FORT COLLINS, CO—New Belgium Brewing today announced that Tour de Fat, the traveling tour of philanthropic bicycle advocacy, raised $535,924 for local nonprofits this season, totaling more than $3 million in its 14-year stretch. This year’s total is up almost $40,000 from last year. The event is free, yet all proceeds from beer and merchandise sales and donations from parade participants go to nonprofit organizations focused on making communities a better place to ride a bike.
Tour de Fat celebrates the fun side of bicycle culture, kicking off each festival with a costumed bike parade through city streets. Upon the parade’s completion, thousands of friends rock the park all day with eclectic entertainment, New Belgium beer, bike-themed activities, delicious local food and so much more. The events also encouraged people to think twice about recycling, with an impressive 85 percent of waste diverted from landfills.

Tour de Fat traveled to 12 cities between May and October, attracting a total of 97,500 beer and bike enthusiasts and 57,359 bike parade participants (up 23,100 attendees and 8,096 riders from 2012). New Belgium’s hometown of Fort Collins, Colo. raised the most money ($90,000), and had the most festival-goers and parade riders, both totaling 25,000 people. To see how each city performed, a breakdown is included below.

Tour de Fat also hosted the seventh annual car-for-bike swap, where one brave role model in each city stepped on stage to trade in car keys and pledge to live car-free for one year. Each swapper received a $2,250 stipend to buy their own commuter bike in exchange for their car. Vehicles for Charity auctioned the swapped cars, with proceeds benefitting Tour De Fat’s local nonprofit partners. Each of the swappers is encouraged to blog about their adventures as a two-wheeled local rock star. To read their tales from the road, visit the car-for-bike trade blog at http://trademycarforabike.tumblr.com/.

“Each year just gets better as Tour de Fat extends its reach into communities to share bike love in the most colorful way possible,” said Matt Kowal, Tour De Fat Impresario. “It’s where you can find flamboyant costumes and entire families dancing in the park; it’s the look of communities raising money together alongside funky musicians and mind-blowing magicians.”

“We thank everyone who takes the time to make this kind of magic happen,” added Kowal. “It just feels good!”

To see photos, videos, and other highlights from some of the 2013 tour stops, visit https://www.facebook.com/TourDeFat. For more on New Belgium Brewing, go to http://www.newbelgium.com.

Tour de Fat Breakdown City-by-City

Grand Totals

• Total Funds Raised: $535,925 (not including auctioned car proceeds)
• Attendees: 97,500
• Parade Attendance: 57,359
• Average Waste Diversion Rate: 85%

Atlanta, GA – May 11

• Total Funds Raised: $15,415 (up $9,185 from 2012)
• Attendees: 2,500 (up 1,500 from 2012)
• Parade Attendance: 300 (up 100 from 2012)
• Waste Diversion Rate: 85%

Washington DC – June 1

• Total Funds Raised: $35,583 (up $14,673 from 2012)
• Attendees: 4,500 (up 2,000 from 2012)
• Parade Attendance: 500 (up 187 from 2012)
• Waste Diversion Rate: 85%

Durham, NC – June 15

• Total Funds Raised: $20,009 (up $3,966 from 2012)
• Attendees: 3,000 (up 800 from 2012)
• Parade Attendance: 1,000 (up 250 from 2012)
• Waste Diversion Rate: 87%

Nashville, TN – June 22

• Total Funds Raised: $34,687 (up $16,008 from 2012)
• Attendees: 5,000 (up 2,750 from 2012)
• Parade Attendance: 1,500 (up 750 from 2012)
• Waste Diversion Rate: 85%

Chicago, IL – July 13

• Total Funds Raised: $40,476 (up $13,940 from 2012)
• Attendees: 8,000 (up 3,500 from 2012)
• Parade Attendance: 1,100 (up 350 from 2012)
• Waste Diversion Rate: 84%

Minneapolis, MN – July 27

• Total Funds Raised: $23,658 (up $3,905 from 2012)
• Attendees: 3,000
• Parade Attendance: 800
• Waste Diversion Rate: 92%

Boise, ID – August 17

• Total Funds Raised: $55,019 (up $5,344 from 2012)
• Attendees: 7,500 (up 1,000 from 2012)
• Parade Attendance: 6,000 (up 1,000 from 2012)
• Waste Diversion Rate: 75%

Ft. Collins, CO – August 31 – Most Money Raised and Largest Attendance

• Total Funds Raised: $90,000 (up $10,943 from 2012)
• Attendees: 25,000 (up 4,000 from 2012)
• Parade Attendance: 25,000 (up 4,000 from 2012)
• Waste Diversion Rate: 80%

Denver, CO – September 7

• Total Funds Raised: $77,017 (up $5,563 from 2012)
• Attendees: 15,000 (up 4,000 from 2012)
• Parade Attendance: 11,000 (up 1,000 from 2012)
• Waste Diversion Rate: 86%

San Francisco, CA – September 21

• Total Funds Raised: $16,574
• Attendees: 3,000
• Parade Attendance: 159
• Waste Diversion Rate: 85%

San Diego, CA – September 28

• Total Funds Raised: $41,486 (up $11,152 from 2012)
• Attendees: 6,000 (up 2,500 from 2012)
• Parade Attendance: 2,000 (up 900 from 2012)
• Waste Diversion Rate: 87%

Tempe, AZ – October 5

• Total Funds Raised: $86,000
• Attendees: 15,000 (up 5,000 from 2012)
• Parade Attendance: 8,000 (up 3,000 from 2012)
• Waste Diversion Rate: 87%

About New Belgium Brewing Company
New Belgium Brewing, makers of Fat Tire Amber Ale and a host of Belgian-inspired beers, is recognized as one of Outside Magazine’s Best Places to Work and one of the Wall Street Journal’s Best Small Businesses. The 100% employee-owned brewery is a Platinum-level Bicycle Friendly Business as designated by the League of American Bicyclists, and one of World Blu’s most democratic U.S. businesses, and a Certified B Corp. In addition to Fat Tire, New Belgium brews eight year-round beers; Ranger IPA, Rampant Imperial IPA, Shift Pale Lager, Sunshine Wheat, 1554 Black Ale, Blue Paddle Pilsener, Abbey Belgian Ale and Trippel. Learn more at www.newbelgium.com.

EUGENE, OR—Last week, Denver, Colorado hosted the 2013 Great American Beer Festival (GABF), an annual, three-day beer festival and one of the most coveted beer competitions in the brewing industry. Presented by the Brewers Association, GABF is the largest national beer competition that recognizes the most outstanding beers produced in the nation.

