Breweries We Can't Wait To See At GABF 2019!

Breweries We Can’t Wait To See At GABF 2019!

Tomorrow we are heading back to Denver once again for the Great American Beer Festival (GABF). GABF will be celebrating everything craft beer for its 37^th year from Thursday, October 3^rd to Sunday, October 6^th. This will be the 4th year our team will be covering the event, so we consider ourselves somewhat GABF veterans. If this is your first year attending GABF we suggest checking out our GABF Festival Survival Guide. One of our biggest tips for tackling the event is to plan out all the breweries you want to see.

How To Find Breweries at GABF

Breweries in the convention center will be arranged in alphabetical order by the state within nine regions. There will also be the “Meet the Brewer” section, with breweries from all over the nation. We suggest you look through the complete list of breweries in the “Meet the Brewer section”. Last year we learned the hard way that your favorite brewery may not be with its region and may in the “Meet the Brewer” section instead. In addition, there is the Jameson Caskmates section. This was one of our favorite areas we stumbled upon during the convention last year. It includes 22 small and independent Jameson craft brewery partners and their limited-edition Jameson barrel-aged beer.

When coming up with your plan of attack, we advise you to check out the full list of breweries as well as the Festival Map.

Our MUST See Breweries this Year

We’ve decided to sort the breweries we’re excited to see similar to the way the convention is set up. This isn’t all the breweries we intend to see just a teaser!

• Mountain (Islands 1 – 5) – Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Nevada
• Southeast (Islands 5 – 7) – Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
• New England (Island 8) – Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont
• Pacific (Islands 8 – 11) – California, Hawaii
• Midwest (Island 12) – Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma
• Southwest (Islands 13 – 15) – Arizona, New Mexico, Texas
• Meet the Brewer (Island 16 – 21) 
• Pacific Northwest (Islands 22 – 23) – Alaska, Oregon, Washington
• Mid Atlantic (Islands 24 – 25) – Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia
• Great Lakes (Islands 26 – 28) Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
• Jameson Caskmates

Mountain (Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Nevada)

Bridger Brewing Company – Bozeman, MT
Brasserie Saint James – Reno, NV
Epic Brewing Co. – Salt Lake City, UT
Funkwerks – Fort Collins, CO
Mother Earth Brew Co – Nampa, ID
Odell Brewing Co – Fort Collina, CO
Ratio Beerworks – Denver, CO
SKA Brewing – Durango, CO

Southeast (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee)

D9 Brewing Company – Davidson, NC
Funky Buddha Brewery – Oakland Park, FL
Goat Island Brewing – Cullman, AL
Hi-Wire Brewing – Asheville, NC
Little Harpeth Brewing Co – Nashville, TN
M.I.A. Beer Co – Miami, FL
Orpheus Brewing – Atlanta, GA
Right Around the Corner – St. Petersburg, FL
River Rat Brewery – Columbia, SC
Southern Prohibition Brewing – Hattiesburg, MS
Wiseacre Brewing Co – Memphis, TN
Wooden Cask Brewing Company – Newport, KY

New England (Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont)

Allagash Brewing Co – Portland, ME
Greater Good Imperial Brew Co – Worcester, MA
Lawson’s Finest Liquids – Waitsfield, VT
Night Shift Brewing, INC – Everett, MA
Northwoods Brewing Co – Northwood, NH
Two Roads Brewing Co – Stratford, CT
Whalers Brewing Company – Wakefield, RI

Pacific (California, Hawaii)

Abnormal Beer Company – San Diego, CA
Bruery, The – Placentia, CA
Chapman Crafted Beer – Orange, CA
Karl Strauss Brewing Co – San Diego, CA
Kilowatt Brewing – San Diego, CA
Maui Brewing Co – Kihei, HI
Noble Ale Works – Anaheim, CA
Pure Project – San Diego, CA

Midwest (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma)

Bismarck Brewing – Bismarck, ND
Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant – Topeka, KS
Flyover Brewing Co – Scottsbluff, NE
Iowa Brewing – Cedar Rapids, IA
Iron Monk Brewing Company – Stillwater, OK
Sick N Twisted Brewing Co – Hill City, SD
Strange Days Brewing Co – Kansas City, MO

Southwest (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas)

Bosque Brewing Co – Rio Rancho, NM
Braindead Brewing – Dallas, TX
Deep Ellum Brewing Co – Dallas, TX
Rahr and Sons Brewing Co – Fort Worth, TX
Rickety Cricket Brewing – Kingman, AZ
SanTan Brewing Co – Chandler, AZ
Second Street Brewery – Santa Fe, NM

Meet the Brewer

Against the Grain Brewery – Louisville, KY
Bell’s Brewery, Inc – Comstock, MI
Brooklyn Brewery – Brooklyn, NY
DESTIHL Brewery – Normal, IL
Jessup Farm Barrel House – Fort Collins, CO
Modern Times Beer – Portland, OR
Ratio Beerworks – Denver, CO
Sixpoint Brewery – Brooklyn, NY
Stone Brewing – Vista, CA
WeldWerks Brewing Co. – Greeley, CO
Wibby Brewing – Longmont, CO
A list of all the breweries in this section can be found here.

