2021 GABF Award Winners Announced

From GABF:

 

290 medals awarded to 265 breweries in world’s largest commercial beer competition

Boulder, Colo. • September 10, 2021 — The Brewers AssociationOpens in new window (BA) awarded 290 medals to 265 breweries across the country during the 2021 Great American Beer FestivalOpens in new window (GABF) awards ceremony in the largest competition to date. The best beers in 97 beer categories covering 175 different beer styles (including all subcategories) were awarded gold, silver, and bronze medals during the 35th edition of the celebrated competition.

Judging took place in 34 sessions over 17 days with strict health and safety measures in place. A total of 170 judges evaluated 9,680 entries from 2,192 breweries from all 50 states plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. The awards ceremony was held at the Bellco Theatre in Denver on Friday evening during the Craft Brewers ConferenceOpens in new window® and was livestreamedOpens in new window on The Brewing Network.

To allow for the fall hop harvest and beer production, and to include Fresh Hop beers in this prestigious competition, 78 Fresh Hop Beer category entries will compete in early October, with winners announced Friday, October 15.

“Despite being forced to cancel the festival portion of GABF, our brewing community rallied together to make this year’s GABF competition one for the books—our largest competition judged to date,” said Chris Swersey, competition director, Great American Beer Festival. “Judges continue to be impressed with the quality and innovation of all entries they evaluated. The Brewers Association is proud to honor this year’s deserving winners. We look forward to celebrating in person together next year.”

As previously announced, the Great American Beer Festival will celebrate its 40th anniversary October 6-8, 2022, at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.

View the 2021 winnersOpens in new window or download a PDF of the winnersOpens in new window.

GABF Competition Statistics

• 35th edition of the GABF competition
• 9,680 beers judged
• 2,192 breweries in the competition from all 50 states plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico
• 170 judges
• Average number of competition beers entered in each category: 99.6
• Category with the highest number of entries: Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale (427)
• 290 total medals awarded
• 265 medal-winning breweries
• 425 first-time GABF entrants
• 30 first-time entrant GABF medal winners

Most-Entered Styles Categories

The winners of the top five most-entered categories were:

Category 64: JUICY OR HAZY INDIA PALE ALE (427 entries) – Sponsored by Antigo Zeon
GOLD: DeadHead IPA Series: TourBus – DESTIHL Brewery, Normal, IL
SILVER: Art is Hard – North Park Beer Co., San Diego, CA
BRONZE: Blissed – Attitude Brewing Co., San Diego, CA

Category 63: AMERICAN-STYLE INDIA PALE ALE (404 entries) – Sponsored by Micro Matic
GOLD: Volatile Substance – Von Ebert Brewing – Pearl, Portland, OR
SILVER: JAF IPA – JAFB Wooster Brewery, Wooster, OH
BRONZE: Bullitt – All Season Brewing Co., Los Angeles, CA

Category 25: FRUITED AMERICAN SOUR ALE (249 entries) – Sponsored by Amoretti
GOLD: Sherbet Drip – Fall River Brewing Co., Redding, CA
SILVER: Tropical Hurt Locker – Short Fuse Brewing Co., Schiller Park, IL
BRONZE: Rasmine – Lynnwood Brewing Concern, Raleigh, NC

Category 80: GERMAN-STYLE WHEAT ALE (226 entries)
GOLD: Hefeweizen – JAFB Wooster Brewery, Wooster, OH
SILVER: Küsterer Original Weissbier – Cedar Springs Brewing Co., Cedar Springs, MI
BRONZE: Hazy Skies Hefeweizen – Pilot Brewing Co., Charlotte, NC

Category 43: GERMAN-STYLE PILSENER (210 entries) – Sponsored by John I Haas, Inc.
GOLD: Meanwhile Pilsner – Meanwhile Brewing Co., Austin, TX
SILVER: Rail Pass – Bingo Beer Co., Richmond, VA
BRONZE: Golem Czech Pils – Gemüt Biergarten, Columbus, OH

Most Medaled Breweries

The most medals won by an individual brewery:

Moontown Brewing Co. – Whitestown, IN – 3 Medals
SILVER: Moonlite – 40: American Cream Ale
BRONZE: 40th Parallel – 44: Bohemian-Style Pilsener
BRONZE: Skool House Bock – 51: Bock

Additionally, 15 breweries won two medals.

Brewery of the Awards

See criteria here.

0 – 250 Barrels
Radiant Beer Co., Anaheim, CA; Andrew Bell & Radiant Beer Co. Team

251 – 500 Barrels – Sponsored by Brewers Supply Group
Main & Six Brewing Co., Jacksonville, FL; Dennis Espinosa & Alex Leuthold

501 – 1,000 Barrels – Sponsored by Fermentis
Moontown Brewing Co., Whitestown, IN; Cody Peczkowski

1,001 – 2,000 Barrels – Sponsored by ABS Commercial
Cloudburst Brewing, Seattle, WA; Steve Luke & Zach Kornfeld

2,001 – 5,000 Barrels – Sponsored by Brewers Supply Group
Short Fuse Brewing Co., Schiller Park, IL; Brian Lagro & Craig Kofod

5,001 – 15,000 Barrels – Sponsored by MicroStar Logistics
Sudwerk Brewing Co., Davis, CA; Team Sudwerk

15,001 – 100,000 Barrels – Sponsored by Sponsored by Briess Malt & Ingredients Co.
Allagash Brewing Co., Portland, ME; Team Allagash

Brewery Group – Sponsored by Live Oak Bank
Over 100,000 barrels produced in 2020 or multi-location breweries wishing to compete as a group
Metazoa Brewing Co., Indianapolis, IN; Metazoa Brewing Team

Editor’s note: PhotosOpens in new window for media use are available on the GABF website.

