2014 GABF Fantasy Brewery Draft Results

All graphics created by Erin Horn

We here at PorchDrinking believe beer should be fun. So last year we set out to add a different take on the Great American Beer Festival by inviting a mix of national and local writers to participate in our GABF Fantasy Brewery Draft. Each year we draft breweries based on how we feel they’ll finish during GABF judging and earn points based on those finishes.

Last year, PorchDrinking took home the gold, call it organizer’s luck. But this year the field is out for blood. We had a few of the previous year’s participants come and go, but we also added a new host of talent to join our familiar friends. Here’s how the field shook out.

Mike Snider, Tech and Beer Reporter, USA Today

Mark Slattery , Founder, Denver Beer Guy

Chelsea Mitchell, Founder, Drink and Spoon

Erika Rietz, Editor, DRAFT Magazine

Chris Bruns, Contributor to Denver Off the Wagon

The Ladies, Co-Founders of Bitch Beer

Tom Rotunno, Senior Editor, CNBC

Eric Gorski, Staff Writer and Beer Blogger for the Denver Post

Ed Sealover, Author of Mountain Brew and Beer Run Blog

Jonathan Shikes, Managing Editor of Westword Magazine

Mark and Patti Robinson, Founders of Brewtally Insane

Tristan Chan, Founder, PorchDrinking.com

The draft runs like any other fantasy sports snake-style draft would with the last pick of the first round receiving the first pick of the second round.

Our participants will score points based on how their breweries medal during the actual competition. Please note, that beers in the Great American Beer Festival are judged based on their style guidelines. So while you may be a huge fan of a crazy creative beer, it may not necessarily win due to it’s style category guidelines. Here’s how participants will score points.

Point breakdown:

1 point for Bronze

3 points for Silver

5 points for Gold

20 points for Brewery and Brewmaster of the Year for a Brewing Company (regardless of size)

15 points for Brewery and Brewmaster of the Year for a Brew Pub (regardless of size)

Judging will take place on Saturday morning of the Great American Beer Festival and we’ll have the final results on how our participants finished that following week.

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And now the results of this year’s draft: