Day 260 Drink: Jolly Pumpkin Biere de Goord

The Denver Rare Beer Tasting was my first chance to taste a creation by Ron Jeffries from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales that fights prostate cancer. No, no one is making a health claim about the beer -- even though it is brewed with a number of ingredients recognized to be rich in compounds that fight prostate cancer. Jolly Pumpkin Biere de Goord, is a limited edition brew raises awareness and funds for the Pints for Prostates campaign.

Jolly Pumpkin Biere de Goord is a saison brewed with kale, pumpkin seeds, pumpkin and green tea. It is extremely limited edition beer was made to mark National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in September. Besides the Denver Rare Beer Tasting, the only way to taste this beer is to order it through The Rare Beer of the Month Club or visit one of the Jolly Pumpkin locations in Michigan. You can check out our original post about the project here.

Jolly Pumpkin Biere de Goord was aged in oak and bottle conditioned. The beer has a thin tan head and an aroma that has citrus notes. Brettanomyces is clearly present. The beer has a nice tart opening palate, but then some other flavors start to emerge. Fruit, some earthiness and a slightly wine-like finish round out the experience. A great brew, for a great cause.

GABF After Party: Collaborating Collaborators Cosmic Confederation & Counsel of Consciousness Raises Funds to Fight Prostate Cancer

Where is the GABF after party on Sept. 17? Head to the basement of the Falling Rock Tap House for Collaborating Collaborators. Organized by All About Beer Magazine, this is a small gathering of beer fans and brewers featuring some amazing brews.

A collection of collaboration brews that have brought together some of the world’s best brewers will be served. Collaborating Collaborators Cosmic Confederation & Counsel of Consciousness will raise funds to support the mission of the Pints for Prostates campaign. The men and women behind these brews are expected to be on hand.

Here are the beers scheduled to be poured:

Three Floyds Brewing Co & Mikkeller of Denmark 2009 Oatgoop Oat Wine
Three Floyds Brewing Co & Mikkeller of Denmark 2010 Ruggoop Rye Wine
Allagash Hugh Malone
Allagash Fluxus 2010
Lost Abbey & Bend Brewing Hot Rocks
Lost Abbey & Hildegaard Ne Goein Saison
Dogfish Head Namaste
Dogfish Head My Antonia
Russian River Brewing Collaboration Not Litigation
Avery Brewing Collaboration Not Litigation
Sierra Nevada 30th Anniversary Charlie, Fred & Ken's Bock (Imperial Helles Lager)
Sierra Nevada 30th Anniversary Jack & Ken's Ale (American Barleywine)


Tickets are extremely limited for this special tasting. They can be purchased in advance for $30 at: https://www.etix.com/ticket/servlet/onlineSale?action=selectPerformance&performance_id=1327419

A limited number of tickets may be available at the door.

Jolly Pumpkin Joins Fight Against Prostate Cancer with Biere de Goord

Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales has submitted label art for government approval for the limited release fundraising brew they are launching in September to promote the Pints for Prostates campaign.

A cooperative effort between Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales of Michigan, The Rare Beer of the Month Club, which ships unique craft beers nationwide, and Shelton Brothers, one of the leading craft beer distributors and importers, Biere de Goord is a saison brewed with kale, pumpkin seeds, pumpkin, peppercorns and green tea. The beer will help raise awareness about prostate cancer and generate funds for the Pints for Prostates campaign.

The beer will feature the Pints for Prostates logo on its label, which includes the blue ribbon to remind people of the ongoing search for a cure to prostate cancer, a leading cause of death among American men. A donation of $3 from every 750 milliliter bottle of Biere de Goord sold will be made to the Pints for Prostates campaign.

There are only three ways for beer lovers to try the unique farmhouse-style ale:

-- Join The Rare Beer Club online or 800-625-8238 and be sure to start your membership by Sept. 1;

-- Attend the Denver Rare Beer Tasting II in Colorado on Sept. 17, where Jolly Pumpkin will be pouring samples of the brew alongside more than 20 other great craft brewers offering extremely rare and exotic beers;

-- Visit a Jolly Pumpkin location in Ann Arbor or Traverse City, Mich., where a limited amount of Biere de Goord will go on sale Sept. 18.

According to the National Cancer Institute, prostate cancer will kill more than 32,000 men in America in 2010. Few people realize that there will be 218,000 prostate cancer cases diagnosed this year, which is 25,000 more than the number of new breast cancer cases. With early detection and proper treatment, prostate cancer has a survival rate of nearly 100 percent. The Pints for Prostates campaign was launched in 2008 to reach men through the universal language of beer with an important health message.

Rare Beer Club & Jolly Pumpkin Plan Pints for Prostates Brew to Mark National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

People will be able to raise a glass of beer to your health and really mean it during September, thanks to a cooperative effort between Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales of Michigan, The Rare Beer of the Month Club, which ships unique craft beers nationwide, and Shelton Brothers, one of the leading craft beer distributors and importers.

Biere de Goord, a saison brewed with kale, pumpkin seeds, pumpkin and green tea, was made by Jolly Pumpkin to help raise awareness about prostate cancer and generate funds for the Pints for Prostates campaign. The Rare Beer of the Month Club has joined the effort by making the beer one of its selections during National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in September. Shelton Brothers, which handles Jolly Pumpkin, is donating its services to the effort.

The beer will feature the Pints for Prostates logo on its label, which includes the blue ribbon to remind people of the ongoing search for a cure to prostate cancer, a leading cause of death among American men. A donation of $3 from every 750 milliliter bottle of Biere de Goord sold will be made to the Pints for Prostates campaign.