*Out of a possible 291 medals in 97 beer style categories, 290 were awarded. The gold medal was not awarded in category 96: Scotch Ale. The winners of the Fresh Hop Beer category will be awarded in mid-October.

The 2021 Great American Beer Festival competition was made possible in part by the generous support of its sponsorsOpens in new window.

Meat Sweats
Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. – Westlake Village
Westlake Village
CA
American Amber Lager
2021

Silver
Amber Lager
Skipping Rock Beer Co.
Staunton
VA
American Amber Lager
2021

Bronze
Breakside Disco Queen Lager
Breakside Brewery – NW Slabtown
Portland
OR
American Amber Lager
2021

Gold
Wakes of Grain
Grove Roots Brewing Co.
Winter Haven
FL
American Amber/Red Ale
2021

Silver
Stoup NW Red
Stoup Brewing
Seattle
WA
American Amber/Red Ale
2021

Bronze
Paulie’s Not Irish
Old Town Brewing
Portland
OR
American Amber/Red Ale
2021

Gold
Irish Channel Stout
NOLA Brewing Co.
New Orleans
LA
American Black Ale or American Stout
2021

Silver
Black the Riipper
Riip Beer Co.
Huntington Beach
CA
American Black Ale or American Stout
2021

Bronze
Broad Blade
Shovel Town Brewery
North Easton
MA
American Black Ale or American Stout
2021

Gold
Cerveza
True North Ale Co.
Ipswich
MA
American Cream Ale
2021

Silver
Moonlite
Moontown Brewing Co.
Whitestown
IN
American Cream Ale
2021

Bronze
Buckle Bunny
Eureka Heights Brew Co.
Houston
TX
American Cream Ale
2021

Gold
Blood Orange Kölsch
Crystal Springs Brewing Co.
Louisville
CO
American Fruit Beer
2021

Silver
Wild Raspberry Ale
Great Divide Brewing Co.
Denver
CO
American Fruit Beer
2021

Bronze
Lone Tree Peach Pale Ale
Lone Tree Brewing Co.
Lone Tree
CO
American Fruit Beer
2021

Gold
King’s Gold
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant – Wilmington
Wilmington
DE
American Pilsener
2021

Silver
Happy Little Clouds
Cloudburst Brewing
Seattle
WA
American Pilsener
2021

Bronze
Rocket 100
The Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co.
Austin
TX
American Pilsener
2021

Gold
Vice Sans Fruit
Wild Barrel Brewing Co.
San Marcos
CA
American Sour Ale
2021

Silver
Funk Daddy
Greater Good Imperial Brewing Co.
Worcester
MA
American Sour Ale
2021

Bronze
Kveik 1
Shades Brewing
South Salt Lake
UT
American Sour Ale
2021

Gold
Sweet Peel
Stubborn Brothers Brewery
Shawano
WI
American Wheat Beer
2021

Silver
White Noise
Überbrew
Billings
MT
American Wheat Beer
2021

Bronze
Miner’s Gold
Lewis & Clark Brewing Co.
Helena
MT
American Wheat Beer
2021

Gold
Mischief
The Bruery
Placentia
CA
American-Belgo-Style Ale
2021

Silver
Low Country Belgo-American Pale Ale
Tribes Beer Co.
Mokena
IL
American-Belgo-Style Ale
2021

Bronze
Siren’s Lure
Fair Winds Brewing Co.
Lorton
VA
American-Belgo-Style Ale
2021

Gold
Davy Brown Ale
Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co.
Buellton
CA
American-Style Brown Ale
2021

Silver
Docks Brown Ale
Naked River Brewing Co.
Chattanooga
TN
American-Style Brown Ale
2021

Bronze
Face Down Brown
Telluride Brewing Co.
Telluride
CO
American-Style Brown Ale
2021

Gold
Volatile Substance
Von Ebert Brewing – Pearl
Portland
OR
American-Style India Pale Ale
Category Sponsor:Micro Matic
2021

Silver
JAF IPA
JAFB Wooster Brewery
Wooster
OH
American-Style India Pale Ale
Category Sponsor:Micro Matic
2021

Bronze
Bullitt
All Season Brewing Co.
Los Angeles
CA
American-Style India Pale Ale
Category Sponsor:Micro Matic
2021

Gold
Tremor California Light Lager
Seismic Brewing Co.
Santa Rosa
CA
American-Style Lager
2021

Silver
Stampede
Avery Brewing Co.
Boulder
CO
American-Style Lager
2021

Bronze
Midwest Royalty
Alarmist Brewing
Chicago
IL
American-Style Lager
2021

Gold
Stick’s Pale Ale
Bootstrap Brewing
Longmont
CO
American-Style Pale Ale
Category Sponsor:JTM Food Group
2021

Silver
Mosaic Pale Ale
Stoup Brewing
Seattle
WA
American-Style Pale Ale
Category Sponsor:JTM Food Group
2021

Bronze
South Forty
Corralitos Brewing Co.
Watsonville
CA
American-Style Pale Ale
Category Sponsor:JTM Food Group
2021

Gold
Threat Level: Turquoise
Ex Novo Brewing Co – Corrales
Corrales
NM
American-Style Strong Pale Ale
Category Sponsor:HAAS
2021

Silver
IPA
pFriem Family Brewers
Hood River
OR
American-Style Strong Pale Ale
Category Sponsor:HAAS
2021

Bronze
Civil Disturbance
Escape Craft Brewery
Redlands
CA
American-Style Strong Pale Ale
Category Sponsor:HAAS
2021

