Along with one heck of a big party, the Great American Beer Festival also boasts the largest commercial beer competition in the world. With another record level of participation in 2013, a few Indiana breweries can boast some impressive wins:
| Medal | Brewery | Brand | Category |
| Gold (out of 117 entries) | Sun King Brewing (Indianapolis) | Afternoon Delight | Wood and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer |
| Gold (out of 89 entries) | Three Floyds (Munster) | Blot Out the Sun | Wood and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout |
| Silver (out of 91 entries) | Ram Restaurant and Brewery (Indianapolis) | Anaheim IPA | Field Beer or Pumpkin Beer |
| Silver (out of 149 entries) | Three Floyds (Munster) | Permanent Funeral | Imperial IPA |
In addition, here is a list of winning beers from out-of-state breweries that distribute to our market. Forgive me if I skip Natural Ice and Old Style:
| Medal | Brewery | Brand | Category |
| Gold | Boulevard Brewing (Missouri) | Love Child No. 3 | Wood and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer |
| Gold | Fat Heads (Ohio) | Hop JuJu | Imperial IPA |
| Gold | Great Divide (Colorado) | Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti | Chocolate Beer |
| Gold | Jacob Leinenkugel (Wisconsin) | Canoe Paddler | German-Style Kolsch |
| Gold | Left Hand (Colorado) | Fade to Black Vol. 1 | Foreign-Style Stout |
| Gold | Left Hand (Colorado) | Milk Stout | Sweet Stout or Cream Stout |
| Gold | Left Hand (Colorado) | Sawtooth Ale | Ordinary or Special Bitter |
| Gold | New Holland (Michigan) | Pilgrim’s Dole | Old Ale or Strong Ale |
| Gold | Sam Adams Cincinnati (Ohio) | Double Bock | German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock |
| Silver | Fat Heads (Ohio) | Black Knight | German-Style Schwarzbier |
| Silver | Fat Heads (Ohio) | Trail Head | Fresh Hop Ale |
| Silver | Hoppin’ Frog (Ohio) | Barrel Aged BORIS The Crusher | Wood and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout |
| Silver | Jacob Leinenkugel (Wisconsin) | Leinenkugel’s Creamy Dark | American-Style Dark Lager |
| Silver | Mad River Brewing (California) | Steelhead Extra Pale Ale | Golden or Blonde Ale |
| Silver | New Holland (Michigan) | Dragon’s Milk Reserve – Smaug’s Breath | Experimental Beer |
| Silver | Sierra Nevada (California) | Barrel-Aged Narwhal | Wood and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout |
| Silver | Two Brothers (Illinois) | Ebel’s Weiss | South German-Style Hefeweizen |
| Bronze | Bell’s Brewery (Michigan) | Sparkleberry Ale | Fruit Beer |
| Bronze | Boulevard Brewing (Missouri) | ZON | Belgian-Style Witbier |
| Bronze | Brewery Ommegang (New York) | Three Philosophers | Belgian-Style Abbey Ale |
| Bronze | Brooklyn Brewery (New York) | Brooklyner Weisse | South German-Style Hefeweizen |
| Bronze | Flying Dog (Maryland) | Dogtoberfest | German-Style Marzen |
| Bronze | Moylan’s Brewing (California) | Dragoon’s Dry Irish Stout | Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout |
Note that some of these beers were probably subject to a very limited release, while others are routinely found around the state. Happy hunting!
No comments:
Post a Comment