Great American Beer Fest (GABF) 2023 Winners Announced

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2023

Medal
Beer Name
Brewery
City
State
Category
Year

Gold
Hometown Lager
Second Pitch Beer Co.
San Antonio
TX
American Amber Lager
2023

Silver
Vecino
Balter Beerworks
Knoxville
TN
American Amber Lager
2023

Bronze
Bell’s Brewery Octoberfest
Bell’s Brewery
Comstock
MI
American Amber Lager
2023

Gold
Blown Tire
Knuckle Puck Brewing
Longmont
CO
American Amber/Red Ale
2023

Silver
Night Sky Red Ale
Sound2Summit Brewery
Snohomish
WA
American Amber/Red Ale
2023

Bronze
Azalea City Amber
Georgia Beer Co.
Valdosta
GA
American Amber/Red Ale
2023

Gold
Breakside Cheat Codes
Breakside Brewery
Portland
OR
American Black Ale or American Stout
2023

Silver
Hoppa Emeritus
Beachwood Brewing – Long Beach
Long Beach
CA
American Black Ale or American Stout
2023

Bronze
Midnight Oil
Tustin Brewing Co.
Tustin
CA
American Black Ale or American Stout
2023

Gold
307
Black Tooth Brewing Co.
Sheridan
WY
American Cream Ale
2023

Silver
Cinco Cinco Cinco!
Shred Beer Co.
Rocklin
CA
American Cream Ale
2023

Bronze
The Coloradan
Westbound & Down Brewing Co. – Westbound Mill
Lafayette
CO
American Cream Ale
2023

Gold
Street Cart
Golden Road Brewing – Los Angeles
Los Angeles
CA
American Fruit Beer
Category Sponsor: Amoretti
2023

Silver
Big Sippin’
Odell Brewing Co. – Five Points Brewhouse
Denver
CO
American Fruit Beer
Category Sponsor: Amoretti
2023

Bronze
Lemonade
Surly Brewing Co.
Minneapolis
MN
American Fruit Beer
Category Sponsor: Amoretti
2023

Gold
Wibby Jibby
Wibby Brewing
Longmont
CO
American Pilsener
2023

Silver
Cerveza Mecanica
Liquid Mechanics Brewing Co.
Lafayette
CO
American Pilsener
2023

Bronze
Week 365
Industrial Arts Brewing Co.
Beacon
NY
American Pilsener
2023

Gold
Brilliant
10 Barrel Brewing Co.
Bend
OR
American Sour Ale
2023

Silver
The Sauer House Project: Ellie’s Version
Dostal Alley Brewpub & Casino
Central City
CO
American Sour Ale
2023

Bronze
Fate Single Hop Sour
Fate Brewing Co.
Scottsdale
AZ
American Sour Ale
2023

Gold
Sunsphere
Balter Beerworks
Knoxville
TN
American Wheat Beer
2023

Silver
Canebrake
Parish Brewing Co.
Broussard
LA
American Wheat Beer
2023

Bronze
Uinta Brewing Goldenspike Hefeweizen
Uinta Brewing Co.
Salt Lake City
UT
American Wheat Beer
2023

Gold
DOL
Longtab Brewing Co.
San Antonio
TX
American-Belgo-Style Ale
2023

Silver
Whitewall Wheat
Crank Arm Brewing Co.
Raleigh
NC
American-Belgo-Style Ale
2023

Bronze
Paper Game
Ozark Beer Co.
Rogers
AR
American-Belgo-Style Ale
2023

Gold
Restraint
Institution Ale Co.
Camarillo
CA
American-Style Brown Ale
2023

Silver
Upside Brown Ale
Falling Sky Brewing
Eugene
OR
American-Style Brown Ale
2023

Bronze
Trabuco
Docent Brewing
San Juan Capistrano
CA
American-Style Brown Ale
2023

Gold
Head Hunter
Fat Head’s Brewery & Saloon
North Olmsted
OH
American-Style India Pale Ale
Category Sponsor: Micro Matic
2023

Silver
Breakside IPA
Breakside Brewery & Taproom
Milwaukie
OR
American-Style India Pale Ale
Category Sponsor: Micro Matic
2023

Bronze
Downtown Tom
Three Mile Brewing Co.
Davis
CA
American-Style India Pale Ale
Category Sponsor: Micro Matic
2023

Gold
Sonrisa
Common Space Brewery
Hawthorne
CA
American-Style Lager
Category Sponsor: Prairie Malt
2023

Silver
Bendelo Especial
Bend Brewing Co.
Bend
OR
American-Style Lager
Category Sponsor: Prairie Malt
2023

Bronze
Saca La Bolsita
Villains Brewing Co.
Anaheim
CA
American-Style Lager
Category Sponsor: Prairie Malt
2023

Gold
Featherweight
Cannonball Creek Brewing Co.
Golden
CO
American-Style Pale Ale
Category Sponsor: Tripleseat
2023

Silver
Snow Crest
Outlaw Brewing Co.
Bozeman
MT
American-Style Pale Ale
Category Sponsor: Tripleseat
2023

