Great American Beer Fest
The winners have been announced for the annual Great American Beer Fest, and there are some great choices in here (as well as some local folks who should get props). Highlights:
The first place winner for the “Coffee Flavored Beer” category was Arlington’s Rock Bottom Brewery, for its “Dude! Where’s my Vespa?”
Delaware’s Dogfish Head, which exults in weird and exotic beers, took first and second place in the “Specialty Beer” category, for “Chateau Jiahu,” a beer based on the chemical properties found on preserved pottery jars found in the Neolithic village of Jiahu, in northern China (fermented rice, honey and fruit), and “Palo Santo Marron.”
Frederick, Maryland-based Flying Dog Brewery took home the gold in the category of “Aged Beers” for its Horn Dog Vintage 2007, in the category of Marzens for its “Dogtoberfest,” and in the category of Imperial Stouts for its “Gonzo Imperial Porter.”
I also have to mention the habitually underrated St. Arnold’s Brewing in my hometown of Houston, which took first place in the category of Munich-style Helles, for its “Saint Arnold Summer Pils,” as well as Pennsylvania’s Troegs, which took home the gold in the Bock category for its very excellent “Troegenator.”