“Class of ’96 Reunion Party” at GABF w/ Shmaltz, Bear Republic, Ballast Point & Coronado (Fri, Oct. 7)

From Shmaltz:

Clifton Park, NY — Monday, October 3, 2016 — Shmaltz Brewing Company celebrates its 20th Anniversary at Great American Beer Festival (Denver, CO: Oct. 6-8) with the national release of the brewery’s barrel aged tart barleywine Genesis 20:20® (16.7% ABV). Shmaltz’s limited-edition Genesis 20:20® and an early preview of Chanukah, Hanukkah — Pass The Beer® will be exclusively available at the 20th Anniversary GABF throw down Class of ’96 Reunion Party at Falling Rock Tap House on Friday, October 7 (11pm). The Class of ’96 Reunion Party features three celebrated breweries for one unforgettable GABF Bash: Shmaltz Brewing, Bear Republic Brewing, and Coronado Brewing. Please RSVP by Thursday, October 6 directly to[email protected]

At Denver’s premier craft beer bar Falling Rock (Oct. 7), Shmaltz pours their mega-ABV anniversary ale Genesis 20:20® and a Golden Strong Ale brewed with Cocoa Nibs, Chanukah, Hanukkah — Pass The Beer® (8 Malts, 8 Hops, 8% ABV). Bear Republic brings Tartare Apricot (4% ABV), a blend of Tartare™ and Tartare Rouge™ wild ales refermented in oak barrels with organic dried apricots and yellow peaches. Bear Republic pours their pale and hoppy IPA, Hop Shovel (7.5% ABV). Ballast Point features Barrel Aged Barmy (12% ABV), an apricot and honey golden strong ale aged in their very own distillery’s Old Grove Gin Barrels. Ballast Point also pours their hoppy session ale with mango, Mango Even Keel (3.8% ABV). Coronado offers a 20th Anniversary Imperial IPA (10% ABV), as well as Punk’in Drublic (8% ABV) — an imperial pumpkin ale brewed with brown sugar, honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and plenty of would-be-jack-o-lanterns.
Shmaltz pours a selection of award-winning beers at Great American Beer Festival at Booth B19. Attendees will have access to unlimited tastings of four Gold Medal winning beers at World Beer Championships: Funky Jewbelation 2016® (9.4% ABV, 94 Rating — RateBeer), Bittersweet Lenny’s R.I.P.A.® (10% ABV, 99 World Class — Beer Advocate), Hop Manna IPA® (6.8% ABV, 94 Rating — RateBeer), and Slingshot American Craft Lager® (5.3% ABV, 97 Rating — RateBeer).

Come hoist a pint with Shmaltz founder Jeremy Cowan and his brewery staff as they celebrate their 20th Anniversary at GABF!