GABF 2017 Recap, Favorites, & More

Great American Beer Festival 2017 is a wrap! And it was another awesome, impeccably organized event, thanks to the Brewers Association, sponsors, volunteers, and the 800+ breweries from all over the country who brought over 3,900 beers to share with 60,000 eager beer lovers.

GABF isn’t merely hundreds of booths pouring beer. It’s a competition. It’s seminars, talks and hands-on learning experiences. It’s meeting and interacting with brewers. It’s the Beer & Food Pavilion, Brewpub Pavilion, Brewers Studio Pavilion, CraftBeer.com #BeerTravel Pavilion, The Backyard, Protect Craft Guilds Pavilion, and much more.

But when it comes down to it, it is all about beer. And here in Colorado it goes without saying that this great state produces some of the best beers in the country. While I’m very well aware of this, I must admit I was a bit surprised that more than half of my personal favorites from GA

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