Colorado breweries win big in beer festival competition

DENVER — A total of 35 Colorado brewers and cidermakers took home 41 medals at the Great American Beer Festival competition held in Denver this weekend.

The nation’s largest beer festival drew thousands of people to the Colorado Convention Center in downtown over three days and nights where they could sample beers and ciders and discover which brewmasters took home awards.

The Brewers Association held the prestigious competition in partnership with the American Cider Association.

Beer and cider companies in Colorado won 15 gold medals, 12 silver medals and 14 bronze medals in the competition, according to results posted by the GABF. The total topped recent years’ medal counts by local brewers and cider companies.