After a two-year hiatus, about 40,000 people gathered to celebrate at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver in October. There was a lot to celebrate. Since starting with 24 breweries, 47 beers, and 800 people in 1982, the festival has grown to 500 breweries from 46 states plus Washington, D.C. More than 2,000 beers were poured. And the 40,000 brew-lovers in attendance was a pretty good showing, even if that was off a bit from the pre-pandemic high of 60,000.
While challenges remain and growth may have slowed from a once- meteoric pace, craft beer brewing is still growing and going strong. Americans love beer, and we seem to have a particular affection for craft brewed beer in particular.
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