The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) is an annual beer festival hosted by the Brewers Association, held in Denver, Colorado. Typically held in late September or early October, the event is currently held at Denver's Colorado Convention Center. Established in 1982, it is the largest ticketed beer festival in the U.S. and one of the largest in the world.[1]
In a private event held the week prior, judges evaluate the beers in the associated competition, and award medals in over 100 beer style categories. In 2019, the panel consisted of 322 judges from 18 countries, who evaluated over 9,400 beers.[4]
The most recent GABF was held in 2019, featuring 800 breweries and 4,000 beers.[5] The in-person festival was cancelled in 2020 and 2021, with a virtual event held instead, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is scheduled to return in 2022.[6][7]
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The Great American Beer Festival GABF is an annual beer festival hosted by the Brewers Association held in Denver Colorado Typically held in late September or early October the event is currently held at Denver s Colorado Convention Center Established in 1982 it is the largest ticketed beer festival in the U S and one of the largest in the world 1 Great American Beer Festivalclass notpageimage Location of the Great American Beer Festival in the United States of America GABF redirects here For the airport with that ICAO identifier see Bafoulabe Airport Contents 1 History 2 Statistics 2 1 2004 2 2 2005 2 3 2006 2 4 2007 2 5 2008 2 6 2009 2 7 2010 2 8 2011 2 9 2017 2 10 2019 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe GABF was founded by brewer Charlie Papazian and the first festival was held in conjunction with the American Homebrewers Association s annual conference in Boulder Colorado in June 1982 featuring 24 participating breweries and 47 beers 2 3 In a private event held the week prior judges evaluate the beers in the associated competition and award medals in over 100 beer style categories In 2019 the panel consisted of 322 judges from 18 countries who evaluated over 9 400 beers 4 The most recent GABF was held in 2019 featuring 800 breweries and 4 000 beers 5 The in person festival was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 with a virtual event held instead due to the COVID 19 pandemic It is scheduled to return in 2022 6 7 Statistics editFor a list of all medalists see the List of Great American Beer Festival medalists 2004 edit Attendance 28 000 Breweries at the festival 334 Beers at the festival 1 454 Breweries in the competition 398 Beers in the competition 2 016 Medals awarded 2012005 edit Attendance 29 500 Breweries at the festival 377 Beers at the festival 1 672 Breweries in the competition 466 Beers in the competition 2 335 Category with most entries American style India Pale Ale 103 Medals awarded 2062006 edit Attendance 41 000 Breweries at the festival 384 Beers at the festival 1 668 Breweries in the competition 450 Beers in the competition 2 402 Category with most entries American style India Pale Ale 94 Medals awarded 2032007 edit Attendance 46 000 Breweries at the festival 408 Beers at the festival 1 884 Breweries in the competition 473 Beers in the competition 2 973 Category with most entries American style India Pale Ale 120 Medals awarded 222 3 in Pro Am2008 edit Attendance 46 000 Breweries at the festival 432 Beers at the festival 2 052 Breweries in the competition 472 Beers in the competition 2 902 Category with most entries American style India Pale Ale 106 Medals awarded 222 3 in Pro Am 8 2009 edit Attendance 49 576 Breweries at the festival 457 Beers at the festival 2 100 Breweries in the competition 495 Beers in the competition 3 308 Category with the most entries American style India Pale Ale 134 entries Medals awarded 234 3 in Pro Am 8 2010 edit Attendance 49 000 Breweries at the festival 455 Beers at the festival 2 248 Beers in the competition 3 523 Category with the most entries American style India Pale Ale 150 entries Medals awarded 236 3 in Pro Am 8 2011 edit Attendance 49 000 Breweries at the festival 466 Beers at the festival 2 375 Beers in the competition 3 930 Category with the most entries American style India Pale Ale 176 entries Medals awarded 248 3 in Pro Am 8 2017 edit Attendance 60 000 Breweries at the festival 2 217 from all 50 states D C Beers at the festival 3 900 Beers in the competition 7 923 entries2019 edit Attendance 60 000 Breweries at the festival 2 300 from all 50 states D C Beers at the festival 4 000 Beers in the competition 9 300 entries Beer style categories in the competition 107See also editCraft beerReferences edit Fredrix Emily September 7 2011 Oktoberfest in America Drinks festivals abound NBC News Retrieved May 4 2017 A Beer Drinker s Program to the Great American Beer Festival 1982 PDF Great American Beer Festival 1982 pp 20 34 Retrieved October 28 2021 Then and Now Great American Beer Festival September 1 2017 Retrieved October 28 2021 America s Finest The Country s Best Beers Celebrated at 2019 Great American Beer Festival Brewers Association October 5 2019 Retrieved October 28 2021 FAQ Attendees Great American Beer Festival Retrieved October 28 2021 GABF Shifts to Oct 16 17 Goes Online Great American Beer Festival May 21 2020 Retrieved October 28 2021 Great American Beer Festival Plans for Return to In Person Gathering in 2022 Great American Beer Festival April 4 2021 Retrieved October 28 2021 a b c d Great American Beer Festival Great American Beer Festival Retrieved May 4 2017 not specific enough to verify External links editbeer at Wikipedia s sister projects nbsp Media from Commons nbsp Quotations from Wikiquote nbsp Texts from Wikisource nbsp Recipes from Wikibooks nbsp Travel information from Wikivoyage Great American Beer Festival 39 44 21 N 104 59 06 W 39 7392 N 104 9850 W 39 7392 104 9850 Denver Retrieved from https en wikipedia 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