Breweries unite in Colorado for Collaboration Fest

The Colorado Brewers Guild (CBG) has confirmed that more than 180 craft breweries will be pouring at Collaboration Fest in Westminster in April. The event, which is being presented by On Tap Credit Union, has been named as “the original collaboration craft beer festival” where CBG member breweries team up with independent craft breweries near and far to make interesting beers. This year, as part of the offering, 31 out-of-state craft breweries and one brewery from Mexico will also be attending, with the festival itself featuring more than 130 collaboration beers. CBG communications manager Carrie Knose Wilson said: “Collaboration Fest has grown to become one of the top beer festivals in the nation and it is received so well because it is by and large a brewers’ beer festival.” Knose Wilson explained: “The festival can often be a launching pad that sparks a friendship between collaborating breweries or a way for two breweries to pair their respective strengths. Regardless of why breweries team up, the imaginative talent that is shown at Collaboration Fest has no bounds.” Collaboration Fest will be held from 2-6pm on 19 April at The Westin on Westminster Boulevard. Tickets can be bought online. Early entry tickets cost US$99.67, general admission tickets cost US$77.75, and designated driver tickets cost US$44.87.