Missed that one! Thanks Jeremy! - Al _____ From: Jeremy Hodgson Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 7:06 AM Subject: Re: 2007 GABF - Winners! Summit, Surly, Herkimer, New Glarus Don't forget Pig's Eye!!! International-Style Pilsener - 10 Entries Bronze: Pig's Eye Pilsner Beer, Pig's Eye Brewing Co., LLC, Woodbury, MN -Hodge On 10/15/07, alboyce(a)comcast.net &lt;alboyce(a)comcast.net&gt; wrote: The Great American Beer Fest awarded medals to three Minnesota breweries: Summit, Surly and Herkimer, and the perennial favorite: New Glarus. Congratulations! - Al Coffee Flavored Beer Gold: Coffee Bender, Surly Brewing Co., Brooklyn Center, MN Classic English Style Pale Ale Bronze: Summit Extra Pale Ale, Summit Brewing Co., St. Paul, MN German Style Brown Ale/Düsseldorf Style Gold: Alt, Herkimer Pub and Brewery, Minneapolis, MN Fruit Beer or Vegetable Beer - 94 Entries Bronze: Raspberry Tart, New Glarus Brewing Co., New Glarus, WI ========================= Did you think Hamm's beer was dead? Nope - Miller Brewing owns it now - and took an award for it (it beat out Miller Genuine Draft!) American-Style Lager - 33 Entries Gold: Hamm's, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI ========================= For those going on the Beer Good Bus Trip in two weeks - look for these winners at pubs we'll be stopping at: Baltic-Style Porter Bronze: Amnesia, The Grumpy Troll Restaurant & Brewery, Mount Horeb, WI European Style Dark/Münchner Dunkel Silver: Capital Munich Dark, Capital Brewery Co., Inc., Middleton, WI -------------- Forwarded Message: -------------- From: "Beer Info" < info(a)beerinfo.com <mailto:info@beerinfo.com> > To: info(a)mnbrewers.com Subject: 2007 Great American Beer Festival Results Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:30:33 +0000 <http://www.beerinfo.com/> <http://www.beerinfo.com/> Home <http://www.beerinfo.com/index.php/pages/beerlibrary.html> Library <http://www.beerinfo.com/index.php/pages/breweries.html> Breweries <http://www.beerinfo.com/index.php/pages/breweries.html> <http://www.beerinfo.com/index.php/pages/brewpubsUSA.html> Brewpubs <http://www.beerinfo.com/index.php/pages/homebrewing.html> Homebrewing <http://www.beerinfo.com/index.php/pages/startupbrewery.html> Brewery Startup <http://www.beerinfo.com/index.php/pages/commercialssuperbowl.html> Commercials Great American Beer Festival Results For Today's Top Stories - Click <http://www.beerinfo.com/> Here Denver, Colo. – October 13, 2007 – More than 100 judges labored for three days to evaluate 2,793 beers and pick the best entries and top breweries for this year's Great American Beer Festival. A total of 222 medals were awarded in 75 beer style categories and top breweries and brewers were designated based on the total number of medals won. The five top awards recognize small, medium and large breweries and small and large brewpubs. The awards went to the following breweries: 2007 Brewery and Brewer of the Year Awards: Large Brewing Company and Large Brewing Company Brewer of the Year Pabst Brewing Company, Woodridge, IL Bob Newman Mid-Size Brewing Company and Mid-Size Brewing Company Brewer of the Year Firestone Walker Brewing Company, Paso Robles, CA Matthew Brynildson Small Brewing Company and Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year Port Brewing & The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA Tomme Arthur Large Brewpub and Large Brewpub Brewer of the Year Redrock Brewing Company, Salt Lake City, UT Kevin Templin Small Brewpub and Small Brewpub Brewer of the Year Montana Brewing Company, Billings, MT Travis Zeilstra American-Style Cream Ale or Lager - 24 Entries Gold: Lone Star, Pabst Brewing Co., Woodridge, IL Silver: Old Style, Pabst Brewing Co., Woodridge, IL Bronze: TAPS Cream Ale, TAPS Fish House & Brewery, Brea, CA American-Style Wheat Beer - 19 Entries Gold: Pyramid Crystal Weizen, Pyramid Breweries, Seattle, OR Silver: Brewmaster Reserve, Widmer Brothers Brewing Co., Portland, OR Bronze: Honey Weiss, Diamond Bear Brewing Co., Little Rock, AR American-Style Hefeweizen - 46 Entries Gold: Whitetail Wheat, Montana Brewing Co., Billings, MT Silver: Easy Street Wheat, Odell Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO Bronze: American Hefeweizen, Gella's Diner and Liquid Bread Brewing Co., Hays, KS Fruit Beer or Vegetable Beer - 94 Entries Gold: Leinenkugel's Berry Weiss, Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co., Chippewa Falls, WI Silver: The Great Pumpkin, Elysian Brewing Co., Seattle, WA Bronze: Raspberry Tart, New Glarus Brewing Co., New Glarus, WI Herb and Spice Beer - 58 Entries Gold: Summertime 69, Gunnison Brewery, Gunnison, CO Silver: Sigda's Green Chili, CooperSmith's Pub & Brewing Co., Fort Collins,CO Bronze: Frederick Miller Classic Chocolate Lager, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI Coffee Flavored Beer - 36 Entries Gold: Coffee Bender, Surly Brewing Co., Brooklyn Center, MN Silver: Java Porter, Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant, Topeka, KS Bronze: Pipeline Porter, Kona Brewing Co., Kailua-Kona, HI Specialty Beer - 17 Entries Gold: Judgment Day, Port Brewing & The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA Silver: Maui Gold Summer Ale, Maui Brewing Co., Lahaina, HI Bronze: Doble Diablo, Thunder Canyon Brewery, Tucson, AZ Rye Beer - 22 Entries Gold: Crazy Jackass Ale, Great American Restaurants, Centreville, VA Silver: Rockchuck Rye, Snake River Brewing - Lander, Lander, WY Bronze: 1065 Right On Rye, Rock Bottom Brewery - Bethesda, Bethesda, MD Specialty Honey Lager or Ale - 39 Entries Gold: Honey Moon Summer Ale, Blue Moon Brewing Co., Golden, CO Silver: Midas Touch, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton, DE Bronze: Hawaiian Honey, Chicago Brewing Co., Las Vegas, NV Other Low Strength Ale or Lager - 14 Entries Gold: Half Wit, BJ's Restaurant & Brewery - Reno, NV & Chandler, AZ, Huntington Beach, CA Silver: Firestone Extra Pale, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA Bronze: Firestone Lager (Mini-Hell), Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA Experimental Beer (Lager or Ale) - 34 Entries Gold: Imperial Chocolate Pumpkin Porter, Midnight Sun Brewing Co., Anchorage, AK Silver: Veritas 002, Port Brewing & The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA Bronze: Victor, Allagash Brewing Co., Portland, ME Gluten Free Beer - 8 Entries Gold: RedBridge, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., St. Louis, MO Silver: New Grist, Lakefront Brewery, Milwaukee, WI Bronze: Shakparo Ale, Sprecher Brewing Co., Glendale, WI American-Style Sour Ale or German-Style - 12 Entries Gold: Cuvee de Castleton, Captain Lawrence Brewing Co., Pleasantville, NY Silver: Skull & Bones Cuvee, Bristol Brewing Co., Colorado Springs, CO Bronze: Le Terroir, New Belgium Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer - 26 Entries Gold: Oak Whiskey Red, Twisted Pine Brewing Co., Boulder, CO Silver: Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale, Alltech's Lexington Brewing Co., Lexington, KY Bronze: Buffalo Bock, Ram Restaurant & Brewery (Indianapolis), Indianapolis, IN Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer - 72 Entries Gold: Bourbon Wheatmiser, Goose Island Brewpub, Chicago, IL Silver: Bourbon Barrel Anniversary Ale, Olde