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Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines Festival
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2012 Brewmasters

Sam Calagione Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

Adam Avery Avery Brewing Co.

John Mallett Bell's Brewing Co.

Todd Usry Breckenridge Brewery

Testimonials

• "The Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Festival is one killer beer festival. It is perhaps the most comprehensive, educational, and fun-filled festival I've ever been to and the most exciting four hours of beer tasting I've ever done!"
  -Eric Steen, Focus on the Beer
  
  
• Blogspot Review and Photos - "I highly recommend this festival. There are seminars, beer dinners, a homebrew contest and a grand tasting session of over 200 different beers!"
  Michael Demers
  
  
• "A lot of festivals have extraordinary beers. This festival has nothing but extraordinary beers."
  - Gary Glass, Director of the American Homebrewers Association
  
  
• "(Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines) has become my favorite fest of the year. True camaraderie paired with a high level of brewing knowledge in a relaxed setting." 
  - J. Todd Usury, Brewery Director for Breckenridge Breweries, Denver, CO
  
  
• "(We) have made some friends that we see each year at this event and we look forward to it each year. For us, this festival combines snowboarding, fantastic beer, a beautiful setting, and great friends...it doesn't get much better!"
  - Darrell Maudlin, Homebrewer, Houston, TX
  
  

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In the News

• Big Beers Talks About the Festival YouTube
• Vail Festival's Seminars = Beer for the Brain Vail Daily
• How Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Kicked All of Our Asses Denver Off The Wagon
• Cheers to Beers at Vail Beer Festival Vail Daily
• The Twelfth Annual Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines Festival The Full Pint
• Little Town, Big Beer Festival Vail Daily
• Brew Genius: Front Range is a 'Great Place for a Beer Journey' Vail Daily
• DJ Sam Calagione at Vail Big Beers 2012 Focus on the Beer
• Vail Big Beer Fest 2012 Promises to be Beautiful Focus on the Beer
• The Art of Pairing Food With Beer Vail Daily
• Brewers Gone Sour Zymurgy
• A Festival by any Other Name Celebrator Beer News
• Swilling the Suds in Vail Vail Daily
• Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines in Vail Huffington Post
• Vail's Big Beers Festival Day 1 Focus on the Beer
• Vail's Big Beers Fest Day 2 Focus on the Beer
• Vail Beer Festival This Weekend Vail Daily
• Boulevard Brewing's Pauwels a Featured Brewmaster at Big Beers The Examiner
• Big Beers, Belgians and Barlewines at 8150 Feet! Caroline Smagalski
• Big Beers Festival in Vail Showcases New Beers Modern Brewery Age
• Brewing Outside the Box Zymurgy
• Big Beers Festival Draws Craft Luminaries to Vail Modern Brewery Age
• A Decade of Big Beers in Vail Scott N. Miller, Vail Daily
• Big Beers and Bigger Mountains Ale Street News
• Getting Schooled at Big Beers 2010 Celebrator Beer News
• Bouckaert, Swinkels on Tap for Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines Brew News
• Beer Fest UnVails 21 New Releases The New Brewer
• Big Beers Festival Turns 10 Ale Street News
  

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Press Releases

• 2011 12th Annual Big Beers, Belgians and Barlewines Festival Returns to Vail
• 2011 Festival Tickets on Sale, Discounted Lodging and Lift Tickets Announced
• 2011 Vail Valley Charitable Fund Receives $8,500 From Big Beers Festival
• 2011 Big Beers Festival Announces 2012 Featured Brewmasters
• 2011 Festival Organizer, Laura Lodge, Grants Interview
• 2011 Beer Brings Benefits to Vail Valley Charitable Fund
• 2011 You Don't Have to be a Mechanical Engineer to Brew Beer - But it Might Help
• 2011 Artful pairing of Beer and Gourmet Food Creates “Smackdown” Competition
• 2011 Big Beers Fest Taps 2011 Brewmasters
• 2010 Big Beer Festival: A Decade of Success
• 2010 Vail Experimental Brewing Panelists Announced
• 2010 Beer Fest “UnVails” 19 New Releases
• 2010 Odell, Boulevard and Ska Show New Beers in Vail
• 2010 Pagosa, LaTrappe and Dry Dock Build Upon Tradition
• 2010 Pumphouse, Deschutes and Papago to Release New Beers in Vail

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Event Photos

Click for 300 dpi or to view larger The perfect pour (of Firestone Walker's "Parabola") in 2011 Photo by David Foxhoven	Click for 300 dpi or to view larger Sam Calagione passing out snacks during the 2011 'Regional Brewing Traditions Around the World' seminar. Photo by David Foxhoven
Click for 300 dpi or to view larger Mark Sample of Left Hand Brewing Co. judging the 2011 home brewing competition Photo by David Foxhoven	Click for 300 dpi or to view larger 2011 Seminar Photo by David Foxhoven
2011 Commercial Tasting Crowd Photo by Prosper Studios	"Bobo" of Manneken-Brussel Imports, Inc. pouring Schneider Aventinus and Chimay products at the 2011 Commercial Tasting Photo by Prosper Studios

2010 Festival

Click for 300 dpi or to view larger Lodewijk Swinkels, Brewmaster for LaTrappe at Bierbrouwerij Koningshoeven. James & Tina Pachorek, Owners of the Cheeky Monk Beer Cafe in Denver & Winter Park, CO. Rob Tod, Founder/Brewmaster at Allagash Brewing Co, in Portland, Maine. Photo by Laura Lodge	Andy Sparhawk, Brewers Association judging at the 2010 Big Beers Homebrew Competition. Photo by David Foxhoven
Crowd shot at the 2010 Commercial Tasting Event. Photo by Prosper Studios	John Mallet, Production Manager for Bell's Brewing Co., Kalamazoo, MI pouring for a guest at the 2010 Commercial Tasting. Photo by David Foxhoven

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