1996 Great American Beer Festival   Winners

Denver, Colorado  Sept. 26-28, 1996


Classic English-Style Pale Ale, 27 Entries
Silver - Custer's Last Ale, Snake River Brewing, Jackson, WY
Bronze - Brickhouse Extra Pale Ale, SLO Brewing Co., San Louis Obispo, CA

India Pale Ale, 76 Entries
Gold - Ponderosa I.P.A., Prescott Brewing Co., Prescott, AZ
Silver - India Pale Ale, Blind Pig Brewing Co., Temecula, CA
Bronze - India-pendence Pale Ale, Pacific Brewing Co., San Rafael, CA

American Pale Ale, 80 Entries
Gold - Mr. Whitney, Butterfield Brewing Co., Fresno, CA
Silver - Snake River Pale Ale, Snake River Brewing, Jackson, WY
Bronze - South Platte Pale Ale, Columbine Mill Brewery, Littleton, CO

American Amber Ale, 89 Entries
Gold - Twisted Amber, Twisted Pine Brewing Co., Boulder, CO
Silver - Angel Creek Amber Ale, Ruby Mountain Brewing Co., Wells, NV
Bronze - Alaskan Frontier, Alaskan Brewing Co., Juneau, AK

Traditional English-Style Bitter, 53 Entries
Gold - English Extra Special Bitter, Blind Pig Brewing Co., Temecula, CA
Silver - Jackson's ESB, Snake River Brewing, Jackson, WY
Bronze - Belk's Extra Special Bitter, Anderson Valley Brewing Co.,Boonville, CA

Scottish-Style Ale, 23 Entries
Gold - YCBC Scotch Ale, Yegua Creek Brewing Co., Dallas, TX
Silver - Laughing Lab Scottish Ale, Bristol Brewing Co., Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze - Arapahoe Amber Ale, Great Divide Brewing Co., Denver, CO

Golden Ale/Canadian-Style Ale, 34 Entries
Gold - Bacchanal Blonde, Angelic Brewing Co., Madison, WI
Silver - Alaskan Pale, Alaskan Brewing Co., Juneau, AK
Bronze - Independence Gold, Independence Brewing Co., Philadelphia, PA

Koelsch, 20 Entries
Bronze - Koelsch, Water Street Brewery, Milwaukee, WI

English-Style Brown Ale, 44 Entries
Gold - Midlands Mild, Bradley's Restaurant and Brewery, Webster, TX
Silver - Poppy Jasper Amber Ale, El Toro Brewing Co., Morgan Hill, CA
Bronze - Golden Gate Nut Brown, Golden Pacific Brewing Co., Emeryville, CA

American Brown Ale, 32 Entries
Gold - Rio Grande Brown, O'Ryan's Tavern & Brewery, Las Cruces, NM
Silver - Tenderfoot Brown Ale, Il Vicino Wood Oven Pizza & Brewery, Salida, CO
Bronze - Buffalo Ale, Hoffbrau Steaks Brewery, Addison, TX

German-Style Brown Ale/Düsseldorf-Style Altbier, 21 Entries
Silver - Cliffhanger Alt, Coppertank Brewing, Austin, Austin, TX
Bronze - Louisville Alt, Bluegrass Brewing Co., Louisville, KY

German-Style Wheat Ale, 52 Entries
Gold - Heavenly Hefe-Weizen, Heavenly Daze Brewery, Steamboat Springs, CO
Silver - Wixa Weiss, Wynkoop Brewing Co., Denver, CO
Bronze - Gudenteit Hefe Weizen, Mickey Finn's Brewery, Libertyville, IL

Robust Porter, 65 Entries
Gold - Makanudo Porter, Cervecerias La Cruda, San Diego, CA
Silver - O. Henry's Porter, Waterloo Brewing Co., Austin, TX
Bronze - Deep Enders Dark Porter, Anderson Valley Brewing Co., Boonville, CA

Brown Porter, 19 Entries
Gold - Black Butte Porter, Deschutes Brewery Inc., Bend, OR
Silver - Total Disorder Porter, Big Horn Brewing Co., Englewood, CO
Bronze - St. Charles Porter, Blackstone Restaurant & Brewery, Nashville, TN

Dry Stouts, 41 Entries
Gold - Skookum Stout, Captains City Brewery Inc., Coupeville, WA
Silver - Mambe Stout, Mile High Brewing Co., Denver, CO
Bronze - Heart of Darkness XXX Stout, 20 Tank Brewery, San Francisco, CA

Specialty Stouts, 53 Entries
Gold - Kinnikinick Old Scout Stout, 20 Tank Brewery, San Francisco, CA
Silver - Rodeo Stout, Crested Butte Brewery & Pub, Crested Butte, CO
Bronze - Holy Cow! Stout, Holy Cow! Casino, Cafe & Brewery, Las Vegas, NV

Strong Ale, 53 Entries
Gold - Imperial Stout, Valley Forge Brewing Co., Wayne, PA
Silver - Jeremiah Red, BJ's Pizza, Grill & Brewery, Brea, CA
Bronze - Auld Lang Syne Holiday Ale, Coast Range Brewing Co., Gilroy, CA

Barley Wine, 40 Entries
Gold - Big 12 Barleywine, Little Apple Brewing Co., Manhattan, KS
Silver - Centurion Barleywine Ale, Golden City Brewery, Golden, CO
Bronze - Old Weasel Barleywine,Steelhead Brew.,Burlingame Station,Burlingame,CA

