Collaboration Fest, Denver's Best Craft Beer Festival

Collaboration Fest comes to Denver for the sixth time in March 2019 photo by Jerome Shaw 

Are you looking for one of the best beer festivals in the country?  Look in Denver on March 16th from 3-6pm at the downtown Hyatt Regency. Collaboration Fest will be back for its sixth year pouring 100 beers brewed from collaborations between 200 breweries.

Cheers to Collaboration Fest - the can't miss beer festival of the year   photo by Jerome Shaw 

Collaboration Fest is an intimate craft beer experience much more approachable than larger beer festivals like the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) or even Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines Festival (BBBBF.) But just like BBBBF there are some incredible big chewy beers for you to sample.  If you love Imperial Stouts, Double IPAs and beers that run over 10%ABV you’ll love Collaboration Fest.  The tickets https://www.collaborationfest.com/2019-ticketing are priced at $65 for the Collaborator Ticket and $85 for the Connoisseur Ticket (early access at 2 PM)

Collaboration Fest at the Downtown Denver Hyatt Regency  photo by Jerome Shaw

This festival is a chance to expanse your style-education and pushes the boundaries of what you regularly drink.  You’ll find beers that defy classification and beers that expand the definition of beer.  There are also beers that bring together two breweries and two beer styles along with what seem to be familiar beers but they often have a bit of a twist.

The brewers from CO-Brew are just one of 200 brewers to participate in Collaboration Fest    photo by Jerome Shaw 

If you make only one beer festival this year make it the Collaboration Fest!

Collaboration Fest is a chance to try new beers - this is a Grapefruit Gose   photo by Jerome Shaw 

Here are a few of the collaborations and beers that will be presented:

Something Brewery & Colorado Plus Brew Pub   Avocado Beer

Little Machine Beer & Joyride Brewing Company  Peanut Butter Jelly (Blend) Concept

4 Hands Brewery & Left Hand Brewing Company  Barrel-Aged Imperial Milk Stout with Boysenberry

Jagged Mountain Craft Brewery & 105 West Brewing Company  Rum Barrel Aged Imperial Ice Cream Old Ale

14er Brewing Company & Eddyline Brewery  Hazy IPA

Odell Brewing - RiNo Brewhouse & Brewability Lab  Mango Coconut Gose

Vail Brewing Company & Lone Pine Brewery  Brut IPA

Liquid Mechanics Brewing & Bottle Logic   BA Barleywine

Tivoli Brewing Company & Grist Brewing Company & Root Shoot Malting  Juicy, Hazy, Milkshake Double IPA with Guava

Crystal Springs Brewing Company & White Labs Brewing Company  Kumquat Rye Sour

Dead Hippie Brewing & Twisted Vine Brewery  Barrel-Aged Honey Ale

300 Suns Brewing & Gemini Beer Company  Imperial Brown Ale

Strange Craft Beer Company & Freetail Brewing Company  Ancho Chili, Bitter Orange, and Lemongrass IPA

Funkwerks & Reuben's Brews  Barrel-Aged Brett Saison with Cherries

Jameson & Revolution Brewing  Nitro Vanilla Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

El Rancho Brewing Company & Barrier Brewing   Pina Colada Milkshake IPA

Dueces Wild Brewery & Brass Brewing Company & Cerberus Brewing Company  Imperial IPL

A full list of beers here.

Collaboration Fest PhotoBlog

Good food, good beer, and good friends at the Denver Collaboration Fest   photo by Jerome Shaw 

TICKET INFORMATION

COLLABORATOR TICKET - EARLY BIRD $55.00  +$6.00
LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE
- UNLIMITED BEER TASTINGS
- COMMEMORATIVE GLASS
- NEW: COMMEMORATIVE PIN

COLLABORATOR TICKET $65.00  +$7.00
- UNLIMITED BEER TASTINGS
- COMMEMORATIVE GLASS
- NEW: COMMEMORATIVE PIN

CONNOISSEUR TICKET (2PM ACCESS) - EARLY BIRD $80.00  +$8.00
LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE
- 1-HOUR EARLY ACCESS (2 PM)
- UNLIMITED BEER TASTINGS
- COMMEMORATIVE GLASS
- NEW: COMMEMORATIVE PIN
- NEW: BEANIE
- MEAL TICKET VOUCHER

CONNOISSEUR TICKET (2PM ACCESS) $85.00  +$8.00
- 1-HOUR EARLY ACCESS (2 PM)
- UNLIMITED BEER TASTINGS
- COMMEMORATIVE GLASS
- NEW: COMMEMORATIVE PIN
- NEW: BEANIE
- MEAL TICKET VOUCHER

Collaboration Fest at the Denver Hyatt Regency Hotel March 16, 2019   photo by Jerome Shaw