2012 Great American Beer Festival: Maryland, DC and Virginia Winners
A big congratulations go out to all of the winners, but especially the great brewers from Maryland, D.C. and the land of American Lagers, Virginia. Here’s how the three states did at this years Great American Beer Festival on Saturday.
D.C.
- DC Brau Brewing Co. Your Favorite Foreign Movie: Silver in Belgian- and French-Style Ale
Maryland
- DuClaw Brewing Co. X-1: Silver in Chocolate Beer
- Union Craft Brewing Co. Balt Altbier: Gold in German-style Altbier
Virginia
- Devils Backbone Brewing Co. Old Virginia Dark: Silver in American-Style Dark Lager
- Devils Backbone Brewing Co. Gold Leaf Lager: Bronze in American-Style or International-Style Pilsener
- Devils Backbone Brewing Co. Danzig: Silver in Baltic-Style Porter
- Devils Backbone Brewing Co. Turbo Cougar: Bronze in Bock
- Devils Backbone Brewing Co. Ramsey’s Draft Stout: Bronze in Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout
- Devils Backbone Brewing Co. Ramsey’s Export Stout: Bronze Foreign-Style Stout
- Devils Backbone Brewing Co. Berliner Metro Weiss: Gold in German-Style Sour Ale
- Devils Backbone Brewing Co. Vienna Lager: Gold in Vienna-Style Lager
- Mad Fox Brewing Co. Elixer Maibock: Silver in Bock
- Port City Brewing Co. Monumental IPA: Bronze in English-Style India Pale Ale
- Rock Bottom Arlington Nikki’s Gluten Free Honey Pale Ale: Gold in Gluten-Free Beer
- Blue Mountain Barrel House Local Species: Bronze in Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer
Devils Backbone Brewing also one the 2012 Small Brewpub of the year award. Like I said via Twitter, it looks like the Nelson County brewery is going to need to expand once again next year. View all of this year’s winners here. Congrats everyone!