Three Michigan craft beers won gold medals at the 2025 Great American Beer Festival, the most gold medals the state’s breweries won in the national competition in 15 years.
The Mitten Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids took home a gold medal for its Mr. Oktoberfest in the American Amber Lager category, while Ferndale-based Urbanrest Brewing Co. won with Kaiser in the American Pilsener category and Bridgman-based Lake Time Brewing & Spirits won with Astronaut Sauce in the American Belgo-Style Ale category.
347 medals were awarded to 273 breweries and cideries at the Great American Beer Festival, held every fall in Denver by the Brewers Association. More than 8,300 brewery and cidery entries from all 50 states were evaluated over seven days and three judging phases, the Brewers Association said.
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Three other Michigan breweries won silver medals: Flint-based Redwood Brewing Co. for Sabrina in the Belgian-style or French-style Specialty Ale category; Elk Rapids-based Short’s Brewing Co. (Production Facility) for Hot Loins in the Experimental Beer category; and Bridgman-based Haymarket Brewery & Taproom for Baltic Porter in the Strong Porter category.
Brewery 4 Two 4 in Holland won a bronze medal for Inappropriate Puns in the Coffee Beer category.
The seven overall medals are the most for Michigan craft breweries since 2021. See the list of winners here.
Michigan winners in the 2025 Great American Beer Festival
Gold medal: Mr. Oktoberfest, Mitten Brewing Co., American Amber Lager
Gold medal: Kaiser, Urbanrest Brewing Co., American Pilsener
Gold medal: Astronaut Sauce, Lake Time Brewing & Spirits, American Belgo-Style Ale
Silver medal: Sabrina, Redwood Brewing Co., Belgian-style or French-style Specialty Ale
Silver medal: Hot Loins, Short’s Brewing Co. (Production Facility), Experimental Beer
Silver medal: Baltic Porter, Haymarket Brewery & Taproom, Strong Porter
Bronze medal: Inappropriate Puns, Brewery 4 Two 4, Coffee Beer
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: 3 Michigan beers win gold at 2025 Great American Beer Festival