Posts Tagged ‘GABF’
New England Craft Brewers Scoop Up GABF Medals
Kegs have been tapped, beers have been poured, cups have been dropped, and medals have been won at the 2011 Great American Beer Festival (GABF). While the event participants and organizers were nursing their hangovers, I was doing some thinking on my front steps while watching the first autumn leaves fall. While I have heard [...]
2011 GABF Texas Winners
There was an impressive 3,930 beers entered in the beer judging competition at the 2011 Great American Beer Festival, a 11% increase over last year. A total of 248 medals were awarded, included 4 for the following Texas breweries: Uberbrau – Humperdink’s Restaurant and Brewery, Dallas Gold – American Style Amber Lager Peacemaker – Austin [...]
2011 GABF Medal Ceremony Streaming Live
Winners of the 2011 Great American Beer Festival will be announced today at the convention center during the Members-only session. For those who are unable to be there, the medal ceremony is being broadcast live on The Brewing Network starting at 1:00pm MST. Tune in from home or your local pub and see if your [...]
More Beer Things to do in Denver during 2011 GABF
You’re in Denver for the 2011 Great American Beer Festival, but what do you do when you’re not wandering from booth to booth on the convention floor during one of the tasting sessions? Seek out more beer to drink, of course. Denver is one of the best beer cities and there are a plenty of [...]
Map of 2011 GABF Convention Floor Now Available
The map of the 2011 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) convention floor is now available on the website. The brewery tasting booths are arranged by region of the country and the attending breweries from Texas are in the Southwest section. If you have any specific breweries and beers that are a “must try”, I strongly [...]
List of Texas Breweries Attending 2011 GABF
There are currently over 470 breweries listed as attending the 2011 Great American Beer Festival (GABF). Texas has its largest showing ever with 22 breweries listed, up from the previous year of 19. I’m sure this number will continue to grow for the next few years as more of the startup breweries begin operations. The breweries representing [...]
Tickets for 2011 GABF Sold Out
The Brewers Association is reporting that tickets for the 2011 Great American Beer Festival are now SOLD OUT! Including the pre-sale days to members only, the tickets sold out in just 10 days. Limited quantities remain for Thursday and Friday evening Farm to Table Pavilion ticket packages which includes general admission to the festival and [...]
Members-only Tickets for GABF Selling Fast
The Brewers Association is reporting that nearly 70% of tickets for the Members-only session on Saturday afternoon of the GABF have been sold during the Pre-sale for AHA members. In addition, the four-packs for members are sold out as are tickets for the Members-only entrance for Thursday and Friday night (public entrance tickets are still [...]
Texas Winners at 2010 GABF
Texas Winners at the 2010 Great American Beer Festival: Category 27: Munich-Style Helles (42 Entries)Bronze – Cowboy Lager – The Covey Restaurant & Brewery, Fort Worth, TX Category 41: German-Style Kölsch (46 Entries)Gold – Fancy Lawnmower Beer – Saint Arnold Brewing Co., Houston, TX Category 52: Ordinary or Special Bitter (47 Entries)Gold – Rio Blanco [...]
GABF Award Winning The Covey in Fort Worth Closes its Doors
While scanning through Twitter early this morning for any interesting updates, I noticed this rather surprising announcement from @TheCoveyBrew: Yes, The Covey closed tonight. Bittersweet. The most beautiful thing of it all: my true friends remain. WTF? I just watched them win yet another medal at the GABF last week. According to their updated website, Jamie Fulton, [...]



