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The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) is a three-day annual event hosted by the Brewers Association held at the end of September or the beginning of October in Denver
Denver, Colorado

Denver is the Capital and the Colorado municipalities of the state of Colorado, in the United States. Denver is a consolidated city-county located in the South Platte River on the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains....
, Colorado
Colorado

The State of Colorado is a U.S. state located in the Mountain States of the United States of America. Colorado may also be considered to be a part of the Western United States and Southwestern United States regions of the United States....
. The GABF brings visitors from around the world to sample more than 1,800 different American beers. Over 100 beer judges from the United States and abroad participate in the evaluations of one or more beer styles, ultimately judging 2,300 beers entered by more than 450 domestic breweries.






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The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) is a three-day annual event hosted by the Brewers Association held at the end of September or the beginning of October in Denver
Denver, Colorado

Denver is the Capital and the Colorado municipalities of the state of Colorado, in the United States. Denver is a consolidated city-county located in the South Platte River on the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains....
, Colorado
Colorado

The State of Colorado is a U.S. state located in the Mountain States of the United States of America. Colorado may also be considered to be a part of the Western United States and Southwestern United States regions of the United States....
. The GABF brings visitors from around the world to sample more than 1,800 different American beers. Over 100 beer judges from the United States and abroad participate in the evaluations of one or more beer styles, ultimately judging 2,300 beers entered by more than 450 domestic breweries. Gold, silver and bronze medals in 75 beer-style categories are awarded, though not every medal is awarded in each category.

Started in 1982, the GABF was created by Charlie Papazian
Charlie Papazian

Charles N. "Charlie" Papazian is an American nuclear engineering who founded the Association of Brewers and wrote The Complete Joy of Homebrewing....
 in Boulder
Boulder, Colorado

Boulder is a Colorado municipalities#Home_Rule_Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County, Colorado, Colorado, in the United States....
, Colorado
Colorado

The State of Colorado is a U.S. state located in the Mountain States of the United States of America. Colorado may also be considered to be a part of the Western United States and Southwestern United States regions of the United States....
. The original GABF had 22 participating breweries and the 2008 festival had 432.

Statistics


2004
  • Attendance - 28,000
  • Breweries at the fest - 334
  • Beers at the fest - 1,454
  • Breweries in the competition - 398
  • Beers in the competition - 2,016
  • Medals awarded - 201


2005
  • Attendance - 29,500
  • Breweries at the fest - 377
  • Beers at the fest - 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 - 206


2006
  • Attendance - 41,000
  • Breweries at the fest - 384
  • Beers at the fest - 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 - 203


2007
  • Attendance - 46,000
  • Breweries at the fest - 408
  • Beers at the fest - 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-Am


2008
  • Attendance - 46,000
  • Breweries at the fest - 432
  • Beers at the fest - 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

Awards


Brewery of the Year

Pro-Am Competition
Note: GABF Pro-Am entries are brewed by professional craft brewers based on award winning homebrew recipes from American Homebrewers Association Members. Recipes are scaled up and brewed at a craft brewery for submission into the competition.

There were 58 Pro-Am entries in 2008.

See also

  • Craft beer


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