2023 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) Winners: Maryland
The Great American Beer Festival
Tonight at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver Colorado they announced their yearly winners. The Great American Beer Festival (or GABF for short) started in 1982 and has been a staple event of the craft beer community, running every year (going virtual during the COVID – 19 pandemic). Making this the fortieth annual event.
For those unaware, The Great American Beer Festival, is thee annual event for craft breweries across the country. Every year, hundreds / thousands of breweries and brewers meet up in Colorado for the annual event, showcasing their goods, and hoping to bring home some of the illustrious medals. Getting a gold, silver, and even bronze at the GABF means a big deal to the brewer, and to the brewery itself.
It helps solidify yourself as a top brewery, it helps to get you recognition, and showcases the merits of the brewers involved.
Maryland
Maryland walked away with three medals this year: two silvers and one gold. Let’s take a look at who won what. Also, for a look at past year’s winners:
Past year’s winners:
- 2019 GABF Winners: Pennsylvania
- 2020 GABF Winners: Pennsylvania
- 2021 GABF Winners: Pennsylvania
- 2022 GABF Winners: Pennsylvania
- 2023 GABF Winners: Pennsylvania
- 2022 GABF Winners: Maryland
- 2023 GABF Winners: Maryland
Medalists and Winners
Maryland breweries received three medals this year at the Great American Beer Festival.
Gold
Category: Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer
Brewery: Rock Bottom Brewery – Bethesda
Beer: Rye Whiskey Barrel-Aged Atom Smasher
City: Bethesda, MD
Silver
Category: Sweet Stout or Cream Stout
Brewery: Waredaca Brewing Company
Beer: Milk Stout
City: Gaithersburg, MD
Category: Vienna-Style Lager
Brewery: Silver Branch Brewing Company
Beer: Oktoberfest
City: Silver Spring, MD
Congratulations
Congratulations to the Maryland breweries that medaled this year.
For more information on the competition, judging, and voting, you can go straight to the Great American Beer Festival’s page on ‘competition’: Great American Beer Festival – Competition.
Great American Beer Festival Wrap – Up
For more information, you can go to the Great American Beer Festival pages here:
- Great American Beer Festival – Homepage
- Great American Beer Festival – Competition, Judging Information, Etc.
- Great American Beer Festival – Awards Ceremony (With Livestream and Replay)
- Great American Beer Festival – Full List of 2023 Winners
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