The last installment of GABF week is at ground zero, Denver. There are so many places to go for good beer but as I have said before I will give you the short list of the ones that I would visit during GABF week. All these venues are in walking distance to each other so lets go on our last stop on the Colorado Beer Tour.
The father of all what's GABF is the Falling Rock Tap House. Chris Black part-owner and beer enthusiast works for weeks to set up for GABF week. Since I'm writing late in the week, the Falling Rock schedule starts on Wednesday.
Wed. Oct 9@ 3pm- St. Arnold (Houston) tapping
@$pm- Speakeasy (San Francisco) tapping
@9pm- Sun King (Indianapolis) tapping
Jungle Room- IPA
Pappy Van Muckle- Wee Heavy Scotch Ale
Stupid Sexy Flanders- Belgian-style Flanders Oud Bruin
Cherry Fog- Wee Heavy Scotch Ale aged with cherries
@10pm- Cigar City (Tampa) tapping
Jai Alai IPA 4 ways
@11pm- Schmaltz (NY) tapping
Death of a Contract Brewer, Black IPA
Thurs. Oct 10@1pm- Rogue(Ashland OR) tapping
@2pm- Boulder Beer (Boulder) tapping
@3pm- Lagunitas (Petaluma CA)tapping
@4pm- Meet and Drink with 4 authors of books about beer
Stephan Beaumont with Tim Webb- The Pocket Beer Guide
Joshua M. Bernstein- The Complete Beer Course
Jay R. Brooks- California Breweries North
John Holl- The American Craft Beer Cookbook
@10pm- Oskar Blues (Longmont CO) tapping
One Nut Brown Ale
Double Impact Belgian Strong Ale
A Fresh Hop
@10:30pm- Green Flash (San Diego)tapping
In the Parking Lot of Falling Rock
@11:00pm- Alaskan Brewing (Juneau AK)tapping
Vertical of Smoked Porter
Fri. Oct 11@12pm- Sierra Nevada (Chico CA) Kill the Keg
How fast can they kill the keg of Harvest Ale? Last year, a 15.5 gal keg being poured
from 1 tap took 9 minutes with 36 seconds.
@1pm- Boulevard (Kansas City MO)tapping
Saison Brett
Terra Incognita- American wild ale
Reboot White IPA
@2pm- Anderson Valley(Boonville CA) tapping
@3pm- NoLi (Spokan WA) tapping
@4pm- Odell (Ft. Collins CO) tapping
@9:30pm- Chicago Brewing (Chicago IL) tapping in parking lot
@10pm- Stone (Escondido, CA) tapping
@10:30pm- Dogfish Head (Milton DE) tapping
Soup Kitchen Smokebreak- World Wide Stout poured through a Randall containing
local roasted coffee beans & cigar tobacco.
61- American IPA
Palo Santo Marron- American Brown Ale
Samples of beer infused Chowder & Pickles from Dogfish Head
Chris Black & the brewery are digging through their cellars for more beer
@11pm- Left Hand Brewing (Longmont CO) tapping
Fade to Black, 1-4- Foreign Export Stout
Sat. Oct 12@4pm- Avery Brewing (Boulder CO) tapping
@9pm- Ommegang (Cooperstown NY) tapping
Game of Thrones series- Take the Black Stout
Iron Throne Blond Ale
@10pm- Firestone Walker (Paso Robles CA) tapping
PNC-buckwheat stout aged in tequila barrels
Parabola- Russian Imperial Stout
Agrestic- Double DBA inoculated with Brettanomyces
@11pm- New Belgium (Ft. Collins CO) tapping
For the finale of GABF, Chris is breaking out some barrel program beers
and raiding his cellar for some vintage treats!
Just down the street for the Falling Rock is another great tap house that serves upscale tap food also, Freshcraft. Freshcraft has over 25 taps and serves a full menu of small, medium, and large plates. They are having a GABF week of special tappings.
Wed. Oct 9@7pm- Upslope Brewing (Boulder Co) tapping
Special keg of a collaboration between the brewery and Freshcraft,
Oatmeal Brown Ale that was aged in Appleton Estate Rum barrels for 6 months
then they were split up and half was infused with 3 unique coffee blends form
Dragonfly Coffee Co. So all 3 versions plus the original are being tapped.