Bronze
Double Nickels
Docent Brewing
San Juan Capistrano
CA
American-Style Pale Ale
Category Sponsor: Tripleseat
2023

Gold
Mai Tai
Alvarado Street Brewery & Bistro
Carmel-By-The-Sea
CA
American-Style Strong Pale Ale
2023

Silver
Chaos Erupts
Unsung Brewing Co.
Tustin
CA
American-Style Strong Pale Ale
2023

Bronze
Liquid Gravity IPA
Liquid Gravity Brewing Co.
San Luis Obispo
CA
American-Style Strong Pale Ale
2023

Gold
Frambozen
pFriem Cascade Locks Barrelhouse
Cascade Locks
OR
Belgian Fruit Beer
Category Sponsor: Bierfrucht
2023

Silver
Island Rascal
Avery Brewing Co.
Boulder
CO
Belgian Fruit Beer
Category Sponsor: Bierfrucht
2023

Bronze
Raspberry Parliament
Alesong Brewing & Blending
Eugene
OR
Belgian Fruit Beer
Category Sponsor: Bierfrucht
2023

Gold
Tripel
Allagash Brewing Co.
Portland
ME
Belgian-Style Abbey Ale
2023

Silver
Over There
Attic Brewing Co.
Philadelphia
PA
Belgian-Style Abbey Ale
2023

Bronze
Hubble Dubbel
Apogee Brewing Co.
Grover Beach
CA
Belgian-Style Abbey Ale
2023

Gold
Vincianne
True North Ale Co.
Ipswich
MA
Belgian-Style Ale or French-Style Ale
2023

Silver
DOMESTIQUE Blonde Ale
Rouleur Brewing Co.
Carlsbad
CA
Belgian-Style Ale or French-Style Ale
2023

Bronze
LMM Belgian Amber
Lone Man Mountain Brewing Co.
Driftwood
TX
Belgian-Style Ale or French-Style Ale
2023

Gold
All the Love You Won’t Forget
Autumn Arch Beer Project
Newark
DE
Belgian-Style Sour Ale
2023

Silver
Earth & Aether
Noble Creature Wild Ales & Lagers
Youngstown
OH
Belgian-Style Sour Ale
2023

Bronze
Trois Années Cuvée
Angel City Brewery
Los Angeles
CA
Belgian-Style Sour Ale
2023

Gold
Quadrupel Donker
Evans Brewing Co.
Corona
CA
Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale
2023

Silver
Thor’s Hammer
Redwood Brewing Co.
Flint
MI
Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale
2023

Bronze
Delta Quadrant
The Tap Brewery
Bloomington
IN
Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale
2023

Gold
White Rascal
Avery Brewing Co.
Boulder
CO
Belgian-Style Witbier
2023

Silver
Allagash White
Allagash Brewing Co.
Portland
ME
Belgian-Style Witbier
2023

Bronze
White Goblin
Mathews Brewing Co.
Lake Worth
FL
Belgian-Style Witbier
2023

Gold
Hootenanny
Bankhead Brewing Co.
Rowlett
TX
Bock
2023

Silver
Breakline Bock
Rip Current Brewing
San Marcos
CA
Bock
2023

Bronze
Ain’t Afraid of No Goats
Metazoa Brewing Co.
Indianapolis
IN
Bock
2023

Gold
Crazy Horse
Lazarus Brewing Co.
Austin
TX
Bohemian-Style Pilsener
Category Sponsor: Wyeast Laboratories
2023

Silver
Daytonian Rhapsody
Eudora Brewing Co.
Dayton
OH
Bohemian-Style Pilsener
Category Sponsor: Wyeast Laboratories
2023

Bronze
Tahoe Pilz
FiftyFifty Brewing Co. – Production Facility
Truckee
CA
Bohemian-Style Pilsener
Category Sponsor: Wyeast Laboratories
2023

Gold
Tapestry From An Asteroid
The Big Friendly
Oklahoma City
OK
Brett Beer
2023

Silver
Druif Blanc
pFriem Cascade Locks Barrelhouse
Cascade Locks
OR
Brett Beer
2023

Bronze
Neon Butterfly
Deschutes Brewery & Public House
Portland
OR
Brett Beer
2023

Gold
Dark Matter Porter
Logboat Brewing Co.
Columbia
MO
Brown Porter
2023

Silver
Night Swim
Coppertail Brewing Co.
Tampa
FL
Brown Porter
2023

Bronze
Old Normal
Bend Brewing Co.
Bend
OR
Brown Porter
2023

Gold
Chilis from the Grave
Family Business Beer Co.
Dripping Springs
TX
Chili Beer
2023

Silver
Green Chile Honey Kölsch
Bent Barley Brewing Co.
Aurora
CO
Chili Beer
2023

