MillerCoors captures 11 medals at Great American Beer Festival

MillerCoors hauled in 11 medals at the recent Brewers Association’s annual Great American Beer Festival (GABF). Among the highlights of the competition, Miller Lite bested 52 other entries to take gold in the American-Style Lager or Light Lager category and Blue Moon Brewing Company and Dr. David Ryder were honored as Large Brewing Company and Brewer of the Year.

The brewery honor was just the beginning for the Tenth and Blake Beer Company, the craft and import division of MillerCoors. Eight of the 11 MillerCoors medals went to Tenth and Blake brands.

“Once again, our commitment to brewing great beer has been confirmed by our peers and by beer drinkers around the country,” said Ryder. “This year’s wide-ranging awards, from Miller Lite’s prestigious gold to Schwarzbier’s bronze, support our belief that MillerCoors has the greatest, most diverse portfolio in the American beer business.”

The complete list of medals won by MillerCoors at the 2010 GABF:

Gold
• Miller Lite – American-Style Lager or Light Lager
• Hamm’s – American-Style Specialty Lager or Cream Ale
• Flor Hosen (The Sandlot) – German-Style Marzen
• Dunkel (AC Golden) – European-Style Dunkel
• Blue Moon Chardonnay Blonde – Fruit Beer
• Blue Moon Summer Honey Wheat – Specialty Honey Beer

Silver
• Random Luck (The Sandlot) – American-Style or International-Style Pilsener
• German Pilsner (AC Golden) – German-Style Pilsener
• Clueless Beer Writer (The Sandlot) – Vienna-Style Lager

Bronze
• Miller Genuine Draft – American-Style Lager or Light Lager
• Schwarzbier (AC Golden) – American-Style Dark Lager

Since 1996, including medals previously won as Miller Brewing Company and Coors Brewing Company, MillerCoors has won a combined 232 medals at the Great American Beer Festival and the bi-annual World Beer Cup, also hosted by the Brewers Association.

The Great American Beer Festival, held in Denver September 16-18, boasted more than 3,600 different beers from 519 U.S. breweries. It has become the signature event in the U.S. brewing industry, and its medals are recognized as among the most prestigious in this business. Once again, more than 50,000 beer enthusiasts attended this year’s event.

About MillerCoors
Built on a foundation of great beer brands and more than 288 years of brewing heritage, MillerCoors continues the commitment of its founders to brew high-quality beers. MillerCoors is the second-largest beer company in America, capturing nearly 30 percent of U.S. beer sales. Led by two of the best-selling beers in the industry, MillerCoors has a broad portfolio of highly complementary brands across every major industry segment. MillerCoors operates eight major breweries in the U.S., as well as the Leinenkugel’s craft brewery in Chippewa Falls, Wis., and two microbreweries, the 10th Street Brewery in Milwaukee and the Blue Moon Brewing Company at Coors Field in Denver.