Breaking Down 2019 GABF Newcomers & Missing Breweries
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Tristan Chan
Each year one of the most exciting aspects of the Great American Beer Festival is the ability to explore and sample some of the country’s best new breweries that have emerged on the scene. Additionally, it can be equally as rewarding to revisit some familiar faces you may only get to try once each year at the country’s largest beer showcase. However, with the evolving landscape of craft beer, and varying priorities, we also tend to lose some familiar friends. As we’ve done each year, we’ve broken down the new / returning breweries as well as those who sadly aren’t coming back for this year’s Great American Beer Festival.
(READ: The Complete List of Breweries Attending 2019 GABF)
2019 New/Returning Breweries
This is the complete list of breweries who are attending GABF in 2019 who did not attend last year. Notable new and returning breweries that you shouldn’t miss include: Adroit Theory, August Schell, Braxton Brewing, Belching Beaver, Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales, Ex Novo, Lawson’s Finest, New Realm, Smog City, Timnath Beerwerks, Urban Roots and West Sixth.
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2019 Missing Breweries
This is the list of breweries who attended last year’s fest, but will not be in attendance this year. The biggest disappointments include major absences from Arrowood Farms, Bale Breaker, Barrel Theory, Black Shirt Brewing, Blue Owl, Bottle Logic, The Brewing Projekt, Calusa Brewing, Commonwealth Brewing, Forager Brewing, Hop Butcher for the World, Kane Brewing, Logsdon Farmhouse Ales, Monday Night Brewing, New Glarus, Pinthouse Pizza, The Rare Barrel, The Referend Blendery, Southern Heights Brewing, Speciation Artisan Ales, Verboten, Westbound & Down, Wren House and many more.
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