The Great American Beer Festival is finally back! With the insane multitude of beers being served on the festival floor, it can sometimes feel a bit overwhelming. So PorchDrinking is once again here to help you navigate that lineup and help with planning your route at the fest. As part of that research, we’ve sifted through every beer pouring at this year’s fest to curate a series of themed routes to help you plan for your GABF based on various styles and flavors.

Now we invite you to explore some of the most intriguing fruit-forward beer beers, N/A options, and ciders to try at this year’s GABF. Whether you’re rockin’ a Hawaiian shirt, sipping on a smoothie, prefer sweet easy drinkers, or wish to explore the vast world of N/A beverages, this GABF route will be right up your alley.

 

2024 GABF Routes: Select a routeLagersHoppy BeersBarrel-Aged / High ABVSpontaneous / Wild / SourFruit-Forward / Cider / NA Beer

 

Fruit-Forward, N/A Options & Ciders to Try at GABF

2 Towns Ciderhouse – Booth A-1

• Cosmic Crisp: Apfelwein cider with Cosmic Crisp® and Northwest apples – 8% ABV
• Made Marion: cider with Northwest apples with whole locally grown Marionberries – 6% ABV
• Raspberry Cosmic Crisp – 8% ABV
• Spiced Cosmic Crisp – 9% ABV

21st Amendment Brewery – Booth C-2

• Hell or High Watermelon – 4.9% ABV

Abita Brewing – Booth D-4

• Blueberry Wheat – 4.4% ABV

Allagash Brewing – C-8

• Two Lights: Grape Ale – 6.7% ABV
• Allagash Cider – 7% ABV – Blast Off

Allagash Brewing – N/A Pour Station

• Allagash Hop Water – 0% 

American Cider Association – Booth 49

• Haykin Family Cider Porter’s Perfection – 7.7% ABV

Athletic Brewing Company – Booth A-2

• RUN WILD IPA – 0.4% ABV
• UPSIDE DAWN GOLDEN – 0.4% ABV
• FREE WAVE HAZY IPA – 0.4% ABV
• ATHLETIC LITE – 0.4% ABV
• ATHLETICA MEXICAN-STYLE COPPER – 0.4% ABV

Avery Brewing – Heavy Medal

• White Rascal – 5.6% ABV

Bearded Brewer Artisan Ales – C-16

• Caramel Apple Smootie – 5% ABV

Brewery Vivant & Broad Leaf Brewery – Booth C-21

• Peach Farm Hand: Peach Farmhouse Ale – 5.5% ABV

Craftwell Cocktails – A-1

• Anytime N/A Pineapple Margarita – zero% ABV
• Anytime N/A Peach Mojito – 0.0% ABV

Crystal Springs Brewing – Heavy Medal

• Blood Orange Kolsch – 4.9% ABV

Denver Beer Co – Booth 56

• Easy Living Non-Alcoholic Hop Water – Mixed Flavors – 0.0% ABV

Deschutes Brewing – Non-Alcoholic Pouring Station

• Fresh Squeezed Non-Alcoholic – 0.5% ABV

Deschutes Brewery Bend Public House – Booth J-22

• Black Butte Non-Alcoholic – 0.5% ABV

Dry Dock Brewing – Booth A-15

• Apricot Blonde – 5.1% ABV

Fort George Brewery – Booth D-30

• LüP Sparkling Hop Water – 0.0% ABV

Fremont Brewing – Booth D-31

• NA IPA – .05% ABV

Gambrinus – Booth C-36

• Shiner Rode0 – <0.5% ABV

Golf Drinks – Booth A-21

• Rocky Mountain Root Beer – 0% ABV

Gruvi – Booth A-26

• Golden Lager – .5% ABV
• Juicy IPA – .5% ABV
• Mocha Nitro Stout – .5% ABV
• Sangria – .5% ABV
• Dry Secco – .5% ABV

Hooch Booch – Booth F-6

• Corpse Reviver: Prickly Pear – 0.0% ABV

Lakefront Brewery – Booth: F-11

• Riverwest Stein N/A: N/A Lager – .5% ABV

Launch Pad Brewery – Booth A-35

• Strawberry Moon: Blonde Ale with strawberries, lactose, and vanilla beans.

Live Oak Brewing – Booth J-71

• Hefeweizen – 5.3% ABV

Living the Dream Brewing – Booth D-41

• Powder Run: Vanilla Cream Ale – 5.0% ABV

Martin House Brewing – Booth J-46

• Wings – Limoncello – .0% ABV

Mash Gang – Booth J-47

• Chug: N/A XPA – 0.5% ABV

Monolith Brewing – Booth G-2

• Golden Roast: Golden Ale with Ugandan and Brazillian Beans – 6.5% ABV 

Ratio Beerworks – Booth G-18

• King of Carrot Flowers – Carrot Elderflower Saison – 5.8% ABV

Revolution Brewing – Booth J-57

• Super Zero: Hop Water with Sabro and Nectaron hops – 0.0% ABV

Russian River Brewing (Santa Rosa) – Booth C-84

• Fonio – Belgian Blonde Ale – 5.65% ABV

Saint Arnold Brewing Company – Booth D-61

• Citrus Shandy – 4.5% ABV

Samuel Adams – Booth F-1

• Samuel Adams Just the Haze – .3% ABV
• Samuel Adams Gold Rush – .3% ABV

Schilling Cider – Booth FA4

• Excelsior Imperial Berrymassive – 8.4% ABV
• Moon Berries – 5.2% ABV
• Excelsior Ground Control Cherry (Non-Alcoholic) – 0.0% ABV

Stem Ciders – Booth 57

• Off Dry – 5.8% ABV
• Apricot Haze – 6.1% ABV
• Blueberry Bergamot – 5.7% ABV
• Pineapple Punch – 5.2% ABV
• Banjo – Palisade Peach – 9.7% ABV

Wibby Brewing – Booth FBY2

• Lightshine Radler – 4.5% ABV

Wiseacre Brewing – Booth A-68

• Hop Zip – 0.0% ABV

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