Aside from the main awards, there’s another competition that takes place during the GABF every year, away from the bright lights of the Colorado Convention Center and the eyes (and taste buds) of the public.
Winning a medal at the Great American Beer Festival is a big deal. At best, it can put a small brewery on the map or change the fortunes of an individual brewer. At a minimum, it brings accolades to a brewery’s staff as they take the stage during the awards ceremony in front of hundreds of colleagues and friends.
Hutchinson won the crown back in 2009 for Hop Vivant Double IPA when he was still the head brewer at Boulder’s Mountain Sun Pub and Brewery. He’s competed every year since, and finished in the top 20 a few times, but hasn’t won the crown again. That moment was big for Pesheck. “What did it feel like winning AK? Absolutely unbelievable, like a miracle … I think I was in a euphoric state of shock for about three months,” he said.
The beers themselves can be bitter or not, hazy or clear, and of almost any alcohol content. But it’s the balanced ones that typically win, Catron said. “Something you want more than one of.”
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