In an award ceremony held on Oct. 13 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, the top three winners in the competition’s 84 beer-style categories were announced. Jamie Floyd, Ninkasi’s founding brewer and co-owner, and other Ninkasi team members excitedly accepted an award on-stage as the brewery was presented with a gold medal in the Bohemian-Style Pilsener beer-style category for its Bohemian Pilsner. In total, 53 beers from breweries across the nation competed in this category.

Released in July 2013, Ninkasi’s Bohemian Pilsner was brewed under its Rare and Delicious Series, offering limited-release beers that are creative expressions of its brewing collective. The beer itself was released specifically for the 26th Oregon Brewers Festival, and is a Ninkasi take on the traditional Bohemian-Style Pilsener. Ninkasi’s Bohemian Pilsner is a medium-bodied golden lager with spicy floral aromas from the styles signature hop, Saaz.

“Winning gold or any medal for a Bohemian-Style Pilsener is an incredible achievement for us as brewers,” explains Floyd. “This is an incredibly difficult beer to make and we love to show that we are as committed to making delicious lagers as much as we are to the hoppy beers we are associated with.”

Set to release in January 2014, Ninkasi will release its Bohemian Pilsner as the next beer in its Prismatic Lager Series. Renamed after the Czech word for truth, Pravda will be available in 12oz. bottles and on-draft January through April 2014.

“This style has been produced for centuries in Europe so we are excited to share this delicious lager with our fans as a true representation of the style,” says Floyd.

Ninkasi’s complete line-up of beers can be found at: www.NinkasiBrewing.com/beers.

About Ninkasi Brewing Company
Founded in 2006 by Jamie Floyd and Nikos Ridge, Ninkasi Brewing Company continues to grow from its first batch of Total Domination IPA, to a 55-barrel brewing system located in Eugene, Ore. Ninkasi’s Flagship beers—Total Domination IPA, Tricerahops Double IPA, Believer Double Red, Oatis Oatmeal Stout, and Vanilla Oatis Oatmeal Stout—are sold throughout Oregon, Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, Washington, and British Columbia. The brewery remains privately-owned and is committed to community support and giving. Ninkasi’s Beer Is Love program offers in-kind donations and support for organizations throughout its footprint.

John McDonald of Boulevard Brewing Co.

(Press Release)

KANSAS CITY—In an agreement signed earlier this week, principals of Boulevard Brewing Co. and Duvel Moortgat approved the combination of their US businesses. Boulevard, one of the largest craft brewers in the Midwest, and Duvel Moortgat, an independent craft brewer based in Belgium, will join forces to better promote the continued growth and success of their widely respected brands.

A family-owned business spanning four generations, Duvel Moortgat produces premium beers including Duvel, Chouffe, and Liefmans at several breweries in Belgium. Duvel Moortgat’s US activities include a specialty beer import company and Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, NY. The Moortgat family will maintain their existing ownership structure in Europe, while John McDonald, founder of Boulevard Brewing Company, will be an important partner in the new US-based company. By uniting with Duvel Moortgat, Boulevard secures the resources to embark on a significant expansion of its Kansas City facilities, and gains the depth and experience of the 142-year-old firm to help extend its strong regional presence throughout the U.S. and Europe.

“Since I started Boulevard in 1989, the company’s long-term future has always been top of mind,” said founder and president John McDonald. “I wanted to find a way to take the business to the next level while retaining its essence, its people, its personality—all the characteristics that make our beer and our brewery so important to Kansas City and the Midwest. Duvel Moortgat’s commitment to quality and independence, and their proven record helping breweries fulfill their potential, made this a perfect fit and an easy decision.”

Read a 2012 interview with Boulevard president John McDonald

“Our path for growth became abundantly clear as I got to know John and Boulevard,” said Michel Moortgat, CEO of Duvel Moortgat. “Our companies share the same values. We have great mutual respect for each other’s achievements and maintain a deeply-held belief in exceptional quality as the platform for long-term success.  Even as recently as this week I was happy to learn that both Boulevard and Brewery Ommegang won 3 medals at the prestigious Great American Beer Fest. Together, with our combined strengths and our mutual obsession for outstanding beers, I’m convinced that one plus one equals three.”

McDonald intends to remain closely involved with Boulevard in Kansas City, where the base of operations will remain. He will be intimately involved in Duvel Moortgat’s activities in the US,  with a stake in the combined company and a seat on its board. Boulevard will maintain its leading role on sustainability initiatives, including support for Ripple Glass, the glass recycling company founded by McDonald and other brewery principals in 2009.

The transaction between the two privately-held companies is expected to close by the end of the year; no financial details will be disclosed. First Beverage Group acted as advisor to Boulevard. Further information will be released as it becomes available.

Read a story about foreign-born brewers in America, including Boulevard Brewing Co.’s Steven Pauwels

RALEIGH, NC—After several years spent cultivating their own hops, Mims Distributing Company, a beer distributor that services a nine-county area in and around the Triangle region, has announced the debut of Carolina Wet Hop IPA. It’s the first beer brewed with hops harvested from the distributor’s hops field. Produced in partnership with Carolina Brewing Company, Carolina Wet Hop IPA will soon be available to select local retailers for a limited time.

Carolina Wet Hop IPA is a single batch brewed with more than 22 pounds of Cascade hops from Mims Distributing’s hops field adjacent to its Ebenezer Church Road location. Four pounds of Willamette hops from Dragonfly Farm in Franklin County add to the craft brew’s earthy and piney aroma. Carolina Brewing Company adds Pale, Carapils and Caramel malts and extra nugget hops for bitterness.

A separate Cask Ale, also brewed from the Carolina Wet Hop IPA batch, has dried whole cones of Mims Distributing’s Cascade hops and Willamette’s Dragonfly hops, which undergo a secondary fermentation to ensure maximum flavor. The company will open the cask with Carolina Brewing later this fall in celebration of their partnership.

Inspired by partner brewery Sierra Nevada, who grows its own hops in Chico, Calif., Mims Distributing started growing hops in its own field in 2011 with the goal of partnering with a local brewer to produce a craft beer truly local to the Triangle. The brewery chosen by Mims Distributing, Carolina Brewing Company in Holly Springs, N.C., has brewed more than a dozen year-round, seasonal and special brews since 1994.

