3 FL Breweries Win Big At Great American Beer Festival

FLORIDA — Three beer makers in Florida left the 40th annual American Beer Festival with gold medals this year.

The nation’s largest beer festival has wrapped its 2024 competition, awarding 325 medals to 273 breweries and cideries across the country. This year also marked a first for the prestigious contest with the inclusion of cider and canned cocktails.

The festival is held in Denver, Colorado every year, allowing thousands of people to try hundreds of competing beers ranging in flavor from hoppy to funky. This year, the festival hosted hundreds of breweries at the Colorado Convention Center from Oct. 10 through Oct. 12.

Breweries earned accolades across various categories, from American pilsners to sours, coffee beers, non-alcoholic brews and beyond.

Dade City Brew House took home a gold medal for its beer Pure Nonsense in the Dessert Stout or Pastry Stout category.

Fort Myers Brewing Co. was recognized for its Chocolate Stout with a silver medal in the Chocolate Beer category.

St. Petersburg’s Webb’s City Cellar by Green Bench won a bronze medal for its Vordrassil in the Belgian Fruit Beer category.

See the full list of winning brews from across the U.S. here.