Now that the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) has wrapped up another year and the awards have been given, let’s see which of your favorite Texas breweries took home honors this year. It should be worth noting that the nine total gold medals was a new record for Texas breweries. Special recognition needs to go to Rahr & Sons Brewing in Fort Worth. They managed to take home two gold medals this year at GABF, which is rare.
Gold Medal
- (512) Wild Bear (Brett Beer)
- ABGB Rocket 100 (American-Style or International-Style Pilsner)
- Adelbert’s Vintage Monks (Belgian and French-Style Ale)
- Black Star Co-op Recalcitrant Dockhand (Robust Porter)
- BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery-Temple LightSwitch Lager (Session Beer)
- Pedernales Lobo Negro (German-Style Schwarzbier)
- Rahr & Sons Oktoberfest (German-Style Marzen)
- Rahr & Sons The Regulator (German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock)
- Saint Arnold Weedwacker (German-Style Wheat Ale)
Silver Medal
- 903 Brewers Sasquatch 2014 (Aged Beer)
- Karbach Karbachtoberfest (American-Style Amber Lager)
- Panther Island Allergeez (Herb and Spice Beer)
- Rabbit Hole Rapture Fusion Brown Ale (American-Style Brown Ale)
Bronze Medal
- Real Ale Real Heavy (Scotch Ale)
- Twin Peaks Brewery Barrel Aged Brown Ale (Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer)
Congratulations to all of the Texas breweries who were awarded medals and all of the Texas breweries who submitted their entries in Denver. We have enjoyed several of these beers and they are justifiably all winners in our book.