Each year one of the best parts of the Great American Beer Festival is the fresh batch exciting new breweries as well as some familiar faces who made a grand return to center stage for the country’s largest beer showcase. However we also lose some familiar friends. We’ve broken down the new / returning breweries as well as those who sadly aren’t coming back for this year’s event.

(MORE: The Complete List of Breweries Attending 2016 GABF)

For the complete list of breweries in attendance at the 2016 Great American Beer Festival check out our list.

2016 New/Returning Breweries:

This is the complete list of breweries who are attending GABF in 2016 who did not attend last year. Half Acre Beer Co., Jester King, River North, Terrapin, and Off Color top the list of notable breweries who make their grand return to GABF after a hiatus. Notable new ones to keep an eye out for include Blue Owl, Little Machine, Oddside Ales, Smog City Brewing, Spangalang Brewery, Toolbox Brewing, and Ursula Brewery.

Name	City	State
14er Brewing Company	Denver	CO
1781 Brewing Company	Spotsylvania	VA
1940's Brewing Company	Holbrook	NY
2nd Shift Brewing Co	New Haven	MO
2SP Brewing Company	Aston	PA
38 State Brewing	Littleton	CO
4 Hands Brewing Co	Saint Louis	MO
4th Tap Brewing Cooperative	Austin	TX
54-40 Brewing Company	Washougal	WA
Alpine Beer Co	San Diego	CA
Alter Brewing Company	Downers Grove	IL
Arrogant Brewing	Escondido	CA
Arts District Brewing Company	Los Angeles	CA
Ass Clown Brewing Co	Cornelius	NC
Auburn Alehouse	Auburn	CA
B-52 Brewing	Conroe	TX
BAKFISH Brewing Company	Pearland	TX
Band Of Bohemia	Chicago	IL
Barebottle Brewing Company	San Francisco	CA
Barhop Brewing	Port Angeles	WA
Barnett and Son Brewing Company	Parker	CO
Beachwood Brewing	Huntington Beach	CA
Beer By Design Brewery	Northglenn	CO
Big Alice Brewing Company	Long Island City	NY
Big Bend Brewing Co	Alpine	TX
Bitter Brothers Brewing Co.	San Diego	CA
Black Cloister Brewing Co	Toledo	OH
Black Hammer Brewing	San Francisco	CA
Black Hog Brewing Co	Oxford	CT
Blue Owl Brewing	Austin	TX
BNS Brewing & Distilling Co.	Santee	CA
Boise Brewing	Boise	ID
Bolo Beer Co	Valentine	NE
Boundary Bay Brewery & Bistro	Bellingham	WA
Braindead Brewing	Dallas	TX
Branchline Brewing Company	San Antonio	TX
Brew Bus Brewing	Tampa	FL
Brewed By Gnomes	Portland	OR
Burn'Em Brewing	Michigan City	IN
Busted Sandal Brewing Company	San Antonio	TX
Butcher's Brewing	Santee	CA
Byway Brewing Company	Hammond	IN
Cabarrus Brewing Company	Concord	NC
Caboose Brewing Co.	Vienna	VA
Campbell Brewing Co	Campbell	CA
Cape May Brewing Company	Cape May	NJ
Castle Rock Beer Company	Castle Rock	CO
Catawba Brewing Co	Morganton	NC
Chapman Crafted Beer	Orange	CA
Chapman's Brewing Company	Angola	IN
Chelsea Craft Brewing Co Llc	Bronx	NY
Chimera Brewing Company	Fort Worth	TX
