GABF Winners Announced
September 26, 2009
Congratulations to the Michigan breweries that won medals at the 2009 Great American Beer Festival. In the state medal count our state placed sixth in medals won. Michigan’s entries were 4% of the total number of entries and won 4% of the medals awarded.
Arcadia brought home a gold this year for their Barleywine in the second most contested category (Wood and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer) by beating out 109 other entries.
Here is a list of the Michigan winners.
Arcadia Brewing Co. Cereal Killer Barleywine MI: Gold Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer
Bastone Brewery Saison Du Bastone MI: Bronze French- and Belgian Style Saison
Bell’s Brewery, Inc. Bell’s Lager Beer MI: Bronze Bohemian Style Pilsener
Big Rock Chop House & Brewery Red Rock MI: Silver Belgian-Style Lambic or Sour Ale
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales Bam Biere MI: Bronze Session Beer
Kuhnhenn Brewing Co. 4th Dementia Old Ale MI: Bronze Old Ale or Strong Ale
Redwood Brewing Co. Cream Stout MI: Silver Sweet Stout
Shorts Brewing Co. Bloody Beer MI: Silver Experimental Beer
Sullivan’s Black Forest Brew Haus & Grill Pirate’s Porter MI: Bronze Robust Porter
For a full list of breweries receiving medals follow this link http://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/medals/medalists.aspx#
I tasted a lot of great beer from our state that didn’t take a medal. I am confident that some of the 49 thousand in attendence got to taste those same beers and loved them. Let’s hope that means more business for Michigan breweries.
My plan tonight to toast the winners with some Jolly Pumpkin Bam Biere.
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September 30th, 2009 at 6:33 am
Nice post! You gotta be proud of the Michigan brewers. Entering 4% of the beers and winning 4% of the medals . . . batting 1.000!!! Nice point about some of the beers that didn’t even win. It was somewhat shocking that more medals weren’t taken. It’s difficult not being a “homie” here. Awesome stuff!!!