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Great American Beer Festival Cuts to Two Days in Denver

By Drooid · Oct 12, 2026, 6:58 PM UTC · How we work

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The Great American Beer Festival moved to Denver’s Levitt Pavilion and was cut to two days after attendance fell.
The 2026 competition received 7,267 entries from 1,300 U.S. breweries and cideries.
225 certified judges evaluated entries across more than 100 style categories.
Craft Coast Brewing won Brewery of the Year for 1,001-2,000 barrel producers.
Cannonball Creek Brewing repeated as brewery-of-the-year in its size class and earned three medals.

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Story summary

The Great American Beer Festival moved to Denver’s Levitt Pavilion and was cut to two days after attendance fell.
The 2026 competition received 7,267 entries from 1,300 U.S. breweries and cideries.
225 certified judges evaluated entries across more than 100 style categories.
Craft Coast Brewing won Brewery of the Year for 1,001-2,000 barrel producers.
Cannonball Creek Brewing repeated as brewery-of-the-year in its size class and earned three medals.