“Pints for Prostates is reaching men through the universal language of beer and now for the first time we are doing it with a special beer that carries a message urging men to get regular prostate health screenings,” said Rick Lyke, a prostate cancer survivor who founded Pints for Prostates after successful prostate cancer surgery in April 2008. “We’re thrilled that Jolly Pumpkin, The Rare Beer Club and Shelton Brothers have joined our campaign in a way that will catch the attention of men needing to hear our message.”

When this very limited batch of Biere de Goord is gone, it is gone. There are only three ways for beer lovers to try the unique farmhouse-style ale:

-- Join The Rare Beer Club online or 800-625-8238 and be sure to start your membership by Sept. 1;

-- Attend the Denver Rare Beer Tasting II in Colorado on Sept. 17, where Jolly Pumpkin will be pouring samples of the brew alongside more than 20 other great craft brewers offering extremely rare and exotic beers;

-- Visit a Jolly Pumpkin location in Ann Arbor or Traverse City, Mich., where a limited amount of Biere de Goord will go on sale Sept. 18.

“At Jolly Pumpkin we are super excited to be involved in this project. We were flattered and honored when we were asked to come up with a special beer to help raise awareness of the Pints for Prostates campaign,” said Ron Jeffries, President of Jolly Pumpkin. “It gave us the chance to stretch our collective imaginations and come up with a saison that not only tastes fantastic, but is full of ingredients rich in lycopene. While we can make no health claims about Biere de Goord, we wanted to use the project to do a little education for men about some of the foods that contain lycopene, which many researchers point to as being essential for prostate health.”

“When Rick first approached us for this project, I immediately felt that it was a perfect fit for The Rare Beer Club. The beer that Ron created for us at Jolly Pumpkin defines the essence of what we’re striving to bring to our members each month, creative, limited release, rare and outstanding craft brewed beers. The cause is a noble one. A little education and early detection goes a long way to save lives and we’re proud to be a part of this effort,” said Kris Calef, President of the Rare Beer Club.

“Shelton Brothers is proud to be associated with this project and get the chance to bring a Pints for Prostates beer to life,” said Ron Extract, Vice President of Shelton Brothers. “We’re quite pleased to be working with one of our brands, Jolly Pumpkin, and The Rare Beer Club on this project. The beer fits perfectly with our mission to bring consumers exceptional brews from great brewers. In this case the beer even comes with a message to men about protecting their health so they can enjoy great beer for years to come.”

Prostate cancer kills more than 27,000 men in America each year. Few people realize there are roughly as many prostate cancer cases diagnosed annually in this country as there are new breast cancer cases. With early detection and proper treatment, prostate cancer has a survival rate of nearly 100 percent.

Since launching in late 2008, Pints for Prostates has reached approximately 100 million people through a combination of donated advertising, publicity, appearances at beer festivals, and coverage on websites, blogs and social media outlets. In 2009, the program was featured at the Livestrong Global Cancer Summit in Dublin, Ireland, and profiled on CNN’s Vital Signs hosted by Dr. Sanjay Gupta. During the 2010 NHRA season Bob Yonke and the Yonke Motorsports Pro Stock ran several races with Pints for Prostates as the primary sponsor on the hood of its car. In April, a team of athletes from Columbus, Ohio, ran with prostate cancer survivor Patrick Grubbe in the Boston Marathon wearing uniforms with the Pints for Prostates logo.

About Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
Welcome to a land of open fermentation, oak barrel aging and bottle conditioning. At Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales we are dedicated to more than the traditions of old world craftsmanship. Everything we do is designed to create ales of outstanding art and flavor. Focusing on traditional rustic country style beers brought to life through labor and love, we strive to create beers to lighten the spirit and soothe the soul. Sharing our joy to the betterment of mankind is the most that we could hope for. Few pleasures accompany an inspired ale more agreeably than an equally inspired menu of hearth baked pizzas and gourmet salads topped with native meats, cheeses, and vegetarian suited alternatives. Whether it's the satisfaction of a quick snack or the fulfillment of an entire meal, an assortment of delectable dishes acknowledges the distinct qualities of both our Traverse City and Ann Arbor restaurants. Preserving local culture by cultivating our appreciation for fresh, seasonal, and regional resources allows Jolly Pumpkin to fulfill our vision for humanity.


About The Rare Beer Club
The Microbrewed Beer of the Month Club offers four different options for consumers. From the very inception of our original domestic beer of the month club in 1994, we've focused on consistently providing three primary product characteristics: Quality, Variety & Freshness. And in that spirit, we now offer you four outstanding beer club options, each dedicated to those same principles. Our owner's favorite club features the finest the world of beer has to offer in limited-release, celebratory, artisanal beers from some of Michael Jackson's favorite breweries. Two different selections are presented each month in 750 ml bottles, often cork finished, and some individually tissue wrapped. Members experience bold U.S. and imported interpretations of Farmhouse Ales, Russian Imperial Stouts, Barley Wines, Belgian Abbey Ales, varied Imperial, Extreme, Strong Ale and Grand Cru offerings, oak-aged ales imparting bourbon and vanilla notes, and much more. Many selections are pushing the envelope of creativity, are not yet distributed in the U.S., and brewed such that they can be cellared and aged.

