GABF Winners: Rants n Raves

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  1. Brew33

    Brew33 Initiate (0) Oct 24, 2007 Ohio

    Glad to see Lady of the Woods get some run. Excellent beer.
     
    #21 Brew33, Oct 14, 2012
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  2. FarmerTed

    FarmerTed Pundit (928) May 31, 2011 Colorado

    Wow, Jamil got a gold.
     
    #22 FarmerTed, Oct 14, 2012
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  3. FUNKPhD

    FUNKPhD Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2010 Texas

    EVERYONE IS A WINNER!
     
    #23 FUNKPhD, Oct 14, 2012
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  4. robinsmv

    robinsmv Initiate (0) Jun 24, 2010 Florida

    Except all the losers
     
    #24 robinsmv, Oct 14, 2012
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  5. jclarkn

    jclarkn Initiate (0) Sep 18, 2011 New York

    Category: 75 Robust Porter, 62 Entries
    Silver: Coco Loco, NoDa Brewing Co., Charlotte, NC
    Bronze: Black Sand Porter, Kona Brewing Co., Kailua-Kona, HI

    what got gold?
     
    #25 jclarkn, Oct 14, 2012
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  6. standardcherry

    standardcherry Initiate (0) Jan 17, 2011 Massachusetts

    Came here to say this. Also Seizoen Bretta deserved its gold... amazing.
     
    #26 standardcherry, Oct 14, 2012
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  7. denver10

    denver10 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,155) Nov 17, 2010 New Mexico
    Pooh-Bah

    Funkwerks coming away with 3 golds (1 for Deceit, 1 for their Saison, and 1 for best small brewery) was cool to see.
     
    #27 denver10, Oct 14, 2012
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  8. robinsmv

    robinsmv Initiate (0) Jun 24, 2010 Florida

    Coors won a medal in barrel aged strong stout?!?!?!
     
    #28 robinsmv, Oct 14, 2012
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  9. bennetj17

    bennetj17 Pooh-Bah (1,790) Oct 30, 2005 Arizona
    Pooh-Bah

    Sunshine Pils is pretty good IMO.
     
    #29 bennetj17, Oct 14, 2012
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  10. denver10

    denver10 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,155) Nov 17, 2010 New Mexico
    Pooh-Bah

    AC Golden makes some really good beers. No lie.
     
    #30 denver10, Oct 14, 2012
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  11. robinsmv

    robinsmv Initiate (0) Jun 24, 2010 Florida

    They must, that seems like a stacked category
     
    #31 robinsmv, Oct 14, 2012
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  12. JWU

    JWU Initiate (0) Feb 10, 2010 Pennsylvania

    The fact that Sunshine Pils and Dreamweaver Wheat (both from Troegs) won gold downright baffles me. Can't really stand either of them. Hopback Amber Ale from Troegs however is fantastic, and also won gold.
    How in the world did Leinenkugels Summer Shandy win ANYTHING?
     
    #32 JWU, Oct 14, 2012
  13. denver10

    denver10 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,155) Nov 17, 2010 New Mexico
    Pooh-Bah

    They generally seem to do barrel aged sours but given their resources and the fact that the the brewers have the freedom to brew the beer they want, I'd imagine this Barrel Aged RIS would be quite good. Haven't had it myself to know though.
     
    #33 denver10, Oct 14, 2012
  14. Casedogg43

    Casedogg43 Initiate (0) Jan 4, 2012 Indiana

    Sun King is still on fire at GABF.
    Couple more shiny stickers for them!

    Congrats!
     
    #34 Casedogg43, Oct 14, 2012
  15. checktherhyme

    checktherhyme Savant (1,036) Apr 8, 2008 Washington

    Some thoughts....the GABF lists always amaze me.

    I think that a lot of the styles shouldn't even be on there or should be combined with some other style.

    I am always surprised at how many breweries I haven't heard of win Gold medals.

    I think that the beers we as Beer Advocates love/hype is not at all what professional beer judges rate beers on. "Our" list would look so much different (and better imo).

    Devils Backbone took home a shit ton of medals. Never had a single beer from them.

    Washington State is extremely overlooked (partly our fault for not putting ourselves out there).

    CA, VA, CO and OR are killers

    The American IPA list is not at all what I would choose ever.
     
    #35 checktherhyme, Oct 14, 2012
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  16. boomer31

    boomer31 Pundit (794) Apr 14, 2009 Wisconsin
    Trader

    Raspberry Tart/Belgian Red not medaling in the fruit categories! Seems like one of them always medal
     
    #36 boomer31, Oct 14, 2012
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  17. bryanole27

    bryanole27 Initiate (0) Jun 24, 2011 North Carolina

    I notice A LOT of CO winners. Is CO really that good? Or perhaps a little 'home field advantage'? Honest question.
     
    #37 bryanole27, Oct 14, 2012
  18. RBassSFHOPit2ME

    RBassSFHOPit2ME Initiate (0) Mar 1, 2009 California

    I'll take Row 12 Hill 56 over it all day
     
    #38 RBassSFHOPit2ME, Oct 14, 2012
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  19. Casedogg43

    Casedogg43 Initiate (0) Jan 4, 2012 Indiana

    Big Fan of RR, and have a few of the Row2/Hill56 coming any day now.

    I'll compare side by side and see what my palate decides!
    Probably, with those two Big Dogs, my palate will cry tears of joy! LOL
     
    #39 Casedogg43, Oct 14, 2012
  20. rondufresne

    rondufresne Initiate (0) Dec 13, 2011 Pennsylvania

    I've never had Zombie Dust, but its classification as a pale ale confuses me. I know the brewer can call it whatever they want to, but the GABF style guide says American pale ales are 4.5-5.6% ABV, and ZD is 6.4%--within the range of American IPAs (6.3-7.5%). So if ZD is "actually" an IPA, why is it earning a medal as a pale ale?
     
    #40 rondufresne, Oct 14, 2012
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