The Great American Beer Festival welcomed drinkers to Denver over the weekend to experience the best in craft beer and cider, and it turns out Colorado residents don’t have to travel far to sip the best suds the industry has to offer.⁠ ⁠ The festival’s prestigious awards, announced Saturday, are a testament to that. Colorado breweries and cideries made a phenomenal showing, collecting a total of 40 medals, 19 of which were gold.⁠ ⁠ In 2025, three producers were honored as “brewery of the year” in their respective size categories — a huge honor considering more than 1,500 breweries and cidermakers entered this year’s competition. (The Denver Post did not include these accolades in the total medal count.)⁠ ⁠ ⁠ Click the link in our bio to read the full award list.⁠ ⁠ 📝: Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post // tineywristwatch⁠ 📷: Andy Cross, The Denver Post // akakross⁠ ⁠ #Denver #Beer #Breweries #GABF #Denverbeer #Denverbreweries #Colorado #CraftBeer #brewery