Church Street Brewing Company	Itasca	IL
Claremont Craft Ales	Claremont	CA
Clouds Brewing	Raleigh	NC
Colorado Boy Pub & Brewery	Ridgway	CO
Conshohocken Brewing Co.	Conshohocken	PA
Cooperstown Brewing Co	Milford	NY
Copper Club Brewing Co	Fruita	CO
Crane Brewing Company	Raytown	MO
Crooked Thumb Brewery	Safety Harbor	FL
Cruz Blanca Cerveceria	Chicago	IL
Culmination Brewing Co	Portland	OR
Dark City Brewing Company	Asbury Park	NJ
Dark Horse Brewing Co	Marshall	MI
Dayton Beer Co Brewpub & Taproom	Kettering	OH
Dead Hippie Brewing	Sheridan	CO
Desert Barn Brewing Co.	Hesperia	CA
Devil's Canyon Brewing Company	San Carlos	CA
Double Nickel Brewing Company	Pennsauken Township	NJ
Double Shift Brewing	Kansas City	MO
Dude's Brewing Co	Somis	CA
E.J. Phair Brewing Co.	Pittsburg	CA
El Rancho Brewing	Evergreen	CO
El Segundo Brewing Co	El Segundo	CA
Equinox Brewing	Fort Collins	CO
Evil Czech Brewery	Mishawaka	IN
Evil Horse Brewing Company, LLC	Crete	IL
Falling Sky Brewing	Eugene	OR
Fanatic Brewing Company	Knoxville	TN
Farnam House Brewing Company	Omaha	NE
Flat Branch Pub and Brewing	Columbia	MO
Flyers Restaurant and Brewery	Oak Harbor	WA
Flying Bike Cooperative Brewery	Seattle	WA
Foolproof Brewing Company	Pawtucket	RI
Fort George Brewery	Astoria	OR
Frothy Beard Brewing Co	Charleston	SC
Full Sail Brewing Co	Hood River	OR
Gaslight Brewery and Restaurant	South Orange	NJ
Gella's Diner & Liquid Bread Brewing Co	Hays	KS
Genesee Brewing Company	Rochester	NY
Ghost Runners Brewery	Vancouver	WA
Good City Brewing Company	Milwaukee	WI
Good River Beer Company	Denver	CO
Grand Rounds Brewing Company	Rochester	MN
Granite Falls Brewing Co.	Granite Falls	NC
Grapevine Craft Brewery	Grapevine	TX
Great Frontier Brewing Company	Denver	CO
Great Notion Brewing	Portland	OR
Grixsen Brewing Co	Portland	OR
Groundbreaker Brewing	Portland	OR
Half Acre Beer Co	Chicago	IL
Halfpenny Brewing Company	Centennial	CO
Hanson Brothers Beer Company	Tulsa	OK
Helton Brewing Company	Phoenix	AZ
High Alpine Brewing Company	Gunnison	CO
Highland Brewing Co	Asheville	NC
Highland Park Brewery	Los Angeles	CA
Holidaily Brewing Co	Golden	CO
J Wells Brewery	Boulder	CO
Jester King Brewery	Austin	TX
Johnson City Brewing Co	Johnson City	TN
Karbach Brewing Co	Houston	TX
Kells Brew Pub	Portland	OR
Kindred Artisan Ales	Columbus	OH
Kinetic Brewing Company	Lancaster	CA
Labrewatory, The	Portland	OR
Last Name Brewing	Upland	CA
Launch Pad Brewery	Aurora	CO
Laurelwood Public House and Brewery - NE	Portland	OR
Libertine Brewing Company	San Luis Obispo	CA
Lightning Brewery	Poway	CA
Linden Street Brewery	Oakland	CA
Little Apple Brewing Co	Manhattan	KS
Little Harpeth Brewing Co	Nashville	TN
Little Machine	Denver	CO
Lost Rhino Brewing Co	Ashburn	VA
Low Tide Brewing	Johns Island	SC
Mad Malts Brewery & Tap Room	Huntsville	AL
Main And Mill Brewing Company	Festus	MO
