Epic Beer Festival – Denver

A love that it was not so overwhelming in the line up of brewers. I think the afternoon was a great time to go. and I only wish there was a place to make a purchase of some of these brews right after the festival (within the week). That would have made it awesome.
this is my first beer fest and I loved it.

Holy MOLY. So much fun. This is the first time I have ever been to a beer festival like this and I had an absolute blast.
I got the deal through livingsocial which allowed for an hour early VIP entry and a shirt (super comfy, I love it!)…I didn’t use the VIP entry, and I’m glad. Three hours was more than enough to get me completely… for the lack of a better word… sloshed.
They equipped you with a souvenir beer bottle opener and a cute little 3oz sampler mug. We went on Saturday afternoon at 1pm and it wasn’t crowded at all. Max wait was about a minute at any given stand and for the most part we were able to walk right up. They had a large selection of sour beers which I was a huge fan of!
All in all, I’ll definitely be going back next year and would purchase the deal through livingsocial solely because of the awesome t-​shirt we got with it!

I volunteered as a pourer at the Saturday night session. For a first time festival, it was pretty good. If you’re comparing it to the Great American Beer Festival, you might be disappointed. Most breweries only offered 2 of their beers vs. their whole selection.
If you are gluten free, you could actually taste quite a few beers (mostly cider beers but there was a gluten free Belgian beer across from our station). Speaking of Belgian beers, they had a good selection of Belgian beers, but they all ran out before the festival ended. I would buy the VIP tickets if you want to taste particular beers. The VIP’s had zero lines and zero worries about any beer running out. I do appreciate how the Epic Beer crew divided up the beer they were sent from various breweries. They actually evenly divided the cases by 3 sessions and when you run out, you run out. This is pretty cool if you’ve ever been to the GABF on a Saturday and found all the unique beers to be gone.
The space was almost too big for this festival. Colorado beers seemed to be spread out randomly throughout the Convention Center. Maybe next year there will be even more breweries represented, so this space will be perfect!

What what inaugural epic Denver beer fest woot!
The living social deal rocked, the free t shirt is actually killer sweet, and it was not too crowded at all! We went on Friday and it was great. The first band was meh, but That Damn Sasquatch was excellent!!! They almost distracted me from the beers! Sooo super entertaining!
There were some organizational issues though, there was no layout map or groupings of breweries in any way. Plus, one of the breweries I was looking for was listed as one of their beers instead of the brewery — weird. But, they had a lot of international beers and a lot of ciders and even a mead booth! Sooooo fun!
Some of the volunteers were lame, but most were hella cool and all the fest goers were friendly and happy. Unfortunately they began to run out of many beers after two hours, but perhaps they just didn’t anticipate how many of those lil glasses we could throw back.
I much preferred this to last year’s GABF that was waaaay too crowded and full of drunks being rude. Good stuff, welcome Epic!

The inaugural Epic Beer Fest is behind us, and I think it was a pretty good time.
My husband and I volunteered for the Friday night session, which was super fun. By luck of the draw we poured at a table that featured two amazing Belgian sour beers. Seriously, I couldn’t have picked a better table! Not only were the beers delicious, but they were quickly gone due to the popularity and general awesomeness of them both. Fortunately, Epic stashes away just enough beer to make sure there would be more available for the next two sessions.
Saturday we were on the other side of the table at Epic, and had a really great time. No, it’s not as big as «the other» beer festival we have at the Convention Center each fall. Still, there was plenty of breweries and varieties of beer from all over the world. Also, not being as big wasn’t a bad thing, because the crowd was a more manageable size and you didn’t spend half your time waiting in line. In the three hour session we were able to visit all the tables, taste what we wanted, and even hit some up for seconds. It was just about the perfect size for the time you had available to wander, so that you didn’t feel you missed anything.
Overall, Epic will never be another GABF — but who really cares? I love GABF, but think our town is big enough for a few different great beer festivals. I enjoyed it, and will be back again next year.

Epic Beer Fest Saturday during the day was great! I loved the free tshirt and being VIP! We did make it around we just wish it was longer. 3 hours just isnt really enough! GREAT EVENT THO!!!