Bronze
Hatch Nites
Lovelady Brewing Co.
Henderson
NV
Chili Beer
2023

Gold
Double Astral
Third Eye Brewing Co.
Sharonville
OH
Chocolate Beer
2023

Silver
Midnight Hike
River North Brewery
Denver
CO
Chocolate Beer
2023

Bronze
Because You’re Mine
The Bruery
Placentia
CA
Chocolate Beer
2023

Gold
Kal-El
Protagonist Beer
Charlotte
NC
Classic Saison
2023

Silver
Disco Elephant
New York Beer Project
Lockport
NY
Classic Saison
2023

Bronze
Saison Parfait
Little Beast Brewing
Clackamas
OR
Classic Saison
2023

Gold
Cuppa Joe Coffee Brown Ale
Kulshan Brewing Co.
Bellingham
WA
Coffee Beer
2023

Silver
Kurt’s Mile High Malt
Wynkoop Brewing Co.
Denver
CO
Coffee Beer
2023

Bronze
Conditions of My Parole
The Empourium Brewing Co.
Denver
CO
Coffee Beer
2023

Gold
Lil Zoomie
Brink Brewing Co.
Cincinnati
OH
Coffee Stout or Porter
Category Sponsor: Chart Industries
2023

Silver
Super Tonic
Docent Brewing
San Juan Capistrano
CA
Coffee Stout or Porter
Category Sponsor: Chart Industries
2023

Bronze
Venti is Large
Hop Dogma Brewing Co.
Half Moon Bay
CA
Coffee Stout or Porter
Category Sponsor: Chart Industries
2023

Gold
Scout
True Anomaly Brewing Co.
Houston
TX
Contemporary American-Style Lager
2023

Silver
Shouganai
Blue Point Brewing Co.
Patchogue
NY
Contemporary American-Style Lager
2023

Bronze
Blackberry Smoke American Lager
New Realm Brewing Co. – Atlanta
Atlanta
GA
Contemporary American-Style Lager
2023

Gold
Citrus Snack
Flying Basset Brewing
Gilbert
AZ
Contemporary Gose
2023

Silver
In Bloom
Basin+Range
Tucson
AZ
Contemporary Gose
2023

Bronze
MexicAle
Shortleaf Brewing
O’Fallon
MO
Contemporary Gose
2023

Gold
Board Meeting
Corporate Ladder Brewing Co.
Palmetto
FL
Dessert Stout or Pastry Stout
2023

Silver
Mega Devil’s Teeth: Double Dutch S’mores Edition
Modern Times Beer
San Diego
CA
Dessert Stout or Pastry Stout
2023

Bronze
Chaos Grid: The Final Final Course
Modern Times Beer
San Diego
CA
Dessert Stout or Pastry Stout
2023

Gold
Dortmunder Export
Cooperage Brewing Co.
Santa Rosa
CA
Dortmunder or German-Style Oktoberfest
2023

Silver
Thunder from Dortmunder
Marble Brewery – MavLab
Albuquerque
NM
Dortmunder or German-Style Oktoberfest
2023

Bronze
Dorty Work
Cloudburst Brewing
Seattle
WA
Dortmunder or German-Style Oktoberfest
2023

Gold
Elissa IPA
Saint Arnold Brewing Co.
Houston
TX
English Ale
2023

Silver
House Ale
1849 Brewing Co.
Grass Valley
CA
English Ale
2023

Bronze
Prickly Pear Pale Ale
Lewis & Clark Brewing Co.
Helena
MT
English Ale
2023

Gold
Sawtooth Ale
Left Hand Brewing Co.
Longmont
CO
English Mild or Bitter
2023

Silver
Toasty
The Brew Brothers – Eldorado Scioto Downs Racino
Columbus
OH
English Mild or Bitter
2023

Bronze
Good Talk
Gusto Brewing Co.
North Cape May
NJ
English Mild or Bitter
2023

Gold
Classic Version
Agile Brewing
Baton Rouge
LA
English-Style Brown Ale
2023

Silver
Stone Fort
Seventh Son Brewing Co.
Columbus
OH
English-Style Brown Ale
2023

Bronze
Nut Brown
AleSmith Brewing Co.
San Diego
CA
English-Style Brown Ale
2023

Gold
Hill & Hollow: Cayuga
Cinderlands Foederhouse
Pittsburgh
PA
Experimental Beer
2023

Silver
Apple Pomace Puncheon
Angel City Brewery
Los Angeles
CA
Experimental Beer
2023

Bronze
Small Batch – Intinction Sauvignon Blanc
Russian River Brewing Co. – Windsor
Windsor
CA
Experimental Beer
2023

Gold
Tropical Terps IPA
Belching Beaver Brewery – Oceanside Brewhouse
Oceanside
CA
Experimental India Pale Ale
2023

Silver
Forager IPA
Pumphouse Brewery & Restaurant
Longmont
CO
Experimental India Pale Ale
2023

Bronze
Pina Colada Milkshake IPA
14er Brewing Co.
Denver
CO
Experimental India Pale Ale
2023

Gold
Soul Shakedown Party
Sun King Brewery
Indianapolis
IN
Experimental Wood-Aged Beer
2023

Silver
Boathouse Reserve Imperial Stout
Crystal Lake Brewing
Crystal Lake
IL
Experimental Wood-Aged Beer
2023

Bronze
Sugar Moon
Hobbs Tavern & Brewing Co.
Ossipee
NH
Experimental Wood-Aged Beer
2023

