2024 Winners

...rrels Brewery and Brewer of the Year von Trapp Brewing Stowe, VT Von Trapp Brewery Team Brewery Group Brewery and Brewer of the Year Highland Park Brewery Los Angeles, CA Highland Park Brewery Team Cidermaker of the Year 2 Towns Ciderhouse Corvallis, OR 2 Towns Ciderhouse The 2024 Pro-Am Competition Winners Piwo Grodziskie Brewery: Kansas City Bier Co. AHA Member: Mike & Stephanie Butler Rising Sun Brewery: Crooked Lane Brewing Co. AHA Member: Mat...

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FAQ: Breweries

...5 pts | Bronze = 4 pts), divided by total number of beers entered by that brewery or brewery group. This is different from the single-location Brewery of the Year groups, where winners are determined by total number of winning points. For example, if a brewery enters 2 sets of beers from their 2 locations (let’s say a total of 10 beers for the group), and wins 2 gold medals, that’s 12 points / 10 beers. They have a winning total of 1.2. If anothe...

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Competition Information

...000 barrels annually? YES No Your brewery will compete in the “>100,000bbl Brewery or Brewery Group of Year” category Is your brewery or brewpub part of a group that has multiple brewing locations? YES No You have two registration options. You can register the locations together or separate. Option 1: Together: Register two or more locations collectively in the “>100,000bbl Brewery or Brewery Group” category (i.e. submit a registration for each lo...

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Brewery List Sneak Peek

...ornia Deadwords Brewing Co. — Florida Denver Beer Co. — Colorado Deschutes Brewery — Oregon Destihl Brewery — Illinois Dogfish Head Craft Brewery — Delaware Dostal Alley — Colorado Dry Dock Brewing Co. — Colorado Echoes Brewing Company — Washington Ecliptic Brewing — Oregon Estuary Beans & Barley — South Carolina False Idol Brewing — Texas Farmers & Bankers Brewing — New Jersey Fat Head’s Brewery — Ohio Feather Falls Brewing Co. — California Field...

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Sponsorship Opportunities

...customer as a Featured Brewery on the festival floor! As a Featured Craft Brewery, you and your brewery partner will enhance your brand recognition and stand out to festival attendees. Support a customer and/or showcase your ingredients in a final product for festival attendees, professional brewery representatives and homebrewing hobbyists.  Consider taking on additional space in the hall next to the brewery you’re sponsoring for an even greater...

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Festival Booth Guidelines

...booths in the “Meet the Brewer” hall must be entirely staffed by brewers, brewery owners, and other brewery staff. NO VOLUNTEER POURERS WILL BE PROVIDED. Volunteer captains will be assigned to assist with beer service operations, but volunteer pourers will not be assigned to these booths. Spread out! – Each brewery in this section will receive an 8 ft x 10 ft space (vs. the 6 ft x 10 ft spaces in other areas). Breweries will be arranged alphabeti...

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Eligibility & Fees

...my beers/ciders eligible? In order for beer to be eligible for entry, your brewery must first meet all above brewery eligibility requirements. If your brewery does not meet all of the requirements, your beer is not eligible for entry. All beer entries must possess the characteristics generally attributed to and conforming to the consumer understanding of “beer”. Eligible At least 51% of the fermentables must be derived from grain. Beverages made w...

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FAQ: Festival Breweries

...rve seltzer, hard tea, hard kombucha, or another malt-based beverage at my brewery booth space? Yes! All brewery booth spaces can register to pour “beyond beer” beverages (packaged only) as part of their booth lineup. All pouring booths can serve up to 6 different beverages at their space. Up to five of those beverages can be alcoholic beer poured via or draught equipment. All other non-alcoholic beer or non-beer products must be served as package...

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Pro-Am Competition

...s not counted toward the maximum number of beers that can be served at the brewery’s booth. However, the brewery may choose to offer the Pro-Am beer as one of their five festival beers at their brewery booth as well. Each beer entered in the Pro-Am competition is served during one of the three tasting sessions. Questions? Email the GABF events team. Pro-Am Sponsors American Homebrewers Association The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) has wor...

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2024 Festival Credentials

...ntials are good for all three sessions of the festival. Each badge has the brewery’s name on it and should be used by brewery representatives only. Each credential is good for one person to enter the festival per session. All credentials are the property of the Brewers Association and may be revoked at any time. All brewery representatives are ID’d and wristbanded each day. Please plan accordingly and allow time to get wristbanded and ID’d onsite...

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