BOSTON—The Harpoon Brewery is proud to bring back Grateful Harvest Ale, a New England cranberry ale brewed in the Thanksgiving spirit of giving back to the community.  For every 6-pack of Grateful Ale sold, the Harpoon Brewery will make a $1 donation to the local food bank in the area in which the beer was purchased.

Harpoon Grateful Harvest Ale is a beer brewed with Thanksgiving celebrations in mind.  Freshly harvested cranberries, donated by local cranberry farm A.D. Makepeace, lend a subtle tartness to the beer.  The cranberry flavor complements the malty character derived by the combination of Munich and Vienna malts. Additions of CaraMunich and Dehusked Carafa III malts enhances the beer’s reddish hue and adds a touch of sweetness, while Northern Brewer bittering hops complement the slight cranberry tartness.  A traditional top fermenting strain of ale yeast was used to showcase the malt profile and accent the fresh cranberry aroma.  The result is a medium-bodied, malty and mildly sweet amber ale with a bready aroma and a subtle cranberry flavor.

The idea for Harpoon Grateful Harvest Ale was born out of the relationships the brewery has cultivated with New England food banks throughout the years.  This beer will help raise desperately needed funds for the fight against hunger, with $1 from every 6-pack sold going to the local food bank in the area in which it was purchased. Since the beer was first released in 2010, Harpoon has donated more than $84,000 to local food banks from the sales of Grateful Harvest alone. A blog post about the beer can be found here:  http://www.harpoonbrewery.com/blog/2338/Grateful-Harvest-is-Here.

Harpoon Grateful Harvest Ale will be available on tap at the brewery’s Boston, MA and Windsor, VT facilities.  For every pint of Grateful Harvest sold at the breweries, Harpoon will make a $1 donation to their local food bank. In addition, a special pumpkin spice pretzel will be sold at the Harpoon Beer Hall in Boston, with $1 for each pretzel sold going to the local food bank.

On Sunday, November 10th, Harpoon will host the Harpoon Helps Grateful Harvest Dinner at their beer hall in Boston.  It will be a twist on the traditional Thanksgiving meal, with recipes for each dish developed by Harpoon employees.  100% of ticket sales will be donated to the Greater Boston Food Bank.

Harpoon was founded on two principles: to make great beer and to be good neighbors within their community.  Since the brewery bottled its first beer in 1986, Harpoon has endeavored to make meaningful contributions to causes that are important to them and their customers.  What started as beer donations here and there, hosting fundraisers for friends from time to time, and producing small fundraisers, has developed into one of the brewery’s most cherished programs: Harpoon Helps.  So far in 2013 alone, the Harpoon Helps program has raised more than $445,000 for local charities, donated more than 50,000 pints toward local charity events with approximately 300 local non-profits supported, and has performed thousands of volunteer hours at local organizations.

Harpoon Grateful Harvest Ale Specs:
Style:  Cranberry Amber Ale
OG:     15.5
ABV:    5.8%
IBUs:   30
Pairing Suggestion: Turkey with all the fixings

Harpoon Grateful Harvest Ale will be available in bottles from early October through early December.  This beer is an ideal beer for the Thanksgiving season.

About the Harpoon Brewery
The Harpoon Brewery was founded by beers lovers, Rich Doyle and Dan Kenary.  In 1986 Harpoon was issued Brewing Permit #001 by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, since it was the first brewery to brew commercially in Boston after a dormant period of about 25 years.  Harpoon’s line of craft beer features its award-winning IPA and UFO Hefeweizen beers, along with four special seasonal selections. In 2000 Harpoon purchased a second brewery in Windsor, VT, making Harpoon the 9th largest craft brewer in the US.  Harpoon has since introduced a line of limited edition beers, the 100 Barrel Series, the Leviathan Imperial IPA, as well as the all-natural Harpoon Cider made from freshly pressed, local apples.  For more information about Harpoon beers and visiting the breweries, visit www.harpoonbrewery.com.

(Press Release)

SAN DIEGO—This past weekend, Karl Strauss Brewing Company won another Gold Medal at the world’s largest commercial beer competition, the 32^nd Annual Great American Beer Festival® (GABF®) in Denver, Colorado.  Red Trolley Ale took top honors in the Irish-Style Red Ale category, beating out 47 other entries to take the Gold.  “This was our first holiday ale back in 1989 and our best selling beer today, so it’s cool to see it medaling yet again at the most prestigious brewing competition,” says Paul Segura, Brewmaster, Karl Strauss Brewing Company.

Red Trolley Ale continues to dominate at competitions, winning 18 medals in the past five years, making it arguably one of the most award winning craft beers in the world. This marks the second Gold Medal for Red Trolley at the GABF®, with its first win occurring in 2010.  Red Trolley is a true heavyweight in the Irish-Style Red Ale category, also taking home back-to-back Gold medals at the World Beer Cup® in 2010 and 2012. “We brew each batch of Red Trolley with over two tons of caramel malts, making it a very laborious beer to make. The guys were stoked to see their hard work pay off,” says Segura.

In addition to winning big at the GABF®, Karl Strauss had its Brewmaster, Head Brewer, and Certified Ciceroneparticipate as judges in the competition. “There were more than 200 judges from all over the world, judging 138 different beer styles this year,” says Segura.  “We all take our responsibility as judges very seriously, so to take home a win is a big accomplishment.”  This year’s GABF® was the largest yet, with 4,809 entries and 130 volunteers.

For more information about award-winning Red Trolley ale, visit www.karlstrauss.com and for a complete list of 2013 GABF® winners visit http://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/the-competition/winners/.   Share it. Cheers.

About Karl Strauss Brewing Company

Karl Strauss Brewing Company has pioneered the San Diego beer scene since 1989 with innovative beer releases and award-winning favorites like Red Trolley Ale and Tower 10 IPA.  The company took home 23 medals in 2012 and is currently ranked #39 on the list of the country’s top craft breweries with sole distribution in California.  2013 is on pace to be another exciting year of double-digit sales growth, with the brewery now open to the public and a new brewery restaurant slated for this fall.  For more information visit www.karlstrauss.com or call the brewery at (858) 273-2739.  Share it. Cheers.