About Shelton Brothers
The best beers...imported by hand. What exactly does that mean, and how do we do it? The best beers are brewed with a sense of place, a distinctive house character, and an appreciation for tradition, value, and/or the natural art of beer-making. Beer should have depth, texture, and nuance – it should sometimes even be a little rough around the edges. There are a few (very few) exceptions to every rule, but generally speaking, that means the following about a brewery’s beers: brewed in small batches using traditional methods; unsweetened; unpasteurized; unfiltered/bottle-conditioned; little to no use of spices or adjuncts; slow-fermented; distinctive house yeast or yeasts; and dry as opposed to sweet. There’s no miracle to importing good beer – just hard work and a lot of travel. We specifically seek out unmanipulated beer, generally looking to small breweries with craftsmen taking seriously their passion for a natural, traditionally-made product. Shelton Brothers is the only beer importer with these specific criteria for hand-selecting what we offer to our customers. We’ve turned down offers from large European breweries, and we’ll do it again. We’re only interested in bringing you the very best.

About Pints for Prostates
Pints for Prostates, a 501(c)3 campaign that uses the universal language of beer to encourage men to take charge of their health, was founded by prostate cancer survivor Rick Lyke in 2008. The grassroots effort raises awareness among men of the importance of regular prostate health screenings and PSA testing by making appearances at beer festivals, social networking and pro bono advertising. Pints for Prostates supports the Us TOO International Prostate Cancer Education and Support Network, a 501(c)3 charity that works to support, educate and advocate for men with prostate cancer and their families. More information is available at www.pintsforprostates.org. Pints for Prostates also has a presence on Facebook and Twitter (@pints4prostates).

Day 163 Drink: Saison du BUFF

Stone Brewing, Victory Brewing and Dogfish Head Brewing make some of the best beers in America. In 2003, they came together to form form Brewers United for Freedom of Flavor (BUFF). It would be seven years before the group came back together to brew a collaboration beer.

The plan is for the three brewers to make Saison du BUFF at three different times. Stone was the first, making this beer to April.

Saison du BUFF is a 6 percent alohol by volune beer with a lovely aroma that is supported by parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme used in the brewing. The flavor is a combination of floral, citrus and the spices. Lots of what you would expect in saison and some things you would not. Worth trying.

Day 132 Drink: Saison Dupont

Brasserie Dupont is a Belgian family run brewery that is located on a farm that can trace its brewing roots back to 1759. Since 1990, the company has also operated a bakery and makes cheese.

Originally, Saison Dupont was a 4.5 percent alcohol by volume beer, often used as a refresher in the summer by laborers. Since the 1950s the beer has been at its current 6.5 percent alcohol by volume strength.

Saison Dupont pours a hazy yellow with a thin, but persistent white head. The aroma of the ale has a slight citrus note and a touch of wild yeast. The flavor is a combination of bright spicy highlights, with a clean dry finish.

Tuesday Tasting: A Six Pack of Sour Ales

Tuesday Tasting is a regular feature of Lyke2Drink that explores some of the best beers, wines and spirits on the market. This week we try some beers that will make you pucker up.

After writing a column called "Beyond Beer" for a number of years for All About Beer magazine, I've launched a new column that is, well, all about beer. Your "Next Beer" to be precise. The idea is to look forward and talk about emerging trends; beer styles that are hot; and what beers you should look for on your next visit to a pub.

The first installment of "Next Beer" in the current issue of All About Beer covers sour beers. Most beer drinkers fall into two broad categories: hop heads or malt mavens. We have all been taught from our earliest brewpub visit, order an IPA if you crave hop bitterness or go for a doppelbock if you want some sweet malt. There is now a growing subculture of beer fans that want to pucker up: call them the sour patch kids.

Oud bruin, Fladers red ale, lambic, gueuze, gose, saison and Berliner weisse are styles that fit into the sour beer category. These ales have an acidic sourness that comes from a spontaneous source of fermentation that in most beers would be considered a major defect. Under normal circumstances the presence of Lactobacillus, Brettanomyces or Pediococcus in a brewhouse is a cause for concern. But for makers sour ales, these organisms are welcome guests.

Here are six of the beers tasted for the column:

Cascade Kriek Ale: This 2008 bottling from Oregon was a rich reddish brown color. Thick, healthy head and a vibrant sourness dominate in this 8.1 percent alcohol by volume beer. After six months of lactic fermentation in oak barrels this beer is fermented a second time with fresh whole northwest cherries.

Duchesse De Bourgogne: From Brouwerij Verhaeghe in Vichte, Belgium, this 6 percent alcohol by volume reddish-brown ale is a blend of 8- and 18-month-old ales. You can taste the wood character in this brew that has a touch of bakers chocolate, but the overall impression is a vinegar leaning tartness that grows on you after the first few sips.

Liefman’s Goudenband: This Belgian beer was sampled on draught at the Hopleaf in Chicago from a keg that had been aging since 2006. Hazy, amber color. Tart almost s our cherry soda-like flavor base. Mellow oak in the background. Smooth and refreshing for an 8 percent by alcohol by volume brew.

Oud Beersel Oud Geuze Vieille: Golden color, pours with a nice lacing head. No sugar or yeast are added in the making of this beer, which comes in at 6 percent alcohol by volume. Citrus and herbal nose, with a crisp bitter apple flavor.

Southampton Berliner Weisse: This Long Island beer is a cloudy, light lemon juice like color. A thin head stays throughout. Sour tartness that is cleansing and refreshing. Hint of green apple in the finish that lingers.

Upstream Brewing Gueuze Lambic: This Nebraska beer transports you to Flanders. Cloudy amber gold with a very thin head. Nice tart citrus notes that give way to a fresh cut oak flavor bed.

