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Arizona brewers win big at the 2026 Great American Beer Festival
Phoenix New Times • • business
Key Points:
- Seven Arizona breweries won eight medals at the 2025 Great American Beer Festival (GABF), marking one of the state's best performances in the event's history, which featured 7,267 entries from across the U.S. and territories.
- Wren House Brewing Co. earned two gold medals for its Festbier and whiskey barrel-aged Märzen, while Saddle Mountain Brewing Co. won gold for its experimental dill pickle sour.
- Other medalists include Fate Brewing Co. (bronze for International-Style Amber Lager), 12 West Brewing Co. (bronze for Contemporary American Lager), and Barrio Brewing Co. (bronze for Porter or Stout).
- Rickety Cricket Brewing and Corbett Brewing Co. each took home silver medals in the Barley Wine or Wheat Wine and Smoke Beer categories, respectively.
- The awards ceremony was held outdoors at Levitt Pavilion Denver, reflecting the competitive and evolving nature of American craft brewing, according to the Brewers Association.
