Oregon Breweries, Cideries Take Home 35 Medals at Great American Beer Festival, Third Most in the Country

Oregon Breweries, Cideries Take Home 35 Medals at Great American Beer Festival, Third Most in the Country

Oregon Breweries, Cideries Take Home 35 Medals at Great American Beer Festival, Third Most in the Country

Oregon claimed 10% of all medals at America's biggest beer contest — see the full list of winners

Oregon’s keg has runneth over with praise at this year’s Great American Beer Festival.

Oregon wins 34 medals and 2 Brewery of the Year awards at 2026 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) — New School Beer + Cider

It was a banner year for Oregon Brewers and cidermakers at the 2026 GABF, they racked up 34 medals and 2 Brewery of the year awards. A total of 243 breweries and cideries took home 336 medals in this year’s Great American Beer Festival competition. Over 3 days, 225 expert judges evaluated 7,267 beer and cider entries—including 54 Collaboration and 30 Pro-Am submissions—from breweries across 49 states, plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. Oreg…