Address: Beaver Run Resort (and various locations around Breckenridge)
Phone: (970) 977-0100
Website: bigbeersfestival.com
Tickets: bigbeersfestival.com/purchase-big-beers-festival-tickets
Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Festival…
Beer Geeks rejoice! A world-class beer festival is coming to Breckenridge on January 10-12. 2019. The Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Festival is a three-day celebration of craft beer held in the majestic Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Designed as a specialty beer festival focused on education, the Big Beers Festival also offers attendees the opportunity to enjoy the winter playground of Breckenridge, Colorado and has become a destination event for beer lovers and connoisseurs around the globe.
Almost all of the Nineteenth Anniversary weekend will be held at Beaver Run Resort & Conference Center, with some single events (and all affiliate events) held in other locations around Breck.
Local’s Tip: Tickets sell out early! Don’t wait to buy your tickets (and if events are sold out, you can still request to be added to the waitlist).
Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Festival Events:
Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Festival - Commercial Beer Tasting
Saturday, January 12, 2019 from 02:30 pm to 06:00 pm
Event Details
Breckenridge, Colorado, United States, 80424
The big granddaddy of it all, the Commercial Tasting is the anchor and highlight of Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Weekend. Sample over 500 big (over 7% abv), Belgian in style, and experimental beers throughout the afternoon. As you sample, visit with the brewery owners, brewmasters, and importers, learning more about their craft and inspsiration. Some were created especially for Big Beers!
Taste beers from over 135 breweries and importers in your commemorative tasting glass, hydrate from convenient water stations, and use your complimentary food coupon to stay grounded during this high altitude event.
Don't miss the homebrew competition awards at 3:30pm in the Colorado Ballroom foyer!
From the official website- The Commercial Tasting on Saturday afternoon has been dubbed “one of the best collections of beer ever seen in one place.” This international slice of beer is extremely diverse; Belgians, lambics and sours highlight the lighter end of the spectrum, while the Barleywines and Strong Ales dominate the other, with specialty beers from some of the most creative commercial brewers in the world. As has become traditional, the Commercial Tasting will begin at 2:30 pm in the afternoon, following a variety of educational beer and brewing seminars that you can attend with your ticket.
Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Festival
Organizer websiteBeaver Run Resort & Conference Center
Breckenridge, Colorado, United States