Great American Beer Festival Winners and GABF Blogging

The brewery winners for the 2007 Great American Beer Festival are:

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

For the winners for style categories and other GABF information straight from the source visit the Brewers Association festival page.

And since I couldn't attend the festival this year, here are some completely randomly collected blogs and news items about it.

• GABF 2007: Half Way Point - Pacific Brew News Blog
• The joy of drinking vs. the work of tasting - Appelation Beer
• Craft Beer Rocks at GABF - Beer Blog at InsideBayArea.com
• Falling Rock Gears Up For GABF - BeerAdvocate
• GABF 2007 - gleepglop.org
• The Year of Extreme Beer - What's On Tap