2008 Great American Beer Festival Results November
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Kalamabrew's nonscientific pumpkin beer taste test results(October 27) - Michigan - Orange you interested to find out what we thought of eight different pumpkin beers available at Kalamazoo-area retail outlets? Complete Story
Bluegrass Brewing's 15 YEAR ANNIVERSARY ALE & ART FESTIVAL(October 27) - Kentucky - On November 1st, sample 15 Seasonal beers from the past five years, plus help Shawn Bowen a 5 year old child with Acute Lymphatic Leukemia. Complete Story
Another Award Winning Beer from Boundry Bay Brewing(October 26) - Washington - Boundary Bay Brewing is proud to announce that its Imperial Oatmeal Stout won a silver medal at this years Great American Beer Festival. Website
Viking Brewing introduces Les Beer(October 26) - Wisconsin - What is LES Beer? LES Beer is not a light beer. LES is more. Why LES? Beause let's face it, you really should drink LES Beer. But what is LES? LES is not simply a beer. LES is a movement. We should all strive to do LES! L ive - E njoy - S imply. Complete Story
Labatt cracks open its eco-friendly brewery(October 25) - Canada - The beer seems to taste better when you know the brewery is going green. That was one of several interesting beer facts gathered at a press tour and beer tasting at the Labatt Brewery in LaSalle yesterday morning, organized to show off recent environmental gains at the plant. Complete Story
Yuengling Beer Already A Winner In Series(October 24) - Florida - TAMPA - Yuengling, the beer of choice for many Phillies fans, is the country's oldest family-owned brewery. It started in Pottsville, Pa., more than 179 years ago. But Tampa is the only other place in the country where the beer is brewed. Complete Story
Alaskan Smoked Porter holds title as most award-winning beer in GABF’s history(October 24) - Alaska - Alaskan Brewing Co. won four medals for quality on Saturday at the 27th annual Great American Beer Festival (GABF) in Denver, Colorado. This is the most GABF medals won by Alaskan in a single year. Complete Story
Pumpkin-painting contest at Arcadia Brewing Co(October 23) - Michigan - The winner will get a $30 gift certificate to the brewery and restaurant. The winning pumpkin will be cut open, gutted and used to serve a barrel of Arcadia's Jawjacker Pumpkin Ale.. Complete Story
SweetWater Motorboat takes honors in Denver(October 23) - Atlanta - SweetWater received this honor for its newest "Catch and Release" seasonal brew at the 2008 GABF. SweetWater Motorboat won the silver medal in the Extra Special Bitter category. Complete Story
Free beer! But only if you vote in Pensacola(October 23) - Florida - If a chance to help choose the next president of the United States isn't enough to get some voters to the polls, maybe a free beer is. The HandleBar in Pensacola is offering a free beer to anyone who votes. Customers must trade their "I Voted" stickers for the free drinks.
New Book: Michael Jackson’s Great Beers of Belgium(October 22) - Whether you are traveling to Belgium on a beer journey or enjoying Belgian beers here in the U.S., Great Beers of Belgium is Michael Jackson’s final and complete word on Belgian beer and Belgian breweries. Amazon
Flying Dog win Gold and Silver at GABF(October 22) - Dogtoberfest won Gold for German-Style Märzen and Old Scratch furthered its legacy as one of the best beers on the planet by winning Silver for American-Style Amber Lager. Complete Story
New Book: New Book Asks "Does My Butt Look Big In This Beer?"(October 22) - Gambrinus Media announces that "Does My Butt Look Big In This Beer?" will soon be heading to bookstores. Author Bob Skilnik continues his exploration of beer and nutrition in his latest book with its listings of the calories, carbohydrates, alcohol by volume and Weight Watchers® Points of 2,000 worldwide beers. Complete Story
Bitch Creek ESB Wins Again at the GABF(October 22) - In its 20th year, Grand Teton Brewing Company has won another medal with their legendary Bitch Creek ESB. At this year’s Great American Beer Festival, Bitch Creek took the a silver medal in the American Brown Ale category. The Beer
BJ's Restaurants Wins Two Gold Medals At The Great American Beer Festival(October 21) - California - BJ's Oktoberfest was awarded a gold medal in the American-Style Amber Lager category. Additionally, a gold medal was awarded in the German-Style Wheat Ale category for a new, light-beer version of the popular BJ's Harvest Hefeweizen called "I'm Half the Beer I Used to Be." Complete Story
Mountain Sun Brewery knows how to have 'Funky Good Times'(October 21) - Colorado - Mountain Sun Brewery has officially been serving the Boulder community some of the best beer around for 15 years. Complete Story
Allentown Brew Works Brings Home Another Medal(October 22) - In its first year of operation the Allentown Brew Works won the 2007 GABF Gold Medal in the Pro-Am category, and this year a 2008 GABF Bronze in the Strong Scotch Ale category. Complete Story
Beers of the Week - Westmalle Dubbel and Koningshoeven Tripel(October 20) - Canada - Of the thousands of beers brewed by the thousands of breweries around the world, those created at six monasteries in Belgium and one in the Netherlands under the auspices of the International Trappist Association (ITA) are amongst the most revered and well-loved by beer drinkers everywhere. Complete Story