Mantra Artisan Ales	Franklin	TN
Marker 48 Brewing LLC	Brooksville	FL
MBF Brewing Co	Los Angeles	CA
McClellan's Brewing Company	Fort Collins	CO
McFate Brewing Company	Scottsdale	AZ
Metal Monkey Brewing LLC	Romeoville	IL
Midnight Jack Brewing Company	Oceanside	CA
Mikkeller Brewing San Diego	San Diego	CA
Mission Brewery	San Diego	CA
Moccasin Bend Brewing Co	Chattanooga	TN
Modern Times Barrel House	San Diego	CA
Mystery Brewing Co	Hillsborough	NC
New Image Brewing Co	Arvada	CO
Night Shift Brewing, Inc	Everett	MA
Nighthawk Brewery	Broomfield	CO
No Clue Craft Brewery	Rancho Cucamonga	CA
Noble Rey Brewing Company	Dallas	TX
North Country Brewing Co	Slippery Rock	PA
North Loop Breiwng Co	Minneapolis	MN
Novo Brazil Brewing Company	Chula Vista	CA
O'Connor Brewing Co	Norfolk	VA
Oak Highlands Brewery	Dallas	TX
Oak Park Brewing Company	Oak Park	IL
Oakshire Brewing	Eugene	OR
Oceanside Ale Works	Oceanside	CA
Oceanside Brewing Company	Oceansde	CA
Odd Side Ales	Grand Haven	MI
Off Color Brewing	Chicago	IL
Ohio Brewing Company	Akron	OH
Olde Hickory Brewery	Hickory	NC
Ordnance Brewing	Boardman	OR
Ornery Beer Company	Woodbridge	VA
Palmetto Brewing Co	Charleston	SC
Pennsylvania Brewing Co	Pittsburgh	PA
Periodic Brewing LLC	Leadville	CO
Perrin Brewing Company	Comstock Park	MI
Pig Minds Brewing Co	Machesney Park	IL
Pinellas Ale Works	Saint Petersburg	FL
Port Huron Brewing Co	Wisconsin Dells	WI
Post Falls Brewing	Post Falls	ID
Pro Re Nata Brewery	Crozet	VA
PT's Brewing Co.	Las Vegas	NV
Pure Project	San Diego	CA
Rabbit Hole Brewing	Justin	TX
Rants And Raves Brewery	Moscow	ID
Redemption Alewerks	Indianapolis	IN
Rentschler Brewing	Georgetown	TX
ReUnion Brewery	Coralville	IA
Revelry Brewing Co.	Charleston	SC
River North Brewery	Denver	CO
Roak Brewing Co.	Royal Oak	MI
Rock Cut Brewing Company	Estes Park	CO
Roughtail Brewing	Oklahoma City	OK
Rusty Rail Brewing	Mifflinburg	PA
Sactown Union Brewery	Sacramento	CA
San Diego Brewing Co	San Diego	CA
Sanctuary Brewing Company	Hendersonville	NC
Sanctum Brewing Co	Pomona	CA
Schlafly Beer/The Saint Louis Brewery, LLC	Saint Louis	MO
Second Chance Beer Company	San Diego	CA
Second Line Brewing	New Orleans	LA
Seedstock Brewery	Denver	CO
Ship Bottom Brewery	Wallingford	PA
Shoreline Brewery	Michigan City	IN
Sibling Revelry Brewing	Westlake	OH
SLO Brewing Co	San Luis Obispo	CA
Smog City Brewing	Torrance	CA
Something Brewery	Brighton	CO
Spangalang Brewery	Denver	CO
State Brewing Co LLC	Gardena	CA
Steam Bell Beer Works	Midlothian	VA
Sterling Pig Brewery	Media	PA
Stevens Point Brewery	Stevens Point	WI
Stockyards Brewing Company	Kansas City	MO
StormBreaker Brewing	Portland	OR
Stoudts Brewing Co	Adamstown	PA
Studio Brew	Bristol	VA
Tailgate Beer, LLC	Nashville	TN
Tampa Bay Brewing Co	Tampa	FL
Tangled Roots Brewing Company	Ottawa	IL
Tank Brewing Company, The	Miami	FL
