Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group, Inc. owns and operates 38 restaurants in 19 states and Washington, D.C.. Gordon Biersch brands have won several awards including the best Bohemian-style pilsner with their Gordon Biersch Czech Lager. (Gold, 2004 and 2007 Great American Beer Festival). They won the Bronze at the WorldBeer Cup 2002 with their Gordon Biersch Vienna in the category of Vienna-Style Lager. Gordon Biersch enjoyed quite a successful year in 2007, taking home 6 medals, including 2 gold medals; one for their Schwarzbier in the German Style Schwarzbier category, and the other for their Czech Lager in the Bohemian Style Pilsner category.