Florida’s breweries have been bringing home an increasing number of medals from all manner of competitions, and it looks like 2022 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) is no exception. This year, Florida craft breweries brought home twelve medals from the GABF.
Congratulations to all medal winners from GABF, from Florida and beyond. For a complete list of winners, click here.
Valrico’s Bullfrog Creek Brewing Company brought home a Bronze Medal in German-Style Koelsch for Hunting River.
Tampa’s Cigar City Brewing Company brought home a Bronze Medal in Brown Porter for Maduro.
Orlando’s Deadwords Brewing Company brought home a Gold Medal in American-Style Lager for Bridge.
Palm Harbor’s De Bine Brewing Company brought home a Silver Medal in Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout for Barrel-Aged Blindfolded Stoutosaurus.
Fort Myers’s Fort Myers Brewing Company brought home a Gold Medal in Chocolate Beer for Chocolate Stout.
Orlando’s Gatlin Hall Brewing Company brought home a Bronze Medal in Vienna-Style Lager for Lore.
Boynton Beach’s NOBO Brewing Company brought home a Bronze Medal in Fruited American Sour Beer for Fight the Sour: Blackberry Cobbler.
Pompano Beach’s Odd Breed Wild Ales brought home a Bronze Medal in Brett Beer for Bretta Festbier and a B ronze Medal in Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer for Tilling Time.
Gainesville’s Swamp Head Brewery brought home a Gold Medal in Fruit Wheat Beer for Tropical Vibes.
Tampa’s Tampa Bay Brewing Company brought home a Bronze Medal in Other Hoppy Lager for Day Donkey.
Jacksonville’s Wicked Barley Brewing Company brought home a Gold Medal in American Amber/ Red Ale for Argument Starter.
About the Great American Beer Festival
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. 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.
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.