Hops and hope are in the air, and beer lovers are everywhere.
The Great American Beer Festival, one of the premier beer festivals in the world, is going down Sept. 20-22 at the Colorado Convention Center.
This year will be bigger than ever, with a predicted 62,000 attendees sampling 4,000 beers from more than 800 breweries in a 584,000-square-foot festival hall. Think pretzel necklaces and pricey tickets. Over three days, there will be three competitions: the nominal GABF Competition; the Pro-Am Competition (homebrewers, hello); and the new Collaboration Competition.
Not willing to spend the time, money, and carbonated caloric intake in excessive 1-ounce pours? Or simply looking for another place to party?
We’ve got you covered.
There are plenty of events around the Mile High City to celebrate this grand event without a GABF pass necessary.
Here is a roundup of some of this year’s highlights:
Roadhouse Brewing Co. Beer Pairing Dinner. Roadhouse co-founder and restaurateur Gavin Fine is teaming up with Euclid Hall’s executive chef Sarah Cloyd for a beer pairing dinner on Sept. 19. Euclid Hall, a Larimer Square restaurant serving innovative pub fare, will showcase an eclectic menu, while the Roadhouse team will pour six varietals. The menu includes Siren’s Seduction cured salmon, spiced bone marrow butter and fresh herbs paired with Siren’s Seduction and Barrel-Aged Belgium Strong.
Euclid Hall Bar & Kitchen, 1317 14th St, Denver, 303-595-4255; euclidhall.com. Sept. 19 at 6 p.m. Cost: $75 per person, includes drink pairings.
Julep Restaurant’s Beer Can Chicken Dinner. Every day of GABF (Sep 20-22), chef Kyle Foster and his team at Julep, a Southern-inspired restaurant in the RiNo Art District, will serving a three-course Beer Can Chicken dinner. For $65, two people may enjoy an appetizer, main course with biscuits, two seasonal sides and dessert. An optional beer pairing will be available for an additional $15. Reservations are recommended.
Julep, 3258 Larimer St, Denver. 303-295-8977; juleprino.com.
Avanti’s GABF Kickoff Party. To celebrate the start of this year’s GABF festivities, Avanti F&B will be hosting a kickoff party on Sept. 19 from 6 to 9 p.m. The event will feature four local breweries: Ratio, Outer Range, New Image and Elevation. Attendees will receive tickets to sample beers from each brewery at tasting stations throughout the building. Mainstay brews and new releases will be available as well as the opportunity to meet the brewers and learn about the breweries.
Avanti F&B, 3200 Pecos St, Denver. 720-269-4778; avantifandb.com
Chicago Meets Denver Tap Takeover. Chicago-based Forbidden Root Brewery is celebrating windy city brews with a tap handle takeover at RiNo Beer Garden. For one-day-only, over a dozen Chicago-based breweries (many of which do not distribute outside of the Midwest) will take over around 20 taps with a selection of rare, limited-edition beers. The Sept 20 event starts at 5 p.m., and will also celebrate a reappearance of Forbidden Roots’ Fernetic, an award-winning Fernet-Branca collaborated beer (Brewbound’s 2017 Collaboration of the Year). Participating breweries include: Mikerphone, Maplewood, 3 Floyds, Smylie Brothers, Revolution, On Tour, Marz, Begyle, Half Acre, Illuminated, Pollyanna, Temperance, Corridor, Hopewell, and Forbidden Root.
RiNo Beer Garden, 3800 Walnut St, Denver. 303-295-3800; rinobeergarden.com.
Pre-GABF Taco Party. On Sept. 21 from 3 to 7 p.m., get $2 tacos and a killer lineup of beer at El Camino Community Tavern. The bar will bring the pre-game before the first session of GABF with a special can/tap takeover offering beers from Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company, Fremont Brewing, Rhinegeist, Commonwealth Brewing Company, Cerebral Brewing, 4 Noses Brewing Company, Ratio Beerworks, and TRVE Brewing.
El Camino Community Tavern, 3628 W 32nd Ave, Denver. 720-889-7946; elcaminotavern.com.
Wynkoop Brewing Company’s 30th Anniversary Party. Downtown Denver’s Wynkoop Brewing Company is turning 30 during GABF and celebrating with the ultimate ’80s throwback party. on Sept 21 starting at 7 p.m., guests can rock their favorite ’80s getups while enjoying an ’80s cover band and sipping brews from fellow “1988 classmates,” including Deschutes Brewery, Goose Island and North Coast Brewing all at 1988 prices.
Wynkoop Brewing Company, 1634 18th St, Denver. 303-297-2700; wynkoop.com.
Beer meets whiskey at this “Great Great” GABF Party as Great Divide Brewing Company and Jameson Whiskey pair up some special taps, and never-before-tasted rarities from the Caskmates program: limited edition beers brewed in Jameson whiskey barrels. Additionally, there will be cocktails available made with Caskmate IPA and Caskmate Stout. The greatness is at Improper City on Sept. 21, from 7 to 11 p.m.
Improper City, 3201 Walnut St, Denver. 720-666-0043; impropercity.com.
Cerveceria Colorado and Denver Beer Co. are co-hosting a Mexican Street Fiesta to celebrate collaboration in craft beer with acclaimed craft brewers from Mexico. Great Mexican Beer Fiesta (GMBF) will feature special tappings from collaboration brews between Cerveceria Colorado and several south-of-the-border craft breweries. Guests may also enjoy a series of Mexican cultural events including Lucha Libre, chihuahua races and a chihuahua fashion show, live music, live art, and Mexican fare from local food trucks. The fun is on Sept. 21 from 3 to 9 p.m.
Cerveceria Colorado, 1635 Platte St, Denver. 720-279-8248; cerveceriacolorado.com.
Ratio Karaoke GABF After-Party. For those of you looking to keep the party going after the final session of Great American Beer Festival, Ratio Beerworks will be firing up the karaoke machine at 9 p.m. on Sept. 22 and is offering a free beer for anyone who signs up to sing. The 4th Annual Ratio Karaoke GABF After-Party will go on until 1 a.m., offering a fun way to finish out this year’s GABF.
Ratio Beerworks, 2920 Larimer St, Denver. 303-997-8288; ratiobeerworks.com.
GABF Tap Takeover at Milk Bar. Milk Bar invites the after-party crowd for an ’80s Dance Party, Arcade Games, Skeeball, and an impressive lineup of beers including those from Black Project, TRVE, Baere, Weldworks, Cerebral, Outer Range, Ratio, OMF, Bierstadt, New Image, Call to Arms, and River North.Milk Bar. Sept. 22 from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Milk Bar, Alley entrance behind 1037 Broadway, Denver. 303-534-0222; milkbardenver.com.
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