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The GABF experience is underway

Prost Marzen was totally worth the traffic jam in central Denver.

DENVER — After six hours on the road, plus a stop for lunch/beer in Pueblo, I finally made it up here for Great American Beer Festival Week. Then I sat in traffic for another 30 minutes before reaching one of the greatest local breweries, Prost, for a mug of Marzen, a tour of the brewery, and oh, hey, look, there’s Zach Guilmette from Canteen and Mick Hahn from Turtle Mountain enjoying pre-fest pints. It is unlikely to be the last time I run into fellow Burquenos even outside the festival.

Yours truly does not have a pass for tonight’s opening session, but I will be inside the Denver Convention Center starting at 5:15 on Friday. They gave me a choice of which two (of four) sessions to attend on a press pass, so I picked Friday night and Saturday afternoon, a sort of just-in-case should I run into bad weather or traffic on I-25 driving up today (Thursday).

Salute the flags!

What does a GABF press pass mean? Well, if techn

Source: NM Dark Side Brew Crew

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