2026 Great American Beer Festival Results

Every medal from 2018 to 2026, linked to its brewery, its category, and the winning beer. Filter any page by year, style, place, or ownership.

Competition and Year: GABF 2026
Entries Judged: 7,267
Categories in 2026: 112
Medals Awarded: 336

Categories, 2026

Entries per medal is the field each medal had to beat: the category's entries divided by the medals awarded.

Categories, 2026
			Gold	Silver	Bronze
American Wheat Beer	35	11.7	Wormtown Brewery	Sunriver Brewing Co.	Tommyknocker Brewery & Pub
American Fruit Beer	79	26.3	Los Dos Potrillos Cervecería	Wicked Weed Brewing	Starr Hill Beer Hall
Fruit Wheat Beer	64	21.3	The Sandlot Brewery At Coors Field	Beech Mountain Brewing Co.	Armored Cow Brewing Co.
Field Beer	34	11.3	UPP Liquids	Verboten Brewing	Roughtail Brewing Co.
Pumpkin Beer	69	23	Community Beer Works	Blackstone Brewing Co.	New York Beer Project
Chili Beer	55	18.3	Morgan Territory Brewing	Hop Dogma Brewing Co.	Liquid Mechanics Brewing Co.
Herb and Spice Beer	67	22.3	Alesong Brewing & Blending	Third Window Brewing Co.	BabyCat Brewery
Chocolate Beer	30	10	Misfit Brewing	Solano Brewing Co.	San Francisco Brewing Co.
Coffee Beer	40	13.3	East Village Brewing Co.	The Vanguard Brewpub & Distillery	Kulshan Brewing Co.
Coffee Stout or Porter	53	17.7	East Village Brewing Co.	93 Octane Brewery	Third Eye Brewing Co.
Dessert or Pastry Beer	67	22.3	Goose Island Beer Co.	Third Eye Brewing Co.	Goose Island Beer Co.
Rye Beer	30	10	Beach Cat Brewing	Lago Vista Brewing Co.	Grimm Artisanal Ales
Honey Beer	54	18	UPP Liquids	Local Time Brewing	Brewery Ommegang
Classic Non-Alcohol Ale or Lager	39	13	Deschutes Brewery	Brewery Ommegang	Best Day Brewing
Hoppy Non-Alcohol Beer	48	16	Zero Gravity Craft Brewery	Big Grove	Primal Brewery
Specialty Non-Alcohol Beer	26	8.7	Fieldwork Brewing Co.	Go Brewing	Go Brewing
Session Beer	67	22.3	Geisthaus Brewing Co.	The Big Friendly	The Big Friendly
Session India Pale Ale	67	22.3	Offset Bier Co.	Offset Bier Co.	Cannonball Creek Brewing Co.
Strong Porter	20	6.7	Little Brother Brewing	Henceforth	Riverside Rhapsody Beer Co.
German Strong Beer	39	13	Kansas City Bier Co.	Northbound Smokehouse Brewpub	Gilde Brewery
Other Strong Beer	24	8	The Lost Abbey	Old 121 Brewhouse	Giant Jones Brewing
Specialty Beer	51	17	The Empourium Brewing Co.	Short's Brewing Co.	Boulevard Brewing Co.
Specialty India Pale Ale	65	21.7	Green Cheek Beer Co.	Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co.	Claremont Craft Ales
Experimental Beer	26	8.7	Saddle Mountain Brewing Co.	Meanwhile Brewing Co.	Pattern Break Brewing Co.
Historical Beer	39	13	Counter Weight Brewing Co.	Black Lung Brewing Co.	Gilde Brewery
Classic Gluten-Free Ale or Lager	21	7	The Well In Wellington	Orange Bike Brewing Co.	Holidaily Brewing Co.
Hoppy Gluten-Free Beer	19	6.3	Armored Cow Brewing Co.	ALT Brew	Holidaily Brewing Co.
Specialty Gluten-Free Beer	17	5.7	Orange Bike Brewing Co.	Otherwise Brewing	Departed Soles Brewing Co.
American Sour Ale	111	37	Ivanhoe Park Brewing Co.	Great Basin Brewing Co.	Eno River Brewing
Brett Beer	27	9	Wishful Thinking Brewing Co.	Syncopated Brewing Co.	Formula Brewing
Mixed Culture Brett Beer	24	8	Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery	ColdFire Barrel House	Alesong Brewing & Blending
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer	23	7.7	Wren House Brewing Co.	1718 Brewing	Model A Brewing Co.
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer	61	20.3	Sun King Brewing	No Label Brewing Co.	Black Tooth Brewing Co.
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout	65	21.7	Urban Roots Brewing	Alesong Brewing & Blending	Werk Force Brewing Co.
