ACBF Photo Recap and Medal Winners
After the Great American Beer Festival, the fest circuit goes somewhat into hibernation mode until January's Vail Big Beers Festival with one notable exception. The All Colorado Beer Festival, held in Colorado Springs the first weekend in November is an event not to miss. This fest is run smoothly and professionally in the same vein as it's big brother GABF, and with ample volunteers and professional coordination, the brewers can talk about their beers with every attendee adding to the enjoyable experience. We attended the afternoon session, which hadn't completely sold out like the evening session, but was busy from the get go!
As always, the competition aspect of the event really helped showcase some of Colorado's best brews. With over 70 breweries in attendance and more than 200 variants of beer being poured, there easily was something for everyone. Congratulations to everyone who competed, it was sure fun to see 11 medals for Pikes Peak region brewers out of a total of 36! Below is the list of winners, we've highlighted our regional winners!
Category 1 – Lagers
Gold – Yak & Yeti – Nameste Pilsner, Silver – Eddyline – Kickin’ Back Amber Lager, Bronze – Eddyline – Jolly Roger Black Lager
Category 2 – Bock, Scottish & Irish Ales
Gold – Oskar Blues – Old Chub Nitro, Silver – Bristol – Laughing Lab Scottish Ale, Bronze – Ute Pass – Kick Back Irish Red
Category 3 – Hybrid, German Wheat & Rye
Gold – Living the Dream – Alt Bier, Silver – Odyssey – Heliocentric, Bronze – Phantom Canyon – Red Sparks
Category 4 – American Ales
Gold – Upslope – Brown Ale, Silver – Elk Mountain – Ute Bill Pale Ale, Bronze – Ute Pass – Live the Dream Pale Ale
Category 5 – Brown Ale, Porter & Stout
Gold – Craftworks/Rockbottom – Wrong Trousers, Silver – Bonfire – Tent Pole, Bronze – Verboten – Pure Imagination
Category 6 – India Pale Ale
Gold – Odell – IPA, Silver – Shamrock – Big Popa IIPA, Bronze – Living the Dream – Imperial IPA
Category 7 – Belgian, French & Sour Ales
Gold – River North – River North White, Silver – New Belgium – Le Terroir, Bronze – Pikes Peak – Penrose Private Reserve 1302
Category 8 – Strong Ales
Gold – Manitou – MBC Belgian Dark Strong, Silver – Nano 108 – Belgian Triple, Bronze – Elevation – Arete Barley Wine
Category 9 – Fruit Beer
Gold – Dry Dock – Apricot Blonde, Silver – Yak & Yeti – Gluten Free Apple Ale,, Bronze – Bonfire – Gluten Free Raspberry
Category 10 – Spice, Herb & Vegetable Beer
Gold – Boulder Beer – Shake Chocolate Porter, Silver – Upslope – Pumpkin Ale, Bronze – Twisted Pine – Billy’s Chili
Category 11 – Smoke & Wood-Aged Beer
Gold – Paradox – Old Kintucky Common, Silver – Elevation – Signal de Botrange, Bronze – Copper Kettle – Sobremesa
Category 12 – Specialty Beer
Gold – Shamrock – Death by Coconut Chocolate Porter, Silver – BJ’s Brewhouse – Cascadian Dark Ale, Bronze – Smiling Toad – Lavender