Gold
Velvet ESB
Hopworks Urban Brewery
Portland
OR
Extra Special Bitter
2023

Silver
Railhead Red
Lumberyard Brewing Co. – Taproom & Grille
Flagstaff
AZ
Extra Special Bitter
2023

Bronze
Hooks & Dun
Wren House Brewing Co.
Phoenix
AZ
Extra Special Bitter
2023

Gold
King of Carrot Flowers
Ratio Beerworks
Denver
CO
Field Beer
2023

Silver
Cucumber Crush
10 Barrel Brewing Co.
Bend
OR
Field Beer
2023

Bronze
Heart Island
Grand Fir Brewing
Portland
OR
Field Beer
2023

Gold
Guava Cart
Golden Road Brewing – Huntington Harbour
Huntington Beach
CA
Fruit Wheat Beer
2023

Silver
Inclusion Criteria
Relative Risk Brewing Co.
Penn Yan
NY
Fruit Wheat Beer
2023

Bronze
Tuava Guava
Laguna Beach Beer Co.
Rancho Santa Margarita
CA
Fruit Wheat Beer
2023

Gold
Huckleberry pHin Sour
Lost Winds Brewing Co.
San Clemente
CA
Fruited American Sour Ale
Category Sponsor: Amoretti
2023

Silver
Poggers
Immersion Brewing
Bend
OR
Fruited American Sour Ale
Category Sponsor: Amoretti
2023

Bronze
Fistful of Gummies
Second Chance Beer Co.
San Diego
CA
Fruited American Sour Ale
Category Sponsor: Amoretti
2023

Gold
I Don’t Want to Wait
1840 Brewing Co.
Milwaukee
WI
Fruited Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
Category Sponsor: Bierfrucht
2023

Silver
Passionfruit on Acid
Blue Mountain Barrel House
Arrington
VA
Fruited Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
Category Sponsor: Bierfrucht
2023

Bronze
Spring Reverb
HiDef Brewing Co.
Los Angeles
CA
Fruited Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
Category Sponsor: Bierfrucht
2023

Gold
Goodnight Munich
Liquid Gravity Brewing Co.
San Luis Obispo
CA
German Dark Lager
2023

Silver
Wunder Bier
Red Leg Brewing Co.
Colorado Springs
CO
German Dark Lager
2023

Bronze
Black Hill
Silver Reef Brewing Co.
Saint George
UT
German Dark Lager
2023

Gold
Riviera
10 Barrel Brewing Co. – Bend Pub
Bend
OR
German Sour Ale
2023

Silver
Restless Seas Gose
Narrow Path Brewing Co.
Loveland
OH
German Sour Ale
2023

Bronze
Athena
Creature Comforts – Production Facility At Southern Mill
Athens
GA
German Sour Ale
2023

Gold
Alpenglow
Fat Head’s Brewery
Middleburg Heights
OH
German Wheat Ale
2023

Silver
Weizenheimer
Grains of Wrath PDX
Portland
OR
German Wheat Ale
2023

Bronze
Der Hexenmeister
Magnanimous Brewing – Bradenton
Bradenton
FL
German Wheat Ale
2023

Gold
Alt 140
Sew Hop’d Brewery
Huntley
IL
German-Style Altbier
2023

Silver
Altbier
Four Generals Brewing
Renton
WA
German-Style Altbier
2023

Bronze
BierKraft Altbier
BierKraft
McAlester
OK
German-Style Altbier
2023

Gold
Execrator
Resolute Brewing Co.
Centennial
CO
German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock
2023

Silver
Co-Munichator
Deschutes Brewery & Public House
Portland
OR
German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock
2023

Bronze
Activator
Wallenpaupack Brewing Co.
Hawley
PA
German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock
2023

Gold
Kodiak Kolsch
Bear Chase Brewing Co.
Bluemont
VA
German-Style Koelsch
Category Sponsor: Wyeast Laboratories
2023

Silver
Rise & Climb
New Terrain Brewing Co.
Golden
CO
German-Style Koelsch
Category Sponsor: Wyeast Laboratories
2023

Bronze
Cruzer
Real Ale Brewing Co.
Blanco
TX
German-Style Koelsch
Category Sponsor: Wyeast Laboratories
2023

Gold
Seedstock Maerzen
Seedstock Brewery
Denver
CO
German-Style Maerzen
2023

Silver
Festbier
Big Grove Brewery & Taproom
Iowa City
IA
German-Style Maerzen
2023

Bronze
Oktoberfest
Golden Road Brewing – Los Angeles
Los Angeles
CA
German-Style Maerzen
2023

Gold
Prodigal Pils
Lazarus Brewing Co. – Laz 2
Austin
TX
German-Style Pilsener
Category Sponsor: Tripleseat
2023

Silver
Prost Pilsner
Prost Brewing Co.
Denver
CO
German-Style Pilsener
Category Sponsor: Tripleseat
2023

Bronze
Don’t Fear The Answer
Tenma Beer Project
Oakland
CA
German-Style Pilsener
Category Sponsor: Tripleseat
2023

Gold
It Came From The Haze
Ghostfish Brewing Co.
Seattle
WA
Gluten-Free Beer
2023

