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Silver Bluff Brewing Company is excited to announce our achievement at the 2024 Great American Beer Festival (GABF®), alongside the exceptional performance of fellow Georgia breweries. Our River Delta Czech Pils earned a silver medal in the Bohemian-Style Pilsener category, proudly sponsored by Wyeast Laboratories.
River Delta Czech Pils is an authentic Czech-style pilsner that embodies traditional brewing techniques. With a crisp malt backbone and a delicate balance of hops, it’s a testament to our dedication to crafting exceptional beers.
We’re proud to be among the Georgia breweries that collectively took home eight medals at this year’s GABF, highlighting the vibrant and diverse brewing landscape in our state.
Georgia Breweries and their Medals:
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River Delta Czech Pils is recognized as one of the best brews in the nation at the nation’s largest professional beer competition
Brunswick, GA • October 15, 2024 — Silver Bluff Brewing Company earned a Silver medal at the 2024 Great American Beer Festival (GABF®) competition, hosted and presented by the Brewers Association.
In the 2024 competition, beers and ciders spanning 107 categories and 175 different styles (including all subcategories) were judged meticulously by 285 judges over 7 days. Awards presented during the Great American Beer Festival competition are considered coveted symbols of brewing excellence globally, and brews that receive an award are considered the most excellent representation of their style category. For the first time, five cider categories were added to the competition; expanding the pool of world-class brews to be judged, awarded accolades, and recognized for their excellence.
Silver Bluff Brewing Company was recognized in the Bohemian-Style Pilsener category for its River Delta Czech Pils, an authentic Czech-style pilsner that embodies traditional brewing techniques. With a crisp malt backbone and a delicate balance of hops, it’s
Read full postSilver Bluff Brewing Company is excited to announce their achievement at the 2024 U.S. Open Beer Championship, along with the exceptional performance of fellow Georgia breweries. Our Braunschweiger Weizenbock earned a bronze medal in the German Wheat Beer – South German Weizenbock/Weissbock category.
Braunschweiger Weizenbock is a rare but traditional German-style strong wheat ale, big brother to our Needlerush Hefeweizen. Pleasant fruity and spicy aromas of banana and clove followed by a strong malt backbone and sweet finish.
Named after the City of Brunswick’s namesake in Germany, Braunschweig and Braunschweiger is a historical reference for many local beers from Braunschweig.
Also, one of our favorite breweries in Georgia, Drowned Valley Brewing Company, took Gold in the German Wheat Beer – South German Weizenbock/Weissbock category with “You Say It Vize-N-Bock!”
Silver Bluff won a 2020 Silver Medal at the U.S. Open Beer Championship with Silver Bluff Mexican Lager in the International Style Pilsner category. Silver Bluff Mexican Lager also won the 2023 World Beer Cup Silver Medal in the same category and received a Beer of the Year designation from the 2023 Brewskis.
Georgia breweries took home 35 medals at this year’scompetition.
Read full postAmerican Blonde Ales and Golden Ales
At Silver Bluff Brewing Company, we love Golden Ales. We love them if they are British, Belgian, American, or from anywhere worldwide. American Blondes and Goldens pair well with subtle flavors, which is always an important tool to have when planning a meal.
Golden Ales and American Blondes, styles of beer loved for their refreshing qualities and smooth balance between malt and hops, track to the Summer months and outdoors. Silver Bluff Golden Ale associates with the British tradition of light, drinkable pub beers, and our favorite Goldens represent a nuanced part of the American craft beer scene.
In the US, Goldens and Blondes are typically characterized by a light, crisp flavor profile, beautiful Golden color, and under 5.5%. They’ve become gateway beers to the American craft brewing movement offering craft options for a beer during a beach visit or tailgate.
I think of a Golden Ale all as a beer style that reminds me of experiences: sunny days and good company. By altering the malt profiles and hop bills and adopting a different strain of yeast, American brewers transformed the English Pale Ale into a new beer style – one that would become the American Golden Ale and the American Blonde Ale. The attractiveness of Golden Ales and American Blondes is simplicity. While extreme ingredients and high gravities often dominate the US craft beer shelf, counterpoints, like Goldens, show the skill of the brewer and yield a counterpoint.
Read full postGolden Ale Food Pairings – Simple Advice
Pairing beer with food is a skill that needs to be developed, and flavor combinations aren’t universal. A typical challenge is the perception that lighter beers and ones without big flavors can ‘go with anything’ and can easily pair well with multiple courses.
This isn’t the case for Blonde Ales and Golden Ales (Check out some of our reviews here) which are picky pairings that I reserve for lighter meals.
Silver Bluff Golden Ale, with balanced bitterness and subtle floral and spicy aroma, is an excellent example of this style and is the beer reference for these pairings. Just learning about Golden Ales? Check out our overview of the style.
Note that you can substitute most British Goldens and American Blonde Ales that are not too hoppy with Silver Bluff’s Golden to make your menus. American Pale Ale with hop bitterness or craft beer with added flavors or fruits would be paired differently than these examples.
Seafood and Fish are Ideal for Golden Ales
Lighter seafood and fish and those with delicate and diverse flavors pair well with American and British Golden Ales.
The beer’s
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