Tuesday Tasting: DeProef Brewmaster's Collection

Tuesday Tasting is a regular feature of Lyke2Drink that explores some of the best beers, wines and spirits on the market. This week we crack open the mail bag for six big Belgian ales courtesy of SBS Imports.

De Proefbrouwerij is a newcomer compared to most Belgian beer producers. It was founded in 1996 by Dirk Naudts in the the village of Lochrsiti. Naudts had been a brewmaster at the Roman Brewery in Oudenaarde, Belgium, and at St. Lieven in Gent. The DeProef brewery is a small 9 barrel system designed for making experimental brews and small batch products.

The DeProef Brewmaster's Collection covers quite a bit of Belgian beer ground. Here are my notes from sampling the beers across three sessions.

La Grande Blanche Imperiale White Ale: This 7.5 alcohol by volume ale is hazy with a pretty firm, but short head. Good tropical notes and mild spice.

Zoetzuur Flemish Ale: A sour-style Flemish ale, the beer is 7 percent alcohol by volume. A good solid beer that has had a small amount of cherry juice added which serves to finish the sour notes with a balance of sweetness. You either love or hate this beer. Not much middle ground, but that is perfect for the style.

Saison Imperial Belgian Farmhouse Ale: The wild yeast captured in this 8.5 percent alcohol by volume beer makes it a real treat. There is a wine-like characteristic in the background and some hints of spice.

Lozen Boer Abt: This Abbey-style ale honors the "cow smuggler" and has plenty of dark fruit overtones, perhaps a touch of apricot, with healthy malt throughout. Nice dark reddish hue. At 10 percent alcohol by volume it packs a solid punch.

Reinaert Flemish Wild Ale: The pale golden color does not adequately communicate the spicy, hoppy notes in this beer. The beer is fermented three times using two yeast strains, which gives it quite a bit of depth. The use of brettanomyces (wild yeast) is a tip of the hat to Belgian lambic makers.

Signature Ale: This brew is the result of the combined talents of Naudts and Tomme Arthur of Port Brewing and Lost Abbey in California. The beer benefits from four malts and two yeast strains, plus the aggressive hop levels that are common among American brewers. The result is a golden brew with a rocky head and 8.5 percent alcohol by volume. Plenty of citrus notes and solid hop bitterness.

2007 GABF Medal Winners Announced

The premier beer festival in America is entering its final hours in Denver. I was not able to make it to the Great American Beer Festival this year, but if you check out some of the other blogs listed under Real Simple Beer Syndication in my blog roll you will get a flavor of the event.

Every beer lover in America needs to make at least one pilgrimage to Denver for the GABF. One of the highlights is having the chance to taste the best beers in America and seeing happy brewers walk around Denver on Saturday night with medals around their necks.

Here is the list of the 2007 medal winners just released by the Brewers Association:

Large Brewing Company and Large Brewing Company Brewer of the Year Pabst Brewing Company, Woodridge, IL Bob Newman

Mid-Size Brewing Company and Mid-Size Brewing Company Brewer of the Year Sponsored by Crosby & Baker Ltd. Firestone Walker Brewing Company, Paso Robles, CA Matthew Brynildson

Small Brewing Company and Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year Sponsored by Microstar Keg Management Port Brewing & The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA Tomme Arthur

Large Brewpub and Large Brewpub Brewer of the Year Sponsored by Brewers Supply Group Redrock Brewing Company, Salt Lake City, UT Kevin Templin

Small Brewpub and Small Brewpub Brewer of the Year Sponsored by Briess Malt & Ingredients Co. Montana Brewing Company, Billings, MT Travis Zeilstra

Category:1 American-Style Cream Ale or Lager - 24 Entries Gold: Lone Star, Pabst Brewing Co., Woodridge, IL Silver: Old Style, Pabst Brewing Co., Woodridge, IL Bronze: TAPS Cream Ale, TAPS Fish House & Brewery, Brea, CA

Category: 2 American-Style Wheat Beer - 19 Entries Gold: Pyramid Crystal Weizen, Pyramid Breweries, Seattle, OR Silver: Brewmaster Reserve, Widmer Brothers Brewing Co., Portland, OR Bronze: Honey Weiss, Diamond Bear Brewing Co., Little Rock, AR

Category: 3 American-Style Hefeweizen - 46 Entries Gold: Whitetail Wheat, Montana Brewing Co., Billings, MT Silver: Easy Street Wheat, Odell Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO Bronze: American Hefeweizen, Gella’s Diner and Liquid Bread Brewing Co., Hays, KS

Category: 4 Fruit Beer or Vegetable Beer - 94 Entries Gold: Leinenkugel’s Berry Weiss, Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co., Chippewa Falls, WI Silver: The Great Pumpkin, Elysian Brewing Co., Seattle, WA Bronze: Raspberry Tart, New Glarus Brewing Co., New Glarus, WI

Category: 5 Herb and Spice Beer - 58 Entries Gold: Summertime 69, Gunnison Brewery, Gunnison, CO Silver: Sigda’s Green Chili, CooperSmith’s Pub & Brewing Co., Fort Collins,CO Bronze: Frederick Miller Classic Chocolate Lager, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI

Category: 6 Coffee Flavored Beer - 36 Entries Gold: Coffee Bender, Surly Brewing Co., Brooklyn Center, MN Silver: Java Porter, Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant, Topeka, KS Bronze: Pipeline Porter, Kona Brewing Co., Kailua-Kona, HI

Category: 7 Specialty Beer - 17 Entries Gold: Judgment Day, Port Brewing & The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA Silver: Maui Gold Summer Ale, Maui Brewing Co., Lahaina, HI Bronze: Doble Diablo, Thunder Canyon Brewery, Tucson, AZ

