Monday, September 28, 2009

GABF Awards for Beers We Serve Here.

Apparently the judges at the Great American Beer Festival, the biggest beer festival/awards ceremony in America, like a lot of the beers we have on tap. Here's a short list of beers we regularly serve here that won much-coveted GABF awards last week. Flying Dog, in addition to the beer awards you'll see below, won Mid-Size Brewing Company and Mid-Size Brewing Company Brewer of the Year! As you might expect, we'll continue to have their great stuff on tap.

Category: Session Beer, 27 Entries
Bronze: Bam Biere, Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales, Dexter, MI

Category: Out of Category – Traditionally Brewed Beer, 82 Entries
Silver: Brooklyner-Schneider Hopfen-Weisse, Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, NY

Category: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer, 110 Entries
Silver: Barrel Aged Gonzo, Flying Dog Brewery, Frederick, MD

Category: German-Style Pilsener, 48 Entries
Bronze: Troegs Sunshine Pils, Troegs Brewing Co., Harrisburg, PA

Category: German Style Märzen, 45 Entries
Gold: Dogtoberfest, Flying Dog Brewery, Frederick, MD

Category: Bock, 40 Entries
Gold: Troegenator, Troegs Brewing Co., Harrisburg, PA

Category: German Style Kölsch, 43 Entries
Gold: Kolsch, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico, CA

Category: American Style Pale Ale, 108 Entries
Gold: Sweetgrass IPA, Grand Teton Brewing Co., Victor, ID

Category: American-Style Strong Pale Ale, 70 Entries
Gold: Racer 5 IPA, Bear Republic Factory Five, Cloverdale, CA

Category: American-Style India Pale Ale, 134 Entries
Gold: Union Jack, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA
Silver: Sculpin IPA, Ballast Point Brewing Co, San Diego, CA
Bronze: Blind Pig IPA, Russian River Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, CA

Category: American Style Amber/Red Ale, 78 Entries
Bronze: Hop Head Red, Green Flash Brewing Co., Vista, CA

Category: Brown Porter, 38 Entries
Bronze: Black Butte Porter, Deschutes Brewery, Bend, OR

Category: Robust Porter, 57 Entries
Silver: Mocha Porter, Rogue Ales, Newport, OR

Category: American-Style Stout, 22 Entries
Silver: Troegs Dead Reckoning, Troegs Brewing Co., Harrisburg, PA

Category: Imperial Stout, 56 Entries
Gold: Gonzo Imperial Porter, Flying Dog Brewery, Frederick, MD
Silver: Yeti Imperial Stout, Great Divide Brewing Co., Denver, CO

6 comments:

Mottel said...

I loved the Brooklyner-Schneider when it was on tap - any chances it'll be up again? (and how long do you think the He'Brew will last?)

J-C. G. Rauschenberg said...

The Brooklyner-Schneider, unfortunately, was kind of a one-time beer--I'm not sure there's much of it left anywhere, but if we ever see it again, we'll grab it. The He'Brew should be around for a bit, and we'll keep ordering it as long as it's in stock.

Ben Keene said...

Seems like it's about time to bring back Rogue's award-winning Mocha Porter too...

Mottel said...

As a side note: I'm in Colorado now, so if there's anything in bottle you'd like brought back, perhaps we can work something out.

J-C. G. Rauschenberg said...

Apparently, we're thinking alike, Ben. Before I saw your comment, Jon and I ordered Mocha Porter for Thursday.

J-C. G. Rauschenberg said...

Don't need anything from Colorado currently, but thanks for the offer!