It was a banner year for Oregon Brewers and cidermakers at the 2026 GABF, they racked up 34 medals and 2 Brewery of the year awards. A total of 243 breweries and cideries took home 336 medals in this year’s Great American Beer Festival competition. Over 3 days, 225 expert judges evaluated 7,267 beer and cider entries—including 54 Collaboration and 30 Pro-Am submissions—from breweries across 49 states, plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.
Oregon claimed 16 gold medals, 10 silver medals, and 8 bronze medals.
The Brewers Association (BA) announced the 2026 award-winning beers and ciders at this year’s reimagined Great American Beer Festival® (GABF) on Sunday, October 11. For the first time, festival attendees were able to see the awards ceremony live on stage at Levitt Pavilion in Denver, Colorado…