2015 Brewery and Brewer of the Year Awards Small Brewpub and Small Brewpub Brewer of the Year Sponsored by Briess Malt & Ingredients Co. Melvin Brewing, Jackson, WY Kirk McHale & Jeremy Tofte Mid-Size Brewpub and Mid-Size Brewpub Brewer of the Year Sponsored by Brewers Supply Group TAPS Fish House & Brewery, Corona, CA 2015 WINNERS LIST TAPS Fish House & Brewery Team Large Brewpub and Large Brewpub Brewer of the Year Category: 1 American-Style Wheat Beer - 58 Entries Gold: Super 77 Wheat, Wiley Roots Brewing Co., Greeley, CO Sponsored by Country Malt Group Silver: Whacked Out Wheat, Telluride Brewing Co., Telluride, CO Titletown Brewing Co., Green Bay, WI Bronze: Mogabi, Elevator Brewing Co. - Production Facility, Columbus, OH David Oldenburg Category: 2 American-Style Wheat Beer With Yeast - 41 Entries Very Small Brewing Company and Very Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year Gold: The Big O, O’so Brewing, Plover, WI Sponsored by Brewers Supply Group Silver: WeldWerks Hefeweizen, WeldWerks Brewing Co., Greeley, CO Rip Current Brewery, San Marcos, CA Bronze: Boulder Bend Dunkelweizen, Fish Brewing Co., Olympia, WA Paul Sangster & Guy Shobe Category: 3 American-Style Fruit Beer - 87 Entries Small Brewing Company and Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year Gold: Chchchch-Cherry Bomb, Melvin Brewing, Jackson, WY Sponsored by O-I Silver: Rasplendent, Mazama Brewing Co., Corvallis, OR Port City Brewing Co., Alexandria, VA Bronze: Apricot Blonde, Dry Dock Brewing Co. - Production Facility, Aurora, CO Port City Brewing Team Category: 4 Fruit Wheat Beer - 69 Entries Mid-Size Brewing Company and Mid-Size Brewing Company Brewer of the Year Gold: Magnolia’s Peach, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery - Chandler, Chandler, AZ Sponsored by MicroStar Logistics Silver: You’re My Boy, Blue!, Brew Bus Brewing, Tampa, FL Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA Bronze: Purple Line, Smylie Brothers Brewing Co., Evanston, IL Firestone Walker Brewing Co. Team Category: 5 Belgian-Style Fruit Beer - 63 Entries Gold: xReserve Ale 05-15 Peach and Ginger Saison, Saucony Creek Brewing Co., Kutztown, PA Large Brewing Company and Large Brewing Company Brewer of the Year Silver: Kumquat Saison, Smog City Brewing, Torrance, CA Sponsored by Beer Institute Bronze: Cherry Busey, Sun King Brewing Co., Indianapolis, IN Pabst Brewing Co., Los Angeles, CA Gregory Deuhs Category: 6 Pumpkin Beer - 56 Entries Silver: Pumpkin Grinder, Mankato Brewery, Mankato, MN Bronze: The Great Pumpkin Ale, Great Basin Brewing Co. - Sparks, Sparks, NV Category: 7 Field Beer - 52 Entries Category: 24 Brett Beer - 85 Entries Gold: Beets, Rhymes and Life, Fonta Flora Brewery, Morganton, NC Gold: (512) Wild Bear, (512) Brewing Co., Austin, TX Silver: Window Seat Coconut Almond Porter, Baxter Brewing Co., Auburn, ME Silver: Red Swingline IPA Primitif, Trinity Brewing, Colorado Springs, CO Bronze: Coconut Porter, Broken Compass Brewing, Breckenridge, CO Bronze: 2015 Golden Ale, New Glarus Brewing Co. - Hilltop, New Glarus, WI Category: 8 Chili Beer - 79 Entries Category: 25 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer - 69 Entries Gold: Fire Tiger, Lander Brewing Co., Lander, WY Gold: Wild Warehouse, Wander Brewing, Bellingham, WA Silver: Heir Apparent, Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery, Goochland, VA Silver: Palo Santo Aged Porter, Spellbound