Category: 8 Rye Beer - 22 Entries Gold: Crazy Jackass Ale, Great American Restaurants, Centreville, VA Silver: Rockchuck Rye, Snake River Brewing - Lander, Lander, WY Bronze: 1065 Right On Rye, Rock Bottom Brewery - Bethesda, Bethesda, MD

Category: 9 Specialty Honey Lager or Ale - 39 Entries Gold: Honey Moon Summer Ale, Blue Moon Brewing Co., Golden, CO Silver: Midas Touch, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton, DE Bronze: Hawaiian Honey, Chicago Brewing Co., Las Vegas, NV

Category: 10 Other Low Strength Ale or Lager - 14 Entries Gold: Half Wit, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery - Reno, NV & Chandler, AZ, Huntington Beach, CA Silver: Firestone Extra Pale, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA Bronze: Firestone Lager (Mini-Hell), Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA

Category: 11 Experimental Beer (Lager or Ale) - 34 Entries Gold: Imperial Chocolate Pumpkin Porter, Midnight Sun Brewing Co., Anchorage, AK Silver: Veritas 002, Port Brewing & The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA Bronze: Victor, Allagash Brewing Co., Portland, ME

Category: 12 Gluten Free Beer - 8 Entries Gold: RedBridge, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., St. Louis, MO Silver: New Grist, Lakefront Brewery, Milwaukee, WI Bronze: Shakparo Ale, Sprecher Brewing Co., Glendale, WI

Category: 13 American-Style Sour Ale or German-Style - 12 Entries Gold: Cuvee de Castleton, Captain Lawrence Brewing Co., Pleasantville, NY Silver: Skull & Bones Cuvee, Bristol Brewing Co., Colorado Springs, CO Bronze: Le Terroir, New Belgium Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO

Category: 14 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer - 26 Entries Gold: Oak Whiskey Red, Twisted Pine Brewing Co., Boulder, CO Silver: Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale, Alltech’s Lexington Brewing Co., Lexington, KY Bronze: Buffalo Bock, Ram Restaurant & Brewery (Indianapolis), Indianapolis, IN

Category: 15 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer - 72 Entries Gold: Bourbon Wheatmiser, Goose Island Brewpub, Chicago, IL Silver: Bourbon Barrel Anniversary Ale, Olde Peninsula Brewpub & Restaurant, Kalamazoo, MI Bronze: Relapse, Newport Beach Brewing Co., Newport Beach, CA

Category: 16 Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer - 21 Entries Gold: Cuvee de Tomme, Port Brewing & The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA Silver: Temptation, Russian River Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, CA Bronze: Barrel-Aged Cherry, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery - Reno, NV & Chandler, AZ, Huntington Beach, CA

Category: 17 Aged Beer (Ale or Lager) - 30 Entries Gold: Broad Street Barleywine, Rock Bottom Brewery - King of Prussia, King of Prussia, PA Silver: 2003 Pilgrim’s Dole, New Holland Brewing Co., Holland, MI Bronze: Alaskan Smoked Porter 2004, Alaskan Brewing Co., Juneau, AK

Category: 18 Cellar or Unfiltered Beer - 31 Entries Gold: Organic Zwickelbier, Redrock Brewing Co., Salt Lake City, UT Silver: Cambridge Amber, Cambridge Brewing Co., Cambridge, MA Bronze: Hop Angel I.P.A., Chelsea Brewing Co., New York, NY

Category: 19 Smoke-Flavored Beer - 25 Entries Gold: Smokey the Beer, Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant, Topeka, KS Silver: Alaskan Smoked Porter 2006, Alaskan Brewing Co., Juneau, AK Bronze: Smokin Willie Porter, Moose’s Tooth Brewing Co., Anchorage, AK

Category: 20 International-Style Pilsener - 10 Entries Gold: 4K Pils, Deschutes Brewery, Bend, OR Silver: Southside Pils, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group, Chattanooga, TN Bronze: Pig’s Eye Pilsner Beer, Pig’s Eye Brewing Co., LLC, Woodbury, MN

Category: 21 German-Style Pilsener - 47 Entries Gold: Pikeland Pils, Sly Fox Brewing Co., Royersford, PA Silver: Prima Pils, Victory Brewing Co., Downingtown, PA Bronze: Kingfisher Premium Lager Beer, Olde Saratoga Brewing Co., Saratoga Springs, NY

Category: 22 Bohemian Style Pilsener - 33 Entries Gold: Gordon Biersch Czech Lager, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group, Chattanooga, TN Silver: Pallavicini Pilsner, Pug Ryan’s Brewery, Dillon, CO Bronze: Detroit Lager, The Beer Co’s - Detroit, Detroit, MI

Category: 23 Münchner (Munich) Style Helles - 34 Entries Gold: El Amigo Light, Mission Brewery, San Diego, CA Silver: Gorch Foch, Three Floyds Brewing Co., Munster, IN Bronze: What in the Helles?, Steamworks Brewing Co., Durango/Bayfield, CO

Category: 24 Dortmunder/European Style Export or German-Style Oktoberfest/Wiesen (Meadow) - 18 Entries Gold: Move Back, SandLot Brewery at Coors Field, Denver, CO Silver: Green Side Up, SandLot Brewery at Coors Field, Denver, CO Bronze: Widmer Export Lager, Widmer Brothers Brewing Co., Portland, OR

Category: 25 American Style Light Lager - 27 Entries Gold: Old Milwaukee Light, Pabst Brewing Co., Woodridge, IL Silver: Pabst Blue Ribbon Light, Pabst Brewing Co., Woodridge, IL Bronze: Coors Light, Coors Brewing Co., Golden, CO

