The Winners of the 2008 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) were announced today and for those of us who were unable to attend, it’s a pretty jealousy-inducing list. The major winners included:

For “Large Brewing Company and Large Brewing Company Brewer of the Year”: Anheuser-Busch, Inc. & Doug Muhleman

For “Mid-Size Brewing Company and Mid-Size Brewing Company Brewer of the Year”: Pyramid Breweries Inc. & Simon Pesch

For “Small Brewing Company and Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year”: AleSmith Brewing Co. & The AleSmith Brewing Team

For “Large Brewpub and Large Brewpub Brewer of the Year”: Rock Bottom Brewing & the Rock Bottom Brewing Team (see my article on Rock Bottom here)

For “Small Brewpub and Small Brewpub Brewer of the Year”: Redwood Brewing Co. & Bill Wamby

To check out the rest of the winners (sort-able by brewery, state, catagory and medal won), check out the GABF Winners Page on the Brewers Assoc. site. Congratulations and cheers to all the winners!