Pumpkin Ale
Imperial IPA
Craft Lager
Thurs. Oct 10@12pm- New Belgium (Ft Collins CO) tapping
Le Terrior- American Wild Ale
La Folie- Flanders Oud Bruin, sour
Paadebloem- Belgian-style ale with dandelion greens
@12pm- Cigar City (Tampa FL) tapping
Humidor Series IPA
Cafe Americana- Stout
Stiftung Berliner Weisse- Wheat Ale
@3pm- Boulevard Brewing (Kansas City MO) tapping
Coffee Ale
Saison Brett
Mid Coast IPA
Pop Up IPA
@10:30- Second annual Ska Brewing (Durango Co) and Peach St. Distillers (Denver)
Creating unique beer and barrel-aged cocktails.
DeSkave de Fuego- 2013 collaboration extra pale ale infused with tropical fruit
and habanero then aged in a Peach St. D'Agave gold barrel.
Cru D'etat- Belgian-style ale aged in oak folders for nearly 2 years.
Hoperation Ivy- Fresh hop IPA
Modius Hoperandi- American IPA
Don't Call Me White IPA
DaSKAve Bam Bam Barrel-aged cocktail
Fri. Oct 11@12pm- Stone Brewing (Escondido CA) tapping
Stone Supremely Self-Conscious- American Black Ale
Burton Snatch IPA
Bourbon barrel-aged Stone Suitable for Cave Aging- American Porter
Enjoy By IPA
@7pm- Lagunitas Brewing (Petaluma CA) tapping
High West Rye Barrel-aged Cappuccino Stout
Daytime IPA
Firkin of Lucky 13- Red Ale
@10pm- Firestone Walker (Paso Robles CA) tapping
Firestone Walker/Mikkeller collaboration- Lil Mikkel Farmhouse Saison/wild Ale
Helldorado- Blond Barley-wine
Parabajava- Parabola Imperial stout infused with California coffee
@10pm- Odell Brewing (Ft Collins CO) tapping
Udderly Cherry- Barrel-aged Cherry Chocolate Cream Stout
Extra Special Red Ale
2012 Deconstruction- American style wild Golden Ale
Sat. Oct 12@4pm- Sun King (Indianapolis IN) tapping
Pappy Van Muckle- Wee Heavy Scotch Ale
Pink Taco- Raspberry sour
666: Sympathy for the Devil- American Black Ale
@7pm- Elevation Beer Co (Poncha Springs CO) tapping
Cabernet Barrel-aged Apis IV Quad- Belgian Dark Strong Ale
First Cast IPA
@10pm- Avery Brewing (Boulder CO) tapping
Robe One Out Party- wear your robe or by an Avery robe(limited availability)
Bad Apple- Sour/wild Ale
Tweak- Mephistopheles, an American Double/Imperial Stout brewed with coffee
4Point2 IPA
Double Dry Hopped duganA- American Double/Imperial IPA
WOW! These two tap houses have quite a lineup for GABF week. Let me tell you about some of the local breweries in the neighborhood and further. Great Divide is a couple of blocks south of the Falling Rock.
Great Divide Brewing Taproom
Thurs. Oct 10- Barrel-aged Grand Cru- Belgian-style Ale
Fri. Oct 11-Barrel-aged Cuvee- An unblended dark Belgian Ale aged in a Syrah barrel.
Sat. Oct 12- American Sour
Going North from the Falling Rock is another brewery that celebrated their 1st Anniversary in January of 2013. They are gearing up for GABF week with many of their specialty beers on tap.
River North Taproom
Wed. Oct 9@1pm- Double Barrel Quad- Belgian-style Strong Ale
B-Side Quandary- Barrel-aged version of their Belgian Quad
Rum Barrel Quandary- Barrel-aged in Jamaican Rum Barrels
Sat. Oct 12@1pm- Empty the Cellar Party
Anything barrel-aged or limited will be on tap with these and more!
Anniversary Ale #1- American Double/ Imperial Stout
Barrel Reserve 2013- Belgian Dark Ale
Whiskey-aged Hello- Black IPA in flavor
Darkness- Black IPA in flavor
Rum Barrel Quandary
B-side Quandary
I hope you find this useful and as always drink wisely. Have fun at the GABF!
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