It began with the largest Great American Beer Festival yet, and continued with the opening of Wicked Weed’s Funkatorium and craft beer and football team pairings. Here’s a numerical roundup of the biggest headlines in craft beer last month.
5,507: The number of commercial entries at this year’s Great American Beer Festival. There were 222 beer experts from ten countries to judge these entries. They awarded medals for 145 different beer styles in ninety competition categories.
4: Breweries tied for the most medals won at this year’s Great American Beer Festival. Ten Barrel Brewing Co., Barley Brown’s Brew Pub, Devils Backbone Brewing Co.– The Outpost, and Left Hand Brewing Co. each took home three medals.