The Great American Beer Festival invites industry professionals from around the world to sit together in small groups and, without knowing the brand name, taste beers in each specified style category. The ultimate goal of the judging panel is to identify the three beers that best represent each beer-style category as described and adopted by the Great American Beer Festival.
The 2023 event has come to an end and it is time to see how Pennsylvania did. Below is a list of all the Pennsylvania breweries who came home with awards:
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Gold:
Brewery: Cinderlands Beer Co
Beer: Hill & Hollow: Cayuga
Category: Experimental Beer
Silver:
Brewery: Attic Brewing
Beer: Over There
Category: Belgian-Style Abbey Ale
Bronze:
Brewery: Wallenpaupack Brewing
Beer: Activator
Category: German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock
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With a total of three wins Pennsylvania is up from the two winners in 2022. You can see a full recap of Pennsylvania winners at the Great American Beer Festival through the years here.