Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2023 - Sat, 23 Sep 2023, You must be 21 or older to attend this event. BestBeerFestivals.com does not assume any responsibility for their content particularly not for any offers, pricing, dates and location. See a list of events that support membership, learn how to become a member, and more atcoloradobeer.org. Chris Black worked at bars and for beer distributors in Texas early in his career, but when he got the chance to open his own spot the legendary Falling Rock Tap House he chose the Mile High City because there was this big beer event that the whole world of beer came to Denver for. Revelry around the annual celebration eventually spawned an entire week featuring dozens of festivities, from rare tappings to pints nights and other special events. Bao Brewhouse (in the former Euclid Hall space at 1317 14th St.) hosts a tap takeover by the Aurora brewery. In their places, however, Denvers beer scene has continued to evolve, with the openings of young and popular venues like Ephemeral Taproom, Cohesion Brewing and MobCraft Beer. The brewpub remains open today, though Hickenlooper sold his ownership share in 2007. Sept. 1517, 2023 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. Uncover Colorado | Sitemap | Advertise, The Springs is packed with microbreweries, Ascending to Health Respite Care Facebook, Steers & Beers Whiskey and Beer Festival Facebook, Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Festival. Sweet, sour, light, dark, hoppy, funky, and more. Theres also a homebrew competition, if youre ready to take your game to the next level. My mother said, Who wants to have dinner in a brewery? he told The Denver Post. Since joining The Denver Post in 2020, reporter Tiney Ricciardi has honed a beat she endearingly calls earthly delights. That includes news and features about beer, cannabis, psilocybin, reality TV, and the great outdoors. Kick the week off early at Finns Manor, 2927 Larimer St., which will have stellar beers on tap all week. The brewery will also feature guest taps from Our Mutual Friend, Vail Brewing, MobCraft Beer, Diebolt Brewing, Launch Pad Brewing, Baere Brewing, Payette Brewing, and Lady Justice Brewing. Butterfly Hell is an Americana/classic rock band Missy & the Dirty Secrets Headline Festival Entertainment. Em Sauter is an advanced cicerone and illustrator who has been educating aspiring beer nerds for a decade with cute cartoons under her Pints & Panels moniker. Cerebral also heads out into the field for Field Research night at Hops & Pie, 3920 Tennyson St., which will tap beers from Cerebral and its friends, including Vitamin Sea, Humble Sea, Finback, and Other Half, along with plenty of swag. The Great American Beer Festival is the premier U.S. beer competition, showcasing the finest examples of more than 100 beer styles. Strap on some lederhosen, sample authentic German cuisine and enjoy the golden glow of the aspen trees changing colors. He will be at the fest, you should too! (Provided by David Bjorkman/Brewers Association), Scenes from the inaugural Great American Beer Festival in 1982. A native of small-town Iowa, Bliss wasnt exposed to the wonderful world of beer until after college, but once she attended her inaugural GABF in 2002, she was hooked. Not all of these beers might be tapped right away, but they include: Tripping Animals Fruited Sky and Everhaze; Drowned Lands Sapling and Autumn Terra; Hop Butchers Hazy Try Again; Triple Grid and Blazed Orange; Bow & Arrows Denim Tux; Wolves & Peoples Benjamin Plum and Jarrebees; The Referends Berliner Messe; Urban Souths Resonance; and New Glorys Vanilla Infinite Void. . Beer festival ticket prices will be announced in November 2022 - they include: access to the mainstage in Parfet Park Saturday from 11am - 5 pm (with musical acts TBA); unlimited 3-ounce samples from 30+ breweries from . Telluride Blues & Brews Festival Sept. 15-17, 2023 Jagged Mountain Craft Brewery, 1139 20th St., is celebrating hops from around the globe by tapping collaborations it has made with Mill95 Hops, ZA Hops, Crooked Yard Hops, Flathead Valley Hops and Montana Craft Malt. Explore America's Best Breweries Hit up your favorites or find your next brewery crush. Celebrate and discover Colorado's craft beer culture with our online community. Oct. TBA, 2023 We recognize these Indigenous peoples as the original inhabitants of this land. Golden, Jan. TBA, 2023 Discover moreawesome fall and winter happenings, additionalfall festivals in Coloradoand get the scoop on thetop winter beersat breweries across the state. The crowds at the beer fest. (Provided by David Bjorkman/Brewers Association), About 750 people attended the inaugural Great American Beer Festival in Boulder in 1982. Staff and Volunteers will be trained to report any misconduct, and all brewers and sponsors will be reminded of this policy prior to the event. Westbound & Down Brewing leases warehouse in Louisville, Denver Beer Co.s newest brewery, opening this week, is its biggest yet, How Denvers hottest food truck is shining a spotlight on the local AAPI food scene, 5 cant-miss menus for Denver Restaurant Week, KFC brings back Double Down, a sandwich with fried chicken replacing bread, How the cookie crumbles: Girl Scouts new Raspberry Rally sells out on the first day, In-N-Out is officially coming to Northern Colorado, Great American Beer Festival week 2022: Your complete events guide. Saturday, August 27th, 2022 1pm - 6pm. 