This from Avery Brewing:
The Great American Beer Fest is Here!!
No, seriously, did you just read that? It's time for GABF! This is our favorite time of the year! Our craft brewing brothers and sisters are all in one place to party, and we all get to catch up, taste each other's creations, and talk some smack and laugh until the sun comes up! We'll be pouring some amazing brews at the Fest this year, offering special tappings, extended hours and extra tours at the Avery
Tap Room, and throwing down hard with amazing events around town! Check our webpage for more info!
The Beers we're Pouring at GABF!
Oud Floris
~ 9.39% ABV - Flanders Style Barrel-Aged Sour Ale ~
Hog Heaven Barleywine
~ 9.2% ABV - Our Columbus Dry-Hopped Barleywine
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3Point5 Session Ale
~ 3.5% ABV - Sessionable Pale w/ Huge Flavor
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Lilikoi Kepolo
~ 5.6% ABV - Belgian Wheat w/ Hawaiian Passionfruit
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Odio Equum
~ 7.1% ABV - Sour Ale Brewed w/ Raspberries and aged in Cabernet Barrels for 12 mos.
What's up at the Avery Tap Room for GABF!
Every other week, the Avery Tap Room is open 11am-11pm with free tours at 4pm on weekdays and 2pm on weekends. But for the week of GABF from Wed Oct 10th - Sat Oct 13th, the Avery Tap Room will hold extended hours from 9am-11pm! We will be running additional free tours at Noon, 2pm, 4pm, & 6pm on those days too!
Special Tappings!
On Wednesday - Saturday, we will be tapping multiple rare brews from Adam's cellar at 11am and 2pm!
GABF Awards Ceremony!
On Saturday, Oct 13th at 10:30am, we will be live streaming the GABF Awards Ceremony in the Avery Barrel-Aging Cellar! Grab a beer, and join us as we watch and cheer this year's winning beers!
Sunday Hair of the Dog Brunch
After every epic multiday party, you need some recovery. We'll open on Sunday at 11am, and offer a breakfast buffet with White Rascal/OJ Beermosas. $15 gets you a heaping plate-full of breakfast, and 1 Beermosa. Please join us for your Sunday brunch as we celebrate our survival. Cheers!
Around Town During GABF!
3rd Annual
Beer RE-Union and Brewers Invitational
When: Wed, Oct 10, 4-9pm
Where: Lyons Fork, 450 Main St., Lyons
Kicking off the Great American Beer Week in Denver - We're celebrating the return of friends from around the beer world and remembering ones that have gone on ahead of us. Its a fundraiser and celebration of the good life and the life of Kellner Schoenke his wife and two younguns - left behind. We're gonna have special beer and memorable times.
$20 day of covers all. Additional donations accepted.
Suds & Sliders
When: Wed, Oct 10, 6:30-10pm
Where: Highland Tap and Burger:
2219 West 32nd Ave., Denver
Chef Eli pairs 3 different savory sliders with craft beer from Avery, Left Hand, and Ska Brewing Companies.
Ticket info: $15 the day of scores you sliders and an 8 oz. pour from each brewery.
Beers, Brats & Burlesque
When: Wed, Oct 10, 7pm
Where: Lannie's Clocktower Cabaret
1601 Arapahoe St., Denver
Join us for a fun night of beer, hot brats, and even hotter burlesque!
9 badass beers paired with 9 decadent dances.
Ticket info: $35, available at
Lucky Pie Pizza & Tap House Special Tappings
When: Thurs, Fri, and Sat, Oct 10-13, 3pm each day
Where: Lucky Pie Pizza & Tap House
1610 16th St., Denver
One special draft tapping and one special bottle tapping every day of GABF: Wet Hop Pale Ale, Double Dry-Hopped Ale to the Chief, Uncle Jacob's Stout, Oud Floris, Rumpkin, & Odio Equum.
Ticket info: No cover charge - just show up!
Midnight Breakfast at Euclid Hall
When: Thurs, Oct 11, 11pm
Where: Euclid Hall: 1317 14th St., Denver
Don't go hungry at GABF! Get ready for a late-night beer breakfast pairing of epic proportions! Commencing after the end of GABF's first session, Chef Jorel Pierce will present nine decadent culinary creations inspired by nine rare and special brews, lovingly chosen from Avery's cellar in collaboration with Chief Barrel Herder Andy Parker.
Ticket info: SOLD OUT!
Pucker Up Poker Run
When: Fri, Oct 12, 11am-5ish
Beginning Location: Falling Rock Tap House: 1919 Blake St., Denver
Middle Locations: Highland Tap and Burger, Lucky Pie Pizza & Tap House, and Euclid Hall
Ending Location: Star Bar: 2137 Larimer St., Denver, CO
On the 2nd day of GABF, join the crews from Avery Brewing Company and Denver Off the Wagon for a crazy crawl among five of Denver's premier pubs! At each stop, you will get a 4oz. pour of a rare, barrel-aged sour beer, a 6oz. pour of a palate cleansing beer, and a playing card. We'll all meet up at the Falling Rock Tap House at 11am, and split up into groups to visit Lucky Pie Pizza & Tap House, Highland Tap and Burger, Euclid Hall, and finish at Star Bar. Tickets are $45, and the best poker hand at the end wins a prize! Dress wild, and bike it or walk it but don't drink and drive. See you there!
Ticket info: $45, sold only in advance.
http://www.ticketalternative.com/Events/20628.aspx
Hardcore & Softcore at The Star Bar
When: Fri, Oct 12, 10pm
Where: Star Bar: 2137 Larimer St., Denver
What: Soft and Hard... Big and small... We're talking ABV! Hey guy driving the 70's panel van with custom Wizard, shag interior, and interior black lights - we're not talking to you. There is a double team going down at 10pm on Friday, Oct 12th - right smack in the G spot of GABF! Share an evening with Avery Brewing Company and Star Bar Denver, explore your ABV, because we're going big and we're going small. Eight of Avery's crafty creations, split right down the middle. We're talking 3.5% to 17%. Who knows how this will end? We're sure it won't be in the back of a van. See you here. Cheers!
Ticket info: No cover charge - just show up!
Falling Rock Tap House Special Tappings
When: Sat, Oct 13, 4pm
Where: Falling Rock Tap House
1919 Blake St., Denver
Special tappings of Rumpkin, Tweak, Double Dry-Hopped DuganA, & Uncle Jacob's Stout.
Ticket info: No cover charge - just show up!
Post-GABF Late Night Lounge at Freshcraft
When: Sat, Oct 13, 10pm - close
Where: Freshcraft: 1530 Blake St., Denver
After the intensity of GABF is over, come by and chill out at Freshcraft with some nice easy-drinking Avery brews, several of which have never left the Avery Tap Room. Put on your robe and bunny slippers, and get comfortable. For those wanting more, there will also be decadent, creative beer cocktails available - of course, there's always the full bar...
Ticket info: No cover charge - just show up!
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