The 2012 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) presented by the Brewers Association is the largest commercial beer competition in the world.
California was the top medal winner with 49 medals out of 254 medals awarded, followed by Colorado with 35 medals.

This year’s GABF competition attracted 185 beer judges from eleven countries, 666 breweries in the competition from 48 states, Washington, D.C. and Guam.
Award-winning brewers received prestigious gold, silver and bronze medals in 84 beer categories covering 134 beer styles, establishing the best examples of each style in the U.S. A record 4,338 beers were judged.

 

 

 

 

 
2012 winners

Congratulations to the following CCBA members who received a 2012 GABF medal.

Category: 2 American-Style Wheat Beer with Yeast, 29 Entries
Bronze: Wrangler Wheat, Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co., Buellton, CA

Category: 8 Coffee Beer, 63 Entries
Gold: Smog City Groundwork Coffee, Tustin Brewing Co., Tustin, CA

Category: 10 Rye Beer, 62 Entries
Gold: Gramarye, Heretic Brewing Co., Pittsburg, CA

Category: 12 Session Beer, 67 Entries
Gold: Twerp, Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA
Bronze: Bitter American, 21st Amendment Brewery, San Francisco, CA

Category: 14 Experimental Beer, 62 Entries
Silver: Petit Obscura, Telegraph Brewing Co., Santa Barbara, CA
Bronze: Track #8, The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA

Category: 15 Fresh Hop Ale, 34 Entries
Gold: Estate Homegrown Ale, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico, CA
Silver: HopTime Harvest Ale, Russian River Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, CA

Category: 16 Indigenous Beer, 27 Entries
Bronze: Hot Rocks Lager, Port Brewing Co., San Marcos, CA

Category: 18 American-Belgo-Style Ale, 71 Entries
Gold: Le Freak, Green Flash Brewing Co., San Diego, CA

Category: 19 American-Style Sour Ale, 34 Entries
Silver: Red Poppy, The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA

Category: 21 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer, 51 Entries
Silver: Bourbon Barrel Aged Night Sail, Island Brewing Co., Carpentaria, CA

Category: 23 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout, 65 Entries
Silver: Silva Stout, Green Flash Brewing Co., San Diego, CA

Category: 25 Aged Beer, 24 Entries
Silver: 2004 Triple Exultation, Eel River Brewing Co., Fortuna, CA

Category: 28 American-Style or International-Style Pilsener, 26 Entries
Gold: Gold Country Pilsner, Auburn Alehouse, Auburn, CA

Category: 35 Vienna-Style Lager, 36 Entries
Bronze: Danish Red Lager, Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co., Buellton, CA

Category: 44 Golden or Blonde Ale, 67 Entries
Gold: Steelhead Extra Pale Ale, Mad River Brewing Co., Blue Lake, CA

Category: 52 American-Style India Pale Ale, 203 Entries
Gold: IPA, Tap It Brewing Co., San Luis Obispo, CA
Bronze: Duet, Alpine Beer Co., Alpine, CA

Category: 53 Imperial India Pale Ale, 128 Entries
Silver: Café Racer 15, Bear Republic Brewing Co. – Healdsburg, Healdsburg, CA
Bronze: Double Jack, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA

Category: 55 Imperial Red Ale, 60 Entries
Bronze: 547 Haight – The Toronado San Francisco’s 20th Anniversary Imperial Red Ale,
Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA

Category: 57 Ordinary or Special Bitter, 37 Entries
Gold: DBA, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA

Category: 63 American-Style Black Ale, 61 Entries
Gold: Wookey Jack, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA

Category: 69 French- and Belgian-Style Saison, 68 Entries
Bronze: El Verano, Beachwood BBQ & Brewing, Long Beach, CA

Category: 70 Belgian- and French-Style Ale, 68 Entries
Gold: Saint’s Devotion, The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA

Category: 71 Belgian-Style Lambic or Sour Ale, 42 Entries
Bronze: Sans Pagaie, The Bruery, Anaheim, CA

