Great American Beer Festival
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The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) is a three-day annual event hosted by the Brewers Association held at the end of September or the beginning of October in Denver, Colorado. The GABF brings visitors from around the world to sample more than 1,600 different American beers. Over 100 beer judges from the United States and abroad participate in the evaluations of one or more beer styles, ultimately judging 2,300 beers entered by more than 450 domestic breweries. Gold, silver and bronze medals in 69 beer-style categories are awarded, though not every medal is awarded in each category.
Started in 1982, the GABF was created by Charlie Papazian in Boulder, CO. The original GABF had 22 participating breweries and the 2007 festival had 408.
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[edit] Statistics
[edit] 2006
- 384 participating breweries
- Over 1650 beers available to sample
- 2410 beers judged in the competition, increased from 2335 in 2005
- 69 beer categories were judged
- 103 judges from 9 countries
- Average number of competition beers entered in each category: 35
- American Style India Pale Ale category had the highest number of entries: 94
- 203 medals awarded
- Attendance ~ 41,000 (2005 - 29,500)
[edit] 2007
- Attendance ~ 46,000
