2023 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) Winners: Pennsylvania
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.
This year unfortunately, Pennsylvania only walked away with three medals (one gold, one silver, and one bronze). It was certainly not PA’s best outing in GABF history; but they did certainly pick three great Pennsylvania beers representing for their three different outstanding breweries.
Not sure who all came out to GABF to pour this year, but YAH Brew was on hand to pour two beers for their new brewery.
Having your beers pouring at GABF is big enough, but coming home with a medal is even bigger, and this year unfortunately, Pennsylvania came up a little bit light for their trophy case.
Past year’s winners:
- 2019 GABF Winners: Pennsylvania
- 2020 GABF Winners: Pennsylvania
- 2021 GABF Winners: Pennsylvania
- 2022 GABF Winners: Pennsylvania
Medalists and Winners
Pennsylvania only took home three medals this year – one gold, one silver, and one bronze. This is up from last year where Pennsylvania only received two medals.
Gold
Category: Experimental Beer
Brewery: Cinderlands Foederhouse
Beer: Hill & Hollow: Cayuga
City: Pittsburgh, PA
Silver
Category: Belgian-Style Abbey Ale
Brewery: Attic Brewing
Beer: Over There
City: Philadelphia, PA
Bronze
Category: German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock
Brewery: Wallenpaupack Brewing Company
Beer: Activator
City: Hawley, PA
Congratulations
Congratulations to both of the Pennsylvania breweries that medaled this year. Hopefully in 2023 we get more than just two medals for my homestate. Fingers crossed.
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
This year here on the blog, I am going to be posting the results of several states, unlike just doing Pennsylvania like I have in past years. (Now that we’ve been out traveling to more local states.) So look for Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, and Ohio articles in the coming days. (Probably be doing one per day.)
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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