Fourth Annual Pre-GABF "Brewery and Media Mixer" (BAMM) at Oskar Blues Grill & Brew Market Street

Turn It Up Media, Colorado Brewers Guild, Visit Denver and Oskar Blues Fooderies are teaming up for the fourth annual Brewery and Media Mixer (BAMM) this Wednesday October 8th, 2025 ahead of Denver’s biggest beer holiday - the Great American Beer Festival. Brewers, owners, and marketing teams, can join us tell their story to journalists over food and beer from 4-6 pm as we showcase the diversity of Colorado’s craft brewery scene at Oskar Blues Grill & Brew on Market Street.

Turn It Up Media and the Colorado Brewers Guild Host Brewers and Media in Advance of GABF

TELL YOUR BREWERY'S STORY

Reporters across the country have the green light this one week out of every year to talk about beer. BAMM is an exclusive opportunity to network with industry-leading craft beer media from around Colorado and the US. Reporters from publications like the Food & Wine, FORBES, VinePair, Hop Culture, Brewbound, Craft Beer & Brewing, All About Beer, PorchDrinking, Denver Business Journal, Boulder Weekly, 5280, Thirst Magazine, 303 Magazine and more have been in attendance and are expected again this year. We are working to partner with Visit Denver this year to bring even more quality reporters to the event. Tell your brewery's story and showcase the diversity of Colorado’s craft brewery scene.  

COLORADO BREWERS GUILD "STATE OF CRAFT BEER" DRAFT LIST

Oskar Blues Grill & Brew features 48 craft beer taps while dedicating 30 to the Colorado Craft Brewers Guild’s "State of Craft Beer Tap Takeover” which kicks off with our event and pours throughout the week at the closest beer bar to GABF. Here is the 2025 State of Craft Beer draft list!

ENGAGE & WIN

YEAR LONG DRAFT HANDLE - Oskar Blues Grill & Brew will be randomly awarding a YEAR LONG DRAFT HANDLE to one lucky Colorado craft brewer that is represented in the State of Craft Beer Draft List.

GIFT CERTIFICATES - Oskar Blues Grill & Brew will randomly select two winners of gift certificates ($150 and $75) so you can bring your team to sample the draft list for the remainder of the GABF event.

BREWERY PHOTOSHOOT - Turn It Up Media will be awarding a free photoshoot to the winner of participating breweries who engage with media contacts / reporters throughout the event. Below are details and the punch cards that will be available at the engaging event. Check out examples of our photography work HERE.  

Click HERE to RSVP. Last year we welcomed 120 craft brewers, 30+ Colorado craft beers on draft, 40 members of the media and 60 friends of the industry for food and beer as we showcased the diversity of Colorado’s craft brewery scene at Oskar Blues Grill & Brew on Market Street. We can't wait to do it again!

PUBLIC EVENT - COLORADO BREWERS GUILD "STATE OF CRAFT BEER" DRAFT LIST LAUNCH PARTY

Where: Oskar Blues Grill & Brew – 1624 Market St. Denver, CO

When: Wednesday, October 8, from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.

What: The Colorado Brewers Guild "State of Craft Beer" Draft List Launch Party - In celebration of Denver’s biggest beer holiday, Oskar Blues Grill & Brew on Market Street will feature a “State of Craft Beer” draft list curated in collaboration with the Colorado Brewers Guild. The list includes 30 brewers’ favorite beers from across the Colorful State of Colorado and the venue will host a tapping party on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at 6-10 pm for beer enthusiasts who would like first access to the list. In- and out-of-state tourists can stop by Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, the closest beer bar to the Convention Center, throughout the week of the beer festival for a carefully curated selection of indie beers and a full lunch and dinner menu.

Find details of this event and others HERE via Porchdrinking.com