Great American Beer Festival

When:
October 15, 2015 all-day
2015-10-15T00:00:00+00:00
2015-10-16T00:00:00+00:00
Where:
Colorado Convention Center
700 14th St
Denver, CO 80202
USA
Cost:
35.00
Great American Beer Festival @ Colorado Convention Center | Denver | Colorado | United States

Boulder, CO • September 26, 2015—The 2015Great American Beer Festival (GABF) competition awarded 275 medals to some of the best commercial breweries in the United States, plus three GABF Pro-Am medals to teams of amateur brewers paired with professional brewers.

View the 2015 winners or download a PDF list of the winners

Presented by the Brewers Association, GABF is the largest commercial beer competition in the world and a symbol of brewing excellence. In its 29th year, the 2015 competition surpassed all previous participation records, exceeding last year’s record-setting competition.

Overview: Great American Beer Festival Competition

Award-winning brewers received prestigious gold, silver and bronze medals in 92 beer categories covering 145 different beer styles (including all subcategories), establishing the best examples of each style in the country. Winners were chosen from 6,647 competition entries (20 percent more than in 2014) from 1,552 breweries hailing from 50 states plus Washington, D.C.

This year’s GABF competition saw its biggest panel of judges ever, with 242 beer experts from 15 countries, including the U.S., and 155 competition volunteers. The panel also evaluated 91 Pro-Am entries.