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The Great American Beer Festival, affectionately known  as the GABF in the biz, will be returning to Denver on October 9-11, 2025.

And tickets to this acclaimed festival (one of the best in the world) are on sale now.

This year, the Brewer’s Association, who sponsor this event are upping the ante on the on the entertainment side of things and moving even deeper into distilled spirits.

For the second year in a row, breweries will be grouped by themed experience areas, each immersive section offering a unique blend of themed décor, specialized pours, engaging activities, and vibrant entertainment guaranteed to brew up a good time.

Themed areas include Prost!, inspired by traditional German Biergartens; Score!, a sports fan’s haven; Fright, a timely Halloween-themed experience; Blast Off, bringing out-of-this-world flavor from beyond beer beverages and more; a Meet the Brewer section; Chill, a backyard-style space hosting singer-songwriter live music, lawn games, and unique brews; and new this year, the Mile High Stage at GABF featuring high-voltage live music and other entertainment.

While craft beer remains the heart of the festival there’s a beverage for every palate at the Great American Beer Festival! From spirits, cider, and hard kombucha, to hard seltzers, hard tea, and zero-proof options, GABF is an annual showcase of beverage innovation in all its forms.

And for the first time in 43 years, GABF is offering an all-new Distilling Experience, welcoming full-strength spirits to the festival floor! This designated spirits-tasting area will showcase 20 distilleries, offering .25oz pours across three GABF sessions.

In addition, attendees can look forward to:

• PAIRED®, a delicious concept uniting nationally acclaimed chefs with independent craft breweries to design small bites with perfectly paired craft beers, craft cocktails, and cider. Tickets sold separately.
• The return of fan-favorite experiences, including Silent Disco, Karaoke, and Costume Contests.
• Surprise entertainment, including pop-up engagements like flash mobs, marching bands, oompah bands, Stein-holding contests, and more.
• A commemorative, collectible GABF tasting cup.

The American Craft Beer crew are big fans of this annual event and if you want to get in on the action you need to go HERE.

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