Category: 72 Belgian-Style Abbey Ale, 86 Entries
Gold: Green Flash Trippel, Green Flash Brewing Co., San Diego, CA

Category: 73 Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale, 51 Entries
Silver: Rhinoceros, Telegraph Brewing Co., Santa Barbara, CA
Bronze: AleSmith Grand Cru, AleSmith Brewing Co., San Diego, CA

Category: 74 Brown Porter, 44 Entries
Bronze: Peter Brown Tribute Ale, Bear Republic Brewing Co. Factory Five, Cloverdale, CA

Category: 76 Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout, 16 Entries
Gold: Seaside Stout, Pizza Port Solana Beach, Solana Beach, CA

Category: 77 Foreign-Style Stout, 25 Entries
Gold: Starry Night Stout, Island Brewing Co., Carpinteria, CA

Category: 78 American-Style Stout, 43 Entries
Gold: Order in the Port, Pizza Port San Clemente, San Clemente, CA

Category: 79 Sweet Stout, 32 Entries
Gold: Udder Love, Beachwood BBQ & Brewing, Long Beach, CA

Category: 80 Oatmeal Stout, 45 Entries
Gold: Oats, Pizza Port Solana Beach, Solana Beach, CA
Bronze: Stagecoach Stout, Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co., Buellton, CA

Category: 81 Imperial Stout, 58 Entries
Silver: Imperial Stout, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico, CA

Category: 82 Scotch Ale, 44 Entries
Gold: Way Heavy, Pizza Port San Clemente, San Clemente, CA

Category: 83 Old Ale or Strong Ale, 31 Entries
Silver: Papier, The Bruery, Anaheim, CA
Bronze: AleSmith Decadence ‘10 Old Ale, AleSmith Brewing Co., San Diego, CA

California craft brewers brought home 51  out of 248 medals awarded at the 2011 Great American Beer Festival (GABF), and were awarded 4 out of 6 of the prestigious Brewery and Brewer of the Year Awards.

California was the top medal winner, followed by Colorado with 44 medals. The 2011 GABF drew an impressive field of competitors, with 2011 topping last year’s entries by 11 percent.

This year’s GABF competition attracted 167 beer judges from nine countries, 526 breweries in the competition from 48 states (including Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico). Award-winning brewers received prestigious gold, silver and bronze medals in 83 beer categories covering 134 beer styles, establishing the best examples of each style in the U.S.

Great American Beer Festival 2011 Statistics

•    466 breweries in the festival hall
•    2,375 beers served at the festival
•    49,000 attendees
•    3,300 volunteers approx.
•    526 breweries in the competition from 48 states (including Washington,  D.C. and Puerto Rico)
•    3,930 beers judged (includes 86 Pro-Am competition entries)
•    83 style categories judged, plus the Pro-Am competition
•    167 judges from nine countries
•    Average number of competition beers entered in each category: 48
•    Category with highest number of entries: 176, American Style India Pale Ale

2011 winners

Great American Beer Festival 2011 Statistics

• Firestone Walker, Pizza Port Carlsbad and Rock Bottom Brewery won 6 medals each,
  the 2nd most medals won per brewery.
• Firestone and Pizza Port both took 3 gold medals each – 2nd to the most gold medals per brewery.
• 21st Amendment took 2 gold medals.

2011 Brewery and Brewer of the Year Awards ~ California took 4 out of 6 awards

Mid-Size Brewing Company and Mid-Size Brewing Company
Brewer of the Year
Firestone Walker Brewing Co, Paso Robles, CA
Matthew Brynildson

Small Brewpub and Small Brewpub Brewer of the Year
Pizza Port Ocean Beach, San Diego, CA
Yiga Miyashiro

Large Brewpub and Large Brewpub Brewer of the Year
Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA
Pizza Port Brew Guys

Brewpub Group and Brewpub Group Brewer of the Year
TAPS Fish House & Brewery, Brea, CA
Victor Novak