Tap Beer Company, The	Bloomington	IN
Tap It Brewing Co	San Luis Obispo	CA
Taxman Brewing Co	Bargersville	IN
Temblor Brewing Company	Bakersfield	CA
Terrapin Beer Co	Athens	GA
The Livery	Benton Harbor	MI
Toolbox Brewing Company	Vista	CA
Torched Hop Brewing	Atlanta	GA
Transplants Brewing Company	Palmdale	CA
Twin Lakes Brewing Co	Wilmington	DE
Upstream Brewing Co (#2)	Omaha	NE
Ursula Brewery	Aurora	CO
Virginia Beer Company, The	Williamsburg	VA
von Trapp Brewing	Stowe	VT
Waddell's Brewing Co.	Spokane	WA
Walter Brewing Company	Pueblo	CO
Waverly Brewing Company	Baltimore	MD
Whisper Creek Farm: Kitchen and Brewery	Orlando	FL
Whitestone Brewery	Cedar Park	TX
Wiens Brewing Co / Weins Family Cellars	Temecula	CA
Winchester Brew Works LLC	Winchester	VA
Wolf Creek Brewery	Valencia	CA
Wolf Tree Brewery	Seal Rock	OR
Yee-Haw Brewing, LLC.	Johnson City	TN
Zephyr Brewing Co	Denver	CO

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2016 Breweries Missing:

This is the complete list of breweries who attended last year’s fest but will not be in attendance this year. The biggest disappoints include absences by Anderson Valley Brewing Co., Cellarmaker Brewing Co., DC Brau, Funkwerks, Lawson’s Finest Liquids, Paradox Brewing, Sanitas, Solemn Oath, Three Floyds Brewing, Wiley Roots and Yazoo.

Name	city	state
1933 Brewing Co	Fort Collins	CO
A Taste of Long Island Craft Brewery	Farmingdale	NY
Acoustic Ales Brewing Experiment	San Diego	CA
Alewerks Brewing Company	Williamsburg	VA
American Brewing Co	Edmonds	WA
Anchor Brewing Co	San Francisco	CA
Anderson Valley Brewing Co	Boonville	CA
Anheuser-Busch InBev - Saint Louis	Saint Louis	MO
Arcadia Brewing Co	Battle Creek	MI
Around the Bend Beer Co.	Chicago	IL
Arvada Beer Company	Arvada	CO
Asher Brewing Co	Boulder	CO
Avalanche Brewing Co	Silverton	CO
Back Forty Beer Co	Gadsden	AL
Backwoods Brewing Company	Carson	WA
Banger Brewing Co	Las Vegas	NV
Beach Chalet Brewing Co	San Francisco	CA
Beara Irish Brewing Company	Portsmouth	NH
Beer Army	New Bern	NC
Benoit-Casper Brewing	Richmond	CA
Berryessa Brewing Co	Winters	CA
Berthoud Brewing Company	Berthoud	CO
Big Beaver Brewing Co	Loveland	CO
Big Sky Brewing Co	Missoula	MT
Big Timber Brewing	Elkins	WV
Bike Rack Brewing Co	Bentonville	AR
Biscayne Bay Brewing Co	Miami	FL
Bistronomy B2B Craft Brewery	Albuquerque	NM
Bitter Sisters Brewing Company	Addison	TX
Block Brewing Company	Howell	MI
Bluebonnet Beer Co	Round Rock	TX
Bluegrass Brewing Co - Brewpub	Louisville	KY
Bonfire Brewing	Eagle	CO
Bootstrap Brewing Co	Niwot	CO
Boulevard Brewing Co	Kansas City	MO
Braven Brewing Company	Brooklyn	NY
Braxton Brewing Company	Covington	KY
Breckenridge Brewery	Littleton	CO
Brew Hub, LLC	Lakeland	FL
Brothers Craft Brewing	Harrisonburg	VA
BRU Handbuilt Ales and Eats	Boulder	CO
Butcherknife Brewing Company	Steamboat Springs	CO
Cademon Brewing Co	Genoa	IL
