October 22, 2017 Festival cbeerhunter

Great American Beer Festival 2017

Once again, we travelled from Europe to assist to the biggest event about craft beer in America and probable the World: The Great American Beer Festival. This was my second year in a row and I hope to be there next year. Great beers, good people and excellent vibes. More places and more breweries that I didn’t know and know are in my top list. Breweries like Great Notion, WeldWerks or Abnormal are now on my list.

The beers tasted during the three sessions:

2×4 DIPA by Melvin Brewing
A.B.L.E. [Achievement Beyond Life’s Experiences] American Stout (Ocean Beach) by Pizza Port Brewing Co
Speedway Stout by AleSmith Brewing Company
Annie Oatley by Night Shift Brewing
Attack Frequency by Modern Times Beer
Citrus Mistress IPA by Hop Valley Brewing Company
Denver Pale Ale (DPA) by Great Divide Brewing Company
GABF 2017 DIPA (Ghost 602) by Adroit Theory
Field to Ferment AMARILLO (2017) by Fremont Brewing
Fields of Green by Fort George Brewery
For Ever More by The Rare Barrel
Fresh Hop Lager by Deschutes Brewery
Genius by Highland Park Brewery
Glorious by Lord Hobo Brewing Co.
Guayabera Citra Pale Ale by Cigar City Brewing
HopSoup by Barhop Brewing
Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout by Cigar City BrewingJ
Johnny Utah by Georgetown Brewing Company
Juice Box by Great Notion Brewing
Lush IPA by Fremont Brewing
Makaveli by Abnormal Beer Co
Nelson Double Double by Abnormal Beer Co
New Money : Batch 6 by Abnormal Beer Co
Effin Teamwork by Avery Brewing Co.
Guava IPA by Mission Brewery
Pruim by pFriem Family Brewers
Ripe IPA by Great Notion Brewing
Super Awesome by Austin Beerworks
Therapy Sessions (Ghost 603) by Adroit Theory
Violet’s Blueberry Maple Plead the Fifth by Dark Horse Brewing Co.
Xtra-Citra by Surly Brewing Company
Parabola by Firestone Walker Brewing Company
Spruce Tip by Ballast Point Brewing Company
Bourbon Barrel Aged Sexual Chocolate by Foothills Brewing
Baja Or Bust by Pizza Port Brewing Co.
Barrel Select Golden Sour by Captain Lawrence Brewing Company
Citra Dry Hopped Bobba Brett Wild Ale by NoDa Brewing Company
Boss Pour IPA by Abnormal Beer Co
CoastWise by Coronado Brewing Company
Coffee Maple Achromatic by WeldWerks Brewing Co.
Curecanti Chile Beer by High Alpine Brewing Company
Olde Hickory Brewery
Double Stack by Great Notion Brewing
Dragoon IPA by Dragoon Brewing Company
Farmer’s Reserve Blackberry by Almanac Beer Company
Fat Randy’s IPA by Holidaily Brewing Co.
Fibonacci Dossier by Parkersburg Brewing Company
Half Cocked IPA by 54°40′ Brewing Company
Hyper Paradise by The Rare Barrel
Juice Box by Great Notion Brewing
Juice, Jr. by Great Notion Brewing
Juicebox Hero by Central Coast Brewing
Käscadia by 54°40′ Brewing Company
Magick Is Purple by Half Acre Beer Company
Maybe So Maybe Not DIPA by Three Weavers Brewing Company
Merica IPA by Pizza Port Brewing Co.
Mornin’ Delight by Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.
New Money IPA by Abnormal Beer Co
Ripe IPA by Great Notion Brewing
Rum Barrel-Aged Piña Colada by Funky Buddha Brewery
Samba Haze by Novo Brazil Brewing Co.
SeaQuench Ale by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Sunday Brunch by Kane Brewing Company
The Pupil by Societe Brewing Company
Vacation Coconut IPA by Resident Brewing Company
Veritas 018 by The Lost Abbey
Veritas 019 by The Lost Abbey
Game of Thrones: Winter Is Here by Brewery Ommegang
Paradise Lost by Southern Prohibition Brewing
Koozy Beer by Abnormal Beer Co
Bourbon Barrel Aged Expedition Stout by Bell’s Brewery
Echoic Memory by Modern Times Beer
Extra Extra Juicy Bits by WeldWerks Brewing Co.
Bigfoot by Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Picture If You Will… by Bottle Logic Brewing
Agua Santa Cerveza by Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co.
Bone-A-Fide by Boneyard Beer Company
Brad Pitt-Less Watermelon Blonde by 3 Freaks Brewery
Forbidden Grapefruit Gose by Tin Man Brewing Company
Guavatanamo Bay by Prison City Pub & Brewery
Alosta Brewing Co.
Maple Bacon Coffee Porter by Funky Buddha Brewery
Turok: Mosaic Hunter by Cellarmaker Brewing Company
7K IPA by Santa Fe Brewing Company
Acequia by Bosque Brewing (New Mexico)
Beer For Drinking by Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Pause For Effect by Breakside Brewery
Cobaltic Porter by Bottle Logic Brewing
DDH Juicy Bits by WeldWerks Brewing Co.
The Maharaja (Double Dry Hopped) by Avery Brewing Co.
Elevated IPA by La Cumbre Brewing Company
Hazy IPA by Great Divide Brewing Company
Heyday by Great Divide Brewing Company
Hoppy Table Beer by Allagash Brewing Company
Macadamia Nut Porter by Six Rivers Brewery
Or Xata by The Bruery
Overnight Phenom by Deschutes Brewery
Peanut Butter Porter by Liquid Mechanics Brewing Co.
Red Ryeot by La Cumbre Brewing Company
Trellis Buster by Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
Zombie Dust by 3 Floyds Brewing Company
28 Haze Later… by Beachwood Brewing
3-Way IPA (2017) by Fort George Brewery
Arabicadabra by Bell’s Brewery
Trip In the Woods: Barrel Aged Cocoa Narwhal W/ Coconut by Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Critical Band by Modern Times Beer
Hyper Paradise by The Rare Barrel
Imperial Smoked Walker’s Reserve by Firestone Walker Brewing Company
Medianoche by WeldWerks Brewing Co.
Pipewrench by Gigantic Brewing Company