First Draft Taproom & Kitchen, 1309 26th St., will feature beers distributed by Crooked Stave Artisans, including Parish Brewing, Societe Brewing, Toppling Goliath, Cellarmaker, The Veil, Maine Beer, Great Notion and Nightshift Brewing. Brewery reps will be on hand all day. There's even a guy in town who wrote two books about the city's obsession with fermented malt beverages. Its a rite of passage for industry personnel and a cultural touchstone for beer enthusiasts. Born out of camaraderie and tradition this is one of the most highly anticipated craft beer festivals in the industry, featuring 70 Colorado breweries next to breathtaking views of the Collegiate Peaks and the Arkansas River. If this sounds like your dream, then dreams do, in fact, come true in Telluride. Say goodbye to GABF week at Cohesion Brewing, which hosts Lets Lager, featuring lagers from Outer Range Brewing, Tripping Animals Brewing, Live Oak Brewing, Novel Strand Brewing, Resident Culture, Wild Provisions and more. In 1997, the first year Black attended, he handed out business cards to promote his new bar, boasting no crap on tap. In the decades thereafter, Falling Rock became the premiere destination for ancillary GABF celebrations, where rubbing elbows with brewers and drinking something youd never heard of was commonplace. UllrGrass Music and Beer Festival is named after the Norse God of Winter Ullr. Breaking the Event Code of Conduct will result in swift removal from the festival, and the proper authorities will be notified. The ceremony will be live-streamed, and Comrade has some skin in this game. By partnering with other organizations, they are able to expand their members reach and tap into new avenues of support on their behalf. Incorporated as a 501c6 in 1928, the Heart of the Rockies Chamber of Commerce, refers to the twelve 14,000-foot peaks that dominate their landscape. If someone or something makes you feel uncomfortable or unsafe, no matter how minor it may seem, please report it to any CBG staff member, event volunteer, or event security guard immediately so the situation can be addressed. They are: Cerebral Brewing, TRVE Brewing, Wild Provisions, Purpose Brewing, Our Mutual Friend, Crooked Stave, Primitive Beer, Westbound & Down, Novel Strand and Mockery Brewing. Sloans Lake Tap & Burger, 1565 Raleigh St., gets friendly with the Pacific Northwest today. The party is free to attend and food from Wright Sausage Co. will be available for purchase. Shortly after the festivals founding, the competition was judged by professionals; earning a medal here became one of the beer worlds most prestigious accolades. Eric Mellem pours a beer for a patron at the Melvin Brewing booth during Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on September 21, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post), A patron stands near a light-up beer sign during Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on September 21, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. Coloradans love beer so much that there are sudsy gatherings throughout the fall and winter. During one of those journeys, a 1981 trip to England for the Great British Beer Festival, he was blown away by the way people had gathered to celebrate not just the beer, but also the culture around brewing and consuming beer. Enjoy a bevy of Colorado-made beers, hot chili and amazing views. David Gardner of Highlands Ranch spent some time in the days leading up to the fest by planning and laying out the costumes hell don each day. This year's beer festival happens on Saturday, September 10th, 2022, from 2 pm to 6 pm at the Festival Plaza on Public Road, from Cannon Street to Emma Street. The Great American Beer Festival 2022 Denver, CO US Thu, 21 Sep 2023 - Sat, 23 Sep 2023 Compare and book hotels & rentals near this beer event. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post), Ted Risk of Wibby Brewing sports an inflatable flamingo as he makes his way through the crowd during Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on Sept. 21. Americas favorite beer festival and cultural phenomenon is back! Kick the week off early at Finns Manor, 2927 Larimer St., which will have stellar beers on tap all week. Beer writer and educator David Nilsen, in town for GABF, will lead a curated chocolate-and-beer pairing at Lady Justice Brewing, 9735 E. Colfax Ave. from 1 to 3 p.m. Nilsen, an advanced cicerone and host of the Bean to Barstool podcast, will discuss each of the four chocolates he has paired with Lady Justice beers, including the new Barrel-Aged Rye Porter, aged six months in a Laws Whiskey House Secale Rye Whiskey barrel. Its become this phenomenon, and Denver and Colorado have been at the center of it. Cannibal Corpse; Pig . As for beers, youll find the extremely rare Founders French Toast Backwoods Bastard, as well as Boulevard Stuff of Legend BBA Oreo Stout and Downeast Donut Cider. The goal was to establish a national event that celebrated American beer culture. The High Lonesome is at 3360 Navajo St. MobCraft/Dee Tacko, 2403 Champa St., is celebrating diversity and inclusion in the beer industry with a focus on beers created by brewers from underrepresented communities. Volunteer Heidi Clark serves beer at the 36th Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on Sept. 22, 2018. The Falling Rock Taphouse, once the unofficial headquarters for GABF partiers, closed in 2021, while some