New in 2015, the Great American Beer Festival will dedicate roughly 30,000 square feet of hall space to a new section called Meet the Brewer. Just under 100 breweries will fill this area, and each brewery’s booth will be staffed entirely, exclusively, by their employees.
“Meet the Brewer is another great opportunity for passionate beer fans to start conversations with brewers, learn more about their beers and talk shop,” said Nancy Johnson, event director at the Brewers Association. “We expect Meet the Brewer to be particularly popular with the homebrewing crowd.”
The new section occupies the heart of Hall B, which is a new addition to the festival. The area will feature a wide promenade between two rows of brewery booths, with lights strung overhead.
“Ever since the first festival, in 1982, one of the best things about GABF has been the personal interactions attendees have with their craft brewing heroes, and Meet the Brewer builds on that long tradition,” said Johnson.
2015 Meet the Brewer Breweries
| (512) Brewing Company | Austin, TX |
| 3 Freaks Brewing Company | Highlands Ranch, CO |
| 5 Rabbit Cerveceria Inc | Chicago, IL |
| All Rise Brewing Company | Chicago, IL |
| Anthem Brewing Company | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Baere Brewing Company | Denver, CO |
| Barley Browns Brewpub | Baker City, OR |
| Bayou Teche Brewery | Arnaudville, LA |
| Begyle Brewing LLC | Chicago, IL |
| Belching Beaver Brewery | Vista, CA |
| Berthoud Brewing Company | Berthoud, CO |
| BJs Restaurant & Brewery – Boulder | Boulder, CO |
| Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant | Topeka, KS |
| Boston Beer Company | Boston, MA |
| Boulevard Brewing Company | Kansas City, MO |
| Breckenridge Brewery | Littleton, CO |
| Bristol Brewing Company | Colorado Springs, CO |
| Caution Brewing Company | Denver, CO |
| Champion Brewing Company | Charlottesville, VA |
| City Star Brewing | Berthoud, CO |
| Coachella Valley Brewing Company | Thousand Palms, CA |
| Conyngham Brewing Company | Conyngham, PA |
| Copper Kettle Brewing Company | Denver, CO |
| Deep Ellum Brewing Company | Dallas, TX |
| Denver Beer Company | Denver, CO |
| DESTIHL Brewery | Bloomington, IL |
| Dostal Alley Brewing Company | Central City, CO |
| Dry Dock Brewing Company | Aurora, CO |
| Dust Bowl Brewing Company | Turlock, CA |
| Elevation Beer Company | Poncha Springs, CO |
| Excel Brewing Company | Breese, IL |
| Factotum Brewhouse | Denver, CO |
| FATE Brewing Company | Boulder, CO |
| Flossmoor Station Brewing Company | Flossmoor, IL |
| Fort Collins Brewery & Tavern | Fort Collins, CO |
| Founders Brewing Company | Grand Rapids, MI |
| Fremont Brewing Company | Seattle, WA |
| Funkwerks | Fort Collins, CO |
| Funky Buddha Brewery | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| Grand Teton Brewing Company | Victor, ID |
| Great Divide Brewing Company | Denver, CO |
| Great Lakes Brewing Company | Cleveland, OH |
| Hall Brewing Company | Parker, CO |
| Headlands Brewing Company | Mill Valley, CA |
| Horse & Dragon Brewing Company | Fort Collins, CO |
| Jagged Mountain Brewery | Denver, CO |
| JDub’s Brewing Company | Sarasota, FL |
| Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales | Dexter, MI |
| Left Hand Brewing Company | Longmont, CO |
| Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery | Goochland, VA |
| Living the Dream Brewing Company | Littleton, CO |
| Lone Tree Brewing Company | Lone Tree, CO |
| Marin Brewing Company | Larkspur, CA |
| Matt Brewing Company | Utica, NY |
| Maui Brewing Company | Kihei, HI |
| Middleton Brewing Company | San Marcos, TX |
| Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery | Minneapolis, MN |
| MobCraft Beer LLC | Madison, WI |
| Mockery Brewing | Denver, CO |
| Moon River Brewing Company | Savannah, GA |
| Mountain Sun Breweries | Boulder, CO |
| Nebraska Brewing Company | La Vista, NE |
| Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company | Croydon, PA |
| New Holland Brewing Company | Holland, MI |
| NoDa Brewing Company | Charlotte, NC |
| Pateros Creek Brewing | Fort Collins, CO |
| Perrin Brewing Company | Comstock Park, MI |
| Peticolas Brewing Company | Dallas, TX |
| Pinthouse Pizza | Austin, TX |
| Port City Brewing Company | Alexandria, VA |
| Prison City Brewing | Auburn, NY |
| Rahr and Sons Brewing Company | Fort Worth, TX |
| Ratio Beerworks | Denver, CO |
| Revolution Brewing | Chicago, IL |
| Sanitas Brewing Company | Boulder, CO |
| Santa Fe Brewing Company | Santa Fe, NM |
| Saucony Creek Brewing Company | Kutztown, PA |
| Shmaltz Brewing Company | Clifton Park, NY |
| Sierra Blanca Brewing Company | Moriarty, NM |
| Sixpoint Brewery | Brooklyn, NY |
| Societe Brewing Company | San Diego, CA |
| Sound Brewery | Poulsbo, WA |
| Southbound Brewing Company | Savannah, GA |
| Southern Pines Brewing Company | Southern Pines, NC |
| Southern Prohibition Brewing | Hattiesburg, MS |
| Southern Tier Brewing Company | Lakewood, NY |
| Starr Hill Brewery | Crozet, VA |
| Stone Brewing Co. | Escondido, CA |
| Strange Craft Beer Company | Denver, CO |
| Surly Brewing Company | Brooklyn Ctr, MN |
| Telluride Brewing Company | Telluride, CO |
| Tennessee Brew Works | Nashville, TN |
| The Post Brewing Company | Lafayette, CO |
| Thirsty Bear Brewing Company | San Francisco, CA |
| Thunderhead Brewing Company | Kearney, NE |
| Twisted Manzanita Ales | Santee, CA |
| Twisted Pine Brewing Company | Boulder, CO |
| Two Kilts Brewing | Sherwood, OR |
| Two Roads Brewing Company | Stratford, CT |
| Uberbrew | Billings, MT |
| Uncle Billy’s Brew & Que | Austin, TX |
| URBN Brewing Company | El Cajon, CA |
| WeldWerks Brewing Company | Greeley, CO |
| Weyerbacher Brewing Company | Easton, PA |
| Wynkoop Brewing Company | Denver, CO |
| Yachats Brewing | Yachats, OR |
