GREAT AMERICAN
BEER FESTIVAL

FEATURED BREWERIES

Featured Beers

FESTIVAL INFORMATION

Dates & Times

Thursday October 5th
Friday October 6th
Saturday October 7th
Saturday October 7th

5:30p - 10p
5:30p - 10p
12p - 4p*
5:30p - 10p

*members only session

Location

Colorado Convention Center
700 14th St.
Denver, Colorado

Tickets

https://www.ticketmaster.com

Member Pre-Sale - August 1 @ 10:00 am (MT) 

General Public Sale - August 2 @ 10:00 am (MT)

AT THE FESTIVAL

Concessions

Brewpub Pavilion

Asian Pork Wing Basket $6 | Buffalo Wings $6 | Stuffed Pretzel $5 | Chilled Antipasto Plate $8

Burgers

Burger / Cheeseburger $8 | Fries $5 | Chicken Tenders $8
Hot Dog $5.50 | Double Burger $12 | Turkey Sandwich $7.50
Ceasar Salad $7 | Fruit Salad $5 | Chips $2 | Candy $2.50
Granola Bar $2 | Large Soda$4.50 | Bottled Water $4 Juice $4 | Gatorade $4 Redbull $4 | Coffee $3.25

Stand 8

Hot Dog $5.50 | Bratwurst $6.25 | Pretzel w/Cheese $5 | Nacho w/Cheese $5 | Blue Bear Nacho w/ Chili $7
Buffalo Chili $5.50 | Colorado Pork Green Chili $5.50 | Turkey Sandwich $7.50 | Tuna Salad Sandwich $7.50
Egg Salad Sandwich $7.50 | Veggie Wrap $7.50 | Ceasar Salad $7.00 | Fruit Salad $5 | Chips $2 | Candy $2.50
Granola Bar $2 | Large Soda $4.50 | Bottled Water $4 | Juice $4 | Gatorade $4 | Redbull $4 | Coffee $3.25

Stand 9 - Pizza

10″ Personal Pizza $8 | Ceasar Salad $7 | Fruit Salad $5 | Cold Cut Grinder $8 | Chips $2 | Candy $2.50
Granola Bar $2 | Large Soda $4.50 | Bottled Water $4 | Juice $4 | Gatorade $4 | Redbull $4 | Coffee $3.25

Simply Nuts

Reg. Assorted Nuts $6 | Small Assorted Nuts $4 | Large Assorted Nuts $8 | Churros $3 | Bottled Soda $5
Bottled Water $5 | Granola Bar $2 | Large Soda $4.50 | Bottled Water $4

City Pop

Butter $6 | Cheese $4 | Caramel $8 | Caramel & Cheese Mix $3 | Pez Dispensers $5 | Bulk Candy $5
Bottled Soda $5 | Bottled Water $5

The Backyard

Head over to the fun zone! The Backyard is full of yard games, music, and exciting photo ops! Located near the festival entrance, you DON’T want to miss The Backyard – it’s basically a festival within the festival!

Brewpub Pavilion

Have you visited your local brewpub lately? It should be pretty easy to find one—more than 36 percent of the more than 5,300 U.S. breweries are considered brewpubs! To celebrate this growing tradition of locally brewed beers enjoyed straight from the source, the Great American Beer Festival features a Brewpub Pavilion located in the central area of the festival hall, featuring 42 breweries representing all regions of the country. Drop by and have a taste!

Designated Driver Lounge

The Designated Driver Lounge offers designated drivers the opportunity to taste craft brewed sodas and root beers, courtesy of our generous sponsor Tommyknocker Brewery, and receive a gift compliments of the festival plus a variety of complimentary snacks. There is also the opportunity to get a free chair massage (remember to tip!). Come relax, kick your feet up and enjoy yourself.

Silent Disco

Shake your groove thing on the dance floor at the back of the hall. Grab a pair of wireless headphones and dance to the music of a live DJ. The thing is, only those wearing the headphones are hearing the music. Even if you don’t like to dance, the Silent Disco will bring a smile to your face!

Heavy Medal Booth

The Heavy Medal booth is where you can try medal-winning beers from the Great American Beer Festival competition and World Beer CupSM.

Beer & Food Pavilion Sponsored by Red Robin

Take a break from the festival hall and experience the art of beer and food pairings as expert chefs and brewers team up to tempt your taste buds.

Demonstrations are limited to a first-come, first-served basis. All presentations and times are subject to change.

Location: Located in the Meet the Brewer Hall near island W.

2017 Beer & Food Pavilion Schedule

Thursday, October 5 

6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Brews & Bistro Bites

7:30 pm - 8:00 pm Good Bugs: Culinary Flavors of Yeast

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm GABF Beer and Ice Cream Social! – the Double Scoop

Friday, October 6

6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Tea Party

7:30 pm - 8:00 pm Craft Beer with Craft Snacks

8:30 pm - 9:30 pm No Cook Pairings: Charcuterie, Cheese & Beer

Saturday, October 7

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Experience Pairings

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Slow Food and Slow Beers of Mexico

6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Take a Palate Trip with Julia Herz

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm The Colorado Beer & Cheese Experience

Feeling naked? You can’t miss the giant 30-foot wall of t-shirts as you enter the festival, where you’re sure to find the right t-shirt, hat, hoodie or anything else at the Merchandise Booth. Stop by for all the latest garb from your favorite breweries and official Great American Beer Festival merchandise! Find all sorts of souvenirs, including ladies-cut shirts, pint glasses, hats and hoodies. There is something for everyone!

COMPETITION

The Great American Beer festival is not only about sampling quality beer but is also a beer competition. Breweries enter their beers to be judged by the festival’s Professional Judge Panel. Festival attendees can also sip the beer entered in the competition during the tasting sessions.The Great American Beer Festival invites industry professionals from around the world to sit together in small groups and, without knowing the brand name, taste beers in each specified style category. The ultimate goal of the Great American Beer Festival Judge Panel is to identify the three beers that best represent each beer-style category as described and adopted by the Great American Beer Festival.The Professional Judge Panel awards gold, silver or bronze medals that are recognized around the world as symbols of brewing excellence. These awards are among the most coveted in the industry and heralded by the winning brewers in their national advertising.Five different three-hour judging sessions take place over the three-day period during the week of the festival. Judges are assigned beers to evaluate in their specific area of expertise and never judge their own product or any product in which they have a concern.

The Great American Beer Festival awards gold, silver and bronze medals for excellence in 96 beer-style categories but does not necessarily award medals to the top three finishers in a particular category. When judges decide a category contains three excellent examples of the style, they award gold, silver and bronze medals for the first, second and third place beers, respectively.

GOLD

A world-class beer that accurately exemplifies the specified style, displaying the proper balance of taste, aroma and appearance.

SILVER

An excellent beer that may vary slightly from style parameters while maintaining close adherence to the style and displaying excellent taste, aroma and appearance.

BRONZE

A fine example of the style that may vary slightly from style parameters and/or have minor deviations in taste, aroma or appearance.