Category: 26 American-Style Lager - 33 Entries Gold: Hamm’s, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI Silver: Miller Genuine Draft, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI Bronze: McHenry Lager, Clipper City Brewing Co., Baltimore, MA

Category: 27 American Style Specialty Lager - 16 Entries Gold: Icehouse, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI Silver: Mickey’s Ice, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI Bronze: Mickey’s Malt Liquor, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI

Category: 28 Vienna Style Lager - 37 Entries Gold: Balto Märzhon, Clipper City Brewing Co., Baltimore, MD Silver: Dos Rios, Glenwood Canyon Brewing Co., Glenwood Springs, CO Bronze: Stoudts Ofest, Stoudts Brewing Co., Adamstown, PA

Category: 29 German Style Märzen - 58 Entries Gold: Victory Festbier, Victory Brewing Co., Downingtown, PA Silver: Stewart’s Oktoberfest, Stewart’s Brewing Co., Bear, DE Bronze: Michelob Marzen, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., St. Louis, MO

Category: 30 American Style Amber Lager - 44 Entries Gold: Steam Engine Lager, Steamworks Brewing Co., Durango/Bayfield, CO Silver: Toasted Lager, Blue Point Brewing Co., Patchogue, NY Bronze: Old Scratch Amber Lager, Flying Dog Brewery, Denver, CO

Category: 31 European Style Dark/Münchner Dunkel - 18 Entries Gold: Dunkelstilsken, CB & Pott’s Restaurant & Brewery (Highlands Ranch), Highlands Ranch, CO Silver: Capital Munich Dark, Capital Brewery Co., Inc., Middleton, WI Bronze: Munich Dunkel, Redrock Brewing Co., Salt Lake City, UT

Category: 32 American-Style Dark Lager - 12 Entries Gold: Roadrunner Red Lager, Thunder Canyon Brewery, Tucson, AZ Silver: Henry Weinhard’s Classic Dark, Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI Bronze: Elevator Dark Horse, Elevator Brewing Co., Columbus, OH

Category: 33 German Style Schwarzbier - 23 Entries Gold: Gordon Biersch Schwarzbier, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group, Chattanooga, TN Silver: Redrock Black Bier, Redrock Brewing Co., Salt Lake City, UT

Category: 34 Bock - 23 Entries Gold: Troegenator, Tröegs Brewing Co., Harrisburg, PA Silver: Gruffmeister 8 Maibock, Foothills Brewing, Winston-Salem, NC Bronze: Butthead Bock, Tommyknocker Brewery, Idaho Springs, CO

Category: 35 German Style Strong Bock - 22 Entries Gold: Samuel Adams Double Bock, Boston Beer Co., Boston, MA Silver: Warning Sign, Rockyard American Grill & Brewing Co., Castle Rock, CO Bronze: Instigator, Sly Fox Brewing Co., Royersford, PA

Category: 36 Baltic-Style Porter - 13 Entries Gold: Killer Kowalski, Flossmoor Station Brewing Co., Flossmoor, IL Silver: Foothills Baltic Porter, Foothills Brewing, Winston-Salem, NC Bronze: Amnesia, The Grumpy Troll Restaurant & Brewery, Mount Horeb, WI

Category: 37 Golden or Blonde Ale - 48 Entries Gold: Red Brick Blonde, Atlanta Brewing Co., Atlanta, GA Silver: Kiwanda Cream Ale, Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR Bronze: Mississippi Blonde, Bent River Brewing Co., Moline, IL

Category: 38 German Style Kölsch/Köln Style Kölsch - 45 Entries Gold: Saint Arnold Fancy Lawnmower, Saint Arnold Brewing Co., Houston, TX Silver: Colorado Kölsch, Steamworks Brewing Co., Durango/Bayfield, CO Bronze: Gordon Biersch SummerFest, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group, Chattanooga, TN

Category: 39 English-Style Summer Ale - 24 Entries Gold: “312” Urban Wheat Ale, Goose Island Beer Co., Chicago, IL Silver: Sandbagger Gold, Montana Brewing Co., Billings, MT Bronze: Green Flash Extra Pale Ale, Green Flash Brewing Co., Vista, CA

Category: 40 Classic English Style Pale Ale - 32 Entries Gold: Pale Ale, Diamond Bear Brewing Co., Little Rock, AR Silver: DBA (Double Barrel Ale), Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA Bronze: Summit Extra Pale Ale, Summit Brewing Co., St. Paul, MN

Category: 41 English-Style India Pale Ale - 38 Entries Gold: Squatters IPA, Utah Brewers Cooperative, Salt Lake City, UT Silver: India Pale Ale, Goose Island Beer Co., Chicago, IL Bronze: Beech Street Bitter, Pizza Port - Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA

Category: 42 American Style Pale Ale - 68 Entries Gold: Firestone Pale 31, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA Silver: Piranha Pale Ale, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery - Roseville, CA & Portland, OR, Huntington Beach, CA Bronze: Full Frontal Pale Ale, Piece Brewery, Chicago, IL

Category: 43 American-Style Strong Pale Ale - 91 Entries Gold: Nectar Pale, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA Silver: Hop Bomb IPA, Rock Bottom Brewery - Bellevue, Bellevue, WA Bronze: Bent Nail IPA, Red Lodge Ales Brewing Co., Red Lodge, MT

Category: 44 American-Style India Pale Ale - 120 Entries Gold: IPA, Odell Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO Silver: Blind Pig IPA, Russian River Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, CA Bronze: El Camino IPA, Mission Brewery, San Diego, CA

