Photos from the Great American Beer Festival Day 0

2011-10-23

The first day of GABF started at Great Divide's famous industry party. For many brewers, this is the last stop for relaxation before the busy work of GABF begins. When the doors open at the conference center, it's time for pouring beers, talking to fans, trying new beers, and in my case, enjoying cooking demonstrations and beer pairings at the Beer and Food Pavilion.

Many thanks to Independence Brewing for making it possible to attend GABF this year!

A wide-angle view of a brewery taproom, people gathered at a table in front of copper kettles Fermenters and Party The (512) Crew A cup of amber beer on a barrel head in a brewery, tanks and drinkers behind it Oak barrels stacked on racks in a brewery barrel room, numbered in chalk Sam Signs a Hat The GABF Floor A presenter in a headset gesturing toward a screen during a pavilion demonstration Pairing A man in a cap speaking into a handheld microphone on stage, in black and white Winning Three people laughing as they hold up a Great American Beer Festival trophy and medals Cooking with Beer A speaker with a microphone beneath the Beer and Food Pavilion banner A woman and a man in a white cowboy hat talking across a cooking demonstration table