The beauty of beer is how damn diverse it is. According to the Brewers Association, the number of US breweries sits around 9,900 as of 2023 — up from just 4,847 in 2015.
All to say, it can be a bit of a fool’s errand to try and name any single one as the nation’s best. But what’s to stop a few hundred experts from trying?
Brewer’s choice
At this year’s Great American Beer Festival, hosted annually by Brewers Association, 285 judges tasted their way through more than 8,800 beers and ciders from nearly 2,000 producers. Every state, plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico, was represented.
According to the organizers, tasting occurred in three phases over seven days, culminating in a long list of the country’s best beers in styles as popular as the West Coast IPA and esoteric as the German Sour Ale.
The winningest of the bunch: Highland Park Brewery in Los Angeles, CA, which took home four gold medals in some of the event’s most competitive categories — American-Style India Pale Ale, Contemporary American-Style Lager, American-Style Pale Ale and Juicy or Hazy Imperial India Pale Ale.
Highland Park Brewery won four gold medals at the 2024 Great American Beer Festival, as well as Brewer of the Year.Photo by Joe Tornatzy for Gear Patrol
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Publish date : 2024-10-15 09:49:00
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