Brewing, Mount Holly, NJ Bronze: Ballast Point Pale Ale with Serrano, Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits - Scripps Ranch, Bronze: Barrel Aged Brown Ale, Twin Peaks Brewery, Irving, TX San Diego, CA Category: 26 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer - 179 Entries Category: 9 Herb and Spice Beer - 142 Entries Gold: Melange A Trois, Nebraska Brewing Co., La Vista, NE Gold: Garden Party, Free State Brewing Co., Lawrence, KS Silver: Batch 666: Sympathy For The Devil, Sun King Brewing Co., Indianapolis, IN Silver: Allergeez, Panther Island Brewing Co., Fort Worth, TX Bronze: Ska Face, SKA Brewing, Durango, CO Bronze: Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Ale, Aftershock Brewing Co., Temecula, CA Category: 27 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout - 128 Entries Category: 10 Chocolate Beer - 65 Entries Gold: Ctayt, AC Golden Brewing Co., Golden, CO Gold: The Velvet Hog, TAPS Fish House & Brewery - Corona, Corona, CA Silver: Sherry Ink, Rhinegeist Brewing, Cincinnati, OH Silver: El Toro Coco Chocolate Stout, El Toro Brewing Co., Morgan Hill, CA Bronze: Dosvidanya, DESTIHL - Champaign, Champaign, IL Bronze: Wonka Bar, Mispillion River Brewing, Milford, DE Category: 28 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer - 137 Entries Category: 11 Coffee Beer - 149 Entries Gold: Veritas 015, The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA Gold: Zumbar Chocolate Coffee Imperial Stout, New English Brewing Co., San Diego, CA Silver: 24 Frames Per Second, Our Mutual Friend Malt & Brew, Denver, CO Silver: Mocha Machine, Beachwood BBQ & Brewing, Long Beach, CA Bronze: Sour Opal, Firestone Walker Barrelworks, Buellton, CA Bronze: Bacon and Eggs, Pizza Port Ocean Beach, San Diego, CA Category: 29 Aged Beer - 38 Entries Category: 12 Specialty Beer - 59 Entries Gold: Big Deluxe, Ritual Brewing Co., Redlands, CA Gold: Hog Cabin, Great South Bay Brewery, Bay Shore, NY Silver: Sasquatch 2014, 903 Brewers, Sherman, TX Silver: Hazelnut Brown Nectar, Rogue Ales, Newport, OR Bronze: Old Diablo, Morgan Territory Brewing, Tracy, CA Bronze: Pack Dog Peanut Butter Ale, Marley’s Brewery & Grille, Bloomsburg, PA Category: 30 Kellerbier or Zwickelbier - 45 Entries Category: 13 Rye Beer - 84 Entries Gold: STS Pils, Russian River Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, CA Gold: Blitzkrieg Bock, Fat Head’s Brewery - Portland, Portland, OR Silver: TAPS Kellerbier, TAPS Fish House & Brewery - Brea, Brea, CA Silver: Concrete Dinosaur, Right Brain Brewery, Traverse City, MI Bronze: Fargo Original, Fargo Brewing Co., Fargo, ND Bronze: Pt. Bonita Rustic Lager, Headlands Brewing Co., Mill Valley, CA Category: 31 Smoke Beer - 57 Entries Category: 14 Honey Beer - 52 Entries Gold: Smoked Märzen, 49th State Brewing Co., Denali National Park, AK Gold: Electric Stinger, The Tap Beer Co., Bloomington, IN Silver: S.S.A., Titletown Brewing Co., Green Bay, WI Silver: Honey Chamomile Wheat, Nexus Brewery, Albuquerque, NM Bronze: Smokie Robbins, Lager Heads Brewing Co., Medina, OH Bronze: Spring Fever, FiftyFifty Brewing Co., Truckee, CA Category: 32 American-Style or International-Style Pilsener - 51 Entries Category: 15 Session Beer - 44 Entries Gold: Rocket 100, The Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co., Austin, TX Gold: BJ’s LightSwitch Lager, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery - Temple, Temple, TX