Craft Brew Alliance Celebrates Four Medals from 2018 Great American Beer Festival®
September 26, 2018
Omission Brewing Co., Widmer Brothers Brewing, and strategic partner
Appalachian Mountain Brewery stand out among thousands of entrants in
America’s most prestigious beer competition
PORTLAND, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AMBbeer—Craft
Brew Alliance, Inc. (“CBA”) (Nasdaq: BREW), a leading craft brewing
company, today announced that Omission Brewing Co., Widmer Brothers
Brewing, and strategic brewery partner Appalachian Mountain Brewery
collected a total of four medals, including two gold medals from the 32nd
Great American Beer Festival (GABF) Competition. The top three winners
in 102 beer-style categories were announced at an awards ceremony held
September 22 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado.
“With over 2,400 breweries and a lot of exceptional beers competing for
medals at this year’s GABF, we’re incredibly proud to be bringing home
four medals, including two gold medals,” said CBA Innovation Brewmaster
Thomas Bleigh. “These wins, which represent both nationally available
and regionally available beers, are a testament to the quality,
creativity, consistency, and talent of our brewers and our commitment to
being World Class Craft.”
Omission Brewing Co. received a gold medal for Pale Ale in the Classic
English-Style Pale Ale category. Founded in 2012, Omission Brewing Co.
is the first craft beer brand in the U.S. focused exclusively on brewing
great-tasting beers with traditional beer ingredients, including malted
barley, that are specially crafted to remove gluten.
Widmer Brothers Brewing’s flagship Hefeweizen earned a bronze medal in
the American-Style Wheat Beer with Yeast category. Kurt and Rob Widmer
first brewed their original American Hefeweizen in 1986, and the
naturally cloudy wheat beer is one of the industry’s most-awarded beers,
with dozens of medals, including nine GABF awards, over the past 32
years.
Appalachian Mountain Brewery, based in Boone, North Carolina, picked up
two medals from GABF. The first release in the brewery’s new IPA series,
Not an IPA (P.S. it’s an IPA), earned a silver medal in the
competition’s second largest category, American-Style India Pale Ale,
and their AMB Lager received a gold medal in the American-Style Lager or
American-Style Malt Liquor category.
The 2018 GABF competition winners were selected by an international
panel of 293 expert judges from 8,496 entries, received from 2,404 U.S.
breweries, plus 101 Pro-Am and 49 Collaboration entries.
“The 32nd edition of the GABF competition yielded a
remarkable turnout of the country’s most exemplary beers,” said Chris
Swersey, competition manager, Great American Beer Festival. “I’m
continuously impressed by contenders’ talent and passion and would like
to extend congratulations to this year’s winners for their excellence in
brewing.”
For more GABF competition information, including the 2018 winners list
and photos, visit GreatAmericanBeerFestival.com.
About Craft Brew Alliance
Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) is a leading craft brewing company that brews,
brands, and brings to market world-class American craft beers.
Our distinctive portfolio combines the power of Kona Brewing Company, a
dynamic, growing national craft beer brand, with strong regional
breweries and innovative lifestyle brands, Appalachian Mountain Brewery,
Cisco Brewers, Omission Brewing Co., Redhook Brewery, Square Mile Cider
Co., Widmer Brothers Brewing, and Wynwood Brewing Co. CBA nurtures the
growth and development of its brands in today’s increasingly competitive
beer market through our state-of-the-art brewing and distribution
capability, integrated sales and marketing infrastructure, and strong
focus on partnerships, local community and sustainability.
Formed in 2008, CBA is headquartered in Portland, Oregon and operates
breweries and brewpubs across the U.S. CBA beers are available in all 50
U.S. states and 30 different countries around the world. For more
information about CBA and our brands, please visit www.craftbrew.com.
Contacts
Craft Brew Alliance, Inc.
Jenny McLean, Director of Corporate
Communications
503-331-7248, jenny.mclean@craftbrew.com