The Fourth Annual Collaboration Fest Returns to Denver March 25th

What: Collaboration Fest is a unique beer festival in that each beer is created specifically for this event. Colorado Brewers Guild members team up with breweries from near and far to create one-time-only beers, and share a story about how and why a certain beer is created. Collaboration Fest will serve as the headline event of Colorado Craft Beer Week. 

Collaboration Fest was created by Two Parts and the Colorado Brewers Guild (CBG) in 2014, as a way to give brewers the opportunity to brew a unique beer with another brewery. The festival will feature more than 75 projects and 100 breweries. The beers created for Collaboration Fest will be available on a limited basis, with many only available at the festival. This festival has sold out in previous years. 

When: Saturday, March 25, 2017 4:00 p.m. -  7:00 p.m.

Where: National Western Stock Show Complex (4655 Humboldt St., Denver CO 80216). 

Why: Now in its fourth year, Collaboration Fest is quickly becoming one of Colorado’s most popular beer festivals. Collaboration Fest showcases the collaborative nature of the craft beer industry. Brewers love to brew beer with friends, and by creating a collaboration they are able to push their own limits and experiment with new styles and techniques. Collaboration Fest highlights the innovative minds within the four boundaries of Colorado, and around the world. 

Collaboration Fest 2017 will feature collaborations from:

38 State Brewing and Backcountry Brewery

4 Noses Brewing Co. and Wibby Brewing

Alpine Dog and Mountain Toad

Barrels & Bottles Brewery, Golden City Brewery and Holidaily Brewing Co.

Beryl’s Beer Co. and Goose Island

Bierstadt Lagerhaus and Call to Arms Brewing Co.

Big Choice Brewing and Molly’s Spirits

BJ’s BrewHouse and Shine Brewing Co.

BJ’s BrewHouse and RedStone Meadery

Bonfire Brewing, Casey Brewing and Blending, and Breakside Brewery

Boulder Beer Co. and New Holland Brewing

Summit County Collaboration: Breckenridge Brewery, Backcountry Brewery, Dillon DAM Brewery, Broken Compass and Pug Ryan’s Brewing

Cannonball Creek and Hogshead Brewery

Cerebral Brewing and Great Notion Brewing

CO-Brew and Grandma’s House

CO-Brew and Southern Brewing and Winemaking

Comrade Brewing and Überbrew

Declaration Brewing and Dark Horse Brewing Company

Declaration Brewing and FATE Brewing Company

El Rancho Brewing Co. and Shine Restaurant & Gathering Place

Elevation Beer Company and Spangalang Brewery

Epic Brewing Company and Telluride Brewing Company

FATE Brewing Company and Reuben’s Brews

Fiction Beer Company and Ursula Brewing Company

Fiction Beer Company and Mystery Brewing Company

Golden City Brewery and Nantahala Brewing Co.

RiNo Brewery Collaboration: Great Divide Brewing Co., Epic Brewing Co., Bierstadt Lagerhaus, Beryl’s, Our Mutual Friend, Zephyr, Ratio, Zephyr, Black Shirt, Crooked Stave and Mockery

Great Divide Brewing Co. and Maplewood Brewery

Grist Brewing Company and Tommyknocker Brewery

Jagged Mountain Craft Brewery and Vail Brewing Co.

Joyride Brewing Company and Little Machine Beer

Liquid Mechanics Brewing Co. and Comrade Brewing Co.

Liquid Mechanics Brewing Co. and Überbrew

Living the Dream Brewing Company, Pikes Peak Brewing Company and Alter Brewing Company

Locavore Beer Works and Aquanaut Brewing Company

Lone Tree Brewing Co. and Platt Park Brewing Co.

Mockery Brewing, Baere Brewing and Inland Island Yeast Co.

Odd13 Brewing and Kane Brewing

Odd13 Brewing and New Image Brewing

Odyssey Beerwerks and River North

Our Mutual Friend Brewing and Wiley Roots Brewing

Ratio Beerworks and WeldWerks Brewing

Sleeping Giant Brewing Company and Bosque Brewing Co.

Steamworks Brewing Co. and Dry Dock Brewing

TRVE Brewing and Cerebral Brewing

Two22 Brew and Überbrew

Upslope Brewing and Resolute Brewing

Wonderland Brewing Company and Grateful Gnome

Additional collaborations will be added over the next few months. 

Ticket Info: Tickets for Collaboration Fest are on sale now at CollaborationFest.com. 

General Admission tickets are $60 and include unlimited tastings throughout festival and commemorative glass. VIP tickets are $85 and include hourlong early access (3:00 p.m. entry), unlimited tastings throughout the event, commemorative glass, and VIP T-Shirt ($25 value).