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After a year which effectively put an end to just about every important beer gathering, one of the best beer festivals in the country is returning this fall and the participating breweries are awesome.

Here’s the deal…

In yet another sign that the US is finally emerging from the shadow of COVID-19, WeldWerks Brewing has announced that it is returning one of the nation’s finest beer festivals to Greeley, Colorado, the WeldWerks Invitational, on Saturday, October 30.

Launched in 2018, this year’s Invitational will showcase 45 of the country’s most accomplished breweries, many of them East Coast players that don’t make their way out west all that often, especially with the Great American Beer Festival still on hold.

If you are interested in attending this year’s fest, which has reduced its capacity by more than 25%, meaning approximately 500 tickets will be sold for each session, it is recommended to be online and ready to purchase right at 6pm MST on Thursday, July 1.

(Courtesy The Brewtography Project)

2020 ticket holders will receive an email on Tuesday, June 29, with more information about securing tickets, which will be offered 1-to-1 based on 2020’s purchase. These pre-sale tickets will be available on Thursday, July 1 at 6 pm though Wednesday, July 7 at 6 pm for anyone who purchased tickets to last year’s Invitational which was cancelled due to COVID-19.

All remaining tickets after that will be available to the general public on Saturday, July 10 at 10 a.m. Tickets, which cost $125, can be purchased via Eventbrite.

And as always guests can choose between two sessions:

• 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The WeldWerks Invitational Festival is all about showcasing the best of craft beer and here are the breweries taht will be attending this year…

• 3 Sons Brewing Co
• Alvarado Street Brewery
• Amalgam Brewing
• American Solera
• Bottle Logic Brewing
• Burial Beer Co.
• Casa Agria Specialty Ales
• Casey Brewing and Blending
• Cerebral Brewing
• Equilibrium Brewery
• Forager Brewery
• Great Notion Brewing
• Green Cheek Beer Co.
• Highland Park Brewery
• HOMES Brewery
• Hop Butcher for the World
• Horus Aged Ales
• Jester King
• Mikerphone Brewing
• Moksa Brewing Co.
• MORE Brewing Company
• Mostra Coffee
• New Image Brewing
• Ology Brewing Co.
• Other Half Brewing Co
• Phase Three Brewing Company
• Pinthouse Brewing
• Primitive Beer
• Pulpit Rock Brewing Company
• Pure Project
• Resident Culture Brewing Company
• Rowley Farmhouse Ales
• Russian River Brewing Company
• Side Project Brewing
• Southern Grist Brewing Company
• Speciation Artisan Ales
• Superstition Meadery
• The Eighth State Brewing Company
• The Lost Abbey
• The Veil Brewing Co.
• Trillium Brewing Co.
• Untitled Art // Funk Factory Geuzeria
• Voodoo Brewery
• Weathered Souls Brewing Co.

The Invitational has been, and will continue to be a big driver of philanthropy and economic impact for the community, with 100 percent of its proceeds benefiting the WeldWerks Community Foundation, the brewery’s charitable arm.

In 2019, the Invitational raised $50,000, which was distributed to 13 different local charities from the WeldWerks Community Foundation.