(Press Release)

FORT COLLINS, CO—New Belgium Brewing is happy to announce it has signed deals with nine wholesale partners to distribute its beer across Ohio when the Fort Collins, Colorado brewer opens that state on December 16, 2013. New Belgium will roll into the Buckeye State with a mix of 22-oz Fat Tire, Ranger IPA, Seasonal Release (Accumulation White IPA) and Lips of Faith beers. Some draft may come online in the initial rollout as well. Ohio will be New Belgium’s 35^th state of distribution.
“We’re excited about Ohio,” said New Belgium’s Sales Co-Pilot, Brian “BK” Krueger. “This has been long in the works and now that expansion projects have brought on additional capacity here in Fort Collins the time is right.”

New Belgium OH partners are as follows:

Superior Beverage Group – MillerCoors
Heidelberg Dist. (Dayton, Toledo, Lorain and a portion of Columbus)
Stagnaro Distributing Co. – MillerCoors
Bonbright Dist. Co- MillerCoors
Classic Brands of Ohio – ABI
Choice Beverage – ABI
Matesich Dist. Co.- ABI
Muxie Dist – ABI/MillerCoors
Spriggs Dist.  – ABI

New Belgium is planning to release its portfolio-wide packaging refresh in OH this December pending TTB final approval. The new look will enter all other markets in January of 2014.

About New Belgium Brewing Company
New Belgium Brewing, makers of Fat Tire Amber Ale and a host of Belgian-inspired beers, is recognized as one of Outside Magazine’s Best Places to Work and one of the Wall Street Journal’s Best Small Businesses. The 100% employee-owned brewery is a Platinum-level Bicycle Friendly Business as designated by the League of American Bicyclists, and one of World Blu’s most democratic U.S. businesses, and a Certified B Corp. In addition to Fat Tire, New Belgium brews eight year-round beers; Ranger IPA, Rampant Imperial IPA, Shift Pale Lager, Sunshine Wheat, 1554 Black Ale, Blue Paddle Pilsener, Abbey Belgian Ale and Trippel. Learn more at www.newbelgium.com.

LONGMONT, CO—Four weeks ago, 3 inches was all that remained between a flood disaster and a dodged bullet for Left Hand Brewing Company. On Saturday morning, the number 3 proved its good luck again for the brewery – this time with 3 Gold Medals for Sawtooth Ale, Milk Stout, and Fade to Black Volume 1 – Foreign Export Stout at this year’s Great American Beer Festival (GABF) in Denver, CO. The brewery tied for the most Gold Medals taken home this year.

Back in September, the Longmont, CO brewery came close to destruction as the mighty St. Vrain River raged to epic levels during the 500 year flood. After plenty of hard work and cleanup, the brewery was back on its feet and fundraising over $60K for CO Flood Relief.  It was a tough month, and as VP of Operations Chris Lennert quipped “this wasn’t just another GABF for us – we needed to cut loose collectively, celebrate 20 years of making great beer, thank all of our customers for their support during the flood and tell the world we’re stronger than ever.” And did we ever – on the opening night of the Great American Beer Festival, Left Hand introduced two new Nitro beers in 12oz bottles – Sawtooth Nitro & Wake Up Dead Nitro – to an audience of over 1,500 friends and industry guests at the brewery’s 20th Anniversary party.

Two days later, Left Hand won the most medals in its 20th year since its first GABF in 1994. Sawtooth Ale, the brewery’s original flagship and still going strong, took Gold (just like ’94) for Ordinary / Special Bitter. Left Hand’s best seller, Milk Stout took Gold for Sweet Stout. Finally, in the first year Left Hand has brought back Fade to Black Volume 1 since its 2010 Gold win for Export Stout, FTB 1 took another Gold medal home Saturday for the same category. The latest hardware additions bring Left Hand’s GABF medal count to 22.

Gerald Wyman of Gella's Diner & Lb. Brewing Co. (Hays, KS) displays the silver and gold medals he won at the 2013 Great American Beer Festival. Photo by Jon Page

DENVER—The 2013 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) competition awarded 252 medals on Saturday to some of the best commercial breweries in the United States, including GABF Pro-Am medals. The competition is presented by the Brewers Association.

Winners were chosen from 4,809 competition entries from 745 breweries, hailing from 49 states, plus Washington, DC. Here is a complete list of award winners.

2013 BREWERY AND BREWER OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Small Brewpub and Small Brewpub Brewer of the Year

Sponsored by Briess Malt & Ingredients Co.

Gella’s Diner & Lb. Brewing Co., Hays, KS

Gerald Wyman

Mid-Size Brewpub and Mid-Size Brewpub Brewer of the Year

Beachwood BBQ & Brewing, Long Beach, CA

Julian Sarago and Ian McCall

Large Brewpub and Large Brewpub Brewer of the Year

Sponsored by Brewers Supply Group

Pelican Brewing Co., Pacific City, OR

Darron Welch and Steve Panos

Brewpub Group and Brewpub Group Brewer of the Year

Sponsored by Brewers Supply Group

Rock Bottom Brewery, Broomfield, CO

Team Rock Bottom

Very Small Brewing Company and Very Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year

Baker City Brewing Co., Baker City, OR

Marks Lanham & Eli Dickison

Small Brewing Company and Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year

Sponsored by Microstar Keg Management

Devils Backbone Brewing Co.—Basecamp, Roseland, VA

Jason Oliver

Mid-Size Brewing Company and Mid-Size Brewing Company Brewer of the Year

Sponsored by Brewers Supply Group

Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA

Matt Brynildson

Large Brewing Company and Large Brewing Company Brewer of the Year

Sponsored by Beer Institute

SandLot, Denver, CO

John, Tom, Bill & Addison

2013 MEDALISTS

Category 1: American-Style Wheat Beer (31 Entries)

Gold: Shredders Wheat, Baker City Brewing Co., Baker City, OR

Silver: American Wheat, Gella’s Diner & Lb. Brewing Co., Hays, KS

Bronze: Super 77 Wheat, Wiley Roots Brewing Co., Greeley, CO

Category 2: American-Style Wheat Beer With Yeast (32 Entries)

Gold: American Hefeweizen, Gella’s Diner & Lb. Brewing Co., Hays, KS

Silver: Wheatfish, Great Northern Brewing Co., Whitefish, MT

Bronze: Helio Hefeweizen, Red Lodge Ales Brewing Co., Red Lodge, MT

Category 3: Fruit Beer (73 Entries)

Gold: Golden Knot—Chardonnay, Blue Moon Brewing Co., Denver, CO

Silver: Serendipity, New Glarus Brewing Co., New Glarus, WI

Bronze: Sparkleberry Ale, Bell’s Brewery, Galesburg, MI

Category 4: Fruit Wheat Beer (48 Entries)

