The first outdoor edition of the Great American Beer Festival was held this weekend at Levitt Pavilion in Denver, including the annual awards ceremony.
Three New Mexico breweries won one medal apiece, with another rare occurrence of two breweries winning in the same category. The last time that happened was in 2024 when Tractor took gold and Boxing Bear got silver in the Sweet Stout or Cream Stout category.
This time around, it was Quarter Celtic and Boxing Bear sharing the spotlight in the Munich-Style Dunkel category. Quarter Celtic’s Step Drunkle claimed silver and Boxing Bear’s Black Mesa Dunkel earned bronze…