Black Shirt Brewing's music themed brews were a huge hit this year at GABF, headlined by a Pistachio & Lavender rye pale ale

The Tivoli Brewing crew takes a quick reprieve from pouring, their booth payed homage to their brands history in Colorado.

Andy Klein from Alaskan Brewing shows off some of the fresh spruce tips that are used in a Spruce IPA brew from Alaskan Brewing. 

The Holidaily brew crew was decked out for all three days of GABF. Yellow headbands sporting their Holidaily logo were a huge hit with festival attendees.

Jason Ford, Co-Founder and brewmaster at Broken Compass looks on as eager drinkers look for their popular Coconut Porter.

Avery Brewing production manager Bernardo Alatorre tells an attendee a little more about their barrel aged offerings. 

As years go on, the booth's at GABF get bigger and better. Ska Brewing's booth was complimented by neon signage and large cut outs of their Ska "ambassadors". 

Tim Myers from Strange Craft Brewing scouts the crowd. Tickets for this years festival sold out in approximately 4 hours. 

Melvin Brewing continued its dominance this year by winning Brewery Group of the Year along with a gold for their pale ale.

Wibby Brewing from Longmont was shown some Lager love through a silver medal for their Moondoor Dunkel.

A special tapping occurred at the Avery Brewing and Odell Brewing end cap of the Mountain region area. Both breweries created a stout that was tapped at the same time and was poured through the same line, creating a mixture of both beers. 

Upslope brewer Mark Maitland prepares for the hordes of beer lovers as Saturdays member-only session kicks off. 

Liquid Mechanics Brewing from Lafayette held a special "crowling" release. Only several crowlers of this specialty beer were poured. 

The Great American Beer festival featured some 3800 beers from over 800 breweries. 

The silent disco area at GABF this year was a major hit. Attendees had a lot to do besides drink beer with games (corn hole) and sponsor booths to explore.

- Photo Angie Wright