49,000 people are poised to decend upon Denver, Colorado this week for the Great American Beer Festival.
Greats like Ken Grossman Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Jim Koch Boston Beer Company, Ginger Johnson Women Enjoying Beer, Stevie Caldorola Ladies of Craft Beer, Sean Continue Reading →
This year the Great American Beer Festival celebrates 30 years. As a special edition to the website, the festival has added a searchable database with a drop down menu to view this years (when they happen) and all the Continue Reading →
Going to GABF? How about a malt scrub. Beer exfoliation? These are real things.
Ritz-Carlton in Denver will be using beer, not some new age kelp/ox blood/alien hair/moon rock treatment to smooth your hair and skin. The spa at Continue Reading →
SweetWater Brewing’s (Atlanta, GA) GABF lineup:
Judging
420 — American Style Pale Ale
IPA — American Style Strong Pale Ale
Blue — Fruit Wheat Beer — blueberry
SchWheat — American Style Wheat Beer
MotorBoat — Extra Special Bitter — American Style ESB
Georgia Brown — American Continue Reading →
Today, Goose Island Brewing bottled Adeline, a golden wild ale aged in oak wine. This experimental beer is being send to GABF for judging. Brewers John Hall and Andy Ellis are featured here.
Cigar City Brewing’s GABF lineup:
Booth G20. As for what we’re pouring on the floor, here’s the list.
For Judging:
Good Gourd — Pumpkin Beer
Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout — Herb and Spice Beer
Oatmeal Raisin Cookie — Herb and Spice Beer
Cubano Espresso — Coffee Beer
Zhukov’s Continue Reading →
Tickets to this years Great American Beer Festival go on sale to the public on June 30th, 2011. This year’s GABF marks the 30th milestone in its history. Over the course of last year, the event drew Continue Reading →
49,000 people are poised to decend upon Denver, Colorado this week for the Great American Beer Festival.
Greats like Ken Grossman Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Jim Koch Boston Beer Company, Ginger Johnson Women Enjoying Beer, Stevie Caldorola Ladies of Craft Beer, Sean Paxton The Homebrew Chef , Eric Wallace Left Hand Brewing, Charlie Papazian, Garrett Oliver Brooklyn Brewery and more will be there.
And the beer… 2000+ beers to drink. Check out this great GABF overview. [DrinkNation]
This year the Great American Beer Festival celebrates 30 years. As a special edition to the website, the festival has added a searchable database with a drop down menu to view this years (when they happen) and all the previous years also.
You can search by YEAR, STYLE (per Year), MEDAL, STATE and FREE TEXT.
There is a mobile version available also. [GABF]
Going to GABF? How about a malt scrub. Beer exfoliation? These are real things.
Ritz-Carlton in Denver will be using beer, not some new age kelp/ox blood/alien hair/moon rock treatment to smooth your hair and skin. The spa at the hotel will use to Great Divide Brewing beers – Yeti Imperial Stout and Samurai Ale for the Mile High Malt Scrub and Micro Brew Scalp Massage.
You apparently mix the beer into malt, and drink the rest. The spa workers then exfoliate the skin with the malt-beer mix. How can you top that? Easy. Step #2 in the beer pampering process is the Yeti being brushed on your newly malt-exfoliated skin.
Oh we aren’t done. Next up? The Yeti hair treatment. Yep, an imperial stout scalp massage. Then a Yeti/moisturizer body rubdown. Then more beers in the lounge. 75 mins. $200.
If that’s not your thing, there is also the “Hops N’ Honey Ultimate Manicure.”
The Hops N’ Honey Ultimate Pedicure, the spa’s signature treatment. Embracing notes of amber, caramel, oats and honey, this pedicure was created specifically for the hotel. This decadent service starts with a scoop of “Hops ‘n Honey Me! Bath Ice Cream” to soften and nourish the feet. Then, legs and feet are exfoliated and a caramel foot mask is applied for hydration. A paraffin foot dip is also included before whipped milk and honey lotion is massaged into the feet and legs. Nails are polished as a finishing touch. As an extra indulgence, samplings of three microbrews from a neighboring brewery or herbal teas are served to complete the experience. 75mins, $200.
