3 Local Breweries Medal At Great American Beer Festival

The festival ran over nine days, with 250 beer experts from 10 countries serving as judges. The competition wrapped up Saturday in Denver. (Shutter...

September 25, 2023
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The festival ran over nine days, with 250 beer experts from 10 countries serving as judges. The competition wrapped up Saturday in Denver. (Shutterstock) MCHENRY COUNTY, IL — Three local breweries are among a handful in Illinois that won medals this past weekend at the Great American Beer Festival , which wrapped up Saturday in Denver. The festival is the nation's largest for professional brewers and hands out some of the industry's most sought-after accolades. The festival ran over nine days, with 250 beer experts from 10 countries serving as judges.

Amie Schaenzer