The Great American Beer Festival was held last weekend in Denver, Colorado.  Hundreds of craft breweries from around the country came to strut their stuff and compete for medals in 83 beer categories.

Many of our local San Francisco Bay Area Breweries made the trip to the Rockies and came away with an impressive haul.  In total these breweries took home eleven medals including gold for Marin Brewing Co.’s Three Flowers IPA and 21st Amendment’s Hqt and Amber Waves.

Congrats to all the winners and keep churing out those great beers!

Complete list of Bay Area Winners:

Marin Brewing Company
– Category 10: Rye Beer – Three Flowers IPA – Gold

21st Amendment Brewery
– Category 15: Indigenous Beer – Hqt – Gold
– Category 53: American-style Amber – Amber Waves – Gold

Triple Rock Brewery
– Category 42: Baltic-style Porter – Puddy Porter – Bronze

Iron Springs Pub & Brewery
– Category 43: Golden or Blond Ale – Kent Lake Kolsch – Bronze

Napa Smith Brewery
– Category 47: English-style IPA – Napa Smith Organic IPA – Silver

Magnolia Gastropub and Brewery
– Category 56: Ordinary or Special Bitter – New Speedway Bitter – Silver
– Category 56: Ordinary or Special Bitter – Bonnie Lee’s Best Bitter – Bronze

Bear Republic Brewing Company
– Category 62: American-style Black Ale – Black Racer – Bronze

Black Diamond Brewing Company
– Category 72: Belgian-style Strong Specialty Ale – The Twelve – Bronze

Firehouse Brewery and Grill
– Category 73: Brown Porter – Firehouse Porter – Silver