Silver: Mexican Logger, SKA Brewing, Durango, CO Silver: MCA, 21st Amendment Brewery Cafe, San Francisco, CA Bronze: Amend This!, TAPS Fish House & Brewery - Brea, Brea, CA Bronze: Guillaume, Pizza Port Ocean Beach, San Diego, CA Category: 33 German-Style Pilsener - 100 Entries Category: 16 Session India Pale Ale - 161 Entries Gold: Pivo, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA Gold: The Coachman, Societe Brewing Co., San Diego, CA Silver: Pilsner, pFriem Family Brewers, Hood River, OR Silver: Size 4, Steel Toe Brewing, St. Louis Park, MN Bronze: Pilsner, Dry Dock Brewing Co., Aurora, CO Bronze: Nose Candy, Noble Ale Works, Anaheim, CA Category: 34 Bohemian-Style Pilsener - 62 Entries Category: 17 Other Strong Beer - 43 Entries Gold: Shower Beer, Champion Brewing Co., Charlottesville, VA Gold: Ursa Minor, McCoy’s Public House, Kansas City, MO Silver: Bohemian Pilsner, von Trapp Brewing, Stowe, VT Silver: Humboldt Brownie, Mad River Brewing Co., Blue Lake, CA Bronze: Peacemaker Pilsner, Pug Ryan’s Brewing Co., Dillon, CO Bronze: Take Back the Streets, Piece Brewery, Chicago, IL Category: 35 Munich-Style Helles - 55 Entries Category: 18 Experimental Beer - 85 Entries Gold: Bucket Seat Blonde, Garage Brewing Co. & Pizzeria, Temecula, CA Gold: Mystery Airship Imperial Chocolate Porter, New Helvetia Brewing Co., Sacramento, CA Silver: Long Goodbye, Ahnapee Brewery, Algoma, WI Silver: Melt My Brain, Short’s Brewing Co., Elk Rapids, MI Bronze: Goldencold Lager, Susquehanna Brewing Co., Pittston, PA Bronze: Ramjet, Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales, Denver, CO Category: 36 Dortmunder or German-Style Oktoberfest - 48 Entries Category: 19 Fresh or Wet Hop Ale - 34 Entries Gold: Oktoberfest, Fort Collins Brewery & Tavern, Fort Collins, CO Gold: Acequia IPA, Bosque Brewing Co., Albuquerque, NM Silver: Longboard Island Lager, Craft Brew Alliance - Kona Brewery, Kailua Kona, HI Silver: Fresh Hop Superpower IPA, Comrade Brewing Co., Denver, CO Bronze: Helles Lager, Lucky Envelope Brewing, Seattle, WA Bronze: Melvin IPA, Melvin Brewing, Jackson, WY Category: 37 American-Style Lager or Light Lager - 55 Entries Category: 20 Historical Beer - 40 Entries Gold: Coors Banquet, Coors Brewing Co., Golden, CO Gold: Black Eagle Gratzer, Platform Beer Co., Cleveland, OH Silver: Summer Siesta Mexican Lager, Lone Tree Brewing Co., Lone Tree, CO Silver: Dortmunder Adambier, Blue Pants Brewery, Madison, AL Bronze: Southern Girl Lager, Sycamore Brewing, Charlotte, NC Bronze: Snow Drop, Grimm Brothers Brewhouse, Loveland, CO Category: 38 American-Style Cream Ale - 56 Entries Category: 21 Gluten-Free Beer - 24 Entries Gold: Rainier Lager, Pabst Brewing Co., Los Angeles, CA Gold: Watchstander Stout, Ghostfish Brewing Co., Seattle, WA Silver: Olympia, Pabst Brewing Co., Los Angeles, CA Silver: IPA No. 5, Ground Breaker Brewing, Portland, OR Bronze: Nuff, Dale Bros Brewery, Upland, CA Bronze: Ghostfish Grapefruit IPA, Ghostfish Brewing Co., Seattle, WA Category: 39 Vienna-Style Lager - 46 Entries Category: 22 American-Belgo-Style Ale - 71 Entries Gold: Vienna Lager, Devils Backbone Brewing Co. - Outpost, Lexington, VA Gold: Le Freak, Green Flash Brewing Co., San Diego, CA Silver: Oktoberfest, Stoudts Brewing Co., Adamstown, PA Silver: Summer Saison, Blackberry Farm Brewery, Walland, TN Bronze: Firebrick, August Schell Brewing Co., New Ulm, MN Bronze: Salad Days American Saison, Pale