News Digest
2011 Great American Beer Festival® Winners Announced
October 1, 2011
248 medals awarded; 18 first-time entering breweries earn medals; Indiana claims winningest entry rate Boulder, CO • October 1, 2011—The 2011 Great American Beer Festival® (GABF) competition drew an impressive field of competitors, with 2011 topping last year’s entries by 11 percent. GABF remains the largest commercial beer competition in the world, with 3,930 beers vying for… Read More
The Great American Beer Festival®—Then and Now
September 22, 2011
The Great American Beer Festival got its start 30 years ago as just a part of the American Homebrewers Association‘s fourth annual conference. If the name is any indication, however, founder Charlie Papazian had grander ambitions for this remarkable event. Peruse a copy of the 1982 Program (pdf)—complete with Charlie’s handwritten notes in the margins!… Read More
iPhone App Available
September 14, 2011
Do iPhones go well with beer? Well, probably not in the literal sense, unless you’re looking for an excuse to upgrade to the latest and greatest gadget. However, if you keep the beer and the electronics away from each other, you’ll find the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) iPhone app to be invaluable. App Features… Read More
Food that’s Fast
September 2, 2011
The food trucks have arrived! In addition to the food in the hall at GABF, some of Denver’s premier mobile eateries have arrived to help feed the 49,000 hungry beer enthusiasts over the weekend. Check out the schedule, and don’t go spoiling your dinner before you show up! Thursday, Sept 29 (3:30 pm-10:00 pm) Pinche… Read More
Plan on a Good Time
September 1, 2011
Study up on the schedule of GABF happenings Does a Boy Scout go camping without figuring out how to pitch a tent? Does a quarterback start a football game without looking at the playbook? Does an actor go onstage without memorizing his lines? Of course not. So make sure you do your homework before you… Read More
2011 Great American Beer Festival Media Advisory
August 31, 2011
Sept. 29-Oct. 1: The Great American Beer Festival® Toasts 30 Years as North America’s Greatest Beer Celebration Beer Lovers, Food Lovers, Fun Lovers and Brewers to Attend Brewers Association Festival in Denver, CO WHAT: The 30th edition of the Great American Beer Festival (GABF). The premier U.S. beer festival and competition is expected to serve… Read More
The Chance of a Lifetime
August 24, 2011
It seems fitting that, in its 30th year, the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) not only beat its sell-out record, it blew it out of the water! No one expected the festival, which in 2011 has 51 times the number of beers it did in 1982, would see such an overwhelming level of interest from… Read More
Faces of the Festival: O Captains, Our Captains
August 23, 2011
If beer is the lifeblood of the Great American Beer Festival (GABF), then the volunteers are the heart that keeps it pumping during all four festival tasting sessions. In more ways than one, this proverbial heart is huge! Last year saw a small army of 3,281 volunteers on hand to pour beer, distribute glasses, greet… Read More
2011 Bookstore Author Appearances
August 18, 2011
Looking to meet your favorite beer author at GABF? Stop by the Beer Enthusiast Bookstore at the front of the hall for author appearances at every festival session. Thursday, September 29 Time Author Titles 6:00pm-7:00pm Jeremy Cowan Craft Beer Bar Mitzvah 6:30pm-7:00pm Randy Mosher Radical Brewing, Tasting Beer 6:30pm-7:30pm Ray Daniels Designing Great Beers,… Read More