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer	46	15.3	Monday Night Brewing	Mieza Blendery	Mieza Blendery
Kellerbier or Zwickelbier	48	16	Fast Fashion Brewing	Ghost Town Brewing	Smartmouth Brewing Pilot House
Smoke Beer	42	14	Maple Branch Craft Brewery	Corbett Brewing Co.	Roaring Table Brewing
American Light Lager	104	34.7	New York Beer Project	Transmission Brewing Co.	Barebottle Brewing Co.
International Light Lager	38	12.7	Akronym Brewing	Great Lakes Brewing Co.	Lucky Envelope Brewing
Mexican Light Lager	39	13	Riip Beer Co.	HopSaint Brewing Co.	Sun King Brewing
Mexican Pale Lager	146	48.7	Wild Blue Yonder Brewing Co.	105 West Brewing Co.	Full Distance Brewing
American Lager	94	31.3	Masthead Brewing Co.	DC Brau Brewing Co.	Goose Island Beer Co.
Contemporary American Lager	46	15.3	Devils Backbone Brewing Co.	Creature Comforts Brewing Co.	12 West Brewing Co.
Rice Lager	110	36.7	Masthead Brewing Co.	Silver Branch Brewing Co.	Fremont Brewing
International Pilsener	79	26.3	Tucker Brewing Co.	Hi-Wire Brewing	Breakside Brewery & Taproom
American Pilsener	78	26	Schilling Beer Co.	Ladd & Lass Brewing	Bissell Brothers Brewing
Hoppy Lager	57	19	Grains of Wrath Brewing	Fieldwork Brewing Co.	Breakside Brewery & Taproom
West Coast Pilsener	97	32.3	Breakside Brewery & Taproom	Cellarmaker Brewing Co.	Alma Mader Brewing
American Amber Lager	94	31.3	Falling Sky Brewing	Mighty Squirrel	Grand Fir Brewing
German Pilsener	161	53.7	Altstadt Brewery	Templin Family Brewing	Beachwood Brewing
Czech Pale Lager	104	34.7	Von Trapp Brewing	Logboat Brewing Co.	Hermosa Brewing Co.
Italian Pilsener	77	25.7	pFriem Family Brewers	Second Dawn Brewing Co.	Green Cheek Beer Co.
Munich Helles	123	41	Counter Weight Brewing Co.	Transmission Brewing Co.	Prost Brewing Co.
Dortmunder or German Festbier	161	53.7	Wren House Brewing Co.	Fat Head's Brewery	Counter Weight Brewing Co.
Vienna Lager	82	27.3	Port City Brewing Co.	DC Brau Brewing Co.	Almanac Beer Co.
German Maerzen	184	61.3	Altstadt Brewery	Bingo Beer Co.	MainStage Brewing Co.
International Amber Lager	50	16.7	Ghost Tree Brewing Co.	Field Day Brewing Co.	Fate Brewing Co.
Munich Dunkel	49	16.3	Von Trapp Brewing	Quarter Celtic Brewpub	Boxing Bear Brewing Co.
German Schwarzbier	59	19.7	Ogopogo Brewing	ODD Muse Brewing	Locavore Beer Works
International Dark Lager	71	23.7	Craft Coast	Puesto Cerveceria	Field Day Brewing Co.
Bock	36	12	Flix Brewhouse	Fieldwork Brewing Co.	Silver Reef Brewing Co.
German Koelsch	112	37.3	10 Barrel Brewing Co.	Liquid Mechanics Brewing Co.	Frogtown Brewery
American Cream Ale	70	23.3	The Tank Brewing Co.	Black Tooth Brewing Co.	Morgan Territory Brewing
Berliner Weisse	38	12.7	Oregon City Brewing Co.	UPP Liquids	Del Cielo Brewing Co.
Gose	36	12	UPP Liquids	Eden Town Brewing Co.	Ikasu Brewing
European Amber Ale	49	16.3	White Bluffs Brewing	BierKraft	Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
South German Wheat Beer	120	40	Zoiglhaus Brewing Co.	Tucker Brewing Co.	Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant
Golden or Blonde Ale	84	28	Ketch Brewing	Saint Arnold Brewing Co.	Drake's Brewing Company/Bear Republic
English Pale Ale	47	15.7	Pelican Brewing Co.	Firestone Walker Brewing Co.	Strong Rope Brewery
English ESB or IPA	51	17	Discretion Brewing	Field Artisan Brewing	Third Space Brewing
Scottish Ale	34	11.3	South Street Brewery	Sunriver Brewing Co.	Blue Mountain Brewery
Irish Red Ale	50	16.7	Marker 48 Brewing	Pale Fire Brewing Co.	LogOff Brewing
English Brown Ale	43	14.3	Craft Coast	Worthy Brewing	Blackstone Brewing Co.
Belgian Witbier	51	17	Allagash Brewing Co.	Avery Brewing Co.	Goose Island Beer Co.
Saison	73	24.3	False Idol Brewing	Redwood Brewing Co.	Third Window Brewing Co.