Fire Brewing Co., Harrisonburg, VA Category: 40 German-Style Märzen - 65 Entries Category: 23 American-Style Sour Ale - 86 Entries Gold: Oktoberfest, Rahr & Sons Brewing Co., Fort Worth, TX Gold: Savant Blanc, Perennial Artisan Ales, Saint Louis, MO Silver: Antonius 1742 Oktoberfest, Thr3e Wise Men Brewing Co., Indianapolis, IN Silver: Ensorcelled, The Rare Barrel, Berkeley, CA Bronze: Duck-Rabbit Märzen, Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery, Farmville, NC Bronze: Apropos of Nothing, The Rare Barrel, Berkeley, CA GreatAmericanBeerFestival.com #gabf Category: 41 American-Style Amber Lager - 48 Entries Category: 68 American-Style Black Ale - 54 Entries Gold: Auburn Lager, Mad Anthony Brewing Co., Fort Wayne, IN Gold: Midnight Moonlight, Fat Head’s Brewery - N. Olmstead, North Olmsted, OH Silver: Karbachtoberfest, Karbach Brewing Co., Houston, TX Silver: Singularity, Karl Strauss Brewing Co. - Costa Mesa, Costa Mesa, CA Bronze: St. Florian’s Brewery California Common, St. Florian’s Brewery, Windsor, CA Bronze: King Ink, Denver Beer Co. - Canworks, Denver, CO Category: 42 European-Style Dark/Münchner Dunkel - 34 Entries Category: 69 German-Style Sour Ale - 111 Entries Gold: Gigi, Exile Brewing, Des Moines, IA Gold: Gose, Reuben’s Brews Taproom, Seattle, WA Silver: Fearless Youth, Grimm Brothers Brewhouse, Loveland, CO Silver: Volkssekt, Bend Brewing Co., Bend, OR Bronze: Chuckanut Dunkel, Chuckanut Brewery, Bellingham, WA Bronze: Cucumber Crush, 10 Barrel Brewing Co., Bend, OR Category: 43 American-Style Dark Lager - 21 Entries Category: 70 German-Style Altbier - 49 Entries Gold: Lagerithm, Bottle Logic Brewing, Anaheim, CA Gold: Copper Alt, Zipline Brewing Co., Lincoln, NE Silver: Lighter Than I Look, Figueroa Mountain Brewing - Arroyo Grande, Arroyo Grande, CA Silver: Generation Alt, Flix Brewhouse - Indy, Carmel, IN Bronze: Black Diamond, Bend Brewing Co., Bend, OR Bronze: Altbier, Liquid Mechanics Brewing Co., Lafayette, CO Category: 44 German-Style Schwarzbier - 37 Entries Category: 71 South German-Style Hefeweizen - 95 Entries Gold: Lobo Negro, Pedernales Brewing Co., Fredericksburg, TX Gold: Weißbier, Prost Brewing, Denver, CO Silver: Black Knight, Fat Head’s Brewery - N. Olmstead, North Olmsted, OH Silver: Wild Wapiti Wheat, Elk Mountain Brewing Co., Parker, CO Bronze: Eastside, Lakefront Brewery, Milwaukee, WI Bronze: Windansea Wheat, Karl Strauss Brewing Co., San Diego, CA Category: 45 Bock - 38 Entries Category: 72 German-Style Wheat Ale - 38 Entries Gold: Break Line Bock, Rip Current Brewery, San Marcos, CA Gold: Saint Arnold Weedwacker, Saint Arnold Brewing Co., Houston, TX Silver: Rock Out with Maibock Out, Hailstorm Brewing Co., Tinley Park, IL Silver: Weizenbock, Kansas City Bier Co., Kansas City, MO Bronze: A Cart Ride to Mexico, Red Eye Brewing Co., Wausau, WI Bronze: Monkey Business, New Bohemia Brewing Co., Santa Cruz, CA Category: 46 German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock - 25 Entries Category: 73 Belgian-Style Blonde Ale or Pale Ale - 47 Entries Gold: The Regulator, Rahr & Sons Brewing Co., Fort Worth, TX Gold: Bear Hair, Logboat Brewing Co., Columbia, MO Silver: Procrastinator Doppelbock, Fitger’s Brewhouse, Duluth, MN Silver: Bleek Worden, Prison City Brewing, Auburn, NY Bronze: Hot for Teacher Ms. Doppelbock, Thr3e Wise Men Brewing Co., Indianapolis, IN Bronze: Belgian Style Pale Ale, Aardwolf Brewing Co., Jacksonville, FL