Silver
Lander Lager
Ghostfish Brewing Co.
Seattle
WA
Gluten-Free Beer
2023

Bronze
Scarlet Sunset
Buck Wild Brewing
Oakland
CA
Gluten-Free Beer
2023

Gold
Fancy Lawnmower Beer
Saint Arnold Brewing Co.
Houston
TX
Golden or Blonde Ale
2023

Silver
Sunlight Cream Ale
Sun King Brewery
Indianapolis
IN
Golden or Blonde Ale
2023

Bronze
Basecamp Blonde
Hutton & Smith Brewing Co. – Production Facility
Chattanooga
TN
Golden or Blonde Ale
2023

Gold
Chai Eye Captain
Third Eye Brewing Co.
Sharonville
OH
Herb and Spice Beer
2023

Silver
Hibiscus Lime Shandy
Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. – Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara
CA
Herb and Spice Beer
2023

Bronze
Kha Point
Pathlight Brewing
Shawnee
KS
Herb and Spice Beer
2023

Gold
IZOLA Kvass
East Village Brewing Co.
San Diego
CA
Historical Beer
2023

Silver
Derby Day
Roadmap Brewing Co.
San Antonio
TX
Historical Beer
2023

Bronze
Grodziskie
Sketchbook Brewing Co.
Skokie
IL
Historical Beer
2023

Gold
Smashing Honey Blonde
Hoppin’ Frog Brewing
Akron
OH
Honey Beer
2023

Silver
Jetty
Great South Bay Brewery
Bay Shore
NY
Honey Beer
2023

Bronze
Valhallale
Coney Island Brewing Co.
Brooklyn
NY
Honey Beer
2023

Gold
Triple IPA
Claremont Craft Ales
Claremont
CA
Imperial India Pale Ale
Category Sponsor: Wyeast Laboratories
2023

Silver
Drama King
Liquid Gravity Brewing Co.
San Luis Obispo
CA
Imperial India Pale Ale
Category Sponsor: Wyeast Laboratories
2023

Bronze
Double MO7
Del Cielo Brewing Co.
Martinez
CA
Imperial India Pale Ale
Category Sponsor: Wyeast Laboratories
2023

Gold
Gatling Gun
BNS Brewing & Distilling Co.
Santee
CA
Imperial Stout
2023

Silver
Big Deluxe
Ritual Brewing Co.
Redlands
CA
Imperial Stout
2023

Bronze
Postcard from St. Petersburg
Bartlett Hall
San Francisco
CA
Imperial Stout
2023

Gold
Sound Sail
MadeWest Brewing Co.
Ventura
CA
India Pale Lager or Cold India Pale Ale
2023

Silver
Orizaba Cold IPA
Cheluna Brewing Co.
Aurora
CO
India Pale Lager or Cold India Pale Ale
2023

Bronze
Zero Degrees
Shred Beer Co.
Rocklin
CA
India Pale Lager or Cold India Pale Ale
2023

Gold
Midnight Trucker
Rock Solid Brewing Co.
Ball Ground
GA
International Dark Lager
2023

Silver
Tmavé
Copper Furrow Brewing
Helena
MT
International Dark Lager
2023

Bronze
Flek Me?? No Flek Å®!!
Brieux Carré Brewing Co.
New Orleans
LA
International Dark Lager
2023

Gold
Hand of Josh
Highland Park Brewery – Chinatown
Los Angeles
CA
International-Style Pale Ale
2023

Silver
Carlsbad Crush
Burgeon Beer Co.
Carlsbad
CA
International-Style Pale Ale
2023

Bronze
Extra Pale Ale
Firestone Walker Brewing Co. – The Propagator
Marina del Rey
CA
International-Style Pale Ale
2023

Gold
Little Wing
Horse Thief Hollow Brewing Co.
Chicago
IL
International-Style Pilsener
2023

Silver
Ofrenda
Device Brewing Co.
Sacramento
CA
International-Style Pilsener
2023

Bronze
Tora!
Fall Brewing Co.
San Diego
CA
International-Style Pilsener
2023

Gold
Rock Hill Irish Red
Barley Naked Brewing Co.
Stafford
VA
Irish-Style Red Ale
2023

Silver
Megaphone
Inside the Five Brewing Co.
Sylvania
OH
Irish-Style Red Ale
2023

Bronze
Engine 402
Orange Hat Brewing Co.
Knoxville
TN
Irish-Style Red Ale
2023

Gold
DDH Pillow
Highland Park Brewery
Los Angeles
CA
Juicy or Hazy Imperial India Pale Ale
Category Sponsor: Omega Yeast
2023

Silver
X-Raying Flowers
North Park Beer Co.
San Diego
CA
Juicy or Hazy Imperial India Pale Ale
Category Sponsor: Omega Yeast
2023

Bronze
Blue Quad Roller Skates
Wren House Brewing Co.
Phoenix
AZ
Juicy or Hazy Imperial India Pale Ale
Category Sponsor: Omega Yeast
2023

Gold
Away Days
1852 Brew Co.
Visalia
CA
Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale
Category Sponsor: Antigo Zeon
2023

