Bear Republic Wins Big at the Great American Beer Festival
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Brewing Company® claimed a gold and bronze medal at the 2014 Great American Beer Festival®(GABF) competition, receiving their twentieth and twenty-first medals overall. Presented by the Brewers Association, GABF® is the largest national beer competition that recognizes the most outstanding beers produced in the United States. The top three winners in each category were announced October 4 at the Great American Beer Festival® awards ceremony held at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO.
For the first time in the company’s history, Bear Republic won the Pro-Am Competition, bringing home a gold medal for Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Scottish 80 Shilling with AHA Member Michael Kelly, up against 89 other entries.
Kelly states, "Bear Republic Brewing Company "rocks"! My full appreciation and sincere thanks go out to all their brewing staff. Every amateur brewer’s dream is to brew one of his or her recipes on a commercial system. Mine came true. The thrill of being on the big stage and winning gold at the GABF – words can’t describe the feeling! Thank you Team Bear – you made me one of the team for a day."
Brewmaster/COO Richard "Ricardo" Norgrove adds, "I am stoked that we have won two years in a row for a Scottish-style beer."
To add to the excitement, up against 46 other entries in the Bohemian-Style Pilsener category, Bear Republic’s brew team took home a bronze medal for Double Aught™.
Bear Republic was one of 16 Northern California breweries to win a medal, and one of two in Sonoma County. Locally, Russian River Brewing Company took home two medals. These breweries solidify the strength of brewers in wine country and continually put Sonoma County on the map.
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