The Best Beers In America—Winners Of The 2025 Great American Beer Festival

Colorado beer dominates GABF awards with 33 medals, three ‘brewery of the year’ accolades

The Great American Beer Festival welcomed drinkers to Denver over the weekend to experience the best in craft beer and cider, and it turns out Colorado residents don’t have to travel far to sip the best suds the industry has to offer. The festival’s prestigious awards, announced Saturday, are a testament to that. Colorado breweries and cideries made a phenomenal showing, collecting a total of 40 medals, 19 of which were gold. That is down slight…

The Best Beers In America—Winners Of The 2025 Great American Beer Festival

Each year, thousands of beers from across America are judged in the nation’s largest beer competition.

Washington and Oregon Brewers Win Big at the 2025 GABF

The 39th annual GABF concluded Saturday with the 2025 GABF awards ceremony. Washington and Oregon breweries brought home 28 medals this year.

The 2025 Great American Beer Festival Competition Winners

(Photo © Brewers Association) A win at the Great American

Second Street is the lone NM brewery to bring home a medal from GABF

New Mexico Brewers Guild executive director Ebbie Edmonston accepts the medal on Second Street’s behalf. (Photo courtesy of Quarter Celtic) On the one hand, congratulations to Second Street. On the other hand, oof, what a tough year for New Mexico breweries at the Great American Beer Festival awards ceremony. Second Street earned a bronze for one of their house beers, Rod’s Best Bitter, in the Extra Special Bitter category. RBB beat out another …

3 Michigan breweries win gold medals at 2025 Great American Beer Festival, most since 2010 - Finnoexpert

Three Michigan craft beers won gold medals at the 2025 Great American Beer Festival, the most gold medals the state’s breweries won in the national competition in 15 years. The Mitten Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids took home a gold medal for its Mr. Oktoberfest in the American Amber Lager category, while Ferndale-based Urbanrest Brewing Co. won with Kaiser in the American Pilsener category and Bridgman-based Lake Time Brewing & Spirits won with Ast…