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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...

Beer Review: Stillwater Readymade Vacuum

The Readymade Vacuum from Stillwater Artisanal Ales is best
described as a smoked India Style Black Ale. It is referenced as a Black IPA as
it uses a blend of various smoked and roasted malts in combination with some
piney, dank and dark (fruity) hops. The ABV comes in at 8% and the beer warns
about enjoying it too much, and becoming sucked in to its enigmatic
composition. Complexity is definitely in play with this beer as I found out in
my enjoying of it. Check out my video here to see my thoughts and how this beer
compares.

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