5 PA Breweries Win At Great American Beer Festival

PENNSYLVANIA —Five Pennsylvania beer makers left the 40th annual American Beer Festival with 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.

Here are the winners from the Keystone State:

• Wallenpaupack Brewing Co., Hawley: Gold medal for its Kroon beer, entered in the Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale category
• Spring House Brewing Co., Lancaster: Gold medal for its Commander Salamander beer, entered in the Specialty Berliner-Style Weisse category
• Attic Brewing Co., Philadelphia: Silver medal for its Pitouchi beer, entered in the Belgian-Style Strong Specialty Ale category
• Burghers Brewing, Pittsburgh: Silver medal for its Smoke Control beer, entered in the Smoke Beer category
• New Ridge Brewing Co., Philadelphia: Bronze medal for its Shock Treatment, entered in the Coffee Stout or Porter category

See the full list of winners here.