1993 Great American Beer Fesival Awards

The GABF is held annually in October in Denver, Colorado.


American Brown Ale
Gold Medal 	Old Elk Brown Ale, Walnut Brewery, Boulder, CO 
Silver Medal 	Brown Ale, Butterfield Brewery, Fresno, CA 
Bronze Medal 	Downtown Brown, Lost Coast Brewery & Cafe, Eureka, CA 

American Pale/Amber Ale
Gold Medal 	Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co, Chico, CA 
Silver Medal 	Red Nectar, Humboldt Brewery, Arcata, CA 
Bronze Medal 	Red Fox, Heritage Brewing Company, Dana Point, CA 

Barley Wine
Gold Medal 	Old Crustacean, Rogue Ales, Newport, OR 
Silver Medal 	Old Bawdy Barley Wine, Pike Place Brewery, Seattle, WA 
Bronze Medal 	Old Wooly, Big Time Brewing Company, Seattle, WA 

Blonde Ale
Gold Medal 	Prime Ale, Big Time Brewing Company, Seattle, WA 
Silver Medal 	Alpine Pearl Ale, Redwood Coast Brewing Co, Mountain View, CA 
Bronze Medal 	Alaskan Pale Ale, Alaskan Brewing & Bottling Co, Juneau, AK 

Classic English Pale Ale
Gold Medal 	Holy Cow! Pale Ale, Holy Cow! Casino, Cafe, Las Vegas, NV 
Silver Medal 	Burning River Ale, Great Lakes Brewing Co, Cleveland, OH 
Bronze Medal 	Pike Place Pale Ale, Pike Place Brewery, Seattle, WA 

Dry Stout
Gold Medal 	Ugly Dog Stout, Dempsey's Ale House/Sonoma Bre, Petaluma, CA 
Silver Medal 	Old No. 38 Stout, North Coast Brewing Co Inc, Fort Bragg, CA 
Bronze Medal 	Ryan's Irish Stout, Jones Street Brewing Co, Omaha, NE 

English Brown Ale
Gold Medal 	Home Run Ale, Champion Brewing Company, Denver, CO 
Silver Medal 	Bond Street Brown Ale, Deschutes Brewery, Bend, OR 
Bronze Medal 	Bison Brown Ale, Coyote Springs Brewing Co, Phoenix, AZ 

India Pale Ale
Gold Medal 	Renegade Red, High Country Brewery, Inc., Estes Park, CO 
Silver Medal 	Liberty Ale, Anchor Brewing Company, San Francisco, CA 
Bronze Medal 	Punjabi Pale Ale, CooperSmith's Pub And Brewing, Fort Collins, CO 

Porter
Gold Medal 	Edmund Fitzgerald Porter, Great Lakes Brewing Co, Cleveland, OH 
Silver Medal 	Pt. Reyes Porter, Marin Brewing Co, Larkspur, CA 
Bronze Medal 	Tower Dark Ale, Butterfield Brewery, Fresno, CA 

Scottish Ale
Gold Medal 	Wringley Red, Rockies Brewing Co, Boulder, CO 
Silver Medal 	Golden Gate Red Ale, Golden Pacific Brewing Co, Emeryville, CA 
Bronze Medal 	Sonoma Irish Ale, Dempsey's Ale House/Sonoma Bre, Petaluma, CA 

Strong Ale
Gold Medal 	Auld Tartan Wee Heavy, The Vermont Pub And Brewery, Burlington, VT 
Silver Medal 	Imperial Stout, Pacific Coast Brewing Company, Oakland, CA 
Bronze Medal 	Steelhead Snug Harbor Old Ale, Wild River Brewing Co, Cave Junction,
OR 

Sweet Stout
Gold Medal 	Seabright Oatmeal Stout, Seabright Brewery, Santa Cruz, CA 
Silver Medal 	Zoser Stout, Oasis Brewery And Restaurant, Boulder, CO 
Bronze Medal 	Oatmeal Stout, R.J.'s Riptide Brewery, San Diego, CA 

Traditional Bitter
Gold Medal 	No Medal Awarded 
Silver Medal 	Boulder Amber, Rockies Brewing Co, Boulder, CO 
Bronze Medal 	Emerald Special Bitter, Steelhead Brewery & Cafe, Eugene, OR 


Amber Lager
Gold Medal 	Old West Amber, Florida Beer Brands, Orlando, FL 
Silver Medal 	Samuel Adams Octoberfest, Boston Beer Co., Boston, MA 
Bronze Medal 	Rhomberg Classic Amber, Rhomberg Brewing Company, Davenport, IA 

American Dry Lager
Gold Medal 	Olympia Dry, Pabst Brewing Co, Milwaukee, WI 
Silver Medal 	Esquire Extra Dry, Jones Brewing Co, Smithton, PA 
Bronze Medal 	No Medal Awarded 

American Lager
Gold Medal 	Dummond Bros., Evansville Brewing Co, Evansville, IN 
Silver Medal 	Lone Star, Lone Star Brewing Company, San Antonio, TX 
Bronze Medal 	Brewski Brew Pub Classic, Brewski Brewing Co, El Segundo, CA 