Gold
Inner Light
Our Mutual Friend Brewing
Denver
CO
Australian Pale Ale
2021

Silver
Strata IPA
Worthy Brewing Co.
Bend
OR
Australian Pale Ale
2021

Bronze
Mo’ Diggity
Liquid Gravity Brewing Co.
San Luis Obispo
CA
Australian Pale Ale
2021

Gold
Stonefruit Symphony
Alesong Brewing & Tasting Room
Eugene
OR
Belgian Fruit Beer
2021

Silver
Coolship Chaos Balaton Cherry
Beachwood Blendery
Long Beach
CA
Belgian Fruit Beer
2021

Bronze
Wit-Ness Protection
Prison City Brewing
Auburn
NY
Belgian Fruit Beer
2021

Gold
Trippel
New Belgium Brewing Co. – Asheville
Asheville
NC
Belgian-Style Abbey Ale
2021

Silver
Tripel
Allagash Brewing Co.
Portland
ME
Belgian-Style Abbey Ale
2021

Bronze
The Dutch!
Tenaya Creek Brewery
Las Vegas
NV
Belgian-Style Abbey Ale
2021

Gold
Celestis Thesauri
Save The World Brewing Co.
Marble Falls
TX
Belgian-Style Ale or French-Style Ale
2021

Silver
Iron Lion: Blonde
Albion Malleable Brewing Co.
Albion
MI
Belgian-Style Ale or French-Style Ale
2021

Bronze
Farm Girl
Lift Bridge Brewing Co.
Stillwater
MN
Belgian-Style Ale or French-Style Ale
2021

Gold
Flanders Style Red Ale
Caboose Brewing Co.
Vienna
VA
Belgian-Style Sour Ale
2021

Silver
Stay the Funk In
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
Denver
CO
Belgian-Style Sour Ale
2021

Bronze
TransAmLam
Wicked Weed Brewing
Asheville
NC
Belgian-Style Sour Ale
2021

Gold
Pentuple
Hoppin’ Frog Brewing
Akron
OH
Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale
2021

Silver
Jan Quadrupel Vincent 16
Belching Beaver Brewery – Tavern & Grill
Vista
CA
Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale
2021

Bronze
Treachery
12Degree Brewing
Louisville
CO
Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale
2021

Gold
First To Fall
The Good Society
Seattle
WA
Belgian-Style Table Beer or Belgian-Style Session Ale
2021

Silver
Austere Abbot
Deft Brewing
San Diego
CA
Belgian-Style Table Beer or Belgian-Style Session Ale
2021

Bronze
Table Beer
Lost Cabin Beer Co.
Rapid City
SD
Belgian-Style Table Beer or Belgian-Style Session Ale
2021

Gold
Optimal Wit
Port City Brewing Co.
Alexandria
VA
Belgian-Style Witbier
2021

Silver
White
Allagash Brewing Co.
Portland
ME
Belgian-Style Witbier
2021

Bronze
Lilywhite Wit
Reuben’s Brews – Production Brewery
Seattle
WA
Belgian-Style Witbier
2021

Gold
Maibock
Natural State Beer Co.
Rogers
AR
Bock
2021

Silver
Unresolved
Attic Brewing Co.
Philadelphia
PA
Bock
2021

Bronze
Skool House Bock
Moontown Brewing Co.
Whitestown
IN
Bock
2021

Gold
The People’s Pilsner
Sudwerk Brewing Co.
Davis
CA
Bohemian-Style Pilsener
2021

Silver
Polaris Pilsner
Chainline Brewing Co.
Kirkland
WA
Bohemian-Style Pilsener
2021

Bronze
40th Parallel
Moontown Brewing Co.
Whitestown
IN
Bohemian-Style Pilsener
2021

Gold
Gregg
Cinderlands Brewing Co. – Foederhouse
Pittsburgh
PA
Brett Beer
2021

Silver
Pearly Dewdrops
Grimm Artisanal Ales
Brooklyn
NY
Brett Beer
2021

Bronze
Matilda
Goose Island Beer Co. – Fulton St.
Chicago
IL
Brett Beer
2021

Gold
Peter Porter
Westlake Brewing Co.
Dallas
TX
Brown Porter
2021

Silver
The Disaster at Meux
Lion Bridge Brewing Co.
Cedar Rapids
IA
Brown Porter
2021

Bronze
Man Full of Trouble
Dock Street Brewery
Philadelphia
PA
Brown Porter
2021

Gold
Humo y Espejos with Fuego!
Cerebral Brewing – Florence St.
Aurora
CO
Chili Beer
2021

Silver
Prescribed Burn
Steamworks Brewing Co.
Durango
CO
Chili Beer
2021

Bronze
Apricot Habanero
Eleven Lakes Brewing Co.
Cornelius
NC
Chili Beer
2021

Gold
Hold the Waffle
Six Ten Brewing
Tampa
FL
Chocolate Beer
2021

Silver
Shuggah Daddi – Chocolate Cake Variant
Main & Six Brewing Co.
Jacksonville
FL
Chocolate Beer
2021

Bronze
Chocolate Vanilla Oak Cream Ale
HUDL Brewing Co.
Las Vegas
NV
Chocolate Beer
2021

Gold
Saison
Waypost Brewing Co.
Fennville
MI
Classic Saison
2021

Silver
Work-Life Balance
HenHouse Brewing Co.
Santa Rosa
CA
Classic Saison
2021

Bronze
Ride Lots
Autumn Arch Beer Project
Newark
DE
Classic Saison
2021

Gold
Trash Panda
Metazoa Brewing Co. – Stringtown Production Facility
Indianapolis
IN
Coffee Beer
2021