Gold: Peachy Peach, Pagosa Brewing & Grill, Pagosa Springs, CO

Silver: Bitchin’ Berry, Great Basin Brewing Co. – Reno, Reno, NV

Bronze: Lilikoi Kepolo, Avery Brewing Co., Boulder, CO

Category 5: Field Beer or Pumpkin Beer (91 Entries)

Gold: Elektrick Cukumbahh, Trinity Brewing Co., Colorado Springs, CO

Silver: Anaheim IPA, Ram Restaurant and Brewery—Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN

Bronze: Splashing Pumpkin, Great South Bay Brewery, Bay Shore, NY

Category 6: Herb and Spice Beer (134 Entries)

Gold: Bitterama, Namaste Brewing at the Whip In, Austin, TX

Silver: Chai Milk Stout, Yak & Yeti Restaurant & Brewpub, Arvada, CO

Bronze: Elba, Black Star Co-op Pub and Brewery, Austin, TX

Category 7: Chocolate Beer (39 Entries)

Gold: Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout, Great Divide Brewing Co., Denver, CO

Silver: The Fix, Elysian Brewing Co., Seattle, WA

Bronze: Chocolate Meltdown, Pennsylvania Brewing Co., Pittsburgh, PA

Category 8: Coffee Beer (92 Entries)

Gold: Panama Joe’s Coffee Stout, Il Vicino Brewing Co., Albuquerque, NM

Silver: Barrel-Aged Sump Coffee Stout, Perennial Artisan Ales, St. Louis, MO

Bronze: System of a Stout, Beachwood BBQ & Brewing, Long Beach, CA

Category 9: Specialty Beer (31 Entries)

Gold: Warmer, Hangar 24 Craft Brewery, Redlands, CA

Silver: Fate Candy Bar Milk Stout, Fate Brewing Co.—Scottsdale, AZ, Scottsdale, AZ

Bronze: Pack Dog Peanut Butter Ale, Marley’s Brewery & Grille, Bloomsburg, PA

Category 10: Rye Beer (63 Entries)

Gold: LowRyeDer, SweetWater Brewing Co., Atlanta, GA

Silver: Rye Smile, Triple Rock Brewery, Berkeley, CA

Bronze: RastafaRye, Blue Point Brewing Co., Patchogue, NY

Category 11: Specialty Honey Beer (40 Entries)

Gold: Buzzed Bee Honey Ale, High Sierra Brewing Co., Carson City, NV

Silver: Midas Touch, Dogfi sh Head Craft Brewery, Milton, DE

Bronze: West Bound Braggot, Twisted Pine Brewing Co., Boulder, CO

Category 12: Session Beer (56 Entries)

Gold: Beer Hunter, Pizza Port Ocean Beach, Ocean Beach, CA

Silver: MCA, 21st Amendment Brewery, San Francisco, CA

Bronze: Torque, Kinetic Brewing Co., Lancaster, CA

Category 13: Other Strong Beer (51 Entries)

Gold: Mass Rising, Jack’s Abby Brewing, Framingham, MA

Silver: Power Wagon, Big Sky Brewing Co., Missoula, MT

Bronze: XX Dwarf, Detroit Beer Co., Detroit, MI

Category 14: Experimental Beer (66 Entries)

Gold: Hops n’ Roses, Captain Lawrence Brewing Co., Elmsford, NY

Silver: Dragon’s Milk Reserve—Smaug’s Breath, New Holland Brewing Co., Holland, MI

Bronze: Redrock Paardebloem, Redrock Brewery, Salt Lake City, UT

Category 15: Fresh Hop Ale (46 Entries)

Gold: Cent’s and Censability, Old Town Brewing Co., Portland, OR

Silver: Trail Head, Fat Heads Brewery, Middleburg Heights, OH

Bronze: Fresh Hop Pallet Jack, Barley Brown’s Brew Pub, Baker City, OR

Category 16: Indigenous Beer (28 Entries)

Gold: Vinland 2, Mystic Brewery, Chelsea, MA

Silver: Sage Fight Imperial IPA, Deschutes Brewery Bend Public House, Bend, OR

Bronze: Poor Richard’s Tavern Spruce, Yards Brewing Co., Philadelphia, PA

Category 17: Gluten-Free Beer (14 Entries)

Gold: Harvester Brewing IPA No. 1, Harvester Brewing, Portland, OR

Silver: Gluten Free, Deschutes Brewery Bend Public House, Bend, OR

Bronze: Gluten-Free Brown Ale, New Planet Beer Co., Boulder, CO

Category 18: American-Belgo-Style Ale (81 Entries)

Gold: BrickStone Belgo-APA, BrickStone Brewery, Bourbonnais, IL

Silver: Belgo Hoptologist, Knee Deep Brewing Co., Lincoln, CA

Bronze: Little Green, Flat Tail Brewing Co., Corvallis, OR

Category 19: American-Style Sour Ale (31 Entries)

Gold: Ching Ching, Bend Brewing Co., Bend, OR

Silver: Myrtle, The Commons Brewery, Portland, OR

Bronze: Red Poppy, The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA

Category 20: American-Style Brett Beer (38 Entries)

Gold: Serenity, Wicked Weed Brewing, Asheville, NC

Silver: Sanctification, Russian River Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, CA

Bronze: HopSavant, Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project, Denver, CO

Category 21: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer (49 Entries)

Gold: Hellshire III, Oakshire Brewing, Eugene, OR

Silver: Barrel-Aged Frostbite Lager, Ram Restaurant and Brewery—Illinois, Wheeling, IL

Bronze: Rum Barrel Belgian Dubbel Style Ale, Three Brothers Brewing, Harrisonburg, VA

Category 22: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer (117 Entries)

Gold: Afternoon Delight, Sun King Brewing Co., Indianapolis, IN

Silver: Twisted Trace, Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery, Minneapolis, MN

Bronze: Barrel-Aged Full Malted Jacket, Beachwood BBQ & Brewing, Long Beach, CA

Category 23: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout (89 Entries)

Gold: Blot Out the Sun, Three Floyds Brewing Co., Munster, IN

Silver: Barrel-Aged Narwhal, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico, CA

Bronze: Barrel Aged BORIS The Crusher, Hoppin’ Frog Brewing Co., Akron, OH

Category 24: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer (76 Entries)

