One of the highlights of GABF this year was the Farm to Table pavilion.  Powered by the promise of class credit for students at the Culinary School of the Rockies, each table presented a series of beer and food pairings highlighting local producers. Setup in a separate area with great windows looking of a Colorado sunset, it [...]

Whew.  457 breweries and 2,100 beer later, the Great American Beer Festival really does live up to its name.  I’ll be breaking up my posts into a few different events, but here’s a catch all photo album of photos from the convention floor, Falling Rock, and Great Divide Brewing.   Congrats again to all the [...]

After breakfast on the Friday of GABF, we had some time, so we joined many other fellow beer travelers, and headed over to the Great Divide Brewery, which had opened it’s doors wide open for visitors during the conference. Inside, the brewers were freely pouring samples in their brewery, as well as in the tap room. Conference goers mingled on the [...]

  Who doesn’t love brunch?  It has everything you could want in a meal: a leisurely pace, drinks and pancakes.   In Denver, Brian, Kimberley and I asked what was a good spot for brunch, we were told in no uncertain terms to get over to Snooze as quickly as possible.  Once there, we found the place [...]

One of the reasons I was most excited about GABF was the taste test sessions being held on the main convention floor.  In the middle of the madness was a series of plexiglass glass, holding a set of chairs, a stage, and a list of slated presenters to bring the latest in beer and food tasting.  I managed to [...]

Wow.  Just… Wow.  GABF was something else. According to William Brand, there were 46,000 attendees, 2,600 volunteers, 432 breweries, and a staggering 2,052 beers being sampled.   That’s a whole lot to cover, so I’m going to break up my posts into a few different sections.  This post will focus on samples poured on the floor, with forthcoming [...]

I’m still recovering from GABF (and a four hour delay on the way home.  Thanks Frontier!) and will have some notes coming soon.  Many others are covering the event, including Brian Yeager, William Brand, The Thirsty Hopster, and Rick at Pacific Brewing News. In the meantime, enjoy a few pictures!    

             Want more Great American Beer Festival action?  Check out my roomie for the weekend Brian Yaeger’s Beer Odyssey blog for his take on the event so far, including my top for beer tastes from Day One. 

I’ve got a very exciting few weeks coming up, and am lucky enough to be going to two beer festivals.   First up, the Northern California Homebrewers Festival.  At that, I’m most excited about dinner friday night, which should be a spectacular feast prepared by Sean Paxton, the Homebrew Chef.  The meal is a series of [...]