Category: 47 Baltic-Style Porter - 35 Entries Category: 74 Belgian-Style Witbier - 82 Entries Gold: Cobaltic Porter, Bottle Logic Brewing, Anaheim, CA Gold: Allagash White, Allagash Brewing Co., Portland, ME Silver: Double Porter, Bemidji Brewing Co., Bemidji, MN Silver: White Rascal, Avery Brewing Co., Boulder, CO Bronze: Duck-Rabbit Baltic Porter, Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery, Farmville, NC Bronze: Optimal Wit, Port City Brewing Co., Alexandria, VA Category: 48 Golden or Blonde Ale - 107 Entries Category: 75 French- and Belgian-Style Saison - 132 Entries Gold: Sunlight Cream Ale, Sun King Brewing Co., Indianapolis, IN Gold: Siren’s Lure, Fair Winds Brewing Co., Lorton, VA Silver: Boxcar Blonde Ale, Heroes Restaurant and Brewery, Riverside, CA Silver: Daily Wages, Brasserie Saint James, Reno, NV Bronze: Alpine Gold, Tied House Cafe & Brewery - Mtn View, Mountain View, CA Bronze: Saison, URBN St. Brewing Co., El Cajon, CA Category: 49 German-Style Kölsch - 111 Entries Category: 76 Belgian- and French-Style Ale - 47 Entries Gold: Chuckanut Kolsch Style, Chuckanut Brewery, Bellingham, WA Gold: Vintage Monks, Adelbert’s Brewery, Austin, TX Silver: Colorado Kölsch, Steamworks Brewing Co., Durango, CO Silver: Grisette, Sly Fox Brewing Co., Pottstown, PA Bronze: Friar Chuck, Black Bottle Brewery, Fort Collins, CO Bronze: Petite Classique, The Commons Brewery, Portland, OR Category: 50 English-Style Summer Ale - 38 Entries Category: 77 Belgian-Style Lambic or Sour Ale - 78 Entries Gold: Beaverton Blonde, Golden Valley Brewery and Pub, McMinnville, OR Gold: Turbulent Consequence, Peche, Block 15, Corvallis, OR Silver: Cream Ale, Newburgh Brewing Co., Newburgh, NY Silver: Feral One, Firestone Walker Barrelworks, Buellton, CA Bronze: Lonely Blonde, Fulton Beer, Minneapolis, MN Bronze: Viejo Rojo, Tahoe Mountain Brewing Co. - Truckee, Truckee, CA Category: 51 Classic English-Style Pale Ale - 46 Entries Category: 78 Belgian-Style Dubbel or Quadruple - 60 Entries Gold: Mr. Kite’s Pale Ale, Social Kitchen & Brewery, San Francisco, CA Gold: Sanitarium, Bier Brewery and Taproom, Indianapolis, IN Silver: India Pale Ale, Arcadia Brewing Co., Kalamazoo, MI Silver: Dubbel Entendre, River’s Edge Brewing Co., Milford, MI Bronze: PBW Pale Ale, Paducah Beer Werks, Paducah, KY Bronze: Qualified, Taxman Brewing Co., Bargersville, IN Category: 52 English-Style India Pale Ale - 42 Entries Category: 79 Belgian-Style Tripel - 52 Entries Gold: Shanghai’d IPA, Old Town Brewing, Portland, OR Gold: Wild West Tripel, Chicago Brewing Co. - NV, Las Vegas, NV Silver: Monumental IPA, Port City Brewing Co., Alexandria, VA Silver: Allagash Tripel, Allagash Brewing Co., Portland, ME Bronze: Hammersmith IPA, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA Bronze: Millennium Trippel, Church Brew Works - Lawrenceville Brewery, Pittsburgh, PA Category: 53 International-Style Pale Ale - 75 Entries Category: 80 Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale - 65 Entries Gold: Mai Tai P.A., Alvarado Street Brewery & Grill, Monterey, CA Gold: Van Dammit, Jailbreak Brewing Co., Laurel, MD Silver: Rain Delay IPA, JAFB Wooster Brewery, Wooster, OH Silver: The Cannibal, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant - Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, PA Bronze: San Diego-Style IPA, Karl Strauss Brewing Co. - La Jolla, La Jolla, CA Bronze: Quad Damn It, Chicago