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Two local breweries take top honors in Great American Beer Festival

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Five local breweries are basking in wins from one of the nation’s top beer competitions, which concluded over the weekend.

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Like many things in 2020, the Great American Beer Festival’s typical format was upended by the Covid-19 pandemic. A virtual awards ceremony recognized 240 breweries with a total of 272 medals across 91 style categories.

NoDa Brewing Co. and Town Brewing Co., both of Charlotte, each took top honors as the only breweries in North Carolina to snag gold medals. NoDa also won a silver medal, making it the only local brewery to snag two awards.

Lost Worlds Brewing of Cornelius and Charlotte’s Triple C Brewing Co. and Devil’s Logic Brewing were the other local winners.

In all, a dozen medals went to breweries in the Carolinas. Check out the list here.