The Great American Beer Fest fever takes over the Denver area this week at a medley of bars and restaurants. Different craft breweries from across the country, as well as from Colorado, will take over the taps for a week-long celebration in honor of GABF. Even if you don't have a ticket to the three-day event, you can still sample select craft beer, from new brews to old favorites at many of the beer-crazed spots in town.
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Check out select tappings and firkins on Thursday and Friday at the brewery. Highlighted brews will include Grapefruit IPA, Blueberry Saison, Genius Wizard, and Kiwi Banana Saison. The website below includes full listings of the events.
The brewery's two locations will have extended hours, special tappings, and
and events all week long. Starting on October 5, South Dock will tap a specialty brew every day at 10 a.m.. To be tapped beers include Lucine, Turkish Delight, High Line Plum Saison-Brett, and Dry Dock Pilsner. To check out events at both locations, visit the website.
On Wednesday, the pizzeria partners with River North Brewery and Funkwerks Brewery for beer tappings and giveaways. Expect Raspberry Provincial, Saison COnspiracy Blanc, and Cascade saison from Funkwerks and Saison COnspiracy Noir, Avarice, and White Ale. Representatives from each brewery will be around from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. to give out samples and prizes.
The collective eatery celebrates GABF all week long with kickoff parties and happy hour tap takeovers all week. Odell Brewing Co. swings by on Wednesday evening while Ratio Beerworks will be in house on Friday, October 2.
Freschcraft will host multiple GABF guest brewers this week for tappings of special brews. Cigar City Brewing, Odell Brewing, and Lagunitas are slated to be on the tap list. Click on the website for a rundown of the events.
New Image Brewing takes over the taproom at the bar and grill on Friday, October 7 . Starting at 6 p.m., head brewer/owner Brandon Capps will lead the charge. Tickets to the event are free and include a 10 oz. Firkin with paired dessert.
On Tuesday, October 4, the casual beer and pizza spot will tap select rare brews from a variety of beloved breweries to be featured at the festival, including Bell's Brewing, Blackberry Farms Brewery, Cascade Brewing Barrel House, and more.
The taproom of the popular sour-centric brewery will be the place to be for the release of the L'Brett d'Or Batch #3 on Tuesday, October 4. On Wednesday, October 5 at 11:30 a.m., Crooked Stave is releasing for the first time a special blueberry version of their Dark Sour, called Nightmare on Brett. Nightmare on Brett Blueberry is aged with whole fruit, getting the most out of the blueberries including color-change from the skin contact. Limit is six bottles per customer.
Odd13 Brewing stops by the restaurant on Tuesday, October 4 to tap select GABF Week worthy brews and hand out special giveaways. The tap list features brews like Boulder Brett, The Economist, and the collaboration brew Chainsaw the Princess of Karate.
The brewery hosts signature GABF events all week long. In addition to holding extended hours all week long, the brewery will release bottles from select Frambruin and different Table Sour batches on Friday, October 7.
On October 4, the taphouse hosts Michigan craft brew's holy trinity: Bells Brewery, Shorts Brewing Company, and Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales. The taplist will include favorites like Bells 2 Hearted Ale, Shorts Huma Luma Liscious IPA, and Jolly Pumpkin Pinchadiscos.
On Wednesday, Stone Brewing invades the "Colorado Only" lines at the Monkey Barrel for tastings of popular and specialty drafts. There will be twenty taps featured, passed appetizers, a special Carbone's menu, and a full bar.
The brewery kicks off the 2016 festival in style on Friday with an all-out celebration in collaboration with a range of domestic craft breweries. Denver Beer Co. will release six new beers brewed in collaboration with Saranac Brewery, Base Camp Brewing Company, Mother Road Beer, Destihl Brewery, Draught Works Brewery, and Rhinegeist Brewery. Bring cash along for bites from food trucks and enjoy live music Dave Connelly and Thunder and Rain.
Stop by either Diebolt Brewery or Factotum Brewhouse anytime this week for a chance to win two tickets to this weekend's Great American Beer Festival. Get a card at either bar and grab a pint and a stamp to enter a raffle.
Stop by Star Bar to keep the beers flowing at a celebration after Thursday's GABF festivities. New Belgium will take over the tap and pour Whiskey Barrel-Aged Fat Tire, Love Blackberry Oscar, and RockStar.
