...why write or record when you can drink.
So, I am only including the top beers. 12 beers that stood out among the 2400+ beers of the 600+ breweries that were in attendance. These beers would be highly recommended and for those few reading this, all of zero, I have included the style so you can choose appropriately.
Brewery Beer Style
Real Ale Brewing Scots Gone Wild Scotch Ale/ Sour
Bell's Brewing Black Note Imperial Stout
Woodfour Brewing Barrel Fermented Dubbel Barrel Fermented Dubbel
Bear Republic Café Racer 15 Imperial IPA
Stone Reason be Damned Abbey Ale/Red Wine Barrels
Brooklyn Brewery Sorachi Ace Saison
Brooklyn Brewery Black Ops Imperial Stout
Ommmegang Tripel Perfection Tripel
Epic Brewing Brainless IPA Belgian IPA
Squatters/ Wasatch Brewing Hell's Keep Belgian Ale
Hopworks Urban Brewery Organic Belgian Pear Ale Fruit Beer
Strange Brewing Le Bruit de Diable Farmhouse Saison
If you ever get the opportunity, go to GABF. If you ever get the opportunity go to your local beer festival. They are a lot of fun and you get a lot of experimentation. Go with no expectations an open mind a designated driver or bicycle to get home and if at all possible, avoid the yahoos. Unless you are the yahoo and if that is the case, have more for dinner, have an extra driver, and make all of your apologies before you leave the house...
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