Brewery of the Year
Brewery and Brewer of the Year awards by production bracket. From 2026, the bracket counts a company's total production across all locations, and a new bracket above 100,000 barrels replaces the former Brewery Group award.
These are awards, not medals, so Filters do not narrow this list.
| Bracket | Source | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, >1,000–2,000 Barrels | >1,000–2,000 | Craft Coast | Oceanside, CA | Official GABF 2026 winners list (GABF-2026-Winners-List.pdf) |
| 2026 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, >100,000+ Barrels | >100,000+ | Goose Island Beer Co. | Chicago, IL | Official GABF 2026 winners list (GABF-2026-Winners-List.pdf) |
| 2026 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, >15,000–100,000 Barrels | >15,000–100,000 | Breakside Brewery & Taproom | Milwaukie, OR | Official GABF 2026 winners list (GABF-2026-Winners-List.pdf) |
| 2026 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, >2,000–5,000 Barrels | >2,000–5,000 | Morgan Territory Brewing | Tracy, CA | Official GABF 2026 winners list (GABF-2026-Winners-List.pdf) |
| 2026 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, >250–500 Barrels | >250–500 | UPP Liquids | Bend, OR | Official GABF 2026 winners list (GABF-2026-Winners-List.pdf) |
| 2026 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, >5,000–15,000 Barrels | >5,000–15,000 | Fieldwork Brewing Company | Berkeley, CA | Official GABF 2026 winners list (GABF-2026-Winners-List.pdf) |
| 2026 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, >500–1,000 Barrels | >500–1,000 | Cannonball Creek Brewing Co. | Golden, CO | Official GABF 2026 winners list (GABF-2026-Winners-List.pdf) |
| 2026 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 0-250 Barrels | 0-250 | Mieza Blendery | Alexandria, VA | Official GABF 2026 winners list (GABF-2026-Winners-List.pdf) |
| 2026 | Cidermaker of the Year | Snow Capped Cider | Austin, CO | Official GABF 2026 winners list (GABF-2026-Winners-List.pdf) | |
| 2025 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 0-250 Barrels | 0-250 | Zeus Brewing Co. | Poughkeepsie, NY | Official GABF 2025 winners list (gabf-2025-winners.pdf) |
| 2025 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 1,001–2,000 Barrels | 1,001–2,000 | River North Brewery | Denver, CO | Official GABF 2025 winners list (gabf-2025-winners.pdf) |
| 2025 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 15,001–100,000 Barrels | 15,001–100,000 | Fat Head's Brewery | Middleburg Heights, OH | Official GABF 2025 winners list (gabf-2025-winners.pdf) |
| 2025 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 2,001–5,000 Barrels | 2,001–5,000 | Third Eye Brewing Co. | Cincinnati, OH | Official GABF 2025 winners list (gabf-2025-winners.pdf) |
| 2025 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 251–500 Barrels | 251–500 | UPP Liquids | Bend, OR | Official GABF 2025 winners list (gabf-2025-winners.pdf) |
| 2025 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 5,001–15,000 Barrels | 5,001–15,000 | Westbound & Down Brewing Co. - Westbound Mill | Lafayette, CO | Official GABF 2025 winners list (gabf-2025-winners.pdf) |
| 2025 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 501–1,000 Barrels | 501–1,000 | Cannonball Creek Brewing Co. | Golden, CO | Official GABF 2025 winners list (gabf-2025-winners.pdf) |
| 2025 | Brewery Group Brewery and Brewer of the Year | Brewery Group | Allagash Brewing Co. | Portland, ME | Official GABF 2025 winners list (gabf-2025-winners.pdf) |
| 2025 | Cidermaker of the Year | Gowan's Heirloom Cider | Philo, CA | Official GABF 2025 winners list (gabf-2025-winners.pdf) | |
| 2024 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 0-250 Barrels | 0-250 | Apogee Brewing Co. | Grover Beach, CA | Official GABF 2024 winners list (gabf-2024-winners.pdf) |
| 2024 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 1,001–2,000 Barrels | 1,001–2,000 | Everywhere Beer Co. | Orange, CA | Official GABF 2024 winners list (gabf-2024-winners.pdf) |
| 2024 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 15,001–100,000 Barrels | 15,001–100,000 | von Trapp Brewing | Stowe, VT | Official GABF 2024 winners list (gabf-2024-winners.pdf) |
| 2024 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 2,001–5,000 Barrels | 2,001–5,000 | Riip Beer Co. | Huntington Beach, CA | Official GABF 2024 winners list (gabf-2024-winners.pdf) |
| 2024 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 251–500 Barrels | 251–500 | Alesong Brewing & Blending | Eugene, OR | Official GABF 2024 winners list (gabf-2024-winners.pdf) |
| 2024 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 5,001–15,000 Barrels | 5,001–15,000 | Sunriver Brewing Co. | Sunriver, OR | Official GABF 2024 winners list (gabf-2024-winners.pdf) |
| 2024 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 501–1,000 Barrels | 501–1,000 | Grand Fir Brewing | Portland, OR | Official GABF 2024 winners list (gabf-2024-winners.pdf) |
