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Big Timber Porter wins silver at GABF

Big Timber Porter today became the first beer from a West Virginia brewery to win a medal at the Great American Beer Festival. BTB Porter took silver in the Robust Porter category. Big Timber Brewing is based in Elkins.

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The Denver-based festival reports that 300 beers received medals in 98 different categories covering 177 different beer styles. The 9,904 beer entries were judged by a group of 235 beer experts from across the country. The judging took place in three phases over nine days. This year marks the 40th year for the festival and 36th for the beer competition..

The Robust Porter category had 73 entries. Gold in category was taken by Bartlett Hall Brewery in San Francisco for its Powell Street Porter. First of His Name Porter by Edgewise Eight Brewing in Weatherford, TX won bronze.

Big Timber Porter is also one of the best selling beers in West Virginia. It is found widely in bars and restaurants and in grocery, liquor, and convenience stores. The beer is only distributed in West Virginia. Big Timber Brewing is the state’s largest selling and most widely distributed brewery.

The Brewers Association made the announcement of winners today.

“Each year the Great American Beer Festival showcases the best that American brewers have to offer,” said Chris Williams, competition director, Great American Beer Festival. “With 9,904 entries, this year’s competition was the most competitive to date. Congratulations to all the winners who truly demonstrated why the U.S. is the best brewing nation in the world.”

GABF COMPETITION STATISTICS

  • 36th edition of the GABF competition
  • 9,904 beers judged
  • 177 beer styles
  • 2,154 breweries in the competition from 50 states plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico
  • 235 judges
  • 310 volunteers
  • Average number of competition beers entered in each category: 99
  • Category with the highest number of entries: American Style India Pale Ale (423 entries)
  • 300 total medals awarded, including 3 Pro-Am and 3 Collaboration medals
  • 268 medal-winning breweries
  • 301 first-time GABF entrants
  • 18 first-time GABF winners

MOST-ENTERED STYLE CATEGORIES

The winners of the top five most-entered categories were:

Category 64: American Style India Pale Ale (423 entries)  Sponsored by Micro Matic

GOLD: More Dodge Less RAM | Comrade Brewing Co. | Denver, CO

SILVER: Dankster Squad | Riip Beer Co. | Huntington Beach, CA

BRONZE: Hop-Fu! | North Park Beer Co. | San Diego, CA

Category 65: Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale (375 entries)  Sponsored by Antigo Zeon

GOLD: Anhyzer Kush | Flatland Brewing Co. | Elk Grove, CA

SILVER: IPO IPA | White Rock Alehouse & Brewery | Dallas, TX

BRONZE: RAD AF | City Barrel Brewing Co. | Kansas City, MO

Category 45: German-Style Pilsener (233 entries)

GOLD: Industry | The Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co. | Austin, TX

SILVER: Pils | Von Ebert Brewing – Pearl | Portland, OR

BRONZE: German Pilsner | Shred Monk Brewery and Coffeehouse | Bozeman, MT

Category 81: German Wheat Ale (209 entries)

GOLD: Alpenglow | Fat Head’s Brewery & Saloon | North Central, OH

SILVER: Kristal Weizen | Bearded Tang Brewing | Stanton, CA

BRONZE: Wild Pitch | SandLot Brewery | Denver, CO

Category 50: German-Style Maerzen (207 entries)

GOLD: Oktoberfest | Mighty Squirrel Brewing Co. | Waltham, MA

SILVER: Docktoberfest | Dry Dock Brewing Co. – North Dock | Aurora, CO

BRONZE: Great Dane Oktoberfest | Great Dane Pub and Brewing Co. – Downtown | Madison, WI

MOST-MEDALED BREWERY

North Park Beer Co. | San Diego, CA

GOLD: English India Pale Ale or New Zealand India Pale Ale (Cat. 59)

SILVER: Juicy or Hazy Imperial India Pale Ale (Cat. 67)

BRONZE: American-Style India Pale Ale (Cat. 64)

BRONZE: Imperial India Pale Ale (Cat. 66)


View the 2022 winners or watch awards ceremony.


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