Peninsula Brewpub & Restaurant, Kalamazoo, MI Bronze: Relapse, Newport Beach Brewing Co., Newport Beach, CA Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer - 21 Entries Gold: Cuvee de Tomme, Port Brewing & The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA Silver: Temptation, Russian River Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, CA Bronze: Barrel-Aged Cherry, BJ's Restaurant & Brewery - Reno, NV & Chandler, AZ, Huntington Beach, CA Aged Beer (Ale or Lager) - 30 Entries Gold: Broad Street Barleywine, Rock Bottom Brewery - King of Prussia, King of Prussia, PA Silver: 2003 Pilgrim's Dole, New Holland Brewing Co., Holland, MI Bronze: Alaskan Smoked Porter 2004, Alaskan Brewing Co., Juneau, AK Cellar or Unfiltered Beer - 31 Entries Gold: Organic Zwickelbier, Redrock Brewing Co., Salt Lake City, UT Silver: Cambridge Amber, Cambridge Brewing Co., Cambridge, MA Bronze: Hop Angel I.P.A., Chelsea Brewing Co., New York, NY Smoke-Flavored Beer - 25 Entries Gold: Smokey the Beer, Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant, Topeka, KS Silver: Alaskan Smoked Porter 2006, Alaskan Brewing Co., Juneau, AK Bronze: Smokin Willie Porter, Moose's Tooth Brewing Co., Anchorage, AK International-Style Pilsener - 10 Entries Gold: 4K Pils, Deschutes Brewery, Bend, OR Silver: Southside Pils, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group, Chattanooga, TN Bronze: Pig's Eye Pilsner Beer, Pig's Eye Brewing Co., LLC, Woodbury, MN German-Style Pilsener - 47 Entries Gold: Pikeland Pils, Sly Fox Brewing Co., Royersford, PA Silver: Prima Pils, Victory Brewing Co., Downingtown, PA Bronze: Kingfisher Premium Lager Beer, Olde Saratoga Brewing Co., Saratoga Springs, NY Bohemian Style Pilsener - 33 Entries Gold: Gordon Biersch Czech Lager, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group, Chattanooga, TN Silver: Pallavicini Pilsner, Pug Ryan's Brewery, Dillon, CO Bronze: Detroit Lager, The Beer Co's - Detroit, Detroit, MI Münchner (Munich) Style Helles - 34 Entries Gold: El Amigo Light, Mission Brewery, San Diego, CA Silver: Gorch Foch, Three Floyds Brewing Co., Munster, IN Bronze: What in the Helles?, Steamworks Brewing Co., Durango/Bayfield, CO Dortmunder/European Style Export or German-Style Oktoberfest/Wiesen - 18 Entries Gold: Move Back, SandLot Brewery at Coors Field, Denver, CO Silver: Green Side Up, SandLot Brewery at Coors Field, Denver, CO Bronze: Widmer Export Lager, Widmer Brothers Brewing Co., Portland, OR American Style Light Lager - 27 Entries Gold: Old Milwaukee Light, Pabst Brewing Co., Woodridge, IL Silver: Pabst Blue Ribbon Light, Pabst Brewing Co., Woodridge, IL Bronze: Coors Light, Coors Brewing Co., Golden, CO American-Style Lager - 33 Entries Gold: Hamm's, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI Silver: Miller Genuine Draft, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI Bronze: McHenry Lager, Clipper City Brewing Co., Baltimore, MA American Style Specialty Lager - 16 Entries Gold: Icehouse, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI Silver: Mickey's Ice, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI Bronze: Mickey's Malt Liquor, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI Vienna Style Lager - 37 Entries Gold: Balto Märzhon, Clipper City Brewing Co., Baltimore, MD Silver: Dos Rios, Glenwood Canyon Brewing Co., Glenwood Springs, CO Bronze: Stoudts Ofest, Stoudts Brewing Co., Adamstown, PA German Style Märzen - 58 Entries Gold: Victory Festbier, Victory Brewing Co., Downingtown, PA Silver: Stewart's Oktoberfest, Stewart's Brewing Co., Bear, DE Bronze: Michelob Marzen, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., St. Louis, MO