Best Brews

Best Brew balloting

Each year, thousands of visitors to National Brew Fest cast their ballots for the festival's coveted "Best Brew" awards. The margin of victory is always slim, with literally a handful of ballots deciding the outcome. Every vote matters. Cast your ballot and don't let your favorite brewer down. Or, as we like to say at National Brew Fest, "Be true to your brew."

Here are the winners of the "Best Brew" balloting at previous National Brew Fests.

2007

1. Kato Anniversary Ale (Glueck Brewing Co.)

2. Brau Brothers Scotch Ale

3. Leinenkugel Summer Shandy

4. Brau Brothers Strawberry Wheat

5. Schell's Carmel Bock

2006

1. Finnegan's Irish Amber

2. Leinenkugel Honey Weiss

3. Big Sky Moose Drool Brown Ale

4. Beach Bum Blonde Ale

5. Leinenkugel Berry Weiss