After a collaboration dinner with Telluride and Elevation on Wednesday, this LoDo beer emporium hosts an all-sour tapping event on Thursday, a tap takeover from Avery Brewing Co. on Friday, and then to close out the week an East Meets West event with Dogfish Head and Stone Brewing and a tap takeover with Wicked Weed on Saturday.
Check out select tappings and firkins on Thursday and Friday at the brewery. Highlighted brews will include Grapefruit IPA, Blueberry Saison, Genius Wizard, and Kiwi Banana Saison. The website below includes full listings of the events.
The brewery's two locations will have extended hours, special tappings, and
and events all week long. Starting on October 5, South Dock will tap a specialty brew every day at 10 a.m.. To be tapped beers include Lucine, Turkish Delight, High Line Plum Saison-Brett, and Dry Dock Pilsner. To check out events at both locations, visit the website.
On Wednesday, the pizzeria partners with River North Brewery and Funkwerks Brewery for beer tappings and giveaways. Expect Raspberry Provincial, Saison COnspiracy Blanc, and Cascade saison from Funkwerks and Saison COnspiracy Noir, Avarice, and White Ale. Representatives from each brewery will be around from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. to give out samples and prizes.
The collective eatery celebrates GABF all week long with kickoff parties and happy hour tap takeovers all week. Odell Brewing Co. swings by on Wednesday evening while Ratio Beerworks will be in house on Friday, October 2.
Freschcraft will host multiple GABF guest brewers this week for tappings of special brews. Cigar City Brewing, Odell Brewing, and Lagunitas are slated to be on the tap list. Click on the website for a rundown of the events.
New Image Brewing takes over the taproom at the bar and grill on Friday, October 7 . Starting at 6 p.m., head brewer/owner Brandon Capps will lead the charge. Tickets to the event are free and include a 10 oz. Firkin with paired dessert.
On Tuesday, October 4, the casual beer and pizza spot will tap select rare brews from a variety of beloved breweries to be featured at the festival, including Bell's Brewing, Blackberry Farms Brewery, Cascade Brewing Barrel House, and more.
The taproom of the popular sour-centric brewery will be the place to be for the release of the L'Brett d'Or Batch #3 on Tuesday, October 4. On Wednesday, October 5 at 11:30 a.m., Crooked Stave is releasing for the first time a special blueberry version of their Dark Sour, called Nightmare on Brett. Nightmare on Brett Blueberry is aged with whole fruit, getting the most out of the blueberries including color-change from the skin contact. Limit is six bottles per customer.
Odd13 Brewing stops by the restaurant on Tuesday, October 4 to tap select GABF Week worthy brews and hand out special giveaways. The tap list features brews like Boulder Brett, The Economist, and the collaboration brew Chainsaw the Princess of Karate.
The brewery hosts signature GABF events all week long. In addition to holding extended hours all week long, the brewery will release bottles from select Frambruin and different Table Sour batches on Friday, October 7.
On October 4, the taphouse hosts Michigan craft brew's holy trinity: Bells Brewery, Shorts Brewing Company, and Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales. The taplist will include favorites like Bells 2 Hearted Ale, Shorts Huma Luma Liscious IPA, and Jolly Pumpkin Pinchadiscos.
On Wednesday, Stone Brewing invades the "Colorado Only" lines at the Monkey Barrel for tastings of popular and specialty drafts. There will be twenty taps featured, passed appetizers, a special Carbone's menu, and a full bar.
The brewery kicks off the 2016 festival in style on Friday with an all-out celebration in collaboration with a range of domestic craft breweries. Denver Beer Co. will release six new beers brewed in collaboration with Saranac Brewery, Base Camp Brewing Company, Mother Road Beer, Destihl Brewery, Draught Works Brewery, and Rhinegeist Brewery. Bring cash along for bites from food trucks and enjoy live music Dave Connelly and Thunder and Rain.
Stop by either Diebolt Brewery or Factotum Brewhouse anytime this week for a chance to win two tickets to this weekend's Great American Beer Festival. Get a card at either bar and grab a pint and a stamp to enter a raffle.
Stop by Star Bar to keep the beers flowing at a celebration after Thursday's GABF festivities. New Belgium will take over the tap and pour Whiskey Barrel-Aged Fat Tire, Love Blackberry Oscar, and RockStar.
After a collaboration dinner with Telluride and Elevation on Wednesday, this LoDo beer emporium hosts an all-sour tapping event on Thursday, a tap takeover from Avery Brewing Co. on Friday, and then to close out the week an East Meets West event with Dogfish Head and Stone Brewing and a tap takeover with Wicked Weed on Saturday.
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