Apply online for Media Credentials to the Great American Beer Festival®
http://www.beertown.org/events/gabf/media/media_reg.aspx
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Official website: www.GreatAmericanBeerFestival.com
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2005 Great American Beer Festival, September 29 - October 1, at the Colorado Convention Center (700 14th Street) in Denver, Colorado. GABF Competition Award Ceremony, Sat. Oct. 1 at 1:30 p.m.

Featuring 1669 of the nation’s best beers, from 380 American breweries. It will be the largest array of beers ever at the GABF, and the biggest selection of beers ever gathered together on the globe.

“The Great American Beer Festival is the Super Bowl and the All Star Game of beer,”
says Chris Black, owner of Denver’s world-famous Falling Rock Tap House. “It holds the best beer selection on earth.”

GABF visitors enjoy one-ounce beer samples from the fest’s breweries. These breweries are arranged on the festival floor by regions of the country, giving beer lovers a walking tour of the nation’s beer-blessed landscape. Many of the booths are staffed by the brewers themselves. Over 28,000 beer enthusiasts from Colorado, the US and around the world attended last year’s GABF.

Beer enthusiasts can navigate aisles upon aisles of the world’s best beers, and
then relax in the 44,000 square foot Beer Garden and Food Marketplace.
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WHAT'S GOING ON - Look for more event details to be available soon.
http://www.beertown.org/events/gabf/media_events.htm

Three part Media Event
• Find out the six styles of beer every American should know.

• Meet professional brewers who are creating fantastic beers and stirring up the market place.

• Find out how the industry is doing this year - all the stats and then some!
Friday, Sept. 30 - TBD (12:00-1:30). Marriott - Downtown Denver

What's your style?
Each evening we hold a style class on stage. Attendees sample one or more of the six basic beer styles everyone should know. Amber Ales & Lagers • Wheat • Belgian Style Ales • Porter, Stout & Dark Ales • Pilsener • Pale Ales & IPA’s

5:45 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Michelob Amber Bock Stage

What's Cooking?
Critically acclaimed gourmet chefs and America's best brewers show you how to cook great dishes to match the wonderful beers you'll be tasting.

Thursday
6:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Ed Kent, Executive Chef, Denver’s Strings Restaurant

7:15 pm - 8:00 pm
Chris DeJohn, Executive Chef, University of Colorado’s Centerplate

Friday
6:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Bruce Paton, Executive Chef, San Francisco’s Cathedral Hill Hotel and Brewmaster Garrett Oliver, Brooklyn Brewery

7:15 pm - 8:00 pm
Wynkoop Restaurant and Brewery, Chef

Saturday
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm
Kevin Taylor, Denver’s Restaurant Kevin Taylor and Eric Warner, Flying Dog Brewery

6:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Udi Baron, artisan bread king and Marty Jones, Oskar Blues Brewery

7:15 pm - 8:00 pm
Goose Sorensen, Chef and Owner of Denver's Solera

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How to Register as Media:
Visit the GABF media page for information and to get your media credentials.
http://www.beertown.org/events/gabf/media/media_reg.aspx

Registration Limits
Complimentary press registration is limited to ONE representative per media
organization. (Television stations receive additional complimentary registrations for camera crew.) Press passes are valid for all three days of the event, all FOUR public sessions.

Brewers Association
Cindy Jones - Sales & Marketing Director
(303) 447.0816 x144
cindy@brewersassociation.org
www.beertown.org

Great American Beer Festival
Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2005 Denver, CO
www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com