American Light Lager
Gold Medal 	Special Export Light, G. Heileman Brewing Co, La Crosse, WI 
Sliver Medal 	Lone Star Light, Lone Star Brewing Company, San Antonio, TX 
Bronze Medal 	Brewski Brew Pub Light, Brewski Brewing Co, El Segundo, CA 

American Malt Liquor
Gold Medal 	Mickey's Malt Liquor, G. Heileman Brewing Co, La Crosse, WI 
Silver Medal 	Magnum, Miller Brewing Company, Milwaukee, WI 
Bronze Medal 	King Cobra, Anheuser Busch Inc, St. Louis, MO 

American Premium Lager
Gold Medal 	Leinenkugel's Limited, Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co., Chippewa Falls, WI 
Silver Medal 	Budweiser, Anheuser Busch Inc, St. Louis, MO 
Bronze Medal 	Point Special, Stevens Point Brewery Co, Stevens Point, WI 

Bock
Gold Medal 	No Medal Awarded 
Silver Medal 	Bock, Stoudt Brewery, Adamstown, PA 
Bronze Medal 	Samuel Adams Double Bock, Boston Beer Co., Boston, MA 

Dark Lager
Gold Medal 	Lowenbrau Dark, Miller Brewing Company, Milwaukee, WI 
Silver Medal 	Berghoff Dark, Joseph Huber Brewing Co, Monroe, WI 
Bronze Medal 	Henry Weinhard's Dark Beer, Blitz-Weinhard Brewing Company, Portland,
  OR 

Munchner Helles & Dortmunder Export
Gold Medal 	Penn Light Lager, Pennsylvania Brewing Co, Pittsburgh, PA 
Silver Medal 	Los Gatos Lager, Los Gatos Brewing Co, Los Gatos, CA 
Bronze Medal 	No Medal Awarded 

American Lager-Ale/Cream Ale
Gold Medal 	Country Cream Ale, Lonetree Brewing Limited, Denver, CO 
Silver Medal 	Genesee Cream Ale, Genesee Brewing Co., Rochester, NY 
Bronze Medal 	McMahon's Potato Ale, Minnesota Brewing Co, Saint Paul, MN 

American Wheat
Gold Medal 	Easy Street Wheat, Odell Brewing Co, Fort Collins, CO 
Silver Medal 	Whistlepin Wheat 
Bronze Medal 	Marin Hefe Weiss, Marin Brewing Co, Larkspur, CA 

Dusseldorf Altbier
Gold Medal 	Atlantic Amber, New England Brewing Co, Norwalk, CT 
Silver Medal 	Rhino Chasers, William & Scott Brewing Co, Culver City, CA 
Bronze Medal 	Alt Nouveau, North Coast Brewing Co Inc, Fort Bragg, CA 

European Pilsener
Gold Medal 	Pilsener, Stoudt Brewery, Adamstown, PA 
Silver Medal 	Huebsch Braue Pilsner, Sudwerk Privatbrauerei Hubsch, Davis, CA 
Bronze Medal 	Golden Spike Pilsner, Riverside Brewing Company, Riverside, CA 

Fruit, Vegetable
Gold Medal 	Bluebeery Ale, Marin Brewing Co, Larkspur, CA 
Silver Medal 	Passion Pale, Redwood Coast Brewing Co, Mountain View, CA 
Bronze Medal 	Taos Green Chile Beer, Eske's Brew Pub, Taos, NM 

German Wheat
Gold Medal 	Heavenly Hefe Weizen, Heavenly Daze Brewery & Grill, Steamboat Springs, CO 
Silver Medal 	August Schell Weizen, August Schell Brewing Company, New Ulm, MN 
Bronze Medal 	HOPS! Hefe-Weizen, HOPS! Bistro & Brewery, Scottsdale, AZ 

Herb, Spice
Gold Medal 	Celis White, Celis Brewery Inc., Austin, TX 
Silver Medal 	Yuletide Ale, Silo Microbrewery, Louisville, KY 
Bronze Medal 	Our Special Ale, Anchor Brewing Company, San Francisco, CA 


Smoke Flavored
Gold Medal 	Alaskan Smoked Porter, Alaskan Brewing & Bottling Co, Juneau, AK 
Silver Medal 	Welkommen, Rogue Ales, Newport, OR 
Bronze Medal 	No Medal Awarded 

Specialty
Gold Medal 	Abbey Trappist-Style Ale, New Belgium Brewing Co, Fort Collins, CO 
Silver Medal 	Winterfest, Coors Brewing Co, Golden, CO 
Bronze Medal 	Raspberry Honey, Spanish Peaks Brewery, Bozeman, MT 

Non-Alcoholic
Gold Medal 	Birell N/A, Evansville Brewing Co, Evansville, IN 
Silver Medal 	O'Doul's, Anheuser Busch Inc, St. Louis, MO 
Bronze Medal 	Pabst Non-Alcoholic, Pabst Brewing Co, Milwaukee, WI