Brewing Co. - NV, Las Vegas, NV Category: 54 American-Style Pale Ale - 160 Entries Category: 81 Other Belgian-Style Ale - 45 Entries Gold: Monterey St. Pale Ale, Central Coast Brewing Co., San Luis Obispo, CA Gold: Spangalang Table Beer, Spangalang Brewery, Denver, CO Silver: Hoppy Palm, Track 7 Brewing Co. - Natomas, Sacramento, CA Silver: Summer Rye Ale, Mayflower Brewing Co., Plymouth, MA Bronze: Featherweight Pale Ale, Cannonball Creek Brewing Co., Golden, CO Bronze: Witty Moron, Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Liberty Station, San Diego, CA Category: 55 American-Style Strong Pale Ale - 134 Entries Category: 82 Brown Porter - 57 Entries Gold: Ratchet Strap IPA, Barley Brown’s Beer, Baker City, OR Gold: Disaster at Meux, Lion Bridge Brewing Co., Cedar Rapids, IA Silver: Via Chicago, CODA Brewing Co., Aurora, CO Silver: Peter Brown Tribute Ale, Bear Republic Brewing Co. - Factory 5, Cloverdale, CA Bronze: 3C India Pale Ale, Triple C Brewing, Charlotte, NC Bronze: Black Jack Porter, Left Hand Brewing Co., Longmont, CO Category: 56 American-Style India Pale Ale - 336 Entries Category: 83 Robust Porter - 102 Entries Gold: Revolver IPA, BNS Brewing & Distilling Co., Santee, CA Gold: Recalcitrant Dockhand, Black Star Co-op, Austin, TX Silver: Pernicious IPA, Wicked Weed Brewing - Candler, Candler, NC Silver: Porter, Port City Brewing Co., Alexandria, VA Bronze: White Rajah, The Brew Kettle Taproom and Smokehouse, Strongsville, OH Bronze: Night Watchman, City Star Brewing, Berthoud, CO Category: 57 Imperial India Pale Ale - 208 Entries Category: 84 Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout - 36 Entries Gold: Hop JuJu Imperial IPA, Fat Head’s Brewery, Middleburg Heights, OH Gold: Stearns Stout, Figueroa Mountain Brewing - Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA Silver: Eazy Duz It IIPA, Laurelwood Public House and Brewery, Portland, OR Silver: Dragoon’s Dry Irish Stout, Moylan’s Brewery & Restaurant, Novato, CA Bronze: Teahupo’o, Breakwater Brewing Co., Oceanside, CA Bronze: Dry Stout, Reuben’s Brews, Seattle, WA Category: 58 American-Style Amber/Red Ale - 94 Entries Category: 85 Export Stout - 39 Entries Gold: Immersion Amber Ale, Two Beers Brewing Co., Seattle, WA Gold: Fade to Black, Volume 1, Left Hand Brewing Co., Longmont, CO Silver: Proletariat Red, Lompoc Brewing - The 5th Quadrant, Portland, OR Silver: Black Rock Stout, Crossroads Brewing Co., Athens, NY Bronze: Sharkbite Red, Pizza Port Bressi Ranch, Carlsbad, CA Bronze: Z-man Stout, Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA Category: 59 Double Red Ale - 71 Entries Category: 86 American-Style Stout - 39 Entries Gold: Bone Head Imperial Red, Fat Head’s Brewery, Middleburg Heights, OH Gold: Disorder Stout, Barley Brown’s Brewpub, Baker City, OR Silver: Toaster Pastry, 21st Amendment Brewery, San Leandro, CA Silver: Black Cliffs, Boise Brewing, Boise, ID Bronze: GRAMBO, Pizza Port Solana Beach, Solana Beach, CA Bronze: P2P, 10 Barrel Brewing Co., Bend, OR Category: 60 Imperial Red Ale - 35 Entries Category: 87 Sweet Stout or Cream Stout - 75 Entries Gold: reDANKulous, Founders Brewing Co., Grand Rapids, MI Gold: West O CocO, West O Beer, West Okoboji, IA Silver: Wreak Havoc, Bootstrap Brewing Co., Niwot, CO Silver: Chocolate Milk Stout, Boxing Bear Brewing Co., Albuquerque, NM Bronze: Imperial Red Ale, Marble Brewery, Albuquerque, NM Bronze: The Husstler, Huss