The GBBF is Britain’s largest beer festival.  In 2009, 64,000 beer drinkers attended the event.  The festival is styled as the “biggest pub in the world” and offers over 500 beers from British pubs.

The Brewers Association is displaying and tasting Uinta beers in the “USA and Rest of World” section of the festival.  This area will be branded with U.S. craft beer promotional materials, and it is hoped that this section will provide excellent exposure for American craft beers in general.

Uinta will be showcasing seven brands at the event.  Included in the lot are Anglers Pale Ale and Anniversary Barleywine.  Wyld Organic Extra Pale Ale will be the sole representative of Uinta’s Four+ series.  Additionally, the Crooked Line beers will be making their first overseas debut.  All four of the first Crooked Line release brands will be in attendance: Cockeyed Cooper Bourbon Barrel Barley Wine, Detour Double IPA, Labyrinth Black Ale, and Tilted Smile Imperial Pilsner.

According to the Brewers Association, this is the 33rd year that the Great British Beer Festival has been celebrating great beer and honoring brewing tradition. In 2009, it was reported that U.S. craft beer exports have been increasing substantially for seven consecutive years.

Uinta is honored to be one of only 26 US breweries that will be a part of 2010 Great British Beer Festival, and is proud to present beers that will showcase the quality of US craft beer.

Labyrinth Black Ale, from Uinta’s new Crooked Line, was triumphant in its first competition since it was conceived earning a Gold medal in the Imperial Stout category of the competition.  Cutthroat Pale Ale was awarded a Bronze medal in the Ordinary Bitter category.  In the Best Bitter class, Anglers Pale Ale was also presented with a Bronze medal.  Additionally, another Crooked Line beer brought home hardware, Cockeyed Cooper Bourbon Barrel Barley Wine received a Bronze medal in the Wood Flavored Beer category of the awards.

The North American Brewers Association Awards, held in conjunction with the Mountain Brewers Beer Fest, took place in Idaho Falls.  Nearly 100 Breweries participated in the competition this year. 

Uinta is proud to return home with hardware, another tribute to brewing award winning beer.  Cheers to Anglers, Cutthroat, and Uinta’s new Crooked Line beers Cockeyed Cooper and Labyrinth!

The Australian International Beer Awards, Australia’s most prestigious beer event, was held in Melbourne, Australia.  According to the Australian Beer Awards website, a total of  1,170 entries from 243 breweries across 34 countries were judged by a panel of elite international judges.

The Australian Beer Awards were established by the Royal Agricultural Society and the University of Ballarat in 1993. This competition has become firmly established on the international brewing calendar as a renowned and recognized barometer of diversity in beer brewing across the world.

We are proud to brew beers that continue to be well perceived nationally and internationally.  Cheers to Anglers, Cutthroat, and Anniversary Barley Wine!!