This year, GABF will take place at hundreds of breweries nationwide, with beery deals available to anyone with a GABF passport.

The 39th annual Great American Beer Festival happening both virtually and locally as we “Brewnite” through a nationwide “passport” program.

Breweries are invited to participate in the first local and virtual Great American Beer Festival. Brewery registration opens June 30.

The Great American Beer Festival beer style guidelines have been released for the 2020 competition. Note: styles and category numbers change each year.

Brewery registration the 2020 GABF competition and is now open, June 9 – June 23. Learn Read More

The Great American Beer Festival®️ (GABF), the country’s preeminent beer festival and competition, will pivot its 2020 event, originally scheduled for September 24-26 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, to an immersive online experience October 16-17. This decision was further confirmed with the announcement on May 20, when Colorado Governor Jared Polis issued an Executive Order temporarily suspending certain statutes to allow the operation of alternate care sites in Colorado due to the presence of coronavirus disease 2019, rendering GABF at the Colorado Convention Center infeasible.

Festival details are still being finalized, but we plan to offer a compelling, schedule of Read More

The member presale starts Tues., August 4 and tickets go on sale to the public Wed., August 5.

The remaining 2019 Great American Beer Festival merchandise is on sale!

It’s your right to brag!  We encourage you to promote your medal-winning beer in your public relations and marketing campaigns.

The Brewers Association awarded 318 medals to 283 breweries across the United States at the 2019 Great American Beer Festival competition.