Colorado Top Winning State at National Beer Competition.The 2009 Great American Beer Festival The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) is a three-day annual event hosted by the Brewers Association held at the end of September or the beginning of October in Denver, Colorado. Shatters Records Despite the Economy DENVER -- The Great American Beer Festival (GABF GABF Great American Beer Festival GABF Greater Akron Baseball Federation ) Competition continued its record setting ways, crushing last year's entries by 16%. GABF remains the largest and most prestigious commercial beer competition in the world with 3,308 entries. Colorado and California typically dominate the competition each year for the most medals won by each state, with Colorado breweries and brewpubs coming out ahead for 2009. The top five medal winning states were: CO (45), CA (39), OR (22), WA (13), PA (12). [TABLE OMITTED] The GABF competition attracted 132 international beer judges from ten countries. Award-winning brewers received gold, silver and bronze medals in 78 beer categories, establishing the best examples of each style in the U.S. A complete winners list is available on the Great American Beer Festival Web Site. Gold, silver and bronze medals were also awarded in the GABF Pro-Am competition, which pairs amateur brewers with professional brewers, who scale up the award-winning homebrew recipes. American Homebrewers Association The American Homebrewers Association is a division of the Brewers Association focused on homebrewers of beer, cider, and mead. The AHA was founded in 1978 by Charlie Papazian in Boulder, Colorado. member Ben Miller teamed up with Chama River Rio Chama or Chama River may refer to:
The most competitive category was American Style India Pale Ale India Pale Ale, otherwise known as an IPA, is a distinct style of beer and is characterized as a sparkling pale ale with a slightly higher level of alcohol and hops that a typical Pale Ale; the hops lending it a distinct bitterness. with 134 entries. The gold medal went to Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
Great American Beer Festival 2009 Statistics: -457 breweries in the festival hall -2,100 beers served at the festival -49,000 attendees (includes brewers, volunteers and ticket holders) -3,000 volunteers -495 breweries in the competition -3,308 beers judged in the competition -78 categories judged + Pro-Am category -132 judges from ten countries -Average number of competition beers entered in each category: 42 -Category with highest number of entries: 134, American Style India Pale Ale Browse the official winners list on-line. |
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