Seven tri-county breweries took home a total of eight medals during this year’s The Great American Beer Festival. (Photo courtesy of The Great American Beer Festival)

The Great American Beer Festival took place on Oct. 5-7. It is the premier beer festival and competition in the U.S. with the largest collection of beers served in a public tasting event in the country. The festival took place in Denver and five Central Coast breweries took home a total of eight medals from the competition. Here’s a list tri-county breweries and their award-winning beers.

• Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company in Buellton
  • Silver: Hoppy Poppy IPA in English-Style IPAs
  • Bronze: Lighter Than I Look in Dark Lagers
  • Bronze: Wrangler Wheat in American-Style Wheat Beers with Yeast
• Central Coast Brewing Company in San Luis Obispo
  • Gold: Monterey Street in American-Style Pale Ales
• Firestone Walker Brewing Company in Paso Robles
  • Silver: 10 Buck Chuck in Mixed-Culture Brett Beers
  • Bronze: Pivo in German-Style Pilsners
• Captain Fatty’s in Goleta
  • Gold: Kalliope in Berliner-Style Weisse
• Casa Agria Specialty Ales in Oxnard
  • Gold: El Sur in Belgian-Style Lambic or Sour Ale