Silver
Daybreak
Wolf’s Ridge Brewing – Production Operations
Columbus
OH
Coffee Beer
2021

Bronze
Golden Stout
Karl Strauss Brewing Co. – Anaheim
Anaheim
CA
Coffee Beer
2021

Gold
Vlad the Barista
Bearded Tang Brewing
Stanton
CA
Coffee Stout or Porter
Category Sponsor:Chart Industries
2021

Silver
Venti is Large
Hop Dogma Brewing Co.
Half Moon Bay
CA
Coffee Stout or Porter
Category Sponsor:Chart Industries
2021

Bronze
Captain’s Coffee Stout
Galveston Bay Beer Co.
Dickinson
TX
Coffee Stout or Porter
Category Sponsor:Chart Industries
2021

Gold
Backyard Hero American Lager
Sudwerk Brewing Co.
Davis
CA
Contemporary American-Style Lager
2021

Silver
Frequency Lager
SingleCut Beersmiths
Astoria
NY
Contemporary American-Style Lager
2021

Bronze
Float
Swamp Head Brewery
Gainesville
FL
Contemporary American-Style Lager
2021

Gold
Ring Around the Gose
SingleSpeed Brewing
Waterloo
IA
Contemporary Gose
2021

Silver
Prickly Pear Margarita
Workhorse Brewing Co.
King of Prussia
PA
Contemporary Gose
2021

Bronze
Sour Flower
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Kalamazoo
MI
Contemporary Gose
2021

Gold
The Cushman
Morgan Territory Brewing
Tracy
CA
Dortmunder or German-Style Oktoberfest
2021

Silver
High Brau
Cowtown Brewing Co.
Fort Worth
TX
Dortmunder or German-Style Oktoberfest
2021

Bronze
Festbier
Zipline Brewing Co.
Lincoln
NE
Dortmunder or German-Style Oktoberfest
2021

Gold
Annadel Pale Ale
Third Street Aleworks
Santa Rosa
CA
English Ale
Category Sponsor:Ferm Solutions
2021

Silver
True Blonde Ale
SKA Brewing
Durango
CO
English Ale
Category Sponsor:Ferm Solutions
2021

Bronze
Organic California Blonde Ale
Eel River Brewing Co.
Fortuna
CA
English Ale
Category Sponsor:Ferm Solutions
2021

Gold
Palm Sway
Coronado Brewing Co. – Production Facility
San Diego
CA
English India Pale Ale or New Zealand India Pale Ale
Category Sponsor:Hop Revolution Limited
2021

Silver
Let it Out
Unsung Brewing Co. – Taproom
Anaheim
CA
English India Pale Ale or New Zealand India Pale Ale
Category Sponsor:Hop Revolution Limited
2021

Bronze
Flight of the Kiwis
My Yard Live Beer Co.
San Marcos
CA
English India Pale Ale or New Zealand India Pale Ale
Category Sponsor:Hop Revolution Limited
2021

Gold
Momentum
Mechanical Brewery
Cherry Hill
NJ
English Mild or Bitter
2021

Silver
Sir Marcus
Protagonist Beer – Southend Brewery
Charlotte
NC
English Mild or Bitter
2021

Bronze
Toasty
The Brew Brothers – Eldorado Scioto Downs Racino
Columbus
OH
English Mild or Bitter
2021

Gold
Pine Mountain Monolith
Wild Fields Brewhouse
Atascadero
CA
English-Style Brown Ale
2021

Silver
Brown Ale
Lowercase Brewing
Seattle
WA
English-Style Brown Ale
2021

Bronze
Beería
Craft Coast
Oceanside
CA
English-Style Brown Ale
2021

Gold
Japanese Dry Rice Lager
Hi-Wire Brewing – South Slope Specialty Brewery & Taproom
Asheville
NC
Experimental Beer
Category Sponsor:HAAS
2021

Silver
Vocal Jam
Short Fuse Brewing Co.
Schiller Park
IL
Experimental Beer
Category Sponsor:HAAS
2021

Bronze
Skins
Amalgam Brewing
Denver
CO
Experimental Beer
Category Sponsor:HAAS
2021

Gold
Vladimir Brutin
Cannonball Creek Brewing Co.
Golden
CO
Experimental India Pale Ale
Category Sponsor:HAAS
2021

Silver
No Slaw Extra Toast
Parish Brewing Co.
Broussard
LA
Experimental India Pale Ale
Category Sponsor:HAAS
2021

Bronze
Bromosa Tangerine IPA
Big Storm Brewing Co. – Cape Coral
Cape Coral
FL
Experimental India Pale Ale
Category Sponsor:HAAS
2021

Gold
Category 5 Belgian Quintupel
Big Storm Brewing Co. – Cape Coral
Cape Coral
FL
Experimental Wood-Aged Beer
2021

Silver
House of Flying Barrels: Plumage
Melvin Brewing – Eureka
Eureka
MO
Experimental Wood-Aged Beer
2021

Bronze
Christmas Island
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
Richmond
VA
Experimental Wood-Aged Beer
2021

Gold
Velvet ESB
Hopworks Urban Brewery
Portland
OR
Extra Special Bitter
2021

Silver
Eastside Special Bitter
Marble Brewery – MavLab
Albuquerque
NM
Extra Special Bitter
2021

Bronze
Elleigh’s ESB
1886 Brewing Co.
Orange
CA
Extra Special Bitter
2021

Gold
The Moose
Tobacco Wood Brewing Co.
Oxford
NC
Field Beer
2021

Silver
Versatile Solutions for Modern Living
Mirage Beer Co.
Seattle
WA
Field Beer
2021

