Объявлены итоги, престижного Great American Beer Festival 2012. Лучшими пивоварнями и пивоварами (в зависимости от объёмов производства) стали:
1)Small Brewpub and Small Brewpub Brewer of the Year
Devils Backbone Brewing Company — Basecamp, Roseland, VA
Devils Backbone Brewery Team
2)Large Brewpub and Large Brewpub Brewer of the Year
The Church Brew Works, Pittsburgh, PA
Steve Sloan
3)Brewpub Group and Brewpub Group Brewer of the Year
Great Dane Pub & Brewing Company, Madison, WI
Rob LoBreglio
4)Small Brewing Company and Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year
Funkwerks, Fort Collins, CO
Funkwerks Brewing Team
5)Mid-Size Brewing Company and Mid-Size Brewing Company Brewer of the Year
Troegs Brewing Company, Hershey, PA
John Trogner
6)Large Brewing Company and Large Brewing Company Brewer of the Year
Pabst Brewing Company, Los Angeles, CA
Gregory Deuhs
Отдельные кубки Pro-Am были вручены:
Gold: More Fun Blonde, New Belgium Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO
Brewmaster: New Belgium Brewing Company, AHA Member: Jay Shambo
Silver: Pointon’s Proper — An English Mild RAM Restaurant and Brewery — Wheeling, Wheeling, IL
Brewmaster: Lanny Fetzer, AHA Member: Scott Pointon
Bronze: Classic American Pilsner, Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery, Minneapolis, MN
Brewmaster: Mike Hoops, AHA Member: Kyle Sisco
Полные результаты, по категориям BJCP, Лучшее пиво США 2012