Category: 45 Imperial or Double India Pale Ale - 72 Entries Gold: Hopsickle, Moylan’s Brewing Co., Novato, CA Silver: Moylander, Moylan’s Brewing Co., Novato, CA Bronze: Double Trouble Imperial IPA, 21st Amendment Brewery, San Francisco, CA

Category: 46 American Style Amber/Red Ale - 66 Entries Gold: Stone Levitation Ale, Stone Brewing Co., Escondido, CA Silver: Hop Head Red, Green Flash Brewing Co., Vista, CA Bronze: McCarthy Red, Emmett’s Tavern & Brewing Co., West Dundee, IL

Category: 47 Imperial or Double Red Ale - 38 Entries Gold: Organic Deranger, Laurelwood Brewing Co., Portland, OR Silver: Hog Heaven, Avery Brewing Co., Boulder, CO Bronze: Extra Special Red, Odell Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO

Category: 48 Bitter or Pale Mild Ale - 43 Entries Gold: Pub Bitter, Deschutes Brewery, Bend, OR Silver: Squatters Organic Amber Ale, Utah Brewers Cooperative, Salt Lake City, UT Bronze: Snake River Pale Ale, Snake River Brewing Co., Jackson, WY

Category: 49 Extra Special Bitter or Strong Bitter - 38 Entries Gold: The Wise ESB, Elysian Brewing Co., Seattle, WA Silver: O’Brien’s Harvest, Hale’s Ales Brewery, Seattle, WA Bronze: Big Sea ESB, Free State Brewing Co., Lawrence, KS

Category: 50 Scottish Style Ale - 26 Entries Gold: 1065 Brown Bear Brown, Rock Bottom Brewery - Bethesda, MD, Bethesda, MD Silver: Laughing Lab Scottish Ale, Bristol Brewing Co., Colorado Springs, CO Bronze: Commando Scottish Ale, Pizza Port - Solana Beach, Solana Beach, CA

Category: 51 Irish Style Red Ale - 25 Entries Gold: Red Rocks Red, Rock Bottom Brewery - Westminster, Westminster, CO Silver: Crimson Phog, 23rd Street Brewery, Lawrence, KS Bronze: Enchanted Rock Red Ale, Fredericksburg Brewing Co., Fredericksburg, TX

Category: 52 English Style Dark Mild Ale or English- - 49 Entries Gold: Lil’ Pip’s Mild Ale, Hoppers Grill & Brewing Co., Midvale, UT Silver: Nut Brown Ale, Blackstone Brewing Co., Nashville, TN Bronze: 1069 Brown Bear Brown, Rock Bottom Brewery - Campbell, CA, Campbell, CA

Category: 53 American Style Brown Ale - 45 Entries Gold: Doryman’s Dark Ale, Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR Silver: Redrock Nut Brown Ale, Redrock Brewing Co., Salt Lake City, UT Bronze: Bitch Creek ESB, Grand Teton Brewing Co., Victor, ID

Category: 54 German Style Brown Ale/Düsseldorf Style - 32 Entries Gold: Alt, Herkimer Pub and Brewery, Minneapolis, MN Silver: 1065 Firechief Ale, Rock Bottom Brewery - Bethesda, MD, Bethesda, MD Bronze: Gordon Biersch Alt, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group, Chattanooga, TN Bronze: Gordon Biersch Hefeweizen, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group, Chattanooga, TN

Category: 55 South German Style - 60 Entries Gold: Hefeweizen, Beaver Street Brewery & Whistle Stop Café, Flagstaff, AZ Silver: Stoudts Weizen, Stoudts Brewing Co., Adamstown, PA Bronze: Top Heavy Hefeweizen, Piece Brewery, Chicago, IL

Category: 56 German-Style Wheat Ale - 35 Entries Gold: Boscos Hefeweizen, Boscos Brewing Co., Memphis, TN Silver: Dark ‘n’ Curvy, Piece Brewery, Chicago, IL Bronze: Gordon Biersch Hefeweizen, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group, Chattanooga, TN

Category: 57 Belgian-Style White (or Wit)/Belgian- - 47 Entries Gold: Nit Wit, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery - Reno, NV & Chandler, AZ, Huntington Beach, CA Silver: John’s Generations White Ale, Millstream Brewing Co., Amana, IA Bronze: Mothership Wit Organic Wheat Beer, New Belgium Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO

Category: 58 French- and Belgian Style Saison - 35 Entries Gold: Saison Vautour, McKenzie Brew House, Malvern, PA Silver: Liquid Sun 1087, Rock Bottom Brewery Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ Bronze: Southampton Saison, Southampton Publick House, Southampton, NY

Category: 59 Belgian and French-Style Ale - 24 Entries Gold: Tiburon Blonde, Marin Brewing Co., Larkspur, CA Silver: Southampton Double White Ale, Southampton Publick House, Southampton, NY Bronze: Domaine DuPage, Two Brothers Brewing Co., Warrenville, IL

Category: 60 Belgian-Style Sour Ale - 28 Entries Gold: High Mountain Cherry Ale, Rubicon Brewing Co., Sacramento, CA Silver: Supplication, Russian River Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, CA Bronze: Kriek de Hill, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant - Media, Media, PA

Category: 61 Belgian Style Abbey Ale - 55 Entries Gold: Triple Dipsea Belgian-Style Ale, Marin Brewing Co., Larkspur, CA Silver: Green Flash Trippel, Green Flash Brewing Co., Vista, CA Bronze: Four, Allagash Brewing Co., Portland, ME