Brewing, Tempe, AZ Category: 61 English-Style Mild Ale - 40 Entries Category: 88 Oatmeal Stout - 73 Entries Gold: Mild, Brothers Craft Brewing, Harrisonburg, VA Gold: R & R Oatmeal Stout, Beaver Street Brewery, Flagstaff, AZ Silver: Summer Porter, Fort Point Beer Co., San Francisco, CA Silver: Scripps Pier Stout, South Park Brewing - CA, San Diego, CA Bronze: Mamoot, Logboat Brewing Co., Columbia, MO Bronze: Scaredy Cat, Vintage Brewing Co., Madison, WI Category: 62 Ordinary or Special Bitter - 43 Entries Category: 89 Imperial Stout - 80 Entries Gold: DBA (Double Barrel Ale), Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA Gold: Double Negative, Grimm Artisanal Ales, Brooklyn, NY Silver: Spitfire Best Bitter, Flyers Restaurant and Brewery, Oak Harbor, WA Silver: Russian Imperial Stout, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant - Lancaster, Lancaster, PA Bronze: Sawtooth Ale, Left Hand Brewing Co., Longmont, CO Bronze: The Miller’s Toll, Raleigh Brewing Co., Raleigh, NC Category: 63 Extra Special Bitter - 67 Entries Category: 90 Scotch Ale - 55 Entries Gold: The Guilty Party, Gibb’s Hundred Brewing Co., Greensboro, NC Gold: MacPelican’s Wee Heavy Ale, Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR Silver: 14° ESB, Bent Paddle Brewing Co., Duluth, MN Silver: Black Lagoon Scottish Strong, Rip Current Brewery, San Marcos, CA Bronze: Red Fish, Flying Fish Brewing Co., Somerdale, NJ Bronze: Real Heavy, Real Ale Brewing Co., Blanco, TX Category: 64 Scottish-Style Ale - 52 Entries Category: 91 Old Ale or Strong Ale - 39 Entries Gold: Copper John Scotch Ale, Madison River Brewing Co., Belgrade, MT Gold: Old Scrooge, Silver City Brewery, Bremerton, WA Silver: Cold Smoke, KettleHouse Brewing Co., Missoula, MT Silver: Innsmouth Olde Ale, Narragansett Brewing Co., Providence, RI Bronze: Barrio Rojo, Barrio Brewing Co., Tucson, AZ Bronze: MASSIVE! 2013, Gigantic Brewing Co., Portland, OR Category: 65 Irish-Style Red Ale - 70 Entries Category: 92 Barley Wine-Style Ale - 56 Entries Gold: TAPS Irish Red, TAPS Fish House & Brewery - Corona, Corona, CA Gold: Fat Hog, Ritual Brewing Co., Redlands, CA Silver: Johnny Blood Red, Titletown Brewing Co., Green Bay, WI Silver: Statik, Brewery Rickoli, Wheat Ridge, CO Bronze: Hooligan’s Irish Red Ale, Montana Brewing Co., Billings, MT Bronze: Old Skook, Three Magnets Brewing, Olympia, WA Category: 66 English-Style Brown Ale - 72 Entries 2015 Great American Beer Festival Pro-Am Competition - 91 Entries Gold: Red Hydrant Ale, Big Dog’s Brewing Co., Las Vegas, NV Sponsored by Briess Malt & Ingredients Co., The Country Malt Group, Silver: No Name, Glenwood Canyon Brewing Co., Glenwood Springs, CO Yakima Chief-Hopunion and White Labs Bronze: Rogue River Brown, Rockford Brewing Co. - Rockford, Michigan, Rockford, MI Gold: Muscat Love, Great South Bay Brewery, Bay Shore, NY Brewmaster: Great South Bay Brewery, AHA Member: Brian Giebel Category: 67 American-Style Brown Ale - 85 Entries Silver: Atahsaisa, Odd13 Brewery, Lafayette, CO Gold: 1623 Almighty Brown Ale, 7th Settlement Brewery, Dover, NH Brewmaster: Ryan Scott and Brandon Boldt, AHA Member: Mike Froehlich Silver: Rapture Fusion Brown Ale, Rabbit Hole Brewing, Justin, TX Bronze: Citra IPA, FATE Brewing Company, Boulder, CO Bronze: Restraint, Institution Ale Co., Camarillo, CA Brewmaster: FATE Brewing Company Team, AHA Member: Ryan Lotter

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