Here’s how Colorado breweries fared at the 2018 GABF competition

A total of 30 Colorado breweries took home a total of 32 gold, silver or bronze medals at the 2018 Great American Beer Festival that ended its three-day run on Saturday. In all, 306 medals were handed out in 102 categories covering 167 different beer styles to a total of 280 breweries.

Denver Beer Co. won two gold medals in the Great American Beer Festival awards handed out Saturday morning at the annual festival at the Colorado Convention Center.

The seven-year-old brewery won for its flagship beer, “Graham Cracker Porter,” and a barrel-aged beer called “Barrel-Age Japance Off.” It is the third year in a row for a gold medal for Denver Beer Co. The brewery won a bronze medal in 2011 for “Graham Cracker Porter.”

“It’s fantastic,” said head brewer Jason Buehler. “It goes to show that if you work hard, it pays off. This says a lot for our whole team.”

In addition to the named categories, New Belgium Brewing Co. in Fort Collins won a gold medal for its collaboration with Oud Beersel from Beersel, Belgium on Transatlantic Kriek. And Cheluna Brewing Co. in Aurora won a bronze in the Pro-Am category for a brew that was made in collaboration with homebrewer Chris Cardillo.

Colorado breweries that won medals at the 2018 GABF

The following are the medal winners from Colorado, including the name of the beer, the brewery, city and award category:

GOLD

• Apricot Saison – 105 Brewing Co., Castle Rock, Specialty Saison
• Drunkard’s Cloak – Banded Oak, Denver, Old Ale or Strong Ale
• BJ’s Quad – BJ’s Restaurant, Boulder, Belgian-style Dubbel or Quadrupel
• Sunshine Express – Butcherknife Brewing Co., Steamboat Springs,  Australian-style India Pale Ale
• Netflix and Pils – Canonball Creek Brewing Co., Golden, German-style Pilsner
• Barrel-aged Japance Off – Denver Beer Co., Denver, Barrel-aged beer
• Graham Cracker Porter – Denver Beer Co., Denver, Specialty Beer
• Guten Bock – Gilded Goat Brewing Co., Fort Collins, Bock
• Shoshone Stout – Glenwood Canyon Brewing Co., Glenwood Springs, Oatmeal Stout
• Legendary Red – Golden City Brewery, Golden, German-style Alt Bier
• Bohemian Pilsner – Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, Broomfield, Bohemian-style Pilsner
• Puckerberry – High Hops Brewery, Windsor, Gluten-free Beer
• Sawtooth Ale – Lefthand Brewing Co., Longmont, Ordinary or Specialty Bitter
• Transatlantic Kriek – New Belgium Brewing Co., Fort Collins, in collaboration with Oud Beersel, Beersel, Belgium
• Oktoberfest – Ska Brewing, Durango, Vienna-style Lager
• Colorado Kolsh – Steamworks Brewing Co., Durango, Kolsh Beer
• Jean Claud Van Blond – Wit’s End Brewing, Denver, Belgian Style Blonde Ale or Pale Ale

SILVER

• 1956 Golden Ale — Bootstrap Brewing, Niwot, Golden or Blonde Ale
• Little Red Cap – Grimm Brothers Brewing Co., Loveland, German-style Alt Bier
• Honeycomb Cream Ale – Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery, Denver, Honey Beer
• Citra Dry Hopped Funk Yo Couch – Wiley Roots Brewing, Greeley, Mixed Culture Brett Beer

BRONZE

• Pro-Am Collaboration – Cheluna Brewing Co., Aurora
• Chips and Salsa Cream Ale – Cogstone Brewing, Colorado Springs, Experimental Beer
• Defcon Red – Comrade Brewing Co., Denver, Irish-style Red Ale
• Knee-Knocker Porter – Crow Hop Brewing Co., Loveland, Brown Porter
• Madame Psychosis – Fiction Beer Co., Denver, Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale
• St. Nigel’s Dopplebock – Front Range Brewing Co., Lafayette, German-style Doppelbock
• It Takes a Tribe Red Ale – Goat Patch Brewing Co., Colorado Springs, Scottish-style Ale
• Dayblazer Easygoing Ale – New Belgium Brewing Co., Fort Collins, American-style Cream Ale
• Blonde Betty – Smuggler’s Brewpub, Telluride, Belgian Style Blonde Ale or Pale Ale
• Howdy Beer – The Post Brewing Co., Lafayette, American-style Pilsner
• Abby Blonde – Thirsty Monk Pub & Brewery, Denver, Belgian- and French-style Ale

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