Calicraft Brewing Co	Walnut Creek	CA
Canyon Creek Brewing	Billings	MT
Capitol City Brewing Co - Arlington	Arlington	VA
Captain Lawrence Brewing Co	Elmsford	NY
Cellarmaker Brewing Company	San Francisco	CA
Central Waters Brewing Co	Amherst	WI
Champion Brewing Company	Charlottesville	VA
Chatty Monks Brewing Company	West Reading	PA
Choc Beer Co	Krebs	OK
Clear Creek Brewing	Buffalo	WY
Clown Shoes Beers	Lexington	MA
Coachella Valley Brewing Co	Thousand Palms	CA
CODA Brewing Company	Aurora	CO
College Street Brewhouse and Pub	Lake Havasu City	AZ
Colorado Plus	Wheat Ridge	CO
Confluence Brewing Co	Des Moines	IA
Conyngham Brewing Company	Conyngham	PA
CooperSmiths Pub and Brewing	Fort Collins	CO
Core Brewing & Distilling Co	Springdale	AR
Crabtree Brewing Co	Greeley	CO
Dale Bros Brewery	Upland	CA
DC Brau Brewing	Washington	DC
Dodgeton Creek Brewing Co.	Trinidad	CO
Draught Works Brewing	Missoula	MT
Druthers Brewing Co	Saratoga Springs	NY
Elliott Bay Brewhouse & Pub - Burien	Burien	WA
Erie Brewing Co	Erie	PA
Evans Brewing Co	Santa Ana	CA
Evil Genius Beer Co	West Grove	PA
Fegley's Brew Works	Bethlehem	PA
FiftyFifty Brewing Co	Truckee	CA
Finback Brewery	Brooklyn	NY
Flossmoor Station Brewing Co	Flossmoor	IL
Fountain Square Brewing Co	Indianapolis	IN
Freak'N Brewing Company	Peoria	AZ
Fredericksburg Brewing Co	Fredericksburg	TX
Full Tilt Brewing	Baltimore	MD
Funkwerks	Fort Collins	CO
Gino's Brewing Company	Chicago	IL
Goldspot Brewing Co	Denver	CO
Gravity Brewlab	Miami Beach	FL
Great Adirondack Brewing Company	Lake Placid	NY
Grey Sail Brewing Co. LLC	Westerly	RI
Hale's Ales Brewery and Pub	Seattle	WA
High Hops Brewery	Windsor	CO
Horny Goat Brewing Co	Milwaukee	WI
Independent Brewing Company	Oakland	CA
Industrial Revolution Brewing Company	Erie	CO
Infusion Brewing Company	Omaha	NE
Kannah Creek Brewing Co	Grand Junction	CO
Kirkwood Station Brewing	Kirkwood	MO
LAB Brewing Co	Agoura Hills	CA
Ladyface Ale Companie, LLC	Agoura Hills	CA
Lake Tahoe Brewing Company	Carson City	NV
Lakewood Brewing Co	Garland	TX
Laughing Dog Brewing	Sandpoint	ID
Lawson's Finest Liquids	Moretown	VT
Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery	Silver City	NM
Long Trail Brewing Co	Bridgewater Corners	VT
Loop Brewing Co	Mc Cook	NE
Lucid Brewing	Minnetonka	MN
Lucky Envelope Brewing	Seattle	WA
Marin Brewing Co	Larkspur	CA
Marley's Brewery & Grille	Bloomsburg	PA
Martin House Brewing Company	Fort Worth	TX
Marz Community Brewing	Chicago	IL
McCoy's Public House	Kansas City	MO
McHale's Brewhouse	Chattanooga	TN
Meadowlark Brewing	Sidney	MT
Medusa Brewing Company	Hudson	MA
Middleton Brewing Co	San Marcos	TX
Milly's Tavern - Stark Brewing Company	Manchester	NH
Miner Brewing Co	Hill City	SD
Moon River Brewing Co	Savannah	GA
Moonlight Pizza	Salida	CO
Morgantown Brewing Co	Morgantown	WV
Mother's Brewing Co	Springfield	MO
