Wednesday, November 14, 2012


GABF Award Winners - 2012


Elite Brands would like to congratulate eight of our very special brewers for walking away with some fresh new bling from this year’s Great American Beer Festival.  The competition comprises a total of 84 categories touching virtually every niche within the beer drinking world.  Each and every beer is painstakingly analyzed, tasted and discussed to ensure that only the very best make the cut.  So hats off to our intrepid brewers for maintaining the gold standard; we are proud to be representing such creative and talented breweries.

We take great care in representing breweries that showcase a unique perspective on their craft and a commitment to quality and creativity.  Craft Brewers such as Russian River, The Lost Abbey and The Bruery among others represent a handful of companies that within the industry that are obsessed with quality and creativity in their beers.

Elite saw a total of five Gold Medal winners in our portfolio.  Green Flash took best American-Belgo Style Ale beating out 71 entries with Le Freak.  Le Freak is a modern ale created by converging two beer styles, Belgian Trippel and American Imperial IPA. They use of two yeast strains further marries the styles and American hops give the beer its modern flare. 

Mad River Brewing earned the Gold Medal in the Golden or Blonde Ale category beating out 67 entries in the category. Steelhead Extra Pale Ale took the price with its bright golden hued and medium body. The beer showcases a spicy/floral hop character and a very mild bitterness. 
Port Brewing  claimed a Bronze Medal with their Hot Rocks Lager in the Indigenous Beer category.  Hailing from the State of California, Port Brewing

The following is a comprehensive list of all the Great American Beer Festival winners within the Elite Brands portfolio:






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