Gold: Love Child No. 3, Boulevard Brewing Co., Kansas City, MO

Silver: Dark and Stormy, McKenzie Brew House, Glen Mills, PA

Bronze: Pentagram, Surly Brewing Co., Brooklyn Center, MN

Category 25: Aged Beer (31 Entries)

Gold: Lovely, Bend Brewing Co., Bend, OR

Silver: 2009 Big Black Voodoo Daddy, Voodoo Brewery, Meadville, PA

Bronze: COLOSSAL ONE, Port City Brewing Co., Alexandria, VA

Category 26: Kellerbier or Zwickelbier (30 Entries)

Gold: Keller Pils, Prost Brewing Co., Denver, CO

Silver: Surfliner Lager, Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co., Santa Barbara,

Santa Barbara, CA

Bronze: Progress Pilsner, Market Garden Brewery, Cleveland, OH

Category 27: Smoke Beer (79 Entries)

Gold: Second Hand Smoke, SandLot, Denver, CO

Silver: Smokin’ Handsome, Yellow Springs Brewery, Yellow Springs, OH

Bronze: COLOSSAL TWO, Port City Brewing Co., Alexandria, VA

Category 28: American-Style or International-Style Pilsener (29 Entries)

Silver: Gold Leaf Lager, Devils Backbone Brewing Co.—Basecamp, Roseland, VA

Bronze: Gold Country Pilsner, Auburn Alehouse, Auburn, CA

Category 29: German-Style Pilsener (56 Entries)

Gold: Pivo, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA

Silver: Pilsner, Marble Brewery, Albuquerque, NM

Bronze: Sunshine Pils, Tröegs Brewing Co., Hershey, PA

Category 30: Bohemian-Style Pilsener (53 Entries)

Gold: Bohemian Pilsner, Ninkasi Brewing Co., Eugene, OR

Silver: Czech Pilsner, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, Broomfield, CO

Bronze: Bohemian Pilsner, Mother Earth Brewing, Kinston, NC

Category 31: Munich-Style Helles (42 Entries)

Gold: Helles Festbier, Hoppers Grill & Brewing Co., Midvale, UT

Silver: Saint Arnold Summer Pils, Saint Arnold Brewing Co., Houston, TX

Bronze: TAPS Helles, TAPS Fish House & Brewery—Brea, Brea, CA

Category 32: Dortmunder or German-Style Oktoberfest (29 Entries)

Gold: Move Back, SandLot, Denver, CO

Silver: Oktoberfest, Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co.—Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA

Bronze: Thunder from Dortmunder, Marble Brewery, Albuquerque, NM

Category 33: American-Style Lager or Light Lager (42 Entries)

Gold: Budweiser Select, Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis, MO

Silver: Miller High Life, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI

Bronze: Special Export, Pabst Brewing Co., Los Angeles, CA

Category 34: American-Style Cream Ale (37 Entries)

Gold: Natural Ice, Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis, MO

Silver: Old Style, Pabst Brewing Co., Los Angeles, CA

Bronze: Rainier, Pabst Brewing Co., Los Angeles, CA

Category 35: Vienna-Style Lager (30 Entries)

Gold: Churchville Lager, Neshaminy Creek Brewing, Croydon, PA

Silver: Oktoberfest, Port City Brewing Co., Alexandria, VA

Bronze: Octoberfest, Sly Fox Brewing Co., Pottstown, PA

Category 36: German-Style Märzen (51 Entries)

Gold: Rhinofest, Lost Rhino Brewing Co., Ashburn, VA

Silver: Octoberfest, Great American Restaurants, Centreville, VA

Bronze: Dogtoberfest, Flying Dog Brewery, Frederick, MD

Category 37: American-Style Amber Lager (61 Entries)

Gold: Rod’s Steam Bitter, Second Street Brewery, Santa Fe, NM

Silver: OktoberFish, Flying Fish Brewing Co., Somerdale, NJ

Bronze: Schell’s Oktoberfest, August Schell Brewing Co., New Ulm, MN

Category 38: European-Style Dunkel (19 Entries)

Gold: Munich Dunkel, Carver Brewing Co., Durango, CO

Silver: Heart of Darkness Dunkel, Springfield Brewing Co., Springfield, MO

Bronze: The Fearless Youth, Grimm Brothers Brewhouse, Loveland, CO

Category 39: American-Style Dark Lager (22 Entries)

Gold: Old Virginia Dark, Devils Backbone Brewing Co.—Basecamp, Roseland, VA

Silver: Leinenkugel’s Creamy Dark, Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co., Chippewa Falls, WI

Bronze: Black Diamond, Bend Brewing Co., Bend, OR

Category 40: German-Style Schwarzbier (26 Entries)

Gold: Black Thunder, Austin Beerworks, Austin, TX

Silver: Black Knight, Fat Heads Brewery & Saloon, North Olmsted, OH

Bronze: TAPS Schwarzbier, TAPS Fish House & Brewery – Corona, Corona, CA

Category 41: Bock (28 Entries)

Gold: Troegenator Double Bock, Tröegs Brewing Co., Hershey, PA

Silver: Andygator, Abita Brewing Co., Abita Springs, LA

Bronze: Goat Rancher, SandLot, Denver, CO

Category 42: German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock (32 Entries)

Gold: Samuel Adams Double Bock, Samuel Adams—Cincinnati Brewery,

Cincinnati, OH

Silver: Christian Moerlein Emancipator, Christian Moerlein Brewing Co., Cincinnati, OH

Bronze: Resurrection Doppelbock, Red Lodge Ales Brewing Co., Red Lodge, MT

Category 43: Baltic-Style Porter (16 Entries)

Gold: Black Eagle Baltic Porter, Black Tooth Brewing Co., Sheridan, WY

Silver: The Hammer, Rock Bottom Brewery, Broomfield, CO

Bronze: Danzig, Devils Backbone Brewing Co.—Basecamp, Roseland, VA

Category 44: Golden or Blonde Ale (69 Entries)

Gold: Foam Top, Beachwood BBQ & Brewing, Long Beach, CA

Silver: Steelhead Extra Pale Ale, Mad River Brewing Co., Blue Lake, CA

Bronze: Kiwanda Cream Ale, Pelican Brewing Co., Pacific City, OR

Category 45: German-Style Kölsch (60 Entries)

Gold: Leinenkugel’s Canoe Paddler, Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co., Chippewa Falls, WI

Silver: Tailgater Kölsch, Flat Tail Brewing Co., Corvallis, OR

Bronze: Potential Blonde, Kinetic Brewing Co., Lancaster, CA

Category 46: English-Style Summer Ale (27 Entries)

