Six Minnesota breweries received medals at the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) in Denver, Colorado.
Badger Hill Brewing in St. Louis Park won a gold for its White IPA, as did Steel Toe Brewing of St. Louis Park for Wee Heavy, a Scotch Ale.
Indeed Brewing Company won a silver medal in the Specialty Honey Beer category for its Mexican Honey, an Imperial Lager brewed with Mexican orange blossom honey and Amarillo hops.
Bronze awards went to Summit Brewing of St. Paul for its Extra Pale Ale; Bent Paddle Brewing Co. of Duluth for the 14° ESB; and Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery for Buffalo Bock, a wood- and barrel-age strong beer.
With 268 medals awarded in 90 beer categories covering 145 different beer styles to brewers across the country, GABF, now in its 28th year, is the largest commercial brewing competition on the world. A complete list of all the winners can be found
here.