GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 15, 2026 — The Great American Beer Festival® wrapped up October 11 at Levitt Pavilion in Denver, and six Crafted ERP walked away with medals.
Founded in 1982 by the Brewers Association, GABF is the largest ticketed beer festival and one of the most competitive beer competitions in the United States. Every entry is judged blind against strict style guidelines rather than against the other beers in the room, so a medal reflects technical mastery of a style, not just popularity.
This year, judges evaluated 7,267 entries from 1,300 breweries and cideries, awarding 336 medals across 105 beer and 5 cider categories, so every medal on this list came out of a genuinely crowded field. Only 243 of those producers walked away with a medal, the standard every #CraftedCommunity winner below met.
#CraftedCommunity Winners
- 2 Towns Ciderhouse (Corvallis, OR): Silver for Golden Lime Cosmic Crisp and Bronze for Huckleberry Cosmic Crisp, both in Fruited Cider, the most-entered cider category of the year
- Almanac Beer Co. (Alameda, CA): Bronze for Rocktoberfest in the Vienna-Style Lager category
- Alvarado Street Brewery (Salinas, CA): Silver for Froth Water in Hop Water, one of the new categories the BA introduced for 2026
- Go Brewing (Naperville, IL): Silver for F*kin Pumpkin and Bronze for New School, both in the Specialty Non-Alcohol Beer category
- Prost Brewing Co. – Northglenn (Northglenn, CO): Bronze for Prost Helles in Munich-Style Helles
- Saint Arnold Brewing Co. (Houston, TX): Silver for Lawnmower Beer in Golden or Blonde Ale
Well-Earned Recognition
Competition results shape buying decisions well beyond the festival floor. Distributors use them to decide which beers to bring into new markets, and on the shelf, a Gold, Silver, or Bronze often breaks the tie for a shopper choosing between two labels they’ve never tried. That matters even more for an independent producer going up against brands with far bigger marketing budgets — the medal does some of that work for free.
“The #CraftedCommunity proves every day that great beer and great operations go hand in hand. Six of the winners at GABF embody the dedication and artistry that makes the craft beer industry so unique. We’re proud that Crafted ERP supports award-winning work behind the scenes,” said Jeremy King, CEO and co-founder of Doozy Solutions.
That kind of recognition comes from doing unglamorous work well — getting the same beer to taste the same way on the hundredth batch as it did on the first. Crafted is part of how that happens: keeping production, inventory, and compliance organized so a brewer spends more time on the beer and less time chasing down a spreadsheet.
“Watching our customers compete at this level, and win, is one of the most rewarding parts of this job. These results are a credit to the teams at 2 Towns Ciderhouse, Almanac, Alvarado Street, Go Brewing, Prost, and Saint Arnold, and we’re grateful to be part of their story,” said Dan Reese, chief revenue officer at Doozy Solutions.
Congratulations again to every #CraftedCommunity winner. See the complete 2026 winners list for the full field of medalists.
About Crafted ERP by Doozy Solutions
Crafted ERP is a purpose-built ERP platform for beverage alcohol producers, built in Oracle NetSuite, the global leader in AI cloud ERP. Designed for breweries, wineries, distilleries, RTD brands, and multi-category producers, Crafted delivers the industry-specific functionality bev-alc businesses need — from production and inventory management to packaging, compliance, financials, sales and more. Doozy Solutions, headquartered in Golden, Colorado, is the company behind Crafted ERP.