Gold: True Blonde Ale, Ska Brewing, Durango, CO

Silver: Hanging Lake, Glenwood Canyon Brewing Co., Glenwood Springs, CO

Bronze: Sum’r, Uinta Brewing Co., Salt Lake City, UT

Category 47: Classic English-Style Pale Ale (29 Entries)

Gold: 5 Barrel Pale Ale, Odell Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO

Silver: Extra Pale Summer Ale, Dry Dock Brewing Co.—North Dock, Aurora, CO

Bronze: Breakside ESB, Breakside Brewery – Pub Brewery, Portland, OR

Category 48: English-Style India Pale Ale (31 Entries)

Gold: Taproom IPA, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA

Silver: Silverspot IPA, Pelican Brewing Co., Pacific City, OR

Bronze: Enterprise IPA, Dry Dock Brewing Co.—North Dock, Aurora, CO

Category 49: International-Style Pale Ale (30 Entries)

Gold: Hand Truck, Baker City Brewing Co., Baker City, OR

Silver: Amazeballs, Peekskill Brewery, Peekskill, NY

Bronze: IPL, AC Golden, Golden, CO

Category 50: American-Style Pale Ale (124 Entries)

Gold: Lumberyard American Pale Ale, Lumberyard Brewing Co., Flagstaff, AZ

Silver: Featherweight Pale, Cannonball Creek Brewing Co., Golden, CO

Bronze: Citra Rye Pale Ale, Joseph James Brewing Co., Henderson, NV

Category 51: American-Style Strong Pale Ale (120 Entries)

Gold: Bonobos, Monkey Paw Brewing Co., San Diego, CA

Silver: Hop Knot, Four Peaks Brewing Co., Tempe, AZ

Bronze: Kung Fu Elvis, Pizza Port Ocean Beach, Ocean Beach, CA

Category 52: American-Style India Pale Ale (252 Entries)

Gold: Pallet Jack IPA, Barley Brown’s Brew Pub, Baker City, OR

Silver: Union Jack, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA

Bronze: Project Dank: Operation Pharoah’s Return, La Cumbre Brewing Co.,

Albuquerque, NM

Category 53: Imperial India Pale Ale (149 Entries)

Gold: Hop JuJu, Fat Heads Brewery, Middleburg Heights, OH

Silver: Permanent Funeral, Three Floyds Brewing Co., Munster, IN

Bronze: Notch 9 Double IPA, Smartmouth Brewing Co., Norfolk, VA

Category 54: American-Style Amber/Red Ale (89 Entries)

Gold: Prohibition Ale, Speakeasy Ales & Lagers, San Francisco, CA

Bronze: Red Rock, Triple Rock Brewery, Berkeley, CA

Category 55: Imperial Red Ale (56 Entries)

Silver: Rhino Chaser, Pizza Port Ocean Beach, Ocean Beach, CA

Bronze: Bombay Rouge Red IPA, Third Street Aleworks, Santa Rosa, CA

Category 56: English-Style Mild Ale (35 Entries)

Gold: S.S. Minnow Mild, Dry Dock Brewing Co.—South Dock, Aurora, CO

Silver: Brawler, Yards Brewing Co., Philadelphia, PA

Bronze: Ale of Fergus, Devils Backbone Brewing Co.—Basecamp, Roseland, VA

Category 57: Ordinary or Special Bitter (37 Entries)

Gold: Sawtooth Ale, Left Hand Brewing Co., Longmont, CO

Silver: HMS Victory Amber, Dry Dock Brewing Co.—North Dock, Aurora, CO

Bronze: Men’s Room Original Red, Elysian Brewing Co., Seattle, WA

Category 58: Extra Special Bitter (56 Entries)

Gold: Public Ale, Community Beer Co., Dallas, TX

Silver: True Brit IPA, Summit Brewing Co., Saint Paul, MN

Bronze: Fed, White & Brew, American Brewing Co., Edmonds, WA

Category 59: Scottish-Style Ale (42 Entries)

Gold: Scottish Ale, Campbell Brewing Co., Campbell , CA

Silver: Kilt Lifter, Four Peaks Brewing Co., Tempe, AZ

Bronze: Redhawk Ale, Rockyard Brewing Co., Castle Rock, CO

Category 60: Irish-Style Red Ale (48 Entries)

Gold: Red Trolley Ale, Karl Strauss Brewing Co., San Diego, CA

Silver: Colorado Boy Irish Ale, Colorado Boy Brewing Co., Ridgway, CO

Bronze: Ragtop Red, Rock Bottom Brewery, Broomfield, CO

Category 61: English-Style Brown Ale (41 Entries)

Gold: Bandit Brown, City Star Brewing, Berthoud, CO

Silver: Sierra Blanca Nut Brown Ale, Sierra Blanca Brewing Co., Moriarty, NM

Bronze: Longboard Brown, Rock Bottom Brewery, Broomfield, CO

Category 62: American-Style Brown Ale (66 Entries)

Gold: Davy Brown Ale, Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co.—Buellton, Buellton, CA

Silver: End Of The Trail Brown Ale, Blue Corn Brewery, Santa Fe, NM

Bronze: Doryman’s Dark Ale, Pelican Brewing Co., Pacific City, OR

Category 63: American-Style Black Ale (73 Entries)

Gold: Wookey Jack, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA

Silver: Black Sails, Coronado Brewing Company Brewpub, Coronado, CA

Bronze: Oxymoron, Oceanside Ale Works, Oceanside, CA

Category 64: German-Style Altbier (32 Entries)

Gold: Tree Hugger, Terrapin Beer Co., Athens, GA

Silver: Brewers Cut Altbier, Real Ale Brewing Co., Blanco, TX

Bronze: Echo Amber, Echo Brewing Co., Frederick, CO

Category 65: German-Style Sour Ale (46 Entries)

Gold: German Sparkle Party Berliner Weiss, 10 Barrel Brewing Co., Bend, OR

Silver: Berliner Metro Weiss, Devils Backbone Brewing Co.—Basecamp, Roseland, VA

Bronze: Passionfruit Sour, Breakside Brewery—Milwaukie Brewery, Milwaukie, OR

Category 66: South German-Style Hefeweizen (77 Entries)

Gold: Big Horn Hefeweizen, CB and Potts Restaurant and Brewery—Highlands Ranch,

Highlands Ranch, CO

Silver: Ebel’s Weiss, Two Brothers Brewing Co., Warrenville, IL

Bronze: Brooklyner Weisse, Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, NY

