2016 Great American Beer Festival Winners List
The 2016 Champion Breweries are:
| Small Brewpub and Small Brewpub Brewer of the Year | ||
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ZwanzigZ Brewing Columbus, IN | |
| Mike Rybinski & Trent Fleener | ||
| Sponsored by Briess Malt & Ingredients Co. | ||
| Mid-Size Brewpub and Mid-Size Brewpub Brewer of the Year | |
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Boxing Bear Brewing Co. Albuquerque, NM |
| Justin Hamilton and Dylan Davis | |
| Sponsored by Brewers Supply Group | |
| Large Brewpub and Large Brewpub Brewer of the Year | |
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The Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co. Austin, TX |
| Amos Swifty Kim | |
| Sponsored by Country Malt Group | |
| Very Small Brewing Company and Very Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year | ||
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Brown Truck Brewery High Point, NC | |
| Team Brown Truck | ||
| Sponsored by Brewers Supply Group | ||
| Small Brewing Company and Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year | |
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Überbrew Billings, MT |
| Über Cru | |
| Sponsored by O-I | |
| Mid-Size Brewing Company and Mid-Size Brewing Company Brewer of the Year | |
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Karl Strauss Brewing Co. – San Diego San Diego, CA |
| Team Karl | |
| Sponsored by MicroStar Logistics | |
| Large Brewing Company and Large Brewing Company Brewer of the Year | |
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Pabst Brewing Co. Los Angeles, CA |
| Brewer/Brewery Team: Gregory Deuhs | |
| Sponsored by Beer Institute | |
2016 Pro-Am Winners
| Just Rye’te | |
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Brewing Company: Panther Island Brewing Co. |
| Brewmaster: Panther Island Brewing | |
| AHA Member: Clifton Ellis | |
| Vernal Equinox | |
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Brewing Company: Starr Hill Brewery |
| Brewmaster: Starr Hill Brewing Team | |
| AHA Member: Gary Layton | |
| The Kolsch Experiment | |
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Brewing Company: Altitude Chophouse and Brewery |
| Brewmaster: Jesse Brown | |
| AHA Member: Shawn Miller | |
