The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) pivoted yet again to maintain its long-running awards competition. The awards ceremony typically coincides with October’s GABF. Instead, 2021 winners were announced on Sept. 10 during the Brewers Association’s annual Craft Brewers Conference® & Brew Expo America®. GABF, the country’s largest ticketed beer festival, announced earlier this year that it will skip its public event in 2021 (as it…
In a year tossed upside down in many ways, the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) pivoted to maintain its long-running awards competition. Though no one physically attended the awards ceremony on Oct. 16, Utah breweries definitely showed up. Proper Brewing Co. won Gold for its flagship Proper Beer. It beat out 92 other entries in…
Five Utah breweries snagged six medals at the 2019 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) on Saturday. The six-pack of medals appears to be the most won by Utah breweries in a single GABF since Beehive State brewers brought home eight in 2012. Shades Brewing won gold, making it two straight years the South Salt Lake…
Believe the hype. The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) is big. It’s also loud. And it’s definitely the place to sample craft beers brewed from sea to shining sea. GABF, as organizers say, represents the “largest collection of U.S. beer ever served, in a public tasting event plus a private competition.” The 2018 edition took place Sept….