I’m totally down for a beer bath. I’ll ignore the talk. I’ve already reached out to the Ritz. Post to follow. [DenverPost]
SweetWater Brewing’s (Atlanta, GA) GABF lineup:
Judging
420 — American Style Pale Ale
IPA — American Style Strong Pale Ale
Blue — Fruit Wheat Beer — blueberry
SchWheat — American Style Wheat Beer
MotorBoat — Extra Special Bitter — American Style ESB
Georgia Brown — American Style Brown Ale
Crank Tank — Rye Beer — Rye Ale or Lager with/without Yeast
Festive — Herb and Spice Beer — with cinnamon and mace
BSP — Belgian Style Abbey Ale — Belgian Style Quad
Mean Joe Bean — Coffee Beer — Fresh Nicaraguan Coffee Porter
Happy Ending — American Style Stout
Festival
420
IPA
Blue
SchWheat
MotorBoat
Today, Goose Island Brewing bottled Adeline, a golden wild ale aged in oak wine. This experimental beer is being send to GABF for judging. Brewers John Hall and Andy Ellis are featured here.
Cigar City Brewing’s GABF lineup:
Good Gourd — Pumpkin Beer
Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout — Herb and Spice Beer
Oatmeal Raisin Cookie — Herb and Spice Beer
Cubano Espresso — Coffee Beer
Zhukov’s Final Push — Coffee Beer
Humidor IPA — Wood and Barrel Aged Strong Beer
White Oak IPA — Wood and Barrel Aged Strong Beer
Dos Costas Oeste — Wood and Barrel Aged Strong Beer
Rum Barrel Aged Big Sound Scotch Ale — Wood and Barrel Aged Strong Beer
Rum Barrel Aged Milk Porter — Wood and Barrel Aged Strong Beer
Humidor Zhukov’s Imperial Stout — Wood and Barrel Aged Strong Stout
Nielsbohrium — Wood and Barrel Aged Strong Stout
Bourbon Barrel Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout — Wood and Barrel Aged Strong Stout
Rum Barrel Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout — Wood and Barrel Aged Strong Stout
2009 Big Sound Scotch Ale — Aged Beer
Jai Alai IPA — American India Pale Ale
El Lector — English Style Dark Mild Ale
Minaret ESB — English Style Extra Special Bitter
Maduro Brown Ale — American Brown Ale
Florida Cracker White Ale — Belgian Witbier
Guava Grove — French Biere De Garde
Table Saison — French Biere De Garde
Vu Ja De — Other Belgian Sour Ale
Hillsborough Dry Stout — Classic Irish Dry Stout
Hot Blooded Foreign Stout — Foreign Stout
Dirac — British Style Imperial Stout
Bohr — British Style Imperial Stout
Jose Marti — American Imperial Stout
Zhukov’s Imperial Stout — American Imperial Stout
Big Sound Scotch Ale — Traditional Scotch Ale
Beers being poured at the festival
Good Gourd
Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout
Oatmeal Raisin Cookie
Humidor IPA
White Oak IPA
Jai Alai IPA
El Lector
Maduro Brown Ale
Guava Grove
Big Sound Scotch
Tickets to this years Great American Beer Festival go on sale to the public on June 30th, 2011. This year’s GABF marks the 30th milestone in its history. Over the course of last year, the event drew close to 50,000 people drinking 36,000 gallons of beer, with close to 500 breweries pouring in the festival hall.
The event is held in Denver, Colorado at the Colorado Convention Center. Brewers Association member pre-sale begins on June 28th. To the public through ticketmaster on 6/30. Since 2007, all sessions sell out prior to the event.
Link For Tickets –> http://t.co/PsNEEM3
