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Ohio Breweries Set New State Record at Great American Beer Festival

DENVER – Ohio has once again proven itself as a beer destination and has the hardware to prove it. Eleven of Ohio's independent craft breweries brought home a combined 21 medals at the prestigious  Great American Beer Festival  competition. Ohio's best showing at the annual event was in 2023, when 12 breweries combined for 19 awards. Held annually, more than 1,550 breweries from across the country submitted 8,300 of their best beers in hopes of earning national recognition. Fat Head's Brewery  earned a Brewery of the Year award in the 15,001-100,000 barrel division, bringing home five medals — two gold, one silver and two bronze — adding to their impressive medal count from the Great American Beer Festival. Since 2009, the Middleburg Heights brewery has won a whopping 35 medals at the annual competition. Goggle Fogger hefeweizen won its third gold medal in the past six years, while Battle Axe strong porter followed up its 2025 World Beer Cup gold award with a gold medal a...

Straight From The Cellar Sierra Nevada Narwhal Beer Review

The Narwhal Imperial Stout from Sierra Nevada for me was smooth and silky dancing on that dangerous line as the 10.2% ABV was not as detectable as I thought it would be. Dark as can be and with notes of coffee and cocoa, this smooth yet syrupy feel ale brought a nice sweetness that was well balanced and just slid down my throat with a nice velvety feel. It was about halfway through the glass that I started to feel its warmth from the booziness, but even then, it still was not bothersome. This was a fine beer from Sierra Nevada indeed. Check out the video to see and hear more of my thoughts on this one.

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