Brewery News: Victor: Grand Teton responds after winning 3 medals at this year's North American Beer Awards
Press Release
VICTOR, ID – At the 20th annual North American Beer Awards competition, three of Grand Teton Brewing’s newest beers were awarded medals. Grand Teton Gose won a Gold Medal, while Brett Saison and Farmhouse Ale each won Silver Medals.
Grand Teton Gose received the Gold Medal in the Specialty and Experimental Beers category. This award adds to the winning tradition of the Grand Teton Brewing Cellar Reserve Series.
The two most recent releases in their Brewers’ Series were also recognized for excellence. Brett Saison received the Silver Medal in the Sour Ale with Brettanomyces category. Farmhouse Ale received the Silver Medal in the Barrel-Aged Strong Beer category. These medals add to the stellar reputation of Grand Teton Brewing’s new Brewers’ Series. At the 2015 North American Beer Awards, the first release in the Series, American Sour, received the Silver Medal in the American-Style Wild or Sour Ale category. The Grand Teton Brewing Brewers’ Series beers will include sours, fruit beers, blends, strong beers and first-time styles.
The North American Beer Awards is a unique competitive event, sanctioned by the North American Brewers Association. The best beers, ciders, meads and sodas from across the country are blind sampled by qualified judges in this competition.
Grand Teton Gose is available now in 750 mL bottles and 1/2 and 1/6 bbl kegs.
Farmhouse Ale will be available beginning July 1, 2016 in 11.2 oz. bottles and 1/6 bbl kegs.
Grand Teton Brewing was founded in 1988 as the first modern “micro” brewery in Wyoming. Their premium microbrews include the 15x Gold Medal Winning Bitch Creek ESB; 2014 Great American Beer Festival Silver Medal Winner 208 Session Ale; 2009 Great American Beer Festival Gold Medal Winner Sweetgrass APA; and, favorites of the Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks Old Faithful Ale, Howling Wolf Weisse Bier and Amber Ale. From their production facility in Victor, Idaho, Grand Teton Brewing beers are handcrafted from only the finest ingredients, including locally grown grains, Idaho grown hops and pure Teton Mountain spring water. Discriminating beer drinkers can find their favorite Grand Teton Brewing brews on tap and in bottles throughout California, Colorado, Idaho, northern Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, North Carolina, South Carolina, South Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
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