Congratulations GABF 2011 Winners

Craft Brewers Guild wishes to extend our sincere congratulations to the following breweries for being recognized for their excellence at this year's GABF competition.

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

Category: 6 Herb and Spice Beer - 92 Entries
Bronze: CBC Heather Ale, Cambridge Brewing Co., Cambridge, MA

Category: 9 Specialty Beer - 24 Entries
Gold: Hazelnut Brown Nectar, Rogue Ales, Newport, OR

Category: 12 Session Beer - 44 Entries
Bronze: Firestone Walker Extra Pale Ale, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA

Category: 13 Other Strong Beer - 53 Entries
Gold: Wheat Wine Ale, Smuttynose Brewing Co., Portsmouth, NH

Category: 19 American-Style Brett Ale - 31 Entries
Gold: Confl uence, Allagash Brewing Co., Portland, ME

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: 26 Smoke Beer - 43 Entries
Gold: Smoke Ale, Rogue Ales, Portland, OR

Category: 28 German-Style Pilsener - 42 Entries
Silver: Sunshine Pils, Tröegs Brewing Co., Harrisburg, PA

Category: 29 Bohemian-Style Pilsener - 42 Entries
Silver: Mama’s Little Yella Pils, Oskar Blues Brewery, Longmont, CO

Category: 38 American-Style Dark Lager - 16 Entries
Silver: Session Black, Full Sail Brewing Co., Hood River, OR

Category: 40 Bock - 34 Entries
Gold: Troegenator, Tröegs Brewing Co., Harrisburg, PA

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: 51 American-Style India Pale Ale - 176 Entries
Silver: Deviant Dale’s, Oskar Blues Brewery, Longmont, CO

Category: 52 Imperial India Pale Ale - 102 Entries
Silver: Double Jack, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA

Category: 56 Ordinary or Special Bitter - 28 Entries
Gold: DBA, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA

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

Category: 65 South German-Style Hefeweizen - 64 Entries
Bronze: EOS, Nebraska Brewing Co., Papillion, NE

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

Category: 67 Belgian-Style Witbier - 53 Entries
Gold: Witte, Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown, NY

Category: 81 Scotch Ale - 39 Entries
Bronze: Old Chub Scotch Ale, Oskar Blues Brewery, Longmont, CO

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
Gold: Horn Dog Barleywine, Flying Dog Brewery, Frederick, MD
Silver: AleSmith Old Numbskull, AleSmith Brewing Co., San Diego, CA