Bronze
Farmer’s Beat
Tennessee Brew Works
Nashville
TN
Field Beer
2021

Gold
Bamm Bamm Loves Pebbles
Will County Brewing Co.
Shorewood
IL
Fruit Wheat Beer
2021

Silver
Blood Orange Wheat
Peak View Brewing Co.
Greenwood Village
CO
Fruit Wheat Beer
2021

Bronze
Sunkissed Blonde
Tangled Roots Brewing Co.
Ottawa
IL
Fruit Wheat Beer
2021

Gold
Sherbet Drip
Fall River Brewing Co.
Redding
CA
Fruited American Sour Ale
Category Sponsor:Amoretti
2021

Silver
Tropical Hurt Locker
Short Fuse Brewing Co.
Schiller Park
IL
Fruited American Sour Ale
Category Sponsor:Amoretti
2021

Bronze
Rasmine
Lynnwood Brewing Concern
Raleigh
NC
Fruited American Sour Ale
Category Sponsor:Amoretti
2021

Gold
Lavender Fields Forever
Marto Brewing Co.
Sioux City
IA
Fruited Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
2021

Silver
Run Like An Apricot
Prison City Brewing
Auburn
NY
Fruited Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
2021

Bronze
Steep Ravine
The Rare Barrel
Berkeley
CA
Fruited Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
2021

Gold
Schwartzbier
Forgotten Star Brewing Co.
Fridley
MN
German Dark Lager
2021

Silver
Schwarz is the New Black
Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. – Arroyo Grande
Arroyo Grande
CA
German Dark Lager
2021

Bronze
Schwarzenlager
Little Thistle Brewing Co.
Rochester
MN
German Dark Lager
2021

Gold
Disco Lemonade
Aslan Brewing Co.
Bellingham
WA
German Sour Ale
2021

Silver
Gose
Kulshan Brewing Co. – K2
Bellingham
WA
German Sour Ale
2021

Bronze
Gose Ale
Ponysaurus Brewing Co.
Durham
NC
German Sour Ale
2021

Gold
Hefeweizen
JAFB Wooster Brewery
Wooster
OH
German Wheat Ale
2021

Silver
Küsterer Original Weissbier
Cedar Springs Brewing Co.
Cedar Springs
MI
German Wheat Ale
2021

Bronze
Hazy Skies Hefeweizen
Pilot Brewing Co.
Charlotte
NC
German Wheat Ale
2021

Gold
Altbier
Block 15 Brewery & Tap Room
Corvallis
OR
German-Style Altbier
2021

Silver
ALT 140
Sew Hop’d Brewery
Huntley
IL
German-Style Altbier
2021

Bronze
Düsseldorf Altbier
Redwood Curtain Brewing Co.
Arcata
CA
German-Style Altbier
2021

Gold
Unfrozen Caveman Lager
Belching Beaver Brewery – Tavern & Grill
Vista
CA
German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock
2021

Silver
Penetrator
Territorial Brewing Co.
Springfield
MI
German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock
2021

Bronze
Frogichlaus Swiss-style Celebration Lager
Hoppin’ Frog Brewing
Akron
OH
German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock
2021

Gold
Kolsch
Chuckanut Brewery – South Nut
Burlington
WA
German-Style Koelsch
2021

Silver
Della
Old Irving Brewing Co.
Chicago
IL
German-Style Koelsch
2021

Bronze
Too Much Cologne
Crystal Lake Brewing
Crystal Lake
IL
German-Style Koelsch
2021

Gold
Oktoberfest
Bear Chase Brewing Co.
Bluemont
VA
German-Style Maerzen
2021

Silver
Octoberforest
Second Street Brewery – Rufina
Santa Fe
NM
German-Style Maerzen
2021

Bronze
Oktoberfest
Real Ale Brewing Co.
Blanco
TX
German-Style Maerzen
2021

Gold
Meanwhile Pilsner
Meanwhile Brewing Co.
Austin
TX
German-Style Pilsener
Category Sponsor:HAAS
2021

Silver
Rail Pass
Bingo Beer Co.
Richmond
VA
German-Style Pilsener
Category Sponsor:HAAS
2021

Bronze
Golem Czech Pils
Gemüt Biergarten
Columbus
OH
German-Style Pilsener
Category Sponsor:HAAS
2021

Gold
Watchstander Stout
Ghostfish Brewing Co.
Seattle
WA
Gluten-Free Beer
2021

Silver
None Shall PATH
Departed Soles Brewing Co.
Jersey City
NJ
Gluten-Free Beer
2021

Bronze
Big Henry Hazy IPA
Holidaily Brewing Co. – Production Facility
Golden
CO
Gluten-Free Beer
2021

Gold
Domestica
Ratio Beerworks
Denver
CO
Golden or Blonde Ale
2021

Silver
No, Yeah
Bell’s Brewery
Comstock
MI
Golden or Blonde Ale
2021

Bronze
CAVU
NoDa Brewing Co. – The OG
Charlotte
NC
Golden or Blonde Ale
2021

Gold
Rosie the River Otter
Metazoa Brewing Co. – Stringtown Production Facility
Indianapolis
IN
Herb and Spice Beer
2021

Silver
Sudoku
O.H.S.O. Brewery – Gilbert
Gilbert
AZ
Herb and Spice Beer
2021

Bronze
Stranger in the Alps
Fair State Brewing Cooperative – Minneapolis
Minneapolis
MN
Herb and Spice Beer
2021

Gold
Decorah Nordic Gruit
PIVO Brewery
Calmar
IA
Historical Beer
2021

Silver
Silverbrick Norwegian Farmhouse
Strange Craft Beer Co.
Denver
CO
Historical Beer
2021