American Style Amber Lager - 44 Entries Gold: Steam Engine Lager, Steamworks Brewing Co., Durango/Bayfield, CO Silver: Toasted Lager, Blue Point Brewing Co., Patchogue, NY Bronze: Old Scratch Amber Lager, Flying Dog Brewery, Denver, CO European Style Dark/Münchner Dunkel - 18 Entries Gold: Dunkelstilsken, CB & Pott's Restaurant & Brewery (Highlands Ranch), Highlands Ranch, CO Silver: Capital Munich Dark, Capital Brewery Co., Inc., Middleton, WI Bronze: Munich Dunkel, Redrock Brewing Co., Salt Lake City, UT American-Style Dark Lager - 12 Entries Gold: Roadrunner Red Lager, Thunder Canyon Brewery, Tucson, AZ Silver: Henry Weinhard's Classic Dark, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI Bronze: Elevator Dark Horse, Elevator Brewing Co., Columbus, OH German Style Schwarzbier - 23 Entries Gold: Gordon Biersch Schwarzbier, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group, Chattanooga, TN Silver: Redrock Black Bier, Redrock Brewing Co., Salt Lake City, UT Bock - 23 Entries Gold: Troegenator, Tröegs Brewing Co., Harrisburg, PA Silver: Gruffmeister 8 Maibock, Foothills Brewing, Winston-Salem, NC Bronze: Butthead Bock, Tommyknocker Brewery, Idaho Springs, CO German Style Strong Bock - 22 Entries Gold: Samuel Adams Double Bock, Boston Beer Co., Boston, MA Silver: Warning Sign, Rockyard American Grill & Brewing Co., Castle Rock, CO Bronze: Instigator, Sly Fox Brewing Co., Royersford, PA Baltic-Style Porter - 13 Entries Gold: Killer Kowalski, Flossmoor Station Brewing Co., Flossmoor, IL Silver: Foothills Baltic Porter, Foothills Brewing, Winston-Salem, NC Bronze: Amnesia, The Grumpy Troll Restaurant & Brewery, Mount Horeb, WI Golden or Blonde Ale - 48 Entries Gold: Red Brick Blonde, Atlanta Brewing Co., Atlanta, GA Silver: Kiwanda Cream Ale, Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR Bronze: Mississippi Blonde, Bent River Brewing Co., Moline, IL German Style Kölsch/Köln Style Kölsch - 45 Entries Gold: Saint Arnold Fancy Lawnmower, Saint Arnold Brewing Co., Houston, TX Silver: Colorado Kölsch, Steamworks Brewing Co., Durango/Bayfield, CO Bronze: Gordon Biersch SummerFest, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group, Chattanooga, TN English-Style Summer Ale - 24 Entries Gold: "312" Urban Wheat Ale, Goose Island Beer Co., Chicago, IL Silver: Sandbagger Gold, Montana Brewing Co., Billings, MT Bronze: Green Flash Extra Pale Ale, Green Flash Brewing Co., Vista, CA Classic English Style Pale Ale - 32 Entries Gold: Pale Ale, Diamond Bear Brewing Co., Little Rock, AR Silver: DBA (Double Barrel Ale), Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA Bronze: Summit Extra Pale Ale, Summit Brewing Co., St. Paul, MN English-Style India Pale Ale - 38 Entries Gold: Squatters IPA, Utah Brewers Cooperative, Salt Lake City, UT Silver: India Pale Ale, Goose Island Beer Co., Chicago, IL Bronze: Beech Street Bitter, Pizza Port - Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA American Style Pale Ale - 68 Entries Gold: Firestone Pale 31, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA Silver: Piranha Pale Ale, BJ's Restaurant & Brewery - Roseville, CA & Portland, OR, Huntington Beach, CA Bronze: Full Frontal Pale Ale, Piece Brewery, Chicago, IL American-Style Strong Pale Ale - 91 Entries Gold: Nectar Pale, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA Silver: Hop Bomb IPA, Rock Bottom Brewery - Bellevue, Bellevue, WA Bronze: Bent Nail IPA, Red Lodge Ales Brewing Co., Red Lodge, MT American-Style India Pale Ale - 120 Entries Gold: IPA, Odell Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO Silver: Blind Pig IPA, Russian River Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, CA