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GABF came and went, leaving us with hangovers [2], indestructible tasting glasses, and some home state pride: Colorado brewers won more gold medals than any other state.
The state's powerhouse breweries dominated (New Belgium [3], Rock Bottom [4], and Odell Brewing Company [5] all took home gold medals), but many smaller breweries did as well, giving us a reason to extend Beer Week a little while longer. Bonus: Colorado teams also placed first and third in the Pro-Am competition (amateur home brewers are paired with brewmasters).
With so many winners this year, we picked a few that you can't pass up:
Upslope Pumpkin Ale, Upslope Brewing [6], Boulder
Berliner Weisse, Crabtree Brewing Company [7], Greeley
Graham Cracker Porter, Denver Beer Company [8], Denver
Friek, Odell Brewing Company [5], Fort Collins
Gluten Free Lemon Pale, Strange Brewing Company [9], Denver
Take a look at the complete list [10] to see if your favorite breweries took home medals.
—Photo by Jason E. Kaplan
Links:
[1] http://www.5280.com/taxonomy/term/1916
[2] http://www.5280.com/blogs/2011/09/30/beer-buzz-best-places-nurse-hangover
[3] http://www.newbelgium.com/LegalPurchasingAge.aspx?ReturnUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.newbelgium.com%2fhome.aspx
[4] http://www.rockbottom.com/
[5] http://odellbrewing.com/
[6] http://upslopebrewing.wordpress.com/
[7] http://www.crabtreebrewing.com/pages/main.html
[8] http://denverbeerco.com/
[9] http://www.strangebrewingco.com/
[10] http://506227.cache1.evolutionhosting.com/wp-content/themes/2011/assets/uploads/gabf11_winners.pdf