Bronze
Snow Drop
Grimm Brothers Brewhouse
Loveland
CO
Historical Beer
2021

Gold
Father G’s Bees
Brink Brewing Co.
Cincinnati
OH
Honey Beer
2021

Silver
Leaven To Rest
Precarious Beer Project
Williamsburg
VA
Honey Beer
2021

Bronze
Hooter Brown Ale
Oyster City Brewing Co.
Apalachicola
FL
Honey Beer
2021

Gold
Italian Pilsner
Ponderosa Brewing
Albuquerque
NM
Hoppy Lager
Category Sponsor:HAAS
2021

Silver
Timbo Pils
Pinthouse Pizza North
Austin
TX
Hoppy Lager
Category Sponsor:HAAS
2021

Bronze
Haole Island
WestBrew
Vista
CA
Hoppy Lager
Category Sponsor:HAAS
2021

Gold
Nose Goblin
Ghost Town Brewing
Oakland
CA
Imperial India Pale Ale
2021

Silver
Freak of Nature Double IPA
Wicked Weed Brewing
Asheville
NC
Imperial India Pale Ale
2021

Bronze
Army of the Kinda Dead-ish
North Park Beer Co.
San Diego
CA
Imperial India Pale Ale
2021

Gold
Dark Seas
Mission Brewery
San Diego
CA
Imperial Stout
2021

Silver
Barbarian
Warrior Brewing Co.
Duluth
MN
Imperial Stout
2021

Bronze
Bird Bones
Spearfish Brewing Co.
Spearfish
SD
Imperial Stout
2021

Gold
The Dark
Third Window Brewing Co.
Santa Barbara
CA
International Dark Lager
2021

Silver
Puesto Negra
Puesto Cervecería
San Diego
CA
International Dark Lager
2021

Bronze
The Late Boat Czech-Style Dark Lager
San Juan Island Brewing Co.
Friday Harbor
WA
International Dark Lager
2021

Gold
Uncle Tito Mexican Lager
Rip Van Winkle Brewing Co.
Catskill
NY
International Lager
2021

Silver
Scout
True Anomaly Brewing Co.
Houston
TX
International Lager
2021

Bronze
Tomamos
Blind Owl Brewery
Indianapolis
IN
International Lager
2021

Gold
BONKEUR Mosaic Pale Ale
Rouleur Brewing Co.
Carlsbad
CA
International Pale Ale or New Zealand Pale Ale
Category Sponsor:Hop Revolution Limited
2021

Silver
Intergalactic Pale Reality
Ex Novo Brewing Co.
Portland
OR
International Pale Ale or New Zealand Pale Ale
Category Sponsor:Hop Revolution Limited
2021

Bronze
Field of Vision
Original Pattern Brewing Co.
Oakland
CA
International Pale Ale or New Zealand Pale Ale
Category Sponsor:Hop Revolution Limited
2021

Gold
Outraged Daughters
Wise Man Brewing
Winston-Salem
NC
Irish-Style Red Ale
2021

Silver
Sandman
Third Wheel Brewing
St. Peters
MO
Irish-Style Red Ale
2021

Bronze
Flying Axe
Laughing Sun Brewing Co.
Bismarck
ND
Irish-Style Red Ale
2021

Gold
Cryo Chemistry
Barebottle Brewing Co.
San Francisco
CA
Juicy or Hazy Imperial India Pale Ale
2021

Silver
Clouds
BKS Artisan Ales
Kansas City
MO
Juicy or Hazy Imperial India Pale Ale
2021

Bronze
DeadHead IPA Series: Haze of the Dead
DESTIHL Brewery
Normal
IL
Juicy or Hazy Imperial India Pale Ale
2021

Gold
DeadHead IPA Series: TourBus
DESTIHL Brewery
Normal
IL
Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale
Category Sponsor:Antigo Zeon
2021

Silver
Art is Hard
North Park Beer Co.
San Diego
CA
Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale
Category Sponsor:Antigo Zeon
2021

Bronze
Blissed
Attitude Brewing Co.
San Diego
CA
Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale
Category Sponsor:Antigo Zeon
2021

Gold
Second That Emotion
Radiant Beer Co.
Anaheim
CA
Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale
Category Sponsor:G&D Chillers
2021

Silver
Newport Daze Hazy Pale Ale
Rogue EastSide Pub & Pilot Brewery
Portland
OR
Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale
Category Sponsor:G&D Chillers
2021

Bronze
Dank Meme
Triptych Brewing
Savoy
IL
Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale
Category Sponsor:G&D Chillers
2021

Gold
Get a Little Hazy
Peace Tree Brewing Co.
Knoxville
IA
Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale
2021

Silver
Sup Cuz IPA
Varietal Beer Co.
Sunnyside
WA
Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale
2021

Bronze
Northern Haze
True North Ale Co.
Ipswich
MA
Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale
2021

Gold
Entschuldigung!
Cloudburst Brewing
Seattle
WA
Kellerbier or Zwickelbier
Category Sponsor:Corosys
2021

Silver
Fill Pils
Highland Park Brewery – Chinatown
Los Angeles
CA
Kellerbier or Zwickelbier
Category Sponsor:Corosys
2021

Bronze
Granary Keller Bier
Templin Family Brewing
Salt Lake City
UT
Kellerbier or Zwickelbier
Category Sponsor:Corosys
2021

