Great American Beer Festival Awards 2011

At the 2011 Great American Beer Festival, 39 medals were presented to Colorado brewers. 37 went to beers entered into one of 83 various style categories, and 2 were awarded to collaborative brews created by a homebrewer and a hosting brewery.

Congratulations to all those who won awards! All of the Colorado breweries who took home medals can be found below. A full listing can be found at the Brewers Association website.

We've also prepared a video with Governor John Hickenlooper at the 2011 GABF toasting the thriving beer community in Colorado, and craft brewers around the state commenting about the current beer climate. Check it out here.

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Gabe Molino of Bull and Bush in Denver won two medals at the fest, including this one for his Release the Hounds Aged Beer.

Gold

Field Beer or Pumpkin Beer

Upslope Pumpkin Ale

Upslope Brewing Co.

Boulder, CO

Herb and Spice Beer

Mexican Chocolate Stout

Copper Kettle Brewing Co.

Denver, CO

Gluten-Free Beer

Gluten-Free Lemon Pale

Strange Brewing Co.

Denver, CO

American-Style Sour Ale

Le Terroir

New Belgium Brewing Co.

Fort Collins, CO

Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer

Friek

Odell Brewing Co.

Fort Collins, CO

German-Style Pilsener

Pavlov?s Pils

C.B. & Potts Restaurant & Brewery

Fort Collins, CO

Dortmunder or German-Style Oktoberfest

Move Back

The SandLot

Denver, CO

European-Style Dunkel

Dunkel Lager

Glenwood Canyon Brewing Co.

Glenwood Springs, CO

American-Style Dark Lager

Durango Dark

Durango Brewing Co.

Durango, CO

Irish-Style Red Ale

O?Rion Irish Red

Equinox Brewing

Fort Collins, CO

German-Style Altbier

Little Red Cap

Grimm Brothers Brewhouse

Loveland, CO

German-Style Sour Ale

Berliner Weisse

Crabtree Brewing Co.

Greeley, CO

South German-Style Hefeweizen

Hefeweizen

Dry Dock Brewing

Aurora, CO

Sweet Stout

Steel Toe Stout

Ska Brewing Co.

Durango, CO

Pro-Am Competition - Brewmaster: Dennis O?Harrow - AHA Member: Tom Gar

Before Capone

C.B. & Potts Restaurant & Brewery

Westminster, CO

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The AC Golden crew, including (from the left) Kent Reichow, Jeff Nickel, Troy Casey, Steve Fletcher, and Jeff Cornell, accept one of two medals won at the festival from Charlie Papazian (right), president of the Brewers Association.

Silver

Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale or Belgian-Style Quadrupel

Séréneté Grand Cru

Bruz Beers

Denver, CO

Emerging India Pale Ale

Vladimir Brutin

Cannonball Creek Brewing Co.

Golden, CO

Session India Pale Ale

Trump Hands

Cannonball Creek Brewing Co.

Golden, CO

Specialty Saison

Westfield

Cellar West Artisan Ales

Lafayette, CO

Ordinary or Special Bitter

Cousin Jack

Dostal Alley Brewpub & Casino

Central City, CO

Bock

Maibock

Dry Dock Brewing Co. - South Dock

Aurora, CO

English-Style Brown Ale

Eclipse Brown Ale

Equinox Brewing

Fort Collins, CO

Aged Beer

Belgian Quad

Green Mountain Beer Co.

Lakewood, CO

German-Style Koelsch

Ice Cutter Kölsch

Joyride Brewing Co.

Edgewater, CO

Irish-Style Red Ale

Balefire Irish Red

Mirror Image Brewing Co.

Frederick, CO

Australian-Style Pale Ale

Mountain Standard IPA

Odell Brewing Co.

Fort Collins, CO

Experimental Beer

Shibbleshabble

Primitive Beer

Longmont, CO

German-Style Altbier

Howitzer Amber

Red Leg Brewing Co.

Colorado Springs, CO

Fruited American-Style Sour Ale

Hoochie Mama

Storm Peak Brewing Co.

Steamboat Springs, CO

International-Style Dark Lager

El Corn

The Post Brewing Co.

Lafayette, CO

International-Style Pilsener

Upslope Craft Lager

Upslope Brewing Co. - Flatiron Park

Boulder, CO

Oatmeal Stout

Yonder Mountain Stout

Vine Street Pub & Brewery

Denver, CO

Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale

Itsy Bits

WeldWerks Brewing Co.

Greeley, CO

Imperial India Pale Ale

Westbound Double IPA

Westbound & Down Brewing Co.

Idaho Springs, CO

Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer

Double Barrel Louie

Westbound & Down Brewing Co.

Idaho Springs, CO

Dortmunder or German-Style Oktoberfest

Lindauer Lager

Wit's End Brewing Co.

Denver, CO

Mike LaCroix of Amicas is stoked to take home a bronze for his Ute Trail Pale Ale.

Bronze

Light Lager

Lightner Creek Lager

Carver Brewing Co.

Durango, CO

American-Style Amber Lager

Grist Maerzen

Grist Brewing Co.

Highlands Ranch, CO

Session Beer

Peacekeeper

Launch Pad Brewery

Aurora, CO

Pro-Am Comp

Chess with Checkers

New Belgium Brewing Co.

Fort Collins, CO

Australian-Style Pale Ale

Pete's Stash

Vail Brewing Co. - Vail Village Pilot

Vail, CO

Herb and Spice Beer

Deck Daze

Vail Brewing Co. - Vail Village Pilot

Vail, CO

Steve McFate and Tom Hennessy of Colorado Boy win for their Irish Ale.

Congrats and a handshake for the Del Norte brewing team, Lori Fox, Justin Muscio, and Joe Fox.

Brett Williams, David Lin, Lachlin McLean, Doug Hyndman, Bill Eye, Walt Chleva, and Ashleigh Carter from Dry Dock Brewing win another medal.

The Durango Brewing duo, Mark Harvey and Scott Bickert, win for their Dark Lager.

The crew at Equinox Brewing of Fort Collins, Jared Lydon, Becky Sarno, Shannon Westcott and Colin Westcott, win a medal for their O'Rion Irish Red.

Brad Lincoln, Anda Lincoln, Dominique Lincoln, and Gordon Schuck of Funkwerks receive recognition for their namesake saison.

Little Red Cap wins gold for the chaps at Grimm Brothers Brewing.

Charlie chats with Jake O'Mara, Lynsey Cornish, and Brenden McGivney of Odell, winners for their Friek Sour.

The boys at Ska Brewing, Sean McKesson, Thomas Larsen, and Bill Graham, win gold for their Steel Toe Stout!

John Fletcher and Tim Myers of Strange Brewing Co. take home a gold for their Gluten-Free Lemon Pale.

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper offers a toast to some of the 49,000 attendees at this year's GABF. Hickenlooper, a founder and former brewer at Denver's Wynkoop Brewing Company, was honored with a GABF medal, as he told us, "just for being me". Congratulations, Governor!

The medal awarded to the Governor.