The Great American Beer Festival’s annual awards ceremony was rolling along this past Sunday, but through 57 categories, no brewery from New Mexico heard their name called up to get a medal. That all changed in the blink of an eye when not one local brewery, but two heard their names called back-to-back in the…
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GABF 2026: New Mexico breweries bring home 3 more medals
The first outdoor edition of the Great American Beer Festival was held this weekend at Levitt Pavilion in Denver, including the annual awards ceremony. Three New Mexico breweries won one medal apiece, with another rare occurrence of two breweries winning in the same category. The last time that happened was in 2024 when Tractor took…
GABF 2026: The grand experiment of moving outdoors in Denver
The Great American Beer Festival kicks off in Denver this weekend, albeit for just two days instead of three and outdoors instead of inside the convention center. Yeah, it’s gonna be a bit weird. At least the weather is supposed to be good, right? (Apologies to anyone attending if that doesn’t hold up.) In many…
Great American Beer Festival scales down and moves outdoors this October
Some breaking news from the Brewers Association hit our inbox Tuesday as the future of the organization’s premier event, the Great American Beer Festival, is changing in a big way. After decades as a three-day event inside the spacious Colorado Convention Center in Denver, GABF is scaling back to two days and will move outdoors…
