Boulder, CO • October 13, 2012—The 2012 Great American Beer Festival®(GABF) competition awarded 254 medals to some of the best commercial breweries in the United States. Presented by the Brewers Association, GABF is the largest commercial beer competition in the world and a symbol of brewing excellence. View the 2012 winners More »
What:
Over the course of three days, 49,000 attendees will sample beer from approximately 580 U.S. breweries at the 31st annual Great American Beer Festival (GABF). As America’s premier beer festival and competition, GABF represents the largest ticketed beer event in the country, More »
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Member Pre-sale Tickets Available July 31What: Attention all beer lovers! Tickets for the Great American Beer Festival® (GABF) go on sale beginning July 31, 2012 for Brewers Association and American Homebrewers Association members, and on August 2, 2012 for the general public.
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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 medals (compared to More »
WHAT:
The 30th edition of the Great American Beer Festival (GABF). The premier U.S. beer festival and competition is expected to serve 2,400 different beers, in one-ounce tasting portions, More »
Boulder, CO • February 9, 2011—The Brewers Association announces that the Great American Beer Festival® (GABF) eligibility rules have been updated. Beginning in 2011, breweries located in the unincorporated, organized U.S. Territories of Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands will be eligible to enter the GABF.
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Boulder, CO • September 18, 2010—The 2010 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) competition drew an impressive field of competitors, with 2010 topping last year’s entries by nine percent. GABF remains the largest commercial beer competition in the world, with 3,523 beers vying for medals (compared to 3,308 entries in More »
Denver, Colorado • September 26, 2009 – The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) Competition continued its record setting ways, crushing last year’s entries by 16%. GABF remains the largest commercial beer competition in the world with 3,308 entries.
2009 Winners List
The top five More »