Silver
Juicy Mid-Tones
Corn Coast Brewing Co.
Lincoln
NE
Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale
Category Sponsor: Antigo Zeon
2023

Bronze
Make it Rain
Side Hustle Brewing Co.
Hilton Head Island
SC
Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale
Category Sponsor: Antigo Zeon
2023

Gold
Cloudy Joose
New Belgium Brewing Co. – Mission Bay
San Francisco
CA
Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale
2023

Silver
Sneakbox
Kane Brewing Co.
Ocean
NJ
Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale
2023

Bronze
Lil’ Space Booties
MORE Brewing Co.
Huntley
IL
Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale
2023

Gold
PB Haze
TapRoom Beer Co.
San Diego
CA
Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale
2023

Silver
Modern Melody
Corn Coast Brewing Co.
Lincoln
NE
Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale
2023

Bronze
Tropical Mirage
Flix Brewhouse – ABQ
Albuquerque
NM
Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale
2023

Gold
Copper Midge
Spearfish Brewing Co.
Spearfish
SD
Kellerbier or Zwickelbier
2023

Silver
Chasing Trains
Formula Brewing
Issaquah
WA
Kellerbier or Zwickelbier
2023

Bronze
Light Hike
Topa Topa Brewing Co. – HQ
Ventura
CA
Kellerbier or Zwickelbier
2023

Gold
Nashville Light
Nashville Brewing Co.
Nashville
TN
Light Lager
2023

Silver
Mexican Lager
Lone Tree Brewing Co.
Lone Tree
CO
Light Lager
2023

Bronze
Legendary Lager
MadTree Brewing
Cincinnati
OH
Light Lager
2023

Gold
Loup et Renard Saison
Odd Breed Wild Ales
Pompano Beach
FL
Mixed-Culture Brett Beer
Category Sponsor: Wyeast Laboratories
2023

Silver
Never Been Wrong
Thompson Island Brewing Co.
Rehoboth Beach
DE
Mixed-Culture Brett Beer
Category Sponsor: Wyeast Laboratories
2023

Bronze
Silent Sounds
Monday Night Brewing – Garage
Atlanta
GA
Mixed-Culture Brett Beer
Category Sponsor: Wyeast Laboratories
2023

Gold
Prinz Crispy
Deschutes Brewery & Public House – Bend
Bend
OR
Munich-Style Helles
Category Sponsor: Wyeast Laboratories
2023

Silver
Templin Family Helles
Templin Family Brewing
Salt Lake City
UT
Munich-Style Helles
Category Sponsor: Wyeast Laboratories
2023

Bronze
Ein Helles
Counter Weight Brewing Co.
Cheshire
CT
Munich-Style Helles
Category Sponsor: Wyeast Laboratories
2023

Gold
Kiwi (The Bird)
Rhinegeist Innovation Brewery
Cincinnati
OH
New Zealand India Pale Ale
2023

Silver
Spirit of the West
Westbound & Down Brewing Co. – Westbound Mill
Lafayette
CO
New Zealand India Pale Ale
2023

Bronze
Docta-Ron
Russian River Brewing Co. – Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa
CA
New Zealand India Pale Ale
2023

Gold
Free & Easy Belgian-Style White
Karbach Brewing Co.
Houston
TX
Non-Alcohol Beer
2023

Silver
Juicy NA IPA
Two Roads Brewing Co.
Stratford
CT
Non-Alcohol Beer
2023

Bronze
Night Strike
Leader Brewing
Palm Bay
FL
Non-Alcohol Beer
2023

Gold
Mountain Moonlight
Wild Fields Brewhouse
Atascadero
CA
Oatmeal Stout
2023

Silver
Wall of Sound
Stereo Brewing Co.
Placentia
CA
Oatmeal Stout
2023

Bronze
Buttons the Bear
Bear Chase Brewing Co.
Bluemont
VA
Oatmeal Stout
2023

Gold
Ice Raptor
Ninkasi Brewing Co.
Eugene
OR
Old Ale or Strong Ale or Barley Wine
2023

Silver
Populator
Diebolt Brewing Co.
Denver
CO
Old Ale or Strong Ale or Barley Wine
2023

Bronze
Chris Barley in a Little Coat
Wichita Brewing Co. – Production
Wichita
KS
Old Ale or Strong Ale or Barley Wine
2023

Gold
Jet Lag Lager
Vacancy Brewing
Austin
TX
Other Hoppy Lager
2023

Silver
Juicy Pilsner
Cinder Block Brewery
North Kansas City
MO
Other Hoppy Lager
2023

Bronze
Day Beer
Trap Door Brewing – Whistle Stop Pub
Washougal
WA
Other Hoppy Lager
2023

Gold
Breakside LIFE
Breakside Brewery & Taproom
Milwaukie
OR
Other Strong Beer
2023

Silver
Skate Juice
Hideaway Park Brewery
Winter Park
CO
Other Strong Beer
2023

Bronze
Random Acts of Greatness
HopSaint Brewing Co.
Torrance
CA
Other Strong Beer
2023

Gold
Pumpkin Ale
Blackstone Brewing Co.
Nashville
TN
Pumpkin Beer
Category Sponsor: Amoretti
2023

