Beer Bros: Local Breweries take top honors at the nation’s biggest Beer Fest, and other hoppy happenins’
The El Segundo Brewing Company crew shows that they’re not a one-trick IPA pony, winning gold with its Costa Azul Mexican Lager at the prestigious Great American Beer Festival. Photo courtesy ESBC By Ed Solt Craft Beer culture’s most prestigious and largest competition in the world, the Great American Beer Festival, congregated at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver from October 5 to 9 with a record 7,227 competition entries. The GABF’s judging panel of 264 beer experts from 12 countries award gold, silver, and bronze medals in 96 beer categories, covering the full gamut of 161 different beer styles.The festival brings forth all facets of craft beer culture, with tastings, food pairings, home brewing seminars, and industry lectures. “It’s exhausting and pretty intense. There are so many events and things to do. It’s a pilgrimage for all who are into craft beer, our craft beer mecca,” said El Segundo Brewing Company president and founder Rob Croxall. “The GABF is just half the story. Every store, restaurant, bar, and brewery in the surrounding area have something going on.” El Segundo Brewery won gold in the competitive category of American-Style Amber/Dark Lager with their…
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