
Montana Beers Win Awards at 2024 Great American Beer Festival
Years ago, my husband made a short film about The Great American Beer Festival. I remember getting phone calls from him when he was at the festival and he talked about how it was truly larger than life.
He described the line of people that wrapped around the arena. He was exaggerating a bit but said it was a mile long and then I saw the timelapse and thought, he wasn't exaggerating that much.
The festival is held in Denver's Colorado Convention Center which is 2,200,000 square feet total with almost 600,000 square feet of event space, according to Wikipedia and the Convention Center website. That's room for a lot of people.
He told me the people who showed up for the festival were some of the most jovial and interesting people he had ever met. He got to taste beers from all over the country. At the time, sour beer was only becoming popular and he got to taste some very unique beers. While the video he made has been lost to the Internet somewhere, I know it was one of the most memorable experiences of his life.
The Great American Beer Festival, now in its 42nd year, has just ended and they've posted the results of the 2024 beer competition winners. Montana had three beers that medaled at this year's festival. MAP Brewing Co. in Bozeman won two awards and Lewis & Clark Brewing Co. in Helena won one award.
Bronze Medal
- "Pat's River Beer" from MAP Brewing Co., Bozeman
- Category: American-Style Lager
Silver Medal
- "Back Country" Lewis & Clark Brewing Co., Helena
- English-Style Brown Ale
Gold Medal
- "Great Wave Sake Lager" MAP Brewing Co., Bozeman
- Experimental Beer
Congratulations to these Montana breweries!
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Gallery Credit: Angela Underwood
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