OCTOBER 2014 Octoberfest took the bronze medal in the German-Style Märzen category for 2014. The Great American Beer Festival is the premier U.S. beer festival and competition. Each year, GABF represents the largest collection of U.S. beer ever served, in a public tasting event plus a private competition. GABF brings together the brewers and diverse beers that make the U.S. the world’s greatest brewing nation.
MARCH 2014 Abita was awarded three bronze medals and two silver medals for their brews at the Dublin Beer Cup, which was held in Dublin, Ireland. Turbodog: Silver medal. The comments from the judges included the following: very appropriate for style, sweet, malty, well balanced, clean and no significant off-flavors, slight vegetal and diacetyl noted by one judge. Slight musty and oxidized again by different judge but not by the other judges. On target for bitter, hoppy, malty, and carbonation. Overall an excellent beer with high technical merit and the judges pass their congratulations on to the brewer. Abita Amber: Silver medal. Comments from the judges included the following: very appropriate for style, slight veil, slight onion note/fatty acid note, slight astringency nice malty, good medium body. On target for bitter, hoppy, malty, carbonation and esters. No faults. Overall, an excellent beer with high technical merit and the judges pass their congratulations on to the brewer. Mardi Gras: Bronze medal. Comments from the judges included the following: very appropriate for style, strong bitter, nice ester, alcoholic, some dimethyl sulfide, slight sulfidic note light, roasty, sweet and hoppy, perhaps a bit oversweet making it slightly unbalanced. On target for malty,...
Andygator received the silver medal at the Great American Beer Festival in 2013. The Great American Beer Festival is the premier U.S. beer festival and competition. Each year, GABF represents the largest collection of U.S. beer ever served, in a public tasting event plus a private competition. GABF brings together the brewers and diverse beers that make the U.S. the world’s greatest brewing nation.