The following are the California brewers who brought home the medal:

Category: 8 Coffee Beer   - 60 Entries
Silver:    Coffee Monster, Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA

Category: 10 rye Beer – 36 Entries
Gold: Three Flowers IPA, Marin Brewing Co., Larkspur, CA

Category: 12 Session Beer – 44 Entries
Silver: Twerp, Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA
Bronze: Firestone Walker Extra Pale Ale, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA

Category: 13 Other Strong Beer – 53 Entries
Bronze: Totality Imperial Stout, FiftyFifty Brewing Co., Truckee, CA

Category: 14 Experimental Beer – 83 Entries
Silver: Petit Obscura, Telegraph Brewing Co., Santa Barbara, CA

Category: 15 Indigenous Beer – 31 Entries
Gold: Hqt, 21st Amendment Brewery, San Francisco, CA
Bronze: Hot Rocks Lager, Port Brewing Co., San Marcos, CA

Category: 18 American-Style Sour Ale – 21 Entries
Silver: Framboise de Amorosa, The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA

Category: 20 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer – 40 Entries
Gold: Velvet Merkin, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA

Category: 23 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer – 75 Entries
Silver: The Wanderer, The Bruery, Placentia, CA

Category: 24 Aged Beer – 36 Entries
Bronze: 2004 Triple Exultation, Eel River Brewing Co., Fortuna, CA

Category: 39 German-Style Schwarzbier – 26 Entries
Gold: TAPS Schwarzbier, TAPS Fish House & Brewery (Corona, CA), Brea, CA

Category: 42 Baltic-Style Porter – 19 Entries
Bronze: Puddy Porter, Triple Rock Brewery and Alehouse, Berkeley, CA

Category: 43 Golden or Blonde Ale – 56 Entries
Bronze: Kent Lake Kolsch, Iron Springs Pub & Brewery, Fairfax, CA

Category: 47 English-Style India Pale Ale – 46 Entries
Silver: Napa Smith Organic IPA, Napa Smith Brewery, Napa, CA

Category: 49 American-Style Pale Ale – 105 Entries
Gold: Pale 31, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA
Silver: Mission St. Pale, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA

Category: 50 American-Style Strong Pale Ale – 103 Entries
Silver: AleSmith IPA, AleSmith Brewing Co., San Diego, CA

Category: 52 Imperial India Pale Ale – 102 Entries
Gold: Citra Double IPA, Kern River Brewing, Kernville, CA
Silver: Double Jack, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA

Category: 53 American-Style Amber/Red Ale – 82 Entries
Gold: Amber Waves, 21st Amendment Brewery, San Francisco, CA
Silver: Jamaica Red Ale, Mad River Brewing Co., Blue Lake, CA

Category: 54 Imperial Red Ale – 57 Entries
Gold: 547 Haight – The Toronado San Francisco’s 20th Anniversary Imperial Red Ale,
Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA
Silver: Rhino Chaser Imperial Red Ale, Pizza Port Ocean Beach, San Diego, CA

Category: 55 English-Style Mild Ale – 25 Entries
Gold: Skidmark Brown Ale, Pizza Port Ocean Beach, San Diego, CA
Silver: Dawn Patrol Dark, Pizza Port Solana Beach, Solana Beach, CA

Category: 56 Ordinary or Special Bitter – 28 Entries
Gold: DBA, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA
Silver: New Speedway Bitter, Magnolia Gastropub and Brewery, San Francisco, CA
Bronze: Bonnie Lee’s Best Bitter, Magnolia Gastropub and Brewery, San Francisco, CA

Category: 60 English-Style Brown Ale – 45 Entries
Gold: Good Grief Brown, Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA

Category: 61 American-Style Brown Ale – 49 Entries
Gold: Great American Brown, Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA

Category: 62 American-Style Black Ale – 74 Entries
Bronze: Black Racer, Bear Republic Brewing Co., Healdsburg, CA