other familiar haunts, like Euclid Hall and FreshCraft, are also gone. - Senior Reporter, Denver Business Journal Oct 7, 2022 For the first time in three years, on Thursday, the American craft-beer industry and the beer-drinking public gathered in Denver at a. Still, fans like Aurora resident Brad Bagsby were already culling a spreadsheet of cant-miss beers to seek out on the festival floor weeks ahead of time. There will be live music, while the restaurant Bruto will be serving grilled fare. American Homebrewers Association and Brewers Association members and gain presale access to tickets! MobCraft/Dee Tacko, 2403 Champa St., and Wyomings Melvin Brewing will revive the Falling Rock Taphouses former tradition of hosting an IPA Throwdown. TheColorado Brewers Guild(CBG) is a nonprofit trade association with the mission to promote, protect, and propel independent craft breweries in the State of Craft Beer through advocacy, community, education, and public awareness. Whether you dress in fuzzy Viking costumes or suit up in your favorite ski gear you will find yourself smiling and toasting your friends at this intimate and fun-filled celebration. The festival featured unlimited tasting of over 60 local brewers best beers, food trucks, entertainment, and games. Hit up your favorites or find your next brewery crush. Updated: 7:55 AM MST January 28, 2022. The senator estimates hes attended the festival more than 30 times. The crowds at the beer fest. Friday, September 22, 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm PAIRED tickets include unlimited tastings of unique beers not found in the festival hall matched with award-winning chefs. She will be selling merchandise and signing copies of her book, Hooray for Craft Beer! Styles such as Oktoberfest, porter, steam beer, red ale and bock all made an appearance, Papazian said. Oskar Blues Grill + Brew, 1624 Market St., hosts the Colorado Brewers Guild for a tap takeover all day long that features breweries from all over the state that are members of the guild. Held in the beer garden ofLongmontsLeft Hand Brewing, this annual German-themed celebration combines local brews with live music, brat-eating contests and more. (Provided by David Bjorkman/Brewers Association), The inaugural Great American Beer Festival took place at a hotel in Boulder in 1982. After several years at Littletons Living the Dream Brewing, Gardner opened Max Taps Co. in Highlands Ranch (2680 E. County Line Road A) in 2017 and, earlier this year, expanded to a second location in Centennial (11405 E. Briarwood Ave., #100). Nineteen brewers participated. The GABF tradition is a hoppy beer that is finished, kegged, delivered and tapped all in the same tap. (Hickenlooper is no longer an owner of Wynkoop, having sold his share of the company in 2007. You can also find Other Half and Cerebral beers at Finns Manor, 2927 Larimer St., which continues a stellar week of tap takeovers. Beer, food, music, and dancing will start at 2:00pm and go until 6:00pm on the . From its peaks to its plains, Colorado offers any beer lover a wide range of craft brewer concoctions inspired by a world where life's spent a mile in the sky. Denver Beer Co.s newest brewery, opening this week, is its biggest yet, A Colorado hop farm is the first grower outside the Pacific Northwest to win this award, Denver brewery plans to reopen after car crashed into building, 30% smaller this year, according to the Brewers Association (. Leading into GABF when all the taps around the state are being taken over with DDH, imperial, pastry, triple fruited, gooey, sticky and what-have-you-nots, [we thought] it would be great to get together and celebrate light, crisp lager in all its glory, the brewpub wrote on Facebook. No refunds will be given to anyone removed from the festival. Slug back a few bands. I remember some of the mainstay professional brewers at the event, they couldnt believe someone would brew that kind of beer and actually serve it at a beer festival and call it beer. At the inaugural festival, Papazian asked each of the breweries to serve two beers that were not light American lagers so attendees could discover flavors beyond what was typically available in the beer aisle. The draft lines will be full of the most sought-after IPAs in craft beer, and former Falling Rock owner Chris Black will be on hand. But, GABF tickets sell out faster than a Harry Styles concert on an island of teenagers. General admission tickets are $59 per person; VIP is $139. Boulder, Colo. Back in-person after a two-year, pandemic-induced hiatus, the Great American Beer Festival (GABF), the country's premier beer festival and cultural phenomenon, is returning to the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado, on Oct. 6-8, 2022and tickets are . Every year since or at least until 2020, when the public portion of the festival was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic Bliss, her cousin and his wife have worn matching, custom-made bowling shirts embroidered with their names and adorned with patches from their favorite breweries. Learn More. Opening for Missy will be Butterfly Hell. We recognize these Indigenous peoples as the original inhabitants of this land. While GABF wasnt the catalyst for the American craft beer movement, it certainly was one of its shepherds. Tickets are now available for the July 2nd Field of Drinks Brew Fest. He opened Wynkoop Brewing Co. in 1988.