Congratulations to Rhinegeist Brewery which jumped into the 33rd slot on the list of the Brewers Association top 50 brewers based on sales volume. The next closest brewery to our area on the list is Great Lakes in Cleveland which comes in at number 20.
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2009 Great American Beer Festival Gold Winners
The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) was held in Denver last weekend – congratulations to all the winners (Gold are listed below). For the full listing, follow the link at the bottom. Anyone looking for a gift idea for me, just look below (except for the first entry).
| Brewery | Beer | State | Category |
| Anheuser-Busch, Inc. | Budweiser Select | MO | American Style Light Lager |
| Arcadia Brewing Co. | Cereal Killer Barleywine | MI | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer |
| Avery Brewing Co. | The Kaiser | CO | German Style Doppelbock or Eisbock |
| Barley Island Brewing Co. | Dirty Helen Brown Ale | IN | American Style Brown Ale |
| Bear Republic Factory Five | Racer 5 IPA | CA | American-Style Strong Pale Ale |
| Beaver St. Brewery | Big Rapid Red | AZ | Ordinary or Special Bitter |
| Blackstone Brewing Co. | St. Charles Porter | TN | Brown Porter |
| Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant | County Seat Wheat | KS | American-Style Wheat Beer |
| Boulevard Brewing Co | ZON | MO | Belgian-Style Witbier |
| Breakwater Brewing Co. | Raspberry Creek | CA | Fruit Beer or Field Beer |
| Captain Lawrence Brewing Co | Rosso e Marrone | NY | American-Style Sour Ale |
| Cascade Brewery Co. LLC | Bourbonic Plague | OR | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer |
| Chama River Brewing Co. | Herbal Joe’s Columbarillo IPA | NM | Pro-Am Competition |
| Choc Beer Co. | Signature Dubbel | OK | Belgian-Style Abbey Ale |
| Chuckanut Brewery | Dunkel | WA | European Style Dunkel |
| Chuckanut Brewery | Vienna Lager | WA | Vienna Style Lager |
| Cigar City Brewing | Humidor Series IPA | FL | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer |
| Coors Brewing Co. | Keystone Ice | CO | American Style Specialty Lager |
| Coors Brewing Co. | Coors Banquet | CO | American-Style Lager or Premium Lager |
| Devil’s Backbone Brewing Co. | Gold Leaf Lager | VA | International-Style Pilsener |
| Dogfish Head Brewery | Chateau Jiahu | DE | Specialty Beer |
| Dry Dock Brewing Co. | Bismarck Altbier | CO | German Style Altbier |
| Durango Brewing Co. | Durango Colorfest | CO | American Style Amber Lager |
| Erie Brewing Co | Railbender Ale | PA | Scottish Style Ale |
| Firestone Walker Brewing Co. | Union Jack | CA | American-Style India Pale Ale |
| Flying Dog Brewery | Horn Dog Vintage 2007 | MD | Aged Beer |
| Flying Dog Brewery | Dogtoberfest | MD | German Style Märzen |
| Flying Dog Brewery | Gonzo Imperial Porter | MD | Imperial Stout |
| Flying Fish Brewing Co. | Exit 4 | NJ | American-Belgo-Style Ale |
| Full Sail Brewing at Riverplace | Session Black Premium Lager | OR | American-Style Dark Lager |
| Gella’s Diner and Lb. Brewing Co. | Liberty Stout | KS | American-Style Stout |
| Glenwood Canyon Brewing Co. | Cardiff | CO | Other Strong Beer |
| Grand Teton Brewing Co. | Sweetgrass IPA | ID | American Style Pale Ale |
| Great American Restaurants | Crazy Jackass Ale | VA | Rye Beer |
| Hopworks Urban Brewery | Organic Ace of Spades Imperial IPA | OR | Imperial India Pale Ale |
