Weinhard's Wins Four GABF Medals

Henry Weinhard’s Brewing Company, currently owned by MillerCoors of Wisconsin won four medals at the 2008 Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado.  This includes a gold medals for their Hefeweizen Ale and three bronze medals for their Private Reserve (American-style lager or premium lager), Classic Dark (American-style dark lager), and Blue Boar (American-styled cream ale or lager)

The Henry Weinhard’s Hefeweizen earned top honors in the top honors in the American-Style Wheat Beer category, edging out Widmer Brother’s Brewing Company’s Hefeweizen and the White Tail Wheat from Montana Brewing Company,for the gold.

According to Keith Metz-Porozni of Lane PR, The Henry Weinhard’s classic Dark scored an accolade with a bronze medal in the American-Style Dark Larger category.  In 2007, the beer picked up a silver medal at GABF.

Henry Weinhard’s beers are currently contract brewed at Full Sail Brewing Company in Hood River, Oregon.

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