Chocolate and beer is a taste match from heaven(October 19) - Steve DeVries attended and presented at this year’s Great American Beer Festival’s Beer & Food Pavilion. His micro chocolate making operation is called DeVries Chocolate , located in Denver, Colorado. Complete Story
Beer goggles: no longer a myth?(October 19) - UK - Research led by Marcus Munafò from the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Bristol shows that alcohol consumption and the level of attractiveness of other people are directly correlated; alcohol can increase perceived attractiveness by up to 10%. Complete Story
Butte Creek Brewery says Thank You to our Firefighters(October 17) - California - This summer’s wildfires effected most people in Butte County. The Butte Creek Brewery’s owners and employees would like to recognize the efforts of our emergency responders, whose true colors showed through during the early summer fire siege. Complete Story
Drink beer to avoid cancer(October 17) - ZDNet - The International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) synthetic biology competition will be held on November 8-9 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. One of teams, the ‘BiOWLogists’ from Rice University, plans to unveil an anticancer beer, dubbed ‘BioBeer.’ Complete Story
Obama, McCain beer generates election buzz(October 17) - USAToday - The Half Moon Bay Brewing Company on the Northern California coast is selling an ale labeled "Obama" and another marked "McCain" in a mock election that encourages customers to "vote early" and "vote often." Complete Story
Better Beer: College Team Creating Anticancer Brew(October 17) - Science Daily - College students often spend their free time thinking about beer, but a group of Rice University students are taking it to the next level. They're using genetic engineering to create beer that contains resveratrol, a chemical in wine that's been shown to reduce cancer and heart disease in lab animals. Complete Story
Finding God at a beer festival(October 16) - Denver - Standing under a banner promising "Inspired beers for Saints and Sinners Alike," proprietor and former altar boy Tomme Arthur had a confession: He's using God to sell some beer. Complete Story
Magic Hat's Participation beer worthy of ballot box(October 16) - Beer has a long association with American politics. Much of the work involved in starting the United States was done in taverns and many of our founding fathers made beer on their properties. Complete Story
Hudy Delight relaunches in cans(October 16) - Denver - Hudepohl Brewing Co. is relaunching Hudy Delight in cans with a limited edition 30th anniversary commemorative can that should hit area beer outlets next week. Complete Story
World of Beer fulfills friends' dream(October 16) - Florida - The World of Beer, the idea of Scott Zepp, 34, and his best friend, Matthew LaFon, 32, serves up a selection of more than 500 beers on tap and in bottles. Complete Story
Coral Gables' Titanic Brewery rises in popularity(October 16) - Florida - In 1997, Rusk bought two adjoining businesses, LB's Eatery and Reds Dry Cleaners, and opened the Titanic two years later on April 1, where beer is brewed every day in the glass-enclosed tank located in the dining area in the front of the restaurant. Complete Story
"Beer of the Week": Dark Horse's Crooked Tree IPA(October 15) - Chicago - Autumn is India Pale Ale season and Dark Horse's "Crooked Tree" is a fine representation of the style. This dry-hopped IPA is a deep honey in color, with a lot of warm citrus (think orange or grapefruit) and pine on the nose. Complete Story
Full Sail Brewing Wins Two Gold Medals (October 15) - Full Pint - Full Sail Brewing received a gold medal for Session Premium Lager in the International-style Pilsner category and for Full Sail Pale Ale in the Classic English-Style Pale category. Complete Story
Beer 101: Beer Glossary(October 15) - Creative Loafing - Words to know before popping the top at your next beer exam. Complete Story
Texas Wants Beer!(October 15) - Houston - Shiner has been tapping the first keg at Oktoberfest in Fredericksburg since 2000. The festival's director, Debbie Farquhar-Garner, pays for the keg and invites the public to come and talk to the brewmaster. Complete Story
Mad River Brewing Co. wins gold at Great American Beer Festival(October 14) - Denver - Mad River Brewing Co. was recognized with a gold medal in the golden or blonde ale category for its Steelhead Extra Pale Ale, chosen as the winner against 40 entries, including silver medalist Alaskan Summer Ale. Complete Story
Washington breweries win eight Great American Beer Festival awards(October 14) - Denver - Garnering the most medals was Pyramid Breweries of Seattle, which was acquired this year by Magic Hat Brewing Co. of Vermont. Pyramid won gold medals in: American-style wheat beer with its Crystal Wheat Ale; fruit or vegetable beer with its Apricot Ale; and brown porter with its BlackWatch Cream Porter. Complete Story
Anheuser-Busch Named Large Brewer of the Year at Great American Beer Festival(October 14) - Denver - In addition, the company's Redbridge took home a gold medal as the best gluten-free beer and Michelob Brewing Co.'s Michelob AmberBock received a bronze medal in the European-style Dunkel category. Complete Story
