I don’t need to tell you that Minnesota brewers make some very good beer. Yesterday at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Minnesota brewers walked away with seven medals. For those of you unfamiliar with the event, The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) is the country’s premiere beer festival and competition organized by the Brewers Association. Taking home a medal is a big deal. Congrats to our local winners and everyone involved in the event!

Silver medal winners:

• Bemidji Brewing Company, “Double Porter” — Baltic-Style Porter
• Bent Paddle Brewing Co., “14 Degrees ESB” — Extra Special Bitter
• Fitger’s Brewhouse, “Procrastinator Doppelbock” — German-Style Doppelbock
• Mankato Brewery, “Pumpkin Grinder” — Pumpkin Beer
• Steel Toe Brewing, “Size 4” — Session India Pale Ale

Bronze medal winners:

• Fulton Brewing, “Lonely Blonde” — English-Style Summer Ale
• August Schell Brewing Co., “Firebrick” — Vienna-Style Lager

See the full list of Great American Craft Beer Festival winners:

https://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/the-competition/winners/