Colorado Collects 26 Medals at the 2020 Great American Beer Festival® Competition
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Cannonball Creek Brewing Company continues massive 8-year streak and three medals
DENVER— The Great American Beer Festival competition drew in 8,806 entries from 1,720 breweries from across the U.S. Today the Colorado Brewers Guild (CBG) is proudly honoring the 26 medals awarded to Colorado breweries, 23 of which are craft breweries, at this year’s Great American Beer Festival (GABF).
“With everything going on in 2020, Colorado breweries were still able to show up and brew world class beer,” says Shawnee Adelson, Executive Director of the Colorado Brewers Guild.
This year’s awards ceremony was unlike past GABF awards ceremonies that included a packed room full of brewers and brewery representatives. Instead, the winners were announced via livestream on October 16. Below is a list of notable wins from Colorado Brewers Guild member breweries:
Since 2008 Dry Dock Brewing has consistently medaled at GABF except for 2018. This year, the Dry Dock adds to their collection and claims 26 awards over 13 years.
Since opening in 2013 Cannonball Creek has medaled at GABF. They continue their 8-year streak this year with a bronze medal for Vladimir Brutin in the Experimental India Pale Ale category, a bronze medal for Let’s Talk About Mex in the American-Style Cream Ale category and a gold medal for Featherweight Pale in the American-Style Pale Ale category. For Cannonball Creek media requests, contact:
Brian@Cannonballcreekbrewing.com
Jason@cannonballcreekbrewing.com
Denver Beer Co. earns two medals, a silver medal Amburana Dream Graham Cracker Porter in the Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer category and gold medal for Amburana Dream in the Wood and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer category, continuing their streak to six years in a row
Comrade Brewing collects their sixth medal, a silver medal for Super Power IPA in the American-Style Strong Pale Ale category; last year the brewery took home a gold medal in this category
The full list of 2020 GABF winners can be be found here.
“As always, I am extremely proud of the caliber of beer that is made in Colorado. With the awards, we’ve shown that Colorado consistently brews high caliber beers.”
For more information about the Colorado Brewers Guild, as well as its member GABF wins, contact Chea Franz at chea@indiecreativeco.com.
About the Colorado Brewers Guild: The Colorado Brewers Guild (CBG) is a nonprofit trade association with the mission to promote, protect, and propel independent craft breweries in the State of Craft Beer through advocacy, community, education, and public awareness. The majority of the state’s 400+ licensed breweries are members. See a list of events that support membership, learn how to become a member, and more at coloradobeer.org.