Silver
Gourd Darn-it
Third Eye Brewing Co.
Sharonville
OH
Pumpkin Beer
Category Sponsor: Amoretti
2023

Bronze
Pumpkinslayer
Royal Docks Brewing Co. – Brewhouse + Cannery
Massillon
OH
Pumpkin Beer
Category Sponsor: Amoretti
2023

Gold
Foggy London Town
Rock Bottom Brewery – Denver
Denver
CO
Robust Porter
2023

Silver
Robust Porter
Reuben’s Brews – Production Brewery
Seattle
WA
Robust Porter
2023

Bronze
Tabula Rasa
Second Chance Beer Co.
San Diego
CA
Robust Porter
2023

Gold
No. 68 Red Lager
The Freehouse
Minneapolis
MN
Rye Beers
2023

Silver
Steamy Wonder
Proper Brewing Co.
Salt Lake City
UT
Rye Beers
2023

Bronze
Rye Dawn
Breakwater Brewing Co.
Oceanside
CA
Rye Beers
2023

Gold
Real Heavy
Real Ale Brewing Co.
Blanco
TX
Scotch Ale
2023

Silver
Scottish Wildcat
Wild Blue Yonder Brewing Co.
Castle Rock
CO
Scotch Ale
2023

Bronze
Old Chub Scotch Ale
Oskar Blues Brewery & Tasty Weasel Taproom
Longmont
CO
Scotch Ale
2023

Gold
William Walrus
Metazoa Brewing Co.
Indianapolis
IN
Scottish-Style Ale
2023

Silver
Laughing Lab Scottish Ale
Bristol Brewing Co
Colorado Springs
CO
Scottish-Style Ale
2023

Bronze
Glenlongbeach
Beachwood Brewing – Huntington Beach
Huntington Beach
CA
Scottish-Style Ale
2023

Gold
Oblique & Bent
The Big Friendly
Oklahoma City
OK
Session Beer or Belgian-Style Table Beer
2023

Silver
Guillaume
Pizza Port Ocean Beach
San Diego
CA
Session Beer or Belgian-Style Table Beer
2023

Bronze
Tip the Calf
SingleSpeed Brewing Tap Room
Cedar Falls
IA
Session Beer or Belgian-Style Table Beer
2023

Gold
Only Good Vibes
Halcyon Brewing Co.
Seattle
WA
Session India Pale Ale
Category Sponsor: Wyeast Laboratories
2023

Silver
The Next Chapter
Original Pattern Brewing Co.
Oakland
CA
Session India Pale Ale
Category Sponsor: Wyeast Laboratories
2023

Bronze
Micro Blaster
Shred Beer Co.
Rocklin
CA
Session India Pale Ale
Category Sponsor: Wyeast Laboratories
2023

Gold
Ilaria
Whistle Hop Brewing Co.
Fairview
NC
Smoke Beer
2023

Silver
Helles Rauchbier
Double Clutch Brewing Co.
Evanston
IL
Smoke Beer
2023

Bronze
Schmoke Em’ Up
NewSylum Brewing Co.
Newtown
CT
Smoke Beer
2023

Gold
Goggle Fogger
Fat Head’s Brewery
Middleburg Heights
OH
South German-Style Hefeweizen
2023

Silver
Kulshan Hefeweizen
Kulshan Brewing Co. – K2
Bellingham
WA
South German-Style Hefeweizen
2023

Bronze
Hoofer’s Hef
Bankhead Brewing Co.
Rowlett
TX
South German-Style Hefeweizen
2023

Gold
Saft
Narrow Gauge Brewing Co.
Florissant
MO
Specialty Berliner-Style Weisse
2023

Silver
Jersey Vice
Bolero Snort Brewery
Carlstadt
NJ
Specialty Berliner-Style Weisse
2023

Bronze
La Cabrona
Hound Song Brewing Co.
Columbus
TX
Specialty Berliner-Style Weisse
2023

Gold
Shadow Saison Ale Beer with whole hibiscus flowers after fermentation
Musings Fermentation Underground
Newark
DE
Specialty Saison
2023

Silver
Freedom Fries w/ Cherry
Call To Arms Brewing Co.
Denver
CO
Specialty Saison
2023

Bronze
1710 Saison
Figurehead Brewing Co.
Seattle
WA
Specialty Saison
2023

Gold
Slainte
Legion Brewing Co.
Charlotte
NC
Stout
2023

Silver
Shinobi
Byway Brewing Co.
Hammond
IN
Stout
2023

Bronze
Silent Neighbor
Atlas Brew Works
Washington
DC
Stout
2023

Gold
Barometer Drop
Ballast Point Brewing Co. – Little Italy
San Diego
CA
Strong Porter
2023

Silver
Herd of Turtles
Bagby Beer Co.
Oceanside
CA
Strong Porter
2023

Bronze
Midnight Rider Imperial Porter
Great American Restaurants – Sweetwater Tavern Merrifield
Falls Church
VA
Strong Porter
2023

