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Brewers Registration Hours & Location
Brewers Registration is located at the 14th & Champa Street entrance to the Colorado Convention Center, and will be open for badge pickup at the following times.
| Brewers Registration Hours | |
| Wednesday, Sept. 23 | Noon - 5:00 pm |
| Thursday, Sept. 24 | 9:30 am - 10:00 pm |
| Friday, Sept. 25 | 12:30 pm - 10:00 pm |
| Saturday, Sept. 26 | 10:00 am - 10:00 pm |
The access times listed indicate when you will be able to enter the Festival Hall to set up your booth. You will not be allowed entrance to the Festival Hall prior to the following times.*
| Access Times for the Festival Hall | |
| Thursday, Sept. 24 | 3:30 pm |
| Friday, Sept. 25 | 3:30 pm |
| Saturday, Sept. 26 | 11:30 am |
* Sponsor breweries in the endcap booths will be allowed to enter at 10:00 am on Thursday, Sept. 24.
Letter from the Competition Manager
Greetings! Welcome to the 2009 Great American Beer Festival competition. September will be here soon; we’re looking forward to your participation in a vigorous competition. There’s nothing like the rush you get during the awards ceremony on Saturday afternoon. Be sure to look over the style list and the style descriptions very carefully before submitting your entry form. Based on feedback from brewers and judges there are several changes to the categories that need pointing out—don’t use last year’s category numbers!
Leading up to the 2007 and 2008 GABF’s, we addressed brewer complaints regarding alcohol content of entries, both to entering brewers and at the judge panel orientation calibration session. The results were that much of the comment feedback from judges to brewers included appropriate alcohol level as a point of discussion. Please expect this trend to continue, and be sure to enter your beers in the appropriate categories. Read more...
2009 Competition Dates
| 2009 GABF Schedule | |
| May 27 | GABF Registration packets mail |
| June 3 | On-line registration (for breweries) opens |
| June 26 | Registration Deadline |
| July16 | Confirmations sent to entered breweries |
| July 27 | Deadline for return of signed confirmations |
| August 20 | Deadline for Microstar kegs to be shipped to participating breweries |
| August 24-27 | Judge Beers are due to arrive at the Anheuser-Busch Warehouse |
| September 4 | Deadline for Festival Beers to be at drop off locations (exact dates vary by drop off location) |
| Sept 14-17 | Festival Floor Beers arrive at Anheuser-Busch Warehouse |
| Sept 24-26 | Great American Beer Festival |