| 2024 | Brewery Group Brewery and Brewer of the Year | Brewery Group | Highland Park Brewery | Los Angeles, CA | Official GABF 2024 winners list (gabf-2024-winners.pdf) |
| 2024 | Cidermaker of the Year | 2 Towns Ciderhouse | Corvallis, OR | Official GABF 2024 winners list (gabf-2024-winners.pdf) | |
| 2023 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 0-250 Barrels | 0-250 | Shred Beer Co. | Rocklin, CA | Official GABF 2023 winners list (gabf-2023-winners.pdf) |
| 2023 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 1,001–2,000 Barrels | 1,001–2,000 | Third Eye Brewing Co. | Sharonville, OH | Official GABF 2023 winners list (gabf-2023-winners.pdf) |
| 2023 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 15,001–100,000 Barrels | 15,001–100,000 | Saint Arnold Brewing Co. | Houston, TX | Official GABF 2023 winners list (gabf-2023-winners.pdf) |
| 2023 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 2,001–5,000 Barrels | 2,001–5,000 | Liquid Gravity Brewing Co. | San Luis Obispo, CA | Official GABF 2023 winners list (gabf-2023-winners.pdf) |
| 2023 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 251–500 Barrels | 251–500 | The Big Friendly | Oklahoma City, OK | Official GABF 2023 winners list (gabf-2023-winners.pdf) |
| 2023 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 5,001–15,000 Barrels | 5,001–15,000 | Wibby Brewing | Longmont, CO | Official GABF 2023 winners list (gabf-2023-winners.pdf) |
| 2023 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 501–1,000 Barrels | 501–1,000 | Balter Beerworks | Knoxville, TN | Official GABF 2023 winners list (gabf-2023-winners.pdf) |
| 2023 | Brewery Group Brewery and Brewer of the Year | Brewery Group | Allagash Brewing Co. | Portland, ME | Official GABF 2023 winners list (gabf-2023-winners.pdf) |
| 2022 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 0-250 Barrels | 0-250 | Double Clutch Brewing Co. | Evanston, IL | Official GABF 2022 winners list (gabf-2022-winners.pdf) |
| 2022 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 1,001–2,000 Barrels | 1,001–2,000 | Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant | Topeka, KS | Official GABF 2022 winners list (gabf-2022-winners.pdf) |
| 2022 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 15,001–100,000 Barrels | 15,001–100,000 | Left Hand Brewing Co | Longmont, CO | Official GABF 2022 winners list (gabf-2022-winners.pdf) |
| 2022 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 2,001–5,000 Barrels | 2,001–5,000 | North Park Beer Co | San Diego, CA | Official GABF 2022 winners list (gabf-2022-winners.pdf) |
| 2022 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 251–500 Barrels | 251–500 | The Big Friendly | Oklahoma City, OK | Official GABF 2022 winners list (gabf-2022-winners.pdf) |
| 2022 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 5,001–15,000 Barrels | 5,001–15,000 | Ghost Town Brewing | Oakland, CA | Official GABF 2022 winners list (gabf-2022-winners.pdf) |
| 2022 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 501–1,000 Barrels | 501–1,000 | Wild Fields Brewhouse | Atascadero, CA | Official GABF 2022 winners list (gabf-2022-winners.pdf) |
| 2022 | Brewery Group Brewery and Brewer of the Year | Brewery Group | Precarious Beer Project | Williamsburg, VA | Official GABF 2022 winners list (gabf-2022-winners.pdf) |
| 2021 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 0-250 Barrels | 0-250 | Radiant Beer Co. | Anaheim, CA | Official GABF 2021 winners list (gabf-2021-winners.pdf) |
| 2021 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 1,001–2,000 Barrels | 1,001–2,000 | Cloudburst Brewing | Seattle, WA | Official GABF 2021 winners list (gabf-2021-winners.pdf) |
| 2021 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 15,001–100,000 Barrels | 15,001–100,000 | Allagash Brewing Co. | Portland, ME | Official GABF 2021 winners list (gabf-2021-winners.pdf) |
| 2021 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 2,001–5,000 Barrels | 2,001–5,000 | Short Fuse Brewing Co. | Schiller Park, IL | Official GABF 2021 winners list (gabf-2021-winners.pdf) |
| 2021 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 251–500 Barrels | 251–500 | Main & Six Brewing Co. | Jacksonville, FL | Official GABF 2021 winners list (gabf-2021-winners.pdf) |
| 2021 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 5,001–15,000 Barrels | 5,001–15,000 | Sudwerk Brewing Co. | Davis, CA | Official GABF 2021 winners list (gabf-2021-winners.pdf) |
| 2021 | Brewery and Brewer of the Year, 501–1,000 Barrels | 501–1,000 | Moontown Brewing Co. | Whitestown, IN | Official GABF 2021 winners list (gabf-2021-winners.pdf) |
| 2021 | Brewery Group Brewery and Brewer of the Year | Brewery Group | Metazoa Brewing Co. - Taproom | Indianapolis, IN | Official GABF 2021 winners list (gabf-2021-winners.pdf) |