Category: 63 German-Style Altbier – 30 Entries
Silver: TAPS Alt, TAPS Fish House & Brewery (Brea, CA), Brea, CA

Category: 64 German-Style Sour Ale – 13 Entries
Silver: Hottenroth Berliner Weisse, The Bruery, Placentia, CA

Category: 66 German-Style Wheat Ale – 23 Entries
Silver: Weizenbock, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico, CA

Category: 69 Belgian- and French-Style Ale – 56 Entries
Gold: California Ale, Telegraph Brewing Co., Santa Barbara, CA
Silver: TAPS Biere de Garde, TAPS Fish House & Brewery (Corona, CA), Brea, CA

Category: 71 Belgian-Style Abbey Ale – 76 Entries
Gold: Brother David’s Double, Anderson Valley Brewing Co., Boonville, CA
Bronze: Two Tortugas, Karl Strauss Brewing Co., San Diego, CA

Category: 72 Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale – 59 Entries
Silver: Revelations, Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA
Bronze: The Twelve, Black Diamond Brewing Co., Concord, CA

Category: 73 Brown Porter – 32 Entries
Silver: FireHouse Porter, FireHouse Grill & Brewery, Sunnyvale, CA

Category: 74 Robust Porter – 62 Entries
Bronze: Pier Rat Porter, Pizza Port San Clemente, San Clemente, CA

Category: 76 Foreign-Style Stout – 23 Entries
Bronze: Z-Man Stout, Pizza Port Ocean Beach, San Diego, CA

Category: 77 American-Style Stout – 37 Entries
Gold: Jules Winnfi eld, Pizza Port Solana Beach, Solana Beach, CA
Silver: Achievement Beyond Life’s Experiences American Stout, Brit Antrim Benefi t Beer,
Pizza Port Ocean Beach, San Diego, CA

Category: 79 Oatmeal Stout – 36 Entries
Bronze: Stagecoach Stout, Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co., Buellton, CA

Category: 82 Old Ale or Strong Ale – 35 Entries
Gold: Papier, The Bruery, Placentia, CA
Silver: AleSmith Decadence ‘10 Old Ale, AleSmith Brewing Co., San Diego, CA

Category: 83 Barley Wine-Style Ale – 42 Entries
Silver: AleSmith Old Numbskull, AleSmith Brewing Co., San Diego, CA

California Small Brewers Association

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Tom McCormick
530-265-0422
Tom.mccormick@probrewer.com

California craft brewers bring home most awards of any state at the largest commercial beer competition in the world
Boulder, CO • September 18, 2010—California’s craft brewers brought home more medals from the famed Great American Beer Festival than any other state, solidifying California as the most vibrant brewing region in the country.

California breweries took home 52 medals, the highest total of any state. Colorado followed with 40 medals followed by Oregon with 19 medals.
The 2010 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) competition drew an impressive field of competitors, with 2010 topping last year’s entries by nine percent. GABF remains the largest commercial beer competition in the world, with 3,523 beers vying for medals (compared to 3,308 entries in 2009).

This year’s GABF competition attracted 151 beer judges from 10 countries. Award-winning brewers received prestigious gold, silver and bronze medals in 79 beer categories covering 133 beer styles, establishing the best examples of each style in the U.S.

Great American Beer Festival 2010 Statistics
•    455 breweries in the festival hall
•    2,200+ beers served at the festival
•    49,000 attendees
•    3,400 volunteers
•    516 breweries in the competition from 48 states (including Washington,    D.C.)
•    3,523 beers judged (includes 75 Pro-Am competition entries)
•    79 style categories judged, plus the Pro-Am competition
•    151 judges from 10 countries
•    Average number of competition beers entered in each category: 44
•    Category with highest number of entries: 142, American Style India Pale Ale

The following are the California brewers who brought home the metal:

