Thompson Island earns medal at Great American Beer Festival

Thompson Island was recently awarded a silver medal at the 2023 Great American Beer Festival competition hosted and presented by the Brewers Association.

Medals presented during the Great American Beer Festival competition are globally acknowledged as emblems of brewing excellence and remain among the most sought-after accolades within the brewing community.

Thompson Island was recognized in the Mixed-Culture Brett beer-style category for Never Been Wrong, which was aged in white wine barrels for six months with wild yeast. This process created a unique, tart quality with notes of oak and orchard fruits.

Bottles of Never Been Wrong are still available at the brewery.

“I am so proud of what the brew team has accomplished,” said Nelia Dolan, vice president of Southern Delaware Brewing. “When we opened in 2019, our goal was to brew world-class beer. The recognition of our peers at the GABF validates that we are doing just that.”

The Great American Beer Festival is made possible in part thanks to a professional judge panel comprising 250 judges from around the world, as well as more than 300 volunteers. Throughout three phases over nine days, 9,200 entries were evaluated from 2,033 breweries from all 50 states plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.

"The Great American Beer Festival competition serves as a platform for the finest brews from around the world to undergo rigorous scrutiny to earn the title of ‘the best of the best,’” said Chris Williams, Great American Beer Festival competition director. "The beer community's unwavering commitment to pushing the frontiers of innovation and quality is truly commendable. The Brewers Association takes great pride in recognizing the achievements of this year's victors."

For more information, go to GreatAmericanBeerFestival.com and thompsonislandbrewing.