 barrels produced in 2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Freehouse, Minneapolis, MN; The\u00a0Freehouse\u00a0Team<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Large Breweries and Multiple Location Breweries<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Brewery Group of the Year \u2013<em>\u202fSponsored by Live Oak Bank<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Over 6,000,000 barrels produced in 2019 or multi-location breweries wishing to compete as a group <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Three Creeks Brewing Co., Sisters, OR; Team Three Creeks<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Editor\u2019s note:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/brandfolder.com\/s\/5c3ph5hmhmn43cn7gmxjx8m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Photos<\/a>\u00a0for media use are available on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com\/press\/press-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GABF website.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>*Out of a possible 273 medals in 91 beer style categories, 272 were awarded. The bronze medal was not given in Category\u00a0<\/em><em>20<\/em><em>,\u00a0<\/em><em>Gluten-Free Beer.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The 2020 Great American Beer Festival was made possible in part by the generous support of its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com\/sponsorship\/breweries-exhibitors-sponsors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sponsors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media contact<\/strong>: Jenelle Scott\u00a0(on behalf of the Brewers Association):\u00a0<a href=\"&#x6d;a&#x69;&#108;&#x74;&#111;&#x3a;&#x6a;e&#x6e;&#101;&#x6c;&#108;&#x65;&#46;s&#x63;&#111;&#x74;&#116;&#x40;&#98;a&#x63;&#107;&#x62;&#111;&#x6e;&#101;m&#x65;d&#x69;&#97;&#x2e;&#110;e&#x74;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#x6a;&#x65;&#x6e;&#x65;&#x6c;&#x6c;&#x65;&#x2e;&#x73;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x74;&#x74;&#x40;&#x62;&#x61;&#x63;&#x6b;&#x62;&#x6f;&#x6e;&#x65;&#x6d;&#x65;&#x64;&#x69;&#x61;&#x2e;&#x6e;&#x65;&#x74;<\/a>, 970.963.4873 x224<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###<\/p>\n<h3>About the Brewers Association<\/h3>\n<p>The Brewers Association (BA) is the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brewersassociation.org\/statistics\/craft-brewer-defined\/\">small and independent<\/a>\u00a0American brewers, their beers and the community of brewing enthusiasts. The BA represents 4,800-plus U.S. breweries. The BA\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brewersassociation.org\/independent-craft-brewer-seal\/\">independent craft brewer seal<\/a>\u00a0is a widely adopted symbol that differentiates beers by small and independent craft brewers. The BA organizes events including the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbeercup.org\/\">World Beer Cup<\/a><sup>\u00ae<\/sup>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com\/\">Great American Beer Festival<\/a><sup>\u00ae<\/sup>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftbrewersconference.com\/\">Craft Brewers Conference<\/a><sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0&amp; BrewExpo America<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.savorcraftbeer.com\/\">SAVOR<\/a><sup>\u2122<\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.savorcraftbeer.com\/\">: An American Craft Beer &amp; Food Experience<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ahaconference.org\/\">Homebrew Con<\/a><sup>\u2122<\/sup>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.homebrewersassociation.org\/competitions\/national-homebrew-competition\/competition-information\/\">National Homebrew Competition<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.craftbeer.com\/news-and-events\/american-craft-beer-week\/acbw-news\">American Craft Beer Week<\/a><sup>\u00ae<\/sup>.\u00a0The BA publishes\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brewersassociation.org\/education\/the-new-brewer\/current-issue\/\"><em>The New Brewer<\/em><\/a><sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0magazine, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brewerspublications.com\/\">Brewers Publications<\/a><sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0is the leading publisher of brewing literature in the U.S. Beer lovers are invited to learn more about the dynamic world of craft beer at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.craftbeer.com\/\">CraftBeer.com<\/a><sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0and about homebrewing via the BA\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.homebrewersassociation.org\/\">American Homebrewers Association<\/a><sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0and the free\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewersassociation.org\/brew-guru\/\">Brew Guru<\/a><sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0mobile app. Follow us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BrewersAssoc\/?fref=ts\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brewersassoc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/brewersassoc\/\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size alt light container-content ml-0\">The Brewers Association is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital\/familial status. 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