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Horse Thief Hollow's Biere de Voleurs won the silver medal at the Great American Beer Festival Oct. He's hoping to have kegs available in the first quarter of 2018. "Once you dig into it that kind of beer, it is really good at this time of year," said Byers, who continues to work finalizing a wider distribution of his beer. The winning farmhouse ale is described as having a "toasty, biscuit aroma and a toffee-like malt sweetness." "Our wives said they were really getting worried because they didn't want to deal with us being bummed out all day," Johnsen said.īyers said the award-winning beer isn't something that most customers immediately choose from his menu, as his patrons tend to look for lighter beers or IPAs. It was also the last category to be awarded, which had Johnsen and Williams worried they'd be going home empty handed. Horse Thief Hollow actually attempted to brew the beer several years ago and returned to the recipe this year, tweaking it just a bit.īiere de Voleurs was one of 53 entries in the category of French- and Belgian-style ales. It's winning beer is called Biere de Voleurs - which translates to "beer of thieves," Johnsen said. Horse Thief Hollow entered five of its beers in the annual competition. "It was a huge adrenaline rush," Johnsen said of his reaction to hearing his brewery's name called at the festival in Denver. 7 at the Great American Beer Festival, according to Matt Johnsen, who works as a brewer alongside Dave Williams on the South Side. In the meantime, Horse Thief Hollow won a silver medal Oct.