SAN DIEGO BREWERS GUILD MEMBER'S TAKE 13 MEDALS AT THE 2008 GREAT AMERICAN BEER FESTIVAL
Category: 14 American-Belgo Style Ale - 36 Entries
Bronze: Big Wednesday, Pizza Port Solana Beach, Solana Beach, CA
Category: 19 Aged Beer - 38 Entries
Silver: Vintage Speedway Stout, AleSmith Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
Category: 23 German-Style Pilsener - 44 Entries
Silver: Party Pants Pilsener, Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA
Category: 47 Imperial or Double India Pale Ale - 50 Entries
Gold: Hopnotic 2X IPA, San Diego Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
Bronze: Hop 15, Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA
Category: 53 Irish-Style Red Ale - 31 Entries
Silver: Ragtop Red, Rock Bottom Brewery - La Jolla, La Jolla, CA
Category: 67 Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout - 19 Entries
Bronze: Port Truck Stout, Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA
Category: 70 Sweet Stout - 19 Entries
Bronze: Cow Stout, Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA
Category: 72 Imperial Stout - 44 Entries
Silver: Night Rider Imperial Stout, Pizza Port Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA
Category: 73 Strong Scotch Ale - 38 Entries
Gold: AleSmith Wee Heavy, AleSmith Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
Silver: Way Heavy, Pizza Port San Clemente, Carlsbad, CA
Category: 74 Old Ale or Strong Ale - 40 Entries
Gold: AleSmith Decadence Old Ale, AleSmith Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
Category: 75 Barley Wine-Style Ale - 55 Entries
Silver: AleSmith Old Numbskull, AleSmith Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
2008 Brewery and Brewer of the Year Awards:
Small Brewing Company and Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year
AleSmith Brewing Co.
The AleSmith Brewing Team
Winners are determined based on the results of the competitive beer judging held at the Great American Beer Festival. Breweries are awarded points based on medals won, and these points are tabulated to arrive at the results. The following criteria used to rank breweries and break ties by awarding points.
The Great American Beer festival is not only about sampling quality beer but is also a beer competition. Breweries enter their beers to be judged by the festival's Professional Judge Panel. Festival attendees can also sip the beer entered in the competition during the tasting sessions.
The Great American Beer Festival invites industry professionals from around the world to sit together in small groups and, without knowing the brand name, taste beers in each specified style category. The ultimate goal of the Great American Beer Festival Judge Panel is to identify the three beers that best represent each beer-style category as described and adopted by the Great American Beer Festival.
The Professional Judge Panel awards gold, silver or bronze medals that are recognized around the world as symbols of brewing excellence. These awards are among the most coveted in the industry and heralded by the winning brewers in their national advertising.
Five different three-hour judging sessions take place over the three-day period during the week of the festival. Judges are assigned beers to evaluate in their specific area of expertise and never judge their own product or any product in which they have a concern.
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