Denver, Colorado - The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) Competition continued its record setting ways, crushing last year's entries by 16%. GABF remains the largest commercial beer competition in the world with 3,308 entries.
View the 2009 Winners List
The GABF competition attracted 132 international beer judges from ten countries. Award-winning brewers received prestigious gold, silver and bronze medals in 78 beer categories, establishing the best examples of each style in the U.S.
The most competitive category was American Style India Pale Ale with 134 entries. The gold medal went to Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA for Union Jack for the second straight year. The second most hotly contested category was Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer with 110 entries (up from 79 in 2008). The gold medal went to Arcadia Brewing Co., Battle Creek, MI for Cereal Killer Barleywine.
Great American Beer Festival 2009 Statistics
- 457 breweries in the festival hall
- 2,100 beers served at the festival
- 49,000 attendees (includes brewers, volunteers and ticket holders)
- 3,000 volunteers
- 495 breweries in the competition
- 3,308 beers judged in the competition
- 78 categories judged + Pro-Am category
- 132 judges from ten countries
- Average number of competition beers entered in each category: 42
- Category with highest number of entries: 134, American Style India Pale Ale
2009 Great American Beer Festival Official Sponsors
| The Simpsons | DRAFT Magazine | Anheuser-Busch |
| Coors Light | Miller Lite | Microstar Keg Management |
| AM 760 | KBCO 97.3 FM | 103.5 The Fox |
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