Gold
Tucker Lager
Tucker Brewing Co.
Tucker
GA
Light Lager
2021

Silver
307 Lager
Black Tooth Brewing Co.
Sheridan
WY
Light Lager
2021

Bronze
Altitude Banquet
Altitude Chophouse & Brewery
Laramie
WY
Light Lager
2021

Gold
Oddities and Outliers Blend 2
Odd Breed Wild Ales
Pompano Beach
FL
Mixed-Culture Brett Beer
2021

Silver
Biere Ovale
Our Mutual Friend Brewing
Denver
CO
Mixed-Culture Brett Beer
2021

Bronze
Gemini Mind Trick
Almanac Beer Co.
Alameda
CA
Mixed-Culture Brett Beer
2021

Gold
Frost Hammer Helles
Grains of Wrath Brewing
Camas
WA
Munich-Style Helles
2021

Silver
Park Pass
Vibrissa Beer
Front Royal
VA
Munich-Style Helles
2021

Bronze
Helles
Kulshan Brewing Co.
Bellingham
WA
Munich-Style Helles
2021

Gold
Enough Said N/A Helles
Two Roots Brewing Co.
San Diego
CA
Non-Alcohol Beer
2021

Silver
Closer By The Mile
Athletic Brewing Co.
Stratford
CT
Non-Alcohol Beer
2021

Bronze
Downwinder Gose
Athletic Brewing Co. – Production Facility
Stratford
CT
Non-Alcohol Beer
2021

Gold
Babycakes Oatmeal Stout
Walking Tree Brewery
Vero Beach
FL
Oatmeal Stout
2021

Silver
No. 06 Oatmeal Stout
Gella’s Diner & Lb. Brewing Co.
Hays
KS
Oatmeal Stout
2021

Bronze
Breakfast for Supper
Thousand Lakes Brewing Co.
Parkers Prairie
MN
Oatmeal Stout
2021

Gold
Chris Barley in a Little Coat
Wichita Brewing Co.
Wichita
KS
Old Ale or Strong Ale or Barley Wine
2021

Silver
Brew 4000
Fremont Brewing – West
Seattle
WA
Old Ale or Strong Ale or Barley Wine
2021

Bronze
Old Scrooge
Silver City Brewery
Bremerton
WA
Old Ale or Strong Ale or Barley Wine
2021

Gold
Kazimierz
Rockwell Beer Co.
St. Louis
MO
Other Strong Beer
2021

Silver
Dee Wright Imperial Brown
Deschutes Brewery – Bend Public House
Bend
OR
Other Strong Beer
2021

Bronze
Party Penguin
Pollyanna Brewing Co.
Lemont
IL
Other Strong Beer
2021

Gold
Night Owl
Elysian Brewing
Seattle
WA
Pumpkin Beer
2021

Silver
Ale Wife’s Pumpkin Pie Marzen
Desert Monks Brewing Co.
Gilbert
AZ
Pumpkin Beer
2021

Bronze
Whole Hog Pumpkin Ale
Stevens Point Brewery
Stevens Point
WI
Pumpkin Beer
2021

Gold
Green Man Porter
Green Man Brewery
Asheville
NC
Robust Porter
2021

Silver
Pumphouse Porter
Lumberyard Brewing Co.
Flagstaff
AZ
Robust Porter
2021

Bronze
Grimlock
Loowit Brewing Co.
Vancouver
WA
Robust Porter
2021

Gold
Crazy Jackass Ale
Great American Restaurants – Sweetwater Tavern Merrifield
Falls Church
VA
Rye Beer
2021

Silver
Dark and Down
Mickey Finn’s Brewery
Libertyville
IL
Rye Beer
2021

Bronze
Magic Carpet Rye’d
Model A Brewing Co.
Tega Cay
SC
Rye Beer
2021

Silver
Real Heavy
Real Ale Brewing Co.
Blanco
TX
Scotch Ale
2021

Bronze
Kilt Chamberlain Scotch Ale
StillFire Brewing
Suwanee
GA
Scotch Ale
2021

Gold
Seven Gables
Mountain Rambler Brewery
Bishop
CA
Scottish-Style Ale
2021

Silver
Copper John Scotch Ale
Madison River Brewing Co.
Belgrade
MT
Scottish-Style Ale
2021

Bronze
Bull Shark
Galveston Bay Beer Co.
Dickinson
TX
Scottish-Style Ale
2021

Gold
Stonefly Session Ale
Three Creeks Brewing Co. – Production
Sisters
OR
Session Beer
2021

Silver
Natural Bridge: Vienna Lager
Eppig Brewing
Vista
CA
Session Beer
2021

Bronze
Tip the Calf
SingleSpeed Brewing – Tap Room
Cedar Falls
IA
Session Beer
2021

Gold
Moxee Water
Barley Brown’s Beer
Baker City
OR
Session India Pale Ale
2021

Silver
Mini Separation Anxiety
Berryessa Brewing Co.
Winters
CA
Session India Pale Ale
2021

Bronze
Ticklish Warrior
Grains of Wrath Brewing
Camas
WA
Session India Pale Ale
2021

Gold
Croydon Is Burning
Neshaminy Creek Brewing Co.
Croydon
PA
Smoke Beer
2021

Silver
Ashes From The Grave
TapRoom Beer Co.
San Diego
CA
Smoke Beer
2021

Bronze
Cemetery Gates
Lower Left Brewing Co.
Charlotte
NC
Smoke Beer
2021

Gold
Maple Smoked Maibock
Kilowatt Brewing
San Diego
CA
Specialty Beer
2021

Silver
Coco Burrito Porter
Shoe Tree Brewing Co. – Minden
Minden
NV
Specialty Beer
2021

