Great American Beer Fest Results 07

Denver, Colorado

2,793 beers at the festival

GABF

2007 Brewery and Brewer of the Year Awards:
Large Brewing Company and Large Brewing Company Brewer of the Year
Pabst Brewing Company, Woodridge, IL
Bob Newman

Mid-Size Brewing Company and Mid-Size Brewing Company Brewer of the Year
Sponsored by Crosby & Baker Ltd.
Firestone Walker Brewing Company, Paso Robles, CA
Matthew Brynildson

Small Brewing Company and Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year
Sponsored by Microstar Keg Management
Port Brewing & The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA
Tomme Arthur

Large Brewpub and Large Brewpub Brewer of the Year
Sponsored by Brewers Supply Group
RedRock Brewing Company, Salt Lake City, UT
Kevin Templin

Small Brewpub and Small Brewpub Brewer of the Year
Sponsored by Briess Malt & Ingredients Co.
Montana Brewing Company, Billings, MT
Travis Zeilstra

2007 Great American Beer Festival Pro-Am Beer Competition - 48 Entries
Sponsored by Briess Malt & Ingredients Co. and Hopunion CBS LLC

Gold: English Style India Pale Ale, Allentown/Bethlehem Brew Works, Allentown, PA
Beau Badem & AHA Member Chris Bowen

Silver: Kentucky Weissbier, Alltech’s Lexington Brewing Co., Lexington, KY
Brewery Team & AHA Member Bill Caldwell

Bronze: Sculpin IPA, Ballast Point Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
Ballast Point Brewers & AHA Member Doug Duffield

Saint Arnold Brewing Company: Oktoberfest

Saint Arnold Brewing Company
2522 Fairway Park Drive
Houston, TX 77092
713.686.9494

Style: Marzen/October Fest
6.0% ABV

Rich caramel color, fluffy head. Tastes of sweet malt with hints of caramel with hops in the end. Nice mouth feel.

Available in Austin: Yes

Left Handed Brewing Pale Ale

Left Hand Brewing Company
1265 Boston Ave
Longmont, CO 80501
303 772 0258

Jackman's American Pale Ale

Color: Golden
Medium Body
ABV 5.2%
Malt: Premium Pale 2-row and Crystal
Centennial Cascade Hops

Easy rider style label. Nice malty flavor, with balanced hop finish.

Available in Austin: Yes

Sam Adams Hallertau Imperial Pilsner

Samuel Adams

Hallertau Imperial Pilsner

8.8% Alc.

“An Intense Hop Experience”

Noble Hallertau Mittlefrueh Hops

Glass: Pilsner

Light honey color

Mild hop aroma in the nose with a strong but balanced hop flavor, light body. Smooth finish with a nice hoppy aftertaste.

Available in Austin: Yes

Independence Brewing Company

Independence Brewing Company
512 707-0099
3913 Todd Lane #607, Austin, TX 78744

Some friends came to visit us for the Austin City Limits Music Festival from San Francisco. During there visit, they wanted a slice of Texas cuisine, what better way than a large BBQ feast and cold beers from a local brewery. We chose the Salt Lick BBQ in Driftwood, aside from great food, you can bring your own cooler of beer!

Independence Pale Ale

PALE ALE STATS:
Style: American Pale Ale
Alcohol by volume: 5.5%
Beginning gravity: 13.5º Plato
Ending gravity: 3.0° Plato
Bitterness units: 39
Yeast: Ale yeast
Bittering hops: Horizon
Finishing hops: Cascade, Saaz
Malts: Two-Row Pale, 20° Caramel

Nice aroma and clean, hoppy finish. The woman firing the cannon is Angelina Eberly, who saved Austin with single cannon shot.

Freestyle Wheat Beer


Style: American Wheat Beer
Alcohol by volume: 4.7%
Beginning gravity: 11.0° Plato
Ending gravity: 2.0° Plato
Bitterness units: 15
Yeast: Ale yeast
Bittering hops: Cascade
Malts: Two-Row Pale, and
American White Wheat.

Great refreshing beer after a long day at ACL, it was even better enjoying it while we were at ACL! Light, clean and crisp, no bitterness. The diving boards at Barton Springs represented on the label, my dog like to swim there!

Bootlegger Brown Ale

Style: Brown Ale
Alcohol by volume: 6.0%
Beginning gravity: 14.5° Plato
Ending gravity: 3.0° Plato
Bitterness units: 14
Yeast: Top-fermenting ale yeast
Bittering hops: Cascade
Malts: Two-Row Pale, Chocolate

Great Beer to finish the meal with, nice and smooth finish. Nice shot of the Capital in Austin, he is probably cruising down S Congress trying to avoid hitting any first Thursday folks.

Independence Brewing also makes an Austin Amber Ale, Jasper Old Ale and a limited Oklahoma Suks Brand. I am going to try and get my hands on a few of those.

Breckenridge Brewery: Small Batch 471 ESB

Breckenridge Brewery
600 South Main Street
Breckenridge, CO 80424
Phone: 970-453-1550

Extra Special Bitter: Limited Edition
9.2% ABV
Reddish Copper in color, thick head with a hoppy nutty nose. Hops are the first in line for flavors, then the bitterness kicks in. Bitter aftertaste with a slight tinge of the alcohol.

Available in Austin: Yes

New Sam Adams Pint Glass

According to Jim Koch, they have developed the ideal glass to enjoy your Sam Adams beer from. I have placed my order and look forward to testing them out. Below are all of the details.
The glasses come four to a box, and they are made in Slovenia. A few minor differences were observed with each glass, leading me to believe they might be hand blown. The beers are definitely easier to drink from these glasses, still too early to tell if they improve the taste, more testing is necessary, much much more.