4 Tastings, Rare Beers & Much More
Telluride Blues & Brews Festival first started in 1994 as the “Telluride Brewers Festival” with 18 breweries showcasing their best suds on Main Street in Telluride. Fast forward 30 years later and the festival has grown to feature a variety of delicious craft beer.
Remaining true to the festival’s roots, the Brewers Showcase experience provides attendees with opportunities to interact directly with breweries and sample rare, new and classic beer offerings while supporting local, regional and national craftsmanship in the craft beer industry.
The Brewers Showcase is a multi-faceted experience with events spanning the entire festival weekend. The Showcase will host four intimate tasting sessions with 25+ breweries pouring unlimited samples for attendees and a special tasting tent by the Colorado Brewers Guild serving the best in Colorado craft beer from select breweries that can’t attend the event. The House of Brews bar returns with rotating beer styles each day from attending breweries. To top it all off, the Showcase will kick off with a multi-course beer pairing dinner that will strategically pair modern mountain dishes with special craft beer.
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company will return as the long-standing craft beer partner to the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival. Throughout the event, Sierra Nevada will pour many of their classic styles along with six rare, specialty beers and a unique "festival-only" flavor.
Tasting Sessions
Presented by the Telluride Blues Society
The Brewers Showcase will feature four tasting sessions in the Beer Garden on the festival grounds located in between the Main Stage and the Blues Stage. These sessions have a limited capacity providing attendees with the opportunity to interact with the brewers on an intimate level.
Two of the sessions will be held on Friday afternoon and two on Saturday afternoon. Three of the sessions will offer attendees a tasting experience with 25 breweries pouring over 70 styles of craft beer. The sessions will also feature a special tasting tent by the Colorado Brewers Guild serving the best in Colorado craft beer from select breweries that can’t attend the event. Each session will run for two hours in length.
The late Saturday session will feature 35 or more special, high ABV, barrel-aged, rare, wild and non-traditional craft beers. This session will also run for two hours in length.
Friday, September 13 from 1 - 3 pm
Friday, September 13 from 4 - 6 pm
Saturday, September 14 from 1 - 3 pm
Saturday, September 14 from 4 - 6 pm
Tasting sessions participants must be 21+ in age and must have an accompanying primary entry festival pass (Single-Day Festival Pass or 3-Day Festival Pass).
2024 Attending Breweries
Best of Colorado
A partnership with the Colorado Brewers Guild!
The Telluride Blues & Brews Festival is excited to partner with the Colorado Brewers Guild for another year! The Colorado Brewers Guild (CBG) is a nonprofit trade association with the mission to promote, protect, and propel independent craft breweries in the State of Craft Beer (Colorado) through advocacy, community, education, and public awareness. The majority of the state’s 400+ licensed breweries are members.
The Colorado Brews Guild will join attending breweries to showcase some of Coloraodo’s best breweries not in attendance during the Brewer Showcase Tasting Sessions. Stop by the Colorado Brewers Guild Tent during a Tasting Session to meet folks from the guild and to try some craft beers.
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co
Official Craft Beer Partner
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company will return as the long-standing craft beer partner to the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival. Be sure to check out their classic styles including the iconic Pale Ale and the award-winning Hazy Little Thing IPA all weekend, along with six rare, specialty beers and a unique "festival-only" flavor in a special High Altitude Lounge bar in addition to exclusive styles at the Tasting Sessions, House of Brews and High Altitude Craft Beer Lounge!
High Altitude Craft Beer Lounge Rare Beer Offerings
During the festival Sierra Nevada will unveil rare and sought after craft beers. Many of these beers are only available at the brewery, special events or have spent time aging deep in the brewery’s vaults.
Listen up, this year’s selection of rare beers will be unveiled from the stage in between sets each day of the festival. Once each keg is tapped, the specialty beer will be available until it’s out, don’t miss out!
Sierra Nevada’s 2024 beer offerings will be announced soon!
House of Brews
Try One Or Try Them All
The House of Brews Bar is located on the North side of the festival grounds, adjacent to the Merch Store and Main Entrance.
The House Of Brews Bar returns this year with local, regional and national breweries showcasing their best suds. Located in the Main Festival grounds the House of brews gives attendees a chance to enjoy a variety of beers while catching all of the action on the Main Stage.
This year’s House Of Brews features a rotating list of styles from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company and other breweries throughout the festival, with up to ten styles available for purchase each day. With a focus on variety, each beer style will only be featured one day throughout the festival and available in limited quantities. Featuring Classic IPAs, easy drinking lagers and so much more there’s plenty of beer styles to enjoy at the House of Brews Bar.
Beer Pairing Dinner
Presented by the Madeline Hotel & Residences, Auberge Resorts Collection
The Brewers Showcase will kick off in style on Thursday, September 12 with an evening of brews, world class fare, and, live music from Nat Myers, featuring an exclusive multi-course dinner, presented by festival partner Madeline Hotel & Residences, Auberge Resorts Collection. This culinary experience will pair curated, modern mountain cuisine by Executive Chef Chef Zach Ladwig with unique craft beers and conversation with brewers. Stay tuned for a full menu announcement soon!
