Beer Festival
2023 Guide to Colorado’s Oktoberfest Releases & Celebrations
August 25, 2023 | Brian Phipps 2
The 2023 Oktoberfest season is here! Polka season is here! Dirndls and lederhosen season is here! Hopefully, you’ve been working out those arms as stein-holding competition season is here! From this Friday, August 25 to Sunday, October 1, there are a ton of Oktoberfest releases and events. You can find events and beer releases across Colorado and many breweries are offering exciting steins to take home. Festbiers and märzens all around! Prost!
Check out the list below, in chronological order, for all of the 2023 Oktoberfest beer releases and celebrations across Colorado.
Discounted Tickets | 2023 Denver Burger Battle Returns This Week
August 1, 2023 | Tristan Chan
Nothing embodies the essence of Americana quite like an all-you-can-eat-and-drink smorgasbord replete with unlimited craft beer and over-the-top burgers featuring all the fixings you never knew you needed.
Returning for its 13th year, the 2023 Denver Burger Battle showcases some of the Mile High City’s most prolific burger purveyors putting forth their most creative, decadent, delicious burger creations in hopes of earning the distinction of Denver’s “Best Burger.”
2023 Denver Rare Beer Tasting Pour List
August 1, 2023 | Britt Antley
Do you find yourself craving some exciting and rare beer? Do you struggle to find those specialties on your local dusty liquor store shelves? Have no fear because the Denver Rare Beer Tasting is (almost) here! The festival has announced its pour list, and there are many treats to entice you to attend.
The Ultimate Guide to 2023 Can’t-Miss Beer Festivals | Summer Edition
June 23, 2023 | Russell Hainline
Summer is upon us, which can mean only one thing: it’s beer festival season! A few of the biggest of the year— Firestone Walker Invitational in California, Green City in New York, and more— have already come and gone. If you have FOMO when you see your friends posting beer festival photos, and you need to know where the best craft beer festivals are across the country for the rest of this year, look no further: we’ve got you covered.
Top Finds from the 2023 Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival
June 13, 2023 | Britt Antley
Another wildly successful Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival is in the books, and PorchDrinking has lived to write about it. Over 65 breweries from across the U.S. and various international locations descended on Paso Robles, California, with their best beers to delight thousands of beer fans. While it’s primarily a beer festival, it would be a disservice to not mention the incredible lineup of local food vendors who slang their wares as well, providing some much-needed sustenance to soak up the suds being poured.
Get Tickets | 2023 Vail Craft Beer Classic Announces Brewery Lineup
June 6, 2023 | Tristan Chan
One of Colorado’s premier summer beer festivals returns in just over a week! Combining an incredible lineup of craft beverage producers for a two-day, two-session, all-you-can-drink event, the Vail Craft Beer Classic has become one of the top destination mountain beer fests in Colorado.
Odell Small Batch Festival 2023 | 16 Years In and Still Shining
June 5, 2023 | Jaclyn Menendez
The Odell Small Batch Festival, hosted by Odell Brewing Company, wisely stamped “RAIN OR SHINE” on all invitations and tickets for their June 3rd event this past weekend. A testament to their many years in Fort Collins, Colorado, they knew they were taking a gamble on hosting an outdoor beer festival during the unpredictable early summer weather of the mountains. But that gamble paid off: this year’s Small Batch Festival was arguably the best that Odell has ever hosted. And yes, it rained.
Can’t-Miss Beers at the 2023 Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival
June 2, 2023 | Britt Antley
Time is upon us yet again for one of the most anticipated beer fests of the year, the 2023 Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival. Saturday, June 3 in Paso Robles, California, over 65 of the best breweries from across America and some international locations will be pouring some of their best beers to the delight of beer fans traveling from all over. As with any beer fest, it’s inadvisable if not impossible to visit every brewery’s booth and try all of their beer, so we at PorchDrinking have combed through the list and picked out some especially noteworthy beers you should make a point to try at the Paso Robles Event Center. Special thanks to Robert French for his help in curating the list.
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Event Spotlight | Georgia Craft Brewers Festival | Saturday April 29, 2023
April 28, 2023 | Brandon Cohran
Spring is all the way here as the gardens are growing and the showers are working to bring flowers. Baseball season is in full swing, and honestly we’re all just holding on to the greatness before the summer heat shows up. There’s been no shortage of beer events to attend for Georgia craft drinkers, and this weekend is no exception. Read More
Saved By The Beer! Boonsville Beer Festival is Back
April 24, 2023 | Robert French
This year will be the 25th year of Anderson Valley Brewing Co.’s Boonville Beer Festival. It will take place on Saturday, April 29, at the Mendocino County Fairgrounds. Read More
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