Belgian-Style Ales, 26 Entries
Gold - Abbey Belgian Style Ale, New Belgium Brewing Co., Ft. Collins, CO
Silver - Blue Moon Honey Blonde, Blue Moon Brewing Co., Denver, CO
Bronze - Celis Grand Cru, Celis Brewery Inc., Austin, TX

Belgian-Style Specialty Ales, 16 Entries
Gold - Little Red Raspberry, Wynkoop Brewing Co., Denver, CO
Silver - RedRock White, RedRock Brewing Co., Salt Lake City, UT
Bronze - Overland White, Overland Stage Stop Brewery, Longmont, CO

European-Style Pilsener, 41 Entries
Gold - DeGroen's Pils, Baltimore Brewing Co., Baltimore, MD
Silver - Wild River Bohemian Pils, Wild River Brewing, Grants Pass, OR
Bronze - Pecks Pilsener, Great Dane Pub and Brewing Co., Madison, WI

Muenchener Helles and Export, 25 Entries
Gold - Munich Gold, Brewmoon / Broadway Ventures, Saugus, MA
Silver - Hubsch Lager, Sudwerk Privatbrauerei Hubsch, Davis, CA
Bronze - Garten Brau Lager, Capital Brewing Co. Inc., Middleton, WI

American Light Lager, 18 Entries
Gold - Pabst Genuine Draft Light, Pabst Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI
Silver - Coors Light, Coors Brewing Co., Golden, CO
Bronze - Bud Light, Anheuser-Busch Inc., St. Louis, MO

American Lager, 17 Entries
Gold - Budweiser, Anheuser-Busch Inc., St. Louis, MO
Silver - Pabst Blue Ribbon, Pabst Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI

American Premium Lager, 19 Entries
Gold - Original Coors, Coors Brewing Co., Golden, CO
Silver - Coors Extra Gold, Coors Brewing Co., Golden, CO
Bronze - Point Special, Stevens Point Brewery, Stevens Point, WI

American Specialty Lager, 17 Entries
Gold - Rainier Ice, Rainier Brewing Co., Seattle, WA
Silver - Mickey's Malt Liquor, G. Heileman Brewing Co., LaCrosse, WI
Bronze - Eagle Malt Liquor, Evansville Brewing Co. Inc., Evansville, IN

Amber Lager, 42 Entries
Gold - Coyote Amber Lager, Black Moon Brewing Co., St. Paul, MN
Silver - Killian's Red, Coors Brewing Co., Golden, CO
Bronze - Augsburger Red, Augsburger Brewing Co., St. Paul, MN

Maerzen/Oktoberfest, 31 Entries
Gold - Independence Franklinfest, Independence Brewing Co., Philadelphia, PA
Silver - Garten Brau Octoberfest, Capital Brewing Co. Inc., Middleton, WI
Bronze - Dominion Octoberfest, Old Dominion Brewing Co., Ashburn, VA

Dark Lager, 38 Entries
Gold - Latrobe Bavarian Black, Latrobe Brewing Co., Latrobe, PA
Silver - Uffda Bock, New Glarus Brewing Co., New Glarus, WI
Bronze - Thomas Kemper Bohemian Dunkel, Thomas Kemper Lagers, Seattle, WA

Bock, 26 Entries
Gold - Jack Frost Doppelbock, Saxer Brewing Co., Lake Oswego, OR
Silver - Stoudt's Honey Double Mai Bock, Stoudts Brewery, Adamstown, PA
Bronze - Samuel Adams Double Bock, Boston Beer Co., Boston, MA

American Lager/Ale or Cream Ale, 23 Entries
Silver - Scrimshaw Beer, North Coast Brewing Co., Fort Bragg, CA
Bronze - Lodgepole Light, Prescott Brewing Co., Prescott, AZ

American Wheat Ale or Lager, 47 Entries
Gold - Happy Valley Hefeweizen, Desert Edge Brewing Co., Salt Lake City, UT
Silver - New World Wheat, Redwood Coast Brewing Co., Mt. View, CA
Bronze - Stoddard's Kristall Weizen, Stoddard's Brewhouse, Sunnyvale, CA

Fruit Beers, 83 Entries
Gold - Belgian Red Wisconsin Cherry, New Glarus Brewing Co., New Glarus, WI
Silver - Wild Boar Honey Raspberry Wheat, Wild Boar Brewing Co., Dubuque, IA

Herb/Spice Beers, 29 Entries
Gold - Bundaberg Ginger Beer, Bardo Rodeo, Arlington, VA
Silver - Pancho Verde Chili, Rio Grande Brewing Co., Albuquerque, NM
Bronze - Belgian Wheat, Beartooth Brewing Co., Boulder, CO

Specialty, 52 Entries
Gold - Powderfinger, Big Time Brewing Co., Seattle, WA
Silver - Naked Aspen Honey Wheat, Naked Aspen Beer Co., Littleton, CO
Bronze - Maple Nut Brown Ale, Tommyknocker Brewery & Pub, Idaho Springs, CO

Smoke-Flavored Beers, 19 Entries
Gold - Smoke, Rogue Ales, Newport, OR
Silver - Alaskan Smoked Porter, Alaskan Brewing Co., Juneau, AK
Bronze - VBC Smoked Beer, Virginia Beverage Co., Alexandria, VA

Non-alcoholic Malt Beverages, 10 Entries
Gold - Kingsbury Red NA, G. Heileman Brewing Co., LaCrosse, WI
Silver - O'Doul's, Anheuser-Busch Inc., St. Louis, MO

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