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| Image courtesy of the Brewers Association. |
In a year that has been anything but ordinary, the persistence of the pandemic forced the Brewers Association to move the 2020 Great American Beer Festival awards ceremony to a virtual format for the first time in its history. Once the pivot was made, 8,806 beers from 1,720 breweries were judged across 91 different categories. From those entries, 272 medals were awarded to 240 breweries, with a trio of North Texas brewers landing among the winners.
Surveying the locals, it's worth noting Armadillo Ale Works has achieved a rare double with the beer Honey Please. The brewery's mesquite bean blonde ale is the second North Texas beer to win a gold medal at both the Great American Beer Festival and World Beer Cup. In other words, Honey Please has now been recognized as the best honey beer in America, and also the world.
As for the area's other honorees, Panther Island Brewing upgraded its 2015 GABF silver for Allergeez with gold in 2020, while White Rock Alehouse & Brewery brought home its first ever GABF medal for White Rocktoberfest.
Armadillo Ale Works, Denton
- Gold for Honey Please in the Honey Beer category.
- Gold for Allergeez in the Herb and Spice Beer category.
- Silver for White Rocktoberfest in the German-Style Maerzen category.
Cheers and congratulations to all!
For more on the 2020 GABF and the historical performance of breweries from North Texas, click the links below:
- Official press release from the Brewers Association, with a summary of 2020 festival statistics.
- Download a complete list of 2020 winners in PDF format.
- View a historical chronicle of awards won by North Texas breweries at GABF and the World Beer Cup.
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