beergarden is excited to be celebrating medal winners from this year’s (and years past) Great American Beer Fest in Denver, Colorado. GABF is the nation’s largest professional beer competition with top-tier brews in 99 beer categories and 175 beer styles. While the main attraction of GABF is beer, this year select breweries will also pour the nation’s finest “beyond beer” beverages including hard seltzer, kombucha, mead and cider.
Several local and west coast breweries have won medals this year and in previous years and those will be the focus for the 27+ brews showcased during this event. Gold, Silver and Bronze medal winning beers will be introduced throughout the week starting Monday, November 6. Stay tuned for our entire 2023 Winning Draft List. Here are just a few that we’ve confirmed:
Falling Sky from Eugene, OR: Upside Brown- 2023 Silver Medal Winner- American-Style Brown Ale
Breakside from Milwaukie, OR:
Breakside IPA- 2023 Silver Medal Winner- American-Style India Pale Ale
Passionfruit Sour Ale- 2022 Silver Medal Winner- Specialty Berliner-Style Weisse
Hopworks from Portland, OR: Velvet ESB- 2023 Gold Medal Winner- Extra Special Bitter
Alesmith from San Diego, CA: Nut Brown Ale- 2023 Bronze Medal Winner- English-Style Brown Ale
pFriem from Cascade Locks, OR:
Frambozen- 2023 Gold Medal Winner- Belgian Fruit Beer
Japanese Lager- 2020 Gold Medal Winner- International Pilsener
10 Barrel from Bend, OR: Cucumber Crush- 2023 Silver Medal Winner- Field Beer
Trap Door from Washougal, WA: Day Beer Pilsner- 2023 Bronze Medal Winner- Hoppy Lager
Belching Beaver from Oceanside, CA: Tropic Terpens- 2023 Gold Medal Winner- Experimental IPA
Oskar Blues from Longmont, CO: Old Chub- 2023 Bronze Medal Winner- Scotch Ale
Reubens from Seattle, WA: Robust Porter- 2023 Silver Medal Winner- Robust Porter
Loowit Brewing from Vancouver, WA: Rye Porter- 2021 Bronze Medal Winner- Robust Porter
Elysian Brewing from Seattle, WA: Night Owl- 2021 Gold Medal Winner- Pumpkin Beer
Great Divide from Denver, CO: Wild Raspberry Ale- 2021 Silver Medal Winner- American Fruit Beer
Chuckanut from Burlington, WA: South Nut- 2021 Gold Medal Winner- German-Style Koelsch
Worthy from Bend, OR: Strata IPA- 2021 Silver Medal Winner- Australian Pale Ale
Sunriver from Sunriver, OR: Rippin’- 2022 Gold Medal Winner- American-Style Pale Ale
Left Hand from Longmont, CO: Milk Stout- 2022 Silver Medal Winner- Oatmeal Stout
GoodLife from Bend, OR: Sweet As!- 2022 Silver Medal Winner- American Wheat Beer
Pelican from Tillamook, OR: Updrift IPA- 2020 Silver Medal Winner- Amercian-Style IPA
Monkless from Bend, OR: Dubbel or Nothing- 2020 Gold Medal Winner- Belgian-Style Abbey Ale
Von Ebert from Portland, OR: Pilsner- 2022 Silver Medal Winner- German-Style Pilsener
Grains of Wrath from Portland, OR:
Weizenhammer- 2023 Silver Medal Winner- German Wheat Ale
Built for Speed- 2020 Gold Medal Winner- American-Style Strong Pale Ale
Wrath Premium American Lager- 2022 Bronze Medal Winner- Light Lager
Frost Hammer Helles- 2021 Gold Medal Winner- Munich-Style Helles
Entertainment & Live Music: beergarden loves beer, and we especially enjoy drinking it while being entertained. This years’ GABBF features live music & entertainment throughout the week, including:
Beats & Boards, Monday at 6:30pm
Falling Sky Brewery On-Site, 5-7pm; Trivia with Geo, Tuesday at 7pm
BINGO with Ty Connor, Wednesday at 7pm
Greg Nestler Band, live on the patio Thursday at 7pm
Breakside Brewery On-Site, 6-8pm; The Infamous Blues Doctors, live on the patio Friday at 7:30pm
Elijah & The Bunk Doggers, live on the patio Saturday at 7:30pm
Fret Logic, live on the patio Sunday at 4pm
All Music & Entertainment is suitable for all ages and free for everyone to enjoy.