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Tag: GABF

  • Infographic: Beer Hot Spots
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    Infographic: Beer Hot Spots

    January 13, 2017 - Bryan Roth

    To see the power of local beer communities, look no further than 2016’s Great American Beer Festival. Breweries from across the country brought home hardware from the annual competition, but California once again reigned, with Golden State companies bringing home 68 medals across 44 cities. Out of the state’s 479 incorporated municipalities, 9 percent won... View Article

  • 2016 Great American Beer Festival Winners
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    2016 Great American Beer Festival Winners

    October 8, 2016 - Staff

    (Press Release) BOULDER, Colo.–In its 30th year, the 2016 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) competition awarded 286 medals to some of the best commercial breweries in the United States, plus three GABF Pro-Am medals to teams of amateur homebrewers paired with professionals. Presented by the Brewers Association, GABF is the largest commercial beer competition in... View Article

  • Moving the GABF?
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    Moving the GABF?

    October 5, 2014 - Tom Acitelli

    In June 1984, organizers moved the Great American Beer Festival from its birthplace in Boulder, CO, 35 miles or so south to Denver. It was the third year of the festival, which was then held in the spring to coincide with the annual convention of the Boulder-based American Homebrewers Association. Now, of course, it’s held... View Article

  • Precious Medals: Judging at the Great American Beer Festival
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    Precious Medals: Judging at the Great American Beer Festival

    October 5, 2014 - John Holl

    Tell people about this job you have to do and you might get a smirk or a raised eyebrow, or maybe some mock sympathy. However, judging at the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) is serious business. In the days leading up to America’s biggest annual beer gathering at the Colorado Convention Center, a group of... View Article

  • 2014 Great American Beer Festival Winners
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    2014 Great American Beer Festival Winners

    October 4, 2014 - Jon Page

    DENVER—The Great American Beer Festival awarded 268 medals today to 234 breweries. In its 28th year, the competition saw a record number of judges (222) evaluate 5,507 commercial entires and 89 Pro-Am entries. Gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded in 90 categories covering 145 styles of beer. Here is a full list of the... View Article

  • The Evolution of GABF Categories
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    The Evolution of GABF Categories

    October 1, 2014 - Tom Acitelli

    In 1987, the annual Great American Beer Festival (GABF) introduced something new: medaled categories. There would be 12 in all, with a panel of judges awarding three medals in each: gold, silver and bronze, just like the Olympics. The GABF, which convenes for the 33rd time this week in Denver, would also keep its Consumer... View Article

  • Navigating Your Way Around the Great American Beer Festival
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    Navigating Your Way Around the Great American Beer Festival

    January 29, 2013 - Brian Yaeger

    For beer lovers, attending the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) in Denver deserves to be at the tippy top of your bucket list, that check-list of things to do or places to see before you die. In 2012, there were more than 450 breweries pouring nearly 2,500 different beers (from all 84 recognized categories) all... View Article

  • A Different Shade of Pale
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    A Different Shade of Pale

    March 1, 2012 - Rick Lyke

    Judges at the 30th annual Great American Beer Festival in Denver handed out medals in 83 categories in September, but no beer type received more attention than pale ale. That’s because pale ale is divided into seven distinct categories for the annual judging to accommodate stylistic variations and the sheer volume of entries.

  • My beer summit…with beer
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    My beer summit…with beer

    September 1, 2010 - Matt Kirkegaard

    According to the American Dialect Society, “tweet” was the word of the year in 2009. It beat other luminaries, such as “botox,” “shovel-ready” and “hike the Appalachian Trail,” for the top spot in the list of most important words and phrases to become prominent or notable during the year.

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