Horse Thief Hollow's Brew Finishes Strong at Great American Beer Fest

We knew Chicago has some great breweries—but just in case we needed a little more proof, how about a strong showing at the Great American Beer Fest?

Chicago area breweries grabbed eight of the available 268 medals awarded at the recent Great American Beer Fest in Denver. Namely, Chicago can now claim its fame with some of the country’s best stouts and two of its best IPAs.

Horse Thief Hollow (10426 S. Western Ave.) took the bronze medal in the Kellerbier or Zwickelbier category, with its 18th Rebellion brew. Half Acre’s Heyoka and Temperance Beer Company’s Gatecrasher both earned medals for American- and English-style IPA, respectively, and Haymarket’s Defender took gold in the American-style stout category, according to Timeout Chicago.

Check out the full list here.