Beer samples are handed out during Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on September 21, 2018 in Denver. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
Beer samples are handed out during the Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on Sept. 21, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 21: Patricia Maldonado takes a beer sample at the Fat Heads Brewing booth during Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on September 21, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. The Brewers Association hosted thousands of beer enthusiasts as they packed the Colorado Convention Center to sample over 4,000 different beers during the 36th Great American Beer Festival. (Photo by Seth McConnell/Special to the Denver Post)
Lisa Kiefer talks with GABF judge Marco Malaga about one of New Belgium's brews at their booth during Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on Sept. 21, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
Patricia Maldonado and her husband Albert Maldonado wait in line at the Fat Heads Brewing booth on Sept. 21 in Denver. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
Volunteer Heidi Clark serves beer at the 36th Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on Sept. 22, 2018. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post)
Marck Weiss of Virginia Beach is tasting a beer at the 36th Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on Sept. 22, 2018. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post)
Tap pulls at the Fat Heads Brewery booth during the Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on Sept. 21, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
A patron samples a beer during Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on Sept. 21, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
The Brewers Association hosted thousands of beer enthusiasts during the 36th Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on Sept. 22, 2018. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post)
Beer samples are handed out during Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on Sept. 21, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
Lynette Collins and her husband, David Collins, play beer pong during the Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on Sept. 21, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
Ted Ohanlan of Albuquerque, NM stand in line for beer tasting at the 36th Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on Sept. 22, 2018. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post)
Bubba Love pours a beer sample at the Left Hand Brewery booth during Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on Sept. 21in Denver. (Seth McConnell, Special to The Denver Post)
Darcy Weiss of Virginia Beach tastes a beer at the 36th Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on Sept. 22, 2018. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post)
A patron stands near a light-up beer sign during Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on September 21, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
The Brewers Association hosted thousands of beer enthusiasts during the 36th Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on Sept. 22, 2018. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post)
John Ward and Charlotte DeMocker chat as they sample beers during Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on Sept. 21. (Seth McConnell, Special to The Denver Post)
Blayre Stevens sports a crown made of beer labels during Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on Sept. 21. (Seth McConnell, Special to The Denver Post)
A patron checks out a pair of Colorado themed socks during Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on Sept. 21. (Seth McConnell, Special to The Denver Post)
Ted Risk of Wibby Brewing sports an inflatable flamingo as he makes his way through the crowd during Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on Sept. 21. (Seth McConnell, Special to The Denver Post)
A patron walks past a wall of beer taps during Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on Sept. 21. (Seth McConnell, Special to The Denver Post)
Eric Mellem pours a beer for a patron at the Melvin Brewing booth during Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on Sept. 21. (Seth McConnell, Special to The Denver Post)
Eric Mellem pours a beer for a patron at the Melvin Brewing booth during Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on Sept. 21. (Seth McConnell, Special to The Denver Post)
Bubba Love hands a beer sample to Sam Gooch at the Left Hand Brewery booth during Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on Sept. 21. (Seth McConnell, Special to The Denver Post)
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Beer samples are handed out during Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on September 21, 2018 in Denver. (Seth McConnell, Special to the Denver Post)
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The Brewers Association hosted thousands of beer enthusiasts during the , which started Thursday and ran through Saturday. Attendees packed into the Colorado Convention Center to sample more than 4,000 different beers in the festival’s biggest year yet.
