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Pittsburgh-Brewed Beer Receives National Honor
The nation's largest professional beer competition awarded 273 breweries with medals, including one from Pittsburgh.
PITTSBURGH, PA ? A Pittsburgh beer maker left the 40th annual American Beer Festival with a medal this year.
The nation's largest beer festival has wrapped its 2024 competition, awarding 325 medals to 273 breweries and cideries across the country. This year also marked a first for the prestigious contest with the inclusion of cider and canned cocktails.
Burghers Brewing, with locations in Lawrenceville, the South Side and Zelienople, took home a silver medal for its Smoke Control beer, entered in the Smoke Beer category. The beer is described on the Burghers Brewing website as a delicate and balanced Helles lager with a touch of Beech wood smoked malt. Its alcohol by volume is 5.7 percent.
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The festival is held in Denver, Colorado every year, allowing thousands of people to try hundreds of competing beers ranging in flavor from hoppy to funky. This year, the festival hosted hundreds of breweries at the Colorado Convention Center from Oct. 10 through Oct. 12.
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