Like everything this year, the Great American Beer Festival looked a little different this year. Breweries from all 1720 breweries in all 50 states submitted more than 8,800 beers to the competition. Out of all of those beers and breweries, four Minnesota breweries took home medals.

Gold:
Hoops Brewing – 325 Pineapple Chili
The Freehouse – No. 17 Scotch Ale

Silver:
Waconia Brewing Co. – Cookies and Cream Milk Stout

Bronze:
Lupulin Brewing – Doppelbock

Additionally, The Freehouse was named the winner of the Large Brewpub and Large Brewpub Brewer of the Year. Congrats!