Pacific Northwest (Alaska, Oregon, Washington)

Alaskan Brewing Co. – Juneau, AK
Brewed by Gnomes – Portland, OR
Deschutes Brewery – Bend, OR
Heavy Metal Brewing Co., The – Vancouver, WA
Jellyfish Brewing Company – Seattle, WA
Rogue Ales Brewery – Newport – OR

Mid Atlantic (Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia)

2SP Brewing Company – Aston, PA
Astro Lab Brewing – Silver Spring, MD
Atlas Brew Works – Washington, DC
Big Alice Brewing Company – Long Island City, NY
Devils Backbone Brewing Co – Roseland, VA
Ghost Hawk Brewing Company – Clifton, NJ
Gun Hill Brewing Co – Bronx, NY
Stitch House Brewery – Wilmington, DE
Troegs Brewing Co – Hershey, PA

Great Lakes (Ilinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin)

Despite Melvin Brewing being located in Alpine, Wyoming, you will be able to find their beer near this region. If it’s anything like the past years, trust us you won’t want to miss them.

Bent Paddle Brewing Co – Duluth, MN
BrewDog Brewing Company, LLC – Canal Winchester, OH
MadTree Brewing – Cincinnati, OH
Short’s Brewing Co – Elk Rapids, MI
Three Floyds Brewing Co – Munster, IN
Tighthead Brewing Co – Mundelein, IL
Wolf’s Ridge Brewing – Columbus, OH

Jameson Caskmates

These are the breweries and barrel-aged beers we can’t wait to try, all 22 breweries in the Caskmates Barrel-Aged Beer Garden can be found here.

Bale Breaker Brewing Company – Yakima, WA

• Jameson CocktALE Beer – Irish Mule
• Jameson CocktALE Beer – Old Fashion

Black Abbey Brewing Company – Nashville, TN

• Lorica – Belgian Dubbel
• Hidden Cornerstone – Belgian Tripel

Community Beer Company – Dallas, TX

• Jameson Barrel-Aged Mosaic IPA – Barrel Aged American IPA
• Barrel-Aged Bananas Foster – Barrel-Aged Pastry Beer

Evil Genius Beer Company – Philadelphia, PA

• Purple Money Dishwasher – Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter
• Stacy’s Mom – Citra IPA

Friends and Allies Brewing – Austin, TX

• Guava Berliner – Berlinerweisse

Great Divide Brewing Company – Denver, CO

• Knock Out Ginger
• Grà-va – Porter
• Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

Green Flash Brewing Company – San Diego, CA

• Golden God – Blonde Ale Aged in Jameson Whiskey Barrels
• Bomber Jacket – Imperial Stout Aged in Jameson Whiskey Barrels
• Sour Finger – Brown Rye Ale Aged in Jameson Whiskey Barrels

Parish Brewing Company – Broussard, LA

• Jameson BA Candied Pecan Stout – Barrel-Aged Stout

Pontoon Brewing Company – Sandy Springs, GA

• Extra Extra Irish Dry Stout – Irish Dry Stout
• The Sun Never Sets – American IPA
• Whiskey Hour – Berliner Weisse

Shorts Brewing Company – Bellaire, MI

• Tiramisu – Golden Ale aged in Jameson Barrels
• Whiskey Mango Cooler – Golden Ale aged in Jameson Barrels and blended with fresh mango puree

Sixpoint Brewery – Brooklyn, NY

• Barrel-Aged Dreamsickle – Sour IPA (with Citra, El Dorado, Mandarina Bavaria, Blood Orange, Tangerine, Milk Sugar, and Vanilla)

Urban South Brewery – New Orleans, LA

• Chocolate Piquante- Barrel-Aged Pepper and Chocolate Stout
• Tamarind Lime Sour IPA – Fruited Sour IPA

Now, we want to hear from you! Who are you looking forward to seeing? If you are a veteran attendee, is there anyone you are looking forward to seeing again at GABF?

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