2010 Brewery and Brewer of the Year Awards
Small Brewing Company and Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year
Mad River Brewing Company Brewing Team
Mad River Brewing Company
Brewpub Group and Brewpub Group Brewer of the Year
Victor Novak
TAPS Fish House & Brewery
Small Brewpub and Small Brewpub Brewer of the Year
Noah Regnery
Pizza Port San Clemente
Large Brewpub and Large Brewpub Brewer of the Year
Pizza Port Brew Guys
Pizza Port Carlsbad

Style Categories:

English-Style Summer Ale (35 Entries)
Silver:    Pacific Daylight, Dale Bros. Brewery, Upland, CA

English-Style India Pale Ale (32 Entries)
Gold:      Beech Street Bitter, Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA – Gold

Herb and Spice or Chocolate Beer (91 Entries)
Silver:     Stone Smoked Porter with Chipotle, Stone Brewing Co., Escondido, CA
Bronze:  Super Chili Pepper Madness, Mad River Brewing Co., Blue Lake, CA

American-Style Pale Ale (109 Entries)
Gold:      Mission Street Pale, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA d
Silver:     Pale 31, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA
Bronze:  Puddle Jumper Pale Ale, Third Street Aleworks, Santa Rosa, CA

Coffee Flavored Beer (52 Entries)
Silver:    Coffee Monster, Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA

American-Style Strong Pale Ale (84 Entries)
Silver:     IPA Nectar, Firestone Walker Brewing Co. , Paso Robles, CA
Bronze:  7 – Fity, Triple Rock Brewery and Alehouse,  Berkeley, CA

American-Style India Pale Ale (142 Entries)
Gold:      “Pseudo” IPA, Pizza Port San Clemente,  San Clemente, CA

Rye Beer (32 Entries)
Gold:      BMB Rye IPA, Black Market Brewing Co. , Temecula, CA
Bronze:  Roggenbier, Bear Republic Brewing Co.,  Healdsburg, CA

Imperial India Pale Ale (97 Entries)
Gold:     Doheny Double IPA, Pizza Port San Clemente,  San Clemente, CA
Silver:    Hop Crisis!, 21st Amendment Brewery, San Francisco, CA

American-Style Amber/Red Ale (83 Entries)
Gold:       Red Nectar, Firestone Walker Brewing Co. , Paso Robles, CA   Red Rock
Bronze:   Red Rock, Triple Rock Brewery and Alehouse, Berkeley, CA   bronze

Other Strong Beer (48 Entries)
Gold:        Sierra 30 Jack and Ken’s Ale, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico, CA
Silver:       Panzer Pilsner, Port Brewing Co., San Marcos, CA

English-Style Mild Ale (27 Entries)
Silver:       Skidmark Brown, Pizza Port Ocean Beach,  San Diego, CA

Experimental Beer (43 Entries)
Silver:       Estate Homegrown Ale, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico, CA

Ordinary or Special Bitter (47 Entries)
Silver:       DBA, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA

Out of Category – Traditionally Brewed Beer (66 Entries)
Gold:         Fathom IPL, Ballast Point Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
Bronze:     Hot Rocks Lager, Port Brewing Co., San Marcos, CA

American-Belgo-Style Ale (47 Entries)
Gold:         Ryevalry, Bear Republic Factory Five, Cloverdale, CA
Bronze:     Pete’s Support Belgian IPA , FireHouse Grill & Brewery,  Sunnyvale, CA

Irish-Style Red Ale (23 Entries)
Gold:         Red Trolley Ale, Karl Strauss Brewing Co., San Diego, CA

American-Style Sour Ale (39 Entries)
Bronze:    Red Poppy, The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA

English-Style Brown Ale (46 Entries)
Silver:       Good Grief Brown, Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA

Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer (32 Entries)
Gold:       Velvet Merkin (100% Barrel Aged), Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA

Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer (77 Entries)
Gold:      Barrel Aged Big Island,   Island Brewing Co.,  Carpinteria, CA
Silver:     HE’BREW RIPA on RYE, Shmaltz Brewing Co. , San Francisco, CA