Oregon breweries win 18 Great American Beer Festival awards(October 14) - Denver - Gold winners were The Dissident of Deschutes Brewery of Bend in the category of American-Style or German-Style Sour Ale; Himmelbrau Helles of Laurelwood Brewing Co. in Portland in the category of Munich-Style Helles; Surfer’s Summer Ale of Pelican Pub & Brewery in Pacific City in the category of English-Style Summer Ale; Full Sail Pale Ale of Full Sail Brewing Co. in Hood River in the category of Classic English-Style Pale Ale; Complete Story
Deschutes Hop Trip(October 13) - Seattle - Deschutes made the trip from its brewery in Bend, Ore., to the bountiful fields in Oregon's Willamette Valley to pull fresh hops and get them back to the brewery for use that same day. Complete Story
Peak Organic Brewing Releases Espresso Amber Ale(October 12) - Oregon - "Our Espresso Amber Ale is a celebration of tasty, local ingredients and organic, fair trade practices," said Jon Cadoux from Peak, a passionate craft beer brewer. Complete Story
Great Divide Releases Barrel Aged Yeti Imperial Stout and Barrel Aged Old Ruffian Barley Wine(October 11) - Beer Advocate - Great Divide Brewing Company is now releasing unique, barrel-aged versions of Yeti Imperial Stout and Old Ruffian Barley Wine. Complete Story
Boo brews: 10 great Halloween beers (October 10) - Florida - Gritty McDuff's Halloween Ale Sometimes simple works. What better brew to serve at a Halloween party than a beer dubbed, simply, Halloween Ale? Complete Story
Driftwood Brewery Comes Ashore(October 10) - BeerAdvocate - Island owned and operated Driftwood Brewery opens its doors and draught lines to the public. The team behind the Victoria based microbrewery, located at Hillside and Bridge, is composed of Jason Meyer, Kevin Hearsum and Gary Lindsay. Complete Story
Colder weather brings seasonal beers(October 10) - Those warm days of summer are fast becoming a memory. And it doesn't take a brewer to tell you that with the changing seasons come some very yummy fall and winter beers. Complete Story
Right Brain Brewery is a cozy, friendly hidden treasure in Traverse City(October 9) - Michigan -Whether it was the custom-designed beer and food menu we saw for an upcoming beer dinner featuring creative brews like roasted corn cream ale, or the Fragilistic Raspberry beer made with Northern Michigan raspberries, Right Brain demonstrates original, quirky choices in brewing, decor and location and is a "must stop" brewery in northern lower Michigan. Complete Story
$1,000 Worth Of Beer(October 9) - Hartford - But, if you had purchased $1,000 worth of beer one year ago, drank all the beer, then turned in the cans for the aluminum recycling refund you would have $214. Complete Story
Chicagoist's "Beer of the Week:" Surly Bender(October 8) - Illinois - Don't be fooled by the deep black color of Bender; this is an American-style brown ale, not a porter. It's a bold brown ale, also, teeming with flavorful chocolate malt and coffee flavors, with lots of hops balancing the sweetness. Complete Story
Sierra Nevada Brings Fresh Hop Flavor Into The Bottle With 2nd Release Of Harvest Ale(October 7) - BeerAdvocate - With Harvest Ale, they skip the middleman. Sierra Nevada is a pioneer in using "wet-hops," hops that are picked, shipped, and tossed right into the brew-kettle, same day. Complete Story
Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock(October 6) - Forbes - Sold in a distinctive 750 ml amber bottle with an embossed pewter label, the Chocolate Bock is one of the Boston Beer Company's "extreme brews," part of the same family as its incredibly unique Utopias. Complete Story
Bell's Brewery captures the thirst of midwest beer drinkers (October 6) - Examiner - Larry Bell started homebrewing in the late 70’s. Now he runs one of the Midwest’s largest craft breweries. Bell’s Brewery in Kalamazoo, Michigan has experienced a phenomenal growth in popularity over the last five years. Complete Story
Lambic Beers(October 5) - TMR - A little article on a great beer style called Lambic. This style is often under appreciated here in the US due to the sometimes aggresive tartness found in true lambics. Complete Story
10 Tampa Bay wineries and breweries that can wet your whistle (October 4) - Florida - At right, brewmaster Mike Bryant samples the Biere de Cafe, an ale with roasted chocolate and coffee beans. Sure, you can buy their beer at retailers across the state, but wouldn't you rather visit them in person? Complete Story
'Drinkability' is Bud Light's new buzzword(October 4) - Adweek - Anheuser-Busch tries to disprove the theory that all light beers taste the same in a new $50 million campaign for Bud Light, accompanied by the tagline: "The difference is drinkability." Complete Story
The Top 10 Reasons Why Drinking Beer is Better Than Watching The Cubs in the Playoffs(October 3) - Seattle - This is my way of trying to lighten up the situation for us depressed Cubs fans. Complete Story
Redhook Double Black Stout Returns for a Limited Time(October 2) - MarketWatch - Originally created by the brewery in 1995, Redhook stopped producing Double Black Stout in 2000 and craft beer enthusiasts have been reminiscing about it ever since. This fan favorite is coming back as a limited release and will be available nationwide beginning early November 2008 through February 2009, or until supplies run out. Complete Story
