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:
