Mark Hastings and the crew at Überbrew felt the effect of winning at the 2016 Great American Beer Festival before they even returned to their booth after the awards ceremony.
Immediately following the announcement that Überbrew had won the Small Brewing Company and Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year awards, as well as two gold medals, a silver, and a bronze medal for its beers, long lines formed at its booth and didn’t let up until the festival was over.
“We kept apologizing to our neighbors because we had kind of taken over that section of the mountain region,” says Hastings, Überbrew’s co-owner and head brewer.