Motorworks Brewing	Bradenton	FL
Moylan's Brewery & Restaurant	Novato	CA
Mt. Tabor Brewing Co	Vancouver	WA
Napa Smith Brewery & Winery	Napa	CA
New Bohemia Brewing Co	Santa Cruz	CA
North By Northwest Restaurant and Brewery	Austin	TX
Odd Otter Brewing Company	Tacoma	WA
Ohana Brewing Co	Los Angeles	CA
Old Bust Head Brewing Co.	Warrenton	VA
Orlison Brewing Company	Airway Heights	WA
Otter Creek Brewing Co	Middlebury	VT
Panther Island Brewing Company	Fort Worth	TX
Paradox Beer Co	Divide	CO
Phantom Carriage Brewery	Gardena	CA
Pigeon Hill Brewing Co	Muskegon	MI
Plank Town Brewing	Springfield	OR
Point Ybel Brewing Company	Fort Myers	FL
Prism Brewing Company	North Wales	PA
Race Street Brew Works	Clearfield	PA
Rare Form Brewing	Troy	NY
Red Door Brewing Company	Albuquerque	NM
Reel Brew Co.	Sherman Oaks	CA
Right Brain Brewery	Traverse City	MI
Rincon Brewery	Carpinteria	CA
Rochester Mills Production Brewery	Auburn Hills	MI
Rough Draft Brewing	San Diego	CA
Round Guys Brewing Co	Lansdale	PA
Saddlebock Brewery	Springdale	AR
Saltwater Brewery	Delray Beach	FL
Salty Nut Brewery	Huntsville	AL
San Luis Valley Brewing Co	Alamosa	CO
Sanitas Brewing Co	Boulder	CO
Saucony Creek Brewing Company	Kutztown	PA
Schooner Exact Brewing Co	Seattle	WA
Shades of Pale Brewery	Park City	UT
Shamrock Brewing Company	Pueblo	CO
Sketchbook Brewing Company	Evanston	IL
Skyland Ale Works	Corona	CA
Slapshot Brewing	Chicago	IL
Small Town Brewery	Wauconda	IL
Smuggler's Brewpub	Telluride	CO
Solemn Oath Brewery	Naperville	IL
Sonoma Springs Brewing Co	Sonoma	CA
Sound Brewery	Poulsbo	WA
South Street Brewery	Charlottesville	VA
Southern Pines Brewing Company	Southern Pines	NC
Speakeasy Ales and Lagers	San Francisco	CA
Springfield Brewing Co	Springfield	MO
Stable 12 Brewing Company	Phoenixville	PA
Station 26 Brewing Co	Denver	CO
Stickmen Brewery	Lake Oswego	OR
Sudwerk Brewing Co	Davis	CA
Territorial Brewing Company	Springfield	MI
Texian Brewing Co	Richmond	TX
The Brewer's Cabinet	Reno	NV
Three Floyds Brewing Co	Munster	IN
Thunder Canyon Brewery	Tucson	AZ
Thunderhead Brewing Co	Kearney	NE
Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Co	Fresno	CA
Traveler Beer Company	Boston	MA
Tupps Brewery	McKinney	TX
Tustin Brewing Co	Tustin	CA
Twisted Manzanita Ales	Santee	CA
Twisted X Brewing Co	Dripping Springs	TX
Uncle Billy's Brew & Que	Austin	TX
Unruly Brewing Company	Muskegon	MI
Upstate Brewing Co	Elmira	NY
URBN Brewing Co	El Cajon	CA
Vintage Brewing Co	Madison	WI
Westminster Brewing Co	Westminster	CO
Whetstone Station Restaurant and Brewery	Brattleboro	VT
Wild Heaven Craft Beers	Decatur	GA
Wiley Roots Brewing Co	Greeley	CO
Wolfe Brewing Company	Pagosa Springs	CO
Wren House Brewing Company	Phoenix	AZ
Yazoo Brewing Co	Nashville	TN
Zilker Brewing Co	Austin	TX

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