For beer aficionados, there's no bigger event all year. The annual Great American Beer Festival® (GABF®) returns to Denver's Colorado Convention Center each October. The granddaddy of all U.S. beer festivals offers the largest collection of U.S. beer ever assembled, all served in single-ounce tasting portions. Produced by the Brewers Association, the 2019 Great American Beer Festival® will take place Oct. 3–5.
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More than 3,800 beers from 800 U.S. breweries are available for sampling at the Great American Beer Festival®.