American-Style India Black Ale (53 Entries)
Bronze:  Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale, Stone Brewing Co., Escondido, CA

Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout (34 Entries)
Silver:     Remy, TAPS Fish House & Brewery, Brea, CA

Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer (54 Entries)
Silver:     Temptation, Russian River Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, CA

German-Style Sour Ale (23 Entries)
Silver:    Tiny Bubbles, Hollister Brewing Co.,  Goleta, CA

Aged Beer (30 Entries)
Gold:    John Barleycorn Barleywine, Mad River Brewing Co., Blue Lake, CA

German-Style Wheat Ale (29 Entries)
Gold:    Hefelightzen, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery, Huntington Beach, CA

Belgian-Style Witbier (45 Entries)
Gold:    TAPS Belgian White, TAPS Fish House & Brewery,  Brea, CA

American-Style or International-Style Pilsener (27 Entries)
Bronze: Gold Country Pilsner,  Auburn Alehouse, Auburn, CA

Belgian-Style Lambic or Sour Ale (33 Entries)
Gold:    Oude Tart, The Bruery,  Placentia, CA

Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale (54 Entries)
Gold:     Revelations, Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA
Silver:   Brother Davids Double, Anderson Valley Brewing Co., Boonville, CA

Robust Porter (53 Entries)
Bronze:   Blimp Hangar Porter, Tustin Brewing Co., Tustin, CA

Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout (23 Entries)
Bronze:   Port Truck Stout, Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA

German-Style Märzen (41 Entries)
Silver:     Oh! Fest!, Schooner’s Grille & Brewery, Antioch, CA

German-Style Schwarzbier (31 Entries)
Bronze:   TAPS Schwarzbier, TAPS Fish House & Brewery, Brea, CA

Imperial Stout (50 Entries)
Silver:    Night Rider Imperial Stout, Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA

Scotch Ale (34 Entries)
Gold:     Reed’s Wee Heavy, Pizza Port Carlsbad,  Carlsbad, CA

Baltic-Style Porter (21 Entries)
Silver:    Collaborative Evil – Triple Rock, Triple Rock Brewery and Alehouse, Berkeley, CA

Golden or Blonde Ale (55 Entries)
Silver:   Steelhead Extra Pale Ale, Mad River Brewing Co.,  Blue Lake, CA

Pro-Am Competition (75 Entries) -  which pairs amateur brewers with professional brewers, who scale up the award-winning homebrew recipes
Gold:    Red Velvet, Eagle Rock Brewery, Los Angeles, CA

California Small Brewers Association

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Beer tasting party of Bear Republic brews bound for the 2010 GABF® competition.
HEALDSBURG, CA. – Join Bear Republic at the Healdsburg brewpub on Sunday, August 29th for an exclusive preview tasting of beers submitted to this year’s Great American Beer Festival®(GABF®).

The sampling will consist of the 23 exact batches to be judged by the Professional Judge’s Panel at the September 16-18 festival and competition in Denver.  Included are two beers entered for the Pro-Am competition, brewed in collaboration with local home brewers.  Guests will have judging sheets modeled after the official forms used in the competition, and can ask the brewers questions about the beer styles as well as vote for party favorites.  The afternoon will include beer sampling, hors d’oeuvres and a commemorative glass to take home.

Event Details
Location:  Bear Republic Brewpub (Courtyard)
Date:  Sunday, August 29, 2010
Time:  3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Price:  $55 per person
Ticket Information:  Pre-sale tickets only, limited to 100 guests,
purchase online at  www.bearrepublic.com or at the brewpub.
Must be 21 or over to attend.

Bear Republic has been the recipient of 13 awards from the Great American Beer Festival®, including the honor of 2006 Small Brewing Company of the Year.

The Great American Beer Festival® is the largest American beer competition with nearly 3,400 beers entered, 457 participating breweries and more than 130 professional judges.

The festival is presented by the Brewers Association, a not-for-profit educational trade organization devoted to making quality brewing information available to anyone.