Gold
Wreak Havoc
Bootstrap Brewing
Longmont
CO
Strong Red Ale
2023

Silver
Say Hi To Your Dad For Me
Cloudburst Brewing
Seattle
WA
Strong Red Ale
2023

Bronze
Contemplation Time
Half Batch Brewing
Hendersonville
TN
Strong Red Ale
2023

Gold
Scout
Vibrissa Beer
Front Royal
VA
Sweet Stout or Cream Stout
2023

Silver
Milk Stout
Waredaca Brewing Co.
Gaithersburg
MD
Sweet Stout or Cream Stout
2023

Bronze
Moozie
Brink Brewing Co.
Cincinnati
OH
Sweet Stout or Cream Stout
2023

Gold
Oktoberfest
Port City Brewing Co.
Alexandria
VA
Vienna-Style Lager
2023

Silver
Oktoberfest
Silver Branch Brewing Co.
Silver Spring
MD
Vienna-Style Lager
2023

Bronze
Cape May Oktoberfest
Cape May Brewing Co.
Cape May
NJ
Vienna-Style Lager
2023

Gold
Westbound Select
Westbound & Down Brewing Co.
Idaho Springs
CO
West Coast-Style India Pale Ale
2023

Silver
Untold Prophecy
Slice Beer Co.
Lincoln
CA
West Coast-Style India Pale Ale
2023

Bronze
Bright Side IPA
Uprise Brewing Co.
Spokane
WA
West Coast-Style India Pale Ale
2023

Gold
Ye Olde Ale
Banded Oak Brewing Co.
Denver
CO
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer
2023

Silver
Barrel Aged Maibock
Blue Moon Brewing Co.
Denver
CO
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer
2023

Bronze
Bourbon Barrel Drafty Kilt
Monday Night Brewing – Garage
Atlanta
GA
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer
2023

Gold
Wet Hop Strata (2023)
Barrique Brewing & Blending
Nashville
TN
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
2023

Silver
Sea of Waves
True Anomaly Brewing Co.
Houston
TX
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
2023

Bronze
Speedy G
MAP Brewing Co.
Bozeman
MT
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
2023

Gold
Rye Whiskey Barrel-Aged Atom Smasher
Rock Bottom Brewery – Bethesda
Bethesda
MD
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer
2023

Silver
1314
Black Tooth Brewing Co.
Sheridan
WY
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer
2023

Bronze
Amaro Barrel Aged Barleywine
pFriem Cascade Locks Barrelhouse
Cascade Locks
OR
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer
2023

Gold
Breakside The Trappings and the Suits of Woe
Breakside Brewery – NW Slabtown
Portland
OR
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout
2023

Silver
Black Market Liver
Windmills Brewery & Restaurant
The Colony
TX
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout
2023

Bronze
Barrel Aged Count Chungus
Werk Force Brewing Co.
Plainfield
IL
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout
2023


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 Williams by email.

The 2023 Champion Breweries are:

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


Balter Beerworks Knoxville, TN
Balter Brewing Team

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


Third Eye Brewing Co. Sharonville, OH
Third Eye Brew Crew

2,001–5,000 Barrels Brewery and Brewer of the Year


Liquid Gravity Brewing Co. San Luis Obispo, CA
Brendan Gough & Beau Sorenson

5,001–15,000 Barrels Brewery and Brewer of the Year


Wibby Brewing Longmont, CO
Team Wibby Brewing

15,001–100,000 Barrels Brewery and Brewer of the Year


Saint Arnold Brewing Co. Houston, TX
Saint Arnold Brew Crew

Brewery Group Brewery and Brewer of the Year


Allagash Brewing Co. Portland, ME
Team Allagash

0–250 Barrels Brewery and Brewer of the Year


Shred Beer Co. Rocklin, CA
Zack Frasher & Amy Heller

251–500 Barrels Brewery and Brewer of the Year


The Big Friendly Oklahoma City, OK
Will Quinlin & Joe Quinlin

The 2023 Pro-Am Competition Winners

She Fancies Herself A Little Bit French


Brewery: CooperSmith’s Pub & Brewing

AHA Member: Mark Pennick

Rob’s Baltic Porter


Brewery: New Belgium Brewing Co.

AHA Member: Rob Hardisty

What Is That?


Brewery: Decipher Brewing Co.

AHA Member: Joel Miller

The 2023 Collaboration Competition Winners

Luna Mexican Export Lager


Brewery: Cheluna Brewing Company

Collaborating Brewery Name: Prost Brewing Company

Mounds of Importance


Brewery: Third Eye Brewing Company

Collaborating Brewery Name: Narrow Path Brewing Company

Two’s Daze


Brewery: Attic Brewing Co.

Collaborating Brewery Name: Two Locals Brewing Co.

bear claws

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PA Winners:

Medal
Beer Name
Brewery
City
State
Category
Year

Silver
Over There
Attic Brewing Co.
Philadelphia
PA
Belgian-Style Abbey Ale
2023

Gold
Hill & Hollow: Cayuga
Cinderlands Foederhouse
Pittsburgh
PA
Experimental Beer
2023

Bronze
Activator
Wallenpaupack Brewing Co.
Hawley
PA
German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock
2023

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