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The 2025 Great American Beer Festival in Denver showcased winners across 108 beer categories, highlighting popular styles like IPAs and lagers, with new categories reflecting evolving trends. Awards were given in various beer and cider styles, with breweries of different sizes recognized as Brewery of the Year and Cidermaker of the Year.
The Brewers Association has announced the winners of the 2023 Great American Beer Festival, with 263 breweries winning 303 medals in the largest beer competition in America. Over 2,000 breweries entered nearly 9,300 beers across 99 categories, judged by experts from ten countries. The festival also awarded Brewery of the Year honors to breweries of different sizes, with Allagash Brewing Co. named the overall winner. Third Eye Brewing Co. was the most-medaled brewery, winning two gold and two silver medals.
Colorado breweries had a remarkable showing at the 2023 Great American Beer Festival, winning a total of 40 medals, including 15 gold. Westbound & Down Brewing Co. emerged as the biggest winner with three medals, including a gold in the West Coast-style IPA category. Wibby Brewing was named "brewery of the year" in its size category. The awards reflect the diversity and quality of beers produced by Colorado brewers, and the recognition is expected to energize the local beer industry.