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. She will be selling merchandise and signing copies of her book, Hooray for Craft Beer! Today, GABF is more than just an annual event. The Brewers Association hosted thousands of beer enthusiasts during the 36th Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on Sept. 22, 2018. Its GABFiesta time at Raices Brewing, which celebrates diversity within the craft brewing industry by offering live music and beer starting at 1 p.m. Station 26 Brewing brings back Same Day IPA, which it will distribute in kegs to nearly 40 bars and restaurants around town for tappings at different times. He will be at the fest, you should too! Sierra Nevada has poured samples at every GABF over the last four decades, and founder Ken Grossman remembers the happy reaction when he served the brewerys flagship pale ale. Please confirm dates and event status with official event website. Come for the smooth sips from more than 40 craft breweries at the longest running beer festival in the state. See Station 26s Facebook page for a list of locations to try the very fresh beer. 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. The taproom has an unusual concept: Rather than featuring a menu of beers from a wide range of breweries, it focuses on just one brewery every few weeks, with up to 20 taps of its beer. The party is free to attend and food from Wright Sausage Co. will be available for purchase. It may be more challenging to navigate this year, since breweries are arranged in alphabetical order instead of region, said Bagsby, whos attended as a fan and volunteer since 2010. Thursday, Sept. 21, Friday Sept. 22, Saturday, Sept. 23. Boulder, Colo. The Great American Beer Festival (GABF), the country's largest ticketed beer festival, will skip its public event in 2021 and return in person to celebrate its 40th anniversary October 6-8, 2022 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. Bert Grant of Washingtons Yakima Brewing & Malting Co. 10 essential Denver-area breweries to hit during the Great American Beer Festival or any time, Great beer events in Denver this weekend that you dont need a GABF pass for, the first year that most people will attend the fest without stopping at the bar. A patron stands near a light-up beer sign during Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on September 21, 2018 . Vintages of Epic Brewing Co.s seasonal delicacy, Big Bad Baptist, make an appearance at the brewery in RiNo, 3001 Walnut St. Stop by 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. to enjoy a 2019 version of Bigger Badder Baptista, brewed with smoked malt and aged in whiskey and mezcal barrels, as well as a 2019 vintage of Big Bad Baptist Sextuple Barrel, aged in whiskey barrels alongside six different barrel-aged ingredients. . [button by RDipner | May 5, 2022 | Featured, Field of Drinks | 0 Comments. Colorado summer festivals in 2022: A guide to all the fun events coming soon Things To Do Colorado's top summer festivals for 2022 Some of the best ways to celebrate music, art, beer and. 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. Learn More. Official Event Website. Enjoy a bevy of Colorado-made beers, hot chili and amazing views. The now esteemed GABF competition began as a peoples choice preference poll, in which attendees would vote for their favorite beer. These Denver breweries are making it. He opened Wynkoop Brewing Co. in 1988. Photo. 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. 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. Sloans Lake Tap & Burger gets you on the mend with a menu from celebrity chef Carrie Baird, along with chefs Chet Henderson and Zach Carlton. Sign up for Great American Beer Festival updates, 2023 Great American Beer Festival Brought to you by the Brewers Association Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Accessibility Statement Code of Conduct Event Entry Policy Cookie Settings, Festival Photos 2023 Brewers Association. Taste beers from over 30 Colorado breweries in one of the most dramatic settings The Lake Dillon Beer Festival is the official start to summer in Dillon! September 21-23, 2023 America's favorite beer festival and cultural phenomenon is back! Home to over 400 breweries across the state, Colorado has become a mecca for the craft beer industry and doesn't show any signs of stopping. In fact, GABF was one of the reasons Gardner left a career in teaching to join the beer industry. My mother wouldnt invest. ACBF donated $2,000 to the Rocky Mountain Field Institute, a local nonprofit agency that works on forest burn scars and trail rebuilding. Its become this phenomenon, and Denver and Colorado have been at the center of it. The majority of the states 400+ licensed breweries are members. There were primarily large commercial breweries like the Adolph Coors Brewing Co., Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co. and Blitz-Weinhard Co., but there were also a handful of micro breweries, including fledging companies like Boulder Beer Co., Californias Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. and Anchor Brewing Co., Rainier Brewing Co. out of Washington, and Stevens Point Brewery out of Wisconsin.