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20 Years in the Brewing!

 

Great beer, food, music and fun.  This year's festival, the 20th Annual Colorado Brewers' Festival in Downtown Fort Collins will take place June 27 & 28, 2009.  Over 50 Colorado beers and 400 kegs will be enjoyed along with great live music Saturday and Sunday in Historic Downtown! (The festival hours will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.)

All beer samplers must be 21 years of age, and purchase an entry and tokens at the entry station located on Mountain Ave, the day of the festival.  Admission is $10 for a 2-day  Saturday/Sunday Pass & $6 Sunday Only Pass.  All beer tokens are $2; you need beer tokens to get your beer samples.  Designated Driver Program available for non-beer samplers with valid driver's license.  (NO PETS ALLOWED IN FESTIVAL AREA)
 
LOCATIONS: Entry Station near: #100 North College Ave at the east side of the intersection of Mountain Ave & College Ave, the festival area covers Walnut Street, Linden St and Old Town Square with 2 beer trucks on Linden and 1 beer truck on Linden St serving on both sides of each truck.  Click here for a map of the general area

The Colorado Brewers' Fest is made up solely of Colorado Breweries, including host breweries from Fort Collins: Anheuser-Busch, Big Horn Brewery/CB & Potts, Coopersmith's Pub & Brewing, New Belgium Brewing Co., Fort Collins Brewery, and Odell's Brewing

Nothing goes better with beer than great tunes!  Check out these local Colorado bands for the best music show around.   See the beer guide here!
 
        Saturday, June 27  MUSIC                        Sunday, June 28 MUSIC
        11:45am-1:30pm    Gription                           11:45am-1:30pm    The Corduroy
        2:00-3:45pm          Soul Feel                          2:00-3:45pm          Pineapple Crackers
        4:15-6:00pm           Roe                                 4:15-6:00pm          Caleb Riley Funk Orchestra
 
Pick up the official Colorado Brewers' Festival guide in June or at the festival.  No Pets Allowed at the festival.  Proceeds from the Colorado Brewers' Festival help to fund the Lucky Joe's St. Patrick's Day Parade, Santa Claus, The Holidays Downtown, free summer concerts, and the 4th of July Downtown. Colorado Brewers' Festival 2009 was sponsored by: Anheuser-Busch, Music Sponsor Bohemian Foundation,  Dellenbach Subaru, Clear Channel Communications, American Eagle,  Flexx Productions, Burt's Shirts, and Coca-Cola.  
 
VOLUNTEERING: 
The Downtown Business Association accepts volunteers to work 4-hour shifts throughout the event. As a Colorado Brewers' Festival volunteer, you will receive a special edition T-shirt and complimentary entrance into the festival. Please call (970) 484-6500 to volunteer.