Bronze
Agavemente
SouthNorte Beer Co.
Huntington Beach
CA
Specialty Beer
2021

Gold
Breakside Passionfruit Sour
Breakside Brewery – SE Taproom
Milwaukie
OR
Specialty Berliner-Style Weisse
2021

Silver
Berliner Nice!
Eighty-Three Brewery
Akron
OH
Specialty Berliner-Style Weisse
2021

Bronze
Summer Crush
Arts District Brewing Co.
Los Angeles
CA
Specialty Berliner-Style Weisse
2021

Gold
Air is Beautiful
Protagonist Beer
Charlotte
NC
Specialty Saison
2021

Silver
French Prairie
Crowing Hen
Carlton
OR
Specialty Saison
2021

Bronze
Go Ape-ricot
Metazoa Brewing Co. – Taproom
Indianapolis
IN
Specialty Saison
2021

Gold
Big Wall
Strike Brewing Co.
San Jose
CA
Stout
2021

Silver
Ziko’s Rage
26 Degree Brewing Co.
Pompano Beach
FL
Stout
2021

Bronze
Hubbard St. Stout
Main & Six Brewing Co.
Jacksonville
FL
Stout
2021

Gold
Robot Imperial Red
Stereo Brewing Co.
Placentia
CA
Strong Red Ale
2021

Silver
Midwest Red IPA
Masthead Brewing Co.
Cleveland
OH
Strong Red Ale
2021

Bronze
Happy Days
Claremont Craft Ales
Claremont
CA
Strong Red Ale
2021

Gold
Higher Purpose
Third Eye Brewing Co.
Sharonville
OH
Sweet Stout or Cream Stout
2021

Silver
Cocoa Coma
de Bine Brewing Co.
Palm Harbor
FL
Sweet Stout or Cream Stout
2021

Bronze
Nitro Merlin Milk Stout
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Paso Robles
CA
Sweet Stout or Cream Stout
2021

Gold
Roselle Red
Pollyanna Brewing Co.
Roselle
IL
Vienna-Style Lager
2021

Silver
Danish Red Lager
Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co.
Buellton
CA
Vienna-Style Lager
2021

Bronze
Vienna Lager
Level Crossing Brewing Co.
South Salt Lake
UT
Vienna-Style Lager
2021

Gold
Smokin’ Barrel
Ellis Island Casino, Hotel and Brewery
Las Vegas
NV
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer
Category Sponsor:BeerHole
2021

Silver
Porter Aged on Palo Santo
Spellbound Brewing
Mount Holly
NJ
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer
Category Sponsor:BeerHole
2021

Bronze
Cask Aged Rye Lagger
Transient Artisan Ales
Bridgman
MI
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer
Category Sponsor:BeerHole
2021

Gold
Sea of Waves
True Anomaly Brewing Co.
Houston
TX
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
2021

Silver
Cirque Du Solera
River Dog Brewing Co.
Ridgeland
SC
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
2021

Bronze
French 75
Sonder Brewing
Mason
OH
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
2021

Gold
BJ’s Barrel Aged Got Beer
BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse – Boulder
Boulder
CO
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer
Category Sponsor:Blue Label Packaging
2021

Silver
1314
Black Tooth Brewing Co.
Sheridan
WY
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer
Category Sponsor:Blue Label Packaging
2021

Bronze
Old Marathon Barleywine
Keg Creek Brewing Co.
Glenwood
IA
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer
Category Sponsor:Blue Label Packaging
2021

Gold
Ruckus
Melvin Brewing
Alpine
WY
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout
2021

Silver
Oast House Reserve: Meet Your Maker
Twin Oast Brewing
Catawba Island
OH
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout
2021

Bronze
The Intrepid
49th State Brewing Co. – Anchorage
Anchorage
AK
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout
2021

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This list is compiled and published for the purpose of providing consumer information only. This list likely contains errors and will never be 100% accurate. Results herein are not intended to serve as the basis for any official cumulative results or for the purposes of any marketing campaign, brewing industry statistics or other official or unofficial brewing company, public relations or related efforts. Results are valid at the time of competition. Results herein are not intended to initiate, cause, resolve or finalize any factual disputes regarding brand or brewery information. Brand name information and brand ownership may evolve or change over time. Brewery name and location information may change over time. Persons who encounter what they believe are factual errors in this list may report them by contacting Great American Beer Festival and World Beer Cup Competition Manager Chris Swersey by email.

The 2021 Champion Breweries are:

0–250 Barrels Brewery and Brewer of the Year

Radiant Beer Co. Anaheim, CA
Andrew Bell & Radiant Beer Co Team

251–500 Barrels Brewery and Brewer of the Year

Main & Six Brewing Co. Jacksonville, FL
Dennis Espinosa & Alex Leuthold

501–1,000 Barrels Brewery and Brewer of the Year

Moontown Brewing Co. Whitestown, IN
Cody Peczkowski

1,001–2,000 Barrels Brewery and Brewer of the Year

Cloudburst Brewing Seattle, WA
Steve Luke & Zach Kornfeld

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PA Brewery Winners:

Unresolved
Attic Brewing Co.
Philadelphia
PA
Bock
2021

Gold
Gregg
Cinderlands Brewing Co. – Foederhouse
Pittsburgh
PA
Brett Beer
2021

Bronze
Man Full of Trouble
Dock Street Brewery
Philadelphia
PA
Brown Porter
2021

Silver
Prickly Pear Margarita
Workhorse Brewing Co.
King of Prussia
PA
Contemporary Gose
2021

Gold
Croydon Is Burning
Neshaminy Creek Brewing Co.
Croydon
PA
Smoke Beer
2021

 

 

 

 

Full list is here:  https://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/the-competition/2021-gabf-winners/

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