Denver Beer Week

Denver Beer Week is a weeklong celebration of “all things beer” in the Mile High City and also serves as a kickoff to the Brewers Association’s Great American Beer Festival (GABF). Denver is already regarded as one of the most sophisticated beer cities in the world. The purpose of this event is to build on that reputation, generate national publicity, bring more visitors to Denver, and stimulate business for VISIT DENVER partners.

The official dates are September 15-23, 2023. 

The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) is the largest beer festival in the world in terms of the number of beers available for sampling. Denver has proudly hosted this event for more than 30 years. The festival attracts visitors from across the globe; each year the event has record attendance and tickets sell out in record time. More information can be found at www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com.

Events will be posted on our events page as they become available, and will be listed by date and type of location. Check back frequently.

You can submit your event through the Denver Beer Week event submission form.

To learn more about benefits of being a partner of VISIT DENVER, contact Katy Hoch at khoch@visitdenver.com.

Possible events will fall into several categories:

• Beer Tastings: A bar or restaurant features a tasting program highlighting the beers of one brewery
• Meet the Brewer Nights: A brewer will be on hand at a bar to talk about their beers
• New Beer Nights: A new beer will be tapped for the first time
• Firkin Nights: A cask-conditioned beer will be tapped and drained until it is gone
• Tap Takeovers: A brewery takes over all the taps at a bar or restaurant
• Beer-paired Dinners: A restaurant works with the brewery and has a different course paired with a different beer in a fixed-price dinner
• Beer Competitions: Beers are paired off against each other, often with the bar patrons voting for their favorites, until there is one winner
• Beer Specials: Special prices on select beers for the evening
• Beer Education: Special programs or lectures that discuss different aspects of beer tasting or brewing
• Pub Crawls: Two or more bars work together on a pub crawl, or beer walking tour, or beer cruiser bike night
• Rare Beer Tastings: Ability to taste rare or exclusive beers
• Brewery Tours: Special theme-tours of breweries
• Beer Games: Quizzes, contests, special events
• Music: Music events that take place during Denver Beer Week and can be tied into it
• Beer and Athletic Competitions: Like the Tour de Fat
• Beer Fundraising Events: Beer tastings or other fundraisers

If you are interested in partnering with a Colorado brewer or brewery, please contact the Colorado Brewers Guild using their online form.