| Hopworks Urban Brewery | Organic Rise Up Red | OR | American Style Amber/Red Ale |
| Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant | Schwarzbier | DE | German Style Schwarzbier |
| Laurelwood Brewing Co. | Space Stout | OR | Foreign Style Stout |
| Left Hand Brewing Co. | Smokejumper | CO | Smoked Beer |
| Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery | Sara’s Ruby Mild | CA | English Style Mild Ale |
| Marin Brewing Co. | Pt. Reyes Porter | CA | Robust Porter |
| McKenzie Brew House | Saison Vautour | PA | French- and Belgian Style Saison |
| Miller Brewing Co. | Milwaukee’s Best | CO | American-Style Cream Ale or Lager |
| Montana Brewing Co. | Stillwater Rye | MT | Herb and Spice or Chocolate Beer |
| Otter Creek Brewing/Wolaver’s Organic Ales | Vermont Lager | VT | Bohemian Style Pilsener |
| Piece Brewery | Top Heavy Hefeweizen | IL | South German Style Hefeweizen |
| Pizza Port Carlsbad | Beech Street Bitter | CA | English-Style India Pale Ale |
| Pizza Port Carlsbad | Revelations | CA | Belgian Style Strong Specialty Ale |
| Pizza Port Carlsbad | Cow Stout | CA | Sweet Stout |
| Pizza Port Carlsbad | Reed’s Wee Heavy | CA | Scotch Ale |
| Pizza Port San Clemente | Ernest’s Silky Smoove | CA | Oatmeal Stout |
| Pizza Port Solana Beach | Shark Attack | CA | Imperial Red Ale |
| Pyramid Breweries | Haywire Hefeweizen | WA | American-Style Wheat Beer With Yeast |
| Pyramid Breweries | Mactarnahan’s Amber | WA | Classic English Style Pale Ale |
| Redhook Ales – Woodinville | ESB | WA | Extra Special Bitter or Strong Bitter |
| RJ Rockers Brewing Co. | Light Rock Ale | SC | English-Style Summer Ale |
| Rock Bottom Brewery – Arlington | Dude! Where’s My Vespa? | VA | Coffee Flavored Beer |
| Rock Bottom Brewery – La Jolla | Longboard Brown | CA | English Style Brown Ale |
| Rock Bottom Brewery – Milwaukee | 106 Pilsner | WI | German-Style Pilsener |
| Saint Arnold Brewing Co. | Saint Arnold Summer Pils | TX | Munich Style Helles |
| Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. | Kolsch | CA | German Style Kölsch |
| Silver City Brewery | Old Scrooge ‘98 | WA | Old Ale or Strong Ale |
| Silver City Brewery | Ridgetop Red | WA | Irish Style Red Ale |
| Southampton Publick House | Berliner Weisse | NY | German-Style Sour Ale |
| Starr Hill Brewery | Dark Starr Stout | VA | Classic Irish Style Dry Stout |
| The Alchemist | Celia Framboise | VT | Gluten Free Beer |
| The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery, Inc. | Duck-Rabbit Baltic Porter | NC | Baltic-Style Porter |
| The Lost Abbey | Carnevale | CA | Belgian and French-Style Ale |
| The Lost Abbey | Duck Duck Gooze | CA | Belgian-Style Lambic or Sour Ale |
| The SandLot | Move Back | CO | Dortmunder or German-Style Oktoberfest |
| Thunder Canyon Brewery | Countdown Honey Brown | AZ | Specialty Honey Beer |
| Trinity Brewing Co | TPS Report | CO | Experimental Beer |
| Triumph Brewing Co. of New Hope | Hefeweizen | PA | German-Style Wheat Ale |
| Triumph Brewing Co. of Philadelphia | KinderPils | PA | Session Beer |
| Troegs Brewing Co. | Troegenator | PA | Bock |
| Tustin Brewing Co. | Golden Spike | CA | Golden or Blonde Ale |
| Uncle Billy’s Brew & Que | Hell In Keller | TX | Kellerbier/Zwickelbier |
| Valley Brewing Co. | Old Inventory Barley Wine | CA | Barley Wine Style Ale |
| Widmer Brothers Brewing | W ‘10 | OR | Out of Category – Traditionally Brewed Beer |
http://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/medals/medalists.aspx