Congratulations to the 26 Colorado Breweries that brought home 40 medals from the Great American Beer Festival in 2025!
The biggest news was that three Colorado Breweries won the coveted brewery and brewer of the year for their size group!
Congratulations to Cannonball Creek Brewing Co. who won three medals and the 501–1,000 Barrels Brewery and Brewer of the Year award!
Congratulations to River North Brewery who won two medals and the 1,001–2,000 Barrels Brewery and Brewer of the Year award!
Congratulations to Westbound & Down who won SIX medals and the 5,001–15,000 Barrels Brewery and Brewer of the Year award!
Also, congratulations to Prost Brewing for bringing home two medals!
This was the second year that cideries were awarded medals at GABF, and two Colorado cideries, Haykin Family Cider & Snow Capped Cider, brought home a total of SEVEN cider medals!
Colorado won 18 Gold Medals!
| Brewery | City | Beer | Style |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fritz Family Brewers / Christopher Owens | Niwot | Christopher’s Bier | Pro-Am |
| Westbound & Down Brewing Co. – Westbound Mill | Lafayette | Parallel Pale | American-Style Pale Ale |
| River North Brewery | Denver | River North White | Belgian-Style or French-Style Specialty Ale |
| River North Brewery | Denver | Squirrels Just Want to Have Fun | Coffee Beer |
| Glenwood Canyon Brewing Co. | Glenwood Springs | Festbier | Dortmunder or German-Style Oktoberfest |
| Oskar Blues | Longmont | Oskar Blues Dales Pale Ale | English Ale |
| Haykin Family Cider | Aurora | Calville Blanc d’Hiver Ice Cider | Experimental, Barrel-Aged or Specialty Cider |
| The Sandlot Brewery At Coors Field | Denver | Key Lime Pie in the Sky | Fruit Wheat Beer |
| Prost Brewing Co. – Northglenn | Northglenn | Prost Schwarzbier | German-Style Schwarzbier |
| New Belgium Brewing Co. | Fort Collins | 1554 | Historical Beer |
| Westbound & Down Brewing Co. – Westbound Mill | Lafayette | Westbound Italian Pils | Italian-Style Pilsener |
| Aspen Brewing Co. | Aspen | Casa Bonita | Mexican-Style Pale Lager |
| Steamworks Brewing Co. | Durango | Backside Stout | Oatmeal Stout |
| Left Hand Brewing Co. | Longmont | Breakfast in Brussels | Old Ale or Strong Ale or Barley Wine |
| Haykin Family Cider | Aurora | Mountain Rose | Single Varietal Cider |
| Prost Brewing Co. – Northglenn | Northglenn | Prost Vienna Lager | Vienna-Style Lager |
| Westbound & Down Brewing Co. | Idaho Springs | How the West Was One: Mosaic | West Coast IPA |
| Diebolt Brewing | Denver | Vladislav | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout |
Colorado won 9 Silver Medals!
| Brewery | City | Beer | Style |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Mutual Friend Brewing | Denver | Time’s Arrow | American-Style India Pale Ale |
| Cerebral Brewing – Aurora Arts | Aurora | Neon Lite | American-Style Light Lager |
| Cannonball Creek Brewing Co. | Golden | Mindbender | American-Style Strong Pale Ale |
| Snow Capped Cider | Austin | Plum & Lemongrass | Botanical or Spiced Cider |
| The Empourium Brewing Co. | Denver | Animals Strike Curious Poses | Honey Beer |
| Westbound & Down Brewing Co. – Westbound Mill | Lafayette | Infinity Pils | Hoppy Lager |
| Westbound & Down Brewing Co. – Westbound Mill | Lafayette | Scenic Route | Session India Pale Ale |
| Snow Capped Cider | Austin | Gravenstien | Single Varietal Cider |
| Denver Beer Co. – Canworks | Denver | NA Tangerine Cream | Specialty Non-Alcohol Beer |
Colorado won 13 Bronze Medals!
| Brewery | City | Beer | Style |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joyride Brewing Co. | Edgewater | Black Razz Blonde | American Fruit Beer |
| Ratio Beerworks | Denver | Dear You | American-Belgo-Style Ale |
| Westbound & Down Brewing Co. – Westbound Mill | Lafayette | Westbound IPA | American-Style Strong Pale Ale |
| New Terrain Brewing Co. | Golden | Suntrip | Belgian-Style Witbier |
| Long Table Brewhouse | Denver | Thinking of You | Brett Beer |
| Banded Oak Brewing Co. (now closed) | Denver | Manny’s Way Mexican Lager | Contemporary American-Style Lager |
| Avery Brewing Co. | Boulder | NaughTea | Experimental Beer |
| Haykin Family Cider | Aurora | Santiam Cherry Apples in Garryana Oak | Experimental, Barrel-Aged or Specialty Cider |
| Cannonball Creek Brewing Co. | Golden | Deer Pallet | International-Style Pale Ale |
| Cannonball Creek Brewing Co. | Golden | Trump Hands | Session India Pale Ale |
| Haykin Family Cider | Aurora | Niedzwetzkyana | Single Varietal Cider |
| Snow Capped Cider | Austin | Kingston Black | Tannic Cider |
| Wild Blue Yonder Brewing Co. | Castle Rock | Moroccan Christmas | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer |
Congratulations to all of the winners!
See the full list of Great American Beer Festival winners here.