Texas Brewers at 2008 GABF

Several Texas brewers won medals at the 2008 Brewers Association Great American Beer Festival. The winners were announced October 11th at the conclusion of the annual event in Denver, Colorado.

Recognized Texas brewers include:

• Kellerbier/Zwickelbier: Gold for Helles Keller from Fredericksburg Brewing Company.
• Kellerbier/Zwickelbier: Silver for Hell in Keller from Uncle Billy’s Brew & Que.
• Munich-Style Helles: Silver for Summer Pils from Saint Arnold.

The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) is the largest professional competition sponsored by the Brewers Association, the craft beer industry's professional organization. This year's competition included more than 2900 beers from 472 brewers with an overall attendance of 46,000.

Awards are given in 75 different style categories of beer plus pro-am categories, with the top three beers recognized with gold, silver and bronze medals.