The events of GABF week in Denver are starting to come into focus, and the Denver Rare Beer Tasting is set to celebrate its 14th anniversary on Friday, September 22 with an always impressive lineup of breweries. This year features 64 different breweries, 22 of which are pouring for the first time ever at DRBT. 

If you need a refresher on DRBT, check out last year’s pour list and PorchDrinking’s impressions from the event. Breweries indeed live up to the name of DRBT by bringing some of their rarest and most sought after beers, many of which would be extremely difficult to find anywhere else. In addition to an enviable beer list, attendees have the opportunity to speak with the people making the beer and gain insights into the creative processes that have led to the rare beers being poured. 

In addition to the unlimited beer samples, attendees receive a buffet lunch, collectible tasting glass, commemorative shirt, program and pen. There will be a silent auction that features unique beer experiences and collectibles, and the opportunity to win an exclusive beer trip. 

Best of all, the Denver Rare Beer Tasting benefits Pints for Prostates, a 501(c)3 non-profit charity that reaches people through the universal language of beer. All net proceeds go towards the group’s awareness mission, education and support programs and free prostate cancer screening programs. The Brewers Health Initiative, a free men’s health screening, will be offered at the event for those men interested in a free health check.

Breweries scheduled to appear at the Fourteener edition of the Denver Rare Beer Tasting include:

• Alamo Beer Company, San Antonio, TX
• The Ale Apothecary, Bend, OR
• Alesong Brewing and Blending, Eugene OR*
• Amalgam Brewing, Denver, CO
• Avery Brewing, Boulder, CO
• Barrique Brewing and Blending, Nashville, TN
• Beachwood Brewing, Long Beach, CA
• Bierstadt Lagerhaus, Denver, CO
• The Big Friendly, Oklahoma City, OK*
• Big Sky Brewing, Missoula, MT
• Bombastic Brewing, Hayden, ID*
• Boston Beer, Boston MA
• Bottle Logic, Anaheim, CA
• Bow and Arrow Brewing, Albuquerque, NM
• Branch & Bone Artisan Ales, Dayton, OH
• Buried Acorn Brewing, Syracuse, NY*
• Burns Family Artisan Ales, Denver, CO
• Casey Brewing and Blending, Glenwood Springs CO
• Cerebral Brewing, Denver, CO
• Comrade Brewing, Denver, CO*
• Creature Comforts Brewing, Athens, GA*
• Dogfish Head Brewery, Milton, DE
• Ecliptic Brewing, Portland, OR
• Fiction Beer Company, Denver, CO
• Fidens Brewing, Colonie, NY*
• Forager Brewing, Rochester, MN
• Fort George Brewery, Astoria, OR*
• Fox Farm Brewery, Salem, CT*
• Free Will Brewing, Perkasie, PA*
• Garden Path Fermentation, Burlington, WA
• Great Divide Brewing Co., Denver, CO
• Jessup Farm Barrel House, Fort Collins, CO
• Jester King Brewery, Austin, TX
• Joyride Brewing , Edgewater, CO
• Kane Brewing, Ocean, NJ
• La Cumbre Brewing, Albuquerque, NM
• Live Oak Brewing, Austin, TX*
• The Lost Abbey, Vista, CA
• Mikerphone Brewing, Elk Grove Village, IL*
• NoDa Brewing, Charlotte, NC
• Odyssey Beerwerks, Arvada, CO
• Old Irving Brewing Co., Chicago, IL*
• Other Half Brewing, Brooklyn, NY*
• Ozark Beer, Rogers, AR
• Perennial Beer, St. Louis, MO
• Pig Minds Brewing, Machesney Park, IL*
• Prairie Artisan Ales, Oklahoma City, OK
• Primitive Beer, Longmont, CO*
• Radiant Beer, Anaheim, CA
• Reuben’s Brews, Seattle, WA*
• River North Brewery, Denver, CO
• Rowley Farmhouse Ales, Santa Fe, NM
• Scofflaw Brewing, Atlanta, GA*
• Sierra Nevada Brewing, Chico, CA
• True Anomaly Brewing, Houston, TX*
• Twin Elephant Brewing, Chatham, NJ *
• Union Craft Brewing, Baltimore, MD
• Verboten Brewing and Barrel Project, Loveland, CO
• Wallenpaupack Brewing, Hawley, PA*
• Weathered Souls Brewing, San Antonio, TX
• WeldWerks Brewing, Greeley, CO
• Westbound & Down Brewing, Idaho Springs, CO
• Wise Man Brewing, Winston-Salem, NC*
• Wood Boss Brewing, Denver, CO

* First Denver Rare Beer Tasting appearance

Struggling for a last minute Father’s Day present? Fret not – tickets for the Denver Rare Beer Tasting go on sale on Father’s Day at 12 PM Mountain Time. Tickets for the event are $200 and feature a single admission format with a four hour session for all ticket buyers from 12 PM – 4 PM. Breweries will be pouring on three floors of the McNichols Civic Center Building at 144 W. Colfax Ave. DRBT is always a highlight of GABF week and a can’t-miss event for the true craft beer aficionado. Hope to see you there!

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