1994 Great American Beer Fesival Awards
The 1994 competition had over 1,200 beers from over 260 U.S. breweries.
The GABF is held annually in October in Denver, Colorado.
The 1995 GABF is October 5-7. Call (303) 447-0816 for info.
English Brown Ale
Gold Saras Brown Ale, Yegua Creek Brewing Co., Dallas, TX
Silver Ironwood Dark, Redwood Coast Brewing, Mtn. View, CA
Bronze Holy Cow! Red Ale, Holy Cow! Casino, Cafe & Brewery, Las Vegas, NV
American Brown Ale
Gold Medal not awarded
Silver Oregon Trail Brown Ale, Oregon Trail Brewery, Corvallis, OR
Bronze Tut Brown Ale, Oasis Brewery, Boulder, CO
Classic English Pale Ale
Gold El Toro Oro Golden Ale, El Toro Brewing Co. Morgan Hill, CA
Silver Pullman Pale Ale, Riverside Brewing Co. Riverside, CA
Bronze Medal not awarded
India Pale Ale
Gold Vail Pale Ale, Hubcap Brewery and Kitchen, Vail, CO
Silver Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico, CA
Bronze Medal not awarded
American Pale Ale
Gold Mirror Pond Pale Ale, Deschutes Brewery, Inc., Bend, OR
Silver Pier Pale Ale, Huntington Beach Beer Co., Huntington Beach, CA
Bronze Post Road Pale Ale, Old Marlborough Co., Framingham, MA
American Amber Ale
Gold Alaskan Autumn Ale, Alaskan Brewing Co., Juneau, AK
Silver Capstone ESB, Oasis Brewery, Boulder, CO
Bronze DeLaveaga Red Ale, Seabright Brewery Pub & Restaurant, Santa Cruz, CA
Traditional Bitter
Gold Sawtooth Ale, Left Hand Brewing Co., Longmont, CO
Silver Four Horsemen Ale, Mishawaka Brewing Company, Mishawaka, IN
Bronze E.S.B., Stoddards Brewhouse & Eatery, Sunnyvale, CA
Scottish Ales
Gold Victoria Ave Amber Ale, Riverside Brewing Company, Riverside, CA
Silver Steamboat Scottish, Heavenly Daze Brewery, Steamboat Springs, CO
Bronze Laughing Lab Scottish Ale, Bristol Brewing Company, Colorado Springs, CO
Blonde Ale
Gold Medal not awarded
Silver Medal not awarded
Bronze Big Nose Blond, McNeill's Brewery, Brattleboro, VT
Porter
Gold Mountain Valley Porter, Mountain Valley Brewpub,Suf fern, NY
Silver Noah's Dark, Pacific Tap and Grill, San Rafael, CA
Bronze Black Jack Porter, Left Hand Brewing Co., Longmont, CO
Dry Stouts
Gold Out of Bounds Stout, Avery Brewing Co., Boulder, CO
Silver Zonker Stout, Snake River Brewing Co., Jackson, WY
Bronze 7th Street Stout, Riverside Brewing Company, Riverside, CA
Specialty Stouts
Gold Oatmeal Stout, Gray Brewing Co., Janesville, WI
Silver Boulder Stout, Rockies Brewing Co., Boulder, CO
Bronze Zoser Stout, Oasis Brewery, Boulder, CO
Strong Ale
Gold Belk's Extra Special Bitter, Anderson Valley Brewing Co., Boonville, CA
Silver Untouchable Scotch Ale, Martha's Exchange Rest. & Brew. Co., Nashua, NH
Bronze Mogul Madness, Rogue Ales, Newport, OR
Barley Wine
Gold Hercules Strong Ale, Boston Beer Works, Boston, MA
Silver White Lightnin', Bardo Rodeo, Arlington, VA
Bronze Old Boneyards Barley Wine, Pizza Port / Solona Beach Brewery,
Solona Beach, CA
Belgian-Style Ale
Gold Belgian Strong Ale, Pacific Beach Brewhouse, San Diego, CA
Silver Celis White, Celis Brewery, Inc., Austin, TX
Bronze Triple, Pacific Coast Brewing Co., Oakland, CA
Fruit, Vegetable Beers
Gold Pyramid Apricot Ale, Hart Brewing, Inc., Kalama, WA
Silver Passion Pale, Alameda Tied House, Alameda, CA
Bronze Brewberry Pale, Pacific Tap and Grill, San Rafael, CA
Herb, Spice Berrs
Gold Cerveza Chilibeso, Great Basin Brewing Co., Sparks, NV
Silver Blue Mountain Heaven, Hubcap Brewery and Kitchen/Dallas, Dallas, TX
Bronze Yule-Tied, Redwood Coast Brewing, Mtn. View, CA
Honorable Mention, Juju Ginger Ale, Left Hand Brewing Co., Longmont, CO
Specialty
