Pollyanna Wins Bronze At Great American Beer Festival

LEMONT, IL — Pollyanna Brewing Company was one of 10 Illinois breweries honored at the recent Great American Beer Festival in Colorado.

The annual competition brings together beer-makers from around the U.S. and ranks beers based on category and awards a gold, silver and bronze medal in each beer type classification.

Lemont's Pollyanna Brewing Company won bronze for its "The Full Lemonty" in the golden or blonde ale category.

Here’s a list of other Illinois winners:

Gold:

• Fat Pug, Maplewood Brewing, Chicago, Oatmeal Stout category

Silver:

• Lightning Will, On Tour Brewing, Chicago, American Pilsener category
• Oscar’s Pardon, Haymarket Brewing, Chicago, American Belgo-Style Ale
• Dosvidanya Mexican Chocolate, DESTIHL Brewing, Normal, Chili Beer category
• Helles Lager, Double Clutch Brewing, Evanston, Munich-style Helles category
• Helles Rauchbier, Double Clutch Brewing, Evanston, Smoke beer category

Bronze

• Amberama, Elmhurst Brewing, Elmhurst, American Amber lager category
• Midwest Royalty, Alarmist Brewing, Chicago, American-style lager category
• The Full Lemonty, Pollyanna Brewing, Lemont, Golden or blonde ale category
• Diversey Station, Ravinia Brewing, Chicago, Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale category
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A total of 16 Illinois beers were nominated for prizes at the Great American Beer Festival. Now in its 40th year, the annual festival featured more than 2,000 beers from 500 breweries.

Hosted by the Brewers Association, the trade organization representing more than 5,600 small and independent American craft brewers, the festival is once again an in-person event at the Colorado Convention Center after two years of a pandemic-imposed hiatus.

The 10 Illinois winners in 2022 followed up a year in which 16 beers from around the state were awarded honors.