Everything to Know Before the Great American Beer Festival

For the first time in years, the Great American Beer Festival still has tickets available for night one of its weekend tasting sessions. The three-day event kicks off Thursday at the Colorado Convention Center, where more than 4,000 beers from 800 breweries will be sampled throughout the weekend. Around town, hundreds of beer events are also happening.

Breweries will be organized alphabetically this year in the festival hall, more brewers will be available for questions in a “Meet the Brewer” section, and food options will increase at the separately ticketed Paired event. Here, we’ll post updates, photos, and award winners. For now, some helpful GABF-related guides and information.