Belgian Abbey Ale	49	16.3	Liability Brewing Co.	Peticolas Brewing Co.	SKA Brewing
Belgian Tripel	33	11	Big Dog's Brewing Co.	New Belgium Brewing Co.	Templin Family Brewing
Belgian Strong Specialty Ale	46	15.3	Old Bull Brewing	Monk's Cellar	River North Brewery
Belgian or Spontaneous Sour Ale	31	10.3	Firestone Walker Barrelworks	Templin Family Brewing	New Glarus Brewing Co.
Belgian Fruit Beer	31	10.3	Bull & Bush Brewery	Firestone Walker Barrelworks	Beachwood Blendery
American Brown Ale	45	15	Titonka Brewing Co.	Stone Brewing	Second Street Brewery
Porter or Stout	54	18	Bent Barley Brewing Co.	Logboat Brewing Co.	Barrio Brewing Co.
Robust Porter	36	12	Bartlett Hall	Riverside Rhapsody Beer Co.	Bentonville Brewing Co.
Sweet Stout or Cream Stout	42	14	Bearded Lamb Brewing Co.	Pizza Port Solana Beach	Third Eye Brewing Co.
American or Export Stout	41	13.7	Stone Brewing	Barrel Mountain Brewing	Urban Roots Brewing
Imperial Stout	38	12.7	Morgan Territory Brewing	Hidden Moon Brewing	Oak Highlands Brewery
British Strong Ale or Aged Beer	40	13.3	Northwoods Brewing Co.	Urban Roots Brewing	MudHen Brewing Co.
Barley Wine or Wheat Wine	28	9.3	Verboten Brewing	Rickety Cricket Brewing	Morgan Territory Brewing
International Pale Ale	53	17.7	Breakside Brewery & Taproom	Breakside Brewery & Taproom	Original Pattern Brewing Co.
New Zealand Pale Ale	39	13	Transmission Brewing Co.	Glenwood Canyon Brewing Co.	Ketch Brewing
New Zealand India Pale Ale	89	29.7	8 Bit Brewing Co.	Meanwhile Brewing Co.	Barebottle Brewing Co.
American Pale Ale	98	32.7	Grains of Wrath Brewing	Cannonball Creek Brewing Co.	HopSaint Brewing Co.
Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale	62	20.7	Corn Coast Brewing	Kane Brewing Co.	Able Baker Brewing Co.
American Strong Pale Ale	89	29.7	Cannonball Creek Brewing Co.	Trap Door Brewing	Bend Brewing Co.
Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale	108	36	Indio Brewing Co.	Urbanrest Brewing Co.	MachineHead Brewing Co.
American Amber/Red Ale	85	28.3	Billsburg Brewery	Cellarmaker Brewing Co.	RAM Restaurant and Brewery
Strong Red Ale	32	10.7	Claremont Craft Ales	Worthy Brewing	Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co.
Imperial India Pale Ale	87	29	Barebottle Brewing Co.	Formula Brewing	Green Cheek Beer Co.
Juicy or Hazy Imperial India Pale Ale	107	35.7	Mothfire Brewing Co.	North Park Beer Co.	Highland Park Brewery
American India Pale Ale	165	55	Breakside Brewery & Taproom	Grains of Wrath Brewing	Pinthouse Pizza
Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale	260	86.7	Bend Brewing Co.	McMenamins Breweries	New York Beer Project
West Coast India Pale Ale	277	92.3	Human People Beer	TapRoom Beer Co.	pFriem Family Brewers
Fresh Hop Beer	72	24	Deschutes Brewery	Vice Beer	Sunriver Brewing Co.
Craft Malt Beer	132	44	Dostal Alley Brewpub & Casino	Free State Brewing Co.	Hop Dogma Brewing Co.
Hop Water	37	12.3	Founders Brewing Co.	Alvarado Street Brewery	Kansas City Bier Co.
Tannic Cider	28	9.3	Snow Capped Cider	Gowan's Heirloom Cider	Gowan's Heirloom Cider
No/Low Tannin Cider	53	17.7	Snow Capped Cider	Snow Capped Cider	Snow Capped Cider
Fruited Cider	58	19.3	Gowan's Heirloom Cider	2 Towns Ciderhouse	2 Towns Ciderhouse
Botanical or Spiced Cider	21	7	Sweet Heart Brands	Gowan's Heirloom Cider	Snow Capped Cider
Experimental, Barrel-Aged or Specialty Cider	28	9.3	Haykin Family Cider	Haykin Family Cider	Gowan's Heirloom Cider
Pro-Am Comp	30	10	Wild Blue Yonder Brewing Co.	Maple Branch Craft Brewery	Smog City Brewing
Collab Comp	54	18	Wayfinder Beer / Bierstadt Lagerhaus	Offset Bier Co. / New Image Brewing	Werk Force Brewing Co. / Rocky Reef Brewing Co.