Gold Honey Ale, Gray Brewing Co., Janesville, WI
Silver Harvest Moon Pumpkin Ale, Sharky's Brewery, Omaha, NE
Bronze Rye Bock, Steelhead Brewery & Cafe, Eugene, OR
Smoke-Flavored Beers
Gold Alaskan Smoked Porter, Alaskan Brewing Co., Juneau, AK
Silver Zebulon's Peated Porter, Phantom Canyon Brewing Co., Colorado
Springs, CO
Bronze Dixie Holy Smoke, Dixie Brewing Company, New Orleans, LA
Bock
Gold Samuel Adams Double Bock, The Boston Beer Company, Boston, MA
Silver DeGroen's Doppelbock, Baltimore Brewing Co., Baltimore, MD
Bronze Mai-Bock, Stoudt Brewing Company, Adamstown, PA
Amber Lager
Gold Sea Dog Oktoberfest, Sea Dog Brewing Co., Camden, MA
Silver Rhino Chasers Dark Lager, Rhino Chasers, Culver City, CA
Bronze Texfest, Hubcap Brewery and Kitchen/Dallas, Dallas, TX
Dark Lager
Gold Hefe Dunkel, Saxer Brewing Co., Lake Oswego, OR
Silver Michelob Classic Dark, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., St. Louis, MO
Bronze Denargo Lager, Tabernash Brewing Company, Denver, CO
Munchener Helles and Export
Gold Hubsch Lager, Sudwerk Privatbrauerei Hubsch, Davis, CA
Silver Export Gold, Stoudt Brewing Company, Adamstown, PA
Bronze Golden Spike Lager, Tabernash Brewing Company, Denver, CO
European Pilsner
Gold Pilsener, Stoudt Brewing Company, Adamstown, PA
Silver Friesian Pilsener, The Leavenworth Brewery, Leavenworth, WA
Bronze Condor Lager, Irons Brewing Company, Lakewood, CO
Honorable Mention, Hubsch Pilsner Sudwerk Privatbrauerei Hubsch, Davis, CA
American Lager
Gold Grain Belt Premium, Minnesota Brewing Co, St. Paul, MN
Silver Original Coors Coors Brewing Co., Golden, CO
Bronze Lone Star, Lone Star Brewing Co., Inc., San Antonio, TX
American Light Lager
Gold Pabst Genuine Draft Light, Pabst Brewing Co. Tumwater, Tumwater, WA
Silver I.C. Light, Pittsburgh Brewing Company, Pittsburgh, PA
Bronze Ice-Draft Light, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., St. Louis, MO
American Premium Lager
Gold 1857, The Lion Inc., Wilkes-Barre, PA
Silver Signature, The Stroh Brewery Company, Detroit, MI
Bronze Budweiser, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., St. Louis, MO
American Dry Lager
Gold Lite Ice, Miller Brewing Company, Milwaukee, WI
Silver Olympia Dry, Pabst Brewing Co., Tumwater, Tumwater, WA
Bronze Icehouse, Miller Brewing Company, Milwaukee, WI
American Malt Liquor
Gold Olde English 800, Pabst Brewing Co. -Tumwater, Tumwater, WA
Silver Pigs Eye ICE, Minnesota Brewing Company, St. Paul, MN
Bronze Colt Ice, Carling National Brewing Co., Baltimore,MD
Dusseldorf-style Altbier
Gold Alt, Butterfield Brewing Co., Fresno, CA
Silver Centennial Alt, Boston Beer Works, Boston, MA
Bronze Wild Horse Ale, Great Basin Brewing Co., Sparks, NV
American Lager/Ale Cream Ale
Gold Liebotschaner Cream Ale, The Lion Inc., Wilkes-Barre, PA
Silver Genesee Cream Ale, Genesee Brewing Co. ,Inc., Rochester, NY
Bronze Scrimshaw Beer, North Coast Brewing Co., Fort Bragg, CA
German Wheat Ale
Gold Tabernash Weiss, Tabernash Brewing Company, Denver, CO
Silver DeGroen's Weizen Bock, Baltimore Brewing Co., Baltimore, MD
Bronze Heavenly Hefe Weizen, Heavenly Daze Brewery, Steamboat Springs, CO
American Wheat Ale or Lager
Gold Calistoga Wheat Ale, Napa Valley Brewing Co. , Calistoga, CA
Silver Whitewater Wheat Ale, Great Divide Brewing Co., Denver, CO
Bronze Weizenbier, Coors Brewing Co., Golden, CO
Non-Alcoholic Malt Beverages
Gold Stroh's NA, The Stroh Brewery Company, Detroit, MI
Silver O'Doul's, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., St. Louis, MO
Bronze Keene's NA, Pittsburgh Brewing Company, Pittsburgh, PA