Category: 62 Belgian Style Strong Specialty Ale - 58 Entries Gold: Celis Grand Cru, Michigan Brewing Co., Webberville, MI Silver: Redrock Reve, Redrock Brewing Co., Salt Lake City, UT Bronze: Batch 8000, Bell’s Brewery, Inc, Galesburg, MI

Category: 63 Brown Porter - 23 Entries Gold: Pioneer Porter, Fredericksburg Brewing Co., Fredericksburg, TX Silver: Prospector Porter, Tommyknocker Brewery, Idaho Springs, CO Bronze: St. Charles Porter, Blackstone Brewing Co., Nashville, TN

Category: 64 Robust Porter - 62 Entries Gold: Pt. Reyes Porter, Marin Brewing Co., Larkspur, CA Silver: Edmund Fitzgerald Porter, Great Lakes Brewing Co., Cleveland, OH Bronze: Planet Porter, Boulder Beer Co., Boulder, CO

Category: 65 Classic Irish Style Dry Stout - 24 Entries Gold: Moylan’s Irish Dry Stout, Moylan’s Brewing Co., Novato, CA Bronze: Blarney Sisters Dry Irish Stout, Third Street Aleworks, Santa Rosa, CA

Category: 66 Foreign (Export) Style Stout - 23 Entries Gold: Zonker Stout, Snake River Brewing Co., Jackson, WY Silver: Custer’s Last Stout, Montana Brewing Co., Billings, MT Bronze: Russian Imperial Stout, Sacramento Brewing Co., Sacramento, CA

Category: 67 American-Style Stout - 28 Entries Gold: Sticky Stout, Pizza Port - Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA Silver: Big Bear, Bear Republic Brewing, Healdsburg, CA Bronze: Terminal Stout, Rock Bottom Brewery Chicago, Chicago, IL

Category: 68 Sweet Stout - 18 Entries Silver: Double Cream Stout, Bell’s Brewery, Inc, Galesburg, MI Bronze: Milkman Stout, Capitol City Brewing Co. - Arlington, Arlington, VA

Category: 69 Oatmeal Stout - 36 Entries Gold: Blue Corn Oatmeal Stout, New Mexico Brewers Guild, Santa Fe, NM Silver: Oatmeal Stout, Schooner’s Grille & Brewery, Antioch, CA Bronze: Alaskan Stout, Alaskan Brewing Co., Juneau, AK

Category: 70 Imperial Stout - 44 Entries Gold: Abyss, Deschutes Brewery, Bend, OR Silver: TAPS Imperial Stout, TAPS Fish House & Brewery, Brea, CA Bronze: Russian Imperial Stout, Rogue Ales, Newport, OR

Category: 71 Strong Scotch Ale - 28 Entries Gold: MacPelican’s Wee Heavy Strong Scotch Ale, Pelican Pub & Brewery, Pacific City, OR Silver: Scotty Karate Scotch Ale, Dark Horse Brewing Co., Marshall, MI Bronze: McKenzie Wee Heavy, McKenzie Brew House, Malvern, PA

Category: 72 Old Ale or Strong Ale - 32 Entries Gold: Old Woody, Fish Brewing Co., Olympia, WA Silver: Outback X, Bend Brewing Co, Bend, OR Bronze: Imperial Nut Brown Ale, Tommyknocker Brewery, Idaho Springs, CO

Category: 73 Other Strong Ale or Lager - 32 Entries Gold: Derail Ale, Durango Brewing Co., Durango, CO Silver: Dragonstooth Stout, Elysian Brewing Co., Seattle, WA Bronze: Bottleworks VIII, Flyers Restaurant and Brewery, Oak Harbor, WA

Category: 74 American-Style Wheat Wine Ale - 9 Entries Gold: Star Brew Triple Wheat, Marin Brewing Co., Larkspur, CA Silver: Wheat Wine, Portsmouth Brewery, Portsmouth, NH Bronze: Wheatmiser, Goose Island Brewpub, Chicago, IL

Category: 75 Barley Wine Style Ale - 48 Entries Gold: John Barley Corn Barleywine, Mad River Brewing Co., Blue Lake, CA Silver: Cereal Killer Barley Wine, Arcadia Brewing Co., Battle Creek, MI Bronze: 3 Guy Off the Scale Barley Wine, Dark Horse Brewing Co., Marshall, MI

2007 Great American Beer Festival Pro-Am Beer Competition - 48 Entries Sponsored by Briess Malt & Ingredients Co. and Hopunion CBS LLC Gold: English Style India Pale Ale, Allentown/Bethlehem Brew Works, Allentown, PA Beau Badem & AHA Member Chris Bowen Silver: Kentucky Weissbier, Alltech’s Lexington Brewing Co., Lexington, KY Brewery Team & AHAMember Bill Caldwell Bronze: Sculpin IPA, Ballast Point Brewing Co., San Diego, CA Ballast Point Brewers & AHA Member Doug Duffield

GABF: Unleashing Flying Dog Colorado Saison

Flying Dog, a creative Colorado brewery, used Thursday as an opportunity to roll out a new farmhouse ale, Flying Dog Colorado Saison, at a reception at the Blake Street Tavern that is the brewery's Denver home.

The 7.3 percent alcohol by volume brew is a cloudy golden color and has a classic saison flavor. Flying Dog used imported Belgian barley and wheat malt, along with Belgian candi sugar. Styrian Goldings, Czech Saaz hops and a range of spices are used to build the brew's flavor profile. The result is a fruity beer that has a nice lingering aftertaste.