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Another GABF in the books from Mile High city of Denver, CO, — as you can see from the pic above everyone had a pretty good time. This year Briess again sponsored the Pro-Am category as well as the Small Brewpub of the Year awards.
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The winner of Small Brewpub of the Year for 2019 was Rowley Farmhouse Ales out of Santa Fe, NM, so big congratulations to you! You can find a list of all the 2019 GABF winners here:
https://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/the-competition/winners/
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Three of us from Briess also judged again this year over the course of 3 full days — 9,700 beers entered this year as the largest beer competition in the world. I know most people probably think that judging beer for 3 days sounds like a lot of fun but it’s a TON of work to keep your brain in ‘sensory mode’ in order to give proper feedback to all the submissions. With 275 judges this year, it makes for a lot of samples!
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See everyone next year September 24-26 back in Denver!