Bronze: El Camino IPA, Mission Brewery, San Diego, CA Imperial or Double India Pale Ale - 72 Entries Gold: Hopsickle, Moylan's Brewing Co., Novato, CA Silver: Moylander, Moylan's Brewing Co., Novato, CA Bronze: Double Trouble Imperial IPA, 21st Amendment Brewery, San Francisco, CA American Style Amber/Red Ale - 66 Entries Gold: Stone Levitation Ale, Stone Brewing Co., Escondido, CA Silver: Hop Head Red, Green Flash Brewing Co., Vista, CA Bronze: McCarthy Red, Emmett's Tavern & Brewing Co., West Dundee, IL Imperial or Double Red Ale - 38 Entries Gold: Organic Deranger, Laurelwood Brewing Co., Portland, OR Silver: Hog Heaven, Avery Brewing Co., Boulder, CO Bronze: Extra Special Red, Odell Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO Bitter or Pale Mild Ale - 43 Entries Gold: Pub Bitter, Deschutes Brewery, Bend, OR Silver: Squatters Organic Amber Ale, Utah Brewers Cooperative, Salt Lake City, UT Bronze: Snake River Pale Ale, Snake River Brewing Co., Jackson, WY Extra Special Bitter or Strong Bitter - 38 Entries Gold: The Wise ESB, Elysian Brewing Co., Seattle, WA Silver: O'Brien's Harvest, Hale's Ales Brewery, Seattle, WA Bronze: Big Sea ESB, Free State Brewing Co., Lawrence, KS Scottish Style Ale - 26 Entries Gold: 1065 Brown Bear Brown, Rock Bottom Brewery - Bethesda, MD, Bethesda, MD Silver: Laughing Lab Scottish Ale, Bristol Brewing Co., Colorado Springs, CO Bronze: Commando Scottish Ale, Pizza Port - Solana Beach, Solana Beach, CA Irish Style Red Ale - 25 Entries Gold: Red Rocks Red, Rock Bottom Brewery - Westminster, Westminster, CO Silver: Crimson Phog, 23rd Street Brewery, Lawrence, KS Bronze: Enchanted Rock Red Ale, Fredericksburg Brewing Co., Fredericksburg, TX English Style Dark Mild Ale or English - 49 Entries Gold: Lil' Pip's Mild Ale, Hoppers Grill & Brewing Co., Midvale, UT Silver: Nut Brown Ale, Blackstone Brewing Co., Nashville, TN Bronze: 1069 Brown Bear Brown, Rock Bottom Brewery - Campbell, CA, Campbell, CA American Style Brown Ale - 45 Entries Gold: Doryman's Dark Ale, Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR Silver: Redrock Nut Brown Ale, Redrock Brewing Co., Salt Lake City, UT Bronze: Bitch Creek ESB, Grand Teton Brewing Co., Victor, ID German Style Brown Ale/Düsseldorf Style - 32 Entries Gold: Alt, Herkimer Pub and Brewery, Minneapolis, MN Silver: 1065 Firechief Ale, Rock Bottom Brewery - Bethesda, MD, Bethesda, MD Bronze: Gordon Biersch Alt, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group, Chattanooga, TN South German Style - 60 Entries Gold: Hefeweizen, Beaver Street Brewery & Whistle Stop Café, Flagstaff, AZ Silver: Stoudts Weizen, Stoudts Brewing Co., Adamstown, PA Bronze: Top Heavy Hefeweizen, Piece Brewery, Chicago, IL German-Style Wheat Ale - 35 Entries Gold: Boscos Hefeweizen, Boscos Brewing Co., Memphis, TN Silver: Dark 'n' Curvy, Piece Brewery, Chicago, IL Bronze: Gordon Biersch Hefeweizen, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group, Chattanooga, TN Belgian-Style White (or Wit)/Belgian - 47 Entries Gold: Nit Wit, BJ's Restaurant & Brewery - Reno, NV & Chandler, AZ, Huntington Beach, CA Silver: John's Generations White Ale, Millstream Brewing Co., Amana, IA Bronze: Mothership Wit Organic Wheat Beer, New Belgium Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO French and Belgian Style Saison - 35 Entries Gold: Saison Vautour, McKenzie Brew House, Malvern, PA Silver: Liquid Sun 1087, Rock Bottom Brewery Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ Bronze: Southampton Saison, Southampton Publick House, Southampton, NY Belgian and French-Style Ale - 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