Hot dawg — so much friggin’ fun! This is for sure the choice beer festival for us Colorado folks. They had a ton of local breweries featured — some I was familiar with and some new ones too! This is a good way to explore the great brews we have here in the Centennial State.
Also featured were quite a few international beers from Canada, Great Britain, Germany and Belgium. Most of these booths were crammed in the back of the hall like an unwanted step-​child. But, once we found them I had to try every beer or cider I could get my hands on!
As with most beer festivals the volunteers were great, fun and a few managed the «perfect pour» — filled my glass to the brim without spilling over. Of course you have a few stingy folks who won’t fill a glass more than half full… or is it half empty? Depends on your attitude.
I really liked that there was plenty of room so people weren’t jammed in there like sardines. There was never a wait. So glad they also have cider and mead — a nice addition so you can mix it up a little. Live music, a couple of food options and even some folks selling art make this a very unique festival — one I am proud to have here in Denver!

Epic? Not the word I would use, but indeed a good time.
We here in Colorado are spoiled silly when it come to beer festivals. I mean, the Super Bowl of beer fests is here (GABF) every year. I was not planning to go because the domestic lineup was primarily beers I can get any day here in Denver and the price was a bit steep for that in my opinion. But I had some free tickets fall into my lap so of course I went.
What stood out about this festival that I did not realize before arriving was that there was a large representation of foreign beers, namely Belgian breweries. My companions and I spent most of our time exploring the imports, as we’ve had many of the domestics. This was great because many of those beers are quite pricy on draft or in bombers.
Sadly many beers ran out pretty quickly, so we didn’t get to sample all of what we wanted. And although most volunteers were friendly, there were a number that lead me to ponder why they were there.
But overall it was a fun event. If the price was a little lower, I would certainly consider going back. The Epic Beer Festival does go to other cities in the US, and if you’re not as lucky as us spoiled beer nerds are here in Colorado, you’ll probably very much enjoy this event.

Epic Beer fest was a perfect harmony of the just right amount of beer and just the right amount of people.
You gotta hand it to the coordinators, as well. Never have I ever — out of all the beer fests I’ve attended — seen a sampling cup this adorable. Instead of your typical 3 oz. miniature tumbler, they provided a teeny beer mug. Complete with handle and everything. I couldn’t quite get over the irony of a tiny beer mug for the EPIC beer fest. Really: I kept bringing it up every five seconds. That might have been the beer talking.
Another aspect I enjoyed was the plethora of European beers represented. Belgian after Belgian and yummy British Porters all lined up for me to guzzle down my gullet. It wasn’t until I was beer drunk and repeating myself over and over about the size of the beer mugs, did I realize I hadn’t made it to the local beers yet. Then we found Copper Kettle and tried their Mexican Chocolate Stout. That beer was worth the whole festival. The other beers weren’t so bad either :).

This was my first year coming to the Epic Beer Festival and it won’t be my last. Purchased my tickets on Living Social and got the VIP tixs and it was worth it. They had about 300 breweries from all over the world and it was fun to taste anything from CO to Belgium. It was not overly crowded and the folks there weren’t too out of control.

I really enjoyed the Epic Beer Fest. There was enough beer/​brewery variety to be interesting and it wasn’t overly crowded. I really enjoyed the selection of Colorado breweries.

The Inaugural Epic Beer Fest was/​is a success in my book! I purchased my ticket through the living social deal earlier in the year and boy was it worth it. The early entry and free t-​shirt were definitely worth the extra $ 5.
Unlike the GABF, this festival was smaller and offered a little more limited selection of beers. However, this was not a problem since there is over 300 beers to choose from. The crowd was awesome and the bands playing on the stage were great. I enjoyed the whole experience and will definitely be going back next year.
Very cool selections of beers, a lot of Ambers, Belgium Wits, and IPA’s to choose from. The majority were from around Colorado, but a pretty large selection from Cali and the rest of the US. They also had a large amount from around the world which ended up being my favorite of the Fest.
I would highly recommend anyone that doesn’t care for the busyness of the GABF to hit this fest up,
Cheers!