Category 67: German-Style Wheat Ale (28 Entries)

Gold: Slam Dunkel, Steamworks Brewing Co., Durango, CO

Silver: Bavarian Sun, Ram Restaurant and Brewery—Illinois, Wheeling, IL

Bronze: Saint Arnold Weedwacker, Saint Arnold Brewing Co., Houston, TX

Category 68: Belgian-Style Witbier (66 Entries)

Gold: Optimal Wit, Port City Brewing Co., Alexandria, VA

Silver: Wasatch White Label, Utah Brewers Co-op, Salt Lake City, UT

Bronze: ZON, Boulevard Brewing Co., Kansas City, MO

Category 69: French & Belgian-Style Saison (119 Entries)

Gold: Liopard Oir Farmhouse Saison, Lavery Brewing Co., Erie, PA

Silver: Urban Farmhouse Ale, The Commons Brewery, Portland, OR

Bronze: Maggie’s Farmhouse Ale, Crossroads Brewing Co., Athens, NY

Category 70: Belgian- and French-Style Ale (71 Entries)

Gold: Azreal, Devils Backbone Brewing Co.—Outpost, Lexington, VA

Silver: Grisette, Sly Fox Brewing Co., Pottstown, PA

Bronze: California Ale, Telegraph Brewing Co., Santa Barbara, CA

Category 71: Belgian-Style Lambic or Sour Ale (47 Entries)

Gold: American Blackberry Sour Ale, New Glarus Brewing Co., New Glarus, WI

Silver: Squatters Fifth Element, Squatters and Wasatch Beers, Salt Lake City, UT

Bronze: Atrial Rubicite, Jester King Brewery, Austin, TX

Category 72: Belgian-Style Abbey Ale (88 Entries)

Gold: Cedar Creek Belgian Style Dubbel, Cedar Creek Brewery, Seven Points, TX

Silver: AleSmith Decadence 2012 Quadrupel, AleSmith Brewing Co., San Diego, CA

Bronze: Ommegang Three Philosophers, Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown , NY

Category 73: Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale (80 Entries)

Gold: Stumblin’ Monk, Stewart’s Brewing Co., Bear, DE

Silver: Quad Damn It, Chicago Brewing Co., Las Vegas, NV

Bronze: The Twelve—Belgian Quad, Black Diamond Brewing Co., Concord, CA

Category 74: Brown Porter (30 Entries)

Gold: Old Tom Porter, Piney River Brewing Co., Bucyrus, MO

Silver: St. Charles Porter, Blackstone Brewing Co., Nashville, TN

Bronze: Blind Jake, Pinthouse Pizza, Austin, TX

Category 75: Robust Porter (74 Entries)

Gold: Moonlight Porter, Rock Bottom Brewery, Broomfield, CO

Silver: Black Robusto Porter, Drake’s Brewing Co., San Leandro, CA

Bronze: Genuine Oatmeal Porter, Carolina Brewery, Pittsboro, NC

Category 76: Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout (31 Entries)

Gold: Blarney Sisters Dry Irish Stout, Third Street Aleworks, Santa Rosa, CA

Silver: Stearns Stout, Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co.—Santa Barbara,

Santa Barbara, CA

Bronze: Dragoon’s Dry Irish Stout, Moylan’s Brewing Co., Novato, CA

Category 77: Foreign-Style Stout (31 Entries)

Gold: Fade to Black Volume 1, Left Hand Brewing Co., Longmont, CO

Silver: Don Vanuchi “The Killer”, Baker City Brewing Co., Baker City, OR

Bronze: Tsunami Stout, Pelican Brewing Co., Pacific City, OR

Category 78: American-Style Stout (40 Entries)

Gold: Kilgore Stout, Beachwood BBQ & Brewing, Long Beach, CA

Silver: Battlecat Stout, Cannonball Creek Brewing Co., Golden, CO

Bronze: Stumpy Ridge Stout, Black Tooth Brewing Co., Sheridan, WY

Category 79: Sweet Stout or Cream Stout (39 Entries)

Gold: Milk Stout, Left Hand Brewing Co., Longmont, CO

Silver: Udder Love, Beachwood BBQ & Brewing, Long Beach, CA

Bronze: Dark Lightning Milk Stout, Thunder Canyon Brewery, Tucson, AZ

Category 80: Oatmeal Stout (48 Entries)

Gold: Stagecoach Stout, Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co.—Buellton, Buellton, CA

Silver: Gold Medal Stout, Blue Corn Brewery, Santa Fe, NM

Bronze: Oats., Pizza Port Solana Beach, Solana Beach, CA

Category 81: Imperial Stout (59 Entries)

Gold: Ale Epeteios, Left Coast Brewing Co., San Clemente, CA

Silver: Russian Imperial Stout, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, Wilmington, DE

Bronze: Hammer and Sickle, Renegade Brewing Co., Denver, CO

Category 82: Scotch Ale (44 Entries)

Gold: Wee Heavy, Dry Dock Brewing Co.—South Dock, Aurora, CO

Silver: Loose Lucy Scotch Ale, Seabright Brewery, Santa Cruz, CA

Bronze: Heritage, Bear Republic Brewing Co., Healdsburg, CA

Category 83: Old Ale or Strong Ale (41 Entries)

Gold: Pilgrim’s Dole, New Holland Brewing Co., Holland, MI

Silver: Irish Walker, Olde Hickory Brewery, Hickory, NC

Bronze: Mule Kick, City Star Brewing, Berthoud, CO

Category 84: Barley Wine-Style Ale (55 Entries)

Gold: AleSmith Old Numbskull, AleSmith Brewing Co., San Diego, CA

Silver: Old Bounder, Boundary Bay Brewery, Bellingham, WA

Bronze: Release the Hounds Barley Wine, Bull & Bush Brewery, Denver, CO

2013 Great American Beer Festival Pro-Am Competition

Sponsored by Briess, Country Malt Group, Hopunion & White Labs

Gold: Poblano, Cigar City Brewing, Tampa, FL

Brewmaster: Wayne Wambles, AHA Member: Jeff Gladish

Silver: Charlie’s Brown, New Belgium Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO

Brewmaster: Peter Bouckaert/Grady Hull, AHA Member: Mike Formisan

Bronze: Oatmeal Stout, Upslope Brewing Co., Boulder, CO

Brewmaster: Alex Violette, AHA Member: Derek Ordway